Take your district to the next level with the SUMMER Series! Learning Leaders and Professionals in the Education Technology field have collaborated to provide you with 11 different webinar topics, handcrafted to fit the needs of the 2022-2023 school year. Register below for the webinars from July 21-August 24!
Evaluate the efficacy of your current systems.
Discover strategies to improve community wellbeing, curriculum application, and long-term investments.
Rethink Learning Ⓡ from the inside out.
Educational Apps - Are We Getting a ROI?
Tuesday, August 16 @ 12:00pm EST
Presented by:
Alex Urrea, Founder & CEO, Eduscape
Leo Brehm, Senior Product Manager, Lightspeed Systems
Districts have been licensing educational apps at a record pace. How do we know that these investments provide a reasonable ROI? How do we use data to assess the efficacy of recurring technology investments? Discover how to ensure an ROI on technology investments and maximize student impact and privacy.
- Discover how to determine ROI on software investments
- Explore how to maximize adoption of educational apps
- Discuss the use of data to drive instruction
Past Webinar Recordings
Coding Across the Curriculum
Thursday, July 21 @ 12:00pm EST
Presented by: Marcie Hebert, Director of STEM Education, Eduscape
In this webinar, we will unpack what skills are developed by students learning to code as well as how any teacher can integrate coding into their curriculum. Through an analysis of computational thinking and coding, we will discuss how to support student social-emotional wellbeing, resiliency, and problem-solving skills. Join us to learn more about coding and how it is relevant to your students’ learning, as well as walk away with some examples to adapt to your classroom.
- Identify how coding and computational thinking skills are essential to critical thinking and problem-based learning.
- Explore how coding can be used to teach students across early education, science, language arts and even introduce artificial intelligence and sustainable energy principles.
- Discuss how coding can be integrated into any classroom and core content area.
STREAM Made Simple
Tuesday, July 26 @ 11:00am EST
Presented by: Marcie Hebert, Director of STEM Education, 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.
STEM Made Simple
Tuesday, July 26 @ 1:00pm EST
Presented by:
Marcie Hebert, Director of STEM Education, Eduscape
Erin Sailor, Director of Professional Development, Eduscape
The world is rapidly changing as a result of technological advancements and its impact is pervasive. With these shifts, learners of all ages need to develop the skills necessary to survive and thrive in the 21st century. The STEM approach combines problem-based learning, inquiry-based learning, and the design process along with science, technology, engineering, and math. Together, these components provide educators with an approach to developing crucial skills in their learners such as problem-solving skills and computational thinking. 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 student growth.
- 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.
Data-Driven SEL Strategies to Support Student and Teacher Wellbeing
Wednesday, July 27 @ 12:00pm EST
Presented by:
Erin Sailor, Director of Professional Development, Eduscape
Jessica Storer, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for SEL. When school leaders listen to students, they can make informed decisions about the changes and programs that will support all learners. Research has demonstrated that when students are engaged authentically as leaders, problem solvers, and decision makers, they feel ownership of their learning which can affirm positive methods for communicating and advocating, in turn supporting their SEL (social-emotional learning) development. When schools ensure that all students have a voice, including those who are not typically heard, educators can more effectively identify students’ needs and make evidence-based decisions. This also extends to teacher wellbeing and how we address teachers’ SEL.
- Learn how to actively engage students in sharing their perspectives and being change agents.
- Discover how students can shape SEL initiatives, instructional practices, and school climate.
- Explore teaching strategies that elevate student voice.
- Preview School Day, a research-based SEL application that provides real-time data on students’ SEL and teachers’ wellbeing.
Gaining Insight Into Efficacy of Technology Investments
Thursday, July 28 @ 12:00pm EST
Presented by:
Alex Urrea, Founder & CEO, Eduscape
Leo Brehm, Senior Product Manager, Lightspeed Systems
Districts have been licensing educational apps at a record pace. How do we know that these investments provide a reasonable ROI? How do we use data to assess the efficacy of recurring technology investments? Discover how to ensure an ROI on technology investments and maximize student impact and privacy.
- Discover how to determine ROI on software investments
- Explore how to maximize adoption of educational apps
- Discuss the use of data to drive instruction
Computational Thinking - What and Why
Thursday, July 28 @ 2:00pm EST
Presented by:
Erin Sailor, Director of Professional Development, Eduscape
By applying design thinking and project-based learning principles, two school districts are integrating Computational Thinking and STEM through an integrated approach to professional development and embedded coaching. We will introduce our research effort to understand what it takes to support elementary teachers to integrate STEM and computational thinking. This NSF-funded project, is a partnership between two diverse school districts, UMass Dartmouth and Eduscape using a longitudinal approach to promoting the integration of CT and STEM.
- Define Computational Thinking and Correlation to STEM practices
- Discover Strategies to integrate CT into the everyday classroom
- Explore sample lessons that demonstrate the use of CT in curriculum
STREAM Made Simple
Thursday, August 4 @ 11:00am EST
Presented by: Dr. Evelyn Wassel, Senior Learning Leader, 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.
Design Thinking for School Leaders
Tuesday, August 9 @ 12:00pm EST
Presented by:
Alex Urrea, Founder & CEO, Eduscape
Dr. Matthew M. Murphy, Superintendent, Ramsey Public Schools
Design Thinking has been used as a human-centered strategy across the most successful organizations in the world over the past several years. One of the most powerful ways to ignite positive change and address systemic educational challenges is to apply design-inspired leadership. In this engaging webinar, participants will begin the brainstorming process to redesign around the student, the classroom and school. Learn about examples of Design Thinking in action across schools and how research is demonstrating ways these principles drive systemic change and school vitality.
- Define Design Thinking in K-12 Education
- Discover How Design Thinking can be used for strategic planning
- Learn common language that drives change and innovation