Upcoming Courses June 15-July 31, 2014

                                                                                                                   

See below for a list of upcoming online professional learning opportunities. To register, click on the activity number listed with each course. To conduct your own search for professional development classes, download the AEA PD Online app at myapp.is/aeapdonline or click here to go to the AEA PD Online catalog.

Differentiating through Drama (the Good Kind You Can Use in the Classroom)

Incorporate drama into your classroom and get students on their feet, working together, practicing their speaking skills, and gaining confidence.

Register at 22019899991501

Course Dates: June 2-June 27, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Google Sites

Learn to use Google Sites in the classroom to enhance collaboration, creativity, and student communication.

Register at 22012899991501

Course Dates: June 2-July 27, 2014

Credit(s): 2

How Do You Teach Reading-Speaking the Language of The Book Whisperer

Add to your toolbox of resources and ideas that will “awaken the inner reader in every child.”

Register at 22019399991501

Course Dates: June 2-June 27, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Pinterest in the Classroom

Leverage Pinterest to improve classroom practice and ultimately student learning.

Register at 22019999991501

Course Dates: June 2-June 29, 2014

Credit(s): 2

What Great Teachers Do Differently

Want to go from good to great? Study the beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes that can take your teaching to the next level.

Register at 22020399991501

Course Dates: June 2-July 11, 2014

Credit(s): 3

OLLIE: Introduction to the Online Learner

Discover what online learning is like from the student perspective.

Register at 22001399991501

Course Dates: June 4-June 24, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Intro to Google Apps (Hybrid-includes a one-day face-to-face session)

Examine how to use Google Apps in the 21st century classroom to enhance collaboration, creativity, and communication.

Register at 22001699991501

Course Dates: June 5-Aug. 3, 2014

Credits: 2

Building Common Core Foundational Skills - The Voweletics Method

Dig into the literacy Iowa Core Foundational Skills and find out how understanding the phonetic basis of English can help students be successful.

Register at 22016699991501

Course Dates: June 9-August 2, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Intro to Google Apps

Discover how Google Apps can improve students’ 21st century skills.

Register at 22001099991501

Course Dates: June 9-July 7, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Intro to Google Apps: Tools to Integrate

Find new ways to integrate Google Apps into your instruction.

Register at 22014599991501

Course Dates: June 9-August 3, 2014

Credit(s): 2

iPods & iPads for the Classroom

Incorporate iPods and iPads into classroom instruction.

Register at 22004199991501

Course Dates: June 9-July 6, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Strategies for Champion Teachers! Easy Tips and Tricks You Can Use Tomorrow

Load up your teacher toolbox with 49 practical, research-based instructional strategies that will set you and your students up for success.

Register at 22019299991501

Course Dates: June 9-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Elements: Collaboration in the Digital Classroom

Find and use online collaborative tools to use with students.

Register at 22016799991501

Dates: June 11-Aug. 8, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Examining: Bullying From Both Sides

Learn about the emotional needs of bullied children and the one who bullies.

Register at 22002099991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Engaging Troubling Students: A Constructivist Approach

Discover how to engage problematic students in the learning process and build strong, meaningful relationships with them.

Register at 22003299991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Fierce Teaching

Examine seven brain-based, core principles necessary for achieving consistent, positive learning outcomes.

Register at 22018799991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Examining: How the Special Needs Brain Learns

Help special needs students be more successful by learning specific strategies that address the functions of their brains.

Register at 22017599991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Overcoming Dyslexia

Find out how to help students with dyslexia.

Register at 22003399991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Secrets of the Teenage Brain

Examine strategies and approaches for teaching and reaching teenagers.

Register at 22019199991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction

Help students improve their vocabulary by using practical strategies that are research-based.

Register at 22004899991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

MOLLIE: Blended Learning

Discover how to blend classroom instruction so that students have the flexibility of online learning and the benefits of face-to-face instruction.

Register at 22015099991501

Course Dates: June 11-July 15, 2014

Credit(s): 2

MOLLIE: Designing Online Lessons, Including SoftChalk

Dig deep into how to design and build text-based and spoken lessons for an online environment.

