
This is a modified version of the SCRIPT training slides from 2021-22 that is designed for facilitation over three 2-hour virtual sessions.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Education
- Material Type:
- Other
- Author:
- CESA 11
- Date Added:
- 06/17/2022
This is a modified version of the SCRIPT training slides from 2021-22 that is designed for facilitation over three 2-hour virtual sessions.
ABCs of a School Meeting is a self-paced training for educators and families which covers:
Why family involvement matters
Types of school meetings
How to prepare
The importance of effective communication
Techniques to build partnership with your child’s team
The goal of the training is to enable families, teachers and students to have knowledge of the different kinds of school meetings related to disabilities. The takeaway is to look for the best ways to expand communication and build a team with the school and family to support the student with disabilities.
This article provides perceptions of academically resilient students with low-income backgrounds of school counselors. It gives counselors a sense of how students may see them and what they can do to strengthen their school counseling techniques to help increase academic performance.
This website has National Standard aligned lesson plans, courses art teachers (and others) can take for credit or professional development, and online magazine, videos, and art conferences.
They cover art: advocacy, assessment, classroom management, creativity, technology, curriculum, differentiation, Instructional strategies, media, techniques, methods, approaches, organization, philosophies, and professional development.
This professional development article describes approaches to using social media in harnessing the power of Web 2.0 technologies to reinforce the connection between multimedia literacy and powerful content-area learning in grades K-5. The emphasis is on collaboration with the school librarian. The article appears in the free online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which is structured around the seven essential principles of the climate sciences.
This article continues an examination of each of the seven essential principles of the climate sciences on which the online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle is structured. Principle 3 states that life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate. The climate dictates where and how species can survive. The author discusses the scientific concepts underlying the life forms' dependence on the climate and expands the discussion with diagrams, photos, and online resources.
PDF version of a customizable computer science needs assessment that can be used to gather data from one or more districts.
The live Google Form version can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdSe7LQLNt5L4LykzgWb0PNwjWfAo7CLs82kUhPSeDGLPj3Q/viewform
Please contact CESA 11 if you would like an editable Google Form version.
The educator self-assessment can be used by districts to survey classroom teachers and specialists to see how computer science is currently being integrated into individual classrooms. The survey is organized by sections aligned to the Wisconsin CS standards, with individual response questions based on learning priorities within that standards. The results of this educator self-assessment could be used to see how and where CS standards are being taught, to address gaps in computer science instruction, and to identify areas in which educators need additional professional development.
The live Google Forms version can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkCcBwHv84UK1TXi0VgWngcE1JvCDAFuYq_ttSJ_d3sDVtug/viewform
Please contact CESA 11 if you would like an editable Google Form version.
The educator self-assessment can be used by districts to survey classroom teachers and specialists to see how computer science is currently being integrated into individual classrooms. The survey is organized by sections aligned to the Wisconsin CS standards, with individual response questions based on learning priorities within that standards. The results of this educator self-assessment could be used to see how and where CS standards are being taught, to address gaps in computer science instruction, and to identify areas in which educators need additional professional development.
The live Google Forms version can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSo1-Q0y87e7dj7l-jGGLGeQUe-4dRmeItj9pDTPpEwcKU7A/viewform
Please contact CESA 11 if you would like an editable Google Form version.
The educator self-assessment can be used by districts to survey classroom teachers and specialists to see how computer science is currently being integrated into individual classrooms. The survey is organized by sections aligned to the Wisconsin CS standards, with individual response questions based on learning priorities within that standards. The results of this educator self-assessment could be used to see how and where CS standards are being taught, to address gaps in computer science instruction, and to identify areas in which educators need additional professional development.
The live Google Forms version can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefXpaJkHLhTezTOLZrIEkFNiA5Hnn9JMXm7-1G1mjtXKqVvQ/viewform
Please contact CESA 11 if you would like an editable Google Form version.
The educator self-assessment can be used by districts to survey classroom teachers and specialists to see how computer science is currently being integrated into individual classrooms. The survey is organized by sections aligned to the Wisconsin CS standards, with individual response questions based on learning priorities within that standards. The results of this educator self-assessment could be used to see how and where CS standards are being taught, to address gaps in computer science instruction, and to identify areas in which educators need additional professional development.
The live Google Forms version can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrMI_EBnml293_X54QAXzWsS5UKbE9TAYdxx3ZXPO9YAH_zQ/viewform
Please contact CESA 11 if you would like an editable Google Form version.
This strategy guide is aimed at helping primary teachers understand the criteria for choosing complex text to use in their classroom. It identifies and explains the components of text complexity and includes a video for teachers to observe a first grade teacher thinking through the process.
This article provides an overview of Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center that provides educators with free resources around the areas of equity, justice, and tolerance.
Dr. Bettina Love, professor at University of Georgia, writes about how it isn't enough to "love all students." This article is in Ed Week, published on March 18, 2019.
Developing a Vision for and with Your Child is a self-paced training for educators and families which covers:
What do we mean by vision?
Why is vision important as an advocacy tool?
How can a vision statement support my child at school and in the community?
How do we develop a vision statement?
The goal of the training is to enable families, teachers and students to have a vision of a future. The vision is a work in progress that will develop over time, but sets goals and directions for students with disabilities.
This video collection features strategies for comprehensive literacy instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The purpose of the collection is to support educators and families in understanding how all students can learn and make progress in Common Core English Language Arts standards.
In each video, classroom educators demonstrate research-based instructional strategies in literacy, language and communication including the use of augmentative and alternative communication systems. The videos feature students in both inclusive general education classrooms and self-contained settings.
This article explores the alignment of the sixth essential principle of the climate sciences to national science education standards and its connections to the K-5 curriculum. The article also identifies some common misconceptions young students have about weather and climate. The free online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle focuses on the topics that are appropriate for young learners and introduce them to climate literacy concepts.
In this investigation the students will look at the fossils they made previously. They will look at the details of the fossil with a hand lens and come up with conclusions about the fossils. They will record what they see and draw conclusions about the environment of the fossil.
Are you a dreamer, risk-taker, and experimental mess-maker? Are you interested in new media and how technology can transform learning experiences? If so, we want to talk with you! Visit our website to learn more about the workshops, free educational tools, and teacher fellowships we provide.
An online, video-based methods course focusing on best practices for foreign language instruction at the high-school and college levels. It features 12 interactive media-rich modules taught by different professors from the University of Texas at Austin. Modules include Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pragmatics, Culture, The Language Learner, Technology, Classroom Management, and Assessment.