About DETA

This is part one of a two part series. DETA 1 and DETA 2 are graduate level courses which are part of a professional development partnership between the School Board of Broward County and the Teaching and Leadership Center at Florida Atlantic University. Both courses are co-taught by FAU professors and School Board of Broward County instructors. The school board pays the tuition for Broward County teachers to attend.

About This Episode

In this episode Dr. Jeanine Gendron, Director of Instruction Technology and Randy Stephen, Instructional Technology Specialist and DETA Project Manager, give an overview of the DETA I district initiative.

In DETA 1 teachers are introduced to the theory and process of project-based learning. DETA 1 teachers learn instructional strategies integrating digital tools into daily classroom practice. Participants create a project-based unit plan demonstrating the integration of digital strategies, digital resources, and standards into core curriculum areas.