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Finding the Gross Motor Value in Everyday Activities
Presented By: Jackie Bogucke and Julie Cartwright
Physical Therapy seminar for parents and/or teachers discussing the value and benefits of outside gross motor play and inside play/chores. Suggestions for enhancing gross motor play ideas at home and ways to add academic tasks into your play.
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Have a Student in Your Classroom with a Visual Impairment? What you need to know
Presented By: Maryann Halverson, Amy Hovey, Tiffany Kaupla, Vicki Lichosik and Sarah Arch
Want to better understand how to work with a student with a visual impairment? Join CESA 6's Teachers of the Visually Impaired and Orientation & Mobility Specialist to learn about their roles and responsibilities. Gain information regarding common myths, etiquette, expectations and teaching strategies you can use.
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Pandemic Productivity - and Sanity
Presented By: Jessica Johnson
Work from home in my pajamas? Awesome, right! Actually living this out and getting work done? Not so much! If you find yourself struggling to keep productive while stuck at home or feel like you’re losing your sanity because you are now working from home all the time, then join me for some tips to keep productive and keep your sanity.
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Why Can't I Leave My Room? (Supporting Elementary Students)
Presented By: Ted Neitzke
Tips for parents of elementary school students. 9 weeks in the house together sounds terrifying. Oh wait. That’s what we are halfway through. Join Ted as he shares tips and strategies for maintaining a positive relationship with your elementary schooler and providing them space with choices. This webinar will explore developmental needs, strategies to disengage from conflict and ways to create structure.
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Youth Apprenticeship... Opportunities Await
Presented By: Kari Mueller
Interested in learning more about opportunities to try out a career while still in high school? Are you ready to earn wages while you learn? Then Youth Apprenticeship may be for you. Come learn more about the YA program and how you can get involved during your junior and/or senior year of high school.
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How to Find a Job (High School Students)
Presented By: Joni DeRuyter and Jill Milos
Are you in the process of looking for employment? Have you thought of how your high school job could benefit your future career plans? Join us and learn some tips and tricks of applying for a job and discover how work experience can possibly become a Youth Apprenticeship.
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Why Can't I Go in My Room? (Supporting Middle Schoolers)
Presented By: Ted Neitzke
Tips for parents of middle school students. 9 weeks in the house together sounds terrifying. Oh wait. That’s what we are halfway through. Join Ted as he shares tips and strategies for maintaining a positive relationship with your middle schooler and providing them space with choices. This webinar will explore developmental needs, strategies to disengage from conflict and ways to create structure.
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Tips for Working with Your Deaf/Hard of Hearing Student at Home During the Pandemic
Presented By: Ellen Dehnel, Michele Griffith, Mary Kahler, Brenda Kiesow and Christine Wiedmeyer
For parents and families -- tips and suggestions on things you can do to help facilitate your child's learning in the home: hearing aid use at home; creating optimal listening/learning environments; activities to do at home with your hard of hearing child; technology tips for online learning with hard of hearing children; non-academic learning at home or teaching life skills; teaching self advocacy skills and considerations for Hard of Hearing during the COVID-19.
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Sensory Learning for Increasing Independent Function
Presented By: Chris Magin, Rebecca Welch and Tina Tank
Join the CESA 6 occupational therapy staff as we explore ways to support sensory learning in daily activities. Focus will be within the home, your yard, and through creative play utilizing items from your home.
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Helpful Chrome Extensions for Teaching
Presented By: Shanna Martin
Learn about a variety of Chrome Extensions that can make your day a little easier. These extensions help support teaching staff and students with day to day online learning. They are easy to download and useful in a variety of ways. We will walk through each extension and highlight its benefits. Chrome Extensions discussed: Google Read & Write, Talk and Comment - Voice Notes, Kami, Fireshot, Google Meet Grid View, Save to Google Drive and The Great Suspender
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Using Hyperdocs to Create Engaging Digital Lessons
Presented By: Jenny Larson
Learn how to create engaging lessons using Google Slides to create interactive, multimedia lessons and units of study for students.
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Pandemic Operational Best Practices for Schools
Presented By: Sharon Orr, Risk Control Manager, CM Regent
Tune in to this informative webinar for details on how you can protect your staff and students from the exposure and spread of viruses.
