Practical Strategies to Enhance Your Instruction with the Use of SMART BOARDS (Grades 6 12)

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1 Practical Strategies to Enhance Your Instruction with the Use of SMART BOARDS 2013 Schedule Maine Portland March 1 ME CEUs Available New Hampshire Manchester April 16 (Bedford) NH Clock Hours Verification Available For MA, Contact Hours Verification Available NEW Seminar Presented by Nancy norem Powell Award Winning Teacher and National Presenter Specifically Designed for Educators Serving Grades 6 12 Who are Using SMART Boards : Classroom Teachers, Technology Specialists, Resource Teachers, Title I Staff, Curriculum Specialists, Special Education Staff, and Administrators hhdozens of outstanding ideas and highly useful tools to enhance your use of SMART interactive whiteboard technology hhpractical techniques to increase student achievement with motivating lessons, engaging technology, and a way to use smartphones (phones with internet access) with your SMART Board hhtimesaving ideas for using your SMART Board to engage and assess your students more efficiently and effectively hhoutstanding ideas for using your SMART Board as a highly effective classroom management tool hhreceive a detailed SMART Board instructional resource handbook and access to the presenter s internet resources full of ideas and activities you can use immediately in your own classroom New Jersey Cherry Hill February 25 (Voorhees) Newark February 26 (Parsippany) NJ Professional Development Hours Available with Prior District Approval PA CPE Hours Verification Available with Prior District Approval in Cherry Hill Only New York Long Island April 17 (Holtsville) White Plains February 27 (New Rochelle) NY CPE Hours Verification Available with Prior District Approval CT CEUs Available in White Plains Only NJ Professional Development Hours Available with Prior District Approval Rhode Island Providence February 28 (Seekonk, MA) RI Five (5) Contact Hours Available CT CEUs Available For MA, Contact Hours Verification Available Vermont Burlington April 15 VT Inservice Credit Available with Prior District Approval

2 Practical Strategies If you re looking for practical, ready to use ways to make the best use of your SMART Board, you will not want to miss this outstanding seminar. Interactive whiteboards (IWB) encourage students to work harder by significantly boosting their involvement, interest and excitement in the lessons you teach. In this dynamic, NEW seminar, you will learn practical, proven strategies to engage and motivate ALL learners from an experienced classroom teacher who has learned the shortcuts and impressive advantages of integrating interactive SMART Board technology into all types of lessons. Designed specifically for educators in grades 6 12 with a basic understanding of this technology who are ready to learn more, this innovative seminar presents a combination of strategies for using SMART Boards to teach your curriculum in ways that will increase student learning. We know that today s secondary students can be greatly stimulated by the tools that interactive whiteboards have to offer. In this unique seminar, national award winning teacher, presenter and author, Nancy Norem Powell, will introduce and expand your knowledge of SMART Board tools and techniques and significantly increase your comfort in using this exciting technology to further stimulate student learning. Using a large screen multimedia projection system (rather than an actual SMART Board ), Nancy will demonstrate lessons that will teach and reach students with different learning styles in any curriculum area. Throughout this fast paced day, she will share a wealth of practical ideas for your day to day use in designing new and innovative lessons and breaking down barriers that keep students from succeeding in your classes. You will leave this high energy seminar with practical strategies, stimulating activities and a valuable resource handbook as well as access to Nancy s internet resources filled with ideas for using your SMART Board that will inspire and re energize you and your students. 2 Ten Key Benefits of Attending 1. Increase Student Achievement with Your SMART Board Technology Discover outstanding IWB tools to create innovative, engaging lessons for any curriculum Proven ways to use this powerful technology to keep your students interested and actively involved in learning 2. Manage Your Teaching and Classroom Management Tasks with Less Stress Learn how your SMART Board can help you complete administrative tasks, keep students and parents informed, and significantly enhance your classroom management Ready to use tips and tools to save you time and reduce stress 3. Take Advantage of Techniques to Pique Students Interests See hide and reveal techniques to capture and keep your students interests in the lessons you teach How to grab your students attention and get them fully involved 4. Make Your Lessons More Exciting and Engaging Discover easy to use tools, including the Magic Pen, Transparent Backgrounds, Dual Page Views, and students smartphones (phones that have web access) to highlight important information that draws students attention and keeps them actively engaged 5. Use Tools to Create Graphics and Highlight Important Information Learn how grouping, layering and videos can enhance your SMART Board lessons See how Screen Captures, Spotlights and Magnifiers will add a new dimension 6. Minimize Your Time Preparing Review and Make Up Work Discover highly effective ways to use your SMART Board to provide high quality notes for students who are in your class and for those who miss class Easy ways to prepare review and make up work with easy to use interactive tools 7. Positively Impact Parent Involvement and Support Getting important information to parents is one of the most successful strategies to ensure their support of you and their students See how SMART Board tools can make this so much easier! 8. Provide Needed Practice to Build Your Students Confidence You and your students will love having self check lessons with Pull Tabs, Animation, Flash Templates, Sounds, and much more 9. Find the Most Effective Websites to Use with Your IWB Lessons Discover the best websites for ready made interactive lessons, free newsletters with lesson ideas and tips, and curriculum resources for SMART Boards 10. Receive an Extensive Resource Handbook Each participant will receive a comprehensive resource handbook filled with activities and valuable resources Access to Nancy s website and easy to use wikis will give you a wealth of tutorials, web resources and tips for using SMART Notebook

