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Civics Education Transformed: Authentic, Student-Centered, and Technology Enhanced

Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Technology

Rely on our digital learning experts to help you implement a technology program aligned to the ISTE Standards for Students. Participants will discover how to actively engage today’s connected generation of students, give them a voice and choice in how they learn, and ensure they are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed for success inside and outside of the classroom.

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We are experiencing a renewed call to strengthen civics education across our country. Today’s students must effectively evaluate the validity of claims in the digital media space, take and defend positions across multiple platforms, and utilize technology to inform and mobilize their community around ideas they care about. To achieve this, all students deserve civics education experiences that are authentic and student-centered and that leverage technology to enhance learning experiences. In this session, participants will:

• Recognize the evolving nature of modern citizenship and civic engagement

• Understand the core characteristics of high-quality civics education

• Leverage educational technologies to amplify best practices in civics instruction

• Effectively integrate civics instruction across curriculum areas

Customized Services

Share your specific challenges, and we’ll design and deliver a customized learning experience. Available for on-site support as well as virtual training, our experts can guide your team through every phase of implementing a digital learning program, from developing digital policies and procedures to incorporating BYOD, 1:1, and blended learning practices into classrooms.

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Global PD Teams

Empower your teams to best support student success. Global PD Teams is your one-stop digital resource for professional learning by renowned experts in preK–12 education.

With one building-wide site license, every team member can access practical strategies and professional guidance that will strengthen their collaborative work to ensure high levels of learning for all.

Featured Books

Cultivating Competence in English Learners

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Integrating Social-Emotional Learning With Language and Literacy

By Margarita Espino Calderón and Lisa Tartaglia

With Hector Montenegro

For busy classroom teachers, integrating instruction for English learners with literacy, reading, discourse, and social-emotional learning (SEL) may seem daunting. This research-backed guide offers evidence-based strategies core content teachers can use immediately to improve daily practice. The authors explore the importance of SEL application to the English learning process and how to connect essential instructional elements to cultivate active, engaged learners.

• Understand the core tenets of the CASEL framework and how SEL applies to English learners.

• Implement a schoolwide culture shift toward SEL practices.

• Improve student SEL competencies.

23GCTG-S8A–BKG001

$40.95 USD | $53.50 CAD

ISBN 978-1-952812-11-8

184 pages

Coaching Teachers in Bilingual and Dual-Language Classrooms A Responsive Cycle for Observation and Feedback

By Alexandra Guilamo

Gain the skills you need to coach teachers in bilingual and dual-language classrooms. In this practical guide, you will discover a proven process for creating a fair and effective observation and feedback cycle to help support teachers in this important work. Author Alexandra Guilamo offers pertinent coaching theory and accessible coaching strategies sourced directly from her firsthand experiences in the field.

• Explore the dual-language programs currently used in classrooms and schools and their unique qualities and benefits.

• Learn the seven essential elements of an effective coaching and feedback cycle.

• Gain best practices you can utilize in your work as a coach and observer of duallanguage teachers.

23GCTG-S8A–BKF918

$35.95 USD | $47.00 CAD

ISBN 978-1-949539-23-3

152 pages