Register at 22017999991501

Course Dates: June 11-July 15, 2014

Credit(s): 2

OLLIE: Online Learning Instructional Design

Create student outcomes, assessments, and lessons that can be used in an online asynchronous format.

Register at 22002799991501

Course Dates: June 11-July 15, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Presentation Zen: Improving Your Approach to Presentations

Create powerful presentations that communicate ideas, teach and persuade.

Register at 22012399991501

Course Dates: June 11-July 1, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Fine Arts in the Iowa Core-Part 2

Discover the evolution of the Fine Arts within the Iowa Core.

Register at 22015999991501

Course Dates: June 13-June 21, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Anxious Kids Searching for Calm

Find strategies to help students cope with anxiety and anxiousness.

Register at 22020699991501

Course Dates: June 16-July 4, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Disrupted Classrooms: Oppositional and Defiant Behavior

Discover how oppositional and defiant behaviors develop, the role of adults in interactions, and how to address the behaviors of students.

Register at 22020599991501

Course Dates: June 16-July 4, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Intro to Google Apps: Tools to Integrate

Find new ways to integrate Google Apps into your instruction.

Register at 22014599991502

Course Dates: June 16-Aug. 10, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Introduction to Google Apps

Discover how Google Apps can improve students’ 21st century skills.

Register at 22007899991501

Course Dates: June 16-July 20, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Motivating Kids from the Inside Out

Discover how to increase student motivation by learning about self-efficacy, locus of control, engagement, and self regulation.

Register at 22008599991501

Course Dates: June 16-July 4, 2014

Credit(s): 3

The Global Classroom

Find new ways to connect your students with other students from around the world.

Register at 22004499991501

Course Dates: June 16-Aug. 3, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Using Iowa AEA Online Databases in the Language Arts Classroom

Find ways to integrate Iowa AEA’s Online Databases into language arts instruction.

Register at 22006599991501

Course Dates: June 16-July 21, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Creating Your Comprehensive Musicianship Plan

Learn comprehensive musicianship strategies to use with students.

Register at 22009599991501

Course Dates:June 18-July 2, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Developing Student-Directed Learning

Design instruction that moves from teacher-directed to student directed learning.

Register at 22010499991501

Course Dates: June 18-July 30, 2014

Credit(s): 3 (renewal only)

Fine Arts Connections-Iowa: Refined-National: Revised Part 2 (Hybrid)

Investigate and experience lessons that align with the National Core Arts Standards and the Iowa Core Universal Constructs.

Register at 22020899991501

Course Dates: June 19-June 28, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Fine Arts in Iowa Core-Part 2

Build your understanding of the evolution of fine arts within the Iowa Core.

Register at 22015999991502

Course Dates: June 20-June 28, 2014

Credit(s): 1

iMovie, iPhoto, and GarageBand in the Classroom

Find ways to infuse iMovie, iPhoto, and GarageBand into your instruction.

Register at 22004299991501

Course Dates: June 23-July 20, 2014

Credit(s): 2

World Languages on the Go

Help students learn how to use world languages in a variety of contexts by incorporating multimedia into second language instruction.

Register at 22015399991501

Course Dates: June 26-July 20, 2014

Credit(s): 1 (renewal only)

Formative Assessment with and without Technology

Fill your toolbox with formative assessment strategies and ideas that will allow you to make powerful instructional decisions to improve teaching and learning in your classroom.

Register at 22018299991501

Course Dates: June 30-July 3, 2014

Credit(s): 2

iMovie: Digital Video in the Classroom

Change things up in the classroom by infusing digital video into instruction.

Register at 22000399991501

Course Dates: June 30-July 20, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Introduction to Preparing and Teaching in a 1:1 Environment

Discover strategies that will assist in the transition to an 1:1 environment.

Register at 22018499991501

Course Dates: June 30-July 27, 2014

Credit(s): 2

MovieMaker: Digital Video in the Classroom

Use Microsoft Movie Maker to create digital video for the classroom.

Register at 22000699991501

Course Dates: June 30-July 20, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Spanish for Educators Online

Learn basic Spanish with a focus on the vocabulary of the education workplace.

