Apple Professional Development Offerings
Your unique needs are the design point for all offerings. We begin by consulting with you on your goals and then customize a program drawn from an array of offerings to help you accomplish your objectives.
K-12 Professional Development
Leadership
Leadership is the starting point for all successful endeavors. Apple provides multiday sessions over time for an experience that focuses on visioning, planning, assessment, and change management. All topics are steeped in research and best practice, and designed for building capacity and sustainability.
Digital Literacy
Foundational basic skills are presented as classroom projects and cover the Apple applications (Mac OS X, iLife, and iWork). Select from topics such as Podcasting for the Classroom, Digital Storytelling, Web 2.0 Teaching Tools, Communication in the Classroom, and much more.
Technology-Infused Learning
Now that you have mastered Digital Literacy, you are ready to learn how to apply digital resources to curriculum to enhance teaching and learning, including creation and planning of project-based lessons that address different learning modalities. Gain experience with each successive class as you use your digital tools for research, collaboration, and communication, including digital storytelling, documentary filmmaking, and podcasting.
Delivery Options The Choice Is Yours
Experience proves that a wide selection of delivery choices allows more educators to benefit from professional development. To that end, Apple offers a blended approach to suit your needs, from onsite single or multiday workshops to full-time staff augmentation, online resources, and train-the-trainer sessions.
Higher Education Professional Development
Digital Campus Academy
The Digital Campus Academy (DCA) is a hands-on, project-based, set of modules designed to provide higher education faculty with practical and immediately useable skills and knowledge on 21st century teaching and learning.
The overall goal of the Academy is to help faculty members take full advantage of Apple technology to improve teaching and learning in their courses and institution. Participants will learn:
- How to employ the latest technologies for improved teaching, learning, and research
- Innovative teaching and learning strategies for digital natives
- Hands-on skills in creating, managing, and distributing digital media; collaboration; research; and publishing tools
The DCA modules may be scheduled over a period ranging from two days to a week, and arranged to meet the needs of your campus. Learn more
APD for Higher Education Catalog
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