Learning & Leading Through Technology - September_October

Mobile Learning

WEBINAR PASS

The ISTE Books Division donated more than 3,000 books to the University of Oregon’s American English Institute (AEI) this year.

The AEI works with more than 125 countries to promote international teacher training and development. Schools in many of these countries are just starting to integrate the internet into their classrooms and have a real need for teacher support in technology integration, digital

Bishwa Gautam (right), regional English language office specialist at the U.S.

Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, examines ISTE books with Babita Laba Kayastha, the principal of the Nepal Armed Police Force School in Kirtipur.

Books Donated to Schools around the World

citizenship, and online safety—all subjects that ISTE books frequently address.

Regional English Language Offices (RELO) and other U.S. Embassy points of contact will distribute the books to English as a foreign language educators in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, and many other countries.

David Fay from the RELO in Lima, Peru, said, “This is truly an impressive collection of up-to-date books on our hottest topic: IT in the classroom. One complete set will be in our new Information Resource Center and the rest we will distribute to preservice institutions and other schools throughout Peru.

Christmas has come early. Mil gracias.”

New Webinar Series Starts in October

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So you want to implement mobile learning in your classroom, school, or district, but you aren’t quite sure where to begin?

ISTE’s next themed webinar series might be your ticket.

The mobile learning series will feature
eight one-hour webinars over four months.

Topics range from implementing mobile learning initiatives to developing the right mobile learning professional development pathway for school leaders, teachers, students, and parents.

The new ISTE Webinars Pass program
gives educators more affordable profes-
sional development options to learn about
how the NETS can transform learning.

The ISTE Webinar Program is the best way to develop or update your ed tech readiness and digital age skills, and the ISTE Webinar Pass price is now 40% less than the annual season passes.

“The goal is to give educators a mini-library of resources around a particular ed tech theme at an affordable price,” said Sherry Bosch, ISTE Webinar Program manager.