MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST TRAINING FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS AND PRIVATE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE) Division of Curriculum & Instruction Career Pathway Project will be facilitating a Microsoft Office Specialist Expert Level training for middle and high school business education teachers and participating private non-public (PNP) school teachers from June 22 through July 27, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. As the department continues to enhance its career readiness programs, the Career Pathway Project has taken steps to train teachers to provide quality instruction to students and to help them prepare for careers upon graduation from high school or after college.

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification is the premier credential chosen by individuals seeking to validate their skills and advance their careers. MOS certification demonstrates that you have the skills to tap the full features and functionality of Microsoft Office. Teachers who successfully complete the training will receive a Microsoft Office Specialist Expert Certification in the Word and/or Excel course in which they are enrolled.

During each of the four day training modules in Word or Excel, participants will be engaged in real-world situations that will allow them to build and apply skills in everyday scenarios. Microsoft Word is the de facto standard in business for creating documents such as letters, invitations, term papers, flyers, resumes, novels and other documents. Excel is a spreadsheet application, typically used to display and manipulate numerical data. Microsoft Excel provides data organization and analysis tools that enable users to sort, extract and generate charts from spreadsheet data. These courses include advanced Microsoft Office Word and Excel functions that will enhance a teacher’s ability to provide quality lessons in their classrooms.

This training will be conducted entirely through video conferencing software, through vendor New Horizons, and does not require teachers to be physically present in a classroom setting.  

For more information, please contact Frank Leon Guerrero at flleonguerrero@gdoe.net or Sylvia Calvo at stcalvo@gdoe.net.

This activity is administered by the GDOE Federal Programs Division and funded by the U.S. Department of Education Consolidated Grant to the Outlying Areas.