Apple Regional Training Centre

Regional Training Centre programme helps teachers bring learning to life with digital technology. A nationwide network of Apple-approved Regional Training Centres (RTC) coach primary and secondary teachers in the use of Apple’s award-winning software packages - giving them the know-how to enliven school lessons with images, video and sound.

The Regional Training Centre programme builds on the experience and achievements of many teachers already using Apple technology in the classroom. The programme covers the UK and Ireland, offering all school staff the opportunity to attend a course relevant to their curriculum interests and needs.

Middleton and Rochdale CLCs are a designated Apple RTC, supported by GBM Technologies Ltd, Manchester and our programme for 2009 is available at Apple RTC Programme 2009. To book a place please contact Melody Smith on 01706 630191 or email melody.smith@rochdaleclcs.co.uk.

The Creative Teacher

Today’s teachers recognise how technology can motivate children to learn through exciting and creative approaches to teaching. A generation of “digital natives” has grown up absorbing information from television, computers, video games, mobile phones and PDAs.

Apple’s reputation in education is synonymous with creativity. At Regional Training Centres, teachers can discover how the Mac platform offers digital solutions for all subjects in the curriculum; learn how Apple’s creative tools can help children learn more effectively; and explore how technology can break down barriers between different ability groups and between the classroom and the outside world.

RTCs focus their training on the curriculum-enhancing opportunities of using iLife, the multimedia software that comes with every new Mac, and features Apple’s award-winning iMovie HD, iPhoto, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb applications. Teachers are also introduced to more advanced software applications, including Final Cut Express and Logic Express, and even Apple’s Professional Applications to help give older students a head start in preparing for careers in the creative industries. Teachers who attend a course at a Regional Training Centre will discover that the Mac platform offers robust, stable, easily integrated solutions and that Macs can work seamlessly alongside PCs. Apple technology is famously easy to use, and beginners can learn quickly and intuitively. With Apple, the technology never gets in the way of the creative process.