Welcome to another year at Ambrose Lab! We have quite a collection of professional development opportunities for you. For a complete list, detailed descriptions, and to register, click the "Complete PD Listing" button above.

 

Microsoft Office Training FrontPage/Web with Maggie Wilson (Thursday Sept. 11, Thursday Sept. 18, Thursday Oct. 23) MS Word with Mark DiMascio (Tuesday Sept. 23) MS PowerPoint with Mark DiMascio (Tuesday Sept. 30) MS Excel with Mark DiMascio (Wednesday Oct. 15) Mail Merge with Mark DiMascio (Thursday Oct. 16) MS Outlook and Calendar with Mark DiMascio (Wednesday Oct. 29)

Looking at Digital Storytelling (Monday Sept. 22 and Monday Sept. 29, 4:30) - Join us as we enhance elementary school writing by telling stories through videos!  - with Joy Buckingham. You must attend both dates for this class.

Forum Discussion in the Classroom (Wednesday, Sept. 24, 4:00) - Spark student participation, discussion, and writing through the use of FCPS's own online forum environment! - with Leanna Prater. (For a wider scope, look at E-Communications on Tuesday, Oct 28, with Jeffrey L. Jones) 

Interactive Instruction with SmartBoard (Thursday, Sept. 25, 4:30): - This intractive display tool comes with some great lesson-ready capabilities to inspire your students! - with Kim Overstreet

Kidspiration in the Classroom (Wednesday, Sept. 31, 4:00) - This great instructional software package is great for group work, brainstorming, and organizational projects - with Barbara Barr.

Publishing Student Writing (Monday, Oct. 6, 4:30) - Word, Publisher, Web, PowerPoint, Video - all can be used to motivate and display the work of student writers! - with Kim Overstreet

PhotoShop Elements (Tuesday, Oct. 7, 4:30) - Learn about this baby brother of PhotoShop - how to produce and change existing images and graphics! - with Paula Whitmer

Digital Video Editing (Wednesday, Oct. 8, 4:30): You don't even need a camcorder to use this software to create videos! Learn the world of drag-and-drop video editing! - with Jeffrey L. Jones

Announcing Professional Development at Kentucky Virtual High School! Several Fayette County teachers offer PD through this online instructional environment. Go to www.kvhs.org for details!