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4Cs: Communication
Sharing students’ thoughts, questions, ideas, and solutions through a multitude of digital resources.
4Cs: Collaboration
Working together to reach a goal by engaging individual students’ talents and expertise.
4Cs: Critical Thinking
Examining problems in new ways, and linking student learning across curriculum areas.
4Cs: Creativity
Experimenting with new approaches by integrating technology with new innovative processes.
For Educators
Informing and enriching educators with relevant professional development sessions.
Parent Partnerships
Involving and empowering parents and families with special events and presentations.
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Apple Classroom Classflow for Promethean, ELL Instruction in the Mimio, and Interactive Classroom Whiteboard Users This course will be tailored to the devices Learn about Apple’s new solution for Invite our ClassFlow experts to present on in your building - iPads or Chromebooks. iPad-based classrooms. Apple Classroom a comprehensive instructional delivery Explore digital tools to support the English allows you to manage student iPads, push system that increases the depth of student Language Learner in the classroom. out content to them, and monitor activity and teacher engagement by providing to keep them focused and on task. interactive and collaborative use of classroom devices, digital curriculum, and assessments for learning.
Google Classroom Google Classroom Quick Checks for Beginner Intermediate Understanding Digitally create and manage Learn about new tools and advanced Learn about some great free tools that assignments, as well as provide feedback functionality in Google Classroom to provide immediate feedback and engage to your students. Google Classroom enhance how your classroom looks and students. Integrate quick checks for integrates seamlessly with Google Apps functions. Also consider exploring understanding that allow you to adjust (Drive, Docs, Gmail, Forms, etc) that you Schoology course offerings. your instruction at the point of student may already use in your classroom. Also need. consider exploring Schoology course offerings.
Schoology Basics Schoology Intermediate Schoology Gradebook Schoology is DPS’ official learning management system. Teachers provide Learn and practice how to configure your content and create assignments, discus- Learn new tools, advanced features, and Schoology gradebook, add assignments to sions, and assessments for students in a answer questions about your current be scored, how to enter and edit scores on dynamic online environment. It integrates courses. the web and mobile versions. seamlessly with Google Apps and rosters Available in-person or on Schoology, Available in-person or on Schoology, import automatically from IC. Learn the Course Code: 3TW2K-5WBXS Course Code: PMM9Z-7334S foundations of Schoology and how to access DPS curriculum. Available in-person or on Schoology, Course Code: B88J4-WCXX5 Creating a Digital Classroom
Schoology Parent Access Seesaw & Communication Tool Students demonstrate their Learn how to use parent access to help understanding of content by taking pictures inform your parents of student assign- and recording videos. Communicate with ments, missing assignments and a window parents and keep student work throughout into the classroom. Use the parent access the year. Create centers to monitor student as a tool to communicate with parents. understanding and work, allow them to read and listen to text or explain their thinking. Digital Wellness
Copyright for Educators Digital Citizenship 101 Digital Citizenship There are rich multimedia resources for Schools Student Assembly online, but are you violating copyright to Our students use technology to play, learn, Topics covered in this student program share these on your website, Google and communicate at home and at school. include digital footprints, cyberbullying, Classroom, or Schoology class? How much Support your students' digital well-being how people can be different online, giving of a text can you copy for a class or by facilitating the responsible use of credit/copyright, and others. teacher book study? Learn the basics of technology. Explore Common Sense Media For high school students, more mature copyright law and model the ethical use of to help support students' and teachers' topics can be addressed, including media for students. digital literacy. oversharing and social media use. Available in Schoology, Available on Schoology, Course Code ZQ8VC-Q9Z4R Course Code 4V6S8-8BBTZ
Digital Safety Gaggle in DPS Parent Program - for Educators Raising Media-Smart Kids Do you use social media to connect with Gaggle is the service DPS uses to filter Parents learn tips on raising media-smart parents and other educators? Are you student Google accounts to protect them kids, including managing family media use, familiar with DPS board policies, state and from unwanted content and to monitor choosing appropriate media, filtering home federal laws that relate to educator's use their digital citizenship. Learn how the internet, limiting exposure on social of social media and technology? Learn Gaggle process works, and how DPS media, and using safe district homework about DPS policies and best practices for responds to situations to keep students sites. Good for back-to-school nights, using social media responsibly and safely. safe and secure online. technology nights, PTA meetings and Discover easy practices for protecting Available in Schoology, parent coffees. yourself and your students online. Course Code J6NP9-8DDPF
Student Data Privacy Make sure you know your responsibilities to protect student data under state and federal law. Learn the basics of how to choose appropriate resources, how to report them using the district's Academic Technology Menu and how to inform parents. Available in Schoology, Course Code X85S5-2BKGF Everything Google
Google Classroom Google Docs and Forms Using Google Apps in (Beginner, Advanced) (Beginner, Advanced) the Chrome Browser Digitally create and manage Become a Google master by exploring Did you know there is a list of approved assignments, as well as provide feedback to Google Docs and Forms in a differentiated Chromebook apps to use with your your students. Google Classroom integrates beginner or advanced session! These tools students? Learn how these apps can seamlessly with Google Apps (Drive, Docs, allow you to organize and engage with support instruction in your classroom. Gmail, Forms, etc) that you may already students, create checks for understanding, use in your classroom. Also consider and develop collaborative learning exploring Schoology course offerings. experiences.
