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  Unpacking the Common Core Standards in K-8 Literacy

Join us to clarify your beliefs and understanding about  the Common Core Standards and explore strategies to incorporate the standards into teaching and learning in your school.
This workshop will enable teachers, coaches and principals to:

THE 21st CENTURY SCHOOL
 
How do you prepare young people for success in a global, technology-infused 21st century workplace? A key component is the use of educational technology as a means to facilitate new ways of teaching, learning, and communicating across your learning community.
During this session, participants will explore:

HONING MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS VIA PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
 
How do we prepare students to thrive in a media saturated world? Media literacy provides a framework to access, analyze,
evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:

THE CONNECTED CLASSROOM: INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
How do we bring about change that transforms the way students think and learn? Research indicates that, when students take ownership of and engage in authentic learning experiences, academic achievement increases.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:

CREATING A CULTURE FOR LEARNING INNOVATION USING WEB 2.0 COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION TOOLS
 
What does it look like when technology positively impacts the daily practice of a learning community? Some schools have shifted their thinking to transform best practices, utilize project-based learning activities, and implement school communication initiatives that involve blogging, wikis, and social networking tools.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:

CREATING A CULTURE FOR LEARNING INNOVATION USING WEB 2.0 COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION TOOLS
What does it look like when technology positively impacts the daily practice of a learning community? Some schools have shifted their thinking to transform best practices, utilize project-based learning activities, and implement school communication initiatives that involve blogging, wikis, and social networking tools.
During this hands-on workshop participants will explore:

Innovation Showcase on Using Google Apps to Create Whole-School Data Systems that Inform Instruction

THE 21st CENTURY SCHOOL
 
How do you prepare young people for success in a global, technology-infused 21st century workplace? A key component is the use of educational technology as a means to facilitate new ways of teaching, learning, and communicating across your learning community.
During this session, participants will explore: