Yesterday, Rene and I facilitated a Teacher Testimonial session as part of a national video conference training called Jazzing Up Your Curriculum with Video Conferencing. "Jazz" is a 5-day training where teachers are immersed in video conferencing techniques, sessions, and strategies. Visit the link to learn more about it!
Three teachers from our region (Watkins, Spencer-Van Etten, Elmira Heights) and one from Lamar CISD in Texas were part of the panel of video conferencing experts who shared their knowledge with the participants in the Jazz training.
During the first 3 days of the training, teachers were encouraged to keep track of questions that they wanted answered during our session on Thursday afternoon. The questions the teachers prepared for our fine panel of experts were very thoughtful and our teacher-experts did an excellent job answering the them.
We hope that hearing how actual classroom teachers use IVC will encourage the participants to value and use this technology in their own areas of expertise. It's well worth the effort!
Thanks to the Jazz Facilitators for giving us the opportunity to facilitate this session in June and July! We're hoping to offer this awesome training in our region again in the future!
