idea COUNT in Partnership with Presents Apple Professional Development Workshop for Educators
idea COUNT Who are we? idea COUNT is the dedicated team of educators from Power Mac Center that teaches Apple Professional Development Workshops for educators all over the world. Why the name idea COUNT? The name idea COUNT comes from the anagram of the word "EDUCATION". Aside that it's engaging to play around with words once in a while, we also seek the value of our pursuit which is: Education. We believe that in order for you to learn and teach others one must respect the ideas and knowledge of each and everyone. In that notion we developed the true meaning of idea COUNT, we give credence that every idea, counts. What's Apple Professional Development (APD)? According to Apple, APD offers a range of Professional Development workshops in leadership, basic skills, curriculum integration, and more. These hands-on workshops are held at your school or district site and they re designed to make sure you re using your Apple products most effectively to transform teaching and learning. To know more about it, visit: www.apple.com/education/professional-development What does Power Mac Center do? Power Mac Center is the first Apple Authorized Training Center in the Philippines, it offers trainings from Apple Certification and Non-Certification Courses along with it is the Apple Professional Development (APD) that caters the needs of educators all over the world. Why choose us? We have dedicated APD Consultants that has this passion for teaching, just like you. These consultants are all former / current educators that is why we guarantee you that we understand your needs. Moreover, these consultants undergo extensive trainings and workshops from Apple for them to reach the expertise that they have now.
Fundamentals of Apple Technology in Education Overview As part of Power Mac and idea COUNT strong commitment to education, we offer hands-on training workshops tailor-fit for your institution s specific needs and preferred schedule. These training module are designed to help teachers and IT discover the beauty of Apple technology and start using it to make classroom teaching and learning become more engaging. Pre-requisites Familiarity with Apple Mac OS and ios will be an advantage but not required. Attendees are expected to be familiar with basic knowledge of any computer and its parts. The session will be 1:1 or 1:2 computer and participant ratio. However, ideal setup would be one computer and ios per participant for maximum learning. Minimum class size is 10 and maximum would be 20. If the school has not purchased yet its Mac and ios devices, demo units can be arranged. Apple Professional Development consultant will handle the training sessions to ensure that quality of training is maintained all throughout the training period. Classroom Set up and Requirements 1 Teacher table & Demo unit ( Apple Laptop and ipad) 1 Apple TV 1 Projector or HDMI LCD Screen 1 Apple adapter 20 Apple laptops 20 ipads Reliable and strong Wifi Internet connection Classroom with tables and chairs enough for 10-20 pax Class schedule: Depends on the availability of the institution and its educators
Apple Professional Development Workshops idea COUNT in partnership with Power Mac Center offers Apple Professional Development programs. This program is organised in five (5) portions: Leadership Workshop Foundations Workshop Curriculum Workshop Support Workshop Higher Education Workshop Higher Education Workshop Leadership Workshop Support Workshop Foundations Workshop Curriculum Workshop Leadership Workshop The offerings that we have in Leadership Workshop could assist educators and leaders in visioning and planning for transforming teaching and learning with technology. Before starting the workshop we ask the educators to answer our 15-minute online selfassessment, we call it Education Technology Profile (ETP). ETP gathers information about educators technology skills and infusion practices within an institution, school, or district. After taking the self-assessment test we would study the result and weight up the outcome based on Dr. Ruben Puentedura s SAMR model, by doing such we could analyze the spot that we need to focus to strengthen the competency of each educators. Course Offerings Audience Leadership: Education Technology Profile Leadership: Education Strategic Planing Online self-assessment for educators that gathers information about educators technology skills and infusion practices within an institution, school, or district. This workshop is for education leaders who are engaged in planning and implementing an Apple technology deployment.
Foundation Workshop Just like leadership, competency and confidence is necessity when it comes to teaching, you have to be competent and confident every time you deliver your lessons. One way of developing our competency and confidence is be self-assured that you know how to use your mediums properly. As what Thomas Mann once said, Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject. Before we master the 21st technology, we have to know the basics and dwell with its foundations first. Hence, we offer a workshop called, Foundations Workshop. Below are the list of topics that we offer: Course Offerings ios Devices ios Creativity ios Productivity ios for Administrator OS X ilife iwork ibooks Author itunes U Course Workflow for Teaching and Learning Core Institute Audience This workshop is for educators who are new to ios and who want to know how to use the built-in features of ipad or ipod touch in an educational context. This workshop is for education leaders who are engaged in planning and implementing an Apple technology deployment. This workshop is for educators who are ready to enhance their technology skills and focus on Apple productivity apps using an ios device. This workshop is for administrators who want to use ipad effectively in their work. This workshop is for educators who are new to Mac or otherwise unfamiliar with OS X. This workshop is for educators who are ready to enhance their technology skills and focus on applying ilife apps to teaching and learning. This workshop is for educators who are ready to enhance their technology skills and focus on applying iwork apps to teaching and learning. This workshop is for faculty who want to use ibooks Author to create Multi- Touch books for ipad that take learning to a new level of content interactivity and understanding. This workshop is for faculty teaching students ages 13 and over who want to deliver course content through itunes U. This workshop is for faculty wishing to support collaboration and content workflow between ipad and Mac devices in the classroom. This workshop is for faculty wishing to have an immersive experience and quick start in learning how to use ipad devices or Mac computers for teaching and learning.
