1	Professional Development Options for Technology Coordinators in Chicagoland Craig A. Cunningham, Ph.D. Program Director Technology in Education Program National-Louis University Chicago, Wheeling, Lisle, Evanston, Elgin Available online: http://craigcunningham.com/talks/ice-nov05
2	Agenda Where should we go to learn what we need to learn? One attractive option: The Technology in Education Program at National-Louis University What ever happened to the Web Institute for Teachers?
3	Where should we go to learn what we need to learn? ISBE has online directory of approved programs (http://isbe.net/profprep/PDFs/Directory.pdf) Two types: Technology Education (teaching computer classes) and Technology Specialist (administrative/leadership) There are also programs (LBS II and LBS III) focusing in adaptive technology (Illinois State, NIU, UIC) NLU Technology in Education Program (http://myclass.nl.edu/tie) Northern Illinois University (DeKalb and other sites), M.Ed. and Ph.D. in instructional technology (http://www.cedu.niu.edu/etra) Concordia University (River Forest), undergraduate program in secondary education leading to technology specialist certification (http://www.curf.edu/academics/) Loyola University (Chicago), M.Ed in school technology (http://www.luc.edu/schools/education/degree/master/schooltech/index.shtml)
4	Other options for Technology Coordinators to learn what they need to know Masters degrees and advanced study in subject areas, special education, library and media services Workshops offered through CPS eLearning (http://www.elearning.cps.k12.il.us/) Computer applications courses at City Colleges Private institutes and training centers http://www.microtrain.net/ http://www2.itt-tech.edu/ http://www.chubbinstitute.edu/networking/ http://www.traininghott.com/ http://www.certificationcity.com/index.html http://www.chi.devry.edu/
5	One attractive option: The Technology in Education Program at National-Louis University Program has existed since 1985 Options:M.Ed, MS.Ed, C.A.S., or Ed.D. Received ISTI endorsement for meeting Technology Facilitator standards and ISBE accreditation to offer Technology Specialist certification (Type 10) in 2004 Offered in “cluster” (cohort) and at-large Offered on campuses (Chicago, Evanston, Wheeling, Elgin, Lisle) and off-campus in site-based clusters (e.g. Disney Magnet)
6	More on TIE Program at NLU Cluster option involves classes one night a week for 24 months (usually with 3 months off) Emphasis of masters program is technology integration into K-12 curriculum, but student interests include hardware, software, corporate training Ed.D. is in “curriculum and social inquiry” with technology concentration
7	What ever happened to the Web Institute for Teachers? Held at the University of Chicago, 1997-2004 Trained more than 650 teachers, tech coordinators, and administrators Two strands: Using the Web in the Classroom and Creating a Curriculum Web Originally funded by Eisenhower funds Subsequently funded by Chicago Public Schools, foundations, and tuition
8	What ever happened to the Web Institute for Teachers? (continued) 2003 was biggest year with 270 participants 2004 CPS tried to adapt WIT to their agenda; result: disaster 2005 “We are focusing on other priorities.” Future? http://webinstituteforteachers.org
9	The end Questions/comments? This presentation is available online at http://craigcunningham.com/talks/ice-nov05 To contact me: Craig.Cunningham@nl.edu http://craigcunningham@nl.edu