Business & Information Technology Professional Development

2011-2012 Wisconsin Business Calendar [.pdf, 75K, 3 pages] (Draft, revised 8/15/11)

2011-2012 Wisconsin Business & Information Technology Professional Development Calendar [.pdf, 107K, 4 pages] (Draft, revised 8/15/11)

2011
September 26	Stock Market Simulation Workshop Northwestern Mutual, Franklin For more information, visit www.economicswisconsin.org.
September 29	New Teacher BM&IT Workshop Green Bay, WI Workshop Registration
September 29-30	WBEA Convention Green Bay www.wbeaonline.org The 2011 WBEA Fall Convention provides hands-on workshops, exceptional sectionals, remarkable tours, and a unique chance to network with other WBEA professionals from all around the state. In conjunction with the NCBEA Convention this year, there will even be more to experience! Register for the convention by visiting WBEA 2011 Fall Convention Registration. If you are new to the teaching profession, there’s a great opportunity for you! A scholarship is available for current WBEA members with three or fewer years of experience OR a student member working toward initial business education certification. If this is you, please submit your scholarship application by August 1, 2011.
September 30	Money Smart Workshop Money Talks: Speaking to Students About Everyday Economics & Personal Finance Waterfront Restaurant in La Crosse Workshop Flyer
October 12-14	Career Pathways Network Conference Dallas, TX Conference Website
October 14	Get Your Students Pumped Up on Personal Finance and Economics A one-day conference on personal finance & economics education for Wisconsin's K-12 teachers. Lambeau Field Atrium, Green Bay Conference Flyer & Registration Elementary Financial Literacy Flyer [.pdf, 350K]
October 19	WICPA Fall Career Speaker Presentation CPA: Professional Chameleons in Business The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants is teaming up with Students & Leaders Network to offer informative accounting career speakers this fall. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity for students to interact with professionals. This is FREE PROGRAMMING. Simple online registration. Click on the Students & Leaders Network Flyer for more information. Students & Leaders Network Flyer
October 21	Money Smart Workshop Money Talks: Speaking to Students About Everyday Economics & Personal Finance Geneva National Golf Club, Lake Geneva Workshop Flyer
November 2	WICPA Fall Career Speaker Presentation More than Scores: Accounting in the NBA The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants is teaming up with Students & Leaders Network to offer informative accounting career speakers this fall. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity for students to interact with professionals. This is FREE PROGRAMMING. Simple online registration. Click on the Students & Leaders Network Flyer for more information. Students & Leaders Network Flyer
November 7	Planning a Local Financial Literacy Event Workshop—Reality Store Training Wilderness Resort, Wisconsin Dells Event Registration
November 11	WICPA Accounting Symposium Radisson, Madison Don’t forget to register for the 10th Annual High School Educators Accounting Symposium. They have a great line up of speakers this year! You will hear from a panel of CPAs who will talk about how they used their accounting skills and the experiences they had working in countries such as Australia, India, Iraq, Germany, Japan, China and more! In addition to three great breakout sessions, you will hear how to market your accounting class to students, parents, administrators and the community. Be ready to take home many ideas and also share ideas on how you market your class! Please browse through the following brochure. The deadline for registration is October 28. Accounting Symposium Brochure [.pdf, 6 pages, 1.8M] WICPA Website
November 17-19	Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Convention St. Louis, MO ACTE Website
2012
January 30-February 1	Careers Conference The Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club, Madison WI Center on Education & Work Website
February 7	DPI/Business, Marketing & Information Technology Spring Update - District 2 NTC, Wausau Spring Updates Flyer [.pdf, 314K] Spring Updates Off-line Registration [.doc, 86K] Spring Updates On-line Registration (Under Professional Development, select Spring Updates)
February 15	DPI/Business, Marketing & Information Technology Spring Update - District 5 Madison Spring Updates Flyer [.pdf, 314K] Spring Updates Off-line Registration [.doc, 86K] Spring Updates On-line Registration (Under Professional Development, select Spring Updates)
February 21	DPI/Business, Marketing & Information Technology Spring Update - District 4 SWTC, Fennimore Spring Updates Flyer [.pdf, 314K] Spring Updates Off-line Registration [.doc, 86K] Spring Updates On-line Registration (Under Professional Development, select Spring Updates)
February 23	DPI/Business, Marketing & Information Technology Spring Update - District 6 WCTC, Pewaukee Spring Updates Flyer [.pdf, 314K] Spring Updates Off-line Registration [.doc, 86K] Spring Updates On-line Registration (Under Professional Development, select Spring Updates)
March 1	DPI/Business, Marketing & Information Technology Spring Update - District 1 WITC, Rice Lake Spring Updates Flyer [.pdf, 314K] Spring Updates Off-line Registration [.doc, 86K] Spring Updates On-line Registration (Under Professional Development, select Spring Updates)
March 2	DPI/Business, Marketing & Information Technology Spring Update - District 3 NWTC, Green Bay Spring Updates Flyer [.pdf, 314K] Spring Updates Off-line Registration [.doc, 86K] Spring Updates On-line Registration (Under Professional Development, select Spring Updates)
April 3-7	National Business Education Association (NBEA) National Leadership Conference Boston, MA NBEA Website
May 21-25	Summer 2012 IT Faculty Development Institure Madison Area Technical College Linux Server for Teachers Introduces Linux with a focus on system administration skills and application in computer security. Topics include installation, file and directory management, command execution, input/output redirection and pipes, shell scripts, network services, security, troubleshooting and the X Window system. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows operating system. iPhone/iPad Applications Development with iOS 5 for Teachers Introduces programming simple iPhone and iPad applications using Cocoa Touch and Objective-C. Students will learn basic Objective-C concepts, iPhone programming basics, and use the SDK environment on Apple Macintosh computers with OS X as a development platform. Design concepts and programming tools will be integrated with an emphasis on developing and deploying iPhone and iPad applications under iOS-5. Prerequisite: It is suggested that attendees have some background in Object Oriented programming languages such as Java, Ruby on Rails, Visual Basic.NET, C# or PHP.
