SCOPE Education Services

F19-11043 COLLABORATIVE ONLINE TOOLS FOR TEACHERS Kristen Cogan - Kristencogan@gmail.com 3 Credits - Inservice - October 7 - December 15This course is taught by a Google Certified Educator, will highlight some effective tools to help us become partners in teaching and learning. Explore blogging, website platforms, multimedia boards, social networking sites, podcasts & screencasts, online discussion forums & hangouts, Google Groups, YouTube Playlists, games, Twitter Chats, backchannels and mind mapping. Create lesson plans that foster collaboration between students & discover tools to collaborate with other educators.

F19-11044 PEER MENTORING Michael Sims - mikesimsduke1@yahoo.com 3 Credits – Inservice - October 7 – December 15Peer Mentoring will explore & develop effective practices to successfully mentor novice professionals in a school setting. New personnel must have a support system that allows the transition from learning theory as an undergraduate to actual teaching. For that reason this course is applicable for all professionals whether their school has a formal mentoring program or not. This course will also explore the benefits experienced teachers gain by collaborating with colleagues in mentoring situations. Educators are lifetime learners and working in partnerships will enhance everyone’s ability to continually grow and improve. The mentoring process improves individual teacher performance as well as the total school building environment.