Ongoing Professional Development

In an effort to meet the ever-changing demands of the 21st Century classroom, Bedford County Public Schools provides year-round professional development opportunities, free of charge, to division personnel. Teachers, staff, and administrators are notified well in advance of professional development offerings through email and postings on the county web site and all are encouraged to attend. Each professional development offering is based upon:
  1. Open communication between the various stakeholders and the technology department in relation to interests
  2. Technological comfort
  3. The need to meet technology standards set forth by the Commonwealth
  4. The need to stay up-to-date with emerging technological hardware and applications to effectively integrate their use into the classroom setting.
This site is designed to assist teachers and staff in finding additional assistance when an ITRT is not immediately available, in providing how-to help for both skills that merely need refreshing and those recently acquired.
Our Mission: Empower teachers to empower students! As we march forward into the 21st Century, our students must learn to utilize the tools and skills necessary to compete in a global economy. Students of today must think critically about global issues, work collaboratively on projects, and understand the significance of intellectual property, fair-use laws, and copyright regulations as they research the world in which they live. The BCPS computer system, coupled with Internet access, empowers our students to construct authentic meaning from classroom lessons.

All use of the Bedford County School Division’s computer system shall be consistent with the School Board’s goal of promoting educational excellence in its endeavor to ensure that all children of school age receive the highest quality education appropriate to their individual needs and abilities. Bedford County's computer system will provide for instruction in 21st Century skills, research, communication, and to support opportunities for collaborative work.
The ITRT invite you to join us at:  Technology Rocks @ BCS!
This collective blog is a place to share tips, tricks, ideas, and recommendations.

Tecchnology Equipment

Equipment Available for checkout through your ITRT
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ITRT Contact Information:

Mr. Matt Bell                                mbell@bedford.k12.va.us    

Mrs. Libby Berry                        lberry@bedford.k12.va.us

Mrs. Bethany Butcher             bbutcher@bedford.k12.va.us    Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/bethanybutcher         
     
Ms. Crystal Creasey                  ccreasey@bedford.k12.va.us  Porta Portal:http://guest.portaportal.com/cjsunicorn                                

                                                                                                                        Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/cjsunicorn             

Mrs. Lisa Elliott                          lelliott@bedford.k12.va.us     Porta Portal: http://guest.portaportal.com/lelliott

Mrs. Amy Fariss                          afariss@bedford.k12.va.us     Porta Portal: http://guest.portaportal.com/bnes           

Mrs. Jennifer Harrison           jharrison@bedford.k12.va.us   Porta Portal: http://guest.portaportal.com/bestigers                  
                                                                                                                         Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/jharrison78      

Mrs. Kim Larsen                         klarsen@bedford.k12.va.us     Porta Portals: www.guest.portaportal.com/klarsen                                 
                                                                                                                                                      www.guest.portaportal.com/klfl 

Mrs. Lauren Millner                 lmillner@bedford.k12.va.us      

Mrs. Heidi Overfelt                   hoverfelt@bedford.k12.va.us 

Mrs. Debbie Prowse                dprowse@bedford.k12.va.us    Porta Portals: http://guest.portaportal.com/bedford09                                                   
                                                                                                                                                       Guest access is bedford09 ; password is bcps
                                                                                                                                                       http://guest.portaportal.com/srms
                                                                                                                                                       Guest access is srms ; password is goldeneagles
                                                                                                                        Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/dprowse
                                                                                                                        Training Wiki: http://dprowse.wikispaces.com/