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May PD Events

April 21, 2017
Los Angeles, CA

Digital Citizenship Conference

SafeSmartSocial is hosting an event for educators and parents, featuring 30+ speakers delivering key takeaways in digital citizenship. All of the panels share real tips, tactics and helpful stories attendees can immediately use at home or in the classroom. 8 panel topics that help educators encourage students to build a positive online presence. Learn from our expert panels and deep dive sessions. In one full day each attendee will learn tactical formulas they can instantly implement with their students (and network with other professionals). This event teaches 100+ educators about key digital safety tips from experts.

May 6, 2017
Palmdale, CA
Antelope Valley EdTech Summit

The Antelope Valley EdTech Summit is a part of a promise to the students and parents of our local and extended communities. Teachers, administrators, and support staff are thinking deeply about their roles and responsibilities in this new era. The idea of what constitutes a powerful education is being re-envisioned and is essential to a well-rounded education for global competitiveness. Through collaboration with our peers, we find methods to dramatically improve student engagement and achievement through access to powerful learning opportunities.

May 6, 2017
Adelanto, CA
ConnectED Summit

The ConnectEd Summit is an inter-district summit focused on the Google environment applications and educational technology. Join colleagues from multiple school districts in an engaging day of learning, fun, and camaraderie while attending sessions led by educational practitioners. Each engaging hands-on 50 minute session utilizes technology to teach and share valuable information and skills. Sessions focus on the G-Suite environment (Google Applications) and educational technology to assist staff interested in skills to increase organization, communication, teaching, learning, technology use, and more!

  • Google Gmail & Drive; Docs, Sheets, Slides; Classroom & Hangouts
  • Microsoft Office Tools & Tricks
  • eInstruction Mobi & Workspace
  • SchoolCity- Digital Assessment
  • Bullet Journals: Analog Task Management in the Digital Age
  • Optimizing the system so teachers can teach

May 6-7, 2017
Bay Area, CA
CUE BOLD: Blended Online Lesson Design

CUE’s first-ever BOLD Symposium will take teachers, administrators, and district leaders on a deep dive into the world of blended and online lesson design. With a focus on the symbiotic relationship of learning environment design, digital learning systems, and rethinking traditional lesson design as the essential components to launching a 1:1 learning environment, this event will challenge all educators to meet and lead their students in the 21st century.

The Lesson Maker's Faire: Model Lesson Design for Administrators and Leading Educators

  • 1:1 Oriented, multi-grade, multi-subject lesson designs and workflows that fully embrace technology and deep digital integration. Access over 30 Lesson Plans that are optimized for 1:1, PBL Environments.

#BOLD Classrooms: Real Classrooms, Reimagined by Teachers

  • A day of looking at how the classroom affects learning. Ideas for primary classrooms, math instruction and classroom design.

May 10-12, 2017
San Francisco, CA
Personalized Learning Summit

Brought to you by Education Elements, The 3rd annual Personalized Learning Summit is a powerful professional development opportunity for superintendents and district and school leaders who are working to meet the needs of every student today so that they are more prepared for tomorrow. The PL Summit is a three-day in-person event full of workshops, networking, discussions, keynotes and tech company tours with the some of most innovative companies of the San Francisco Bay Area. District leaders and thought partners will share their experiences through dynamic and engaging sessions.

Workshops will also focus on a number of popular categories from the PL Implementation Framework, including:

  • Culture of Innovation
  • PL Instructional Models
  • Students As Self-Directed Learners
  • Curriculum Alignment
  • PL Professional Learning Plan
  • PL Communication Plan
  • Grading, Assessment, and Data Culture
  • And elementary and secondary-focused workshops

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