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Purpose
Purpose
What? Why? How?
What? Why? How?
What: EO 2020-35 allows schools 5 days of professional development prior to the onset of remote learning in order to acclimate educators to the remote learning environment and tools. This time counts as instructional time for students and is a one-time allowance to us because of COVID 19.
Why: To serve the Cedar Springs Public Schools students and educators with consistent tools and mindsets for this new way of operating. To create collaborative support teams to navigate the situation together.
How: Through asynchronous and synchronous learning and collaboration in order to plan lessons and support one another. CSPS educators will explore several required modules and choose other modules that will serve their individual or team learning needs. Much of this professional development can be completed with flexible scheduling throughout the week of April 13, but could spill into the week of April 20, to allow educators to care for their families.
Learning Goals
Learning Goals
Virtual Meetings
Understand how to use Google Hangouts Meet or Zoom for virtual meetings or to record your instruction.
Determine which virtual meeting format will work best for your classes.
Identify settings in virtual meetings which will help with security and managing classes who meet synchronously.
Learn how to identify the phone number of a virtual meeting so that all students can participate, regardless of device.
Plan with your team for norms/expectations when meeting with students virtually.
Voice Calls
Know how to make phone calls to families and students without sharing your personal phone number.
Choose whether to set up a Google Voice phone number or dial *67 prior to calling.
Commit to checking your school voice mail remotely each day.
Student Engagement
Identify 3 engagement techniques (from a list of many) to incorporate in the next 3 weeks of remote learning. Brainstorm with your team techniques to pique the interest and curiosity of your students to bring them back week after week.
Identify strategies to overcome barriers to remote learning participation.
With your team, develop a plan to track engagement and respond to lack of engagement.
Zoom Requirements
Zoom Requirements
A great tool for video meetings; added security measures are required for CSPS teachers
Teaching and Teching From Home
Teaching and Teching From Home
Sessions to help guide your work
Google Meet Security and Reference Guide
Google Meet Security and Reference Guide
Google Meet + Classroom
Google Meet + Classroom
Manage your Meets well.
Google Hangouts Meet Quickstart
Google Hangouts Meet Quickstart
A quick guide to get you started with setting up meetings that allow for video, voice, or a combination of participation levels
(15 minutes of reading)
Google Hangouts Meet Tutorials
Google Hangouts Meet Tutorials
Short video guides to highlight the features of this tool
(9 videos, each 3-8 minutes)
Google Voice/ Hangout Meet Calling
Google Voice/ Hangout Meet Calling
Allow parents or students to text or call you without having your real phone number
(15 minutes of video and adjusting your own settings)
Student Engagement
Student Engagement
Acclimate yourself to the norms of remote learning
(20-30 minutes of reading and discussion with your planning team)
Overcoming Online Learning Barriers
Overcoming Online Learning Barriers
How can we engage our students in the content, learning activities, and assessments? How can we prevent feelings of frustration or isolation and keep them motivated?
(20-30 minutes of reading and discussion with your planning team)
Harvard University's Best Practices: Teach Remotely
Harvard University's Best Practices: Teach Remotely
General advice, platforms and norms, accessibility, and more
Choose your Learning
Choose your Learning
Choose to learn about new tools or brush up on how to use familiar tools, register for a webinar, allow yourself some grace, or collaborate with colleagues who are tech gurus. No matter what you choose, carefully track your learning to qualify for DPPD.
Choose to learn about new tools or brush up on how to use familiar tools, register for a webinar, allow yourself some grace, or collaborate with colleagues who are tech gurus. No matter what you choose, carefully track your learning to qualify for DPPD.
NEW: Intro to Computer Science Standards for K-5 educators (Earn 3 SCECHs)
NEW: Intro to Computer Science Standards for K-5 educators (Earn 3 SCECHs)
NEW: Positivity and Motivating Students Virtually
NEW: Positivity and Motivating Students Virtually
NEW: Holding Students Accountable
NEW: Holding Students Accountable
What to do when expectations are not met.
NEW: Building Relationships in a Virtual Setting
NEW: Building Relationships in a Virtual Setting
NEW: Mental Health Do's and Don'ts
NEW: Mental Health Do's and Don'ts
Resources for supporting students virtually, including a crisis intervention process and de-escalation tips.