Using Google Tools
Learn how to use the many tools available in Google to support best first instruction in your classroom. Highly Effective Library Management
21st Century Library How to Inventory How to Weed Environment/Management Your Library Your Library Move your library into the 21st century! Everything you need to know to execute a Learn why weeding is an essential part of Explore how to create an engaging successful library inventory. This online managing a responsive library collection. learning space that promotes literacy, course explains the benefits of regular This online Schoology course explains the supports inquiry, and encourages creativity inventories for patrons, library staff, and importance of weeding titles to eliminate and collaboration. Learn how to develop the library collection and teaches DPS titles that are inaccurate, outdated, and manage a library collection that inventory procedures and best practices. damaged, and no longer relevant to your responds to students’ diverse needs and Available in Schoology, school community. Learn the process of interests and supports curriculum goals. Course Code MNBNX-SVF26 executing a successful collection weed This course is offered annually at the using the CREW method. Acoma campus.
On-Site Coaching for Library Paraprofessionals One-on-one collection development support. Learn how to select and order books that are responsive to student and staff needs and interests, and review how to access and promote DPS digital resources. Powerful Literacy Practices
Bring Diverse Books Building Community Creating a Culture of Alive in Your Classroom Partnerships That Support Reading in Your School Every child deserves stories that reflect Literacy Discover creative ways to engage and Every community has potential partner- their diversity and cultures in the class- promote reading through diverse books, ships that increase impact and bring room. Discover ways to create a culturally digital book trailers, book clubs, pop-up together "the village" to support whole responsive bookshelf and stay connected to libraries and innovative reading programs! child development. Library Services can the wellspring of diverse authors, stories, Watch as students become excited about help you identify partnerships with local and literature that support the experiences reading by engaging with current events, nonprofits, libraries, and community of our students. These five practices will exploring new authors and participating in programs that promote early literacy and help you create an inclusive and empathic rich book discussions. engage your school in the citywide focus classroom that supports all our learners. on literacy.
Designing Family Literacy ELL Instruction in the High Quality Digital Programs to Engage Classroom Resources (LION) Diverse Communities Transform your approach to family literacy This course will be tailored to the devices ETLS provides a wide variety of digital with our culturally responsive techniques. in your building - iPads or Chromebooks. resources in our LION website. You and From marketing to literacy activities, we Explore digital tools to support the English your students have access to ebooks, have tools that uplift the love of reading Language Learner in the classroom. PebbleGo, TumbleBooks, and other and help parents create the habits that resources to help you conduct scholarly every reader needs at home to start the research and to meet the diverse needs of trajectory for success. students. Rich and Relevant Digital Experiences
Classroom Presentation High Quality Digital Inquiry and Research Tools Resources (LION) Best Practices Use a variety of digital tools to give ETLS provides a wide variety of digital Support students in understanding the students voice and choice in how they resources in our LION website. You and research process and learning how to present information. Turn your bulleted your students have access to ebooks, access accurate and relevant information copy-and-paste slideshows into authentic PebbleGo, TumbleBooks, and other or research papers, projects, and other learning opportunities. resources to help you conduct scholarly digital content. research and to meet the diverse needs of students.
iPad Apps for MakerSpace Kits Quick Checks for Integration Understanding Gain hands-on experience with the Explore and implement apps and tools on Makerspace STEAM kits available for check Learn about some great free tools that iPads which increase student engagement out from ETLS. Learn how to incorporate provide immediate feedback and engage and give students meaningful voice and spheros, coding, robots and more into students. Integrate quick checks for choice. your classroom in ways that align with understanding that allow you to adjust curriculum, experiential learning and give your instruction at the point of student your students opportunities to build their need. 21st Century skills.
