August '21 Professional Development
RCS Instructional Technology Department
To be completed outside of contracted school hours
Collaborate and Communicate with Zoom!
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Join us for a Zoom training on all the different possibilities and ways you can utilize this tool to connect with colleagues, parents, and guests. Teachers can use this resource to host virtual parent/teacher conferences, collaborate with fellow educators from different schools, record instructional content for your students, and host virtual guest speakers in their classrooms. Learn about new features and fun and unique ways to use a Zoom meeting!
Date: Tuesday, August 17
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Location: Zoom link will be sent to participants on the morning of the training
Presenter: Kim Cing and Dustin Ferguson (Zoom Customer Success Trainer)
Grading in Schoology
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In this follow-up Schoology training, participants will learn how graded assignments are populated into the Gradebook. We will also explore the different options for sorting, entering, & bulk editing of grades and assignments.
Date: Tuesday, August 17
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Location: Zoom link will be sent to participants on the morning of the training
Presenter: Jennifer Brooks
Making Instruction Interactive with Nearpod
Unlock insights into student learning in your classroom with Nearpod. Use Nearpod during direct instruction to know where every student is in their learning and adapt instruction in real time with in the moment feedback. You can import your pre-existing PowerPoint presentations and embed formative questions, poll, videos, and quizzes. What makes this even better? The Nearpod lessons used during direct instruction can be turned into self paced learning opportunities for absent students or students during learning stations.
PM Section # 15066
Date: Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Time: 3:45-4:45
Location: Murfreesboro PD Center
Presenter: Cherri McCrary
*SPED Teachers Only!* Tracking Student Data in Lexia Core5 and PowerUp
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For SPED Teachers only! Join us in this intro to Lexia session where we will cover how Lexia resources can help to inform instruction and save you valuable time. Using Lexia, students work independently at their own pace through individualized learning paths to develop fundamental reading skills in a structured, sequential manner. Teachers are notified when students require support or intervention and are provided with the resources for face-to-face instruction. Within myLexia student data reports, a data-driven action plan is provided to take the guesswork out of differentiating instruction by focusing the teacher’s time on the greatest needs in the classroom and prescribing the instructional intensity needed to help students make the gains they need.
Date: Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021
Time: 3:45-4:45
Location: Zoom link will be sent to participants on the morning of the training
Presenter: Kim Cing
Making Instruction Interactive with Nearpod
Unlock insights into student learning in your classroom with Nearpod. Know where every student is in their learning and adapt instruction in real time with in the moment feedback. You can import your pre-existing PowerPoint presentations and embed formative questions, poll, videos, and quizzes. What makes this even better? The Nearpod lessons used during direct instruction can be turned into self paced learning opportunties for absent students or students during learning stations.
PM Section # 15067
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Time: 3:45-4:45
Location: Smyrna PD Center
Presenter: TBA
Schoology: Getting Started with Courses
This will be an overview of Schoology and adding materials to Courses.
PM Section # 15169
Date: Monday, August 30, 2021
Time: 2:45-3:45
Location: Zoom link will be sent to participants on the morning of the training
Presenter: Jeannie Williams
Bringing It All Together: Playposit and Schoology
Recommended Prerequisite: Getting Started with Schoology
If you use Schoology as your Learning Management System (LMS), you can assign PlayPosit bulbs to students directly inside Schoology. Why should you link your PlayPosit account with Schoology? Single Sign-on: Instructors and learners are never prompted to enter a separate email, username or password to create or view content. Auto-sync course data: We manage learner-course relationships, eliminating the need to manually create courses or upload rosters. Auto-sync grades: Learner grades are synced immediately with the Schoology gradebook at the end of a Bulb. As well, instructors can access the rich analytics from any PlayPosit link within Schoology. Join this session to learn how to link your accounts and learn how to leverage the power of PlayPosit seamlessly in your Schoology platform!
This is an interactive course so please sign in on your laptop or desktop so you can participate in the hands-on activities. The Zoom link will be emailed to all registered participants on the morning of the training.
PM Session #: 15070
Presenter: Cherri McCrary
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Time: 3:45-4:45
Credit: 1 hour
Zoom link/location: Link will be emailed to you before the session if you register in PM
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