Sessions: Students & Engagement

Students & Engagement: Pear Deck

Monday, July 25 @ 9:00-10:00

Wednesday, July 27 @ 10:00-11:00

Grades 3-12; Science & Math | Introduction to Gizmos is designed for teachers who have not used Gizmos with their students. You will leave the webinar being able to use Gizmos immediately in your classroom. An experienced ExploreLearning instructor and former Gizmos using teacher introduces the major features and functions of the Gizmos website and models how Gizmos can look in your classrooms.

Students & Engagement: Getting Started with Gizmos

Monday, July 25 @ 10:00-11:00

Monday, July 25 @ 11:00-12:00

Tuesday, July 26@ 3:00-4:30 (ZOOM)

Grades 3-12; Science & Math | Introduction to Gizmos is designed for teachers who have not used Gizmos with their students. You will leave the webinar being able to use Gizmos immediately in your classroom. An experienced ExploreLearning instructor and former Gizmos using teacher introduces the major features and functions of the Gizmos website and models how Gizmos can look in your classrooms.

Students & Engagement: Dreambox - What is it?

Monday, July 25 @ 12:00-12:30

Monday, July 25 @ 12:30-1:00

Monday, July 25 @ 1:00-1:30

K-8; Math: Beginner | Want to have an evidence-backed math program that intelligently adapts to each child? Are you a K-8 math teacher? Are you new to Deer Valley? Well this session is for you! During this session we will explore how to utilize Dreambox during your math block as an outer-circle activity.

Students & Engagement: Getting Techy With Learning Extensions

Monday, July 25 @ 1:30-3:00

Grades K-8 | Tier 2 time includes both re-teaching and extending learning. This session will support teachers with pre-planning meaningful extension activities centered around technology standards.

Students & Engagement: Expanding Your Gizmos Lessons

Monday, July 25 @ 1:30-3:00

Monday, July 25 @ 3:00-4:30

Tuesday, July 26 @ 1:30-3:00 (Zoom)

Grades 3-12; Science & Math; Experienced | "Expanding Your Gizmos Lessons" is for teachers who have used Gizmos with their students and want to see examples of how to modify the lesson materials for whole-class instruction, small group instruction, and more.

Students & Engagement: Games! Teaching Content with Online Games

Monday, July 25 @ 1:30-4:30

Wednesday, July 27 @ 1:30-4:30

Grades 3-12; all content areas; Beginner | Learn to easily incorporate games into your lessons. Quickly create games with your content on Quizlet, Gimkit, Blooket, and other gaming platforms. Play games as a student to see how quickly you can learn new information while having fun! This course will be going over the basics of these games and is meant for those that are beginners.

Students & Engagement: NoRedInk Premium

Tuesday, July 26 @ 9:00-10:00 (Zoom)

Wednesday, July 27 @ 9:00-10:00 (Zoom)

Grades 5-12; ELA & Social Studies; Beginner | Teachers please join us to learn all that NoRedInk Premium has to offer for grammar and writing instruction through Canvas.

Students & Engagement: EXPLORE! NoRedInk

Tuesday, July 26 @ 10:00-10:30 (Zoom)

Wednesday, July 27 @ 10:00-10:30 (Zoom)

Grades 5-12; ELA & Social Studies; Beginner & Experienced | Take this dedicated time to EXPLORE the use of NoRedInk, set up assignments, and get comfortable with the features.

STUDENTS & ENGAGEMENT: STEMscopes -- Advanced tools

Tuesday, July 26 @ 9:00-10:00

Grade 5; Science | Explore advanced tools to enhance STEMscopes 5E-based science curriculum that is digitally delivered and engaging students. We will show the various types of tools in the teacher toolbox for student engagement in STEMscopes and help your students deepen their understanding about phenomena.

STUDENTS & ENGAGEMENT: STEMscopes -- Assessment Package

Tuesday, July 26 @ 10:00-11:00

Grade 5; Science | In this 1-hour virtual session, educators will learn how to implement the STEMscopes assessment package by selecting questions, creating an assessment and assigning them to students. Teachers will learn how to review student results and plan for intervention and re-teaching.

Students & Engagement: Nearpod

Tuesday, July 26 @ 11:00-12:00

Wednesday, July 27 @ 11:00-12:00

Grades 6-12 | Teachers will be introduced to the interactive presentation tool called Nearpod! This session is meant to help participants create an account and learn how to use this tool effectively. Nearpod will increase student engagement through a variety of formative check-ins and experiences. This platform will enhance any presentation, as students will not just look at slides but will have the chance to participate in learning through review games, practice questions, and even virtual reality opportunities!

Students & Engagement: Got Research? How to DAZL your way through! Level 1 (6-12)

Tuesday, July 26 @ 12:30-1:00

Wednesday, July 27 @ 12:30-1:00

Grades 6-12 | Introduction Level 1 for teachers to learn how to explore and utilize the Digital Arizona Library (DAZL) for online reference materials, journal articles, photos & clips, and newspapers in a safer space. Come, explore and leave with ways to lead your age level students to search for materials that also provide; MLA/APA citations, printable features, and listenability. Take these strategies to start research into primary & secondary sources in your classroom.

Students & Engagement: Got Research? How to DAZL your way through! Level 1 (K-5)

Tuesday, July 26 @ 1:00-1:30

Wednesday, July 27 @ 1:00-1:30

K-5 Teachers; All content areas | Learn how to explore and utilize the Digital Arizona Library (DAZL) for online reference materials, journal articles, photos & clips, and newspapers in a safer space. Come, explore and leave with ways to lead your age level students to search for materials that also provide; MLA/APA citations, printable features, and listenability. Take these strategies to start research into primary & secondary sources in your classroom.

Students & Engagement: Duolingo for Schools

Tuesday, July 26 @ 3:00-4:30

Grades 6-12; Langauges |Learn about the features on the Duolingo for Schools platform for use in World Language classrooms. Get and share ideas about how to make this a benefit for your students and for you.

Students & Engagement: Amplify 102- Diving Deeper into mCLASS and Amplify Reading

Wednesday, July 27 @ 1:30-3:00

Wednesday, July 27 @ 3:00-4:30

K-5 Teachers; Reading; Experienced | Participants will learn how to use data dashboards, intervention lessons, and reports in mCLASS and Amplify Reading. Additionally, participants will learn how to use Amplify Reading to support literacy instruction in the classroom.