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Virtual Interview Tips and Tricks
Presented By: Kari Mueller and Julie Nass
Given the current stay at home order employers are now getting more creative with how they can continue to hold interviews over the phone or virtually. Come learn some tips and tricks on how to be successful in a virtual or phone interview. Youth Apprenticeship applicants are encouraged to apply as some interviews will be hosted virtually.
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Math Intervention Panel Discussion
Presented By: Eric Larsen and Chris Hansen
Several math interventionists will be sharing their schools plan for interventions and how they are meeting the needs of their highest-risk students.
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Supported Decision Making
Presented By: Pam DeLap and Jessica Sinor-Vanne
Pam DeLap will discuss supported decision making and how this fits into the process of guardianship for students with disabilities.
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Why Are You in My Room? (Supporting High Schoolers)
Presented By: Ted Neitzke
Tips for parents of high school students. 9 weeks in the house together sounds terrifying. Oh wait. That’s what we are half way through. Join Ted as he shares tips and strategies for maintaining a positive relationship with your high schooler and providing them space with choices. This webinar will explore developmental needs, strategies to disengage from conflict and ways to create structure.
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Virtual College Tours for Students
Presented By: Tania Kilpatrick and Andrew Carrier
Need help with college planning? Learn how to use Xello to explore college options, application tools available and even take a virtual tour of campus you may be interested in exploring.
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Seclusion and Restraint Changes for Act 118
Presented By: Paula Heun and Jenny Larson
Shortly before schools were mandated to close due to COVID-19, Wisconsin Act 118 went into effect. It resulted in changes being made to the laws that govern the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. This webinar will highlight those key changes so schools are prepared for them once they reopen.
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Google Forms - a Power Tool for Instruction
Presented By: Nancy Jaeger
Google Forms allow you to create online surveys, quizzes, questionnaires, and many more data collection tools. Learn how to create forms with various types of questions, share forms with others, collect data, and analyze and use the results. Join me to review and share practical examples of how to use Google Forms in your teaching.
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Using Imagine Learning, Language and Literacy to Develop Oral and Academic Language
Presented By: Sarah Lawton
Imagine Learning is an adaptive program meant to promote the growth of literacy and language skills. Explore the benefits of using Imagine Learning, Language and Literacy and how it can be used with your students.
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Best Practice in Online Assessments
Presented By: Eric Larsen and Chris Hansen with Cassandra Erkens, Jared Deli, Melissa Cordy and Greg Forton
During this interesting time in education, teachers have stepped up to the plate to create numerous, engaging and innovative online assessments. This workshop will highlight ways teachers have created new ways to assess their students.
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Using Jamboard to Create Digital Lessons to Meet Student IEP Goals
Presented By: Jenny Larson
Learn how to take freely available print and online materials to create engaging digital skill lessons to address student IEP goals.
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Continuing Community, Sharing How Leaders Can Maintain Positive School Community Culture
Presented By: Amy Bindas
Navigating how to maintain a positive culture within your school community has been difficult this past month, especially with staff or students that are facing extreme challenges. We will discuss how leaders can remain authentic in their approaches and share ideas that may help you today, tomorrow, next month and into the future.
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Leading the Completion of the Educator Effectiveness Cycle for 2019-2020
Presented By: Cathy Clarksen, John Schlender and Amy Bindas
Administrators who use the CESA 6 EP model or the DPI Model for educator evaluations will receive updates and best practices based on the DPI Guidance related to completing the Evaluation Cycle for the current school year. Time will be allowed for questions and answers.
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Accommodations for Students with Disabilities to Support Virtual Learning
Presented By: Christine Klumpers and Ann Schnyder
Supporting students with identified disabilities in a virtual setting is not easy. This webinar will cover some accommodation ideas for teachers to use with students who have special needs, as well as to support all students in their virtual learning.
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Coaching to Optimism
Presented By: Ted Neitzke
Learn about the LDRS process and how to apply it to support others and coach them to an optimistic mindset through our current times and every day moving forward. LDRS is a process to support you as you support others. Four simple steps allow you to build the capacity and confidence of others and yourself.
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Digital Learning Plans for students with IEPs
Presented By: Jenny Larson
Learn how to create a digital learning plan for students with IEPs to keep information all in one place. The log Includes: documentation log, schedules, parent communications, weekly Specially Designed Instruction Plans, and progress monitoring.
