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Release Your Inner Connected Educator!

Release Your Inner Connected Educator!

In this edWebinar learn how you can tap into networks individually or as a larger organization and best practices for being a connected educator in 2019.

Educators and Social Media: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Educators and Social Media: Avoiding the Pitfalls

In this edWebinar, Jamie Knowles, Senior Manager of Educator Professional Learning Programs at Common Sense Media, will share strategies for helping teachers use social media in a way that benefits their students, their school, and themselves.

First Person: Bringing International Investigative Journalism into the Classroom

First Person: Bringing International Investigative Journalism into the Classroom

In this edWebinar you’ll learn about Pulitzer’s variety of programs and resources, which include compelling news stories from around the world, and methods that the Center and its educator partners have spent over a decade developing to engage and challenge students to think critically about how news is made.

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Digital Citizenship Curriculum Helps Students Become Responsible Tech Users

A strong understanding of digital citizenship is essential for students of all ages to be able to make smart choices online and in life. Meanwhile, technology is constantly changing and becomes outdated quickly, so there are always new and important skills that must be taught. The new, free K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum from Common Sense Education has lessons for all ages to address the current technology landscape. Common Sense Education’s Kelly Mendoza, Senior Director of Education Programs, and Jamie Knowles, Senior Manager of Educator Learning Programs, reviewed the new curriculum in “Digital Citizenship: New Lessons for a Changing World.”

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Roadmap to Districtwide Digital Citizenship Adoption

In this edWebinar, Theresa Ellington, Instructional Technology Manager for Life Schools Charter School in Texas, guides us through the planning and implementation of digital citizenship from one classroom to districtwide adoption.