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Week One
Week One
Monday, Feb 1st
Monday, Feb 1st
Thursday, Feb 4th
Thursday, Feb 4th
3:00 - 3:55 Sessions
3:00 - 3:55 Sessions
Zoom Guided Reading K-3
Zoom Guided Reading K-3
Get a quick review and refresher on what's new in remote guided reading practices. We will reserve time for questions and sharing helpful hints.
Reflect Chrome Extension for Seesaw — Grades TK-3
Reflect Chrome Extension for Seesaw — Grades TK-3
Learn about the amazing Chrome web browser extension that makes Seesaw easier to use and create in. Learn with hands on examples how to use the extension both as a teacher and for your students too.
Google Sheets Pixel Art — All Grade levels
Google Sheets Pixel Art — All Grade levels
Click here to see an example. Learn how to make self-grading math assignments with google sheets. Correct answers reveal a mystery picture! Appropriate for any grade level.
Math Engagement w/ Whiteboard.fi — Grades 2+
Math Engagement w/ Whiteboard.fi — Grades 2+
We'll explore whiteboard.fi as a way to monitor and engage students and we'll delve into some fun, low prep math. Most appropriate for grades 2 and up.
Naviance — Grades 7-12
Naviance — Grades 7-12
This session is targeted at teachers and staff looking to help 7-12 grade students plan for their future, assess their interests, and discover their academic strengths. Naviance is a fantastic platform with tremendous growth potential and tools that could be useful for any subject matter. AVID, Vocational Education, and Life Skills teachers will especially find the Naviance Platform extremely useful.
Math/ Science Phenomena and Data Annotation — All Grades
Math/ Science Phenomena and Data Annotation — All Grades
Get students engaged with real life phenomena in science and math to use as hooks for lessons. Use routine protocols for engagement and Jam Boards for annotation with real world data analysis. This is adaptable for all grade levels.
4:05 - 5:00 Sessions
4:05 - 5:00 Sessions
Google Boot Camp — All Grade Levels
Google Boot Camp — All Grade Levels
Get the low-down info on google certification tests and how/where to prepare. Free resources shared and discussion of Level 1, Level 2, if and when these certifications are for you.
Mystery Science — Elementary Grades
Mystery Science — Elementary Grades
Mystery Science is a great science program for elementary students and families. Find out how you can implement this program as part of your virtual synchronous instruction or as a virtual asynchronous activity.
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Google Classroom Rubrics — All Grade Levels
Google Classroom Rubrics — All Grade Levels
Learn how to create, use, and reuse rubrics in google classroom. Rubrics help speed up grading time and provide more meaningful feedback to your students.
Google Ahas! — All Grade Levels
Google Ahas! — All Grade Levels
Learn some of the lesser known, but very useful tricks and tips in all the Google Workspace applications, such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, and more! It'll make you say "Aha!"
Routines & Relationships During Distance Learning K-3
Routines & Relationships During Distance Learning K-3
Learn how to use Google Slides to drive consistency and structure into your virtual classroom. Routines will help provide students with a safe, inviting, and enriching environment, resulting in stronger student-teacher relationships during these unpredictable and unprecedented times. An efficient Google Slides layout will also save you hours of teacher prep.
Learn how to use Google Slides to drive consistency and structure into your virtual classroom. Routines will help provide students with a safe, inviting, and enriching environment, resulting in stronger student-teacher relationships during these unpredictable and unprecedented times. An efficient Google Slides layout will also save you hours of teacher prep.
Week Two
Week Two
Monday, Feb 8th
Monday, Feb 8th
Thursday, Feb 11th
Thursday, Feb 11th
3:00 - 3:55 Sessions
3:00 - 3:55 Sessions
Lexia — Student Level Data
Lexia — Student Level Data
A deep dive into individual student progress in Lexia. We will take a look at several student reports identifying skills encountered, accuracy, rate, common errors, standards encountered, and overall progress. These reports are perfect for student meetings (conferences, IEPs, SSTs) and planning additional support for students who struggle. This will be a working session, so come prepared to log in to your myLexia account and work with your own student data.
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Interactive lessons — Grades 3-6
Interactive lessons — Grades 3-6
Check out how I have used Nearpod and Peardeck to make Zoom sessions more interactive and have kept students accountable even with their videos off!
Using Pear Deck to Track and Promote Engagement — Secondary Grades
Using Pear Deck to Track and Promote Engagement — Secondary Grades
Learn tips for pacing, holding students accountable during the lesson, different slide types and getting students logged in quicker
What's New at Google?
What's New at Google?
Join Danielle, VUSD's Google for Edu representative as she runs through an overview of programs available to help support teachers, touches upon updates that have come out of the Google for Education team and then does a live Q&A with the audience. Popular topics include: Google Meet, G Suite Enterprise, Google Classroom, Analytics, Chromebooks, etc.
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4:05 - 5:00 Sessions
4:05 - 5:00 Sessions
Lexia — Monitoring Usage K-6
Lexia — Monitoring Usage K-6
A deeper dive into Lexia usage data - monitoring student time in the program, comparing usage to progress, checking for under- and over-usage, best practices for scheduling and motivating student use.This will be a working session, so come prepared to log in to your myLexia account and work with your own student data.
CStem / Roboblockly — Elementary
CStem / Roboblockly — Elementary
Roboblockly is a highly engaging coding and robotics platform that you can learn today and use tomorrow! Attend this session to learn how Vacaville teachers are using this program for robotics, math and art! This session targets elementary grades.
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Give One, Take One for K-2
Give One, Take One for K-2
Give One, Take One for 3-6
Give One, Take One for 3-6
Give One, Take One for Secondary
Give One, Take One for Secondary
These sessions will be Grade Band facilitated discussions of successes and ideas for Virtual Learning with your colleagues. Come ready to share your current strategies and take away new ideas from your colleagues.
Kami - Your New Best Friend — All Grades (demo is in 2nd Grade content)
Kami - Your New Best Friend — All Grades (demo is in 2nd Grade content)
The Kami extension turns any document (in almost any format) into an interactive document for both you and your students. We'll look at ways to make online lessons more interactive and engaging.
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