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Project Management: Tidying up the Messy Middle of a PBL Project
Select one set of dates: April 1- May 9, 2021 June 1-July 9, 2021 July 26-August 27, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $149 Have you ever started implementing a PBL unit in your classroom and realized things are getting a little bit messy? It's normal - and it happens. This asynchronous online course tackles common issues that arise during the sometimes messy middle of a project. Completed in Google Classroom, this practical course can be completed anytime, anywhere. Receive feedback from Jill Simpson, an expert PBL Facilitator, as you engage in the following topics:
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249.
Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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PBL On-Demand Coaching
REGISTER HERE Fee: $50 per half-hour session / $100 per hour session We all know that receiving feedback is a critical element of high-quality project based learning. Are you and/or your team looking for some feedback on your PBL design or implementation? Consider On-Demand PBL coaching! We can provide on-demand customized coaching to meet your needs, no matter where you are in the process. Whether you are just beginning your PBL journey or want to work through some “messy middle” areas of project management, your PBL coach is here to help! Spend dedicated time with experienced PBL coach Jill Simpson from the comfort of your own home or school via remote sessions. Sessions can be arranged for individuals or with teacher teams. Make your request based on 30-minute increments. |
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Equity and SEL Integration MASTER CLASS
Choose one set of dates and times below: April 13, April 20, April 27, and May 4, 2021 | 5:30-7:30 pm EST June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2021 | 3:30 - 5:30 pm EST July 19, July 26, August 2, and August 9, 2021 | 3:30 - 5:30 pm EST REGISTER HERE Fee: $149 For lessons to be engaging for all learners, educators must consider the academic, career, and social and emotional learning of their students. This requires savvy lessons that focus on equity, incorporate sound teaching strategies, and use technology creatively. Join this MASTER CLASS with Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty expert Jorge Valenzuela to get tips, resources, and actionable steps to help you level up both your virtual and face-to-face lessons by focusing on equity and SEL in tandem with academics. Participants will engage in 4 two-hour synchronous online sessions and then engage in 2-hours of asynchronous work between each session. One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Inquiry in the PBL STEM Classroom
June 8, 2021 OR July 20, 2021 | 8:30 am-3:30 pm EST (K-5 sessions) June 9, 2021 OR July 21, 2021 | 8:30 am-3:30 pm EST (6-12 sessions) REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 Sustained Inquiry is one of the Gold Standards for “Essential Project Design.” But teachers struggle with the word “sustained.” How do we keep student interest at a high level throughout a project? This synchronous online workshop will demonstrate strategies for building a STEM PBL classroom where inquiry is a daily norm. If students know that they will be expected to work collaboratively during every class period, then they will build the necessary skills for helping each other to search for solutions to any and all problems that they face. This workshop is designed for teachers new to PBL or seasoned PBL teachers wanting to improve their inquiry skills. Participants will experience teaching practices from Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics and Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom. They will experience inquiry strategies to help students navigate larger, project-sized problems. There will be time to outline a project idea and the daily lessons needed to get through the first week of that project. Facilitated by former STEM teacher and Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Chris Fancher. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Understanding and Mastering Difficult Emotions for Educators
June 11, 2021 OR July 2, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 This 1-day synchronous online session focuses on helping educators define emotions, label the ones they experience, and find strategies for managing difficult ones. Emotional trauma and its effects on the brain, the human body, and overall well-being will also be explored. Join education coach and Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty Jorge Valenzuela for learning and implementing practical steps to restoring your peaceful state as needed. This session is an intro to emotional intelligence and not meant to replace trauma-informed therapy. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Student-Led IEPs
June 14, 2021 OR August 3, 2021 | 9:00-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 Think about the most recent IEP you attended. Who did the majority of the talking? How involved was the student? When we talk about students taking ownership over their learning through inquiry and learning professional skills - do we apply these concepts to all of our learners? Research shows that students who actively participate in their IEP meetings are more likely to be employed and/or enrolled in higher education after graduation. Just as compelling is the simple truth that shifting the power to students in IEPs makes your meetings better! Learn how to use Student-Led IEPs to transform your hum-drum meetings and improve transition outcomes for your students. In this synchronous online workshop, participants will walk away with a clear understanding of the importance of why you should empower students to take over their IEPs, as well as practical planning tools, customizable templates, support strategies, and resources to get started with how to begin implementing Student-Led IEPs at your next meeting. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Kristen Uliasz. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Rubric Design 101