Register at 22000799991501

Course Dates: July 2-Aug. 13, 2014

Credit(s): 3 (renewal only)

“Write” On Ways to Meet the ICC K-5 Writing Standards

Investigate the writing standards in the Iowa Core Curriculum and find creative ways to teach them to students.

Register at 22020299991501

Course Dates: July 7-Aug. 8, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Anxious Kids Searching for Calm

Find strategies to help students cope with anxiety and anxiousness.

Register at 22020699991502

Course Dates: July 7-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Disrupted Classrooms: Oppositional and Defiant Behavior

Discover how oppositional and defiant behaviors develop, the role of adults in interactions, and how to address the behaviors of students.

Register at 22020599991502

Course Dates: July 7-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Google Sites

Learn to use Google Sites in the classroom to enhance collaboration, creativity, and student communication.

Register at 22012899991503

Course Dates: July 7-Aug. 10, 2014

Credit(s): 2

How Do You Teach Reading-Speaking the Language of The Book Whisperer

Add to your toolbox of resources and ideas that will “awaken the inner reader in every child.”

Register at 22019399991502

Course Dates: July 7-Aug. 1, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Introduction to Google Apps

Discover how Google Apps can improve students’ 21st century skills.

Register at 22007899991502

Course Dates: July7-Aug. 10, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Motivating Kids from the Inside Out

Discover how to increase student motivation by learning about self-efficacy, locus of control, engagement, and self regulation.

Register at 22008599991502

Course Dates: July 7-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Navigating Parent-Teacher Relationships

Discover new ways to engage and collaborate with parents to improve the school environment.

Register at 22020999991501

Course Dates: July 7-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Total Participation Techniques

Shift from the “stand and deliver” method of teaching to techniques that will engage students in active learning and allow them to demonstrate their depth of knowledge and understanding.

Register at 22020199991501

Course Dates: July 7-Aug. 8, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Using Technology to Teach Comprehensive Musicianship

Create in-depth learning opportunities for music students by combining teaching strategies with technology.

Register at 22009499991501

Course Dates: July 7-Aug. 1, 2014

Credit(s): 2

OLLIE: Introduction to the Online Learner

Discover what online learning is like from the student perspective.

Register at 22001399991502

Course Dates: July 9-July 29, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Presentation Zen: Improving Your Approach to Presentations

Create powerful presentations that communicate ideas, teach and persuade.

Register at 22012399991502

Course Dates: July 9-July 29, 2014

Credit(s): 1

India: Visions and Voices

Learn about India from ancient times to present da.

Register at 22011599991501

Course Dates: July 10-Aug. 14, 2014

Credit(s): 2 (renewal only)

Introduction to Preparing and Teaching in a 1:1 Environment

Discover strategies that will assist in the transition to an 1:1 environment.

Register at 22018499991502

Course Dates: July 14-Aug. 10, 2014

Credit(s): 2

iPods and iPads for the Classroom

Incorporate iPods and iPads into classroom instruction.

Register at 22004199991502

Course Dates: July 14-Aug. 14, 2014

Credit(s): 2

The Global Classroom

Find new ways to connect your students with other students from around the world.

Register at 22004499991502

Course Dates: July 14-Aug. 31, 2014

Credit(s): 3

External Partners

Adding Accessibility to Online Courses: Making Your Online Course Accessible for all Types of Learners

Date: May 19, 2014

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Register Here!

Description: An important practice in designing quality online courses is making the content accessible to all types of learners. Certain educational tools, such as SoftChalk, give the users the tools to make their content accessible and usable for all.

Join us for this Best Practices in Online Course Design webinar where Richard Smith of Harford Community College will share some of the Best Practices he uses in designing online courses to make content available to all users.

Dumping Textbooks: A Step-by-Step Guide for Migrating to Digital Content-Part 2

Date: May 19, 2014

Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.    

Register Here!

