Fall 2022 WNYRIC Online Academy Courses
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These courses are available to schools who are part of the WNYRIC Online Academy through CSLO/Model Schools. Please click on the topic titles below for more information and to register for courses.
| Workshop Dates | Instructor Name | Activity Title | Activity Description | PD Hours |
| 09/26/22 - 10/17/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Promoting Digital Literacy and Information Fluency with Google Workspace for Education | This course will discuss what it means for students to be literate in today's digital age, as well as responsible digital citizens. We will look at tools within the Google Workspace for Education that promote these skills and help students to be safe, respectful, and perceptive online. | 3 |
| 09/26/22 - 10/17/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Promoting Digital Literacy and Information Fluency with Microsoft 365 for Education | This course will discuss what it means for students to be literate in today's digital age, as well as responsible digital citizens. We will look at tools within the Microsoft 365 for Education that promote these skills and help students to be safe, respectful, and perceptive online. | 3 |
| 10/06/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Flipped Lessons with Google Meet, Classroom, and Forms (Google Webinar Series 2022-23) | Whether you are teaching in-person or online, creating "flipped" video lessons can allow students to take ownership of learning course content and make more time for interaction during class time. In this session, we will discuss the use of Google Meet, Classroom, and Forms to create, share, and assess with flipped learning. This webinar can be viewed live on 10/6/22, or as a recording after the fact. Participants will receive credit upon successful completion of the webinar quiz and project. | 2 |
| 10/23/22 - 11/20/22 | Darlynda Miktuk | WNYRIC Online Academy Miktuk: Book Study: Cultural Competence Now by Vernita Mayfield | This online only book study worth 8 PD hours will explore the book Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege by Vernita Mayfield. Participants are responsible for purchasing the book for this book study. Click the book link to see the correct book to purchase: Book - Cultural Competence Now. The link is from Google Books so you may see a preview of the book. The book may be purchased from any source and in any form (digital or hardcopy). | 8 |
| 10/23/22 - 11/20/22 | Darlynda Miktuk | WNYRIC Online Academy Miktuk: Group MINI-Study: Supporting Emotional Regulation in the Classroom by Jodi Place | This online group mini-study course worth 3 hours will explore the quick reference guide (mini version of a book): Supporting Emotional Regulation in the Classroom by Jodi Place. Each participant must purchase the quick reference guide. Here is a link to the reference guide: Book: Supporting Emotional Regulation in the Classroom. The link is from Amazon, but it may be purchased from ASCD, too. | 3 |
| 10/23/22 - 11/20/22 | Darlynda Miktuk | WNYRIC Online Academy Miktuk: Instructional Strategy: Reviving Collaboration in Classrooms | This online course worth 3 PD hours will explore strategies for reviving collaboration in classrooms. The pandemic affected all aspects of education including collaboration amongst students in the classroom. This course will facilitate the exploration of instructional strategies to effectively bring collaboration back to the classroom. | 3 |
| 10/23/22 - 11/20/22 | Darlynda Miktuk | WNYRIC Online Academy Miktuk: SEL: Relationship Skills for All | CASEL has 5 SEL (social and emotional learning) competencies. This online course worth 3 PD hours will explore the SEL competency of relationship skills for all to include teachers, students, and families of students. | 3 |
| 10/31/22 - 11/21/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Adobe Express for Google Educators and Students | Adobe's latest suite of digital tools allows students and teachers to be creative and produce authentic digital products. In this course, we will take a look at Adobe Express for Education and discuss how you can get started with classroom implementation. This course will give an overview of how to create high-quality videos, graphic designs, web pages, and more completely online through the Adobe Express suite. | 3 |
| 10/31/22 - 11/21/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Digital Dioramas in Microsoft 365 for Education | "What's a diorama?" I'm sure many of us remember creating miniature versions of literary scenes, historical events, or scientific processes with 3-dimensional objects ... possibly in a shoebox! This course will discuss strategies for creating dioramas digitally, using both 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional digital objects, with a focus on tools within and supported by Microsoft 365 for Education. | 4 |
| 11/03/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Flipped Lessons in PowerPoint, Teams, and Stream (Microsoft 365 Webinar Series 2022-23) | Whether you are teaching in-person or online, creating "flipped" video lessons can allow students to take ownership of learning course content and make more time for interaction during class time. In this session, we will discuss the use of Microsoft PowerPoint, Teams, and Stream to create, share, and assess with flipped learning. This webinar can be viewed live on 11/3/22, or as a recording after the fact. Participants will receive credit upon successful completion of the webinar quiz and project. | 2 |
| 11/30/22 - 12/21/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Digital Dioramas in Google Workspace for Education | "What's a diorama?" I'm sure many of us remember creating miniature versions of literary scenes, historical events, or scientific processes with 3-dimensional objects ... possibly in a shoebox! This course will discuss strategies for creating dioramas digitally, using both 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional digital objects, with a focus on tools within and supported by Google Workspace for Education. | 4 |
| 11/30/22 - 12/21/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Vocabulary-Building Strategies in Microsoft 365 for Education | We have known for many years that explicit vocabulary-building strategies work hand-in-hand with building student background knowledge in a variety of content areas. In this course, we will look at a number of strategies for building student vocabulary, with a focus on tools within Microsoft 365 for Education. NOTE: The course will run asynchronously from 11/30/22 - 12/21/22. Participants may complete the course at their own pace during that time frame. We will NOT meet at specific times. | 3 |
| 12/07/22 | Mary Kovach | WNYRIC Online Academy: Scaffolded Learning Experiences in Google Sites (Google Webinar Series 2022-23) | While Google Sites has mainly been used to publish web sites that can be shared with the general public, it can also be used to create and share learning experiences within your school's Google Workspace for Education domain. In this webinar, we will discuss strategies for creating scaffolded learning experiences using the features of Google Sites as they apply to Google Workspace for Education. This webinar can be viewed live on 12/7/22, or as a recording after the fact. Participants will receive credit upon successful completion of the webinar quiz and project. | 2 |