Author’s Craft is a collection of processes, tools, and strategies to creating and structuring good writing based on a purpose. Explore a variety of craft strategies to empower student writers through using digital tools. Topics are partly based on the 6+1 Writing Traits, including Word Choice, Voice, Ideas, and Sentence Fluency. Additional topics include use of Details and author permissions such as use of Open Educational Resources. Walk away with additional strategies to add or augment your writer’s toolkit.

Author’s Craft is a collection of processes, tools, and strategies to creating and structuring good writing based on a purpose. Explore a variety of craft strategies to empower student writers through using digital tools. Topics are partly based on the 6+1 Writing Traits, including Word Choice, Voice, Ideas, and Sentence Fluency. Additional topics include use of Details and author permissions such as use of Open Educational Resources. Walk away with additional strategies to add or augment your writer’s toolkit.

Author’s Craft is a collection of processes, tools, and strategies to creating and structuring good writing based on a purpose. Explore a variety of craft strategies to empower student writers through using digital tools. Topics are partly based on the 6+1 Writing Traits, including Word Choice, Voice, Ideas, and Sentence Fluency. Additional topics include use of Details and author permissions such as use of Open Educational Resources. Walk away with additional strategies to add or augment your writer’s toolkit.

Google Classroom is an easy way to organize and distribute your classroom assignments. You can even share documents through Classroom and create a two way conversation between you and your students. Learn all the ins and outs of Google Classroom and the many ways you can integrate multiple applications into Google Classroom. (e.g., Geogebra, Discovery, Flipgrid, edPuzzle, etc.) Learn how to add and grade assignments, post daily warms up, add parents and guardians, and much more!

Global Success Skills (GSS) are critical to student development to ensure students can successfully navigate college and career opportunities. A 2016 survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employees (NACE) identified a high need for entry-level students and employees to have practical skills in the following areas: leadership, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving.

This course provides an in-depth understanding the Global Success Skills. Learn how to apply the skills in classroom instruction and professional growth lessons. Personalize learning experience by choosing areas to explore using the tools provided in class.

Google Apps for Education provides an expansive repertoire of tools for empowering students and managing instruction. Master the basics: how to create documents and share them with students, colleagues or parents. (1) Understand sharing options. (2) Navigate the Chrome Web Store to find and install apps targeted for student learning. (3) Install, explore and utilize new Google Apps and/or Chrome extensions that leverage the impact of technology integration and using Chromebooks. (4) Appreciate the transformation these tools have on teaching and learning by providing seamless access to information, not confined to the school day or classroom.

Formative Assessment is an essential part of the learning process leading to student success. Using Formative Assessment, teachers involve students in ongoing self-assessment so they are aware of expectations, gauge where they are in their learning, and then adjust to close the gap between them. Learn about digital tools to support this process. Explore and use quiz and polling tools, interactive and video assessments, portfolios, interactive lessons, and online bulletin boards. Leave with new tools to engage and assist your students in taking responsibility for their learning and achievement.

Address diverse student learning needs with technology integration. Identify basic principles of universal design, differentiated instruction and best practice teaching strategies to enhance existing or new lessons or classroom activities. Apply these strategies using technology integration to improve learning. Learn to find and use interactive learning activities to address a variety of learning styles. Address learning barriers and support learners using technology tools.

Open Educational Resources (OER) are free, high quality, openly licensed educational tools that can be retained, reused, revised, remixed, and redistributed. Explore the dynamic collections of OER on the #GoOpen Michigan website. OER are available/searchable by subject area, grade level, and standards. Educational resources include lesson plans, presentations, activities, assessments and much more.

Don’t let your digital life consume you, cause you to lose your perspective, or sidetrack you! Learn and teach your students how to manage life’s digital demands and use digital tools efficiently to meet your responsibilities and goals. Examine your Digital Footprint, learn about tools to improve online safety and security, and customize your digital device(s) to manage your life. Gain knowledge to make smart choices about your digital environment, establishing efficiency, control, and balance.

Open Educational Resources (OER) are free, high quality, openly licensed educational tools that can be retained, reused, revised, remixed, and redistributed. Participants will learn about, explore, and implement OERs to support competency-based education (CBE). Competency-Based Education helps educators transition to a structure that personalizes education for students by creating flexibility and allowing students to progress through content by demonstrating mastery, rather than relying on seat time. CBE incorporates elements of flexible time, place, and pace while enhancing student agency through choice, voice, and authenticity.

Learn to plan and deliver effective presentations targeted to adults. Use research-based practices for connecting with adult learners. Integrate various forms of presentation technology such as Padlet, Prezi, Google Slides, and more to maximize engagement. Use guidelines to create reliable session descriptions for marketing materials. Devise a simple process to secure feedback from session participants.

Build comfort and confidence using social media for professional purposes. Explore and discover a range of social media tools and platforms to build a stronger, larger professional network. Optimize a network to support professional growth and develop new instructional ideas. Participants are introduced to tools for professional and instructional purposes and encouraged to choose and explore a few specific ones more deeply.  Learn about tools such as Twitter and Google. Reap the benefits of blogging and commenting. Excellent course for people new to social media or those who use social media for work.

Collaboration and communication are critical life skills used at home, school, and work. Teach students how to use these skills to succeed at home and in school. Improve classroom management as students take ownership of learning in partnership with teachers. The course is designed to promote positive change in instructional practice and support teamwork.

Get ready to utilize free, online formative assessment resources in your classroom. Explore how technology and formative assessment methodologies can provide teachers with the tools to adapt to the changing needs of learners. Learn how online and paper/pencil tasks can uncover misconceptions, provide mastery of content, and support the learning process. Investigate research-based approaches to improve instruction and guide students to success.

In a digitally connected world, students need guidance to navigate the world safely and professionally. Learn the ISTE indicators for Digital Citizenship to build a knowledge foundation. Present practical applications for students. Guide students in developing plans to navigate high speed communication, job opportunities, social media, personal security and more.