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A Big Picture Learning COVID Response Webinar.
A Big Picture Learning COVID Response Webinar.
While many schools are moving towards online, we have the opportunity to create engaging learning environments for students. This webinar will investigate traditional definitions of success and learning while offering practical alternatives to testing in the online setting. In addition, considerations for challenges in implementation will be discussed as we transition into distance learning and […]
Join Dr. Barry Fishman, Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Michigan and Faculty Innovator in Residence at the UM Center for Academic Innovation to discuss: why going Pass/Fail is a wise choice for independent schools during this time; other grading models in addition to, or in lieu of, Pass/Fail; implications of going Pass/Fail […]
Tips and resources for early childhood STEAM activities at home presented by DevTech Researchers and Early Childhood Technology (ECT) Graduate Certificate alumni and instructors on early childhood education with a focus on technology. These activities will be useful for learning at home and at school.
Learning Creative Learning (LCL) is a community of educators, designers, parents, and learners exploring creative learning together. Over six weeks, you’ll have the chance to explore some of the ideas and principles that underlie creative learning while engaging in creative learning yourself, working on projects you are interested in, playfully working and thinking with your […]
Equity begins with access. Considering background knowledge, interest, and culture is only part of a Culturally Responsive Approach. During this edWebinar, Kevin Bairdedhttps://home.edweb.net/webinar/differentiate20200414/ will draw directly from high-stakes assessment questions to discuss methods for engaging students from across cultural and socio-economic backgrounds while accelerating assessment outcomes. We will journey from the idea of “Culturally Responsive” as […]
Nature-based education seems to be all the rage lately. This includes nature-based preschools, forest preschools, and nature-based elementary programs. While the number of immersive nature-based programs is increasing, there are thousands of more traditional programs that have the opportunity to meaningfully integrate nature into their early childhood program. This edWebinar will help early childhood providers, […]
In just 90 minutes, discover the methods and strategies for initiating and facilitating meaningful, productive, and respectful dialogues about race with presenter and author of Not Light, But Fire, Matthew R. Kay. In this free webinar, you will: • Learn how to create classroom ecosystems that support meaningful race conversations. • Learn ways to practice […]
Session I: Listening Virtually: Creating Space for Our Shared Humanity During this 1-hour webinar, Shane Safir will explore how to build authentic, connected communities across physical distance. Joined by Jessica Huang, currently a teacher in Taiwan, we will engage in a case study of innovative, humane, student-centered responses from a country on the early front […]
Session II: Listening to Our Bodies: From Fight/Flight/Freeze to Freedom Session 2 will allow Shane Safir to explore the physical/somatic toll of living through this pandemic. Joined by Alcine Mumby, we’ll explore our bodies’ default settings and responses to the sustained stress of this moment, and we’ll look at practical strategies for getting out of […]
Participants will learn about using google classroom check-ins to learn about students social-emotional needs and taking time to connect with students and authentically help them process what they’re going through.
Discussion, activities, and resources for adults to encourage creative thinking and problem solving presented by DevTech Researchers and Early Childhood Technology (ECT) Graduate Certificate alumni and instructors on early childhood education with a focus on technology. These activities will be useful for learning at home and at school.
Project Invent is dedicated to empowering students to solve real-world problems, not just ones in textbooks. Project-based learning shouldn’t stop just because students are learning from home. Join Project Invent for this special webinar on how to empower your students to continue doing project-based work, even during distance learning. They will be covering various tips, […]
Session III: Listening for Equity: Resisting White Supremacy in Virtual Spaces In this third 1-hour session, principal, blogger, and racial equity coach Joe Truss will join Shane Safir to examine how we can think about self-care as a radical, antiracist response to the pandemic and how to notice and disrupt white supremacy culture in virtual […]
Rich math tasks are designed to promote student discourse and sensemaking in the classroom. In this time of remote learning, how can we adapt our facilitation of rich tasks so students have access to interesting mathematics from home? During this 45-minute free webinar, Graham Fletcher will talk about remote ways to facilitate 3-Act Math Tasks, […]
Session IV: Listening for Equity: Reaching Students & Families at the Margins In this final session, we’ll think about what it means to live outside the testing paradigm for a minute. How do we rethink our measures of equity without the standard metrics guiding us? I’ll offer you hands-on tools for gathering equity data right now that […]
Presented by Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D., Chief Research Innovation Officer & Director, HighScope Educational Research Foundation; Stephanie Curenton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Boston University; and Kerry-Ann Escayg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha Sponsored by Gryphon House In this edWebinar, the lead authors of the newly released book, Don’t Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms, call all […]
Resources for activities that do not require electronic technology presented by DevTech Researchers and Early Childhood Technology (ECT) Graduate Certificate alumni and instructors on early childhood education with a focus on technology. These activities will be useful for learning at home and at school.
How maker educators and students are responding to COVID-19 This month’s conversation will be dedicated to learning more about what organizations and individuals in our community are doing to support healthcare workers on the front lines of COVID-19 and the students and families learning remotely from home. Hear about how students in the greater Sacramento area are […]
Join us for a webinar full of ways to make your students’ learning visible, with guest presenter Justin Boner from Maker Ed.
How can I leverage the potential of ALL students, including students with dis/abilities, as problem solvers and risk takers? Come engage in math play and learn how to adapt current math curriculum to promote deeper engagement in math concepts and account for and leverage student differences. This session is for general and special educators. From […]