PACT Summer Technology Academy
The Summer Tech Academy is an advanced faculty enrichment course offered to enhance the ability of Catholic elementary school teachers to effectively instruct 21st Century students.
Teachers, grouped by grade levels, circulate through three morning sessions Monday through Wednesday. Afternoons, with the support of instructors and peers, are devoted to translating new knowledge into grade specific lessons. Presentations, follow-up questions and networking take place on Thursday.
Takeaways for attendees of the Tech Academy include: 21st Century skill development, about 18 Act 48 Credit Hours, and a technology item such as an iPad for their school at completion of the course.
Since 2009, about 300 teachers representing 100 schools throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have taken advantage of this opportunity. About 80 of these teachers have returned in following years to further build upon the skills learned.
Tech Academy 2011 attendees shared the following comments:
"This was the best three days of professional development I have been to in ten years of teaching in the Diocese."
"My husband asked if I could skip the Tech Academy this year to take a trip and possibly gain the knowledge from another venue. I promptly told him that there is no place where I could learn and be exposed to the amount of information presented during these four days. Sorry dear, you will have to pick another week!"
2012 Summer Tech Academy
The application process to attend the 2012 Summer Tech Academy to be held June 25th - 28th has come to a close.
An email notification will be sent by the Connelly Foundation to all applicants by May 8th regarding your attendee status. Accepted applicants must confirm they will attend at this time. Due to high demand exceeding capacity, some applicants will need to be placed on a wait list to attend.
Please contact Kimberly Whelihan Simmons at kwsimmons@connellyfdn.org with questions.
Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you in June!