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Planning Your School Year: The Curriculum Box and Beyond
Planning Your School Year: The Curriculum Box and Beyond
Please join us as Mrs. Laura Mukerji presents this relevant topic. Mrs. Mukerji has been a teacher with the RVA for 8 years. She has a degree in Secondary English Education from Emporia State University. Mrs.Mukerji is a member of Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society and the National Council of Teachers of English. In addition, she is a home mentor with the RVA providing her years of experience creating an engaging and thriving home learning environment. Her dual roles of teacher and home mentor give her a thorough understanding of curriculum options, development, and application for homeschool parents. She is the mom of three girls ages 8, 6, and 2 and the wife of, in her words, an awesome husband. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, the Avett Brothers Band, cooking, traveling and exploring new cultures. By attending, you will learn the following:
- Tips for creating a homeschool vision and good habits that will make for an effective school year.
- Tips for identifying individual student goals and planning those into your year.
- Tips for creating an effective daily, weekly, and monthly schedule.
- Tips for understanding the tools in their curriculum box and using that to plan an awesome year.
Technology Talk: A Three Part Series
Technology Talk: A Three Part Series
Technology Talk Part 1
Mrs. Jenna Versch has been a teacher with the RVA for 4 years. Currently, she is a 7th grade Language Arts Teacher as well as the Middle School Student Services Coordinator. Mrs. Versch has 12 years of teaching experience and holds a Master's Degree in Educational Technology. She states that she has always had a passion for technology tools and integration. In addition, Mrs. Versch reportedly enjoys trying out new educational technology tools and engaging students to keep learning exciting. She and her husband Paul are the proud parents of three-year-old twins.Technology Talk Part 1
- Unpacking Gmail and its uses in the virtual world of communication.
- Discover where and what functions there are for optimization of personalized settings.
- Tips and tricks to stay organized with your email.
Technology Talk Part 2
Leigh Sisneros has been on staff with the RVA for 2 years as a high school English teacher and is also one of the Blended Learning Coordinators. Leigh has 14 years of teaching experience with 7 of those being in an online environment. She holds a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership, is a Google Certified Educator and has experience as a technology coach. Leigh considers her biggest technological breakthroughs to be the realization that “you can’t break it” and “there is no shame in asking.” Her interests include spending time outdoors and reading. Leigh lives on a hobby farm near Lake Michigan with her husband, two kids and a handful of animals. She reports owning a hobby farm keeps her grounded while teaching teenagers keeps her connected.Technology Talk Part 2
- Discover how Google Calendar can work for you
- Stay organized with Google Drive and move into a paperless world
- Tips and tricks to manage life and stay organized with life's busy schedule and important documents.
Technology Talk Part 3
Technology Talk Part 3
In Part Three, you will learn many features of RVA Online/Buzz (the online platform where students access RVA Online Course content) such as:
- How to navigate RVA Online/Buzz.
- How your student(s) can set themselves up for success.
- How to your student(s) can organize their school space.
Mindfulness - How to Build Resilience When Life Gets Tough
Mindfulness - How to Build Resilience When Life Gets Tough
Please join us for the next webinar in the RVA Mentor Series "Using Mindfulness to Develop Resiliency When Life Falls Apart." Our speaker, Pam Beron is on staff with the RVA as a Middle School Special Education Teacher. She has special training on this topic and has experienced her own season of life falling apart. You won't want to miss this!
- Become more aware of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions as well as your surroundings.
- Train your brain to respond to a situation in a way you choose, rather than with a default response.
- Bring more ease and gentleness into your daily life.
- Use apps and websites to cultivate your own mindfulness practice to build resiliency.
It’s Okay to Make Mistakes: The Importance of a Growth Mindset
It’s Okay to Make Mistakes: The Importance of a Growth Mindset
Please join us for the as our speakers Becky Born, Alison Reilly, and Kari Logterman present "It's Okay to Make Mistakes:
The Importance of a Growth Mindset." You will what a growth mindset is, the importance of having one in education, and motivational tools/strategies for home mentors to use to encourage students to have a growth mindset. In this webinar where you will learn:
- What is a fixed versus a Growth Mindset?
- The importance of having a Growth Mindset in education.
- Motivational tools and strategies for home mentors to use to encourage students to have a growth mindset.
Anxiety: How to recognize it, Manage it, and when to seek help
Anxiety: How to recognize it, Manage it, and when to seek help
Please join us as Karla Svedarsky presents this relevant topic. Anxiety has likely touched your life or the life of someone you care about. Karla has a story of hope and healing and plans on presenting the following pertinent information:
- What is anxiety and how to recognize it?
- Skills to help manage and overcome test anxiety.
- Skills to cope with generalized and social anxiety.
- Skills to deal with feeling alone and/or misunderstood.
- Signs you may want to seek help and where to go for help..
Making the Most of the High school Years
Making the Most of the High school Years
Please join us as Kathy Alexandar, the RVA Director of Pupil Services/ RVA High School Counselor and Taryn Reardon, RVA High School Counselor present: "Making the Most of the High School Years." You can look forward to learn the following as you enjoy this webinar presentation.
- An understanding of the RVA graduation requirements.
- What classes your student(s) can take in high school that will create opportunities after high school graduation
- What needs to be done during high school to be ready for college or a career after graduation.
Stages of Writing Development
Stages of Writing Development
Shari Culver, an RVA Grade PK -- Grade 5 Elementary School teacher has put together this informative recording about the early stages of writing development that generally occur between the ages of two and eight. In this recording, Shari explains:
- How young children move through a series of stages as they are learning to write.
- What those stages are and how the stages reflect a child’s growing knowledge of the conventions of print.
- How home mentors can support their child’s writing development and how to encourage them at every stage.
Quality Quarantine
Quality Quarantine
In this webinar, Josh Duwe offers it's viewers an opportunity to process during these unprecedented times of worldwide pandemic as well as discover new directions in becoming. Topics discussed will guide one to:
- Renew a sense of awareness for the opportunities within adversity.
- Develop a new sense of purpose and mission going forward.
- Tune in to your own personal GPS.
- Set a tone for the weeks and months ahead.
- Discover new ways to personally grow.
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