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Tuesday, February 23

It’s EASY being Green! Using the Green Screen to Make Student Learning Visible

What if students were the creators and producers of videos rather than just the consumers? Harness the powerful opportunity that a simple “green screen” provides,  to literally open up a world of possibilities! Green screen technology makes it possible for students to create newscasts, travel back in time, create weather reports, illustrate stories with engaging …

Wednesday, February 24

Current Brain Research and How It Informs Working with Children with Learning Challenges

This workshop will provide a comprehensive understanding of how to work with the approximately 100 billion neurons that form an individual’s brain. As these neurons help us make decisions, knowledge of how they work can help Learning Support Specialists better support children with learning challenges. In particular, Dr. Deak will focus on explaining why particular …

Monday, February 29

Moving Forward with OTF Planboard

This session is for OTF Planboard users with an early to intermediate skill level. This session focuses on strategies for building lesson plans with OTF Planboard with an eye towards increasing student engagement and improving formative feedback while saving time and paper. A variety of digital tools including, but not limited to, Google Apps for Education will …