Mike and Jason together form the Tech-Savvy Teacher Professional Development Group! We provide cutting-edge face-to-face and virtual professional development to teachers and other professionals as well as a variety of other services. There is no truth to the rumor that we also moonlight as a Quiet Riot cover band.
Virtual Training
TSTPDC has been a pioneer in providing professional development via the Internet. As the administrators of the PROTECS PSATT competitive grant, they have developed an engaging, “just-in-time” learning environment for teachers to adopt technology in the K-12 classroom.
Technology Plan Development
TSTPDC has academic training and practical experience in district technology plan development and can help direct your district’s efforts to craft or revise your technology plan. Our staff has participated in grant-related technology plan scoring and has developed a “Technology Plan Planner” system to allow for self-directed plan creation or can serve as a consultant as you write or rewrite your technology plan.
Consulting and Strategic Planning
Face-to-Face Presentations, Training and Speaking
- Both Mike and Jason have over 10 years experience providing face-to-face training on a wide variety of educational and technology related topics.
Grant Consulting and Writing
- Our team has five years of experience writing for both large and small grants from private groups and public agencies.
Hardware Training
Our group can create face-to-face or online trainings for your new or existing equipment. We can recommend equipment resources and can direct you to vendors with education-friendly policies and pricing and then develop custom training for your staff. We have experience developing face-to-face and virtual training on this hardware:
- Windows XP, Vista and 7 Platforms
- Max OS X Platforms
- Ubuntu Linux Platforms
- SMARTBoards and SMART Airliners
- iPods/iPads
- FlipCams
- Desktop and Laptop Machines
