The Hybrid Teacher: General Overview
K-12: Aug. 17 at 7pm Eastern Time
Despite the fact that, pre-pandemic, most people hadn't heard of hybrid schools, they've been around for almost a decade. Providing a combination of in-person and remote learning to students. Emma Pass is a middle school language arts teacher at an established hybrid school, and in this session she will share her key takeaways for teaching in a hybrid environment, including: organization, lesson planning, assessment, and building technical skills.
Tuesday, August 18
Why Docs & Drive?
K-12: Aug. 18 at 10am Eastern Time
Google Drive is your G Suite home base; it’s where all of your files are stored. Google Docs is more than just a word processor. When combined, Google Drive and Docs is your launchpad for creation, learning, assessment, and so much more.
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- Organization Strategies - As your Google Drive holds everything, learn how to best manage all of your files, pitfalls to avoid and strategies for searching.
- Share Settings - Both Google Drive and Google Docs are built on a foundation of sharing and that’s why we are focusing on how to share and the different levels of sharing permissions.
- Collaboration Opportunities - Once you are comfortable with sharing, you are ready to collaborate. Discover how these tools allow you to collaborate with colleagues, students and parents no matter what school looks like this year.
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
Why Sheets?
K-12: Aug. 18 at 4pm Eastern Time
Data drives everything inside our classrooms but it can also be very overwhelming. Google Sheets allows you to easily organize and manipulate it into results that you can use to help drive instruction. You’ll also find out that spreadsheets are for more than just numbers, they open up lots of assessment and engagement opportunities.
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- Beautiful Data - Large amounts of data can be hard on the eyes; discover how to format so that you can meaningfully organize your data to help make informed decisions.
- Simple Formulas - Google Sheets does a lot of the work for you when it comes to summarizing data. Learn more about simple formulas that can save you time with reporting, observing and providing feedback to your students.
- Visualization - Data can be shown in more ways than just a list of numbers. Explore how Google Sheets easily lets you represent your data to help identify trends, explain concepts and inform your practice.
*The most powerful way to collect data into a Google Sheet is through the use of a Google Form. We strongly suggest taking ‘Why Forms?’ before ‘Why Sheets?’
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
The Hybrid Teacher: Creating Culture and Community
K-12: Aug. 18 at 7pm Eastern Time
Creating culture and community is an important endeavour in any classroom, but particularly so in a hybrid or remote environment. Emma Pass is a middle school language arts teacher at an established hybrid school, and in this session she will share her favorite activities for starting the year strong and building classroom and community in a hybrid or remote model.
Wednesday, August 19
Why YouTube?
K-12: Aug. 19 at 10am Eastern Time
300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute! And while the cat videos may be the most popular, there are a ton of videos to help your students learn and gain different perspectives. YouTube is your best friend to help deliver content, explore this great big world and share your own ideas.
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- Video Management - YouTube is full of great videos to help students learn and understand. Explore how to curate playlists of videos and share them easily with your students.
- Uploading your own Videos - Whether you want to be the next YouTube star, or just help your students learn how to multiply, adding your own videos to YouTube can help support your student’s learning.
- Sharing and Privacy - We haven’t forgotten the most important part of YouTube - learn how to manage privacy of your videos and the options you have as a creator of content.
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
Why Sites?
K-3 Focus: Aug. 19 at 4pm Eastern Time
Communication is key while teaching virtually, face-to-face or in a blended environment. Google Sites allows educators to share information to parents, the community and with each other.
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- Easy Like Lego - Done are the days of complicated web design. Learn how Google Sites makes it easy with stacking blocks and simple, yet professional, design elements.
- All Connected to your Drive - Built upon your Google Drive, learn how Google Sites helps to showcase student learning and exploration.
- Make It Your Own - Explore how to personalize your Google Site, manage published settings and share it with collaborators.
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
The Hybrid Teacher: Asynchronous and Synchronous Lesson Ideas
K-12: Aug. 19 at 7pm Eastern Time
How do you plan for two groups of students who are learning in different locations? Emma Pass is a middle school language arts teacher at an established hybrid school, and in this session she will share her tips for planning both synchronous and asynchronous lessons, to ensure students are engaged whether they are at school or at home.
Classroom Routines & Productivity to Support Virtual Learning
K-12: Aug. 19 at 9pm Eastern Time
In this session, we will explore strategies you can use with your students to build a collaborative virtual environment. We will look at how to scaffold lessons around building collaboration skills necessary for online learning, possible schedules for online classes, and a handful of ideas to stay productive and organized when planning your virtual classes. This workshop is for K-12 teachers and for those who may be teaching in a blended or virtual classroom environment.