3 Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately hhpractical, timesaving techniques to create lessons for your SMART Board, which are exciting to teach and fun to learn hhready to use tips for efficiently organizing and displaying the materials you want to incorporate into your SMART Board lessons hhways to motivate student participation with pull tabs, hide and reveal techniques and other magic tools on your SMART Board hha wealth of practical ideas to create highly motivating lessons to meet the needs of ALL students hhwhere to find multiple, high quality websites that give you powerful lessons, information and timesaving resources Thanks to Nancy, I found many exciting resources and activities to enhance my program! I can t wait to utilize what I have learned today! Kim Cinzori, Language Arts Teacher hhhighly effective tools for using SMART Boards including Magic Pens, Screen Captures, Dual Page Views, and much, much more hhpowerful techniques to positively impact classroom management with your SMART Board hhready to use techniques to take advantage of ways to use Sounds, Pull Tabs, Animation, Flash Templates, and more that enable students to be fully involved hhwhere to access high quality games to use with your SMART Board to increase student engagement and assess student learning hhtips to effectively design and organize SMART Board lessons with audio and video components hhhow to customize your lessons using SMART Board tools and linking strategies hhinnovative strategies for working with students and parents to facilitate communication, lesson reviews and make up work hhwhere to find the most effective video and audio to integrate into your SMART Board lessons hhvaluable tips for integrating online resources and complying with copyright rules and regulations hhimportant research results and technology standards that will give you the information you need when requesting equipment and professional development powerful information when writing grants To Register, Call Toll-Free

4 A Message From Seminar Leader, Nancy Norem Powell Dear Colleague: Bureau of Education & Research th Avenue SE PO Box Bellevue, WA Phone (800) Fax (425) During the thirty five years I have been teaching, change has been the most consistent word in our profession. Without a doubt, technology has been at the forefront of change and it continues to play a critical role in how we design and teach both content and skills, particularly at the secondary level. As a key part of emerging technology, interactive whiteboards have become a very powerful teaching tool. They make lesson planning easier, actively involve students in learning and give us almost unlimited opportunities to create lessons that are exciting to teach and fun to learn. This seminar has been specifically designed to provide you with a wealth of practical strategies for using SMART Boards in your classroom. It is my experience that interactive whiteboards make it much easier to meet the needs of ALL my students, especially those who might not otherwise be successful. Not only do SMART Boards make learning more engaging, but I also find it more exciting and energizing to present lessons that challenge students in new ways and actively involve them in learning. I look forward to sharing dozens of ready to use ideas and resources using the SMART Board in ways that enable us to enhance our teaching. We will cover a wide variety of the most current resources, tips and tools for using this amazing technology, ranging from specific ideas for using Magic Pens, Screen Captures, Dual Page Views, Pull Tabs, Animation, Flash Templates, Sounds, Graphics, Music, and more. I will also share timesaving tips for creating engaging lessons and using SMART Boards to enhance classroom management. As part of our fast paced day together, I will give you a wealth of techniques for using SMART Boards to assess student learning, post your notes and presentations for students to review, and give them the extra practice they may need to fully understand concepts and master specific skills. I look forward to sharing dozens of ready to use ideas and resources using your SMART Board in ways that enable us to enhance our teaching. It is a very exciting time to be in education. Your SMART Board adds a new dimension to classroom learning and student engagement. It is my pleasure to show you proven ways to empower your students to become better learners in your classroom. I look forward to sharing a valuable, stimulating day with you! Sincerely, Nancy Norem Powell P.S. Remember, the focus of our day together is on using practical ideas and tools to create engaging lessons for SMART Boards that will motivate your students, enhance your instruction and improve student achievement.. 4

