Summer 2020 Professional Learning Opportunities

AISD PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

AISD is offering over 450 sessions of virtual, synchronous summer professional learning designed to support teachers in all grade levels and areas.

Check out the learning opportunities below for ways to sharpen your skills and leverage your strengths and gifts in a changing landscape. Many of the sessions are highly relevant to AISD educators as they relate to: Whole-Child, Trauma-Informed Care, SEL, Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Practices, and Developing High Quality Online Experiences For Students with Interaction and Feedback.

Were you unable to attend some of our incredible spring and summer conferences – or just want to get a learning refresh?

You’re in luck! Check out the recorded sessions and modules from our high-quality AISD facilitators:

BLENDED LEARNING SUMMIT

54 sessions designed to help you build a positive classroom culture conducive to personalization through blended learning.

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

37 grade level-specific learning modules facilitated by master AISD teachers supporting high-quality distance and virtual learning.

SEL SYMPOSIUM

40 sessions designed to empower educators to create identity-safe, brave spaces for all learners, ultimately expanding and deepening equitable social and emotional learning district-wide.

There’s still time to register for the

2020 Virtual Personalized Learning Conference!

Monday - Wednesday, August 3-5, 2020

Experience high quality professional learning as honored professionals, develop connections and relationships for future support, experience personalization to design it for classrooms, and advance

district priorities; binding content to AISD's bigger instructional vision, including:

Differentiation and Mastery
Culturally Proficiency and Inclusiveness
Student Agency
Getting Started with Personalization and Blended Learning

Check out the conference schedule here: bit.ly/aisdedu20schedule

Learn more on the AISD website!

WANT TO LEARN EVEN MORE?

There are a multitude of learning opportunities available on HCP and BLEND to further your professional growth and development.

Asynchronous Learning Experiences:

Developing High Quality Online Experiences For Students with Interaction and Feedback:

Playposit Online Course (Creating Interactive Video Content for Students)
Shifting Towards Distance Learning and Blended and Personalized Learning (Online Course to Shift Teaching Practice)
Modernized Learning Instructional Playbook (Online Course Introducing the Playbook and the High Impact Strategies and Priorities Practices by PPfT Strand)
More online courses available in HCP (Use Faceted Navigation on Left to Choose Course Provider)

Getting Started With Foundational Technology and Resources:

BLEND 101 for Educators (Just in Time Support for All Things BLEND)
AISD Communication Tools and Resources (Learn about Teams, Google, Zoom)
AISD Digital Resources (Digital Resources from Library Media Services)

Websites, blogs, and podcasts for additional AISD resources for educators:

AISD Continuity Hub (Hub of Information and Connectivity for AISD Teachers for Online Teaching and Learning)
Technology Design Team - Connect. Design. Learn. Blog
Lessons from the Field Podcasts
Cultural Proficiency and Inclusiveness Newsletter

Synchronous Learning Opportunities (Sign up to attend at a specific time):

Virtual Summer Professional Learning Online Catalog in HCP - *Note: visit HCP for most up to date information and additional courses and sessions.*

Stay tuned! AISD is continuing to develop and curate more learning opportunities to support our staff members and provide a high-quality learning experience for all students, including training and resources on health and safety protocols for facility reopening.