School of Education faculty, staff and students, and area teachers are invited to participate in MERIT’s workshop program. In addition to scheduled workshops, sessions can be designed or adapted as course-integrated instruction for specific classes, or scheduled as consultation for individuals, meetings, or groups.
MERIT Library tours can also be scheduled for your class or group.
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Workshop Schedule
There are currently no scheduled workshops.
Workshop Topics
- ACT 31 Resources – Resources for Teaching about the 11 Sovereign Nations in Wisconsin
- Interactive White Boards (SMART Boards/Promethean Boards) – Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Levels; Using Clickrs, Creating Lessons using SMART Notebook or ActiveInspire
- Advanced Google – Diving Deep into Google Apps (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Hangouts)
- Images in Instruction – How to Find, Create, Store, Attribute and Integrate Images in Your Teaching
- Creating Online Tutorials in Adobe Captivate
- Creating Posters for Your Classroom, Library, and School
- Building a Better Handout – Integrating Screen Captures & Images into your Instructional Materials
- Teaching with Tablets – How to Make the Most of 1 to 1 Devices
- Best Educational Apps for _______________ (fill in your content area)
- Make your own Music or Podcasts with Garage Band
- Mapping Books – How to Use Google Earth & Google Maps to Create Unique Maps
- Book Trailers – Creating Live Action, Stop Motion, and Slide Show Videos
- Digital Storytelling
- Collaborative Web Tools for Your Classroom – Twitter, Instagram, Ning, Weebly and More…
- Staying On Top with Technology – Using Twitter to Connect Professionally
- Research Assistance – Educational Databases (ERIC, Education Full Text)
- Teaching Outside the Box: Building Makerspaces to Support Teaching, Research and Community Building
- Personal Privacy in the Digital Age
- Creating Teacher Observation Videos & the edTPA
- The Flipped Classroom – What, Why and How
- Guest Speakers in Your Classroom – Using Skype to Connect via Video
- Software for Free – Using Pixlr, WeVideo, and Other
- Education and Gaming – What Do Games Teach Us
- Backchannels in Your Classroom – Tools for Discussing & Chatting Online (Twitter, Storify, Today’s Meet, CoverItLive and More)
- Data Driven Visualization – Creating Infographics
- Creating Your Own READ! Posters
- Exploring Concept Maps for Teaching and Learning
- Makerspaces to Support Teaching, Research & Community Building
- Learn@UW Web Tools for Teaching & Learning
- Designing Online Discussions for Critical and Creative Engagement