Indian Lake Local Schools and the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center recently hosted a regional Google Workshop Series for educators in Logan, Hardin, and Shelby counties as staff prepare for the upcoming school year
The professional development series at Indian Lake Middle School was designed to help educators maximize their utilization of available instructional technologies and tools (G-Suite for Education, EdPuzzle, INFOhio, and more) in their classrooms.
Featured speakers included Eric Curts, a national speaker, author and founder of www.ControlAltAchieve; Dave Shellhaas and Robert Batty from the MRESC; Kelli Tebbe, Eric Finke, Wes Hall, Dana Clune, Ron Borgerding and Alicia Pickering from Indian Lake Schools; and a variety of other specialists from Southwestern Ohio Instructional Technology Association and INFOhio’s Instructional Specialist Team.
“Our teachers did a fantastic job in the spring quickly learning to use technology tools new to them and the students. It was inspiring to see the way they stepped up for our students,” explained Kelli Tebbe, Indian Lake Local Schools director of curriculum and federal programs.
“This has paved the way to allow Indian Lake Schools to work towards technology integration both in a physical as well as digital learning environments as we move to becoming a 1:1 school this year,”
Superintendent Rob Underwood said, “Indian Lake Schools appreciates our continued collaborative relationship with the Midwest Regional ESC. This event is yet another example of the high quality professional development that comes out of that relationship.
“I greatly appreciate the efforts of our curriculum director, Kelli Tebbe, and Shawn McElroy from the MRESC for this training. I’m also extremely proud of our teachers for their hard work over the summer to embrace new technology and to prepare to offer high-quality virtual instruction.”
While the primary focus of the series was Google’s G-Suite for Education, several workshops exposed attendees to other digital tools and online resources that extended beyond Google’s platform.
“We want to thank Indian Lake Local Schools for supporting an event of this magnitude. Without their commitment and vision, the series would not have been possible,” said Shawn McElroy, MRESC executive director. “The janitorial services team, teachers, IT Department, office staff, and leadership team really stepped up to make the event a success.”