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Level 104
Promoting Equity and Accessibility with Google
Providing access to educational experiences for all of our learners goes beyond addressing cognitive or physical challenges. The Universal Design for Learning guidelines support educators in designing learning experiences that consider the needs of all. We will explore impactful UDL guidelines and how the guidelines can be integrated into our classrooms, using technology. By strengthening and leveraging your knowledge of Google Workspace applications, you will be able to modify resources to make them more accessible for all of your students.
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Level 201
Google Meet Best Practices for Live Streaming
When virtual schooling became a reality for schools around the world, the benefits of video meeting platforms became immediately apparent. Google Meet is a popular platform used by many educators to facilitate virtual classroom experiences for students learning from home. Whether a class meets entirely online or in a hybrid in-person/online setting, Google Meet can be used to facilitate an effective learning experience. In this course, learners will explore features of Google Meet that promote student engagement and collaboration. You will learn how to plan and host virtual class sessions that make all learners feel included and valued as a part of your classroom. Using Google Meet, educators can make all students feel as involved as they would in an in-person setting.
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Drawp Academy
Drawp For School Academy
Drawp for School is an application that is intuitive and easy for all types of learners and ages. Learn about how Drawp can support teaching meaningful content through 5 asynchronous eLearning lessons. Each lesson is designed to help bridge the gap between the implementation of the Drawp application and how to support all learner’s needs in the classroom including English Language Development skills and support for special education learners.
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Level 204
Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom
In order to be effective learning environments, our classrooms must support the needs of all of our students and provide equity and a sense of belonging. Creating a culturally responsive classroom, one that honors the unique experiences, history and contributions of all of our students is an essential part of working toward learner success. In this course, participants will define cultural competency and examine the role it plays in creating classrooms where equity, compassion and respect are given to all students. Strategies for creating culturally responsive classrooms and instruction will be applied to both a variety of scenarios and your own practices.
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Level 204
Modeling Executive Functioning Strategies for Students
Executive Functions are the brain skills that everyone needs and uses to complete tasks in our daily lives and include working memory, mental flexibility, and self-control. Executive Function skills provide an important foundation for learning and difficulties with Executive Function are associated with learning challenges and a greater likelihood of behavior problems. These skills are not inherent and are influenced by both positive and negative experiences. Supportive caregiving, high-quality early education, and practice can help improve Executive Function skills. This course will provide you with strategies to incorporate into your classroom to help students see, emulate and develop executive function skills.
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Level 401
A Learner's Perspective: Navigating a Blended Classroom
In this learning experience, we will place ourselves in the learner’s shoes in order to experience the virtual learning space that we have created for our learners. In doing so, we will evaluate how we might implement research-based strategies to prevent potential cognitive barriers. Throughout the virtual session, you will create your own evaluative resource to support building impactful learning experiences in your virtual classroom!
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Level 102
Finding a Balance: Managing Screen-Time in the Early Ed Classroom
The age of technology has brought up multiple concerns about what is considered appropriate behavior and screen-time usage in education. When working with young learners, it's important to consider factors such as brain development, attention span, frequency of use, and age-appropriate instructional strategies. In this course, we will review up-to-date research on screen-time usage, specifically for early learners. Then we will unpack strategies to balance screen-time and support learning in the virtual classroom. Leave this course with strategies for balancing screen time in your virtual classroom, and an understanding of activities that support early learners in a virtual classroom environment.
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Level 104
Expanding your Professional Learning Community with a Network
Professional learning communities (PLCs) are a powerful way to build collaboration and analyze student data within a school or district, but beyond those district lines, there is a whole world of learning at educators’ fingertips. In this course, explore options for expanding your PLC beyond the school or district boundaries through professional learning networks (PLNs) tailored to your individual interests
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Level 202
Teaching Math to Early Learners in a Blended Classroom
When planning blended math instruction for early learners, you might be wondering about best practices for engaging students in developmentally appropriate activities at home, requiring minimal use of technology, and the ease at which parents can support the learning experience. In this course, we will explore different activities that engage, inspire, and support student agency. We will analyze how to plan math instruction in a blended learning environment specifically for early learners. When you have completed this course, you will feel ready to engage your early learners in real-world math experiences.
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Level 102
Curated Evidence-Based Strategies
In order to create and deliver impactful learning experiences, educators rely on a myriad of strategies, tools, and perspectives to inform their practice. Evidence-based practices are commonly regarded as the most effective practices because their efficacy is backed by research or evidence. In this course, learners will explore a series of curated evidence-based strategies that can be adapted for use in any classroom. They will reflect on how each strategy can be incorporated within their own context. By the end of this eLearning course, participants will have compiled their own personal toolbox of evidence-based strategies to choose from to adapt, reuse, or explore further.
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Meeting Student Goals
In the remote learning setting where monitoring student academic progress is more challenging, setting clear, measurable, and individualized learning goals for your learners is a proven way to support academic progress. Furthermore, the distance that is inherent to remote learning can become a potential roadblock to learners who are now suddenly monitors of their own progress. By engaging our learners in both goal writing and monitoring, learners become more aware of the structure and the supports available to rely on as they academically, socially, emotionally, or physically progress. In this session, we will explore a methodology to develop learning goals, designing benchmarks to assess goals, systematizing the way in which the goals will be monitored, and finally, the technology tools available to facilitate the entire process. Following the session, you will be able to implement your new plan and system right away to help all of your learners meet their goals and find success, even at a distance.
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Photon Academy
Course 1: Meet Photon
Photon is a versatile and engaging instructional tool that can be seamlessly integrated into any classroom to deepen instruction. In this course, you will be introduced to Photon and become familiar with its many features. You will explore the various methods available for interacting with your Photon and consider how what you’ve learned about Photon can be integrated into your practice.
