Empathy Through Design Thinking

Join us for a fast-paced design-thinking experience and leave with ideas on using this structure in your class. 

Examples: Understand a fictional or non-fictional character better by designing for their specific needs, learn how science and math concepts impact groups differently, design solutions based on real-life issues important to our community. 

Let's Play!

Review Games

Come play some simple, low-prep games that make review more fun for everyone. 

Mapping ClassroOm Spaces

Join us as we share

strategies for creating an effective learning space and imagine what your room for next school year could look like.

THE Learning Game

Test your knowledge of research-based teaching and learning practices while sharing new strategies for implementing them in your classroom. 

Glowforge Make & Take

Learn how to make ornaments, gift tags, and more on the Glowforge laser cutter.

Thinking Routines

Practice a variety of thinking routines that focus on introducing, digging deeper, and analyzing ideas. 

Simple Strategies for Class Review & Reflection

Join us for a Lunch and Learn on reflection and review strategies that you can use with your entire class, no matter what age level you teach. Strategies may include one-pagers, +1, digital breakouts, and hexagonal thinking.

Tech Tools Workshop 

Discover some of the tech tools we think are worth trying in 2022.

EXPLORING THE WORLD THROUGH VR

Discover the capabilities of virtual reality, including how to take students on virtual field trips.

S.L.I.M.E. VISION BOARD

Join us to create your own 2022 vision boards!

Using John Spencer's SLIME Method, you'll have a chance to reflect and visualize your goals for this year in a fun, creative way.

Parlay

Learn how we can use this interactive discussion tool through a live demo. 

TECH TOOLS

We have all learned a lot over the 20-21school year, including some great tech tools. Tech Tools to be covered: Pear Deck, Canva, Apple Classroom, Newsela, EdPuzzle, Formative, Jamboard, and Membean.

SUMMER 20/20

Summer 20/20 is a series of online webinars led by teachers for teachers.  The series was created in order to better prepare Paideia faculty for virtual schooling during the Coronavirus pandemic.  Topics included Google Classroom, Peardeck, EdPuzzle, Jamboard, and many other technology tools.

EDCAMP PAIDEIA

Edcamps allow educators to collaboratively determine session topics the day of the event. Participants will generate possible topics of interest and determine where the conversations go. They encourage educators to facilitate sessions by sharing experiences; conversations not planned presentations. Through informal discussions, participants learn from one another.  Learn more about Edcamps here.

APPLE CLASSROOM

Apple Classroom is a  powerful new iPad app that helps you, guide learning, share  work, manage student devices. Please see video or stop by technology for more information.

NEWSELA

Newsela is an online library that delivers current events stories and articles tailor-made for classroom use. Indexed by broad theme (e.g. War and Peace, Arts, Science, Health, Law, Money), stories are both student-friendly and can be accessed in different formats by reading level.  News stories are also available in Spanish. In this workshop, participants got to know the Newsela platform and learn about the PRO features.

VISIBLE LEARNING ROUTINES

Thinking routines are simple protocols for exploring ideas and topics in your classroom. These routines emphasize several ways of making students' thinking visible to you, themselves and one another. Yet, they require few materials and are easy to implement. They can be used with any topic where you want your students to form a deeper understanding - from addition to poetry to art history to the Industrial Revolution.

Google Apps 2.0

This workshop was designed to take your love for all things Google to the next level. Come join us to learn power user tips and tricks for using Google Docs, Forms, Slides and more in your classroom.