Education in an Evolving World

We’d like to extend our gratitude to everyone who participated in our 3rd Annual Evolving Education Cyber Summit.  We also appreciate your support for the IU graduate students who hosted these webinars. Our graduate students are hard-working educators, many with full-time careers in the K-12 classroom.

If you have requested PGPs, you will receive your certificate within the next two weeks. 

As requested, the webinars were recorded and are now available for you to review at your convenience. Please select the WEBINAR RECORDINGS page from above to access the recordings. Please note that PGPs are not available for archived webinars.

If you are interested in earning a Master’s Degree in Elementary or Secondary Education with a Focus on Technology, we encourage you to explore the IUCONNECTED website for more information. This program is conducted entirely online to accommodate those who require flexibility.

In case you missed our final webinar tonight, here is the recorded link to “Let’s Create Some STEAM: Why Creativity is Important to STEM” by Neelum Safdar and Jessie Miles.

Let’s Create Some STEAM: Why Creativity is Important for STEM

Presenters: Neelum Safdar and Jessie Miles

Time: Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. (EST)

This Webinar will focus on the addition of the arts to STEM education framework and why that addition is necessary for growth in education and business. We will take a look at schools that have incorporated the STEAM framework into their curriculum and discuss their results. We will also look at what is lost when schools fail to include the arts. We will provide lesson plan ideas for many grade levels and subjects that you can immediately use in your classroom. Join us in creating some STEAM.

http://connect.iu.edu/creativityinsteam/

In case you were unable to attend tonight’s webinar, please check out the recorded link of “Moving from Isolation to Collaboration: Building Your PLN” by Kim Hendrick and Sammie Hardebeck.

Wow!  This week is flying by!  Please join us tomorrow for the following webinar!

Moving from Isolation to Collaboration - Building your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

Presenters: Kimberly Hendrick and Sammie Hardebeck

Time: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:00 - 6:00 P.M. (EST)

Join us as we help you move from isolation to collaboration through the power of social media. You will learn how to become a connected educator and will start to build your personal learning network (PLN). We will explore the use of Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and Linked In for “do it yourself (DIY)” learning. You will learn how to curate content through these social media sites and will leave the session connected to others.

http://connect.iu.edu/isolationtocollaboration/

If you missed tonight’s webinars, please check out the recorded links below:

Don’t Be a Sage, Engage!

By: Jenna Cooper and Laura Lawrence

AND

Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Students Teaching Students With iPads

By: Rachel Doty Walker and Kendall Maddox

Tune in tomorrow for two additional FREE professional development webinar opportunities! 

Webinars for Tuesday, April 30, 2013:

Don’t Be A Sage - Engage!

Presenters: Jenna Garber and Laura Lawrence

Time: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:00-6:00 P.M. (EST)

In this webinar, we will discuss how to change the role of the teacher in the classroom. Too often, teachers are the “sage on stage,” delivering all of the content to students in a lecture-based, direct instruction environment. Get ready to re-think your role and become more of a “guide on the side,” encouraging student choice and self-directed learning. Join us as we share with you some tips, tricks, and technology tools to help you make the transition from sage to guide.

http://connect.iu.edu/dontbeasageengage/

AND

Stop, Collaborate, & Listen: Students Teaching Students with the iPad

Presenters: Rachel Doty Walker and Kendall Maddox

Time: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. (EST)

Join us as we explore ScreenChomp and other apps on the iPad and learn how to empower your students to become content experts. Whether you have one iPad or many in your classroom, you can create opportunities for collaboration and critical thinking for students in any grade level or subject. Get a first hand look at steps to take to have students creating their own tutorials in no time and how to do it the first time with less stress.

http://connect.iu.edu/studentsteachingstudents/

Wow!  What an exciting first night of our 3rd Annual Cyber Summit! 

In case you missed tonight’s webinar, “Gamify Your Classroom to Engage Your Students!”, here is a link to the recorded version of the webinar:

https://connect.iu.edu/p9k6vu25u6w/

It’s finally here! After a semester of research and preparation, the 3rd Annual Evolving Education Cyber Summit will commence online.

