Center for Leadership and Learning
Traditional grading practices often go unexamined despite their potential for harm. This webinar is designed to critically examine assumptions about grading, look at current grading practices, and imagine alternatives to the status quo. Facilitators: Kristal Jaaskelainen and Jeff Austin (Ann Arbor, MI)
Do you want to find a way to organize yourself AND your students by finding everything in one place? You can create a virtual classroom with Google Slides & Bitmoji that can also be turned into an app for phones and tablets. You will create hyperlinks, use keyboard shortcuts, and learn other tips & tricks on how to use Google Slides’ features. Take a virtual trip to Hawaii to learn these very useful ed-tech tips. Facilitators: Karina Polo Lung and Troy Okamoto (Honolulu, HI)
Meet a pair of outstanding educator colleagues from Oklahoma and Montana to learn how to engage students with digital reading strategies. Differentiate and maximize your plan time with edTech like self-grading Readworks! Customize your lessons quickly with digital sorts and graphic organizers through Google Slides, Google Draw, and Padlet. Facilitators: Chrissy Waldhoer (Tahlequah, OK) and Kim Stout (Helena, MT)
Explore a few examples of what distance education might “look” like in K-12 classrooms from EdTech experts. We will also explore the transition thinking required that best supports student engagement and (hopefully) success. Facilitators: Chris Thomas & Ellen Brooks
This session will discuss how to use Pear Deck to transform your PPT/Google Slides into interactive presentations. Assess student understanding in real time or at their own pace by inserting questions and practice activities directly in your lesson. Facilitators: Fran Lazette & Karen Chichester
How can I use common Google and Edtech tools to support collaborative math practice and discussion at a distance? We will explore one learning cycle and deeply engage in the design thinking behind the how the EdTech selected supports student engagement, virtual discourse and opportunities for elaboration and student evaluation. Facilitators: Stephan Hogan & Kelsey Lafferty
Upcoming Events –
Core Safety Practices- MEA Professional Learning Webinar Series – Winter 2024
Hundreds of MEA members participated in the fall series of professional learning opportunities relating to student violence. The series continues with more offerings focusing on de-escalation, post-incident best practices, communication infrastructure, leveraging policies and law, and managing stress.