PurpleZA, leader Professional Development for Teachers is launching a new gamified platform that puts individual teachers in charge of their professional development and Google certifications. The new platform will enable motivated, self-directed learners to improve their own skills and discover new ways to use technology to enhance teaching and learning.
PurpleZA, an education partner of Digicloud Africa and Google for Education Innovator Project, is one of the few African organizations to achieve Google Cloud Specialization in Education Services. The organization connects educational technology and pedagogy to help teachers transform teaching and learning. PurpleZA courses are fun and highly engaging, providing motivation in the form of sparkling confetti, badges, and rewards as participants progress through the levels of training.
PurpleZA Director Eileen Basson said: “Teachers are highly engaged and want to learn more when training is meaningful, targeted, relevant, and available at a time that fits their schedule. Our Workshops, Webinars , good online courses meet these needs and empower teachers. They allow teachers to choose what, when, and how they learn, and they allow teachers to immediately implement new ideas. Practical examples and editable resources are also provided to help you learn. The training is also gamified, so players report that they get “a little obsessed with the confetti” that appears on the screen as you earn points. I am. ”
She says teachers are also choosing to log into PurpleZA on weekends and before dawn to hone their skills and get new ideas to enhance their instruction.
Fellow PurpleZA Director Lindsey Wessner said PurpleZA has been helping teachers drive change in teaching and learning since its founding. She said PurpleZA focuses on progressive pedagogy, hands-on courses, personalized and differentiated learning, innovative technology, measurable outcomes, and teacher evaluation and motivation. I am.
She said: “Until now, this platform and all courses have been offered to schools on a subscription basis. However, we have seen significant demand from teachers who want to enroll themselves in training, perhaps if their school is not subscribed to PurpleZA. To meet this need, our LaunchPad platform will go live later this month.”
The new platform will give individual teachers access to all PurpleZA courses, including Google Workspace for Education, Chrome, Google Classroom training, and Google certification courses.
Learn at your own pace
Mr. Wesner said: “Professional development training is often a one-off and one-size-fits-all. Teachers of all ages, subjects, and skill levels can now enjoy the anonymity and flexibility of self-paced online learning, allowing them to learn at their own pace without the embarrassment. . Once people start, it will definitely gain momentum. ”
PurpleZA has trained and inspired over 12,500 teachers in-person and online. The teacher has completed over 58,000 learning units and her 11,500 Google-specific courses on the gamified professional development platform. To date, PurpleZA has supported 260 of her educators in achieving Level 1 Google Certified Educator status, 106 in achieving Level 2 Google Certified Educator status, and 5 of her I am now a Google Certified Trainer.
Schools and teachers using PurpleZA professional development tools report that the results are transformative in management and teaching, with teachers feeling more confident and skilled in incorporating technology into their teaching.
Basson said: “We're creating a change in the entire culture of the school. When teachers see real-life examples of how technology can be incorporated into education, it speaks to them.”
Candice Erasmus, Education and Change Management Leader at Digicloud Africa said: “PurpleZA is really making waves and it's hard to find such a big name in the local education industry. They are true experts in education. We look for partners like PurpleZA who understand how they can benefit the entire classroom.”
Digicloud Africa, Google's enablement partner in Africa, is the sole reseller in Africa for Google products, Google Workspace, and Google Cloud Platform, and is also licensed to sell Chrome Enterprise and Google Education solutions.
