Virtual Professional Development Focused on

No charge for any session!August - October 2020

NOTE: Many of the sessions will be recorded and used for future on demand professional learning. By joining you are agreeing to being recorded, including video, voice, and/or chat.

Zoom links are included below each session description. In some cases registration is required and a registration link is included below the session description. If you would like SCECH’s for participating in any of these sessions, please complete this form and email to jstevenson@giresd.net by October 30, 2020.

Gratiot-Isabella RESD Professional Development Focused on Distanced Learning and Teaching

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 100 Days of Mathematics Professional LearningDate: Through October 15Time: Live Daily at 7p.m. (Must Register) or Anytime On DemandNCTM is hosting 100 Days of Mathematics Professional Learning on a variety of important instructional topics and issues affecting mathematics education. Each webinar is one hour long and can be viewed live (must register) or recorded.Click here for webinar listings, recordings, and registrations Facilitated by Math Experts from around the Country (Questions contact bthornburgh@giresd.net)

Remote Teaching: Options for Creating & Using VideoDate: AnytimeTime: AnytimeExplore options for creating screencast lessons and document camera-like videos.Click here to view session recordingFacilitated by Kay Hauck

Remote Teaching: Maximizing Google Slides Date: AnytimeTime: AnytimeThere is a lot more to Google Slides than meets the eye! Learn how to make Google Slides interactive and how to create attractive publications.Click here to view session recordingFacilitated by Kay Hauck

Multimedia Tools to Engage StudentsDate: Beginning August 3Time: AnytimeThis course session lasts for three (3) weeks and requires 10 hours of time to complete the work. This work includes participating in two, one (1) hour webinars OR listening to the recording of the webinar plus eight (8) hours for the reading, participation in discussion boards and written reflection.Click here for description and to registerFacilitated by REMC Instructors (Questions contact khauck@cgresd.net)

Assessment Tools for the ClassroomDate: August 3Time: AnytimeThis course session lasts for three (3) weeks and requires 10 hours of time to complete the work. This work includes participating in two, one (1) hour webinars OR listening to the recording of the webinar plus eight (8) hours for the reading, participation in discussion boards and written reflection.Click here for description and to registerFacilitated by REMC Instructors (Questions contact khauck@cgresd.net)

Remote Teaching: Assessment ToolsDate: Available August 4Time: 9:00 - 11:00 This session will look at online tools for formative and summative assessments that can be used in both face-to-face and remote settings.Click here to view session recordingFacilitated by Kay Hauck

Boardworks for Elementary TeachersDate: August 13 - 9:00 - 10:00 Date: August 17 - 11:00 - 12:00 New to Boardworks or need a refresher? Join Boardworks representative Andy Pridgeon on either day for an overview of Boardworks Instructional Tools for Distance Learning. Click here to join these live sessionsFacilitated by Andy Pridgeon and Kathy Peasley

Boardworks for Secondary TeachersDate: August 13 - Time: 10:30 - 11:30Date: August 17 - Time: 1:00 - 2:00 New to Boardworks or need a refresher? Join Boardworks representative Andy Pridgeon on either day for an overview of Boardworks Instructional Tools for Distance Learning.Click here to join these live sessionsFacilitated by Andy Pridgeon and Kathy Peasley

Screencasting with Boardworks- 2 date optionsDate: August 18 - Time: 10:00 - 11:00Date: August 19 - Time: 1:00 - 2:00Learn how to leverage the resources of Boardworks along with a screencasting tool to produce highly interactive and engaging lessons complete with the teacher’s voice and wonderful personality.Click here to join these live sessionsFacilitated by Andy Pridgeon and Kathy Peasley

Formative Assessment Tools for Distance LearningDate: August 4Time: 2:00 - 2:30 SnapshotThis interactive 30 minute presentation will focus on 4 tools that you can use for assessment in an online/blended learning environment.(Available asynchronously on Aug 5)Click here to join this live sessionFacilitated by Kathy Peasley

GIRESD Special Ed/Title Collaboration MeetingDate: August 6Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Collaboration This session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with special education/Title colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join this professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