June 15, 2021 OR July 20, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 When used effectively, rubrics are a powerful tool to support students in producing high quality work. Rubrics are an assessment tool to help teachers clarify expectations for their students and to assess student work with consistency. Join Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty member Erin Gannon for this practical one-day, synchronous online workshop to enhance your rubric know-how and learn:
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Inclusive PBL Basics
June 16, 2021 OR August 4, 2021 | 9:00-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 Dive deeper into strategies and tools to successfully include students with IEPs and 504s in your PBL projects! This 1-day synchronous online crash course on Inclusive PBL Basics will address the most common pressing Need to Knows that teachers have in making gold standard Project Based Learning work for students with disabilities in their classrooms. From project design to implementation, we’ll discuss how to leverage best practices in special education within the context of Project Based Learning. This workshop is designed for general education and special education teachers for grades K-12, with some training and/or experience in PBL, who are looking to expand their ability to design and implement effective projects that appropriately engage and challenge students with a full range of abilities and support needs. In this synchronous online workshop, participants will walk away with practical planning tools, support strategies, and project resources to ensure all students can meaningfully access their next high quality project. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Kristen Uliasz. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Parent Partnerships for PBL Success
June 23, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 Parents are a powerful resource for student success with project-based learning. Yet, busy educators may need strategies to effectively engage and manage parent involvement so that it supports the learning goals of your classrooms and schools. This one-day synchronous online workshop will equip participants with resources, tools, strategies, and practical tips for engaging parents with classroom PBL with ease and simplicity. Educators will come away with specific language and activities to help manage, support, and empower parents to understand and partner in the success of projects. This workshop will help educators to:
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Transformative SEL: The Pulse of PBL
Choose one full-day workshop: June 25, 2021 July 19, 2021 August 9, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 With the trauma of the craziness of 2020, educators are paying more attention than ever to Social and Emotional Learning. Many teachers use mindfulness, yoga, and other exercises to help students focus, but these tools focus primarily on self-control and behavior management. The SEL competencies encompass so much more! Discover how to teach, practice, and assess ALL of the CASEL competencies in this hands-on synchronous online workshop. Using a Project Based Learning framework, each participant will develop a personalized plan to cultivate all of their students' SEL skills. (limited to 30 participants). Faciliated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Mike Kaechele. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Restorative Practices to Support PBL Culture | workshop
June 29, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 Project Based Learning provides an opportunity for students to learn content deeply while creating authentic public products. Restorative Practices, when used intentionally throughout the learning experience, offer a foundation on which this challenging and rewarding instruction can thrive. In this one-day synchronous online session, participants will explore how a restorative instructional approach can create and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust and reflection. This training will offer a brief overview of the Restorative Practice Framework, based on the work of the International Institute of Restorative Practices. We will align these practices with the PBL project path to determine where restorative strategies and community circles can enhance and support the learning experience. During the workshop, participants will be encouraged to immediately apply their learning to an upcoming project, receive support from the instructor, and engage in a feedback protocol with other participants. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Randi Downs. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Student Engagement Strategies as the PBL “Glue” Between and During Units
June 30, 2021 OR August 5, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 “Engagement first, then content, then rigor. In that order.” - author, speaker, educator Kelly Gallagher Even the most experienced of PBL-using teachers will tell you that a successful PBL-infused classroom does not develop units for every second of every day. What a real PBL-infused classroom does is embrace a PBL mindset that is infused with research-based engagement strategies. All.The.Time. If virtual classrooms have highlighted anything, it’s that Engagement is key. Join @TweenTeacher and Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty Heather Wolpert-Gawron as she shares the best engagement strategies featured in her book, Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement. After conducting a nationwide survey of students focused on what engages them as learners, educator Heather Wolpert-Gawron curated the most frequently named strategies. Not surprisingly, each of the evidence-based strategies doesn’t just support the PBL process, but is vital to its success. These strategies are the mortar and glue that hold the PBL process together. Join Heather as she shares advice on how to create an engaging learning environment even in-between PBL units. After all, our classrooms must continue to embrace that mindset in order for any PBL unit to be successful. Heather is a nationally recognized PBL expert and a staff blogger for Edutopia. You're in for a real treat meeting Heather - she'll have you hooked from the very first minute! In this day-long synchronous webinar, you’ll walk away with a toolkit of engagement strategies to support the following:
