Effective Technology Integration
Course information
The methodology
Course syllabus
Session 1: Technology Integration Blueprints: Exploring Technology and Pedagogical Frameworks
- • Explore foundational frameworks and models
- • Ensure effective technology integration into your classroom
- • Align technology use with sound pedagogical practices
Session 2: Tools for Interactive Learning: Creating Connected Classrooms that Enhance Collaboration and Communication
- • Discover digital tools that foster collaboration
- • Enhance communication among students and teachers
- • Support interactive learning environments
Session 3: From Ideas to Impact: Tool Exploration for Building Lessons, Creating Activities, and Assessment in an AI World
- • Learn to leverage emerging technologies, including AI
- • Design engaging lesson assessments
- • Support learning objectives through technology use
Session 4: Cross-Curricular Innovation: Creation of Interdisciplinary Lessons that Incorporate EdTech Effectively to Foster Learning
- • Develop innovative, interdisciplinary lessons
- • Incorporate educational technology effectively
- • Promote deeper learning across content areas
The methodology
Instructor
Laurie Guyon
Laurie Guyon is the Lead Coordinator for Instructional Technology Programs at WSWHE BOCES, a trainer and Capital Region Director for NYSCATE, and an adjunct professor at Manhattanville University, where she teaches methods of teaching computer science. She authored SMILE Learning: Leveraging the Power of Educational Technology, co-hosts the SMILE Factor podcast, and co-authored ArchiTech: Laying the Foundation for EdTech Coaching. Laurie has received multiple awards, including the 2023 SAANYS Leader in Digital Education Award, ISTE’s “20 to Watch,” Tech & Learning’s Best Overall Implementation of Technology (2022), and the Digital Citizenship Institute’s Global Impactor Award (2022). She was also named a CoSN NextGen Emerging EdTech Leader in 2020. A contributor to the NYSED Computer Science and Digital Fluency standards, Laurie leads statewide workshops and coaching cohorts. She is an ISTE Certified Educator and Trainer, Google Cloud Certified, Google Trainer and Innovator, and serves as an ambassador for numerous edtech platforms, including Common Sense, Seesaw, Nearpod, Lumio, Book Creator, Hapara, MagicSchool AI, and SchoolAI.
How it works
You will join a group of 2 to 5 colleagues, and as a group, you will meet 4 times, either in person or online, at a time you all agree on.
Join a circle
Organize your study group with colleagues. You'll have 3 days to "match," from January 2 to January 5.
Agree on a schedule
Decide the most convenient time for your sessions, online or in person.
Join and collaborate
When the session arrives, connect with your colleagues and complete the activities together.