5 What Your Colleagues Say About Nancy Norem Powell I had no idea I can do so much with the SMART Board! Nancy is a great presenter and so creative! Stephanie Fleming, High School Teacher Everything that I learned today I ll be able to use in my classroom! The handbook Nancy gave us will allow me to practice what I learned. Thanks! Debbie Seiler, 7th Grade Science Teacher Very informative! Nancy is so enthusiastic and offers a lot! Her handbook is a great resource! Kathleen White, High School Teacher I highly recommend this seminar! Nancy is knowledgeable and friendly and she shares so many tips and tricks that will be useful! Christine Banks, Special Education Teacher Nancy is an excellent presenter! I can t wait to go back to school so I can play with my SMART Board! Kelli O Connell, High School Teacher Great tips and ideas! Nancy is a talented instructor who presents information in a way that s easy to understand. Dana Seeley, Special Education Teacher Nancy is absolutely fabulous! She has a plethora of up to date information and she gave us an easy to read handbook to follow up when we return to our classrooms! Jillian Jones, Middle School Teacher So many wonderful resources and ideas! Nancy has great energy and she s excited about sharing her ideas! Jennifer Abate, High School Spanish Teacher Excellent presentation! Mike Fargey, Resource Room Teacher Nancy knows her stuff! I learned a lot and I can t wait to get back to school to try these things! Nancy Dever, Teacher and Middle School Coordinator Awesome! Very helpful! Great handbook to take back! Eugenia Lagle, Math Teacher I truly enjoyed this seminar! It has provided a wealth of information and tools to use in my classroom! Cheri Crebo, Special Education Teacher Well done! Great pace. I learned so much today. I highly recommend Nancy s seminar! Lisa Kokos, Technology Facilitator Uniquely Qualified Instructor Nancy norem Powell is an enthusiastic, talented presenter who is a nationally recognized expert in using SMART Board technology to motivate student learning. She has over 30 years of successful secondary classroom experience and she is a National Board Certified teacher as well as a certified interactive whiteboard trainer. She has worked with secondary students and teachers and she regularly presents at local, state and national conferences. Spending the day with Nancy is invigorating, refreshing and motivating! Throughout this fast paced day, Nancy will share dozens of practical ideas, tools, and techniques for using SMART Board technology in ways that will promote active student involvement and meet the learning needs of today s digital natives who are highly motivated by technology. You ll see how students smartphones (smartphones refer to phones with web access) can be the perfect companion to your SMART Board. Designed for educators with a basic understanding of SMART Board technology who are ready to learn more, this NEW seminar will show you how to challenge, excite and engage your students with interactive whiteboards. Nancy s enthusiasm and sound advice for implementing new strategies will motivate and entertain you as she delivers practical ideas, techniques and strategies you can use immediately in your own secondary classroom. Nancy is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Mathematics Teaching and a regional Teacher of the Year for Technology. She has authored textbooks as well as many articles and published lessons dealing with technology. She is also the author of Practical Strategies to Enhance Your Instruction with the Use of SMART Boards, the extensive resource handbook each participant will receive at the seminar. Nancy is truly a teacher s teacher who will help make your classroom one in which a SMART Board can empower students and motivate them to become excellent learners. 5

6 On Site Training Most BER seminars can be brought to your school or district. See the options at or call to speak to one of our On Site Training Consultants. Online Learning BER offers educators a wide range of online courses that are affordable, fun, fast, and convenient. You can earn 24 continuing education hours for any online course as well as 1 or 2 graduate level credits for most courses. See the menu of available courses at Special Benefits of Attending You ll Receive an Extensive Resource Handbook and Access to the Presenter s Internet Resources Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. The handbook includes: Practical tools and strategies for increasing student achievement with your SMART Board Resources for finding and adding graphics, sound and video to your interactive whiteboard lessons Valuable content resources for math, English/language arts, social studies, science, humanities, wellness, career/business, and world language Ready to use and adaptable lessons for your SMART Board Practical Strategies to Enhance Your Instruction with the Use of SMART BOARDS Resource Handbook by Nancy Norem Powell Bureau of Education & Research Copyright guides, technology standards, research findings, and ready to use information for creating lessons Lists of valuable resources including websites, online editing tools and how to use them with your SMART Board Game templates and magical tricks for your SMART Board that are easily customized for your curriculum Make the Best Use of Your Time Our goal is to make the best use of your time during the seminar while providing you with the greatest variety of practical ideas for using a SMART Board in your classroom. To accomplish this goal, Nancy will use a large screen multimedia projection system rather than a SMART Board to enable you to clearly see the specific applications she will demonstrate throughout the day. Your resource handbook includes ideas to support your SMART Board lessons when you return to your classroom. An excellent variety of information, all wonderfully usable! Definitely time well spent for worthwhile activities for my classroom! Karen Labron, Social Studies Teacher Semester Credit Option One graduate level professional development credit is available with an additional fee and completion of a follow up practicum project. Details for direct enrollment with Brandman University, part of the Chapman University system, will be available at the seminar. Meet Inservice Requirements At the end of the program, each attendee will receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify hours of participation in meeting continuing education requirements. 6

