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Topics
Re-imagining Instruction
Presenter: Malene Golding, M. Ed. Description: Instruction across the globe has shifted as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic forcing us to re-imagine every aspect of instruction. What are the implications for student and parent engagement, meeting the needs of ALL learners, social and emotional learning, and interactive/hands-on instruction? You will enjoy learning and leave with a few tips to implement. |
Culturally Responsive Literacy Connections
Presenter: Dr. Monique Johnson Description: In today’s alternate learning environments,culturally responsive lessons can offer opportunities to experience rich, high interest text. This training highlights easy and effective strategies for connecting culturally responsive literacy into virtual instruction and later in our face-to-face classrooms. |
Creating a Sheltered Environment for English Learners
Presenter: Mili Henriquez Description: Planning with the end in mind is the center of successful teaching. You will learn ways to set high expectations for bilingualism and bi-literacy development in your classroom, while providing a sheltered space for English Learners. |
Re-Imaginging Student Engagement
Presenter: Alexandrea Ingraham Description: You will engage in re-imagining reading and writing instruction for remote instruction. Planning effective mini lessons, structuring how students engage with texts and write to create their own text, along with giving feedback. |
Roles and Responsibilities in Supporting Exceptional and Diverse Learners
Presenter: Dr. Kelli M. Charles Description: You will explore concrete approaches to ensuring students with disabilities and students receiving intervention services are able to work through the school year with services that are meaningful and focused on their individual and specific needs. The following topics will be explored: school to home communication, learning targets and IEP goals, accommodation support, and high leverage instructional strategies. |
More Aware, More Intentional, More Purposeful: Social Emotional Wellness for Educators
Presenter: Yolanda Bivins Description: Preparing for the school year during a pandemic and a historical revolution can be stressful and overwhelming. You will explore tools to help eliminate, reduce, and cope with stress. These social and emotional practices will also be beneficial to the students you serve. |
Student Enthusiasm Over Compliance in Elementary Math: A Strategy to Boost Student Engagement
Presenter: Stacy Hoyt Description: You will explore an engagement strategy that builds a classroom culture of valuing voices and ideas over right answers. Empowering our students to persist in finding answers in spite of the pandemic. |
Parents as Partners
Presenter: Carla Brown Description: Children thrive best when there is increasing synergy between parents, teachers and students. This session will focus on developing strategic partnerships for parental support, maximizing clear, concise communication and making student-centered learning a shared, achievable priority. |
How do I Teach Phonics Online?
Presenter: Jennifer Hudson Description: How do I support students' phonological awareness and phonics in remote learning? Learn how to create quick and engaging phonics lessons with lots of opportunities for student practice. Use Writing Workshop for more practice and to assess student transfer. |
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