Mission Archive

Apple

• What's New in iOS 11 - Teachers will look learn about new iOS features that can be used for instruction in the classroom - including app-smashing Safari and Notes to assist in research.
• Digital Storytelling with Clips - Teachers will learn how Clips can be used in the classroom to give students a creative tool for sharing what they have learned.

Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors*

In this session, Sherry Green and Amanda Massard will discuss various strategies to address challenging student behavior within the classroom. In addition, they will also discuss ways to help teachers survive the stress that comes with working with these challenging students.

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Harmony

Links to each school's Harmony site:

< CES > < CIS > < CCJHS > < CCHS > < HWES > < NMES > < SCES > < SCJSHS >

Staff are reminded to avoid using Internet Explorer when working in Harmony.

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Meeting the Needs of High Ability Learners

In this session, Jessica Dupaquier, Angie Miller, and Kacie Withers will discuss the expectations of classroom teachers in meeting the needs of HA (and high achieving) students in their classrooms. Strategies will be provided to help these learners reach their full potential.

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Office 365

Do you prefer Word to Docs? Would you rather use PowerPoint over Google Slides? Did you know that you can still use Office on a Chromebook? In this session, Marcie Lear will demonstrate how to access and use Office 365 - Microsoft's answer to cloud-based computing.

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OneNote and Class Notebook by Microsoft

OneNote and Class Notebook provides teachers with a tool that gives a personal workspace for every student, a content library for handouts, and a collaboration space for lessons and creative activities. Marcie Lear will demonstrate how teachers can use OneNote and Class Notebook to reinvent how they share content with their students.

Read a review of OneNote from Common Sense Education.

Positive Behavior Strategies for the PK-2 Classroom

In this session, Emily Kirkham will discuss strategies to address challenging behaviors exhibited by our youngest students. Teachers will leave the session with a better understanding of some of the underlying causes of these behaviors and have some new tools to use when challenging behaviors occur.

Using Chromebooks in the Classroom

In this session, Mark Carl will lead a discussion and exploration of how to use Chromebooks. Mark will demonstrate basic functionality as well as explore various apps and extensions that teachers and students can use to enhance instruction and learning.

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Using Seesaw Activities in the Classroom

In this session, Mark Carl will demonstrate how to create and use Seesaw Activities in the classroom. Teachers will be provided some time to begin building their own activities.

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Using Visuals in the Classroom

In this session Beth Boman will look at using visuals in the classroom. This will include visual schedules, rubrics, incentive charts, count down boards, and interactive books. Beth will discuss ways that student learning can be improved through visuals and look at Lesson Pix, and all it has to offer. The hope is to even have a bit of time to work and create materials for teachers' classrooms.

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Visualizing and Verbalizing

In this session, Sara Boone and Kim Rowe will introduce a program that they have been using at CES. The Visualizing and Verbalizing® (V/V®) program develops concept imagery—the ability to create an imagined or imaged gestalt from language—as a basis for comprehension and higher order thinking. The development of concept imagery improves reading and listening comprehension, memory, oral vocabulary, critical thinking, and writing. In this session we will provide key words for use in comprehension, develop skills necessary to visualize and discuss pictures and passages, demonstrate how to increase vocabulary, and use imagery to develop detailed sentences that answer comprehension questions.