Training & professional development
Professional development and end-user training are critical to projects that employ technology to support schools and communities. Natoma has developed plans and programs for teacher professional development, and has designed, developed and delivered training workshops, trainer guides and participant resources.
- Sustainability planning for school-based telecenters
Natoma developed participant resources and leaders guides for a comprehensive one-week workshop guiding school principals and technology coordinators in calculating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of computer installations and in planning and leading community-focused revenue-generating activities.
World Links, Uganda and Zimbabwe
World Links Big Blue mobile learning lab, Harare, Zimbabwe - Teachers Talking About Learning
Natoma designed the content "topography" and developed all launch-date content for this first-of-its-kind website providing teachers in Southeast Asia and elsewhere professional-development support .
UNICEF, Southeast Asia - Western Cape information tools & information literacy training
Natoma guided design and development of participant resources and leaders guides for workshops introducing adult learners in rural areas of South Africa's Western Cape province to productivity tools, email, Internet and the opportunities and challenges presented by online information
bridges.org, South Africa
- Jiva Java multimedia development program
Design and lead two-week training workshop introducing teachers and students to end-user multimedia authoring tools (Agentsheets) and Web-development tools (Front Page), and facilitating development of Java-based interactive simulations linked to curriculum standards
Jiva Institute, India - Strategic planning for secondary-school IT training
Natoma drafted a strategic approach to provision of training in use of computers and the Internet for primary and secondary teachers in all schools in Bhutan and designed a pilot training program and workshop for training of the initial cohort of secondary teachers
Royal Government of Bhutan / Healing the Divide - Project-based learning for Turkish secondary schools
Natoma designed and delivered a prototype hands-on workshop helping secondary teachers introduce project-based learning into their classroom practices
Türkiye Bilisim Vakfi, Turkey - e-Learning for higher-education faculty
Natoma designed and led a series of three two-week workshops for higher-education faculty and others supporting the development of Web-based learning resources, e-learning and multimedia
Open Society Institute, Kazakhstan
Workshop participants, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Apple Staff Development: Private-sector teacher training in the US
During the 1990s, with JN4D, Ltd., Edmond Gaible provided curriculum development, training design and management services to seminal teacher-training projects for US-based corporations.
- Apple Staff Development
Launched in 1994, Apple Staff Development was the first nationwide technology-focused professional development program for US teachers. JN4D maintained a national network of trainers, delivering five courses focusing on technology integration, project-based learning and other key skills to over 12,000 teachers in elementary and secondary schools throughout the United States.
Edmond Gaible designed all training curricula and managed development of all training resources for these nationally renowned professional-development courses.
Apple Computer, USA
- Planning for Staff Development Multimedia CD
Working directly with researchers from the trailblazing Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) program, JN4D developed a multimedia planning tool enabling school districts and schools to design and plan their approach to technology-supported teacher professional development.
Edmond Gaible mapped the content structure of Planning for Staff Development, managed conversion of ACOT materials and resources, and directed on-site video shoots at ACOT schools and teacher-development centers.
Apple Computer, USA