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Project-Based Writing: Deepening the Writing (and Listening and Speaking) Process Throughout a PBL Unit
July 1, 2021 OR August 6, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 According to research in college and career readiness, writing is the most important skill students need for success in any future pathway. PBL encourages authentic writing tasks, but the fact is that writing assessments shouldn’t just happen at the end of a unit or for the final product. Writing isn’t just about quickwrites, rough drafts, and final drafts. And it doesn’t just happen in English class. Engaging assignments - and lessons to secure success in those assignments - should represent every part of the PBL unit, from unit launch to culminating presentation. No matter the subject area, teachers can learn how to encourage the growth of writing skills. Writing can take place throughout a PBL unit, so that it isn’t just used as a summative assessment. And teachers of all subject areas can learn how to assign and coach students to promote writing growth. In this day-long synchronous online workshop, you will walk away knowing how to use writing...
So join Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty Heather Wolpert-Gawron, expert PBL teacher and coach, staff blogger for Edutopia, and Fellow of the National Writing Project, as she guides teachers in all subject areas to use writing throughout the PBL unit. |
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Effective Literacy Practices in Project-Based Learning
July 13, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm REGISTER HERE Fee: $99 Project-Based Learning nearly always calls for students to employ their literacy skills independently as they research to extend their knowledge, develop solutions, and as they communicate with each other, the teacher, and authentic audiences. Many students, however, are not yet proficient with these skills. This can be a concern that causes teachers to shy away from PBL, worried that their students "are not ready." In this synchronous online session, we will explore the importance of PBL in supporting students' literacy development and ways to structure projects so that all students can participate in literacy-based learning. Participants will be guided through some planning steps so that new knowledge can be directly applied to existing projects or help guide future projects. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Cheryl Dobbertin. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Scaffolding Project-Based Learning through Differentiated Instruction
July 14, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm REGISTER HERE $99 Project based Learning provides the perfect foundation for high-quality differentiated instruction. While engaging students in projects, teachers can naturally address students' readiness, interests, and learning preferences through differentiated content, process and products. However, each decision teachers make in differentiated project planning can either ensure that all students meet essential learning targets or inadvertently leave some students behind. In this synchronous online session, participants will acquire a full understanding of differentiation, analyze model differentiated projects, and practice using a planning tool that will support current or future project designs. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Cheryl Dobbertin. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Assessment-Driven Teaching and Learning
July 21, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Teaching and learning are grounded in assessment. In this synchronous online training, participants will look at prioritizing their standards and using assessments to drive the instruction of those standards. Understand how to create a feedback cycle, create formative and summative assessments that align with learning goals and prepare students to take any state assessment. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Telannia Norfar. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Critical Thinking
July 22, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Alvin Toffler said, the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn and relearn. This is the heart of critical thinking. In this synchronous online training, participants will understand the definition of critical thinking and know how to use strategies to support critical thinking in all content areas. You will practice strategies and adapt lesson plans to support the new strategies learned. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Telannia Norfar. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Social Justice
July 23, 2021 | 9:00 am-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE The heart of education is to provide a fair and equitable environment. But how do you do this while accomplishing all the requirements of a district or state? In this synchronous online training, you will know the importance and the role of social justice in the classroom. Experience and adapt classroom lessons with social justice strategies that you can implement in any subject content. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Telannia Norfar. Graduate Credit: Select 2 one-day workshops of your choice to earn one-hour of Ashland graduate credit for an additional $249. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link. |
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Assessment 101 in the PBL Classroom: Assessing Throughout a Project
February 26-March 18, 2021 May 3-May 17, 2021 June 4-June 25, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $149 for Assessment 101 $275 Bundle Price for both 101 and 201 (save $23!) |
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Graduate Credit: One semester-hour of Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional $249 fee, upon the successful completion of this course. Register for graduate credit here.
