Programs & Services

This seminar provides an opportunity for instructional coaches to come together as a learning community and grow together. During this session, we will take time to hone coaching skills (e.g. asking powerful questions, deep listening, data gathering, giving feedback, reflective practices) as well as providing coaching circles to address pressing issues that arise individually or collectively.

All Bucks County public elementary schools have teacher and student access to Defined Learning.

This virtual synchronous professional learning experience will begin with an introduction to Defined Learning and connections with authentic, Project Based Learning (PBL) for teachers and students.

The facilitator will actively engage participants in an overview of the platform including standards-based content, navigation, and customization of performance tasks. Each participant will select a performance task that aligns with student learning goals for their classroom and learn how to adjust aspects of it based upon student needs. Participants will leave the session with an understanding of how to use tasks in their specific learning environments and one task ready to assign to students.

The session link will be sent out to registered participants.

Participants should be able to log in to Defined Learning to effectively participate in this learning experience. Please contact your district technology department for assistance in accessing this tool.

All Bucks County public elementary schools have teacher and student access to Defined Learning.

This virtual synchronous professional learning experience will begin with an introduction to Defined Learning and connections with authentic, Project Based Learning (PBL) for teachers and students.

The facilitator will actively engage participants in an overview of the platform including standards-based content, navigation, and customization of performance tasks. Each participant will select a performance task that aligns with student learning goals for their classroom and learn how to adjust aspects of it based upon student needs. Participants will leave the session with an understanding of how to use tasks in their specific learning environments and one task ready to assign to students.

The session link will be sent out to registered participants.

Participants should be able to log in to Defined Learning to effectively participate in this learning experience. Please contact your district technology department for assistance in accessing this tool.

This program will look at the different trends in recovery with this virtual or hybrid learning environment. It will discuss any changes in recovery, symptom resolution, and virtual learning.

Participant will understand:
• The impact a concussion has on virtual/hybrid learning.
• The symptoms resolution post concussion as impacted by virtual/hybrid learning.
Participant will be able to implement at least 2 academic adjustments for students with concussion that are in virtual/hybrid learning.

All Bucks County public elementary schools have teacher and student access to Defined Learning.

This virtual synchronous professional learning experience will begin with an introduction/refresher to Defined Learning and connections with authentic, Project Based Learning (PBL) for teachers and students in a hybrid/remote learning environment.

The facilitator will share tips and strategies for structuring and differentiating PBL experiences to meet the needs of students in an online learning community. Ideas and formats for alternative grading methods, as well as gathering evidence of learning will be shared. These ideas will be modeled through the use of Defined Learning performance tasks and associated resources.

The session link will be sent out to registered participants.

Participants should be able to log in to Defined Learning to effectively participate in this learning experience. Please contact your district technology department for assistance in accessing this tool.

All Bucks County public elementary schools have teacher and student access to Defined Learning.

This virtual synchronous professional learning experience will begin with an introduction/refresher to Defined Learning and connections with authentic, Project Based Learning (PBL) for teachers and students in a hybrid/remote learning environment.

The facilitator will share tips and strategies for structuring and differentiating PBL experiences to meet the needs of students in an online learning community. Ideas and formats for alternative grading methods, as well as gathering evidence of learning will be shared. These ideas will be modeled through the use of Defined Learning performance tasks and associated resources.

The session link will be sent out to registered participants.

Participants should be able to log in to Defined Learning to effectively participate in this learning experience. Please contact your district technology department for assistance in accessing this tool.

This regional professional learning session will introduce educators to specific, pragmatic school climate initiatives that they can implement in their schools. Join colleagues from across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties to learn how to marshal the powers of peer influence and school culture to curtail peer conflict, harassment, and other problem behaviors whether they are over text, social media, or gaming platforms. A positive school climate can improve connectedness, belongingness, morale, peer respect, and ethical decision-making.

This session will explore
• The prevalence, scope, and frequency of cyberbullying
• What the research says about the influence of school climate
• How to set the tone regarding student behavioral expectations
• The importance of creative responses and high-engagement activities
• The value of formal peer-led initiatives that tap into their unique talents and abilities
• New ways to understand student experiences and how to include student voices in policies and programming



•How to promote positivity and help make kindness go viral across your campus

Google Slides, an app that you may already know and use for instruction, is also an awesome tool for student collaboration! In this FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” teachers will be shown uses for Google Slides that are a bit "outside the box”, such as effectively using speaker notes, and will explore how it can be used to promote student-to-student interactions and collaboration in the socially-distanced or virtual classroom. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies for using Google Slides for collaboration.

