On October 3rd, LTUSD is bringing some of CUE's most sought after presenters to South Lake Tahoe for a Black Label Event! This event is limited to 100 people! Check out some of the sessions scheduled:
Lit Circles Rebooted for Common Core and 4Cs - Learn a whole new way to use a time-tested lesson stye to engage students in Common Core - level academics that will explode their students' love of reading AND more importantly, their actual reading skills. In Lit Circles Rebooted, the 4Cs explode class conversations and writing skills while boosting reading skills, techniques and even text selections. The best part? Lit Circles Rebooted means less planning work for teachers.
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Coding in the classroom - Learn some of the basic of coding and how to apply this to operating Spheros, Drones and other robots. We will be utilizing Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity and CODING!
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Smart Start Your School, Change Your Culture and Learning - Smart Start is a complete re-look and the first "week" of school. Imagine a school where all the students have a strong bond built with teachers and each other by the end of the first week. In a Smart Start model, school begins with an explsion of creativity, collaboration and technology use as a bonus. And by design, all the Smart Start tools are selected to be 100% free and wildly engaging. If you are looking to re-shape you school culture, Smart Start is an easy way to get a fast start at any grade level.
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Making a love connection with student feedback tools - Use sites like Socrative, Kahoot, & formative for informal assessments. Participants with explore create and share their findings. Will you make a love connection?
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Book Trailers Rock the Common Core--Are you looking for that ONE strategy that will get your students reading, writing, and talking about books? Book trailers promote creation and collaboration and meet the technology and literacy demands of the Common Core. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn about book trailers, how to use and create them with your students, and you will create your own! Bring any and all digital devices! We will explore a variety of digital tools to use with whatever mobile devices you have in your classroom.
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Games & Gamification - Are you curious about the “gamification” buzz word that’s been floating around lately? In this session you will learn about the pedagogy of gamification as well as participate as gamers. This interface will model great gaming strategies that you can bring back to your classroom using Google Apps tools in very different ways. From game shows to choose your own adventures, you will see how easy it is to gamify your class.
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Chopped Classroom: What's In Your Basket?
In this session, be prepared to cook up some eduawesome lessons using a ton of different digital tools to engage and inspire students to create and collaborate in the common core. Participants will explore Padlet, YouTube, and Google Docs to create digital dishes that will make students and teachers say NOM NOM NOM!
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Revving up with Google Drive - Are you ready to step on the gas and move your use of Google Drive to the fast lane? This session, intended for intermediate and advanced users, will show you ideas and best practices for many of the Google Drive tools from Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Drawing, and more. We’ll address the the “Four Cs”: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity and how Google Drive can not just be replacement of existing tools, but truly a new way to look at the way you want to deliver instruction. Come ready and logged into your Google account!
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Google's MyMaps for Book Reporting and Class Projects
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LTUSD Twitter Rock Stars-- Teachers can come to a "slow zone" to learn the basics of Twitter for classroom use and professional development. Teachers will create accounts (or revamp exisiting accounts) to provide the best profile representation of the teacher. We will also visit Twitter Chats, explaining procedures and etiquette. Participants will participate in a modified slow chat so they become familiar with the process. Participants will leave with a Twitter account, intro knowledge of Twitter Chats, and a link to the Education Chat List. Precursor to an intended weekly LTUSD Chat for our district
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You will not be disappointed and you are guaranteed to learn! This event is voluntary and free for LTUSD employees. To sign up click here. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity right here in Tahoe!
