The WGTE Educational Resource Center (ERC) provides schools services and educational materials which embrace 21st century learning skills and enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum. ERC programs go beyond the “plug and play” of traditional technology training and focus on effective integration strategies, hands-on interaction with technology and alignment to Ohio Academic Content Standards.
2012-2013 School/District Educational Serice Agreements are now available!
Be sure to check out our professional development class schedule!
How can you effectively use technology to enhance student learning and foster 21st century skills? Contact hour certificates provided for all classes. Graduate credit is available at a special rate through Lourdes University. Check out our listing of classes and register soon!
WGTE Introduces ITIP Ohio!
The Instructional Technology Integration Partnership of Ohio (ITIP Ohio) is a non-profit organization committed to promote the integration of 21st century skills and the use of instructional technologies in Ohio's classrooms. WGTE is one of the five founding members of ITIP Ohio, which allows us to offer many new services to our member schools! Professional development services include online classes, face-to-face trainings, Webinars, videoconferences and much more.
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Discount on ISTE Books and ISTE Book Reflections
Purchase ISTE books at discounted prices through ITIP Ohio! Once you have read the book, it's time to do something with your new knowledge. ITIP Ohio will be hosting an online book discussion for each month's ISTE book. These Book Reflections will provide educators all across Ohio the opportunity to discuss the best ways to implement the book's content into their own school setting.
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FREE to Ohio teachers and administrators! The Learning For the Digital Age (LFTDA) class immerses K-12 educators & administrators in the what, why and how of using technology to foster the 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. Participants explore resources and engage in activities that align with academic content standards and model effective strategies for successful integration. Interaction with technology allows for opportunities to practice for immediate adoption in the classroom. Through this combination of hands-on exposure to the latest in educational technology and evaluation of best practices related to the use of the technology, participants walk away with the knowledge and skills to create learning environments which promote the development of 21st century skills.
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With support from eTech Ohio, the Ohio Educational Television Stations and Educational Technology Agencies have united efforts to help improve classroom learning with technology. Programs include teacher professional development classes, technology integration consultation, multi-media production, blended learning activities and a statewide campaign to build awareness of the role technology plays in preparing our youth for the future.
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The ERC is a now certified Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) Professional Development Affiliate!
With this national certification, the ERC has developed many new programs, services and opportunities. We are helping districts not only gain an understanding of what 21st century skills are but also providing guidance in outlining action plans to embed these skills
within core curriculum.
WGTE multimedia can now be downloaded, for free, directly to your computer or mobile device. WGTE-produced videos and companion curriculum materials include: Why?Sci, which features topics such as sound, light and weather for middle school science classrooms; Plugged In spotlights real-world STEM applications; TechBytes offer tips on technologies such as Google Sites and FlipVideo cams; and, much more. Go to the iTunes Store (select "iTunes U" and "Ohio") to access these and thousands of other digital media resources compiled by the State of Ohio. This is a great resource for K-12 educators….check it out!
Connect students to real-world applications of science and technology! Use clips of Plugged-In to explore practical examples of how classroom concepts relate to the latest innovations in technology and research. Each Plugged-In episode provides an in-depth look at developments in the fields of medicine, energy, engineering, astronomy and more. Episodes are chaptered out into 5-7 minute video segments that offer a classroom friendly format to extend student learning opportunities and provide insight into STEM careers.
Cutting edge technology with high quality professional development. These ed tech packages include PD, equipment and training materials. iPads, Clickers and Doc Cams...its the technology most requested by teachers.
