TEACHING WITH INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Platform Communication Strategies
In this session participants will look at the different ways to communication with the community around learners. Lead Presenter - Meg Richard
In this session participants will look at the different ways to communication with the community around learners. Lead Presenter - Meg Richard
This session will guide you in asking questions to determine the connectivity realities of remote learners, provide non-internet reliant instructional options, and consider the importance of building and maintaining relationships will remote learners. Presenter - Amy Huizenga
Shifting to competency-based learning begins with a clear concept about grade-level outcomes with a focus on high expectations of complexity and cognitive rigor. Using backward design principles, teachers recognize a variety of learning trajectories, develop multiple learning opportunities for accessing the class content, and provide authentic demonstrations of master of learning. Lead Presenter - Robi
How is your Advisory Time / Seminar time going? Do you have buy-in from all teachers? Is there a plan? Are your students engaged? Let's discuss some strategies that are working for schools. Several resources will be shared. Lead Presenter: Lori Jensen Wilson
What are possible underpinnings for student behavior online? What is a useable prevention strategy that will build relationships, community and help prevent negative incidents in remote learning? How do we handle these occurrences in the moment or through follow-up? In this session we will unpack the Art of the Check-in as prevention, as well as
This session is for any teacher that wants to move their classroom from compliance to empowerment. We will focus our time on the following topics: What is the level of engagement in your classroom?, Overcoming barriers to student empowerment, creating more engagement in the classroom, Building relationships, Student Voice and Choice and Authentic Work. Lead
In order to improve student outcomes, you must first believe that you have the ability, training, and resources to drive those outcomes. Collective efficacy is essential if you want to improve the outcomes for your students. The information and activities in this session will help you to reveal your current level of collective efficacy, and
During this presentation participants will hear tips, tricks and strategies that allow educators to move between hybrid, remote and synchronous learning formats. Lead Presenter - Meg Richard
During this presentation, we will present the six foundational elements to have in place when moving toward competency-based grading including reflection questions and self-assessment rubrics. The objectives for this session are the following: 1. Defining "competency" and "competency-based learning. 2. The six elements of competency-based grading and how to evaluate the current state in each. […]
During this session participants will learn the definition of Competency-Based Learning (CBL), understand why moving toward CBL is beneficial, plan how to communicate the change to CBL to their stakeholders, and discuss the steps necessary to lead the change to CBL. Lead Presenter - John Girodat Co-Presenter - Kim Mauk
Why do some students overcome what seems to be insurmountable odds to become productive and happy adults? How do they manage to survive and thrive? The critical factor identified is resiliency. This session will introduce some strategies to build resiliency in students. Key objectives will be: • What is Resilience? – foundational information about resilience;
This session is designed around the importance of feedback from teacher and students, using that feedback to feedforward, incorporate feedback into your rubrics, and striving to develop assessment capable learners. Lead Presenter - Tonya Smedley