Schedule

Online Learning Landscape in Minnesota, where we've been and where we're going (Online Learning's True North)

Jeff Plaman-MDE, Gigi Dobosenski- MNOLA, Jon Voss- Intermediate District 287

Mental Health Supports

Tracy Quarnstrom & Erin McCullough- Wolf Creek Online High School

Learn about how we enhanced our mental health supports during a pandemic. Hear about school counseling supports, mental health supports both on campus and virtually, and about purchased services that have worked well for our charter school.

eLibrary Minnesotda

Beth Staats- Minitex

eLibrary Minnesota contains free resources for all Minnesota students and educators. These databases can help with inquiry-based learning, independent learning, research, and critical thinking skills, which are more important now than ever.

Work Based Learning Online

Erin Larsen - MDE

Learn about Work Based Learning and Online Schools.

Voices of the Veterans: Online Leaders share from experience

Elissa Raffa - Minnesota Online High School (MNOHS), Gigi Dobosenski- EdVisions Off Campus (EOC) , and Melissa Gould- Minnesota Connections Academy

A facilitated Question and Answer Session for new OLL program leaders, as well as some Veteran Program tips.

Weaving SEL into student life at EOC

Cathy Diaz & Gigi Dobosenski- EdVIsions Off Campus (EOC)

EOC has several pieces within our program that facilitate SEL. We will share these aspects and how we have implemented SEL throughout the student experience.

Making Asynchronous Real/Authentic

Melissa Greene & Christie Allison- Minnesota Online High School (MNOHS)

Engaging online learning doesn't need to recreate a bell to bell schedule. Asynchronous learning can be just as real as "real time"--or even more so.

Special Education: Conversation Circle

Kelly DIetrich- INDIGO Education

Join other educators in a conversation on best practices of how to serve those students with special needs in an online setting.

Reimagining Discipline Practices: Leading With Community

Sarah Weiss - MDE

It’s time to address discipline disparities due to decision-making based on implicit bias. As our mindsets and practices evolve, it is essential that schools reimagine their code of conduct and student engagement practices to ensure they center discipline practices as pathways to model, teach and reinforce positive behavior across the school community. This session will help educators build capacity and secure resources they need to reimagine their discipline practices and procedures to reflect the values and needs of the community and operationalize the use of restorative and supportive, discipline framework.

• Participants will learn about the critical elements of a restorative and supportive discipline framework.

• Participants will reflect on and operationalize values, beliefs, and mindsets necessary to promote restorative and supportive discipline

• Participants will generate ideas for community driven practices to launch the new school year

Maslows before Blooms: Creating learning spaces that intentionally meet students psychological and self-actualization needs.

Holly Skadsem- Bloomington Public Schools & Lana Peterson- Unniversity of Minnesota

In this workshop, we will explore ways to socialize students and build community online. Participants will walk away with structures, activities, and templates that can be applied in their own classroom.

DI-Why?: Creating self-paced tutorials

Fred Ballew - Bloomington Public Schools

With tools like iorad, Thinglink, and gifs created by your favorite screen recording apps, you can create student controlled accessible tutorials for your students that they can use again and again.

LGBTQ Circle Discussion

Jeff Plaman- MDE

Description of working group from 2020-2021 and things to help support LGBTQ youth in online programs. Also a time for questions and answers from experience in Online Learning.

Special Education Q&A During the Approval Process

Christopher Reynolds- MDE & Kelly Dietrich- INDIGO Education

An overview of questions related to Special Education LEA's will be asked during the application process to become a State Approved Online Provider

Final questions, reflections, forward into the future

Tracy Quarnstrom- MNOLA

Reflect and share on the morning sessions and share future Professional Development needs.