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Employability Bootcamp
Presented By: Kari Mueller and Joni DeRuyter
Congratulations, you were offered a new position! Join us to learn more about employer expectations to help you be successful in your new role. We will share tips and tricks to help you move through a career ladder and experience success in your job.
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Online Security Practices
Presented By: Chris Whitman and Sean Nelson
We will review how to protect student privacy while using Zoom and Google Hangouts Meet, as well as review guidance on vetting and using online educational resources.
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Introduction to Algebra Tiles in Grades 7-12 Math Classroom
Presented By: Kris Meffert and Sara Fleischman
Learn how to use Algebra Tiles as a concrete model of algebra concepts.
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CTE Culinary Arts and Hospitality Collaboration
Presented By: Joni DeRuyter
Culinary arts and hospitality teachers, let's talk about the creative ways that you are planning to deliver instruction and share ideas on how to best support students during COVID-19.
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Playful Yet Powerful
Presented By: Michael Matera
Tools, tips and tricks to engage students in your classrooms, as well as the new digital environment that we all are finding ourselves in these days. Learn ways we can create playful yet powerful experiences for our students.
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Mystery Science Part 2 for Elementary Teachers
Presented By: Tim Cox and Eric Larsen
We will walk through a lesson template that could be used for Mystery Science online instruction and share suggestions for our virtual learning environment.
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Job Interview Tips for High School Students
Presented By: Kari Mueller and Julie Nass
You put in a job application, and now the manager wants you to come in for a job interview. Whether you are entering the job market following high school graduation or seeking employment for your Youth Apprenticeship position we are here to help you rock your interview!
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Using a Numberline To Build Number Sense
Presented By: Sara Fleischman and Kris Meffert
Explore how a rope can become a powerful tool to teach understanding of place value, fractions, decimals, and percents, expressions.
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Self Care Isn't Selfish: Healthy Means More Selfless
Presented By: Sarah Johnson
Learn about the need to focus on selfcare in order to pour yourself out as you serve others. Develop a selfcare plan that will help you stay centered now and into the future. Led by co-author of Balance Like a Pirate: Going Beyond Work-Life Balance to Ignite Passion and Thrive as an Educator
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Job Searching Support for High School Students
Presented By: Dawn Grenzer and Julie Milos
We will provide high school sophomores to seniors with tips on resume writing, networking skills and job searching techniques.
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Connecting to Campus Resources Offsite
Presented By: Chris Whitman and Sean Nelson
We will review an alternative to traditional VPNs for connecting back to your district.
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COVID-19 Updates Related to Employment and Q&A
Presented By: Becky Neubauer and Attorneys Jim Macy and Chrissy Hamiel
Learn about the latest COVID-19 updates and join us in a Q&A related to employment, wage and labor matters that we are facing in districts.
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Engagement in a Virtual World
Presented By: Ted Neitzke
Five engagement strategies for online living, learning and leading; four books to read; three ways to unite with music; two strategies for movement and one goal. A fun, interactive webinar to help you help liven up virtual living and learning, as well as grow yourself and increase collaboration.
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Elementary Science: Exploring Mystery Science and other Online Resources
Presented By: Tim Cox and Eric Larsen
Learn about the free subscription to the Mystery Science Online Curriculum and how to navigate to all available resources. We will highlight lessons that are ready for home learning and all the features of the online curriculum portal. Participants will also explore other online resources to help provide a balanced science curriculum for our elementary students.
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Using Zoom MEETING Effectively for Active Instruction
Presented By: Eric Larsen and Mary Ann Hudziak
Learn how to use the many features of the Zoom Meeting platform for a more interactive learning experience for you and your students. We will provide a crash course on using the system and participants also will explore the annotation and breakout room features.
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Extending Learning Opportunities Through Play
Presented By: Sandy Miller and Gail Cismoski
Participants will learn ideas that can be shared with parents to maximize learning opportunities within the home setting. Activities that are presented will focus on those that are appropriate for the young learner which utilize everyday routines and use materials readily available to parents.
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School Counselor Collaboration and Networking Session
Presented By: Dawn Grenzer and Julie Nass
Get the opportunity to seek support and ideas from colleagues in the field regarding how to best support students and families during this time. We will share ideas on lessons and tools and utilize the wisdom of the crowd to identify strategies to best support all levels of students within your school during this time.