Description: Nothing is so certainly written in the educational book of fate as the end of the textbook as the primary focus of educational content. Digital resources are potentially cheaper, more flexible, more up-to-date, and more reflective of the kind of materials that all learners will need to become proficient with as they seek to prepare themselves for life and learning beyond school. If you are looking for strategies to build your district's capacity to go through the process of replacing any textbook with digital alternatives, join us on May 19 for part two of a two-part series on migrating to digital content. Jonathan Costa will cover:

• Choosing the right electronic storage, hosting, and access options (Part 2)
• Harvesting strategies – finance, incentives, and platforms that work
• Legal, copyright, and open source issues
• Training and support for users
• Sustaining quality for the long-term

Attendees will get the most out of this webinar series if they come with a course or a subject area that they would like to pursue for textbook replacement in mind.

Leading Successful iPad Implementation: Lessons from a Successful Experience

Date: May 20, 2014

Time: 3:00-4:00

Register Here!

Description: Leading mobile learning initiatives requires careful planning and attention to the details to help ensure success.  With the recent notable implementation nightmares with mobile learning technologies, school leaders are left wondering if the move to this technology make sense.  Implementation of iPads in the 1:1 model can be done with great success.  In our community’s next webinar, David Mahaley will focus on providing the necessary steps for staff development, student preparation, and administration leadership required to bring iPads successfully into the learning environment.

Find out the key elements of how to ensure the success of a 1:1 iPad initiative from a school completing its fourth year of implementation and learn how to avoid the pitfalls chronicled in recent news headlines.  

Finding a Safe Environment where Students can Blog

Date: May 20, 2014

Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Register Here!

Description: A ton of research and anecdotal evidence exists that proves an increase in writing proficiency for students who write frequently.  Blogging is a great way for students to write online – but teachers often are afraid to encourage students to blog due to privacy and safety concerns. Join New Teacher Coach, Shannon Holden, as he reveals several free (and secure) blogging platforms for students and teachers to use.

There’s an App for that! 50 Apps that will Rock Your World in 60 Minutes!

Date: May 21, 2014   

Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Register Here!

Description: Is the application market transforming education? In this session, participants will discover apps that change the way students and teachers think about learning. The presenter will feature apps that promote essential 21st century learning skills - creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and apps that fuel creativity. Do you have apps you’d like to share? Please do so here!

Defeating the Culture of Bullying in the Age of Social Media

Date: May 29, 2014

Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Register Here!

Description: Being a teenager has never been easy, but in recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, it has become exponentially more challenging. Bullying, once thought of as the province of queen bees and goons, has taken on new, complex, and insidious forms, as parents and educators know all too well.

Join us for our community’s next webinar, led by Emily Bazelon, author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy, which explores the culture of bullying and focuses on the individual stories of three students: Monique, Jacob, and Flannery. In the year since this book was published, Emily has traveled around the country talking to students, parents, and educators, and has heard a need from teens to not have adults preach to them about bullying, but to help them have opportunities to have complex conversations about their social experiences.

To support teachers, Emily will be sharing a Teacher’s Guide for using Sticks and Stones in the classroom, which she created with teacher and school director Meredith Garvin of New Haven Academy. The Teacher’s Guide, available for free, includes lessons based on the individual stories of teens in the book. The guide also is aligned to ELA Common Core Standards.  

Join us on May 29 to learn how to help your students defeat bullying culture and create a positive school climate of empathy.

Integrating Stretch Texts: Planning Resources and Lessons

Date: June 2, 2014

Time: 3:00-4:00

Register Here!

Description: You don’t have to do it on your own! This session provides educators with specific strategies to engage students  in selecting their own stretch texts from electronic titles, as well as pragmatic tools and priority steps to evaluating your own resources and lessons.

Built for Today’s Learners: How to Design an Engaging Learning Environment for Milennials

Date: June 3, 2014

Time: 3:00-4:00

Register Here!

Description: Today’s learners, or Millennials, want to rewrite the rules, and collaborate to solve problems.  They see institutions as irrelevant, but they also want structure and boundaries. This presents an interesting challenge for school leaders as we attempt to provide creative learning environments for today’s students and staff.  In our community’s next webinar, high school principal Dwight Carter will present ideas that will help you transform the learning spaces at your school to better support the way your current students learn.  He will share how a team of district administrators and teachers worked closely with an architect to design a new addition to Gahanna Lincoln High School that addressed Millennials’ learning needs.  

