This special session offered by the experts at BreakoutEDU will train you on how to use the physical kits we have available in every building as well as the hundreds of digital games in their platform to inspire problem solving and creativity in your classroom. 

Google Workspace gets new features on an almost daily basis. This academy will summarize some of the most noteworthy additions for educators, and how you can combine them to make collaborative & time-saving workflows. We'll also help you use the features you do know in a way that meets our best practice recommendations. 

Edpuzzle is a tool that lets you assign videos to your students and sprinkle formative assessment questions throughout to check for comprehension. It works in combination with Schoology to make it super easy to deliver assignments to your classes. This session is appropriate for beginners to Edpuzzle, but will also give updates for existing users on new features and customizations.

Discover how to empower students to meaningfully create and share their thoughts. In this hands-on session, educators will learn the basics of Adobe Express, use guided activities to build assignments, and create a classroom for their students.

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Discover how to enrich students’ learning by using generative AI in the classroom. In this session, educators will learn how to craft and refine generative AI prompts to create graphics and text and teach career-ready skills for any subject. 

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Nearpod is an instructional platform that merges formative assessment and dynamic media for collaborative learning experiences. Upload existing materials or customize over thousands of pre-made, standards-aligned lessons for all K-12 subjects. Students can learn via a live lesson, or complete assignments independently. Easily integrates with Schoology!

Kami is an app that can transform any existing document into an interactive learning experience. You can use it in combination with Schoology to distribute & collect worksheets online. Students engage with Kami's user-friendly and vibrant interface, encouraging creativity as they demonstrate their learning with rich markup and collaboration tools. This session will show you how to get the most out of Kami, and have success with the Schoology integration. We’ll highlight new features for this school year too.

Elevate learning, engagement, and creativity with WeVideo! In this workshop, you will learn video editing fundamentals as you run through the flow of creating, editing, and publishing a video. You’ll learn how to access pre-made assignments in WeVideo’s assignment library to make student multimedia-creation a regular part of your teaching practice. Watch your students come alive with WeVideo!

Discover how to leverage Google's NotebookLM, which will allow you to build your own mico-knowledgebase for analyzing multiple sources (such as comparing scope and sequences, lesson plans, or assessment data), making decisions (where can I adjust instruction to improve outcomes), and creating content (study guides, FAQs, or even podcasts of your materials)

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Now that we've migrated to Gmail, you may want to revisit the basics and get comfortable before the school year begins. This training will walk you through your own Gmail & Google Calendar and how it works. 

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OK... well maybe not steal. Nevertheless, this session will help you explore the thousands of lessons available in our Nearpod Premium Plus subscription, and highlight the Parkland district library, which has almost 1000 lessons specifically curated by Parkland teachers. 

This session is meant to highlight new features and functionality that has been added to Kami's Schoology integration to make grading and communication easier than ever! We will also include an overview if you've never used Kami in Schoology, and help you follow best practices when creating a Kami assignment. 

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Participants will take away ideas on how to combine specific features and templates in Kami with their Math instructional content. 

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This session goes beyond simply how to use Edpuzzle and focuses on how to use it effectively to assess students, ensure full participation, and make data-driven decisions. Slides

From science and history documentaries to personal narratives, student media projects are a great way to increase engagement and enhance learning outcomes across content areas. In this session, teachers will design a media project to implement with students! We’ll share curricular resources and best practices for facilitating each stage of a media project from generating a topic to showcasing student work! By the end of this session, you’ll be ready to implement a student media project that builds academic vocabulary, content knowledge, and literacy while enhancing learning with 21st century skills!

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You know WeVideo as the great web-based video editor. But did you know it's also a quick, easy, and effective tool for Screencasting? Parkland's subscription to Screencastify will end at the end of the 23-24 school year. This session will help you transition to WeVideo for recording, editing, and sharing screencasts. Slides