Seesaw PD in your PJs
All teachers grade K-6 have access to the paid version of Seesaw. If you are new to Seesaw there is professional development available. Click here to check it out. If you complete any of the Seesaw professional development, just print your certificate and send me a copy and it will count toward your 19-20 extra hours.
Colonial Professional Learning Guidelines
Prior to the start of the year the Colonials Professional Guidelines were provided to everyone. I am sharing a copy of the information for you as we are reaching the time of year when I start to get questions about what can be done for the extra hours. The links to the Apple and Google training are included in the document provided.
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Colonial Professional Learning Fall Tech Workshops
Below are fall workshops for K-12 teachers. Click here to access the registration form. The deadline to register is September 20th.
If there is a product required of the session it must be submitted to the teacher DSP folder within two weeks of the session.
Going Digital
Jen Staley
Monday, September 23rd 3:45-4:45 CVIS. Classroom location TBD
K-12 Program
Registrants will be notified of the room location at CVIS prior to the workshop.
Participants will learn how to ditch paper in the classroom. We will utilize Google Slides in order to turn student packets/notebooks into digital versions. Besides being better for the environment, the ability to check revision history will allow you to monitor how much students are actually accomplishing during work sessions. Additionally, the ability to add links, videos (both the students and the teachers), and personalization makes the notes much more interactive and engaging for the students. Also, who doesn't want to carry less paper around and/or skip the line at the copier?!
Schoology
Katie Appleby
Wednesday September 25th - 3 pm - 4 pm / Room 533 in the high school
7-12 Program
Participants will learn how to incorporate Schoology into lessons including the link between Skyward and Schoology, rubrics, Google docs, discussion posts, etc.
Seesaw for Beginners
Melissa Gantz
7am-8am on October 1st- CTE Room 32
K-6 Program
Participants will learn how to get started with Seesaw. Teachers will learn how to set up and edit their class. They will also learn the basic sharing options for students to post their work on their learning journal. Teachers will also learn how to send announcements to families.
Seesaw for Beginners
Melissa Gantz
7am-8am on October 15th- CTE Room 32
K-6 Program
Participants will learn how to get started with Seesaw. Teachers will learn how to set up and edit their class. They will also learn the basic sharing options for students to post their work on their learning journal. Teachers will also learn how to send announcements to families.
Station Rotation in the Secondary Classroom
Anthony Angelini
2019 October 15; 3:00pm in NOMS 190
Secondary 7-12 Program
Students move through direct instruction, collaborative, and independent stations as part of a progressive strategy to promote differentiation, personalization, and 21st century skills. At the secondary level, changes to the standard format can offer the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of curriculum and student development. Participants will consider some of the concerns and adaptations to maximize the effectiveness of technology, and engage in a simulated experience and crowd-source additional strategies relevant to the model.
Note: This is an updated workshop from the 2018 R2R Camp.
Seesaw for Elementary Students
Jennifer Shearer
Wednesday October 23rd - 3:35-4:35
K-6 Program
Participants will learn how to use and actively engage elementary students in Seesaw.
Breakout Edu - Elementary
Autumn Zaminski
K-6 program
January 9th, 4:00-5:00, HS Crossroads
Educators will learn ways to incorporate Breakout EDU boxes into their classroom lessons. They will also learn how to create their own breakouts as a class.
If there is a product required of the session it must be submitted to the teacher DSP folder within two weeks of the session.
Going Digital
Jen Staley
Monday, September 23rd 3:45-4:45 CVIS. Classroom location TBD
K-12 Program
Registrants will be notified of the room location at CVIS prior to the workshop.
Participants will learn how to ditch paper in the classroom. We will utilize Google Slides in order to turn student packets/notebooks into digital versions. Besides being better for the environment, the ability to check revision history will allow you to monitor how much students are actually accomplishing during work sessions. Additionally, the ability to add links, videos (both the students and the teachers), and personalization makes the notes much more interactive and engaging for the students. Also, who doesn't want to carry less paper around and/or skip the line at the copier?!
