Ed tech/Teaching & Learning Virtual Professional Learning
March 8, 2021 - 3-4pm
Optional and paid. Staff Development Rate ($35/Hour)
Virtual PD Sessions
See below for full schedule
The Zoom links will be emailed to you prior to the Virtual PD Date.
Links to live sessions are sent out Friday, March 5th and an hour before the Virtual PD sessions.
Virtual PD Schedule
Topic
Audience
Level
Description
Mind Up - Intro Session
TK-8
Level 1
MindUp SEL Curriculum offers lessons and resources to support students. This training is the same introductory training that was offered last summer. You are welcome to attend as a refresher if you need it! Make sure you have your MindUP book before the training date. If you haven’t been to your school site this year, the book should be there for you.
Presenter: Jane Tasker - MindUp
MobyMax- Formative & Summative Assessments
TK-8
Level 2
Reporting: Progress charts, graphs, missing skills reports, and checking lesson results.
Benchmark/Quick Skills Test: We'll dive into the "Quick Checker" tab and look at the options for deeper, summative assessments.
Interactive Class: Want to set up learning games for your students to play with/against each other? Contests? More fun motivational tools are available this year and if we have time we'll check them out.
Presenter: Sam Johnson - MobyMax
Using Nearpod with English Learners
K-8
Level 2
Translate EL research-based practice into Nearpod by taking a closer look at using Nearpod for teaching second language learners
Learn how to provide your students access to rigorous academic content with EL strategies and scaffolds
The Nearpod tools and strategies learned during this session can be used with any students who have difficulty accessing learning due to language caused by learning disabilities.
Presenter: Alyssa Navarette - Nearpod
Looking for an Intro to Nearpod Webinar? Click here.
A Pedagogical Approach to Nearpod
TK-8
Level 2
Advance your use of Nearpod and build student engagement by focusing on the instructional practices that make technology integration more successful.
This introduction will focus on some best practices for creating Nearpod lessons and a pedagogical framework for sharing lessons with students.
While the information is not new, the ideas of its application in Nearpod will likely open up new ways of teaching and learning for teachers and your students.
Presenter: Janet Corder - Nearpod
Remove Barriers to Listening with the New Redcat Sound Amplification System for In-class or Hybrid Instruction
Learn more about the updated device coming to classrooms
TK-8
Level 1
New Redcat Sound Amplification System for Classrooms.
Classroom audio overcomes critical barriers to listening.
Students must clearly hear their teacher in order to receive the best instruction and support at the right time. Physical factors and new health precautions such as distance, noise, and masks can severely impact speech intelligibility and comprehension.
Come and learn "Tips and Tricks" for getting maximum results from your New Classroom Audio System for in-class instruction and for hybrid instruction. We will discuss the added media connector that connects with your ViewSonic Display.
Presenter: Ron Sams - Lightspeed
STAR Custom
2-8
Level 2
Learn how to create and use customized STAR assessments to assess standards in reading and math to monitor student growth.
Presenter: STAR
STAR Data
2-8
Level 2
This training will show you how to look at student progress and growth in a variety of different ways in order to plan instruction based on student needs.
Presenter: STAR
CANCELLED
Supporting English Learners: Virtual Strategies to Support and Engage ELs
TK-8
Level 1
Join us to identify ways to support English Learners in a virtual learning environment. This webinar will provide educators with digital tools and practical strategies that will help boost synchronous learning time, offer structures for student collaborations, provide students with opportunities to speak and incorporate reading and writing skills.
ADDED
ST Math: Supporting Struggling Students
2-5
Level 1
Teachers will explore strategies and tools to address student needs, and as a result, create an immediately applicable action plan to use with struggling students.
Presenter: ST-Math
ViewSonic - Getting Started with ViewSonic & myViewBoard
TK-8
Level 1
This training is for Teachers who just received new ViewSonic Display panels in December, or for those that need a refresher.
Learning Objectives:
Understanding your ViewSonic Hardware
Setting up your myViewBoard Account
Annotation & writing on the Digital Canvas
Presenter: Daniel Sharpe - ViewSonic
Register Below
March 8, 2021 Registration
Attendance and Evaluation Form
You will receive the attendance and evaluation form in the last 10 minutes of your session.