7 Pre-registration required due to limited enrollment. FOUR EASY WAYS TO REGISTER: PHONE toll-free: (Weekdays 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pacific Time) FAX this form to: REGISTER ONLINE at: MAIL this form to: Bureau of Education & Research th Avenue SE PO Box Bellevue, WA Who Should Attend Educators serving students in Grades 6 12 who are using interactive SMART Boards : Classroom Teachers, Technology Specialists, Resource Teachers, Title I Staff, Curriculum Specialists, Special Education Staff, and Administrators. Program Hours All seminars are scheduled 8:30 a.m. 3:15 p.m. Check in 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Fee The registration fee is $225 per person, $205 per person for groups of five or more registering at the same time. Call us at for groups of ten or more. Payment is due prior to the program. No cash please. Fee includes seminar registration, morning coffee and tea, a personalized certificate of participation, and an extensive resource handbook. Cancellations/Substitutions 100% of your paid registration fee will be refunded if you can t attend and notify us at least 10 days before the seminar. Late cancellations can exchange for a certificate to attend another seminar or will be refunded less a $15 service fee. Substitutions may be made anytime without charge. Further Questions Call the Bureau of Education & Research (800) or visit us online at The Bureau is North America s leading presenter of seminar training for professional educators. Programs are based on sound research, are highly practical in content and consistently receive excellent evaluations. Meeting Sites and Hotel Accommodations Seminars will be held at the following sites: hhburlington: Hilton, (802) hhcherry Hill: Mansion on Main Street Voorhees, (856) ; hotel accommodations available at Hampton Inn Voorhees, (856) hhlong Island: Crowne Plaza Holtsville, (631) hhmanchester: Southeastern Regional Education Service Center Bedford, (603) ; hotel accommodations available at Hampton Inn Bedford, (603) hhnewark: Holiday Inn Parsippany, (973) hhportland: Fireside Inn & Suites, (207) hhprovidence: Johnson & Wales Inn Seekonk, MA, (508) hhwhite Plains: Radisson New Rochelle, (914) If needed, please make your own hotel reservations by calling the appropriate hotel listed above. Possible Funding Sources Race to the Top grants; Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds, including Title I School Improvement Grants; Title VI; Title VII; Restructuring grants; At Risk grants, Bilingual/ESL and Migrant Education funds; IDEA; Demonstration School Funds; Parent Teacher Organizations; and Inservice Training funds. Program Guarantee We stand behind the high quality of our programs by providing the following unconditional guarantee: If you are not satisfied with this program, we ll give you a 100% refund of your registration fee.

8 th Avenue SE PO Box Bellevue, WA Practical Strategies to Enhance Your Instruction with the Use of SMART BOARDS Registration (ZI33S1) 1. Burlington, VT April 15, Cherry Hill (Voorhees), NJ February 25, Long Island (Holtsville), NY April 17, Manchester (Bedford), NH April 16, Newark (Parsippany), NJ February 26, Portland, ME March 1, Providence, RI (Seekonk, MA) February 28, White Plains (New Rochelle), NY February 27, 2013 Strategies to Enhance Your Use of SMART Boards FIRST NAME M.I. LAST NAME POSITION, SUBJECT TAUGHT GRADE LEVEL SEMINAR LOCATION NUMBER: (Please see list above) List additional registrants on a copy of this form SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL MAILING ADDRESS CITY & STATE ZIP CODE SCHOOL PHONE NUMBER HOME PHONE NUMBER PLEASE DO NOT DETACH MAILING LABEL (Just make corrections as needed) Practical Strategies to Enhance Your Instruction with the Use of SMART BOARDS ( ) ( ) Registration confirmations are sent via . If you would like a confirmation, please provide your address. ADDRESS HOME MAILING ADDRESS CITY & STATE IMPORTANT: PRIORITY ID CODE Fill in the six digit number on the mail label next to the word ID (even if the brochure wasn t addressed to you) ZIP CODE FOUR EASY WAYS TO REGISTER: PHONE toll-free: (M-F 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. PST) FAX this form to: MAIL this form to: Bureau of Education & Research th Avenue SE PO Box Bellevue, WA REGISTER ONLINE at: METHOD OF PAYMENT The registration fee is $225 per person, $205 per person for groups of five or more registering at the same time. Payment is due prior to the program. No cash please. A check (payable to Bureau of Education & Research) is attached A purchase order is attached, P.O. # (Be sure to include priority ID code on the P.O.) Charge my: MasterCard VISA 1Discover Account # Please print name as it appears on card Signature (required for credit card purchases) Confirmation # (If you are confirming a previous registration) Exp. Date: MO/YR 2012 Bureau of Education & Research. All rights reserved. ZI33S1