Training Activities

Thinkfinity has partnered with TIE to provide FREE TRAINING

The Thinkfinity Professional Development program is designed to:

• Meet educators' needs for high quality professional development that guides teachers through the vast network of resources on the Internet.
• Provide teachers with the tools and materials necessary to effectively use online resources to benefit themselves and their students.
• Help educators work with their peers to create useful lesson plans, activities and research exercises.
• Leverage a scalable training model to train the largest number of teachers and produce the greatest educational impact.

Events

Thinkfinity Free Webinars
http://thinkfinity.org/pd/request_training.aspx

Thinkfinity Online Course  - Through TIE –July 8- August 12, 2009

Session Description: This comprehensive online training session guides educators, who have little to no prior experience with Thinkfinity through acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to become a Thinkfinity Field Trainer. This includes the following components: Thinkfinity’s content and resources, navigation and searching strategies, integration to enhance student learning, and tools and resources available for Thinkfinity trainers, best practice training strategies, and development of a customized training plan.
Objectives: After completing this hands-on session educators will be able to:

1. Train end users to:
1. Provide an overview of the Thinkfinity program, including professional development and rollout, to education colleagues
2. Locate free educational resources including interactive student tools, high quality lessons, and panel-reviewed Web sites
3. Differentiate between types of online resources available through Thinkfinity and recognize their flexibility for use to support student learning, regardless of individual technical skills and technology availability
4. Think critically about strategies for using various Thinkfinity resources to increase student learning
5. Create a customized integration plan to engage learners and maximize student achievement, using Thinkfinity’s Integration Framework
2. Differentiate between different types of Thinkfinity training for end users, and customize training sessions for various audiences
3. Navigate to a variety of training resources through the Trainer Toolbox
4. Complete the four-step process necessary for all Thinkfinity training sessions, using Thinkfinity’s powerful professional development management system
5. Critically think about a variety of resources available for customizing training sessions for end users
6. Effectively apply a variety of exemplary training strategies
7. Create and implement a customized “Thinkfinity Training Plans” developed during the session

Certified Trainer Training – To be offered Summer, 2009 to all qualified South Dakota Field Trainers