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Orton-Gillingham Institutes

Google for Education Training

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Google for Education : G Suite Training For Teachers

Dates: Monday June 8th – Friday June 12th

Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (with appropriate breaks)

Where: Trident Academy

Who: Beginners and novices of Google for Education’s G Suite tools

Cost: $700.00

This course, taught by Google for Education Certified Trainer Kyle Brown, is designed for teachers who are beginners or novices with Google for Education’s range of applications (collectively called “G Suite”). This course will concentrate primarily on features that will help the teachers if they choose to take the Level 1 Google Certified Teacher online exam, but we will also learn about some of the “hidden gems” of educational offerings from Google and other related software developers.

This course is limited to the first 12 people to register. If there is enough demand, a second session may be added later in June.

Course Requirements

Your own laptop, with working wi-fi capabilities (Chromebook, Windows, or Mac).
The Google Chrome web browser installed on your laptop.
A Google for Education account (this is usually your school-issued email address) or a personal Google/Gmail account. I would prefer you to use your Google for Education account if you have one, so you can easily use the material from this course for your own classes.

Course Topics Will Include

Introduction to Google for Education and G Suite applications

Google’s “Be Internet Awesome” child safety initiative

Chromebooks and their built-in accessibility features

Google Classroom

Google Drive

Google Docs

Google Slides

Google Sheets

Google Groups

Google Drawing

Google Forms

Google Hangouts/ Google Meet

Advanced Gmail functions

Advanced Google Calendar functions

Jamboard

Google Sites

Google Keep

YouTube for Education

Earning Google Educator Certification

Other fun & interesting applications that work with Google for Education and G Suite, such as:

Read & Write toolbar
the New Google Earth
Google Voyages
Chrome Experiments
Grasshopper
Pear Deck
and more…

Trident Academy admits students of any race, color, gender, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial assistance programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

Fact #6

“ADHD is a disorder that includes difficulty staying focused and paying attention, controlling behavior and hyperactivity. A disorder that includes difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior and hyperactivity. Although ADHD is not considered a learning disability, research indicates that from 30-50 percent of children with ADHD also have a specific learning disability, and that the two conditions can interact to make learning extremely challenging. – Learning Disability Association of America”

Fact #5

“Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers and learn math facts. Individuals with this type of Learning Disability may also have poor comprehension of math symbols, may struggle with memorizing and organizing numbers, have difficulty telling time, or have trouble with counting. – Learning Disability Association of America”

Fact #4

“Dysgraphia is a specific learning disability that affects a person’s handwriting ability and fine motor skills. A person with this specific learning disability may have problems including illegible handwriting, inconsistent spacing, poor spatial planning on paper, poor spelling, and difficulty composing writing as well as thinking and writing at the same time. – Learning Disability Association of America”

Fact #3

“Individuals with dyslexia are those who, despite traditional classroom teaching, have failed to master the basic elements of the language system of their culture. Since language is the necessary tool upon which subsequent academic learning is based, such persons often encounter difficulty in all educational endeavors. – from the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practicioners and Educators”

Fact #2

“The word dyslexia is derived from the Greek, dys, difficulty with, and lex (from legein, to speak), having to do with words. Words in their many forms are encountered in listening, speaking, reading, spelling, writing, in mathematics, and in organizing, understanding, and expressing thought. Based on information from neuroscientific and linguistic research, the definition can be summarized as difficulty in the use and processing of arbitrary linguistic/symbolic codes. This is an aspect of a language continuum which includes spoken language, written language, and language comprehension. – Definition from the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practicioners and Educators”

Fact #1

“Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge. – from the International Dyslexia Association”