Conference Update
March 10, 2003

In December, LTTS exhibited the LTTS project and courses at the National Staff Development Council’s annual conference in Boston, MA. Many staff development professionals stopped by and learned how LTTS courses can fit into an existing district professional development plan, or be used to create an innovative blended approach to staff development using a combination of face to face workshops and online courses.

In January, we exhibited the LTTS program at the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education annual conference in New Orleans, LA. AT AACTE, our discussions centered on using LTTS courses within the Teacher Education curriculum (especially to supplement “Technology in Education” courses). We also described the LTTS Consortium program, whereby a Teacher Professional Development organization can join with us in developing LTTS courses and offering these courses for professional development or university credit to in-service and pre-service teachers.

Also in January, we exhibited the LTTS project and courses at the Indiana Computer Educators (ICE) annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our concurrent session, “Online Professional Development for Teachers: Integrating Technology and Supporting Inquiry” focused on how our courses can help teachers integrate technology into their classrooms and the many benefits that past learners have commented on such as: self-paced, anytime, anywhere learning, facilitated feedback, and quality web resources. We provided participants with details for both individual teacher enrollment and subscription rates for groups of teachers in a school or district.

LTTS will be presenting papers or exhibiting at several events this spring and summer, including:

April 21-25, 2003 – American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Session ID: C7-126 -----CRITICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Time: April 22, Tuesday, 10:35:00 AM - 12:05:00 PM
Location: Swissotel, Verbier, 3rd Floor

June 30-July 2, 2003 - National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), Seattle, WA.

Title: Online Professional Development for Teachers: Integrating Technology and Supporting Inquiry
Time: July 1, Tuesday, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Title: Supporting K–12 Teachers in Designing Online, Inquiry-Based Professional Development Instruction
Time: July 2, Wednesday, 8:30 am – 9:30 pm

If you'd like to arrange for an informal visit with one of our staff members during one of these events, please email us at ltts@indiana.edu.

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