Washington Educators
Washington State Continuing Education Clock Hours are a means of ensuring that Washington State certified teachers and administrators stay current in their fields. OETC is an official in-service administrator of clock hours for Washington State. Responsibilities of the participant claiming continuing education clock hours:
- Participant must register as an ITSC full conference attendee to be eligible.
- Participant must be in actual (physical) attendance at the Portland Airport Sheraton location at the time of the Instructional Technology Strategies Conference.
- Participant must complete information on the registration desk sign in sheet for each day of the conference.
- Participant must complete the conference evaluation form in its entirety, including posting their contact information for verification purposes.
All Washington educators that meet the aforementioned requirements will receive the following clock hours in return:
- Unconference (3 hours)
- Vendor Experts Session (2 hours)
- Opening & Closing Keynotes (4 hours)
- Two Active Learning Workshops (6 hours)
- Two Active Learning Sessions (3 hours)
- Soiree of Slides (2 hours)
Total: 20 clock hours
Oregon Educators
Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission requires teachers to accrue Professional Development Units (PDUs) as a means of ensuring that Oregon educators stay current in their fields. OETC’s ITSC conference is a rich opportunity for Oregon educators to obtain needed PDUs. Responsibilities of the participant claiming Professional Development Units:
- Participant must register as an ITSC full conference attendee to be eligible.
- Participant must be in actual (physical) attendance at the Portland Airport Sheraton location at the time of the Instructional Technology Strategies Conference.
- Participant must complete the conference evaluation form in its entirety, including posting their contact information for verification purposes.
All Oregon educators that meet the aforementioned requirements will receive the following PDUs in return:
- Unconference (3 hours)
- Vendor Experts Session (2 hours)
- Opening & Closing Keynotes (4 hours)
- Two Active Learning Workshops (6 hours)
- Two Active Learning Sessions (3 hours)
- Soiree of Slides (2 hours)
Total: 20 professional development units
The purpose of OETC Instructional Technology Strategies Conference (ITSC) is to provide a chance for participants to think, explore, and develop overall strategies that enhance student achievement through the effective use of technology. The conference is not primarily “hands-on” in the sense that the participants come away with new software fluency. Rather, it is a “brains-on” time that provides examination, reflection, strategizing and discussion. EVERY workshop and session is required to have a strong focus on two components:
Hands-on exploration: All participants have a wireless laptop and are connected to the Internet. So it is essential that we incorporate technology skills into the program, and not only model how to use the tools, but allow the participants to experience them as well.
Effective professional development strategies: Actively engaging the learners in exploration, collaboration and interaction following the research on the brain and learning rather than “sage on the stage”.
- Methods of instruction and integration include hands on wireless laptop,mobile device, team discussion, group work, interactive-lecture, projection and mostly “brains on” interaction and problem solving.
- Student evaluation will be an online evaluation tool that includes scores and room for comments (rating each session, the content, delivery and effective staff development criteria).
- Instructional materials include a supporting website, blog, Schoology and mobile content.