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Teaching With Technology (TWT)

Online and Face-to-Face Workshops which provide:

  • High quality, comprehensive professional development covering technology knowledge and skills that are aligned to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) standards for all teachers
  • Choice of online or face-to-face instruction
  • Strategies for integrating technology into the curriculum
  • Assistance in preparing educators to challenge the TexasTTCC assessment

TWT Online

This new series of online workshops was developed in Moodle, a user-friendly, free/open source course management system. Each workshop addresses one of the required artifacts for the TexasTTCC portfolio assessment. Visit the ESC 11 Online Learning Center for a preview.

Spreadsheets and Charting
for the Classroom
Learn the essentials of spreadsheet design and data entry, including formulas, functions, charts and graphs. Examine lesson plan resources and examples that integrate spreadsheet skills into the curriculum. Create or customize a lesson plan for immediate use in the classroom.

Desktop Publishing for the Classroom
Learn essential word processing skills necessary to implement desktop publishing techniques for the creation of a newsletter, flyer or brochure. Develop a lesson plan that utilizes desktop publishing tools and templates to enhance classroom publishing and writing assignments.

Multimedia Presentations
for the Classroom
Learn the essential elements of a multimedia presentation, including appropriate use of fonts, graphics, audio and video for effective visual communication. Develop a lesson plan that emphasizes group collaboration in the creation of the multimedia presentation. Design a multimedia rubric for evaluating a student product and presentation.

Web Pages and
Classroom Internet Research
Learn the essentials of creating a web page that includes text and graphics. Establish guidelines for conducting effective Internet research, including proper citation techniques and search strategies.

Using a Database in the Classroom
Learn the essentials of database creation by defining fields, entering data, and designing layouts appropriate for reporting and communicating information. Also utilize classroom technology resources to perform administrative tasks like collecting and analyzing data, tracking trends, setting time lines.

Professional Development Opportunities may be found in the ESC 11 online catalog.

Workshops listed under Instructional Technology  when browsing the catalog by subject are standards-based and target the integration of technology into instruction. Workshops listed as TWT Online are online, and those listed as "Teaching with Technology" are face-to-face. Each of these workshops is specifically designed for TexasTTCC Preparation.

Click here to browse the ESC Region XI online catalog, or register for a TWT Online or
Teaching with Technology Face-to-Face workshop at ESC Region XI.

ESC Region XI
3001 N. Freeway
Fort Worth, TX
817/740-3600