Schoology
Katie Appleby
Wednesday September 25th - 3 pm - 4 pm / Room 533 in the high school
7-12 Program
Participants will learn how to incorporate Schoology into lessons including the link between Skyward and Schoology, rubrics, Google docs, discussion posts, etc.
Seesaw for Beginners
Melissa Gantz
7am-8am on October 1st- CTE Room 32
K-6 Program
Participants will learn how to get started with Seesaw. Teachers will learn how to set up and edit their class. They will also learn the basic sharing options for students to post their work on their learning journal. Teachers will also learn how to send announcements to families.
Seesaw for Beginners
Melissa Gantz
7am-8am on October 15th- CTE Room 32
K-6 Program
Participants will learn how to get started with Seesaw. Teachers will learn how to set up and edit their class. They will also learn the basic sharing options for students to post their work on their learning journal. Teachers will also learn how to send announcements to families.
Station Rotation in the Secondary Classroom
Anthony Angelini
2019 October 15; 3:00pm in NOMS 190
Secondary 7-12 Program
Students move through direct instruction, collaborative, and independent stations as part of a progressive strategy to promote differentiation, personalization, and 21st century skills. At the secondary level, changes to the standard format can offer the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of curriculum and student development. Participants will consider some of the concerns and adaptations to maximize the effectiveness of technology, and engage in a simulated experience and crowd-source additional strategies relevant to the model.
Note: This is an updated workshop from the 2018 R2R Camp.
Seesaw for Elementary Students
Jennifer Shearer
Wednesday October 23rd - 3:35-4:35
K-6 Program
Participants will learn how to use and actively engage elementary students in Seesaw.
Breakout Edu - Elementary
Autumn Zaminski
K-6 program
January 9th, 4:00-5:00, HS Crossroads
Educators will learn ways to incorporate Breakout EDU boxes into their classroom lessons. They will also learn how to create their own breakouts as a class.
Creative Commons Quick Link to Images
If you are creating and putting information or images on the web or your students are creating and publishing to the web, you and your students should be aware of Creative Commons. Creative commons will provide access to items that are licenses for modification and edition. I am also sharing a link to the Creative Commons page that outlines the six CC licenses based on 4 conditions. Click here to review the CC site.
The 4 attributes of the licenses can include:
Attribution (by)
All CC licenses require that others who use your work in any way must give you credit the way you request, but not in a way that suggests you endorse them or their use. If they want to use your work without giving you credit or for endorsement purposes, they must get your permission first.
ShareAlike (sa)
You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and modify your work, as long as they distribute any modified work on the same terms. If they want to distribute modified works under other terms, they must get your permission first.
NonCommercial (nc)
You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and (unless you have chosen NoDerivatives) modify and use your work for any purpose other than commercially unless they get your permission first.
NoDerivatives (nd)
You let others copy, distribute, display and perform only original copies of your work. If they want to modify your work, they must get your permission first.
License TypesCreative Commons offers six copyright licenses, based on combinations of the four conditions outlined above.
Here is a link to a page where you can quickly find images that have creative commons licenses that allow you to modify and adapt an image or find something for commercial purposes. Click here to go to the search page.
The 4 attributes of the licenses can include:
Attribution (by)
All CC licenses require that others who use your work in any way must give you credit the way you request, but not in a way that suggests you endorse them or their use. If they want to use your work without giving you credit or for endorsement purposes, they must get your permission first.
ShareAlike (sa)
You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and modify your work, as long as they distribute any modified work on the same terms. If they want to distribute modified works under other terms, they must get your permission first.
NonCommercial (nc)
You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and (unless you have chosen NoDerivatives) modify and use your work for any purpose other than commercially unless they get your permission first.
NoDerivatives (nd)
You let others copy, distribute, display and perform only original copies of your work. If they want to modify your work, they must get your permission first.
License TypesCreative Commons offers six copyright licenses, based on combinations of the four conditions outlined above.
- Attribution (CC BY)
- Attribution ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)
- Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND)
- Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Here is a link to a page where you can quickly find images that have creative commons licenses that allow you to modify and adapt an image or find something for commercial purposes. Click here to go to the search page.
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