2018 RRISD PD Conference

In this online session, you'll learn about Co:Writer, a tool that's already purchased for all students and staff in RRISD! Co:Writer® Universal App for Chrome™ combines a built in talking word processor with Co:Writer word prediction and speech recognition (speech to text). Everything written in the app is saved to the cloud and shared with the Co:Writer Universal app for iOS too.  Participants will join an Edpuzzle class and watch a video with embedded questions.Participants will receive 1 hour of PD Credit when they complete both short answer questions and 5 out of 6 multiple choice questions correctly.  Please register in Eduphoria to receive PD credit.To get started, please visit https://sites.google.com/roundrockisd.org/spedits/online-modules.

Want to participate in an online book study that helps inclusion, intervention, and special education teachers plan for and support all of their students? This includes students that have learning difficulties or struggle to learn mathematics. "Achieving Fluency - Special Education and Mathematics" book study is designed so that you read the book throughout the summer taking a few moments to reflect on each chapter in Google Classroom. The course runs from June 1 to August 2 - all assignments must be completed by August 4th. This course is worth 12 credit hours. A free copy of the book can be obtained by emailing Regina Payne by May 28th if you want the book delivered to your campus through inner-campus mail. After that date, please email regina_payne@roundrockisd.org to arrange to pick up a copy of the book at the administration office.

In this online session, you'll see how Snap&Read can be used in every classroom! This is a tool already purchased for all students and staff in RRISD. Snap&Read Extension for Chrome™ reads both accessible and inaccessible text aloud from websites, Flash websites, images, Google Docs, eBook Readers, Kindle Cloud Reader, email, PDFs, web-based tests, and more. Snap&Read also adjusts complex text to be more readable, translates text into over 100 languages, and allows you to capture information and cite your sources for use in writings.  Participants will work through a Google Form with embedded videos and text and answer a total of 11 questions. Participants will receive 1 hour of PD Credit when they complete both short answer questions and 5 out of 6 multiple choice questions correctly. Please register in Eduphoria to receive PD credit.To get started, please visit https://sites.google.com/roundrockisd.org/spedits/online-modules.

Are you ready to take the plans for the first two units and make them fit with your lesson plans? Join me in Google Classroom to work on a unit plan, day by day. Want to take an activity and make fit in Google Classroom? Turn a quiz into a Kahoot? Now's the time to get ahead start on science plans for the year. This online session will allow you to collaborate and with work with other teachers online to share ideas and work from home! The Google Classroom Code is hj0ck9

How will the streamlined TEKS impact your classroom instruction? Will changes in other grades affect your students? Join me in Google Classroom to find out what changes TEA has approved for science TEKS in grades K-5 and what you need to know about teaching them next year. The Google Classroom code is ucwta0s. Assignments may be completed between June 4th and August 3rd.

"We love the unit plans for math and wish we had them for science!" The curriculum collaborative spent 2017-18 working on unit plans for science based on what we love about the plans for math. Join me in Google Classroom between June 4th and August 3rd to learn from the creators about how and why unit plans were created and get a glimpse into how these will make your planning for science instruction so much easier. The code to join the class in Google Classroom is zrztpab

Harness the power of Google classroom for a more individualized learning approach. Novice and intermediate Google Classroom users will create Google Classrooms and explore resources for blended learning. Requirements: Laptop or Chromebook with Chrome browser. Course must be finished by August 3rd, 2018.
Link to course: ONLINE - EdTech - K-5 - Google Classroom Creation Station 
Course code: emq6yv

For LSSP/Diagnostician/SLPs, how to use google forms to collect parent input, teacher input and Vision/Hearing information for Special Ed Evaluations. Course includes a video walkthrough of the process from start to finish. Participants will complete a 10-question quiz for credit.

Course link: ​Special Education, K-12, Going Paperless Part 2:​​​

For new SPED teachers, watch a series of videos designed to walk new teachers through using Estar for BOY Paperwork Distribution, ARD Prep and Progress Monitoring. New teachers will complete a short 10-question quiz for completion credit.
Link to course: ​ONLINE COURSE - Special Education, K-12, New SPED Teacher Intro to Estar​​​

This course is designed for teachers of all subjects and levels.
Graphic novels offer text in small chunks, accompanied by images that assist readers in understanding without having to decode the meaning of each word. Therefore, the text is more accessible to ELLs, SPED students, and other struggling readers because comprehension is not solely reliant upon words; in short, the images help bridge students’ gaps in understanding that is gleaned from the words alone.
By offering alternative and ancillary texts that increase understanding by delivering the content at struggling readers’ instructional level, rather than their frustrational level, teachers will scaffold the learning for SPED students, ELLs, and other struggling readers—supporting their comprehension and empowering them to discuss content on par with their peers.
Participants will gain an understanding of:
contemporary literacy research that validates the use of graphic novels to assist struggling readers.
ways to incorporate comics and graphic novels into teaching.
the support of literacy skills through comics in all content areas.
Participating teachers will gain access to an all-level, all-subject, online bank of lesson plans to help incorporate comics and graphic novels into their curriculum.
Google Classroom Join Code: qh996nt

Although graphic novels and comics can be effective means of supporting literacy, developing a graphic novel/comic/manga collection may lay beyond the comfort zone of some librarians. This online course will explore best practices and resources for selection. Focusing on a technical approach, librarians unfamiliar (or even uncomfortable with) the comic form will be able to make dispassionate, informed decisions. Beginning with a very basic discussion of the benefits of reading graphic novels, the course will largely focus on selection and selection aides—aiming to help librarians effectively incorporate graphic novels into a collection without having to become a superfan. This program will equip participants with criteria for assessment and valid resources to aid in making sound collection development decisions when navigating this terrain.

Attendees will learn about:
Advantages of a robust graphic novel collection.
Criteria for evaluating unfamiliar potential acquisitions.
Selection aides for identifying potential acquisitions.

Participants will gain access to an online resource bank of selection adies for comics and graphic novel collection development.

The class join code is: ecjwin

Create amazing experiences for your students using virtual and augmented reality tools. We will explore tools that can be combined for interactive learning. Participants will need a computer and a mobile device such as a cell phone or iPad.

In this online session, you'll learn about the free tool called Seesaw. Seesaw is a student-driven digital portfolio that empowers students to independently document what they are learning at school. It allows you to easily capture student learning in any form, and students can use photos, videos, drawings, text notes, links to show what they know. Participants will complete this course in a Google Form with embedded links, videos, and questions. Participants will receive 3 hours of PD Credit for completion of this course. Here is the course link: ​ONLINE - EdTech - K-12 - Introduction to SeeSaw

This course will be full of helpful google products and tools to assist office staff. Short videos and activities will be placed in a Google Classroom environment. Participants are encouraged to take the course at their own pace and to collaborate with other participants.