Design concepts to be covered include:

• incorporating flexible spaces for collaboration
• including natural light to evoke creativity
• upgrading the wireless network to enterprise strength
• increasing student voice and choice in how they want to demonstrate their learning
• looking at time as a variable to learning

Using Technology to Improve Student Learning: The Flipped Classroom

A FREE online mirco-course for educators-Non-Credit

Date(s): June 16 - July 7, 2014

Register here!

Description: Learn more on how flipped learning has changed the way educators present information, attend this 3-week online course to help you get started in flipping your lessons. The instructional lessons are multi-media rich and contain graded questions and interactive learning games.

Key topics of the complete course (Note: The free, reduced course will have access to Topics 1 – 4 only)

Topic 1: Introduction to “flipped classroom”

Topic 2: Making screencast videos and posting them online - Participants will make a screen capture video presentation on a web site, documents, or paint/draw program.

Topic 3: Participants will post videos to YouTube (or other video hosting site)

Topic 4: Making narrated PowerPoint slides, Mac and PC versions - Participants will make a narrated presentation (PowerPoint or Prezi) and post on web hosting sites. (optional resource on using Keynote for Mac).

Topic 5: Posting video links on your web site (Learning management system, or school site, free web sites, etc.). Adding text captions to your YouTube videos.

Topic 6: Create a flipped lesson. This lesson will include a lesson plan that connects back to standards along with a video. The video may be used to introduce, reinforce or teach a lesson.

Topic 7: The future of flipped learning and the sharing of additional resources to help teachers flipped their lessons.

New: Self-Paced Courses

We are very excited to announce a new format for online professional development: Self-Paced Courses!

While our online course catalog offers quite a bit of flexibility for Iowa teachers, who can take a course without having to drive or working around scheduling conflicts, our new Self-Paced Courses offer even more flexibility for participants.

Starting June 1, Iowa educators can begin an AEA PD Online Self-Paced Course at any time, and can finish at any pace.  If they would like to complete everything right away, they can.  Or, if life happens and they are unable to finish right away, they can leave it and come back to it when they are ready.

Our Self-Paced Courses will be a feature of our online training system.  Our upcoming courses this summer are:

• Using Iowa AEA Online's Resources (June 1)
• Digitial Citizenship in the Classroom (June 1)
• The Exceptional Learner (July 15)
• Google Apps 101 (August 1)
• Ethics for Educators (August 1)

The courses will be available for license renewal, substitute authorization, and para-educator license renewal credit.  The cost for each course is $60.

Security Concerns

With all of the concern about the "Heartbleed" Internet security bug, we wanted to assure you that your information at AEA PD Online has not been affected by this bug and is secure.

In order to ensure your continued security, we recommend that you follow these simple steps and change your password(s) associated with your AEA PD Online or AEA K12 Online Moodle accounts.

1. Log in to your Moodle Account
2. Locate and scroll over “My Profile Settings”
3. Select “Change Password”
4. Enter in your current password and then type your new password in twice

Preparations for the 2014 Back-to-School Online Trainings

AEA PD Online is excited to provided educators across the state with online trainings.

A catalog that contains a description of our trainings can be found here.

Here are some tips and tricks for districts to consider when planning their online trainings for their employees in 2014-2015.

1. Encourage employees to take trainings earlier. If your district sends out a welcome-back letter in July to employees, encourage them to take the trainings at that time. July is a down time for usage of the server.

2. If you are having staff complete the training in August, avoid the heavy usage dates. To the right, you can see our projected usage chart for next August, the darker the color, the heavier the usage.

3. Avoid having your entire staff take the training at once. While this practice might be very convenient for the planning of pre-service days, it also greatly enhances your chances of hitting the cap, meaning some will be logged into the site and some will not. Plus, all the individuals from your school accessing the same training could impact your own district bandwidth, slowing down the experience as well.

4. Target district inservice days. Waiting until your first early-out can save a lot of frustration for your teachers.

Upcoming Courses: May 1-June 15, 2014

See below for a list of upcoming online professional learning opportunities. To register, click on the activity number listed with each course. To conduct your own search for professional development classes, download the AEA PD Online app at myapp.is/aeapdonline or click here to go to the AEA PD Online catalog.

iPods and iPads for the Classroom

Incorporate iPods and iPads into classroom instruction.