Rubrics as a feedback tool have been used for a long time. The single point rubric is a newer type of rubric that focuses on meaningful feedback and simpler, clearer goals. In this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop, teachers will be introduced to single point rubrics and will explore ways that they can be used in a blended learning classroom to enhance student learning. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn about how to design single point rubrics.

Rubrics as a feedback tool have been used for a long time. The single point rubric is a newer type of rubric that focuses on meaningful feedback and simpler, clearer goals. In this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop, teachers will be introduced to single point rubrics and will explore ways that they can be used in a blended learning classroom to enhance student learning. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn about how to design single point rubrics.

Flipgrid is a simple, free and accessible video discussion experience for Pre-K to adult learners. This social learning tool effectively engages and excites students in a blended learning classroom. This FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” highlights ways Flipgrid can be applied to the 5E Instructional Model, supporting learning through all 5 stages: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate . The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

Participants will learn strategies to apply Flipgrid to the 5Es instructional model

Screencasting is a valuable strategy for providing instruction and feedback in a blended learning classroom. If you are looking for ways to refine your sceencasts, or are looking for strategies to feel comfortable getting started with screencasting, then this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop is perfect for you! The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies to improve screencasting and the screencasting experience.

Screencasting is a valuable strategy for providing instruction and feedback in a blended learning classroom. If you are looking for ways to refine your sceencasts, or are looking for strategies to feel comfortable getting started with screencasting, then this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop is perfect for you! The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies to improve screencasting and the screencasting experience.

Google Slides, an app that you may already know and use for instruction, is also an awesome tool for student collaboration! In this FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” teachers will be shown uses for Google Slides that are a bit "outside the box”, such as effectively using speaker notes, and will explore how it can be used to promote student-to-student interactions and collaboration in the socially-distanced or virtual classroom. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies for using Google Slides for collaboration.

Google Slides, an app that you may already know and use for instruction, is also an awesome tool for student collaboration! In this FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” teachers will be shown uses for Google Slides that are a bit "outside the box”, such as effectively using speaker notes, and will explore how it can be used to promote student-to-student interactions and collaboration in the socially-distanced or virtual classroom. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies for using Google Slides for collaboration.

Rubrics as a feedback tool have been used for a long time. The single point rubric is a newer type of rubric that focuses on meaningful feedback and simpler, clearer goals. In this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop, teachers will be introduced to single point rubrics and will explore ways that they can be used in a blended learning classroom to enhance student learning. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn about how to design single point rubrics.

Rubrics as a feedback tool have been used for a long time. The single point rubric is a newer type of rubric that focuses on meaningful feedback and simpler, clearer goals. In this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop, teachers will be introduced to single point rubrics and will explore ways that they can be used in a blended learning classroom to enhance student learning. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn about how to design single point rubrics.

Are you looking for ways to effectively engage students and differentiate your blended and virtual instruction? Breakout rooms may be your answer! In this FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” teachers will be introduced to a variety of strategies to maximize and enhance breakout room learning experiences. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies to engage students in breakout rooms.

Flipgrid is a simple, free and accessible video discussion experience for Pre-K to adult learners. This social learning tool effectively engages and excites students in a blended learning classroom. This FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” highlights ways Flipgrid can be applied to the 5E Instructional Model, supporting learning through all 5 stages: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate . The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

Participants will learn strategies to apply Flipgrid to the 5Es instructional model

Flipgrid is a simple, free and accessible video discussion experience for Pre-K to adult learners. This social learning tool effectively engages and excites students in a blended learning classroom. This FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” highlights ways Flipgrid can be applied to the 5E Instructional Model, supporting learning through all 5 stages: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate . The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies for applying Flipgrid to the 5Es instructional model.

Screencasting is a valuable strategy for providing instruction and feedback in a blended learning classroom. If you are looking for ways to refine your sceencasts, or are looking for strategies to feel comfortable getting started with screencasting, then this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop is perfect for you! The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies to improve screencasting and the screencasting experience.

Screencasting is a valuable strategy for providing instruction and feedback in a blended learning classroom. If you are looking for ways to refine your sceencasts, or are looking for strategies to feel comfortable getting started with screencasting, then this FREE 30 minute mini-workshop is perfect for you! The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.


PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies to improve screencasting and the screencasting experience.

Are you looking for ways to effectively engage students and differentiate your blended and virtual instruction? Breakout rooms may be your answer! In this FREE 30 minute "mini-workshop” teachers will be introduced to a variety of strategies to maximize and enhance breakout room learning experiences. The workshop will feature a live presentation, with time at the end for Q&A.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

The participant will learn strategies to engage students in breakout rooms.

Self-Organized Learning Environments (SOLE) is a simple structure designed to
promote inquiry and foster self-empowerment. SOLEs start with a big question designed
to provoke curiosity. From there, learners work collaboratively to investigate and then
share out their discoveries. A SOLE can exist anywhere there is a computer, internet
connection, and students who are ready to learn. In this FREE 1-hour workshop,
participants will be introduced to StartSOLE, an online platform where students are
given the freedom to learn collaboratively using the internet. The workshop will include
an overview of the platform and its structure, as well as provide support in getting
started with this free resource.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs
- The participant will reflect on the effectiveness of student-lead social exploration.
- The participant will learn about StartSOLE and how it can support collaboration and curiosity.
- The participant will be able to get started with StartSOLE.

Jamboard: A Free Virtual Whiteboard Tool for Engagement and Collaboration

Are you looking for a way to get students active in their learning and collaboration virtually? Jamboards can help! Jamboard is a FREE, online, cross-platform whiteboard that allows both teachers and students to collaborate in a shared space with many handy tools. In this FREE virtual 30-minute mini- workshop participants will be introduced to Jamboard and its features, view examples of how it can be used with students, and have time to set up their own Jamboard to share as soon as tomorrow!

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

Participants will learn how to implement Jamboard in a blended learning classroom.

This session will focus on recommendations that come from the medical setting as they relate to online learning. The presenter will discuss from a medical perspective how they determine based on the medical evaluation what might benefit the student's academic success in the virtual/hybrid learning environment. As well as the challenges of implementing these recommendations in a home learning environment.

Participant will be able to understand how medical based observations/evaluations of students with concussion can be translated into academic adjustments in a virtual learning environment.

Participant will be able to identify 3 barriers for students/teachers to implementing recommended academic adjustments in a virtual/hybrid learning environment.

Participant will be able to identify 3 academic adjustments that can be made in a virtual/hybrid environment given current contact and social distancing requirements for learners and teachers.

Self-Organized Learning Environments (SOLE) is a simple structure designed to
promote inquiry and foster self-empowerment. SOLEs start with a big question designed
to provoke curiosity. From there, learners work collaboratively to investigate and then
share out their discoveries. A SOLE can exist anywhere there is a computer, internet
connection, and students who are ready to learn. In this FREE 1-hour workshop,
participants will be introduced to StartSOLE, an online platform where students are
given the freedom to learn collaboratively using the internet. The workshop will include
an overview of the platform and its structure, as well as provide support in getting
started with this free resource.

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually via Zoom. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs
- The participant will reflect on the effectiveness of student-lead social exploration.
- The participant will learn about StartSOLE and how it can support collaboration and curiosity.
- The participant will be able to get started with StartSOLE.

Jamboard: A Free Virtual Whiteboard Tool for Engagement and Collaboration

Are you looking for a way to get students active in their learning and collaboration virtually? Jamboards can help! Jamboard is a FREE, online, cross-platform whiteboard that allows both teachers and students to collaborate in a shared space with many handy tools. In this FREE virtual 30-minute mini- workshop participants will be introduced to Jamboard and its features, view examples of how it can be used with students, and have time to set up their own Jamboard to share as soon as tomorrow!

PLEASE NOTE: This session will be held virtually. The link will be sent to the email that you have linked to your My Learning Plan account. The link will be emailed to that email address 12-24 hours before the session. Please be sure to check that email account!

ONLY OPEN TO BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICTS AND CTCs

Participants will learn how to implement Jamboard in a blended learning classroom.

This session will discuss the unique challenges student athletes might face with return to learn and sport following a concussion during the COVID Pandemic.

• Participant will be able to identify 2 challenges of sports related concussion management during COVID.

• Participant will be able to state 2 ways to safely start the fitness once a student athlete is cleared to start return to play.

• Participant will be able to identify 2 possible ways to guide return to play virtually with student athletes.