October 22, 2014
3:00 pm PT/6:00 pm ET
Facilitators: Jennifer Dooley and Jen Parker, Catalina Foothills School District
Systems thinking provides a valuable set of 21st century skills that allows students of all ages to organize and expand their thinking. This webinar will introduce and showcase the impact of using behavior-over-time graphs to enhance the cognitive and emotional development of preschoolers. Participants will experience a multi-age, inclusive preschool classroom. They will see children using the visual tool to help them recall/sequence events, make connections, and draw patterns of change over time. Resources and examples will be shared as participants will be encouraged to use behavior-over- time graphs in their own classrooms.
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There is no cost for this webinar, but only 100 seats are available.
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Deeper Learning and the Common Core Webinar Series
The webinar series is offered through the SoL Education Partnership as part of a two-year project funded by the Hewlett Foundation to explore how systems thinking tools and approaches have been incorporated into lessons and curricula used to help students meet some of the CCSS. These webinars do not assume any background in systems thinking and are ideal as an introduction, or a review, to the tools and concepts of systems thinking.
There is no cost for these webinars, but only 100 seats are available per session. Register now to reserve your spot. During the registration process you will have the ability to register for specific webinars in the series.
K-3, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Standards 7-9, for Literary and Informational Text
Thursday, October 16th
1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET OR 4:00 pm PT/7:00 pm ET
Facilitator: Sheri Marlin, Education Director, Deeper Learning Through Common Core Standards, Waters Foundation
This webinar will focus on using systems thinking tools to improve early literacy. Lesson ideas connected to specific pieces of literature with student examples will be shared.
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K-3, Text Types and Purposes
Writing Standards 1-3
Tuesday, October 28th
1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET OR 4:00 pm PT/7:00 pm ET
Facilitator: Sheri Marlin, Education Director, Deeper Learning Through Common Core Standards, Waters Foundation
This webinar will use systems thinking tools to teach the three required types of writing specified in the CCSS writing standards: opinion pieces, informative/explanatory text and narratives.
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9-12, Using the Iceberg to Teach Reading of Informational Texts
Integration of Knowledge, Standards 7-9 and Writing Standards Text Type and Purpose 1-2
Wednesday, October 29th
1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET OR 4:00 pm PT/7:00 pm ET
Facilitator: Sheri Marlin, Education Director, Deeper Learning Through Common Core Standards, Waters Foundation
This webinar will focus on utilizing the Iceberg visual. A key to reading and writing well is being able to think deeply. Based on the principle of an actual iceberg, that 90% of the iceberg's massive structure lies unseen below the surface of the water, this tool takes students below the surface of their reading, deepening their understanding and helping them produce coherent, substantive writing.
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4-8, Teaching the Mathematical Practices
Thursday, October 30th
1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET OR 4:00 pm PT/7:00 pm ET
Facilitator: April Knippen, Associate, Waters Foundation
This webinar will focus on the eight Mathematical Practices that define the type of thinking required for achieving success in mathematics. Systems thinking tools are a natural fit to help embed the Mathematical Practices in the classroom. Learn how to use the tools and habits of systems thinking to enhance your mathematics instruction.
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