Podcasting Student Collaboration Using Google Apps in Tools the Chrome Browser Learn how to podcast like a pro! Teach students how to use their voice to Collaborative experiences teach students Did you know there is a list of approved demonstrate mastery and express their real-world skills through the use of digital Chromebook apps to use with your creativity. tools that support content and curriculum students? Learn how these apps can in the classroom. Come learn how to support instruction in your classroom. faciliate these critical, relevant skills. Rich and Relevant Digital Experiences
Using Google Tools Video in the Classroom
Learn how to use the many tools available Learn about how students can create in Google to support best first instruction videos using Chromebooks, web tools and in your classroom. green screens for project-based learning that explains their thinking and shows their content mastery. Strategies for Success with Tech Integration
SAMR Model and 4Cs Managing 1:1 Devices Blended and in the Classroom Flipped Learning Understand how integration can help increase student voice and choice in the Create an engaging and efficient classroom What are the differences between blended classroom through redefining the learning by learning device management tips and and flipped classrooms? How can we goals of our students. tricks, as well as management tools for the support our students with learning inside Learn to swim in the SAMR pool to redefine 1:1 classroom environment. Engage and outside the walls of the classroom? instruction and to increase engagement students with best practices for using and learning for our students. devices in the classroom.
Student Data Privacy Chromebook Basics Coaching & Co-Teaching
Make sure you know your responsibilities How do we use Chromebooks to help Engage with our team to build the to protect student data under state and support instruction and technology capacity of technology leaders in the federal law. Learn the basics of how to integration in the classroom? Learn the building. Create co-teaching and coaching choose appropriate resources, how to basic functions, tips, and tricks so you cycles to support instruction in the report them using the district's Academic understand the power of this device! classroom. Technology Menu and how to inform Available in Schoology, parents. Course Code WWK3S-TSQ37 Available in Schoology, Course Code X85S5-2BKGF ETLS and Student Learning Platform Schoology Courses
Course Title Access Code Audience Course Description How do we use Chromebooks to help support instruction and Chromebook technology integration in the Faculty who use classroom? Learn the basic Basics WWK3S-TSQ37 functions, tips, and tricks so you Chromebooks understand the power of this device!
There are rich multimedia resources online, but are you violating copyright to share Copyright for ZQ8VC-Q9Z4R Instructional these? Learn the basics of faculty copyright law and model the Educators ethical use of media for students.
Support your students' digital Digital well-being by facilitating the Instructional faculty responsible use of technology. Citizenship 4V6S8-8BBTZ Explore Common Sense Media to & leadership help support students' and 101 For Schools teachers' digital literacy.
Learn how DPS partners with Gaggle Student Safety to protect Faculty students from unwanted content Gaggle in DPS J6NP9-8DDPF and to monitor their digital citizenship.
Learn how to use Illuminate Education to create and Illuminate Faculty who administer assessments, and how N5T9-72HDF to find the data to help you make Basics 101 use Illuminate instructional decisions. Illuminate is a tool to support your practice of Data Driven Instruction.
Learn how to navigate in Faculty who Illuminate to find data and Illuminate Data specific reports that you need to MFRCR-T6TZV use Illuminate form instructional decisions. and Reporting ETLS and Student Learning Platform Schoology Courses
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Infinite Campus Learn the basic and essential functionality for Infinite Campus Instruction: Instructional like how to take attendance, J583B-MB85F faculty create seating charts, student Section 1 groups, post grades, and more.
Learn principles that will help Instructional you build online courses. Focus on Adult Education principles for Design Faculty who create professional development, and 3XV7Q-5XTQF design tricks to engage your for Schoology content in Schoology audience and improve the aesthetics of your course.
If you have a Newline TruTouch Newline Interactive Panel, or are thinking about purchasing one, this course TruTouch Instructional faculty is for you! This technology NGKWV-2M7SH & leadership replaces your aging/obsolete Interactive classroom interactive technology solutions, such as Promethean Panel Boards.
School Learn what a makerspace is, Instructional faculty how makerspaces facilitate Makerspaces learning, and how you can 4FSPF-Z43BD & leadership create one in your own school. 101
Provided by Schoology, with DPS specific information, best practices, and guidelines. Move Schoology 101: through the activities at your B88J4-WCXX5 Faculty own pace to earn a Cloud Getting Started Educator badge. Explore more courses as you build your classroom in the cloud.
Learn and practice how to Schoology Instructional faculty & configure your Schoology grade- leadership at schools book, add assignments to be Gradebook: PMM9Z-7334S scored, how to enter and edit who use Schoology scores on the web and mobile Basics Gradebook versions.
Know your responsibilities to protect student data under state and federal law. Learn the basics Student Data Instructional faculty of how to choose appropriate X85S5-2BKGF resources, how to report them Privacy Training & leadership using the district's Academic Technology Menu and how to inform parents.