Fairfield County educators may purchase one semester-hour of graduate credit at a reduced fee of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for a graduate credit registration link. |
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Assessment 201 in the PBL Classroom: Creating Student Centered Assessments
March 1-21, 2021 March 19-April 2, 2021 May 18-June 4, 2021 June 26-July 30, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $149 for Assessment 201 $275 Bundle Price for both 201 and 101 (save $23!) |
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Graduate Credit: One semester-hour of Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional $249 fee, upon the successful completion of this course. Register for graduate credit here.
Fairfield County educators may purchase one semester-hour of graduate credit at a reduced fee of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for a graduate credit registration link. |
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here.
Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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PBL Plunge: Experiencing PBL as a Student
February 26-March-18, 2021 May 3-May 17, 2021 June 4-June 15, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $175 per participant Want to know what it's like to experience PBL as a student in an online classroom? Facilitated by Jenn Reid, this 15-hour asynchronous online course immerses teachers from the start as a student. Teachers will gain unique insights into the student learning experience to consider as they design and implement PBL for their own classroom, including modeling how project-based learning can be facilitated online. The “student project” for this course focuses on using classroom/school design to support social emotional learning for your school community. |
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here.
Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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Increasing Student Engagement free!
February 24, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE “Engagement first, then content, then rigor. In that order.” - author, speaker, educator Kelly Gallagher If virtual classrooms have highlighted anything, it’s that Engagement is key. Join @TweenTeacher and Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Heather Wolpert-Gawron as she shares some of the best engagement strategies featured in her book, Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement. After conducting a nationwide survey of students focused on what engages them as learners, educator Heather Wolpert-Gawron curated the most frequently named strategies. Join Heather as she shares advice on how to use those strategies in both the virtual and face-to-face classroom. Heather is a nationally recognized PBL expert and a staff blogger for Edutopia. You're in for a real treat meeting Heather - she'll have you hooked from the very first minute! |
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Inclusive PBL Basics free!
March 3, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Learn strategies and tools to successfully and meaningfully include students with disabilities in your PBL projects! From project design to implementation, we’ll discuss how to leverage best practices in special education to make high quality projects work for students with a full spectrum of abilities and support needs. Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Kristen Uliasz has over a decade of experience as an inclusion and resource specialist in a wall to wall PBL school, and is a passionate advocate for Inclusive PBL. If you have students with IEPs or 504s in your school or classroom, this session is for you! |
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Restorative Practices free!
March 10, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE In this session, we will recognize how Restorative Practices can be woven throughout a project-based learning experience to strengthen relationships and deepen student/teacher connections. Participants will explore high impact restorative strategies that can be immediately applied to our practice. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Randi Downs. |
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Creating High Quality Rubrics free!
March 24, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Rubrics are a common tool in education, so it is likely that you are familiar with and using them already - but are you getting as much out of your rubrics as possible? Rubrics help teachers to clarify expectations and assess work with consistency. When used effectively, they’re also a powerful tool to support students in producing high-quality work. In this session, we will explore the creation of rubrics and look at how they can support the PBL Gold Standard elements of "Reflection" and "Critique & Revision." Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Erin Gannon. |
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Key Teaching Strategies for Math Based PBL free!
