Educator Professional Development
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National School Library Standards (AASL, 2018)
I. Inquire: Build new knowledge by inquiring, thinking critically, identifying problems, and developing strategies for solving problems. (AASL, 2018).
Performance Indicators
a. Think: I can use an inquiry-based process to display critical thinking skills when learning about something I am personally interested in or specific curricular topic; or when trying to solve an authentic problem within, or outside of my learning community.
b. Create: I can engage with new knowledge I have gained by following an inquiry-based process that includes using authoritative evidence to investigate my questions, filling any knowledge gaps I may have, and generating products which illustrate my learning.
c. Share: I can adapt, communicate, and exchange my learning product with others in a cycle that includes interacting with content designed and presented by others, providing constructive feedback, and sharing products with an authentic audience.
d. Grow: I can participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by continually seeking new knowledge, engaging in sustained inquiry, enacting new understanding through real-world connections, and reflecting upon my learning to guide me through any informed decisions I make.(AASL 2018).
Leading for Equity: Implementing a Strategic Playbook for Disruption
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Since mid-March 2020, our daily routines have been ruled by a public health crisis unlike anything most of us have seen. We feel frustrated, annoyed, overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. The normality in education has been shattered, and while COVID-19 has been the catalyst for the process, the changes both inside and outside of education have been constant over the last 20 years. The realities of COVID-19, economic uncertainty and emphasis on systemic racism and inequities have brought school districts across the United States to a crossroads. Systems must learn to adapt with a future-focused vision and an ability to apply innovative principles and processes to their work. We are not powerless in this challenge; we must be the ones to act.
In this session, Ray McNulty will share strategies and practices helpful to the challenges that leaders, educators and students are facing. Schools and districts have never been more challenged in supporting the needs of students while navigating a world that is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA). One school district leading the way is Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut, led by Dr. Michael Conner whose focus on building trust has enabled movement throughout the system. His emphasis has been centered on several important strategies, polarity management, professional learning, systemic agility and many others. Action by leaders matters more now than ever before, and just because the future is uncertain, it doesn’t mean you can’t influence it.
This presentation will be of particular value to school superintendents, K-12 school and district leaders, and aspiring leaders.
Please register here.
Thursday, Mar 18, 2021, 04:00 PM
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Titles for tough times: How books can help educators support SEL
A global pandemic. Civil unrest. Racial injustice. These are just a few of the tough topics educators have had to address in their virtual or in-person classrooms over the past year. Often, it can be difficult to find ways to talk about sensitive subjects and traumatic events with students - especially when educators may be struggling to cope themselves. But having the right resources on hand can make starting that conversation just a little bit easier.
Join a panel of school and public librarians from OverDrive for this webinar to help you find the right book for the right circumstances. You’ll learn about books that can aid social-emotional learning in students of all ages, so that they’re better able to understand and process times of stress and upheaval. You’ll also find out more about reading resources for teachers and parents, plus fiction titles that can help your students destress and decompress through reading for enjoyment.
Mar 25, 2021 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Please register here.
Thursday, Mar 25, 2021, 09:00 PM
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Break Barriers: Get Kids Thinking Critically About Bias
Learning Objectives:
• Understand how to educate administrators, school leaders, and students about privileges, biases, and inequities in schools.
• Learn ways to facilitate productive conversations and improve intergroup relations.
• See how credible sources can help students to think critically and push past media (and social media) biases.
Moderator:
• Kathy Carroll, Lead School Librarian, Westwood High School Library Information Center, Columbia, SC and 2020-2021 AASL President
Panelist(s):
• Nancy Jo Lambert, High School Teacher Librarian, Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, TX
• Vernita Mayfield, President, Leadervation Learning and Author of ASCD’s Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege
• Maegen Rose, Middle School Librarian, Rye Country Day School, Westchester County, NY
• Andrea Drouillard, Director, Gale, A Cengage Company, Farmington Hills, MI
Please register here.
Tuesday, Mar 30, 2021, 02:00 PM
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The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize: Jointly sponsored by Gettysburg College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Bringing cutting-edge scholarship to K-12 classrooms is central to the Institute’s mission. With this in mind, teachers who have 10+ students attend this event will receive a free copy of the winning book. Please register interested students at the time of your registration. We encourage teachers to offer this event as an extra-credit opportunity for their students, and use our History Resources for additional curriculum materials on the Civil War. For questions related to student registrations, please email events@gilderlehrman.org.
Please register here.
Monday, Apr 19, 2021, 07:00 PM
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Teen Lit Mob!
Dear Teen Readers, Librarians, & Educators,
This spring, join us for Vermont’s only teen literary festival, Teen Lit Mob!
Teen Lit Mob will celebrate teen readers, YA lit, and its fandom on Friday, May 7th, from 9:00am-2:30pm on Zoom. Register to attend now with this quick & easy form to reserve your spot!
There is no cost to attend thanks to funding from the Vermont Department of Libraries.
This year’s program includes: Keynote by National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street, Pride, and Punching the Air (with Yusef Salaam); Endnote by Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation and Deathless Divide; writing workshops with Ibi, Justina, and Printz Medalist and National Book Award Finalist An Na, author of A Step From Heaven and The Place Between Breaths, Chris Tebbetts, author of Me, Myself, and Him, and M of F (with Lisa Papademetriou); and an illustration workshop with comic artist Dan Nott from the Center for Cartoon Studies.
Here’s what you can look forward to at Teen Lit Mob:
Connect and geek out with other teen readers!
Attend author presentations & workshops throughout the day!
Enter raffles for free books!
Vote for your favorite Green Mountain Book Award titles!
The goals of Teen Lit Mob are to:
Connect teen readers to authors and illustrators.
Connect teen readers to each other.
Support teen writers and illustrators.
Celebrate diverse stories and diverse authors.
Celebrate and encourage reading for pleasure.
Promote the Green Mountain Book Award, Vermont's teen-choice book award.
Cultivate an annual conference that celebrates YA literature in Vermont.
Don’t miss out! Register to attend now with this quick & easy form to reserve your spot. All registrations must be completed by Friday, April 15th.
Friday, May 7, 2021, 09:00 AM
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2021 CSTA Annual Conference
There is a whole community of computer science educators just like you out there. If you are looking for inspiration, connection, and a chance to be rejuvenated, join us at CSTA 2021, set for July 14-16, 2021.
CSTA's Annual Conference is a chance for computer science teachers to come together for learning, networking, and fun. We are a community of educators who are changing the lives of students every day in our classrooms. We are eager to share our knowledge and to learn from one another.
Our three-day virtual conference has over 100 sessions of education to broaden your knowledge of computer science education, inspirational keynotes and sessions to reinvigorate your passion for teaching, and countless moments of fun and connection along the way. If you are looking for new and exciting ways to engage with your students in your classroom, look no further than CSTA 2021. You don't want to miss out on this great experience.
Please click here to register.
Wednesday, Jul 14, 2021, 08:00 AM
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Early Childhood Educators Institute 2021
Who: For all individuals providing support, services, and education in the Vermont Early Childhood field. This includes early childhood educators (birth-grade 3) working in public schools, private early childhood and after-school settings; Early Head Start and Head Start professionals; early childhood special educators, developmental educators, specialized child care providers, home visitors, related service providers including speech language pathologists; and the administrators who supervise and support them.
What: A variety of early childhood content strands designed to deepen practice, meet child care professional development requirements, and contribute to early childhood or elementary educator licensing competencies and/or renewal of educator licenses and endorsements. Credited courses aligned with strands may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit.
How: Online, live and interactive using Zoom webinars and video meetings.
Click here to register.