SEL Academy: Creating a Culture that Prioritizes SEL and Wellness

Thursday, May 11 @ 3:00pm EST

Presented by:

Dr. James Bigsby, Ed.D, Superintendent, Green Brook Township Public Schools

Briana Sosa, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape

Brittany Gregory, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape

This webinar will help administrators on how to advise school districts on best practices to create a culture that prioritizes emotional intelligence and promotes positive social relationships among all members of the school community. This work seeks to address the root causes that impact student well-being and academic achievement. In this session, we will explore the components of the SEL Academy that can support the development of SEL best practices in your school community.

• Assess the current SEL practices in their school and identify areas for growth.
• Discuss how to foster a culture that emphasizes empathy, cooperation, and collaboration.
• Explore researched based SEL best practices for child development. 

Maximizing Google in Schools: Elevating Staff Capacity

Tuesday, May 9 @ 1:00pm EST

Presented by:

Marcie Hebert, Director of STEM, Eduscape

Briana Sosa, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape

Are you looking to enhance your school's Google capabilities? Join our upcoming webinar and discover how to empower your staff to use Google tools effectively. This webinar will help explore how a comprehensive approach to building staff skills and knowledge of Google's tools can elevate their capacity to use them in the classroom. You will learn how purposeful professional development can be designed and delivered to enhance staff's understanding and utilization of Google's tools. Walk away with actionable insights and strategies to improve your staff's efficiency and effectiveness in using Google. Don't miss this opportunity to take your school's Google game to the next level!

• Discover how Google applications can be used to streamline administrative tasks and improve communication within the school.
• Learn how to provide staff with opportunities for certification and continuous growth of their skills and knowledge of Google applications.
• Identify creative ways to incorporate Google applications into the classroom to enhance student learning and engagement.

Building 21st Century Skills Through Coding

Thursday, May 4 @ 1:00pm EST

Presented by: Jason Caputo, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape

This webinar will show you how coding can be a tool to increase engagement, improve critical thinking, and develop problem solving skills across grade levels and content areas. We'll explore the Photon robot and how it can support coding skills in students in grades Pre-K through 12. Coding with the Photon robot allows teachers to introduce ideas and techniques in computer science across the curriculum, and allows new pathways for students to demonstrate mastery. You'll see how coding projects build resilience through productive struggle and deepen student learning by transferring their knowledge to new mediums.

• Identify the value of coding across grades.
• Explain applications of coding across content areas.
• Determine where you can start a coding program in your school.

STEM for All

Wednesday, May 3 @ 3:00pm EST

Presented by: Marcie Hebert, Director of STEM, Eduscape

21st century Catholic Schools have the potential to stand apart by cultivating a culture of innovation for their students to create an impact on the world around them. The STEM approach looks at science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math curriculum in a new way. Each component of the STEM Made Simple program will provide educators with an approach to developing crucial skills in their learners through problem-based learning, inquiry, and the design cycle, which can be connected to the Catholic faith and to the world around them. STEM lessons focus specifically on the integration of the Catholic faith and Church documents into each subject. In this webinar, learn more about the STEM Made Simple ProgramⓇ and how it prepares educators to rethink learning. Explore how this professional development program utilizes STEM practices to create rigorous and meaningful educational experiences for learners of all ages and abilities.

• Discuss the benefits and impact of STEM instruction on the education and growth of the whole child.
• Identify how the STEM Made Simple program prepares participants to incorporate STEM principles into any content area.
• Learn more about the STEM Made Simple professional development program.

Strengthening Literacy with Podcasting

Tuesday, May 2 @ 3:00pm EST

Presented by: Dan Mack, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape

It is a wonderful experience for students to process information and experiences through stories. Knowing this, we can leverage storytelling as a powerful tool to strengthen learning and instruction. In this session, we will examine how podcasting can be applied to enhance learning, and we will surface all of the benefits of storytelling through a podcast lens using Soundtrap.

• Examine the process of podcasting and its inherent storytelling facets.
• Investigate examples of podcasting in the classroom and how it can support any curriculum content area.

Preparing Resilient Problem Solvers for STEM Fields

Wednesday, April 26 @ 3:00pm EST

Presented by:

Erin Sailor, Director of Professional Development, Eduscape

Dr. Chandra Orill, Professor of STEM Education & Teacher Development, UMass

Problem-solving, (re)forming problems, and expressing solutions in a replicable way is becoming an increasingly important part of 21st-century education. This means that the development of Computational Thinking (CT) skills at an early age is essential to preparing and strengthening a 21st-century workforce. Join us to discuss how to create robust mental agility, problem-solving skills, and creative thinking capacity among our students, by developing sustainable educator professional learning models that focus on CT instruction. This work is critical in equipping all students for success in high-level computational work and empowering them to pursue STEM subjects. Embrace Computational Thinking in your classrooms by participating in our discussion of why it's not only crucial but also achievable.

• Discuss why having strong problem-solving skills promotes access to STEM careers.
• Determine what computational thinking skill development looks like in the classroom.
• Consider how to sustainably integrate CT into any professional learning conversation.

STREAM for All

Wednesday, April 26 @ 1:00pm EST

Presented by: Marcie Hebert, Director of STEM, Eduscape

21st century Catholic Schools have the potential to stand apart by cultivating a culture of innovation for their students to create an impact on the world around them. The STREAM approach looks at science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math curriculum in a new way. Each component of the STREAM Made Simple program will provide educators with an approach to developing crucial skills in their learners through problem-based learning, inquiry, and the design cycle, which can be connected to the Catholic faith and to the world around them. STREAM lessons focus specifically on the integration of the Catholic faith and Church documents into each subject. In this webinar, learn more about the STREAM Made Simple ProgramⓇ and how it prepares educators to rethink learning. Explore how this professional development program utilizes STREAM practices to create rigorous, meaningful, and faith-filled educational experiences for learners of all ages and abilities.

• Discuss the benefits and impact of STREAM instruction on the education and growth of the whole child.
• Identify how the STREAM Made Simple program prepares participants to incorporate STREAM principles into any content area.
• Learn more about the STREAM Made Simple professional development program.

Engaging Students' Senses with AR/VR

Thursday, April 20 @ 1:00pm EST

Presented by: Jason Caputo, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape

Learning with AR/VR through headset devices and computer based experiences can bring new engagement with conceptual learning and standards-based instruction. This webinar will invite you to explore teaching with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). From students navigating a digital experience inside of the human heart, traveling on a virtual field trip to an erupting volcano, to investigating 3D Models of a DNA structure, AR/VR in the classroom can take many diverse forms to support student learning. This webinar will discuss engaging teaching strategies for any grade level and subject, explore content libraries, and more. Join our discussion of how to implement AR/VR to bring learning to life.

• Define elements of immersive learning.
• Experience an AR and VR lesson as a student.
• Identify types of AR/VR lessons and activities and how they can be integrated in a particular course.

Building Capacity through PLCs

Wednesday, April 19 @ 3:00pm EST

Presented by: Erin Sailor, Director of Professional Development, Eduscape

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) allow teachers to learn from each other, expand their thinking, and promote student success. It is necessary for school leaders to design intentional spaces to foster ongoing professional learning and shared ownership of every student's learning through the integration of PLCs. Join us to learn how to lead and create a Professional Learning Community in your school and discover some of the things made possible by having strong PLCs such as connecting educators from different districts and schools, sharing knowledge and content to use in the classroom, and getting immediate answers to questions. See for yourself how myEduscape is the tool to get you started on your very own PLCs!

• Learn about characteristics of effective PLCs.
• See an online community in action through myEduscape.
• Discuss how to get a PLC started in your school.