I'm excited to be hosting six new 1-week virtual courses as part of our @EdTechTeacher21 Virtual Summer Workshop series. This year, our team of instructors has developed 40 unique workshop topics to provide educators with a variety of choices to match their needs and interests. Each of our 1-week workshops includes three live 1-hour sessions, asynchronous activities, and a plethora of resources to explore at your own pace. Each 1-week course will also earn educators a certificate documenting ten hours of high-quality professional development. Descriptions of my six summer offerings are below, and also check out all of our other summer workshop topics at http://edtechteacher.org/summer.
Facilitating High-Quality Hybrid-Concurrent Teaching
1-week Course starting the week of June 21, 2021
One hour webinars start Mon, Wed & Thur at 2:00 PM EST
This session is designed to help educators teaching in a hybrid-concurrent model (room & remote students) to reflect on and expand their practice with the goal and outcome to facilitate high-quality experiences. The workshop is designed as a combination of research-based conceptual approaches to this teaching and learning model combined with practical hands-on strategies designed to promote collaboration, self-guided independent practice, small group work and connecting both environments. Workshop participants will increase both their comfort level as well as practical implementation of concurrent teaching strategies supported with technology.
Explore the World with a Chromebook: Sparking Student Curiosity and Engagement Through Authentic Virtual Experiences
1-week Course starting the week of June 21, 2021
One hour webinars start Mon, Wed & Thur at 10:00:AM EST
There has never been more opportunity to engage students through authentic, virtual experiences than we have today. Right through the Chrome browser, students can engage in a wide variety of learning experiences that go beyond the traditional video or text-based resource. From experiencing virtual performing arts live onstage, to VR science labs, to touring some of the world’s most iconic locations, join this course to discover powerful tools and resources that you can readily implement to enhance authenticity and engagement in your classes.
Technology Resources & Strategies to Enhance News Media Literacy
1-week Course starting the week of July 12, 2021
One hour webinars start Mon, Wed & Thur at 10:00:AM EST
The ability for students to effectively find and discern information online is becoming increasingly difficult, yet never more important than today. The good news is that several organizations have developed high-quality news and media literacy programs that are available free to educators. There are also an emerging set of digital tools that students can leverage to help evaluate the credibility and value of digital information sources. Join this course to learn about the best curriculum programs, online tools, and teaching strategies to help enhance students’ news and media literacy.
HIIT Workouts and Lesson Redesign: Balancing The Use of Complex Tasks To Maximize Student Engagement
1-week Course starting the week of July 12, 2021
One hour webinars start Mon, Wed & Thur at 4:00 PM EST
Research points to High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) as a highly effective and efficient approach to exercise. What if we could leverage similar design principles to enhance the effectiveness of distance and blended learning environments? In this course, we will explore practical ways that teachers can design short “intervals” of complex tasks that keep students engaged and motivated throughout the learning experience.
Designing Creative Digital Projects for Social Studies and ELA
1-week Course starting the week of July 19, 2021
One hour webinars start Mon, Wed & Thur at 2:00 PM EST
Join this course to learn how you can help students take their ELA and social studies projects to the next level. Emerging technologies are opening up new opportunities for students to engage in authentic projects and demonstrate their understanding in powerful new ways. We will explore a variety of tools related to video creation, online publishing, audio and podcasting, website development, VR creation and more.
Level Up Student Engagement with Gamification and Game-Based Learning
1-week Course starting the week of July 19, 2021
One hour webinars start Mon, Wed & Thur at 4:00 PM EST
Join this course to learn practical, effective, and research-based strategies that leverage the motivational power of games to engage students and enhance student learning. From game-based assessments and content-aligned educational games, to “gamifying” elements of your own curriculum, this course guides teachers through a variety of edtech tools and teaching strategies that can be readily applied in the classroom.
Personalizing Instruction with Digital Station Rotations
1-week Course starting the week of July 26, 2021
One hour webinars start Mon, Wed & Thur at 2:00 PM EST
One of the most effective strategies to personalize instruction for students is the station-rotation model. Although digital tools have been a key component of this approach for years, the rapid shift to distance and hybrid learning have made fully digital station rotations a staple of educators across the K-12 spectrum. In this course, participants will learn best practices in how to effectively design and facilitate digital station rotations that can be adapted for a variety of learning modalities.