EdTech for Little Learners

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Categories: Early Learners | Technology Integration, Social & Emotional Learning, SEL, Beginning Teachers, New Teachers | 3 hours (for total workshop) | 60 min/workshop

About the Workshop Series:

Education technology has rapidly been making its way into the classrooms of early learners, and it is here to stay! The developmentally appropriate use of technology can help our students create, learn, and grow, especially when families play an active role in the learning process. Join Dr. Samantha Fecich for a series of three collaborative, hands-on workshops where you will have the opportunity to explore the most innovative digital teaching and learning tools as well as make and take a variety of lessons to support early learners in the classroom.  

NOTE: While we recommend that you attend all sessions of the workshop series to meet the learning objectives, each workshop can be attended as a standalone. Full members will also have access to view the recordings on-demand and earn up to three Certificates of Completion.

By the end of this workshop series, you will be able to: 

  • Explore the variety of resources offered in Canva for Education and discuss how to best utilize them in the classroom to support early learners. 

  • Describe how to build a presentation using Canva for Education to deliver content to early learners. 

  • Create asynchronous learning materials for early learners using Canva for Education’s free online video recorder. 

  • Explore top-rated teaching and learning websites and discuss how to best utilize them in the classroom to support early learners. 

  • Describe best practices for using these web tools effectively in the classroom to support early learners. 

  • Create a lesson for early learners using digital tools that will help build a solid foundation in reading, math, social studies, or science. 

  • Explore the variety of teaching resources offered in Lumio and discuss how to best utilize them in the classroom to support early learners. 

  • Describe where to access customizable digital resources in Lumio to differentiate instruction for early learners. 

  • Create a lesson for early learners using Lumio where students can interact within the classroom, remotely, or on their own time, on their own devices. 

Series Workshop Descriptions

This is session one of three for the workshop series titled “EdTech for Little Learners”
 

NOTE: While we recommend that you attend all sessions of the workshop series to meet the learning objectives, each workshop can be attended as a standalone. Premium Members also have access to view the recordings on demand and earn up to three continuing education credits.

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Workshop Description:
 

While teachers of early learners undoubtedly have an impressive supply of games, stories, crafts, and activities in their toolbox, sometimes we need a little inspiration to keep students interested, entertained, and ready to learn. 

Join Dr. Smantha Fecich as she takes you on a guided tour of her favorite top-rated, seriously fun websites that offer engaging, well-scaffolded experiences to support early learners. She will share best practices for using these web tools effectively in the classroom, as well as lesson ideas to help build solid foundations in reading, math, social studies, and science. 

Participants will also have an opportunity to create their own learning materials that they can immediately use with their students. 

 

Learning Objectives:  

  • Explore top-rated teaching and learning websites and discuss how to best utilize them in the classroom to support early learners. 
  • Describe best practices for using these web tools effectively in the classroom to support early learners. 
  • Create a lesson for early learners using digital tools that will help build a solid foundation in reading, math, social studies, or science.  

 

Special Technology Instructions:  

Participants will need access to an internet device and a non-school, personal Google account. SimpleK12’s Google Classroom will be utilized for the interactive and hands-on components of this workshop. 

Assessment:  

Participants will be assessed through their responses to discussion prompts to demonstrate their understanding of the workshop objectives and reflect on their learning. 

This is session two of three for the workshop series titled “EdTech for Little Learners”
 

NOTE: While we recommend that you attend all sessions of the workshop series to meet the learning objectives, each workshop can be attended as a standalone. Premium Members also have access to view the recordings on demand and earn up to three continuing education credits.

Now Available On-Demand:

Check it out!

Workshop Description:
 

Lumio is a freemium digital learning tool that transforms static lessons into game-based activities, formative assessments, and student collaboration.  

Join Dr. Smantha Fecich as she takes you on a guided tour of the basic elements of Lumio. She will share where to access a treasure trove of done-for-you templates and resources, as well as demonstrate how to build interactive games for early learners that can be played on an interactive whiteboard or independently. 

Participants will also have an opportunity to create their own learning materials that they can immediately use with their students. 

 

Learning Objectives:  

  • Explore the variety of teaching resources offered in Lumio and discuss how to best utilize them in the classroom to support early learners. 
  • Describe where to access customizable digital resources in Lumio to differentiate instruction for early learners. 
  • Create a lesson for early learners using Lumio where students can interact within the classroom, remotely, or on their own time, on their own devices. 

 

Special Technology Instructions:  

Participants will need access to a computer or laptop, a non-school, personal Google account, and a free Lumio account. SimpleK12’s Google Classroom will be utilized for the interactive and hands-on components of this workshop. 

Assessment:  

Participants will be assessed through their responses to discussion prompts to demonstrate their understanding of the workshop objectives and reflect on their learning. 