Join us on Monday for Gamify Your Classroom to Motivate Your Students! presented by Danielle Brooking and Lauren Zoerhoff. See you at 5:00 p.m. EST!

Imagine a classroom with students who are interested, engaged, motivated, and excited about learning. Well, this classroom could be yours! Join us in this webinar to explore how this can be accomplished through the integration of game-based learning. According to Laila Weir (2008) with Edutopia, research shows that “students learn more quickly and easily with instruction across multiple modalities or through a variety of media.” Using games as a medium for learning can improve student attitudes while also fostering problem-solving and higher-order thinking skills (Kapp, 2012). You will walk away from this webinar with practical classroom strategies for accomplishing all of this and more.

Let’s Create Some STEAM: Why Creativity is Important for STEM

Presenters: Neelum Safdar and Jessie Miles

Time: Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. (EST)

This Webinar will focus on the addition of the arts to STEM education framework and why that addition is necessary for growth in education and business.  We will take a look at schools that have incorporated the STEAM framework into their curriculum and discuss their results.  We will also look at what is lost when schools fail to include the arts.  We will provide lesson plan ideas for many grade levels and subjects that you can immediately use in your classroom.  Join us in creating some STEAM.

http://connect.iu.edu/creativityinsteam/

Gamify Your Classroom to Motivate Your Students

Presenters: Danielle Brooking and Lauren Zoerhoff

Time: Monday, April 29, 2013 5:00 - 6:00 P.M. (EST)

Imagine a classroom with students who are interested, engaged, motivated, and excited about learning.  Well, this classroom could be yours!  Join us in this webinar to explore how this can be accomplished through the integration of game-based learning.  According to Laila Weir (2008) with Edutopia, research shows that “students learn more quickly and easily with instruction across multiple modalities or through a variety of media.”  Using games as a medium for learning can improve student attitudes while also fostering problem-solving and higher-order thinking skills (Kapp, 2012).  You will walk away from this webinar with practical classroom strategies for accomplishing all of this and more.

http://connect.iu.edu/gamifyyourclassroom/

Moving from Isolation to Collaboration - Building your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

Presenters: Kimberly Hendrick and Sammie Hardebeck

Time: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:00 - 6:00 P.M. (EST)

Join us as we help you move from isolation to collaboration through the power of social media.  You will learn how to become a connected educator and will start to build your personal learning network (PLN).  We will explore the use of Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and Linked In for “do it yourself (DIY)” learning. You will learn how to curate content through these social media sites and will leave the session connected to others.

http://connect.iu.edu/isolationtocollaboration/

Stop, Collaborate, & Listen: Students Teaching Students with the iPad

Presenters: Rachel Doty Walker and Kendall Maddox

Time: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. (EST)

Join us as we explore ScreenChomp and other apps on the iPad and learn how to empower your students to become content experts. Whether you have one iPad or many in your classroom, you can create opportunities for collaboration and critical thinking for students in any grade level or subject. Get a first hand look at steps to take to have students creating their own tutorials in no time and how to do it the first time with less stress.

http://connect.iu.edu/studentsteachingstudents/ 

Don’t Be A Sage - Engage!

Presenters: Jenna Garber and Laura Lawrence

Time: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:00-6:00 P.M. (EST)

In this webinar, we will discuss how to change the role of the teacher in the classroom.  Too often, teachers are the “sage on stage,” delivering all of the content to students in a lecture-based, direct instruction environment.  Get ready to re-think your role and become more of a “guide on the side,” encouraging student choice and self-directed learning.  Join us as we share with you some tips, tricks, and technology tools to help you make the transition from sage to guide.  

http://connect.iu.edu/dontbeasageengage/ 

Graduate students in the Master’s in Education with a Focus on Technology program are pleased to offer free professional development opportunities for K-12 educators via the 3rd Annual “Education in an Evolving World: Technology Infusion in Educational Settings.” This cyber-summit, consisting of 5 webinars from student presenters will take place between April 30 and May 2, 2013. Themes will include online and blending designs, game-based learning, teaching with devices, 21st century skills, social media, and more!  Educators and pre-service educators are encouraged to attend. PGPs are also available through the IU School of Education at IUPUI.