Has this ever happened to you; You’re halfway through the school year and someone introduces you to a cool new tool and you're like “Dang, I wish I knew that at the beginning of the year.” Then this class is for you. This professional development course equips teachers with a comprehensive toolkit of digital resources to enhance their teaching practices, streamline workflows, and improve student engagement. Participants will explore a range of essential applications designed to: Simplif

Has this ever happened to you; You’re halfway through the school year and someone introduces you to a cool new tool and you're like “Dang, I wish I knew that at the beginning of the year.” Then this class is for you. This professional development course equips teachers with a comprehensive toolkit of digital resources to enhance their teaching practices, streamline workflows, and improve student engagement. Participants will explore a range of essential applications designed to: Simplify Classroom Management: Master PowerTeacher and PowerTeacher Pro for efficient gradebook management, communication tools, and data analysis to inform instruction. Streamline Logins and App Access: Implement Clever for secure, single sign-on access to all your favorite educational apps. Promote Classroom Safety and Focus: Utilize GoGuardian to ensure a safe and focused online learning environment. Revolutionize Assessment: Discover ZipGrade for effortless grading of paper-based assessments and explore the possibilities of Gemini, a large language model with assessment capabilities

Building Your Bounce-Promoting Adult Resilience focuses on promoting the health and wellbeing of adults who care for children and youth through a focus on adult resilience. This training was developed by the Devereux Center for Resilient Children in response to the growing understanding and appreciation that promoting children’s resilience depends significantly on the resilience of the adults who care for them. This training explores the meaning of resilience, risk and protective factors; the

Building Your Bounce-Promoting Adult Resilience focuses on promoting the health and wellbeing of adults who care for children and youth through a focus on adult resilience. This training was developed by the Devereux Center for Resilient Children in response to the growing understanding and appreciation that promoting children’s resilience depends significantly on the resilience of the adults who care for them. This training explores the meaning of resilience, risk and protective factors; the use of an adult resilience self-assessment survey; strategies for promoting four key protective factors; and the development of personal plans for supporting adult resilience

A screening of the documentary, Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness, by executive producer Ken Burns will be shown. The film premiered in 2022 and gives voice to the experiences of young people who struggle with mental health challenges and focuses on the importance of awareness and empathy. Teachers who attend this workshop will have the opportunity to view portions of the film and discuss topics such as trauma informed practices, exploring emotions, anxiety, ADHD/ADD and more with Kee

A screening of the documentary, Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness, by executive producer Ken Burns will be shown. The film premiered in 2022 and gives voice to the experiences of young people who struggle with mental health challenges and focuses on the importance of awareness and empathy. Teachers who attend this workshop will have the opportunity to view portions of the film and discuss topics such as trauma informed practices, exploring emotions, anxiety, ADHD/ADD and more with Kee Dunning. Kee is featured in the film and will lead a discussion after the screening of the film.

This course is for teachers who are new to Seesaw. This pathway will get teachers up and running on Seesaw to create engaging learning experiences that make thinking and learning visible. This is offered virtually through the Seesaw Learning Hub, and teachers will work at their own pace. Teachers will create a free account on the Seesaw Learning Hub at learn.seesaw.me, then complete the courses in the following courses:

• Getting Started
• Using Seesaw for Instruction
• Getting Families St

This course is for teachers who are new to Seesaw. This pathway will get teachers up and running on Seesaw to create engaging learning experiences that make thinking and learning visible. This is offered virtually through the Seesaw Learning Hub, and teachers will work at their own pace. Teachers will create a free account on the Seesaw Learning Hub at learn.seesaw.me, then complete the courses in the following courses:

• Getting Started
• Using Seesaw for Instruction
• Getting Families Started

Teachers will receive a certificate of completion for each of the above courses. Once all courses in the Learning Path have been completed, teachers will use this form (bit.ly/GetStartedbps24) to submit documentation and receive a certificate for 3 OPI renewal units.

PAX is the single most proven classroom-based universal preventive intervention. PAX consists of a set of behavioral health strategies implemented by teachers as part of their daily practice. These strategies develop self-regulaton in children that results in decreased problematic behavior increased academic performance, and drastic improvements across an array of life-time outcomes. PAX is used in all of the elementary school and all staff must be trained as part of the Tier 1 behavior matri

PAX is the single most proven classroom-based universal preventive intervention. PAX consists of a set of behavioral health strategies implemented by teachers as part of their daily practice. These strategies develop self-regulaton in children that results in decreased problematic behavior increased academic performance, and drastic improvements across an array of life-time outcomes. PAX is used in all of the elementary school and all staff must be trained as part of the Tier 1 behavior matrix.

“UkeruTM is a crisis management technique rooted in the belief that the use of physical restraints and seclusions are unnecessary and unproductive. We believe that all intervention — educational and behavioral — should be built on an approach of comfort rather than control (Comfort vs ControlTM). At its heart, Ukeru is about treating those that depend on you in a way that you would want to be treated. The way we provide care should be the same as the way we would want to receive care

“UkeruTM is a crisis management technique rooted in the belief that the use of physical restraints and seclusions are unnecessary and unproductive. We believe that all intervention — educational and behavioral — should be built on an approach of comfort rather than control (Comfort vs ControlTM). At its heart, Ukeru is about treating those that depend on you in a way that you would want to be treated. The way we provide care should be the same as the way we would want to receive care.”