Social Emotional Learning ideas for remote instruction. Date: August 10Time: 9:00 - 10:00This interactive session will discuss how to best meet the needs of our students during distance learning. Click here to view the professional learning session(Available asynchronously by August 13)Facilitated by Shane Brooks

Self Care for educators and administrators Date: August 10Time: 11:00 - 12:00This interactive session will discuss the ways that we can take care of ourselves during stressful times. Click here to view the professional learning session(Available asynchronously by August 13)Facilitated by Shane Brooks

Student Motivation Strategies for Distance LearningDate: August 1210:00 - 10:30This interactive 30 minute presentation will focus on strategies that you can use to encourage student participation in an online/blended learning environment.Click here to view the professional learning session(Available Asynchronously on Aug 13)Facilitated by Brad Thornburgh

GIRESD 2nd Grade Collaboration MeetingDate: August 13Time: 9:00 - 10:00 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 2nd grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 4th Grade Collaboration MeetingDate: August 13Time: 10:30 - 11:30 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 4th grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 5th/6th Collaboration MeetingDate: August 13Time: 1:00 - 2:00 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 5th and 6th grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 3rd Grade Collaboration MeetingDate: August 13Time: 2:30 - 3:30 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 3rd grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD Kindergarten Collaboration MeetingDate: August 17Time: 11:30 - 12:30 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with kindergarten colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

K-2 Math Instruction Strategies for Distance Learning, Blended Learning, and Face-to-Face LearningDate: August 17Time: 9:00 - 9:30This interactive 30 minute presentation will focus on strategies that you can use to teach math in an online/blended/face-to-face learning environment.Click here to view this professional learning session(Available Asynchronously on Aug 18)Facilitated by Brad Thornburgh

Choosing Non-Negotiable Standards to Guide Planning and InstructionDate: August 17Time: 2:30 - 3:30This interactive 60 minute session will guide participants through the process of identifying the most important standards students need to learn. Participants should bring a copy of the standards document that is relevant to their course or grade level.Click here to view the professional learning sessionClick here to view presentation slidesFacilitated by Amy Salogar

3-5 Math Instruction Strategies for Distance Learning, Blended Learning, and Face-to-Face LearningDate: August 17Time: 10:00 - 10:30This interactive 30 minute presentation will focus on strategies that you can use to teach math in an online/blended/face-to-face learning environment.Click here to view this professional learning session(Available Asynchronously on Aug 18)Facilitated by Brad Thornburgh

6-8 Math Instruction Strategies for Distance Learning, Blended Learning, and Face-to-Face LearningDate: August 17Time: 11:00 - 11:30This interactive 30 minute presentation will focus on strategies that you can use to teach math in an online/blended/face-to-face learning environment. Click here to view this professional learning session(Available Asynchronously on Aug 18)Facilitated by Brad Thornburgh

9-12 Math Instruction Strategies for Distance Learning, Blended Learning, and Face-to-Face LearningDate: August 17Time: 12:30 - 1:00This interactive 30 minute presentation will focus on strategies that you can use to teach math in an online/blended/face-to-face learning environment.Click here to view this professional learning session(Available Asynchronously on Aug 18)Facilitated by Brad Thornburgh

Using Non-Negotiable Standards to Plan InstructionDate: August 18Time: 9:30 - 10:30 PresentationThis interactive 60 minute session will guide participants through the process of planning a unit of instruction using identified non-negotiable standards. Participants should bring a copy of their non-negotiable standards, as well as the curriculum materials they use for the first unit they will teach in the fall.Click here to view this professional learning sessionClick here to view presentation slidesFacilitated by Amy Salogar

Math Recovery Support Session #1: Starting the School YearDate: August 18Time: 1:00 - 3:00(Participants must have completed AVMR 1 to attend. The link to join will be sent directly to participants.) (Available Asynchronously to AVMR trained participants on Aug 19)Facilitated by Brad Thornburgh

High Leverage Instructional Practices: Explicit Instruction in All Learning EnvironmentsDate: August 18Time: 3:15 - 4:15 This interactive 75 minute session will review high leverage explicit instructional practices that can be used in face to face, socially distanced, and remote learning environments. Participants will leave the session with resources and activities they can use immediately to increase student engagement, motivation and learning.Click here to view this professional learning session Click here to view presentation slidesFacilitated by Amy Salogar