NEW: Resiliency, Stress and Grief: Managing Through COVID19
NEW: Resiliency, Stress and Grief: Managing Through COVID19
Dr. Scott Solberg from Boston University describes a way of understanding our varied reactions to the disruptions to home, school and work and the many insecurities brought about by COVID-19. We can more effectively cope and navigate through the many new challenges brought on by this pandemic by engaging in a range of key resiliency efforts. You can find resources referenced in this webinar here: https://bit.ly/2KC3R3U
Anita Archer: Explicit Instruction Online (part 1)
Anita Archer: Explicit Instruction Online (part 1)
ONLINE Teaching of Strategies, Concepts, and Vocabulary Terms
Anita Archer: Explicit Instruction Online (part 2)
Anita Archer: Explicit Instruction Online (part 2)
Teaching of Facts, Knowledge and Content-Area Passage Reading. Includes a discussion on best practices for providing independent practice work for students
Using CHAMPS in a remote setting
Using CHAMPS in a remote setting
How to clarify expectations for student behavior during virtual learning activities
Personalized Help
Personalized Help
Schedule some time with a guru for individual problem-solving
Google for Education
Google for Education
Training for specific G Suite for Education Tools, like Slides, Docs, Classroom, Forms, and many more.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media
Support for working through COVID19
Let Yourself Off the Hook
Let Yourself Off the Hook
Disrupted routines and shifts in ways of operating are difficult. Give yourself some grace. This podcast will help!
Kent ISD's Technology Use Professional Learning Resources
Kent ISD's Technology Use Professional Learning Resources
Choose your topics and resources from a helpful list, curated by our tech gurus
Teaching and Teching
Teaching and Teching
KISD Educational Technology department's special offerings for Remote Learning PD
Engaging Children for Remote Learning from Home with Ellin Oliver Keene
Engaging Children for Remote Learning from Home with Ellin Oliver Keene
Engaging Children for At-Home Learning with Ellin Oliver Keene
Engaging Children for At-Home Learning with Ellin Oliver Keene
Teacher Training and Support
Teacher Training and Support
Engagement, Assessment and Feedback, Special Populations, Core Content, Mental Health and many other categories for learning from KISD.
Transitioning to Remote Learning
Transitioning to Remote Learning
MVU's courses designed to help our shift.
(SCECHs offered)
Google Classroom Quickstart
Google Classroom Quickstart
A quick guide to get you started
Chromebooks Classroom Podcasts
Chromebooks Classroom Podcasts
Video tutorials for ideas to teach remotely
Video Tools
Video Tools
Ideas from KISD for creating content & check-ins on students', parents', and colleague’s wellbeing
The Learning Keeps Going
The Learning Keeps Going
Free tools, strategies, tips and best practices for teaching online.
This includes an educator help desk and webinars.
Graduation Alliance
Graduation Alliance
Webinars to help educators use their expertise, empathy and creativity to provide the flexibility, accountability and support students will need to succeed during this challenging time
Student Engagement
Student Engagement
A variety of options from KISD to explore student engagement in a remote learning environment
Open Up Resources
Open Up Resources
Building equitable SEL experiences during COVID 19
Reading with Relevance
Reading with Relevance
Popular novels like Esperanza Rising, The Hate U Give, and The 57 Bus—selected for their relevant, engaging social and emotional themes—with a structured Teachers Guide
K-8 English & Math
K-8 English & Math
Look ahead for opportunities for additional support in weeks to come
Look ahead for opportunities for additional support in weeks to come
Register for a live webinars, watch tutorial videos, and learn step-by-step instructions to get your classes up and running.
For additional resources and technical support:
For technical support:
Email: i-ReadySupport@cainc.com
Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. ET
Phone: 800.225.0248
Julie McDowell will be serving as dedicated support for Cedar Springs Public Schools. Julie’s support will include weekly offerings on topics such as strategically assigning lessons, monitoring students’ online progress, engaging students and families, and exploring Teacher Toolbox resources, as well as general Q & A. If you’d like to schedule a session at a different time, please let Robin DeLine know. To engage in the webinars and virtual meetings, click the link below each date.
Recorded Sessions
Recorded Sessions
Track your Learning
Track your Learning
Upload DPPD to MOECS
Upload DPPD to MOECS
Keep your certification up-to-date. June 2020 is the last chance to register your DPPD.
Track Your Meeting or Learning Time
Track Your Meeting or Learning Time
Track your DPPD here, with each learning path you choose. Your PDF certificate will serve as an agenda, sign in, and proof of time.
Additional Options
Additional Options
MDE's List of Approved PD Opportunites
MDE's List of Approved PD Opportunites
Free and Low-Cost Options Approved for Certificate Renewal and Progression.
Includes a free course for school counselors who need College and Military SCECHs
MDE's online catalog of SCECHs.
MDE's online catalog of SCECHs.
Additional professional learning options for educators through MDE’s online SCECH catalog
Renewing your teacher certification June 30, 2020?
Renewing your teacher certification June 30, 2020?
Important information regarding total credits needed to renew
Important information regarding total credits needed to renew
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