Register at 22004199991410

Course Dates: May 5-June 1, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Pinterest in the Classroom

Leverage Pinterest to improve classroom practice and ultimately student learning.

Register at 22019999991401

Course Dates: May 5-June 1, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Using the iPad in the Social Studies Classroom

Unleash the power of mobile learning in your social studies classroom by exploring how to use it to engage students in collaboration, critical thinking, and creative learning opportunities

Register at 22014899991402

Course Dates: May 5-June 9, 2014

Credit(s): 2

MOLLIE: Blended Learning

Discover how to blend classroom instruction so that students have the flexibility of online learning and the benefits of face-to-face instruction.

Register at 22015099991406

Course Dates: May 7-June 10, 2014

Credit(s): 2

OLLIE: Technology for Online Learning

This course will help teachers become “Moodle-savvy.”

Register at 22005399991403

Course Dates: May 7-June 10, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Improving Instrumental Instruction: IBA Conference 2014

A blended learning class that combines the face-to-face Iowa Bandmasters Conference with online reflection, reading, and research around classroom practice.

Register at 22019599991401

Course Dates: May 14-June 7, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Coaching Authorization

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to coach any sport at the middle school and high school level.

Register at 22020499991401

Course Dates: May 19-July 18, 2014

Credit(s): 4 (relicensure only)

Examining: 7 Keys to Comprehension

Improve students' reading comprehension.

Register at 22007099991405

Course Dates: May 28-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: How the Brain Learns

Examine the latest brain research, how the student’s brain works, and how we can best teach to that brain.

Register at 22017399991403

Course Dates: May 28-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classes

Discover how to meet the needs of all students.

Register at 22003499991403

Course Dates: May 28-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Managing Noncompliance and Defiance in the Classroom

Address misbehavior and disruptive classroom conduct.

Register at 22002999991403

Course Dates: May 28-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

The Gifted Student: Fact, Fiction & Current Research

Leverage the current research on gifted and talented students to develop classrooms that reach the multifaceted needs of gifted learners.

Register at 22020799991401

Course Dates: May 28-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Differentiating through Drama (the Good Kind You Can Use in the Classroom)

Incorporate drama into your classroom and get students on their feet, working together, practicing their speaking skills, and gaining confidence.

Register at 22019899991501

Course Dates: June 2-June 27, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Google Sites

Learn to use Google Sites in the classroom to enhance collaboration, creativity, and student communication.

Register at 22012899991501

Course Dates: June 2-July 27, 2014

Credit(s): 2

How Do You Teach Reading-Speaking the Language of The Book Whisperer

Add to your toolbox of resources and ideas that will “awaken the inner reader in every child.”

Register at 22019399991501

Course Dates: June 2-June 27, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Pinterest in the Classroom

Leverage Pinterest to improve classroom practice and ultimately student learning.

Register at 22019999991501

Course Dates: June 2-June 29, 2014

Credit(s): 2

What Great Teachers Do Differently

Want to go from good to great? Study the beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes that can take your teaching to the next level.

Register at 22020399991501

Course Dates: June 2-July 11, 2014

Credit(s): 3

OLLIE: Introduction to the Online Learner

Discover what online learning is like from the student perspective.

Register at 22001399991501

Course Dates: June 4-June 24, 2014

Credit(s): 1

Building Common Core Foundational Skills - The Voweletics Method

Dig into the literacy Iowa Core Foundational Skills and find out how understanding the phonetic basis of English can help students be successful.

Register at 22016699991501

Course Dates: June 9-August 2, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Intro to Google Apps

Discover how Google Apps can improve students’ 21st century skills.

Register at 22001099991501

Course Dates: June 9-July 7, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Intro to Google Apps: Tools to Integrate

Find new ways to integrate Google Apps into your instruction.

Register at 22014599991501

Course Dates: June 9-August 3, 2014

Credit(s): 2

iPods & iPads for the Classroom

Incorporate iPods and iPads into classroom instruction.

