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Teacher Training: Using SDGs to Your Advantage (Teachers Only)
November 17, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
***Teachers will receive 1.5 hours of CEU for attending this training.
About the Program: Attendees will be introduced to various technologies as they relate to integrated global education into their classrooms. This session will focus on the connection of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to each content area and will highlight various instructional technology strategies and tools to use with students in an in person and/or virtual setting. This session will be in the form of a mini-activity which has been developed to allow participants to experience the use of this technology first-hand while delving deeper into resources centered around global education.
About the Speakers: Josh Amstutz, Academy of Global Studies Coordinator, Winton Woods High School (WWHS) has taught for 9 years, 8 of which have been for the Winton Woods City School District. Josh is the Math Department Head at Winton Woods High School, a certified New Tech Network trained teacher, and one of four New Tech Network trainer’s for project based learning at WWHS. Josh graduated from Capital University with a degree in Integrated Mathematics and from the University of Cincinnati with a MAT graduate degree from the Department of Mathematics. In addition to his many roles at WWHS, Josh is part of the 2019-2020 Impact U cohort on improvement science through Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Strive Partnership. He is currently a Fulbright Fellow in the 2019-2020 cohort of the Fulbright for Global Classrooms program. In addition, he has worked closely with the curriculum director and physics teacher to implement multiple co-taught math and science courses as well as CCP math courses in his school district.
Jennifer Haller is an Instructional Technology Consultant with Hamilton County ESC. Prior to coming to the ESC she served as an academic coach at the high school level. Before that she was a middle school teacher and an elementary art teacher. In her role now, she currently serves as an embedded instructional technology coach for a local district. She also delivers professional development on topics ranging from using G Suite to going 1:1 to implementing all kinds of technology resources in the classroom. She is a Google Certified Trainer. She’s also very interested in augmented reality and virtual reality and helping teachers implement these technologies into their classrooms.
