State Online Webinars

Supporting Online Learning: an AEA Webinar Series

Iowa’s Area Education Agencies are pleased to partner with Iowa educators to share information about how to help support online learning. These practices can be utilized in online learning, but may be applied when educators and students are in the classroom together.  This three-week series will cover topics around creating an online learning environment, designing and delivering online learning, how to facilitate good communication & collaboration and embedding feedback & assessment. 

To join these webinars, please sign up here and an email will be sent with the Zoom registration link. The webinars will also be streamed live on the AEA Facebook page and all resources and recordings will be archived on this document.  

Due to high demand not everyone may be able to join the Zoom call so the webinar will be streamed live on this site as well. All sessions will be recorded and the recording and resource links will be posted on this document after the webinar. You may also join the webinar via Iowa’s Area Education Agency Facebook Page

 

Date & Time Title & Description Presenters
August 4

10am-11am

Session Resource

Recording

How to EXCEL in Teaching and Learning with my LMS?

Learn how to engage learners, deliver effective lessons, empower students with remote activities with best practices of distance teaching and learning. 

Carrie Hillman, 

Technology Integration Specialist, Nevada CSD

August 4

2pm-3pm

GWAEA Seesaw

Resource (Slide 2)

Seesaw 101 & 102– Resources for Trainers

Seesaw Feedback & PPT 

Recording

Learn how to use Seesaw to engage students and provide feedback 

Come hear examples of how to use Seesaw, a robust digital portfolio tool, can allow teachers to push out activities that are engaging and aligned to the core. Student responses tap into creativity and collaboration while being able to provide meaningful feedback.

Julie Lange, 

Director of Digital Literacy

and Elementary Tech Coaches, Dubuque Community Schools

August 6

10am-11am

Session Resource

Google Classroom Help

Recording

How Do I Effectively Use Google Classroom?

Google Classroom helps teachers and students effectively manage collaboration and effectively provide feedback.  See examples and hear from educators who effectively use and engage students. 

Kay Schmalen, 

School Improvement/Technology Consultant, CRAEA

Emily Hill,

Clear Lake School District

August 6

2pm-3pm

Resource Doc Link

Presentation Link

Recording

How do I Create an Emotionally and Intellectually Safe Online Learning Environment?

Learn low effort and low tech practices that create optimal learning conditions for students in a virtual environment using breakout rooms that also support the social and emotional learning needs of every student.

Jaymie Randel, 

Coaching Coordinator, PLAEA

Sheila Welander, 

Induction Coach, South Central Calhoun and East Sac County CSD

August 11

2pm-3pm

Resource Link

Recording 

How do you engage learners throughout remote learning?

Participants will learn easy to implement strategies for engaging students or adults and making them accountable during remote learning. The goal is to create a safe, collaborative environment where people from various disciplines confidently interact with one another in an online setting. The strategies can be used with kindergartners through adult learners.  

Marisa Dahl,

Instructional Technology Consultant, Heartland AEA

Elizabeth Ahrens,

Professional Learning and Leadership Consultant, Heartland AEA

Emily Reynolds,

Literacy Consultant, Heartland AEA

August 18

10am-11am

Resource Link

Recording

Using GSuite EDU to Address Communication & Collaboration With Students

Many schools have been “Google Schools” for a while, but the need to leverage G Suite tools for communication and collaboration has never been more apparent! We’ll explore G Suite EDU and G Suite-friendly ways to get the most out of what you have.

Devin Schoening, 

Council Bluffs CSD

Josh Allen, 

Technology Integration Specialist, 

Lewis Central CSD

August 18

2pm-3pm

Resource Link

Recording 

Making the Most of Zoom & Google Meet: Strategies for Synchronous Online Learning 

Synchronous learning platforms can be amazing for connecting with your students. But how can we maximize the potential of these platforms for not only connection, but also instruction? Join Corey, Gina and Lynn as they share practical ideas for implementation with your students this fall.

Lynn Kleinmeyer

Digital Learning Consultant, GWAEA

Corey Rogers

Digital Learning Consultant, GWAEA

Gina Rogers

Digital Learning Consultant, GWAEA

August 20

10am-11am

Resource Link

Recording

Digitastify Your Assessment and Feedback Toolbox 

Let’s explore how you can digitastify your assessment and feedback strategies to monitor understanding, adapt instruction and provide timely feedback in distance learning. From annotating and screencasting to auto-grading and multimodal feedback, walk away with a digitastified toolbox to dominate distance learning! 

Andrew Fenstermaker, 

Instructional Technology Coordinator & Technology Coach, Iowa City CSD

Beth Swantz, 

Digital Learning Consultant, GWAEA

August 20

2pm-3pm

Resource Link

Recording

How to make online learning more usable for all learners?

While distance learning has created some new challenges, it has also allowed us the opportunity to consider some challenges that have already been present in our learning environment. Learn how we can make learning more usable for all students, whether at a distance or in person.

Patrick Donovan,  

Technology Integration Specialist, Nevada CSD

Maggie Pickett, 

Digital Learning Consultant, GWAEA

August 24

11am-12pm

Resource Link

Recording

How can you use student agency to ease the transition between face to face, hybrid and virtual environments?

Participants will learn how to integrate components of student agency into learning pathways to not only improve outcomes for learners, but make it easier to transition between whatever learning model this school year throws at us!

Jen Sigrist, 

Executive Director of Media and Innovation, CRAEA