Google accepting applications for next Google Teacher Academy (GTA) in Chicago July 24-25

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTPRzzSCR5DQuQxSmaMOhLWtJoSxum198h5YhNzBB_oL3NV-lFzzDboSonmt2sOphz9zUl77rBWEE7GIynR9Sepk-5Xy-XlAKwY_w_WfiveEpAY3R7TGWmTTO8R52EhdYXNN6zJnuh5s/s200/google_education.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Google is now accepting applications for the next <a href="http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/google-teacher-academy.html">Google Teacher Academy (GTA)</a> in Chicago, Illinois on July 24-25. This is a great, free, professional development experience for educators that Google runs around the world. Teachers who have attended always give it rave reviews. If you use Google's tools, or plan to, and want to learn how to use them more effectively in education, this is your chance. </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The GTA is a free professional development experience designed to help educators from around the globe get the most from innovative technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, two-day event during which participants get hands-on experience with Google's free tools, learn about innovative instructional strategies, share with and teach colleagues, and immerse themselves in a supportive community of educators making impact.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Apply by June 10. Learn more and access the application on our webpage.   </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/s/%23gtachi"><b><span style="color: #427fed; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">#gtachi</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/google-teacher-academy.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/google-teacher-academy.html</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Educators who attend a Google Teacher Academy become Google Certified Teachers (GCTs). </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">GCTs are:</span></div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 30px; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-top: 5px;">Outstanding educators with a passion for using innovative technologies and approaches to improve teaching and learning.</li><li style="margin-top: 5px;">Creative leaders who understand opportunities and challenges, and have a desire to help empower others in their local community and beyond.</li><li style="margin-top: 5px;">Ambassadors for change who model high expectations, life-long learning, collaboration, equity, and innovation.</li></ul><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">They also receive access to more resources and events from Google. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img height="144" src="http://teacherstraining.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/google-certified-teacher.jpg" width="200" /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Google accepting applications for next Google Teacher Academy (GTA) in Chicago July 24-25

Google is now accepting applications for the next Google Teacher Academy (GTA) in Chicago, Illinois on July 24-25. This is a great, free, p...

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