Apple Classroom - Apple Classroom is a powerful tool that will allow you to manage your students iPads efficiently, making the most out of your limited class time, and unleashing their creative potential through their iPad. You’ll learn to create classes, and manage student iPads or Macs from your own iPad or Mac. Apple Classroom provides a simple way to send students files and share their work with the class. It also provides a quick tool to lock student iPads in order to direct their attention. You'll be able to quickly direct students where you need them to go, and have an efficient tool to help oversee student groups. This tool is a game changer and you’ll quickly see the many ways that it can transform what you and your students can accomplish using technology!
Reading is a complex process and literacy development begins at a very young age. This course will focus on gaining understandings in the fundamental components of emergent literacy including phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, orthographic mapping, phonics, language, and vocabulary and how each of these relate to and build on the overall literacy experiences and competencies of our students. This session is designed for those who are new to foundational literacy and also those who want or need a reminder or booster. We will plan on meeting synchronously for between 3-4 hours. (dates TBD)
Canvas Teacher Workshop for Secondary Educators - This self-paced course is made for secondary teachers who want to develop their skills in Canvas and build new content. Over two weeks we will explore topics including new Canvas features for engaged, self-paced learning, effective course design, building assessments for goal setting and reflection, and developing a responsive digital classroom culture. We will meet synchronously 3 - 4 times to reflect on best practices and provide feedback on the content you are creating. At the end of the course, you will leave with modules organized, assessments ready, and a toolbox of resources for a dynamic school year teaching digital learners in person.
In Person June 23 & 24 from 8:30am-12:30pm. The Pyramid Model provides guidance on research-based practices that can promote social-emotional competence of all children and prevent challenging behaviors. This session will focus on designing classroom/learning environments that support the widest range of young learners. Environments that are well designed can act as a “second teacher” to reduce the likelihood of challenging behaviors and also promote strong standards-supported learning outcomes for young children. Pyramid Model tools and strategies will be discussed and showcased. *Course supported by Pyramid Model resources, materials and book.
Apple Tools - Join in as we explore tools built right in to your Mac and iPad! We’ll explore creative ways to use free apps and features, as well as accessibility tools that are great for all students! We will also look at ways that students can creatively show what they know through their iPad, and you’ll have your own chance to create an interactive workbook to use with your students!
Canvas Teacher Workshop for Elementary Educators - In this course we will be diving deeper into Canvas and building a course utilizing the many powerful features of Canvas. You’ll have the opportunity to build a course for the upcoming year, focusing on best practices utilizing Canvas in the classroom. We’ll take advantage of all we learned about Canvas during virtual learning and beyond, to make it an even more powerful tool for in-person learning moving forward.
What Does Grading For Learning Look Like? Part I Are you needing more than just theory and pedagogy? Do you want the How To approaches that will move your instruction and assessment practices to the next level? Through independent reading, collaboration opportunities, and group discussions of the book A Teacher's Guide to Standards-Based Learning (An Instruction Manual for Adopting Standards-Based Grading, Curriculum, and Feedback) by Tammy Heflebower, you will glean the knowledge to shift towards SBG practices. A copy of this book will be provided to you prior to the course start. Audience: 6-12, all content area teachers Books will be provided for this book study.
Compassion resilience is strongly informed by research and best practices related to resilience, positive psychology, compassion fatigue, organizational psychology, and mindfulness. This course can help educators develop skills to manage their expectations, set professional and personal boundaries, build effective collegial relationships, and practice effective healthy self-care.
Canvas Teacher Workshop for Elementary Educators - In this course we will be diving deeper into Canvas and building a course utilizing the many powerful features of Canvas. You’ll have the opportunity to build a course for the upcoming year, focusing on best practices utilizing Canvas in the classroom. We’ll take advantage of all we learned about Canvas during virtual learning and beyond, to make it an even more powerful tool for in-person learning moving forward.
What Does Grading For Learning Look Like? Part II Are you needing more examples for your specific content area? In addition to collaboration and discussions using the book A Teacher's Guide to Standards-Based Learning (An Instruction Manual for Adopting Standards-Based Grading, Curriculum, and Feedback) by Tammy Heflebower, supported excerpts from Making Grades Matter by Matt Townsely, How to Grade For Learning by Ken O’Connor, as well as From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps by Kay Burke will be provided to help round out your journey towards SBG practices. Join me for a hands-on, make-n-take assessment design and grading tools adventure. Audience: 6-12, all content area teachers You must attend Part I in order to attend Part II Books will be provided for this book study.
In Person July 28 & 29 from 8:30am-12:30pm. The Pyramid Model provides guidance on research-based practices that can promote social-emotional competence of all children and prevent challenging behaviors. This session will focus on designing classroom/learning environments that support the widest range of young learners. Environments that are well designed can act as a “second teacher” to reduce the likelihood of challenging behaviors and also promote strong standards-supported learning outcomes for young children. Pyramid Model tools and strategies will be discussed and showcased. *Course supported by Pyramid Model resources, materials and book.
