FALL 2019
Professional Learning Courses for Credit - Term 1
Info/Questions
Per Credit Hour Fee - $15
About the course ~ contact the instructor directly.
Registration Information
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Questions ~ please contact Melissa Sadilek at msadilek@cr.k12.ia.us.
Note: Courses that do not meet the minimum requirement of at least 12 participants registered at least 1 week prior to course start date will be canceled.
Using Google in the Classroom ~ NEW COURSE!
2001 19 001
Target Audience: All
Credits: 1.0
Face to Face Dates:
None
Online: All Online (On your own time)
Course begins June 12th through July 16th. All coursework needs to be completed by July 16th.
Prerequisite: None
Instructors - Julie Buerman, jbuerman@cr.k12.ia.us
Description: In this online class, educators will learn how to use the Google Suite of tools including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Forms, Hangout and Google Classroom. Educators will learn how to use these tools to engage their students in a 1:1 classroom and to ensure all students are experiencing a rigorous and personalized learning experience. After learning the basics of the Google Suite tools, educators will develop resources using the CRCSD Profile of a Graduate – including creativity, critical thinking/problem solving, citizenship, collaboration and communication.
Dismantling Racial Inequities for Black Boys*
1970 19 002
Target Audience: All Teachers PK-12
Credits: 1.0
Face to Face Dates: June 20, 24 and 26 ~ 1:00pm - 4:00pm @ ELSC
Online: Course Opens June 14th online with 2 assignments.
All assignments completed and final paper due by August 1st.
Prerequisite: None
Instructors: Madison Rydstrom, mrydstrom@cr.k12.ia.us; Melissa Hocking, mhocking@cr.k12.ia.us
Description: This course will be based on the books: The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys and Courageous Conversations about Race. All participants will also complete the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and receive their results in a 1:1 feedback session.
Course participants will gain greater intercultural competence in their work with black boys. Participants will not only gain a greater understanding of their cultural identity and privilege but will also develop a deeper understanding of black boys’ collective identity and explore strategies for better engaging them. Teaching does not happen in isolation, and through this course, teachers will also develop skills to engage other adults in conversations surrounding race. Participants will finish the course with multiple strategies to create schools where black boys feel a sense of belonging, nurturance, challenge, and love.
*From the Introduction to The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys: “Why do we write about Black Boys, rather than Black men or Black males? We have heard this question a lot, and we acknowledge that the term doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue. We acknowledge the problematic history of calling Black men “boys,” a practice that has been used to denigrate and humiliate Black men who were fathers and grandfathers. But we write about boys because we want to emphasize that children who are 18 and younger are still children. They are not men. The police treat them like men. The courts treat them like men. Many adults fear them like adult men. Teachers often expect them to have skills of code switching and racial border crossing that most adults do not have… But why not use the term males? We chose not to use the term “Black males” because it is most regularly used in the media in ways that turn individual children into a clinical, statistical category, which can be dehumanizing and minimizing. We are talking about children, from preschool to twelfth grade. They are still young, they still need our guidance and support, and they need us to be the adults so that they can do the growing and learning that they need to do."
Web Tools for You!! Engaging Your Audience with Technology
1185 19 012
Target Audience: 6-12 Teachers
Credits: 1.0
Face to Face Dates:
June 20, 24, 26 ~ 8:00am - 12:00pm @ ELSC
Online: June 10th - Course begins online.
Application of learning to student lessons in August/September 2019.
Final reflective paper due by September 15th
Prerequisite: None
Instructor: Melissa Hocking, mhocking@cr.k12.ia.us
Description: Participants will learn how to incorporate technology into professional learning and classroom lessons, to provide an interactive and engaging learning experience for adults and/or students. Incorporated technology will include EdPuzzle. Plickers, Nearpod, Kahoot, Read and Write, Canvas, Versal, Office Mix, Quizlet, Mentimeter, and many others. Participants in this course will learn about features of technology that will aide in the delivery of professional learning, classroom lessons, and create an engaging experience for adult and student audiences. Successful completion of the course will include the creation of professional learning and/or a classroom lesson incorporating learned technologies. Using technology tools will enhance professional learning, provide teachers differentiated learning opportunities, and increase adult and/or student engagement. These technology tools can also be used directly in the classroom to provide a blended learning environment for students with embedded formative assessment. This course will include both face-to-face learning and on-line components to be completed outside of class time.