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Creating Quick & Easy Virtual Learning Web Pages -- And App Tools
Presented By: CMS4Schools - Bekah Van Maanen and Shaina Kollis
Let us help you get started with pages for virtual instruction on your website and within your mobile app. Learn how to copy and customize templates for virtual instruction pages. Get how-to instructions for creating the pages, suggestions for editing the pages, and tips for communicating effectively through those pages and your mobile app.
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The Day the Social Studies Teacher Lost Their Podium
Presented By: Jennifer Bowser and Eric Larsen
Get online resources to combine content with highly engaging/ interactive activities for students. Use digital tools to track student engagement and student progress. We will explore pre-made slides, activities and lessons from multiple sources and help the average teacher improve their instruction in our current pandemic, which we all know will go down in history!
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Teaching Multiplication Fact Strategies
Presented By: Sara Fleischman and Kris Meffert
Explore a strategy based approach that helps students use what they know to figure out multiplication facts, a skill that will help them with more advanced mental-math multiplication.
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Assessments in an Online World
Presented By: Eric Larsen, Chris Hansen and Mary Ann Hudziak
This workshop will explore what makes a good assessment and provide the participant with ways to move assessments to online platforms.
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How to Keep Students Engaged in Online Learning
Presented By: Shanna Martin
Keeping students engaged in online learning isn’t always easy, but there are certain sites that students are drawn to more than others. See some fun FREE sites, best for Grades 4-12, that help with engagement and give students opportunities to be creative. Sites discussed: Adobe Spark, Canva, FloorPlanner, Google Quick Draw, Pear Deck, Stellarium
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Executive Functioning: The Challenges of Digital Learning at Home
Presented By: Rebecca McMorrow and Erin Lausten
This session is designed to support students who exhibit executive functioning challenges. We will discuss thoughtful and intentional strategies to set up and deliver home-based instruction.
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Technology Tools To Support Communication With Multilingual Students & Families
Presented By: Lori Menning
Explore various forms of educational technology that can assist in communicating with both multilingual students and their parents. In addition, you will learn about tools to assure a strong home-to-school connection.
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School Counselor Collaboration and Networking Session
Presented By: Dawn Grenzer and Julie Nass
Get support and ideas from colleagues in the field on how to best support students and families during school closures. We will share ideas on lessons and tools and use the wisdom of the crowd to identify strategies to best support all levels of students.
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Subitizing in the K-2 Math Classroom
Presented By: Sara Fleischman and Kris Meffert
Would you like to improve your students' number sense? Join fellow K-2 math teachers to learn about subitizing in the classroom and discuss ways to help families subitize at home.
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Creating Quick & Easy Virtual Learning Web Pages
Presented By: CMS4Schools - Bekah Van Maanen and Shaina Kollis
Let us help you get started with pages for virtual instruction on your website. We will show you how to copy and customize templates for virtual instruction pages. Get how-to instructions for creating the pages, suggestions for editing the pages, and tips for communicating effectively through those pages.
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Best Practices to Create Engaging and Effective Learning Opportunities
Presented By: Trish Verkuilen and Alicia Kahl
Explore ways to create effective, interactive and well-designed presentations to keep your audience engaged.
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act - How Does This Impact Districts
Presented By: Becky Neubauer and Attorneys James Macy and Chrissy Hamiel
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed legislation that passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which includes provisions that expands coverage and eligibility for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act and introduces an emergency sick leave for reasons for leave due to COVID-19. Join us to learn more about these Acts and how this will impact school districts and leave available to our staff.
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Navigating Copyrights
Presented By: Kathy Schmitt
Learn the advice of School Library Journal regarding Tackling Copyright Concerns When Taking Storytime Online. Kathy will also share the revised policies of Scholastics, F&P Classroom, LLI Intervention, TCRWP Units of Study and Reading Horizons when taking teaching online. Learn CESA 6 Literacy Center's one-stop spot for staying updating on copyright policies.
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Choice Boards - A Multipurpose Tool for Teaching Online (and In-person)
Presented By: Nancy Jaeger
Increase student ownership in learning through the implementation of Choice Boards. Choice Boards are easily adapted across all disciplines and grade levels. They include a wide array of activities of varying difficulty and interest. As a result, all students, regardless of learning style, are able to get the skills and learning they need.
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Virtual IEP Meetings: Planning and Facilitating
Presented By: Christine Klumpers
Tips for planning and facilitating effective virtual IEP meetings, including ways to make sure parents feel engaged.
