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About K12HSN Free Online Course to Become a Thinkfinity Trainer Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Online Thinkfinity Train-the-Trainer: Time Requirement: This course is designed to train you to become a Thinkfinity Field Trainer. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to train others to integrate Thinkfinity resources into the curriculum to enhance student learning. The course is asynchronous, so there is no scheduled meeting time. Participants do, however, have deadlines for turning in assignments. There will be two graduate credits available upon successful completion of the course if you are interested in earning university credit (optional). University credits will be issued by the North Dakota State University.
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After completing this hands-on session educators will be able to: § Train end users to: o Provide an overview of the Thinkfinity program, including professional development and rollout, to education colleagues o Locate free educational resources including interactive student tools, high quality lessons, and panel-reviewed Web sites o Differentiate between types of online resources available through Thinkfinity and recognize their flexibility for use to support student learning, regardless of individual technical skills and technology availability o Think critically about strategies for using various Thinkfinity resources to increase student learning o Create a customized integration plan to engage learners and maximize student achievement, using Thinkfinity’s Integration Framework § Differentiate between different types of Thinkfinity training for end users, and customize training sessions for various audiences § Navigate to a variety of training resources through the Trainer Toolbox § Complete the four-step process necessary for all Thinkfinity training sessions, using Thinkfinity’s powerful professional development management system § Critically think about a variety of resources available for customizing training sessions for end users § Effectively apply a variety of exemplary training strategies § Create and implement a customized “Thinkfinity Training Plans” developed during the session Required Materials: |
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