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2013 TPS Professional Development Events

June

17-18 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM — Governors State University - TPS Level Workshop (CPDUs)

For more information, contact Lucianne Brown at, lbrown3@govst.edu - Governors State University

June 23, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM — Governors State University - Conference Workshop: ISTE 2013 Conference, San Antonio, TX

Hungry for Games in Augmented Reality? Use Primary Sources Workshop

Presenters: TPS-GSU Team and Middle School Students
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Use Primary Sources from the Teaching with Primary Sources program at Governors State University

  • Think like a historian using Primary Source with ARIS;
  • Identify which Common Core Standards to apply to game design with primary sources;
  • Design and program an ARIS historical game;
  • Use ARIS games designed by teachers and students;
  • Understand the benefits of augmented learning and how it demonstrates Computational Thinking;

For more information, contact Lucianne Brown at, lbrown3@govst.edu

July

9-10 9:00 AM to 3:30 — Governors State University - PMTPS Level II Workshop (CPDUs)

For more information, contact Lucianne Brown at, lbrown3@govst.edu - Governors State University

Week of July 22 — Governors State University - Align Primary Sources with Common Core State Standards - TPS-GSU Team

Professional Development Alliance, Regional Office of Education for Will and Grundy/Kendall Counties, Joliet, IL
For more information, contact Lucianne Brown at, lbrown3@govst.edu - Governors State University