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Free Webinar Series: District Digital Conversion Framework

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District Digital Conversion Framework Webinar Series

What Can You Expect to Learn During the series of 3 District Digital Conversion webinars?

Learn how key findings from Project Red have influenced the 10 Lessons Learned in the McGraw Hill Education Digital Conversion Framework.  Find out key considerations when creating a sustainable, digital ecosystem.

During the first webinar, we will work through the framework and unpack two-three of the key lessons learned and how they impact digital conversion.

During the next two webinars, we’ll build on those lessons learned and work through the rest. Whether your district is in the architecture phase, have rolled out a 1:1 initiative already, or don’t know where to begin, the Lessons Learned can assist all districts.

You’ll also learn how McGraw Hill Education has partnered with Future Ready Schools and exclusive offers to Future Ready districts. Participants are encourage to ask questions and will be asked to provide feedback on their successes, challenges, and asked to participate in polling questions throughout the webinar.

Three webinars, held Wednesdays, March 11, 25, and April 1, at 7:30 PM, will focus on the lessons provided in the white paper District Digital Conversion: Empowering Personalized Learning including information on digital framework, teacher growth, digital teaching practices, and ten key district digital conversion lessons.
VSTE is partnering with McGraw Hill Education to provide a free webinar series focused on the overarching question: How do we go from a status quo, paper driven organization, to a more progressive and engaging digital school system? Digital school districts are fast becoming the new normal and new ways of measuring efficiency and effectiveness will emerge that will make this discussion more routine. Districts about to start, or those who have initiated their digital conversions, may find the lessons learned and the District Digital Conversion Framework helpful in improving your current efforts.

Digital Learning Day Kickoff Webinar

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Celebrate Digital Learning Day with VSTE Winners

Virtual Panel Discussion: Leadership and Innovation in the Commonwealth
Thursday, March 12, 2015, 7:30 - 8:30 PM

VSTE and the Virginia Department of Education are co-sponsoring this free webinar that will feature VSTE's 2014 award winners discussing how they lead and innovate in their schools divisions. An hour of innovation and inspiration!

Speakers:

  • Janet Copenhaver, Directory of Technology and Innovation, Henry County
  • Daniel Nemerow, Math Department Chair, Prince William County
  • Teresa Coffman, Professor, University of Mary Washington

We'll meet in our Adobe Connect Room: http://vste.adobeconnect.com/vstelive

Big Deal Book, March 2, 2015

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VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to provide access to quality resources of interest to K-12 educators. From grants to competitions to curriculum resources, this newsletter has something for everyone.

In the March 2nd edition, you can Accelerate Learning, Write Inductively, Encourage Deep Thinking and More. 
 
Here are just a few highlights from this edition. Click the link below to find lots more:

Shine a Spotlight on a Music Educator

The GRAMMY Music EducatorAward was created to shine a spotlight on the excellent and impactful work that thousands of music teachers across the US are doing. The nominee will be evaluated based on having made a measurable difference in the lives of students and a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education. Nominations close March 15, 2015.

Incorporate Themes That Run Through Life and Literature

On the CommonLit website, teachers can access a collection of free poems, short stories, news articles,historical documents and excerpts of classic literature. The collection is organized by 14 commonly taught themes—for example, Friendship & Loyalty, Growing Up, and Technology, Progress & Industry—which will help spark discussion or debate for students in the middle grades.

Join Conversations About Teaching and Learning

The Future of Education podcast series hosts conversations on teaching and learning in a networked world. This interview series and The Future of Education community are devoted to providing an opportunity for those who care about education to share their voices and ideas with others.

March 2, 2015 Edition (Opens in new tab)

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Big Deal Book, February 16, 2015

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VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you the best in online resources, grant and competition opportunities and more. In this edition, you can Cite Social Media, See a Sea of Change, Develop Media Literacy & More.

 

Here are just a few highlights from this edition. Click the link below to find lots more:
 
PBS KIDS has announced its annual PBS KIDS Writers Contest designed to promote the advancement of children's literacy skills through hands-on, active learning. Open to children in kindergarten through grade 3, the contest encourages creative thinking and storytelling, while building literacy skills through the creation and illustration of original stories. To enter, children can submit stories to their local stations, and local winners will then be entered into the national contest.
 
The 2015 Academy Awards are just around the corner (February 22), and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), in cooperation with Young Minds Inspired, has produced a series of Teacher's Guides that explore the art and science of motion pictures. The free Teacher's Guides address Animation, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costumes and Makeup, Documentaries, Film Editing, Media Literacy, Screenwriting, Sound and Music, and Visual Effects.
 
On February 24, 2015, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (EST), the GetEdFunding community on edWeb.net will host a free webinar, "Writing a Winning Grant Application," sponsored by CDW*G. In this webinar, participants will learn what is involved in writing grant applications, who should be writing applications, where to find out about available grant opportunities and more. The presenter, a school library media specialist, will share her journey from beginning grant writer to chairperson of her school's grant committee.
 
If you're not reading the Big Deal Book, you don't know what you're missing!
February 16, 2015 Edition (Opens in a new tab)