Curriculum Workshop PMC Business Systems Inc., together with the standards of Apple Professional Development will provide training, plus access to digital materials, and digital resources that will help teachers integrate Apple technologies into their curriculum in support of the achievement of education in technology. These workshops focus on curricula, content design, and instruction with Apple products Course Offerings Audience Language Development and Literacy Language Arts Math Curriculum Science Social Studies Reaching All Learners Challenge Based Learning Common Core Coaching This workshop is for educators who want to use Mac or ipad to enhance teaching and learning in language development and literacy. This workshop is for educators who want to enhance their language arts curriculum with ipad or Mac. This workshop is for educators interested in effectively integrating ipad or Mac to enhance teaching and learning in mathematics. This workshop is for educators who want to know how ipad or Mac can enhance teaching and learning in science. This workshop is for educators who want to use ipad or Mac to enhance teaching and learning in social studies. This workshop is for educators who want to explore ipad or Mac accessibility features and build learning experiences that improve access and enhance learning for all learners. This workshop is for educators who want to use ipad or Mac to engage in a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages students to leverage technology to solve real-world problems through efforts in their homes, schools, and communities. This workshop is for educators who have an understanding of Common Core State Standards and want to explore how to support them using Apple tools and resources.
Support Workshop Here in PMC Business Systems Inc., we assure to provide not just quality trainings but also impeccable support to our client. On top of that, we see to it that the trainings we handle are world class and the consultants we send are all APD certified professionals, these professionals understand your requisite because they themselves are also educators. That being said, we are well aware of your needs, that is why we develop job-embedded sessions that work with individual teachers or groups of teachers to strengthen existing skills, develop and/or co-deliver lessons. Coaching and Mentoring sessions can be structured for a group of teachers during preparation times or planning periods to support planning and implementation of new skills. Course Offerings Audience Support: Coaching and Mentoring This workshop is for educators who want to work with an Apple Professional Development Consultants on specific skills or teaching strategies. Support: Custom Workshop Design This premium offering provides schools and districts an opportunity to address unique challenges or initiatives in their organizations. Apple can design custom workshops, coupled with onsite delivery. Higher Education Workshop PMC Business Systems Inc., understands that the Higher Education is the bridge to achieve valuable career of the students. It will be nice if we will be able to help the next generation of professionals through empowering their educators and giving them reliable and cutting- edge technology in a content and creativity rich environment that fosters the educators' ability. We also understand the current situation that the Philippines has, while most higher education institutions are now technology rich environments, there is often a gap between the existence of the technology and its implementation. In the case of SSC- R, we believe that the key answer to closing this gap may be to focus on a cooperative effort between Apple Professional Development, PMC Business Systems Inc. and the SSC-R administration and professors this should be a group effort to help drive new content and methodology opportunities to educators, which will mould their students. Designed to light on the needs of higher education faculty, these Drop-In Sessions are focused on enabling participants to acquire and apply skills in the use of ipad or Mac applications for personal productivity and instruction. To meet the busy schedule of educators we offer Drop-In Days, This workshop content is for Higher Education faculty who want to acquire or refine their personal productivity and instructional skills using ipad or Mac applications. Higher Education Drop-In Days consist of three concise two-hour sessions that offer just in time learning on discrete topics related to the work and life of busy academics. The educators could choose to the Drop-In Session offerings in respect to their convenience.
Consultancy As the most trusted Apple Authorized Training Center in the Philippines, by which cornerstone is dedicated into Apple Technologies, Power Mac Center and idea COUNT has an abundant experience, exposure and expertise these three (3) Es could guide you on your journey to Apple in Education. Purchasing As an Apple Premium Reseller, Power Mac Center can satisfy your Apple hardware and software needs we can safely say that all of our Apple products are in top condition. More so, we will guide you in every step of the process. Free Consultation In the event that, you re still contemplating on how to deploy Apple devices, you could always contact us and avail our FREE Consultation sessions for your Administrators. This initiative is to help you achieved the successful planning and implementation of Apple Technology in your institution.
How to Schedule Workshop The trainer that would be administering the APD will work with your appropriate representatives to determine concerns of workshops as well as the availability of dates for both educators and administrators. The workshops that we are offering is mouldable, meaning we could arrange the time and dates, locations, topics with respect on your institution s convenience. Below we have outlined our standard approach to arranging training for organisations. The process has been designed to ensure there is a good level of understanding between parties. 1. Step One. Send us your questions or inquiries via phone call or email. You may reach us at: (632) 553 4211 or send us an email thru: marygrace.kasilag@powermaccenter.com. 2. Step Two. As soon as we received your questions and inquiries we will contact you to discuss your requirements. The requirements that you set shall be the base of our tailored-fit workshop for your institution s needs, also we will basing our quotation to your requirements. 3. Step Three. After sending the quotation our management will identify the best trainer that could meet your requirements based on training content and your location. 4. Step Four. A Professional Development Plan shall be send to the requesting party, including the details of the training and the expected outcome. 5. Step Five. Power Mac Center will work with the appropriate SSC-R representative to make certain that the proposed professional development will be a success. There shall be a scheduled discussion with SSC-R s decisioning body prior the start of the project. We will make sure that every detail is convenient to the party involved. 6. Step Six. Our APD Consultants shall deliver the agreed workshops, all of the invoice and legal papers shall be send within the next 48 hours.