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What Happens When the Adrenaline Wears Off?
Presented By: Cathy Clarksen
Learn how energy impacts how you show up in both your personal life and professional life. Learn strategies that bring your creativity out and reduce stress allowing you to see solutions not problems.
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Using ZOOM Effectively for Active Instruction
Presented By: Eric Larsen and Mary Ann Hudziak
Dig into the Zoom platform to learn how to use its many features for a more interactive learning experience for you and your students. We will provide a crash course on using the system and participants will explore the annotation features to help bring a more interactive experience for their students.
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COVID-19: Effective and Efficient Communication (Websites, Apps) - Updated Web Templates
Presented By: CMS4Schools - Bekah Van Maanen and Shaina Kollis
We want to support you and your COVID-19 communications. Learn how to use your communication tools to communicate effectively and efficiently to your families, students, staff and entire community. Take advantage of our free pre-made templates!
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Different Ways to Deliver Content and Find Resources
Presented By: Shanna Martin
Learn about a variety of free websites that allow students to gather information for different content areas. Walk through sites that students can use to demonstrate their knowledge and teachers can use to deliver content. Sites discussed: Google Arts & Culture, Library of Congress, Open Library, Google Tour Builder, Wakelet, Flipsnack
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Mindfulness Practices in Times of Stress
Presented By: Jackie Schoening and Paula Hella
Mindfulness based self care, includes components of wellness and brain science.
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Connect Daily with Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher
Presented By: Kathy Schmitt and Heather Anderson
Learn how to connect daily with Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher as well as ongoing with a new nation-wide community of English teachers.
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Audio and Video Resources to Support Online Learning
Presented By: Shanna Martin
Turn your students into content creators! We will show you how to use free sites and discuss ideas for using each site with students to create audio and video content. Sites discussed: WeVideo, FlexClip, Loom, Flipgrid, Edpuzzle, ReClipped, Otter, Storyline Online
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Developing and Maintaining Positive and Efficient Family Communication
Presented By: Tim Borud
Learn about your communication type and active listening and get strategies to help with communication.
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Using Screencastify to Communicate
Presented By: John Schlender
Learn ways to use this free screen recorder to communicate, provide feedback and give directions. Saves your recordings to your Google Drive account for easy sharing and future use.
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Easy Ways for Students to Share Their Thinking Online
Presented By: Shanna Martin
Have students show you what they know, digitally! We see you how to use free sites that are great for allowing students with varying needs to share their knowledge. Sites discussed: Genially, Draw.io, AutoDraw, Easel.ly, EduBlogs, FutureMe, Padlet
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Establishing Consistent Learning Routines During Changing Times
Presented By: Lisa Lesselyong and Becky McMorrow
Participants will benefit from common sense, easy to implement strategies to increase predictability during changing times.
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Google Classroom - Tips & Tools for Novice - Intermediate Users
Presented By: Nancy Jaeger
PD Tips & Tools, Self-paced online modules, and an offer for collaboration in using Google Classroom as a teaching and learning platform.
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Labor and Employment Issues due to COVID-19
Presented By: Attorney James Macy and Becky Neubauer
This program will focus on the different pay, benefits, contract and overtime issues associated with exempt and non-exempt staff during the period of school district closures. The program will also discuss how to implement the decisions you decide to make.
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Learning Strategy for Virtual or at Home Learning
Presented by: Mary Ann HudziakLearn a couple strategies to use with students for online or at home learning. Strategies can be used with a variety of content.
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Balance for Intermediate Readers and Writers
Presented By: Kathy Schmitt
CESA 6 Literacy Center Director Kathy Schmitt talks about creating balance for intermediate students during this time of online learning.
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Supporting Nonfiction Writers at Home (Primary Grades)
Presented By: Kathy Schmitt
Free online resources to spur the minds of nonfiction writers and grade-specific template for writers to create their own nonfiction books.
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Supporting Readers at Home (Primary Grades)
Presented By: Kathy Schmitt
Free online books for primary readers, guidelines for the target number of books to be read each week, and grade-specific ideas to extend the reading experience.
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COVID-19: Effective and Efficient Communication (Websites, Apps)
We want to support you and your COVID-19 communications. Learn how to use your communication tools to communicate effectively and efficiently to your families, students, staff and entire community. Take advantage of our free pre-made templates!
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