Training Camp

Building relationships in the classroom and school building is essential to supporting learning throughout the year. These relationships are even more essential as we recover and move forward from quarantine. In this session, we will share activities that help us connect with students and school staff. Join us as we play-to-learn these fun initiatives designed to work in a virtual setting or in person! 2 Hour Session

Join colleagues from across the state who utilize AimswebPlus as an assessment tool. This session is intended for current users to share best practices, tips, and questions. 1 Hour Session

Engaging students virtually is a challenge. Fortunately, there are many EdTech tools that make engagement not only possible, but fun and enriching. These tools connect and play well with Google Classroom, Seesaw and other learning management platforms and provide a great next step for teachers looking to more deeply engage their students. 2 Hour Session

Join us to review and discuss the many issues facing leaders as we reopen schools this fall. Come with questions, ideas of implementation and a collaborative spirit. Access our agenda and resources at https://bit.ly/GBCIA2020. 1 Hour Session

Dig into the competencies, performance assessment rubrics, and instructional examples included in the Navigating Change document. 2 Hour Session

Maybe you’ve heard of Google Classroom and have used it in the past, but are not really comfortable with using it with your students on a daily basis. This session will focus on highlighting each of the features of Google Classroom and will walk you through setting up your Google Classroom, adding students, adding content, and engaging with them on this powerful piece of software. There will also be a section of suggested best practices for those that have used Google Classroom more extensively and are looking for some new ideas. 2 Hour Session

KESA is the state’s accreditation process which requires a continuous learning plan to help systems focus on the success of each student. During this “new normal” , there are many questions about the implementation of strategies and evaluation of strategies for student learning. In this session participants will get the latest KESA updates and will also have the opportunity to get their pressing KESA questions answered. 1 Hour Session

Explore ideas and solutions to social distancing challenges and minimal touch active learning stations. In addition, there will be time for teachers to share resources and ideas from their own planning. 1 Hour Session

In this 2 hour session, we will explore the aerial view of Remote and Hybrid Learning. Topics covered will include:

• How to best set up your virtual classroom for minimal stress and maximum results.
• How to set the stage at the start of the school year, in order to build meaningful emotional connections with students.
• Virtual and hands-on ways to increase student engagement and check for understanding.

The first hour will be a presentation, with a 10 minute break. The remaining time will be spent answering “hot topics” questions submitted by teachers, with the balance of our session used for open forum Q&A.

Please complete the google form in the Zoom description of the session at least 3 days prior to your session.
I look forward to seeing you all!

In this two hour session, we will get into some of the particulars of remote teaching. Complete the Google forms questionnaire in the Zoom description at least three days ahead of this class to insure that this course is primarily driven by teachers’ specific needs. The importance of communication and feedback will be emphasized. Creating new classroom policies and procedures based on the remote classroom will be explored. Time management for teachers and students will be covered as well. How to personalize “boxed” content, and how to push the “easy button” for teachers who are creating their own content will be examined. The second hour of this session will be driven by specific teacher questions. I look forward to seeing you!

Explore meaningful instructional examples for remote learning opportunities that don’t rely solely on student access to the internet. 2 Hour Session

We’ll review the many resources avaialble to Kansas educators to support them as they reopen schools. 1 Hour Session

Secretary of KDHE, Dr. Lee Norman, will discuss how social workers can best intervene with our students, families and staff during this return to school. 1 Hour Session

During this presentation, we will explore effects that the Pandemic has had on students and teachers. With a varied and ever-changing landscape to teaching this fall, we will give resources and suggestions on how to approach teaching SEL in multiple formats, to prepare teachers and school and district leaders for unforeseen changes, moving forward. This will include resources around school re-entry, remote and hybrid learning, with a focus on rebuilding communities and addressing the trauma caused by the pandemic.
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1 Hour Session

You have probably used Google products in your practice as an educator, but are you using them to their full potential? There are millions of free add-ons and extensions that enhance the use of Google products that make your life easier and curriculum more accessible as well as bring entirely new experiences to your classroom. However, with so many of them out there, it is hard to know what is effective. In this session, you will learn about extensions and add-ons that integrate with Google Chrome, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides that are easy to use and will better support students with diverse learning styles and needs! 1 Hour Session

Many students enter school having experienced some form of trauma, which significantly impacts brain development and the ability to learn. This session will provide background knowledge relative to trauma, explain the impacts of trauma on brain development, and provide basic trauma-informed practices that lessen the negative impacts of adverse childhood experiences on learning. 1 Hour Session

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In this session, participants will learn how to use social and emotional data to guide practice. After a brief overview of practical strategies for assessing student social and emotional well-being, the session will center on a simulated data review meeting in which participants will have the opportunity to review and interpret social and emotional assessment data and consider the kinds of actions they can take in response to what they learned from the data. 1 Hour Session