Trauma Informed InstructionDate: August 24Time: 8:00 - 11:00 and 12:00 - 3:00Join your district colleagues for two half day, interactive, presentations by national Trauma Informed Instruction speakers Jessica Minahan (author of “The Behavior Code”) and Dr. Stephanie Grant. Facilitated by Jessica Minahan & Stephanie Grant

Utilizing MeL.org (Michigan Electronic Library Resources to Support Elementary InstructionDate: September 2Time: 3:00 - 4:30 In this session we will look at 7 free eResources (eBooks K-8, Explora Elementary, PebbleGo, World Book Kids, Britannica, Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center & eJournals) from the Michigan eLibrary and learn how to: share persistent links into learning management systems; drop articles and eBooks into Google Classroom and Google Drive; access built-in supports such as audio and translation; connect content to curriculum; and access individual publications such as Educational Leadership, Scholastic Scope, Ranger Rick, Dynamath, Ladybug, Cricket, and many more!Click here to join this professional learning sessionFacilitated by Ann Kaskinen & Amy Salogar

GIRESD Special Ed/Title Collaboration MeetingDate: September 8Time: 3:15 - 4:15 Collaboration This session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with special education/Title colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join this professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

Utilizing MeL.org (Michigan Electronic Library Resources to Support Secondary InstructionDate: September 9Time: 3:00 - 4:30 In this session we will look at 7 free eResources (eBooks K-8, Explora Elementary, PebbleGo, World Book Kids, Britannica, Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center & eJournals) from the Michigan eLibrary and learn how to: share persistent links into learning management systems; drop articles and eBooks into Google Classroom and Google Drive; access built-in supports such as audio and translation; connect content to curriculum; and access individual publications such as Educational Leadership, Scholastic Scope, Ranger Rick, Dynamath, Ladybug, Cricket, and many more!Click here to join this professional learning sessionFacilitated by Ann Kaskinen & Amy Salogar

GIRESD Kindergarten Collaboration MeetingDate: September 9Time: 3:15 - 4:15 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with kindergarten colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join this professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 1st Grade Collaboration MeetingDate: September 10Time: 3:15 - 4:15 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 1st grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 2nd Grade Collaboration MeetingDate: September 14Time: 9:00 - 10:00 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 2nd grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 3rd Grade Collaboration MeetingDate: September 15Time: 2:30 - 3:30 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 3rd grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join the professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 4th Grade Collaboration MeetingDate: September 16Time: 10:30 - 11:30 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 4th grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join this professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

GIRESD 5th/6th Collaboration MeetingDate: August 17Time: 1:00 - 2:00 CollaborationThis session provides an opportunity for teachers to share their questions, concerns and successes with 5th and 6th grade colleagues in the region as we prepare for the new school year.Click here to join this professional learning sessionFacilitated by Amy Salogar

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Google ClassroomDate: September 10 and September 17Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Session recordings availableIn session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Kay Hauck

SeesawDate: September 10 and September 17Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Session recordings availableIn session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Shelly Spayd and Keri Retzloff

Creating Instructional VideosDate: September 15 and September 22 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Session recordings availableIn session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Kay Hauck

Google Forms & QuizzesDate: September 29 and October 6Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Session recordings availableIn session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Kay Hauck

Remote Teaching Webinar Series For session descriptions and to register, click the session title.

Google Slides for CommunicationDate: October 8 and October 15Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Session recordings availableIn session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Kay Hauck

Google Slides for StudentsDate: October 13 and October 20 Session recordings availableTime: 3:30 - 4:30In session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Kay Hauck

FlipgridDate: October 27 and November 3Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Session recordings availableIn session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Kay Hauck

EdPuzzleDate: October 5 and October 12Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Session recordings availableIn session #1, participants will:• learn the virtual tool• view examples applied in grade-level, content-specific, areas• plan student learning experiences and classroom implementationIn session #2, participants will:• Reflect on classroom implementation• Share experience with other participants• Plan additional classroom implementationFacilitated by Kay Hauck