Professional Development
Helmsley Charitable Trust Selects AUSSIE as Professional Development Partner for Bronx Schools
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust selects AUSSIE/Editure Professional Development as professional development partner for Bronx schools
Funds will support professional development services in approximately 25 Bronx schools
New York, NY (April 8, 2011) – Leading global educator professional development company, Editure Professional Development, announced its partnership with The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. AUSSIE/Editure Professional Development will use funds from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to help K-12 schools...
Google Apps for Educators
When I was asked to work on a video highlighting the use of Google Apps for Educators at PS62 Chester Park School in Queens, I thought it would be a great opportunity to combine the educational technology consulting work I do for AUSSIE/DSS with my video production skills. However, I did not realize that I would learn so much from the advanced and integrated uses of Google Apps in...
Creating Unconferences in Your Learning Community
Saturday, February 5 was a professional development day for all consultants at AUSSIE/Editure. Consultants from every area—literacy, math, science, social studies, and instructional technology—gathered together to learn best practices and strengthen their expertise. Our focus was From Spark to Flame: Igniting a Culture of Innovation.
This particular PD was unique in that the Digital School Solutions (DSS) department headed the workshop in an ...
Google Site Tutorials
Hey there! I just wanted to write a short blog post about the AUSSIE Digital School Solutions screencasts on Blip.tv. I decided to record these instructables because through my experiences as an instructional technology consultant, I found that teachers in the schools that I work with would always have similiar questions about the Google Site. For that reason I thought why not ...
EDITURE DSS HAS BECOME A CERTIFIED TRAINING ORGANIZATION IN GOOGLE APPS
For Immediate Release - New York, NY, December 2010 –Editure Digital School Solutions has become a certified training organization in Google Apps for Education and will become a Google Premiere Partner. The partnership will provide premiere educational consultancy services to Pre K-12 educators by building a strong emphasis on whole-school and district-wide communication, instructional collaboration, data-driven instruction, and...
DSS Videos featured in the NCTE Film Festival
I am proud to announce that the work of several of the students and teachers I work with will be featured in an upcoming film screening at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention on Saturday, November 20, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Congratulations to all collaborating students and teachers -- your productions will demonstrate for teachers around the country how to successfully use media literacy concepts and new media to enhance traditional classroom work!
Below is the write-up that will be distributed at the convention:
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- Fri, 11/19/2010 - 9:00am (EST)
- PS 170,
1598 Townsend Ave, Bronx, NY, 10452, United States
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Innovation Showcase on Using Google Apps to Create Whole-School Data Systems that Inform Instruction
Alchemy Systems and Editure Professional Development Form Strategic Partnership to Enhance K-12 Offerings
Austin, TX, July 2010 - Editure Professional Development, Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership with Alchemy Systems, LP to provide one of the most comprehensive professional development and technology offerings to K-12 schools. The combined partnership currently provides products and services to over 12,500 schools around the world. This extensive expertise and experience will allow the combined team to offer an unparalleled level of service to K-12 customers in the United States.
Ahead in the Cloud
It’s not about a product … it’s about an approach. The ideal professional development, even for specific training on a particular piece of hardware or software, expands the conversation to consider the culture of the school itself. In professional development that goes beyond the tradtional expectations, teachers do more than implement a new tool; they grow their interactions with their students, their peers and the world itself.
Summer Learning with DSS
Last week I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in the 8th annual Generation Connection (TGC) in Gainesville, Florida. TGC is a one-week travelling day camp that brings together senior citizens and young people (8-12) to engage in a variety of educational, cultural, and sporting activities. The learning experiences ranged from an up-close encounter with water buffaloes to a wonderful tubing experience down the Ichetucknee River.
