Apple Professional Opportunities and Options for teachers:
A once-in-every-2-years opportunity will be coming up next month: the application window to be an Apple Distinguished Educator. Click here to read more details about what's involved.If you have not already done so, please send me a screenshot of your Apple Teacher certification. This is a great resource at any time if you want to learn on your own about using Apple applications in your classroom. About 70% of our teachers and admins have earned this certification. Click here to get started.There are plenty of opportunities for 'partner' support with learning, discovering, and using computers in your classroom in effective and engaging ways. This can include working with your PLC team, requesting a coaching cycle with your building instructional coach, or requesting support from your district technology integrationist. Also, this is our third school year to have an Apple Professional Learning Specialist come for 3-day visits to partner with teachers in the buildings.
Please let me know if you have any questions. about any of these opportunities. There are similar opportunities with Google Education, too.
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We all need a break, but there are a few little tasks that you may want to do between now and 2019:
** Update your laptop's operating system to MacOS Mojave.
-> App Store -> Search for Mojave
It will take about 20 minutes to download and another 20 to install
** Connect your school devices to your 'managed' Apple ID. Click here for details.
** For those looking forward to using the new Apple Schoolwork, we will be ready to begin another group right away in January.
** Take a risk and try something new in 2019. Let me know how I can support you.