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Level 104
Scaffolds for Independent Learning
Scaffolding is how educators can provide a variety of instruction techniques to help a student progress towards a deeper understanding and ultimately greater independence in the learning process. In this course, we will unpack how to provide temporary support that helps learners reach higher levels of comprehension and skill acquisition than would not be achievable without assistance. Then we will reflect on goal setting strategies that can be utilized to help build independence. You will leave this course with an action plan to help learners reach their fullest potential using scaffolded strategies to build independence.
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Level 203
Adding Functionality to Google With Add-ons and Extensions
Google provides a wide variety of apps (programs) that can be used to complete different tasks. However, do you ever wish that a Google program had the ability to do something that was not built into the software? Google add-ons and extensions can help! Add-ons and extensions give additional functionality to select Google Apps and the Chrome browser. In this course, you will differentiate between the role of add-ons and Chrome extensions. Learn how to locate, select, and install both add-ons and extensions. Explore add-ons and extensions that add functionality useful for teachers and students to perform their daily tasks.
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Level 101
Introduction to Clevertouch
Understanding the workings of Clevertouch technology is the first step into transforming your classroom practice. In this introductory session, we will explore the features that make Clevertouch an educator’s go-to interactive board. We will explore the functionality and discuss the ways in which features can change practices, as well as enhance the way lessons are taught in the classroom.
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Level 303
Creating a Culture of Executive Function in Your Classroom
In order to help students become thriving, contributing members of society, teachers need to address their students’ executive functioning needs. Executive functions are transferable skills such as organization, time management, emotional control, and metacognition that have a significant impact on learner success. In this course, participants will investigate the importance of executive function and its impact on student learning and success and how the practice of executive functioning skills can be incorporated into the classroom. Using this knowledge, participants will design and implement strategies to create a climate of executive functioning practice into their classroom.
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Level 104
Designing and Implementing Digital Assessments with Google
Assessment is an integral part of teaching students. Traditionally, assessments were administered using paper and pencil. Google Forms and Google Classroom have allowed teachers to move assessments into the cloud. In addition to being accessible from any learning environment, there are features that help teachers streamline the grading process. Learn how to set up self-grading questions, and provide immediate feedback that helps learners review or extend their learning based on their answers, as well as how to deploy quizzes from Google Classroom.
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Level 104
Implementing Authentic Assessments
As we design lesson plans and learning experiences to support students in constructing the meaning of different topics and prepare them for real life, it is important to also consider our assessments. Often our assessments reflect more traditional methods of determining student progress, but do they best allow students to demonstrate what they know and can do? In this session, we will explore the use of authentic assessments to create relevant, engaging, and rigorous learning experiences for learners in any classroom. Explore a variety of examples as well as practice designing your own authentic assessment to implement with your students.
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Level 103
A Parent's Guide To Advocating For Your Students' Remote Learning Needs
Parents are a child's first and best advocate. When learning is remote, advocating may require a different approach. In this course, learn how to plan for communication with the school and teacher. Explore ideas for how to monitor your student's work and progress. Consider when you would need to step in to advocate for your student based on their progress. As parents, you are very aware of any specific needs your student may have which could require that you step in as the advocate to ensure student success. Explore ideas to establish a positive working relationship with the people who you will need to collaborate with when advocating for your student. Finish this course with the knowledge and confidence necessary to be a successful advocate for your child during remote learning.
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Level 101
Shifting to Learning and Working in the Cloud with Microsoft
With technological revolutions over the past 50 years, people are able to easily access the internet, use different types of devices and connect digitally. We can talk, chat, video call, share, create and innovate all while being in different places. What allows us to be able to share our work or connect with loved ones? It’s called the cloud. In this course, we will explore what the cloud is and how we can use different types of Microsoft applications that utilize the cloud. In addition, determine how to adapt your practices to be able to learn and work effectively, using Microsoft 365 and the cloud.
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Level 102
A Parent's Guide to Google Classroom
As online learning becomes a more relevant part of students’ educational experience, parents may need additional help becoming familiar with the assigned digital tools students use for remote learning. In this course, parents will have an opportunity to learn about the commonly used platform, Google Classroom. You will learn to navigate the platform as well as explore ideas for helping your child use it to become more comfortable learning at home.
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Level 202
Helping Students Get Real-World Ready with Google
Most educators are driven to do more than just teach students historical facts, grammar rules, or science formulas; they want to prepare students to pursue any path they choose in their adult lives and be successful on that path. Regardless of their plans after graduation, all students would benefit from the development of certain transferable skills in order to seamlessly move between school, work, and social situations. These include organization, time management, productivity, and communication. Follow educators as they address the needs of their students and find ways to integrate transferable skills into their courses. Educators will complete this course with a plan for implementing the practices and utilizing the Google applications to help their students become real-world ready.
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Level 102
Purposeful Communication and Collaboration with Google
Consistent communication can help students learn better by setting expectations, facilitating contrasts in viewpoints, and presenting opportunities for collaboration. Throughout this course, we will explore effective communication and collaboration techniques that will help your students to feel supported and valued in the digital and physical classroom. As well as this, we'll examine features of Google apps that encourage clarity, consistency, and collaboration. Apply technology purposefully to innovate communication and collaboration in your classrooms.
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Level 104
Empowered Learners with Choice Boards
Student choice and voice fosters intrinsic motivation, increases student effort, and improves learning outcomes. In this course, we will explore one of the most popular approaches to creating student choice: the choice board. Learn how to create choice boards to increase student engagement in a remote or blended setting for early elementary students. Design your own choice boards to implement in your classroom.
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