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A new series of online professional development workshops is being offered to our members by Winsor at no cost. You read that right - absolutely free! These sessions will be delivered by Winsor’s Orton-Gillingham certified reading specialists. This is a perfect opportunity to sharpen teachers’ skills and refine how they teach and how their students learn.
Beginning immediately, you can sign up for any of the professional development workshops here. All sessions are first-come, first-served. These sessions will fill up fast. To sign up today, click here.
In addition, Winsor is providing three weeks of lesson plans that parents can use to teach and reinforce progress in reading for their children, grades K-5. There is absolutely no cost to parents, schools, or districts to download these resources. To download, go to: https://bit.ly/2QqALbi.
Virtual one-on-one coaching sessions with Apple Professional Learning specialists are available for free to help educators hone their approach to online student learning and workflows. Send an email to appleprofessionallearning@apple.com to request a virtual coaching session.
The App Store has curated the Learn and Study From Home collection to help educators and parents get the most out of their Apple products.
Find best practices for how to clean your Apple products here.
As a resource during this coronavirus pandemic, HMH is offering Waggle (https://www.hmhco.com/programs/waggle) free of charge to districts as they navigate these changes in instructional delivery and virtual learning environments for students. If you would like to sign up, please reach out to Michael Ward at Michael.ward@hmhco.com or Danna Fox at Danna.fox@hmhco.com to get started right away.
Scholastic has opened a website with free instructional content for students while away from school. They are designed to limit the need for printing and allow students to learn independently or with their families. Click (here) for additional information on Scholastic Learn at Home. This is just FYI for schools to review for use as a resource. As always, we appreciate our partners for stepping up to try and help our students and schools in a time of need. Look over the lessons. They may be a help to your district, and it is free!!
Use the link above to access Corwin's Resources for Teaching online. You will find links, instructional best practices and quick tips.