Professional Development

CTAP is providing many forms of professional development both locally and online statewide. You can find local offerings on your CTAP Region web site. On this State CTAP Portal, you'll find live online workshops taught via our Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro server.

Sign up for a class now! See the CTAP Live Online Workshop Schedule of free workshops.

You'll also find additional professional development resources including multimedia technology tutorials and archived recordings of previously taught online workshops. Check the information below for current news about CTAP Professional Development.

Free CTAP Live Online Workshops
Archived Recorded Online Workshops
CTAP Technology Tutorials
Technology Quick Guides

Student Data Assessment Workshops - LinkIt!

LinkIt! K-12 Student Data & Assessment Overview Workshops

CTAP and the California Learns Buying & Licensing Consortium are offering a free LinkIt! Student Data and Assessment training and overview to explain the LinkIt! Student Data Assessment System for California School Districts. This will include your registration for free use of the LinkIt! Express System for your district.

Register at a County Office near you for this informative workshop:

Date: Monday, August 23, 2010
Time: 1PM to 4PM
Location: Shasta County Office of Education
1644 Magnolia Ave.
Redding, CA 96001
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 530-532-5812

Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Time: 9AM to Noon
Location: Sacramento County Office of Education (Computer Lab)
10474 Mather Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95655
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 916-228-2748
Sacramento Registration Form (Pdf)

Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Time: 9AM to Noon
Location: Stannislaus County Office of Education
1100 H Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 209-238-1450

Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010
Time: 9AM to 11AM
Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education
1290 Ridder Park Dr.
San Jose, Ca 95134
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Ed.D, 408-453-4332

Date: Friday, August 27, 2010
Time: 1PM to 4PM
Location: Lake County Office of Education
1152 South Main Street
Lakeport, CA 95453
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 707-245-8331

Additional County Office Presentations Coming Soon!

More than just another assessment program, LinkIt! Is a complete solution for data-driven decision making and intervention. And now through a partnership with the California Learns Buying & Licensing Consortium, it’s available at low, low, prices for California School districts.

LinkIt! Express – The industry’s first free content neutral assessment & reporting platform that allows districts to create, upload, administer, score and report detailed student performance data (any subject, any grade, either online or offline)

LinkIt! Tech – Everything LinkIt! Express has plus assessment-focused data warehouse and reporting capabilities. Disaggregated reports, longitudinal tracking, intervention group reports, individual learning plans, detailed student-level reporting and item analysis, performance charts and graphs, customized reporting & state test performance predictor (correlates low-stakes and high stakes assessments).

Here’s the LinkIt Difference:

  1. Real-time, automatic grading
  2. Flexible test delivery (online and scanner-based)
  3. State-specific, custom designed assessments and the ability to upload your own
  4. Detailed diagnostics at the class, school and district levels
  5. Seamless links to a vast library of instructional lessons.

California Learns LinkIt! Price List - Call for Details

Difference Between LinkIt! Express and LinkIt! Tech (Pdf)

Last Updated (Tuesday, 10 August 2010 08:16)

 

Internet Resources for Educators

The following 10 Internet resources for educators were recently reviewed in an article in Leadership Magazine.

These Web-based tools can help you connect to learning resources, network with your peers and enhance productivity.

Twitter - A site that aggregates messages of no more than 140 characters onto a user created Web page. other users can follow those updates.
http://www.twitter.com

Facebook - An online social networking site that allows users to connect with friends, join groups, and share resources with user-created networks with a variety of different permission levels for private or public posting.
http://www.facebook.com

Last Updated (Monday, 11 January 2010 11:34)

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Technology Quick Guides

Technology Quick Guides

smthumb_excel2007 Download and print any of these two-page quick guides on the popular software titles listed below. All of the guides listed below are in PDF format. For more resources, see the CTAP Technology Tutorials.

Last Updated (Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:45)

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Recorded Workshops: Google Tools

 Recorded Workshops: Google Tools

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Explore Google Tools - Discover Tools You Never Knew Existed!!
Duration
1:52
Date: 5/11/09
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Google is more than just a search engine! This session will explain tools that Google provides for teachers and students. Topics will include: Google Q & A, Google Calculator, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Google Alarms, Google Scholar, and even more.


Last Updated (Wednesday, 23 September 2009 13:22)

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Recorded Workshops: Microsoft Excel

Recorded Workshops: Microsoft Excel

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Introduction to Excel
Duration
1:50
Date: 6/1/09
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In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of using Microsoft Excel versions 2003 and 2007. Together we will create a basic schedule and explore other classroom uses of the software. This workshop will cover an overview of Excel, navigating the workspace, entering and formatting text, using Autofill, working with columns and rows, and printing and saving files. This class is designed for teachers who have not used Excel before.

Last Updated (Thursday, 22 October 2009 08:34)

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