June 4-8	Summer 2012 IT Faculty Development Institure Madison Area Technical College Android Application Development for Teachers This course introduces developing applications for Android devices. All the required software is free, including the Android emulator. It is not necessary to own an Android device, though the applications developed in the course can be deployed to one. We will take up Android layout an dinput widgets, both in XML and programmatically; menus and dialogs; gesture detection; graphics and the Android drawing API; database access with SQLite and file IO; location-based services (geo-location); and device dependency issues. Teachers will be provided with lecture and lab materials to use in an introductory class for Android Application Development. Prerequisite: Familiarity with Java and Eclipse (or willingness to learn them quickly) is assumed.
June 11-15	Summer 2012 IT Faculty Development Institure Gateway Technical College Computer Hardware Essentials for Teachers (Elkhorn) This 5-day class will cover core competencies in the latest PC hardware and software technologies as well as safety and environmental issues and soft skills. There will be a special unit focusing on Cyber Security. The couse will cover all topics required for CompTIA's new A+ (2009) Certification and the new Cisco IT Essentials curriculum (version 4.1). This course's focus is on the training needs of high school IT faculty although it will also be open to College IT faculty. Attendees will have opportunity to gain certification as Cisco Instructor Cisco IT Essentials curriculum. This class is offered on two different weeks in two different locations. Location: Gateway Technical College - Elkhorn Campus, Elkhorn, WI
June 18-22	National Institute of Financial & Economic Literacy Edgewood College Paychecks, Financial Contracts and Entreprenuership Life’s major financial transactions •Home buying—the biggest purchase most people ever make •Renting an apartment •Car buying—the practical realities behind student dreams The anatomy of a paycheck and employee benefits •Social security •Retirement •Taxes and withholding—careful planning saves money and builds wealth
June 18-22	Summer 2012 IT Faculty Development Institure Madison Area Technical College Computer Hardware Essentials for Teachers This 5-day class will cover core competencies in the latest PC hardware and software technologies as well as safety and environmental issues and soft skills. There will be a special unit focusing on Cyber Security. The couse will cover all topics required for CompTIA's new A+ (2009) Certification and the new Cisco IT Essentials curriculum (version 4.1). This course's focus is on the training needs of high school IT faculty although it will also be open to College IT faculty. Attendees will have opportunity to gain certification as Cisco Instructor Cisco IT Essentials curriculum. This class is offered on two different weeks in two different locations. Location: Madison Area Technical College - Madison Truax Campus, Madison, WI
June 18-29	Taste of Summer Waukesha County Technical College Taste of Summer-Network Gain fundamental knowledge of newtorking concepts while exporing wired and wireless local area network technologies, networking devices and cabling, internet protocols, configuring the TCP/IP protocols, networking services, wide area networks and network security. Classroom activities will include hands-on experience with Windows Server, Windows-based networking, network management tools, DNS, TCP/IP, names resolution process, and network protocols and topologies. This course has been designed for the beginner who is comfortable with Microsoft Windows and computer systems. The material covered will help prepare for the Microsoft MTA 98-366 certification exam.
July 9-13	National Institute of Financial & Economic Literacy Edgewood College Investor Education, Economics and Insurance Savings—obstacles, strategies, long-term benefits •The economic way of thinking—why don’t people save more? •The basics of budgeting—pay yourself first •Financial fitness for life Basics of investing and investor protection—using time to build wealth •The NAIC approach to investing •Personal investing—balancing risk and reward and investor protection •Managing risk and reward Insurance choices—the Big Risk Game
July 9-20	Taste of Summer Waukesha County Technical College Taste of Summer-Software Development Develop the foundational knowledge in software development while exploring core programming concepts, object-oriented programming concepts, application life cycle management, web application development utilizing CSS, Javascript and HTML, desktop application development and programming database concepts. Classroom activities will include hands-on experience working with different programming languages and concepts. This course has been designed for the beginner who is comfortable with Microsoft Windows and computer systems. The material covered will help prepare for the Microsoft MTA 98-361 certification exam.
July 30 - Aug 3	National Institute of Financial & Economic Literacy Edgewood College Credit and Money The urge to splurge and consumer credit •Classifications of credit, costs, fees, terms, etc. •How credit scoring is used •How to read and understand a credit report Budgeting in the real world and credit education •Experiencing budgeting from a high school student’s perspective •Money management and the wise use of credit •Overview of the available information on credit education Money, inflation, who protects our money •Monetary policy •How does the FED controls inflation •Control of interest rates
July 30 - August 12	Online Teaching Workshop This online course is designed for educators in a K-12 setting who are currently teaching, designing or wanting to obtain additional information to facilitate an online learning environment. Over the course of the week, we will be looking into two main components of a virtual classroom. One will be the learning coummunity as a whole and the second will be teaching and learning in a virtual community. This workshlop would assist teachers in meeting Wisconsin state mandates for requried professional development and fulfilling the 30-hour online training required prior to teaching online courses within a school district. The course will be designed through readings, discussions, exploring course management systems (CMS) and group collaboration.

For questions about this information, contact Erik A. Sitts (608) 267-2280

Last updated on 3/19/2012 3:07:32 PM