March 2020

March Updates

Congratulations to #MTV16 Les McBeth’s newest Innovator, Isla! A shining moment during these crazy times. Have a baby on the way or other life or career updates? Let us know in our Innovator Newsletter submission form!

Our hearts are so full seeing all of your great ideas and support of one another in chat, the Google Group, and in all of your live events. You may have seen all of the fast-moving product updates, programming, and Teach from Home efforts. We’re excited to be joined by Dean Stokes and Dan Stratford next Wednesday, April 1st for an Innovator-only venue to share best practices and ask questions about products, techniques, and wellness.

Teach from Home Innovator Roundtable Wednesday April 1, 10am Pacific/6pm UK

Projects

Check out all of the amazing resources from Innovator projects that can help you in your teach from home efforts.

Playful PD from Kristin Welch - Bring some play into your distance PD
Python Challenges from James Abela - Challenge-based coding exercises for your students at home
Wilderness and Wonder from Carrie Hamilton - Ways to integrate nature while teaching from home
The Student Design Project from Joshua Wood - A framework to rally your students remotely around a community challenge and action
EduRate from Renee Bogacz - Rate and find quality virtual PD during distance learning
PowerUp PD from Federico Centeno - Use these great modules to help your colleagues achieve Level 1 Certification
EduProtocols from Marlena Heburn - Try protocols in your online facilitation
Access for All from Ian Davey - As your school tackles digital equity, review Ian’s framework for approaching

If you have any more, feel free to upload them to the EDU Activity App or share your resources with the Google for Education team here.

Community

Community is more important now than ever - so based on your great end-of-year survey results, we’ve been revamping our community offerings. Check them out here!

Our new website for calender, links, forms/signups for innovators and documentation

Share a news item for our newsletter each month (new baby, project update, call for help!)

A new public space where we'll be highlighting your projects, work, and public webinars.

Have a question/need support from a Googler? We're monitoring this form!

Our community focus group has tested the new Google Chat and we have some interest Rooms you can join just for Innovators to engage in synchronous chat with one another. Click here and add any of the rooms you’re interested in. Review this FAQ about joining a Chat Room here.

Interested in transitioning your organization to the new Google Chat in the coming weeks? We are having a special Q and A with the Chat product manager Wenjia. Join us Wednesday, April 22nd 10am Pacific.

Grow

Your amazing colleagues have signed up to share Innovator Sparks with you this year based on topics of interest you shared with our end-of-year survey. Sign up for one or all below:

It's an idea, it's a solution, or is it a company?! - Dr Christopher McGee #GTAATX14

Wednesday, April 15th, 8am Pacific.

UX Design for Education - Alice Turibio #BRZ17

Wednesday, April 29th, 4pm Pacific.

New Literacies: Teaching and Learning in a Connected Society - Mariana Ochs #BRZ19

Wednesday, May 6th, 4pm Pacific

Driven Data - Suzana Somers #LAX18

Wednesday, May 20th, 8am Pacific.

Fear, Failure and Frustation - Laura White #LON17

Wednesday, June 10th, 8am Pacific.

The Audacity of Light: Reevaluating Today's Classrooms as Learning Spaces - Devin Rossiter #LON19

Wednesday, June 24th, 4pm Pacific.