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Schoology in Practice: Essentials for Beginners
Technology in Education
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Schoology in Practice: Essentials for Beginners

Course Description: Explore and learn in Schoology! This recorded video session will provide beginner Schoology users with a working knowledge of the essential features for virtual teaching in Schoology. Materials, gradebook, attendance, analytics, and conferences will be reviewed. You will leave with a custom “sandbox” course for you to play around in and test features.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Schoology in Practice: Essentials for Intermediate Users
Technology in Education
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Schoology in Practice: Essentials for Intermediate Users

Course Description: Explore and learn in Schoology! This recorded video session will provide intermediate Schoology users with a working knowledge of the essential features for virtual teaching in Schoology. Materials, gradebook, attendance, analytics, and conferences will be built upon. You will leave with a custom “sandbox” course for you to play around in and test features.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Screencasting: Loom, Screencastify, and Google Meet
Technology in Education
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Screencasting: Loom, Screencastify, and Google Meet

Course Description: Many options to screen-record are wonderful. The benefits of Loom? No downloading, no waiting, no fuss. Make a video with your webcam image or without, manage what content is shared and how, create a video and get a link to share lickety-split. Learn how to add to Chrome, use, and share. Then give it a go! A library of examples are shared with members. 

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Advanced Seesaw: Becoming a Seesaw Master
Technology in Education
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Advanced Seesaw: Becoming a Seesaw Master

Course Description: Take a deeper dive into the many features of Seesaw. Learn how to create your own custom Seesaw Activities and discover how Seesaw's built-in features like folders, skills, and blogs can help streamline the assessment and feedback processes, whether at home or in the classroom. This session is perfect for educators who have attended our Beginning Seesaw session or have been using Seesaw and want to learn more. 

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Seesaw for Beginners: Just the Basics
Technology in Education
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Seesaw for Beginners: Just the Basics

Course Description: Practice Seesaw skills in this interactive session as your students might! In this course you learn the basics of how Seesaw works for student and family engagement and discover why teachers, students, and families love Seesaw! Then you discover how to find, remix, and assign activities from the Seesaw activity library and send student and family communications using Seesaw.

Course Hours:
Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Symbaloo: Interactive Bookmarking for Engaging & Interactive Instruction
Technology in Education
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Symbaloo: Interactive Bookmarking for Engaging & Interactive Instruction

Course Description: Captured from a live PSEA CPL Webinar broadcast on Nov 17, 2020 by NEA presenters Ellen Brooks and Kelly Newton, this session offers a full tutorial on the Symbaloo platform with options to make free choice bookmarks or learning paths targeted for simplicity of use to push out important content to students in a quick-link, engaging and interactive format. Easy to customize and update, learn how to make, find and share a "Symbaloo" with the audience of your choice, or use it for yourself! 

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Intermediate Seesaw: Taking Seesaw to the Next Level
Technology in Education
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Intermediate Seesaw: Taking Seesaw to the Next Level

Course Description: If you've been using Seesaw and you're really ready for something more, this session is for you! You'll have an opportunity to create even more unique and useful custom Seesaw activities, learn how to app smash with Seesaw, develop choice boards, import and create interactive activities, integrate Google apps and tools, and bring Seesaw into your student conferences.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Using Google Meet in Remote Instruction
Technology in Education
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Using Google Meet in Remote Instruction

Course Description: This professional learning session was captured from a live PSEA CPL webinar broadcast June 16, 2020 and focuses on Google Meet and its many applications in remote instruction and distance learning for teachers and students. Are you missing that face-to-face connection with your students? Google Meet is an excellent resource that provides students and teachers a safe and effective way to communicate and see each other "face to face" virtually. Learn how to set up Google Meets, Chrome Extensions, record yourself, share out recordings, post meetings to Google Classroom and more!

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2.5 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Using HyperDocs for Online Learning
Technology in Education
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Using HyperDocs for Online Learning

Course Description: A HyperDoc is a simple yet powerful tool for online learning! More than just some links on a page, a HyperDocs allows you to bundle lessons, tasks, and assessments together in one document that can easily be differentiated for particular students or groups. In this course we explore ideas, tools, and templates to help you create your own HyperDocs that you can start using your students tomorrow.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Using Kami for Interactive Lessons
Technology in Education
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Using Kami for Interactive Lessons

Course Description: Did you know that Kami is not just a PDF editor? Kami is a must-have all-in-one tool for your classroom. With Kami interactive lessons that support all of your students. Join this session to learn how to use Kami to provide video or audio feedback and to have students demonstrate their learning. Kami has a complete set of PDF tools that can make working with PDFs easier for both you and your students.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Using Pear Deck to Engage Learners at a Distance
Technology in Education
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Using Pear Deck to Engage Learners at a Distance

Course Description: This session discusses how to use Pear Deck to transform your PowerPoint or Google Slides into interactive presentations and assess student understanding in real time or at the student's own pace by inserting questions and practice activities directly in your lesson. 