Thursday, August 20
Why Slides?
K-3 Focus: Aug. 20 at 10am Eastern Time
Having the nickname, the Swiss Army Knife of G Suite, Google Slides is your creation tool. Whether it’s a Slide Deck for an interactive lesson, a Choose Your Own Adventure Journey or your latest digital classroom creation, Google Slides is here to help you create.
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- More than a Presentation Tool - Discover how to set-up your Google Presentation to emphasize creativity, make it easy to make digital manipulatives and add pre-made elements to your work.
- Audio and Video - Discover how to make your Google Slide accessible to all types of learners through the incorporation of audio and video elements.
- Collaborative Nature - Explore how to set up your Google Slide deck to collaborate with your students. Learn best practices for a virtual, face-to-face or blended classroom, and feel ready to utilize Google Slides with your students no matter where they are.
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
Why Forms?
K-12: Aug. 20 at 1pm Eastern Time
Educators collect data every single day and use that data to make decisions. Google Forms helps you easily gather the data and streamline your responses to allow you to focus on the decisions, rather than the collecting!
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- Form Basics - Learn how to set-up a simple form and collect data.
- All the Question Types - Discover the different types of questions and visual elements that are offered for free inside of Google Forms.
- Reviewing the Results - Collecting information is great, but using that data to make decisions in your classrooms and schools is even better. Learn where your Google Form’s data is stored and how to view the results.
*The most powerful way to manipulate the data from a Google Form is by using Google Sheets. We strongly suggest taking ‘Why Sheets?’ after ‘Why Forms?’
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
Why Apple Clips?
K-12: Aug. 20 at 4pm Eastern Time
Learn how I like to use Clips in the classroom! It’s a quick and easy way to capture learning, intrigue your students, and have them create. Pictures, video, stickers, text, live titles, there’s so many options! This hands on session will allow you time to learn, and give you time to create your own Clip. An iOS compatible device is needed in addition to one to follow along.
Friday, August 21
Make Back-to-School Awesome with the Techie Besties
K-12: Aug. 21 at 10am Eastern Time
Make back-to-school awesome with the Techie Besties and Google! In this session you will have a chance to get creative and make four amazing templates using Drawings, Slides, and Docs that you can use in the first weeks of school. We’ll use images, word art, links, videos, design skills and more to create a skills scavenger hunt, movie posters featuring your students, design personal Drawings to set goals for the year, and finally a collaborative class activity to get to know everyone. Whether you are face to face or virtual, these activities will inspire learning and your class community and will have your grade 3-9 students excited to be back! Hold on tight - this workshop is fast-paced!
Why Forms?
K-3 Focus: Aug. 21 at 1pm Eastern Time
Educators collect data every single day and use that data to make decisions. Google Forms helps you easily gather the data and streamline your responses to allow you to focus on the decisions, rather than the collecting!
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- Form Basics - Learn how to set-up a simple form and collect data.
- All the Question Types - Discover the different types of questions and visual elements that are offered for free inside of Google Forms.
- Reviewing the Results - Collecting information is great, but using that data to make decisions in your classrooms and schools is even better. Learn where your Google Form’s data is stored and how to view the results.
*The most powerful way to manipulate the data from a Google Form is by using Google Sheets. We strongly suggest taking ‘Why Sheets?’ after ‘Why Forms?’
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
Why Slides?
K-12: Aug. 21 at 4pm Eastern Time
Having the nickname, the Swiss Army Knife of G Suite, Google Slides is your creation tool. Whether it’s a Slide Deck for an interactive lesson, a Choose Your Own Adventure Journey or your latest digital classroom creation, Google Slides is here to help you create.
Specifically, inside this workshop, you will learn:
- More than a Presentation Tool - Discover how to set-up your Google Presentation to emphasize creativity, make it easy to make digital manipulatives and add pre-made elements to your work.
- Audio and Video - Discover how to make your Google Slide accessible to all types of learners through the incorporation of audio and video elements.
- Collaborative Nature - Explore how to set up your Google Slide deck to collaborate with your students. Learn best practices for a virtual, face-to-face or blended classroom, and feel ready to utilize Google Slides with your students no matter where they are.
Note: if you are looking to take your G Suite Level 1 Educator exam, we will briefly cover the skills required. If you are not taking your exam, don’t worry, this is a great time to learn and review a few key tools!
Note for US Participants: Your credit card will automatically convert CAD to USD.
