Staff+Development

=Staff Developement= Summer prior to school year
 * Westlake City Schools **
 * One of our business partners in the grant was Lorain Community College. They put on a for-credit week-long course for teachers on possible units to be used at the different grade levels and subjects
 * We gave a week long (1/2 day each day) of in-service on new hardware and software that was purchased with the grant. This was voluntary, but a deal was worked out with the union on waiver days later on in the year. Most teachers at the school took it up. They also could obtain college credit. This in-service was given by the tech resource teacher and went over classroom projectors, the elmo, video conferencing, digital cameras, etc.
 * In-service days in November: Teachers worked in groups with curriculum director to start designing units.
 * Curriculum director sends out any in-service opportunities available.