Register at 22004199991501

Course Dates: June 9-July 6, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Strategies for Champion Teachers! Easy Tips and Tricks You Can Use Tomorrow

Load up your teacher toolbox with 49 practical, research-based instructional strategies that will set you and your students up for success.

Register at 22019299991501

Course Dates: June 9-July 25, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Examining: Bullying From Both Sides

Learn about the emotional needs of bullied children and the one who bullies.

Register at 22002099991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Engaging Troubling Students: A Constructivist Approach

Discover how to engage problematic students in the learning process and build strong, meaningful relationships with them.

Register at 22003299991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Fierce Teaching

Examine seven brain-based, core principles necessary for achieving consistent, positive learning outcomes.

Register at 22018799991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 2

Examining: How the Special Needs Brain Learns

Help special needs students be more successful by learning specific strategies that address the functions of their brains.

Register at 22017599991501

Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Overcoming Dyslexia

Find out how to help students with dyslexia.

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Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Secrets of the Teenage Brain

Examine strategies and approaches for teaching and reaching teenagers.

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Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

Examining: Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction

Help students improve their vocabulary by using practical strategies that are research-based.

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Course Dates: June 11-August 8, 2014

Credit(s): 3

MOLLIE: Blended Learning

Discover how to blend classroom instruction so that students have the flexibility of online learning and the benefits of face-to-face instruction.

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Course Dates: June 11-July 15, 2014

Credit(s): 2

MOLLIE: Designing Online Lessons, Including SoftChalk

Dig deep into how to design and build text-based and spoken lessons for an online environment.

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Course Dates: June 11-July 15, 2014

Credit(s): 2

OLLIE: Online Learning Instructional Design

Create student outcomes, assessments, and lessons that can be used in an online asynchronous format.

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Course Dates: June 11-July 15, 2014

Credit(s): 2

External Partners

New Teacher Tool Kit: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support Your Practice

Date: April 18, 2014

Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.

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Description: The first years of practice for teachers can be filled with great hope and exhilaration, as well as fatigue and anxiety. Without adequate support, new teachers often struggle through their early days, months, and years in the classroom. Beginning teachers need access to support so that they can be empowered to use strategies to help them not just survive, but also thrive in the classroom.

As school and district professional development budgets continue to be reduced, the need to provide this important support to new hires becomes more critical. With the emergence of online resources, it’s entirely possible to offer comprehensive support to new educators who are eager to learn and grow, without taxing finances. By providing free, Web 2.0 tools to new teachers, we can guide them to be more successful as they begin work to create quality 21st century learner-centered classrooms.

This webinar will present five tools that new teachers can easily use as they begin their first years of instructional focus in the classroom. We will pay particular attention to the emerging role that social media groups and global connections can play in supporting new teachers.

Whether you are a new teacher, coach, or mentor to new teachers, this webinar has something for you.

Developing Next Generation Networks to Support Personalized Learning

Date: April 22, 2014

Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.

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Description: New advances in technology, including mobile devices, are making it possible for students to learn anytime, anywhere and to experience personalized learning. These advances can only happen if school systems have networks in place that support the new and dynamic context of learning. CoSN’s new initiative, Smart Education Networks by Design, is designed to address the challenges facing school systems by providing school system leaders the knowledge to wisely invest in educational networks for today and tomorrow. Learn about the resources that can help district leaders develop the next generation network infrastructure necessary to support multiple mobile devices on and off campus, the delivery of digital content, and administration of online assessments.

Choosing the Right Learning Management System for Your School

Date: April 22, 2014

Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

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Description: In case you didn’t know, your school needs to utilize a Learning Management System (LMS) to truly be considered a 21st Century learning environment. Join Shannon Holden as he shows educators how to save time and effort by putting coursework online for students and parents to access. He also will reveal an LMS that used to be expensive that is now FREE for teachers and administrators to use!

Best of mLearnCon: Designing for Mobile Learning: A Crash Course
Date: April 23, 2014
Time: 12:00 p.m.
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During this session, experiment with online tools that can help you practice better mLearning design. Not only will you explore (conceptually) how to approach mLearning design, but you will also learn about a variety of tools that can support you in each step of an mLearning-design workflow.