Teachers, heat up your summer with these professional development opportunities!
As the school year comes to a close, we hope you take some well-deserved time to relax and refresh this summer, and spend quality time with family and friends.
It can also be a great time to brush up on your skills. Below you'll find some of our favorite PD offerings for summer, including favorite eMediaVA workshops from this school year. Have a great summer!
Blending eMediaVA with Your Favorite EdTech Staples
Canvas, Nearpod, and EdPuzzle are some of the most popular, go-to classroom tools to date. Join Virginia educators as they share some of their favorite and easiest ways of incorporating digital media with these existing tech staples. You'll be sure to add eMediaVA to your "favorites" after this session. Watch Now
Data Talks
Data Talks are short classroom conversations to build data literacy skills. In this interactivity, examine how this instructional technique can be applied in any K-12 classroom to explore course content relevant to your students. Try It Out
Early Childhood: Supporting Play with Technology and Media
In this self-paced resource, explore your beliefs and understandings about technology and interactive media use, and the ways in which you can use media and technology to support playful learning experiences. Go Play!
Teaching Students to Critically Analyze Media: Empowering Young Media Consumers and Creators
Designed for middle and high school teachers, you'll consider how to tackle misinformation, how to analyze digital media, and why it's important for your students. Prioritizing fun, engaging and accessible tools for your students, the series will highlight techniques for analyzing media, and amplifying student voice through authentic storytelling. Get Critical
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