NEW DATE! April 7, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE As math PBL teachers, we get asked a lot about how to teach the content while doing PBL. It is an understandable and great question. It is not that you can’t lecture and do practice problems in a project. It is just that you do so much more. Join this session to learn some strategies to teach math concepts while doing a project. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty members, Telannia Norfar and Chris Fancher. |
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Understanding and Mastering Difficult Emotions for Educators free!
April 21, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE This session focuses on helping educators define emotions, label the ones they experience, and find strategies for managing difficult ones. Emotional trauma and its effects on the brain, the human body, and overall well-being will also be highlighted. Join education coach and Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Jorge Valenzuela for learning and implementing practical steps to restoring your peaceful state as needed. This session is an intro to emotional intelligence and not meant to replace trauma-informed therapy. |
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SEL Infused PBL free!
April 28, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Project Based Learning and Social Emotional Learning are two of the hottest trends in education right now. Unfortunately, they often get viewed as two different "programs". As Frey, Fisher and Smith advocate in All Learning is Social and Emotional, SEL should not be another added thing to teachers' plates. It needs to be integrated into the academic mainstream rather than remain on the periphery. PBL expert and Edutopia Blogger Mike Kaechele has spent considerable time researching and writing about how SEL and PBL are naturally interwoven. @MikeKaechele has created a podcast, a dedicated website, and Facebook site to share his work. Join Mike (virtually) in-person to learn how we can more purposely integrate SEL into your PBL practice. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Mike Kaechele. |
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Project-Based Writing: Deepening the Writing (and Listening and Speaking) Process Throughout a PBL Unit free!
May 5, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Writing is a universal mode of communication that can help identify student needs at all levels. But writing assessments don’t just happen at the end of a unit. Writing isn’t just about quickwrites, rough drafts, and final drafts. Learn to scaffold writing assessments using engaging assignments for every part of the PBL unit, from unit launch to culminating presentation. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Heather Wolpert-Gawron. |
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How To Create and Cultivate a PBL Culture free!
May 12, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Do our school districts, school sites and classrooms have everything they need to be successful project-based environments? It seems we may have the right standards, the new technology, the higher expectations, the community partners, the demands of the global economy and a collective call to action. With that impressive list, what could be missing that is still preventing wholesale PBL implementation? The simple, yet seemingly evasive answer is CULTURE. In order for teachers to serve as facilitators of learning, while students own and lead their learning, a different type of learning environment is required. And that’s made possible by a discreetly different CULTURE than is traditionally found. Facilitated by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, Michael Niehoff. |
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Building Student Belonging & Purpose into PBL free!