This is session three of three for the workshop series titled “EdTech for Little Learners”
 

NOTE: While we recommend that you attend all sessions of the workshop series to meet the learning objectives, each workshop can be attended as a standalone. Premium Members also have access to view the recordings on demand and earn up to three continuing education credits

Now Available On-Demand:

Check it out!

Workshop Description:

Canva for Education is a free-to-use online graphic design tool that makes it easy to create, collaborate, and communicate visually in the classroom and beyond. 

Join Dr. Samantha Fecich as she takes you on a guided tour of the basic elements of Canva for Education. She will share how to upload and search pictures and elements, explore a wide range of fonts, sizes, and effects, as well as how to drag and drop design elements and animations. 

Participants will also have an opportunity to create their own learning materials that they can immediately use with their students. 

 

Learning Objectives:  

  • Explore the variety of resources offered in Canva for Education and discuss how to best utilize them in the classroom to support early learners. 
  • Describe how to build a presentation using Canva for Education to deliver content to early learners. 
  • Create asynchronous learning materials for early learners using Canva for Education’s free online video recorder. 

 

Special Technology Instructions:  

Participants will need access to a computer or laptop, a non-school, personal Google account, and a free Canva for Education account. SimpleK12’s Google Classroom will be utilized for the interactive and hands-on components of this workshop. 

Assessment:  

Participants will be assessed through their responses to discussion prompts to demonstrate their understanding of the workshop objectives and reflect on their learning. 

Who Should Attend?

Grades PreK-K, Grades 1-2

Meet the Presenter

Dr. Samantha Fecich teaches preservice teachers (future teachers) at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. She has the honor and the pleasure of working with them in their courses related to educational technology and special education. Samantha enjoys impacting students that she will never get to meet through the work of her preservice educators. Samantha is also the author of two books designed to support the new and future educator; EduMagic: A Guide for Preservice Teachers, which gives teachers a road map to become an educator of excellence during their college career, and EduMagic Shine On: A Guide for New Teachers, which is designed to help a beginning teacher thrive during their first year of teaching. In addition, Samantha is also the host of the EduMagic Podcast, which is designed with new teachers in mind. This podcast shines a light on the work of future teachers. It is a lot of fun!

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Things to Know

Live Attendance

In order to receive credit for attendance and CEUs for each individual workshop, you must be a member and be in attendance and participating throughout the whole 60-minutes. Members who are in attendance and complete all required aspects of the workshop will see their completion status reflected on their Certificate of Attendance and CEUs applied to their profile on their Teacher Learning Community profile, typically within 48 hours of completion.

On-Demand

  • Members can access any workshops they may have missed on-demand. Recordings of the workshops are typically available within 3 days following the live workshop.
  • Non-members will need to pay for each individual workshop they would like to watch. *CEUs and Certificate of Completion are not provided for non-members.

CREDITS

  • 1 CEU learning hour is provided for each workshop you attend.

Anyone! If you find a workshop that appeals to you, you are welcome to join us.

Live workshops are 60-minutes in duration. Attendees will have access to the ‘workroom' following the workshop so they can continue collaborating with peers. Additionally, the trainer is available for 24 hours following the workshop to help coach.

While it's recommended you attend every workshop of a series to make sure you are achieving all learning outcomes, each workshop can be viewed as a stand-alone.

  • Workshops will be available on-demand in the Teacher Learning Community for UpTeach members, typically within 3-5 days after the workshop has ended. NOTE: Non-members will need to pay to access the on-demand workshop.
  • UpTeach members will also have access to the associated classroom to view the participant discussion stream and access any resources supplied. NOTE: Access to the trainer is only available during the actual workshop.

We host at least one virtual workshop per week throughout the year, with the exception of holiday weeks. Times for workshops vary due to many of our trainers being educators and school consultants themselves. This means that typically workshops are held after school hours ET.

We are excited to say that workshops are now included with Premium member subscriptions and district memberships.

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*The links to purchase individual workshops are available under the workshop descriptions.

  1. Internet access.
  2. Access to GoToWebinar. Whether you use the download app or an internet browser, trainers present direct instruction and communicate throughout the training via GoToWebinar.
  3. Access to Google Classrooms. Please make sure you are in a setting where you will have access to Google Classrooms. NOTE: Some school firewalls will not allow you to access Google Classrooms from your classroom. In these cases, you may need to be in your home to participate. Additionally, if your school email address is already associated with Google Classrooms, you will need to use a different personal email address to join so that you are not locked out of the training. Again, due to school privacy restrictions on some school email addresses.

Yes! If you have access to dual monitors, this is ideal. With this type of setup, you will be able to keep GoToWebinar open on one screen, and Google Classrooms open on another.

If you do not have access to a dual monitor setup, no worries! You will just need to make sure you can ‘toggle/switch' between the two.