Assessment drives instruction and is at the core of instructional design. This session will discuss the importance and best practices surrounding summative and formative assessment. We will provide strategies and tools to assess student learning across various grade and ability levels in a virtual setting.
Parent communication is a critical part of the job for special education teachers. Various technology resources can bring many benefits to assist in communication and help reach families in different ways. Tips, tricks, and lessons learned will be shared on etiquette of parent communication.
Is your New Year's resolution to get organized? In this session, participants will learn various tools and tricks to enhance their every day workflow and organizational skills. Learning how to create and set up digital planbooks, will make planning for instruction a breeze. In the field of education, efficiency is everything!
“Kids are falling behind.” You’ve likely heard this phrase countless times in the months since school closures and virtual instruction slammed into the landscape of K-12 education. While it has received more attention in recent months, the need for academic recovery existed long before March 2020. In this session, participants will explore best practices relating to closing academic gaps among learners and discuss real-life classroom examples of setting up and implementing systematic instruction to promote academic recovery.