May 19, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Now more than ever our students are feeling isolated, disconnected, and disheartened by school work that feels meaningless, and are desperately searching for a strong sense of personal belonging. Join Michelle Spencer, Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, and Director of Partnerships at Project Wayfinder, as she guides educators on how to foster deeper connections, break through student isolation, and fortify mental health within a project-based learning context. |
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Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Classroom management is traditionally a matter of encouraging good behavior and discouraging bad by doling out rewards and punishments. But studies show that when educators empower students to address and correct misbehavior among themselves, positive results are longer lasting and more wide reaching. In Better Than Carrots or Sticks, the authors provide a practical blueprint for creating a cooperative and respectful classroom climate in which students and teachers work through behavioral issues together. The authors explain how to establish procedures and expectations for student behavior that encourage the development of positive interpersonal skills; develop a non confrontational rapport with even the most challenging students; and implement conflict resolution strategies that prioritize relationship building over finger-pointing and retribution. Rewards and punishments may help to maintain order in the short term, but they're at best superficially effective and at worst counterproductive. This book will prepare teachers at all levels to ensure that their classrooms are welcoming, enriching, and constructive environments built on collective respect and focused on student achievement. |
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Implementing PBL in Early Childhood | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125.00 PBL does work in early childhood classrooms. PBL in Pre-K through 2nd grade is rife with assumptions, misconceptions, and perceived barriers that have prevented its widespread implementation. Implementing Project Based Learning in Early Childhood breaks down these barriers, offering teachers and leaders at various stages of PBL implementation the tools, resources, instructional strategies, and suggestions needed to dispel the myths and discover the truth. Full of practical approaches and strategies, the authors encourage you to consider your current practices from new perspectives while “Reflect and Connect” sections provide opportunities to think through your questions, make connections to your current practices, and plan your next steps. Educators will gain a deep understanding of PBL in early childhood and build their confidence to engage ALL students in high quality PBL. |
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This 15-hour online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience during the time period. Participants must purchase their own copy of Implementing PBL in Early Childhood. Use the code PBL30 at checkout to save 30% on the purchase of this book.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here. Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. [Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link] |
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Bold School | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125 Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township. Join us for a study of blended learning instructional strategies based on the book Bold School. We will focus on combining high effect-size instructional strategies with digital tools to help ease the transition to blended and/or distance-learning. Teachers will have an opportunity to dive into new technologies and utilize the Bold School Framework for Strategic Blended Learning™ to plan effective lessons for their future classroom. With a Bold School mindset, every teacher is capable of finally delivering on the promise of blended learning! |
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This 15-hour online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience during the time period, and meets the 15 clock-hour gifted HQPD requirement. Participants must purchase their own copy of Blended Learning that Works and will need a Gmail account to participate. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available for $249. Register for graduate credit here. One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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Balance with Blended Learning | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125 Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township. Join us for a study focused on empowering student ownership, individualized learning, and increasing student engagement in a blended learning environment, all while managing time demands on the teacher. We will explore practical strategies, templates, and resources that can be used for effective instruction in an online environment, as well as helpful how-to's for getting started with technology tools! |
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This 15-hour online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience during the time period, and meets the 15 clock-hour gifted HQPD requirement. Participants must purchase their own copy of Balance with Blended Learning and will need a Gmail account to participate. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available for $249. Register for graduate credit here. One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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All Learning is Social and Emotional | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125.00 Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township. To many, SEL is an isolated “program” separate from academics. The truth is, all learning is social and emotional. If you want all kids to get what they need to thrive, this book offers a solution of how SEL can easily integrate into everyday content instruction, no matter what subject or grade level you teach. |
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Along with a toolbox of strategies, you’ll find real-life examples highlighting the opportunities for SEL within your curriculum. This book’s integrated SEL approach will help your students build essential skills that will serve them in the classroom and throughout their lives. You’ll learn the hows and whys of:
- Building students’ sense of identity and confidence in their ability to learn, overcome challenge, and influence the world around them. - Helping students identify, describe and integrate their emotional responses. - Promoting the cognitive regulation skills critical to decision making and problem solving. - Fostering students’ social skills, including teamwork and sharing, and their ability to establish and repair relationships. - Equipping students to become informed and involved citizens. |
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here.
Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. [Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link] |
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Personalized Learning | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125.00 Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township. Based on their exciting work in the field, Kallick and Zmuda map out a transformative model of personalization that puts students at the center and asks them to employ the set of dispositions for engagement and learning known as the Habits of Mind. They share the perspectives of educators engaged in this work; highlight the habits that empower students to pursue aspirations, investigate problems, design solutions, chase curiosities, and create performances; and provide tools and recommendations for adjusting classroom practices to facilitate learning that is self-directed, dynamic, sometimes messy, and always meaningful. |
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This 15-hour online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience, and meets the 15 clock-hour gifted HQPD requirement. Participants must purchase their own copy of Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement.
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here.
Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. [Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link] |
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Fostering Resilient Learners | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125.00 Grounded in research and the authors' experience working with trauma-affected students and their teachers, Fostering Resilient Learners will help you cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment for students across all content areas, grade levels, and educational settings. As an educator, you face the impact of trauma in the classroom every day. Let this book be your guide to seeking solutions rather than dwelling on problems, building relationships that allow students to grow, thrive, and—most assuredly—learn at high levels. The authors—a mental health therapist and a veteran principal—provide proven, reliable strategies to help you: |
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249. Register for graduate credit here.
Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. [Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link] |
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Project Based Teaching Practices | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125.00 Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township. Whether you are new to Project Based Learning (PBL) or a seasoned PBL practitioner, this book highlights PBLWorks' seven Gold Standard Teaching Practices that support a PBL student-centered learning environment. The book is full of practical tips from practicing PBL teachers that are easy to start implementing immediately. It also features accompanying videos that show some of the featured PBL teachers in-action modeling the teaching practices with students in their classrooms. |
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This 15-hour online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience, and meets the 15 clock-hour gifted HQPD requirement. Participants must purchase their own copy of Project Based Teaching and will need a Gmail account to participate. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement.
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available for $249. Register for graduate credit here.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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PBL in the Math Classroom | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125.00 Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township. Mathematics in the PBL classroom can be tricky. PBL in the Math Classroom describes how PBL and inquiry work together in a math classroom and includes structures, processes and strategies for creating those experiences in your own classroom. The book also includes sample projects to implement or to inspire you to create your own. |
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This 15-hour online book study--facilitated by an experienced PBL math teacher; PBL coach, and a Gifted Coordinator--is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience. Participants must purchase their own copy of PBL in the Math Classroom and will need a personal Gmail account--ending in @gmail.com--to participate. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement.
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available for $249. Register for graduate credit here.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement | asynchronous online book study
Now-March 15, 2021 March 19-June 14, 2021 June 1-August 20, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $125.00 Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township. Written by PBLWorks National Faculty Heather Wolpert-Gawron, Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement is an outstanding resource for teachers to increase student engagement. Each chapter includes practical instructional tips and extensive tips from students that support research-based best practices in student engagement. Classroom videos of student engagement strategies and photos of student work illustrate how students can effectively work together and use more visually stimulated methods to connect their learning to real world applications. |
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Participants are responsible for purchasing their own book--Click here to order your book--and will need a Gmail account to participate. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available for $249. Register for graduate credit here. One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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One-hour Ashland University graduate credit is available for $249 for those who attend two full days at any of the three school sites.
Fairfield County ESC member districts receive one hour of graduate credit for a discounted fee of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link. |
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The Dayton Regional STEM School: PBL in Action School Visit Click here to see a PBL projects showcase from the Dayton Regional STEM School. Fee: $99.00 per attendee, per school visit. Meal is included. Dates to be determined Location: Dayton Regional STEM School [Google Maps] 1724 Woodman Dr, Kettering, OH 45420 Questions? Please call DRSS PBL Coach Jenn Reid at 937.256.3777 |
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Olentangy Shanahan Middle School:
PBL In Action School Visit All visits entail shadowing a fully integrated middle school PBL team. Jaimie Thomas: Lead PBL teacher, Science; Robert Cline: Social Studies; Kirstie DeWitt: Math; Brooke Erdy-Hunter: Intervention Specialist, and Sarah Zettler: English. PBL Project Launch (Day 1) - A Walk Through Delaware
(limit 7 teachers) Fee: $99.00 per attendee, per school visit. How can a well-designed PBL site visit inform student work, develop community partnerships, and increase student engagement? Come along with us and see how it works! Explore Delaware City with our students as they gather critical background observations and conduct interviews to guide major decision-making for their final proposal. |
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PBL Deep Dives
Attend one of these Deep Dives or contact Teresa Dempsey to bring a Deep Dive to your school. Location: Dayton Regional STEM School [Google Maps] 1724 Woodman Dr, Kettering, OH 45420 |
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