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Breathing Outside the Box
SEL & Wellness
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Breathing Outside the Box

Course Description: Every day, educators put their students’ physical, emotional, and mental well-being first. We also consistently encourage our students to think “outside the box” and adapt new perspectives focused on growth and resilience. Educators, too, can benefit from stepping "outside the box" when it comes to our own well-being, and we can build new ways to help our students understand the relationship between wellness and learning. This session introduces PSEA members to simple mindful practices. Participants will gain knowledge, tools, and techniques for creating an at-home mindfulness practice and also be provided resources to share with students of all ages.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 1 HOUR of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Finding Calm in Chaos
SEL & Wellness
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Finding Calm in Chaos

Course Description: Each of us feels personal and professional stress that impacts our home and work lives. The good news is that there are things we can do to help us find calm in chaos, cultivate compassion, and engage in compassionate self-care to protect our brains and bodies from the negative health effects of stress and uncertainty. In this class, participants are introduced to mindfulness practices and the basic science behind their impact on our bodies. These healthy life skills and knowledge can help each of us thrive personally and help our students find calm, too. This class is part of PSEA's ongoing commitment to provide supports to members for personal and professional success. 

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Practicing Self-Compassion
SEL & Wellness
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Practicing Self-Compassion

Course Description: Does your "inner critic" leave you feeling down sometimes? Practicing self-compassion is an important wellness excercise that helps us stand up to our inner critica and also develop emotional resilience, a more accurate self-concept, and more caring relationships. It also can foster less narcissism and lower levels of reactive anger. All of this can help us become more effective and more grounded in our personal and professional lives. Learning to practice self compassion in our own lives also can give us insight in how to encourage it in our students.  The three primary objectives for this course are as follows: You will learn the definition of self-compassion and how it manifests in your own life. You will understand the research that has been conducted on self-compassion. You will have an opportunity to explore your own ability to cultivate self-compassion.   

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 3 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Re-imagining Challenges
SEL & Wellness
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Re-imagining Challenges

Course Description: As educators, we face lots of circumstances, both anticipated and surprising, that require us to reimagine what is possible. Let’s also reimagine our response to challenging situations! This class is a recording of a session held with PSEA members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although that year of stress and change may be behind us, many of us experiencing personal and professional stress that can feel overwhelming and tumultuous. The good news is that there are things we can do to find calm in chaos, cultivate compassion, and engage in self-care to protect our brains and bodies from the negative effects of stress and uncertainty. Join us to learn more! 

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 4 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Social and Emotional Learning is for Us, Too!
SEL & Wellness
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Social and Emotional Learning is for Us, Too!

Course Description: This course introduces members to some basic tools to regulate our emotions and provides a framework for educators to consider social and emotional learning for ourselves and our students.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 4 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Taking Care of the Teacher Self: Addressing the Daily Life Stressors
SEL & Wellness
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Taking Care of the Teacher Self: Addressing the Daily Life Stressors

Course Description: Self-care is often the first thing that gets ignored when life becomes stressful. Taking care of yourself will help you to better care for those you teach. This webinar will help you define and better understand the importance of self-care and become a self-care advocate for yourself and others. NEA's Judith O'Loughlin and Brenda Custudio presented this webinar to PSEA members on August 17, 2021.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Understanding Students and Anger
SEL & Wellness
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Understanding Students and Anger

Course Description: Discover how to better serve students in a more positive way, to de-escalate anger, and foster a more constructive relationship with the student.

Course Hours:
Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

Understanding Students and Trauma
SEL & Wellness
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Understanding Students and Trauma

Course Description: This session, taken from a live PSEA Center for Professional Learning Webinar event held on Oct 5, 2021 investigates the impact that trauma has on students in our classrooms. The presenters analyze and explain different forms of trauma and interventions to help mitigate the impacts of this trauma on learning. The session will help prepare educators on how to develop and sustain a trauma-sensitive classroom that is compassionate and nurturing for all students.

Course Hours: Members who complete this course receive 2 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.

NEA's Trauma-Informed Remote Learning
SEL & Wellness
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NEA's Trauma-Informed Remote Learning

Course Description: This course examines how to become a trauma-informed educator, with special application to to the COVID-19 pandemic. The course helps participants solidify concepts about trauma-informed teaching and process —and how they can be useful in an online or physical classroom, learn about trauma and the impact it can have on students in a school setting, identify trauma specifically related to COVID-19 and be introduced to activities, apps, and tools to support students.

Course Hours:
Members who complete this course receive 3 HOURS of Act 48 and/or a certificate that may apply for Chapter 14 hours. Your employer has sole discretion to determine if this course qualifies for Chapter 14 hours.