#DigitallyINspirED
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Greetings!
We hope you are enjoying your summer, you deserve it for all your hard work!
Below you will find some great opportunities for summer professional development to help prepare for the upcoming school year which will look different for many districts with either a remote, blended or a hybrid approach. We want to support you and your districts by providing resources to ensure a quality virtual learning experience for our Indiana students. Therefore, starting in the next issue of #DigitallyINspirEd, we will begin to highlight ISTE's 14 Essential Conditions for effectively leveraging technology in education to maximize learning and growth. We will also provide resources specific to that condition.
As always, please feel free to reach out if there is anything we can do for you.
Best Practice for Instructional Re-Entry Video
Please watch this short video which provides an overview of best practices for instructional re-entry in student assessment, curriculum, instruction, and student grouping/differentiation. The video outlines the need for schools to provide all students data-driven, grade-level instruction upon re-entry and supports teachers and administrators with action steps needed for effective implementation of best practices at each stage. For additional information see the document below.
Professional Development Opportunities
Getting Copyrighteous
Register for Free edWebinars at edWeb.net
edWeb.net is a free professional learning community that can help you with online learning and collaboration. You can browse their collection of over 1,850 recordings focusing on different areas of digital and virtual learning while also earning PGP certificates!
EVERFI Is Hosting Its First Virtual Teacher Conference
LEARN ON: A Virtual Conference for Whole Child Education on Tuesday, July 21.
This will be a free conference for teachers across the country to gather ideas for remote learning and teaching real-world skills. You can find more info about the 25 unique sessions here.
Indiana Connected Educators is inviting all Hoosier educators to Go Big and #StayHome on July 20-24, as they host Indiana Connected Educators LIVE, a free week-long virtual event focused on teaching and learning in a digital world. A powerhouse lineup of top EdTech leaders and authors has been assembled to bring inspiration, resources, connections, and ideas to educators preparing for the coming school year. Registration is now open.
Lexile® and Quantile® Measures: Summer Professional Development for Educators!
In our effort to help schools anticipate potential achievement amid curricular demands once schools reopen, the Office of Student Assessment partnered with MetaMetrics to estimate students’ projected Lexile and Quantile measures. In anticipation of releasing these data to schools in early fall, three training sessions will serve to calibrate educators’ understanding of Lexile and Quantile measures. Three subsequent sessions will provide an overview of the projected measures and how educators can use them to inform instruction. Review this flyer for more details. Please contact the Office of Student Assessment with any questions.
These "Crash Courses" are meant to be an introduction to the Moodle LMS and these specific features. These courses are intended for existing Moodle users looking to enhance their existing courses. Once on our website, interested teachers need to create an account on our website. After creating an account, they will see an Event Registration link in the main menu. Each distance education course will be listed. www.rose-prism.org.
- Crash Course Activities and Resources for Moodle (8 PGP Points)
This course focuses on learning how to use the Moodle activities and resources to develop quality lessons for students on the online Moodle platform. Teachers will learn how to grade assignments and other activities more efficiently and provide feedback to students in a secure online environment.
Dates: Ongoing – Sign up any time.
- Crash Course on Gradebook & Grading for Moodle (8 PGP Points)
This course focuses on learning how to use the Moodle grade book. Teachers will learn how to add, edit, and update grade items in addition to advanced grade book topics.
Dates: Ongoing – Sign up any time.
- Crash Course on Quiz Question Types for Moodle (8 PGP Points)
This course focuses on learning how to create and use the various Moodle quiz question types.
Dates: Ongoing – Sign up any time.
Upcoming Webinar on How to Discuss Race in the Classroom
Join IDOE for an interactive webinar on how to facilitate classroom conversations on race. The webinar will be hosted by IDOE Secondary ELA and Literacy Specialist, Kelly Waller, on July 23, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT). The webinar will provide a foundation and vocabulary which will allow for teachers and administrators to familiarize themselves with addressing topics involving race. Participants will be provided with specific teaching strategies to utilize in any classroom where reading and discussions of current events or literature take place. Please complete the jot form to participate.
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The Office of Teaching and Learning is working on an updated Digital Learning Toolkit. The Digital Learning Toolkit will be compiled to provide resources for educators to utilize as they seek to support to ensure a robust and highly-effective digital learning program. This toolkit will be released in the next week.
Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS)
As schools prepare to head back to school please see new resources (MTSS Pilot Program and Phase 4) for MTSS implementation here.
Family Friendly Schools Program
To learn more about and apply for the Family Friendly Schools Program, please click here. Applications are due August 1. Please email Amy Beasley with questions.
Check out these other monthly newsletters from IDOE content specialists.
Your IDOE Digital Learning Team
Jennifer Watson
Senior Digital Learning Specialist
Email: jwatson3@doe.in.gov
Website: https://www.doe.in.gov/elearning
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, USA
Phone: (317) 234-2137
Twitter: @techiejenny
Meri Carnahan
Learning Resources Specialist
Email: carnahan@doe.in.gov
Website: https://www.doe.in.gov/
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, USA
Phone: (317) 234-1329
Twitter: @mkcarnahan