This edWebinar will share ideas for how educators in different roles in a school community can foster a collaborative, personalized professional learning culture.
Leading Transformational Learning Through Making Presented by Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, New Canaan High School, CT Sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources Thank you for attending this edWebinar. Here are additional resources shared in the program that can help you make an exceptional, well… read more →
In this edWebinar, explore the many ways in which school librarians can support their learning communities through co-teaching, making, reading, and more.
In this edWebinar, learn how reorganization and materials selection helped one learning community embrace “making” across disciplines and grade levels.
In this edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala and guest Jaime Donally, discuss how to integrate augmented, virtual and mixed reality into any classroom.
In this edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School, CT, shares tools that promote collaboration among educators
… Summer is almost over, but the memories linger on of a fabulous time at the edWeb Rock Concert at ISTE 2019 in Philadelphia with the 412 District Teacher Band. Friends and colleagues enjoyed the concert with free drinks provided by edWeb. Sing along to Sweet Home Alabama with edWeb Program Manager Charmaine Perkins and… read more →
Creating makerspaces and incorporating them into schools involves more than coming up with project ideas. Typically, when schools add makerspaces, they’re also looking to shift their education goals and focus on skills beyond traditional curriculum. As Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School, CT, and Bill Derry, Consultant at School and Public Libraries, CT, explained in their edWebinar, “Design Models that Guide Innovative Thinking,” for educators looking to make this transition, there are several different methodologies that complement the goals of makerspaces and help students become creative problem solvers.
In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Using mostly recyclable materials, equipment and furniture, these educators are providing learning opportunities for students and teachers that have changed the school climate and culture. “Making learning more real for students allows them to learn better in a much more energized school,” said Luhtala.
In this edWebinar Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School, CT, focuses on Chrome features that transform teaching and learning.