Fall 2015 – Back to School Series
In August and September, we hosted a new “Back to School with EdTechTeacher” series. Each week, we will feature a different tool or concept that we love to use in our classrooms. These posts will provide a compilation of blog posts, tutorials, and live conversation with our instructors as well as guest experts.
Back to School with Explain Everything
Back to School with Socrative
Back to School with Nearpod
Back to School with iTunesU
Back to School with Canva
Back to School with iPads
Back to School with Research Tools
Spring 2015 – Creativity, Community, & Cloud
April 14: AppSmashing and ChromeSmashing with Mobile Devices
4pm EST/ 1 PM PST
Speakers: Beth Holland, Brenda Doucette and Avra Robinson
April 23rd: Building Your Community with the Cloud
6pm EST/ 3PM PST
Speakers: Sabba Quidwai, Beth Holland, Jennifer Carey, and Avra Robinson
April 29th: Unleashing Student Creativity
5pm EST/ 2PM PST
Speakers: Shawn McCusker, Beth Holland, and Avra Robinson
Winter 2014-2015 – Coding, Collaborating, and Curriculum
See individual pages for Winter 2014-15
Connected Educators Month October 2014
- October 7th- Connected K-6 Educators: Supporting Openly Networked Learning (8pm EST) What does “Connected Learning” look like with younger learners? What are the benefits of inter-classroom collaboration, and what are some strategies to make ‘breaking down the classroom walls’ a manageable reality? Speakers: Beth Holland, Kristen Wideen, Suzy Brooks, and Ben Schersten.
- October 14th- Connected Parents: Encouraging Peer-Supported Learning (8pm EST) Learning can be more powerful when in tandem with like-minded mentors and peers. What do parents need to know in order to feel secure in supporting online (and offline) peer-supported learning? Speakers: Patrick Larkin and Tanya Avrith
- October 21st- Connected Administrators: Fostering Learning That Leads to Opportunities (8pm EST) Innovative practitioners need to feel it’s ‘safe’ to promote digital media-heavy, production-centered learning. What can learning environment administrators do to better support these efforts? Speakers: Tom Daccord, Jean Tower, Craig Badura
- October 28th- Connected Curriculum: Promoting Interest-Powered Learning (8pm EST) Hear how educational practitioners are successfully adapting the principles and values of Connected Learning into their daily educational practice. Speakers: Shawn McCusker, Lisa Johnson, Kim Douillard, and Jo Paraiso
Back to School 2014
See individual pages for Back to School 2014
Spring 2014 – Tools, Ideas, & Resources for the Classroom
>> View individual webinar pages with presentation slides and chat transcripts