In partnership with Dell Technologies, Advanced Learning Partnerships is providing a series of highly engaging webinars that are designed specifically for Connecticut Alliance Districts to address current and emerging needs identified by your colleagues. Each 50-minute webinar will be packed with tangible strategies and resources that can be immediately applied in your school. These sessions are FREE as part of the support of The Partnership for Connecticut and the Connecticut State Department of Education. Join us to collaborate with other colleagues from around the state to explore topics related to Engagement, Assessment, and Innovation Impact.

Webinar Type
Theme
Foundations for Learner Engagement in a Blended Environment
March 15, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
Key components of virtual student engagement include collaboration, opportunities for students to express themselves creatively, and a strong virtual teacher presence. Come learn how to design engaging virtual learning experiences for your students.
Engaging Learners in Synchronous Virtual Environments
This webinar digs deep into practices that empower deep learning through synchronous sessions. Learn from educators who have succeeded in creating vibrant virtual collaboration through norms, student grouping, and reaching reluctant learners.
Foundations for Learner Engagement in a Blended Environment
March 18, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
Key components of virtual student engagement include collaboration, opportunities for students to express themselves creatively, and a strong virtual teacher presence. Come learn how to design engaging virtual learning experiences for your students.
Inquiry and Questioning: Igniting Student Curiosity with Technology
Students who ask questions engage themselves in learning to find answers. It is the simplest and most effective way of learning. Learn the importance of asking questions. Explore how to nurture a culture of curiosity in the classroom by helping students formulate great questions in their learning. Integrate technology to ignite and sustain critical thinking. Leave with a toolbox focused on inquiry and technology integration.
Foundations for Learner Engagement in a Blended Environment
March 25, 2021
4:00 pm to 4:50 pm Eastern
Key components of virtual student engagement include collaboration, opportunities for students to express themselves creatively, and a strong virtual teacher presence. Come learn how to design engaging virtual learning experiences for your students.
Performance Tasks in Blended Learning Environments
March 29, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
A well-designed performance task not only helps teachers monitor student learning but can be quite fun, as well. Come explore performance tasks matched to academic standards.
Engaging Learners in Synchronous Virtual Environments
March 29, 2021
4:00 pm to 4:50 pm Eastern
This webinar digs deep into practices that empower deep learning through synchronous sessions. Learn from educators who have succeeded in creating vibrant virtual collaboration through norms, student grouping, and reaching reluctant learners.
Ritualizing & Revering Reflection
Reflection has long been revered as a lever for learning. It is also the piece of our process that can be hardest to prioritize with so much competing for our time and attention – especially during COVID times. What if we reframed reflection as an action? What if we made reflection a ritual? What might the impact on our classrooms, buildings, and learning communities be? Join us to share strategies around reflection as both conscious practice and intentional act.
Formative Assessment Tools That Support Teaching and Learning
April 5, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
Get ready to utilize free, online formative assessment resources in your classroom. Explore how technology and formative assessment methodologies can provide teachers with the tools to adapt to the changing needs of learners. Learn how online and paper/pencil tasks can uncover misconceptions, provide mastery of content, and support the learning process. Investigate research-based approaches to improve instruction and guide students to success.
Engaging Learners in Asynchronous Virtual Environments
How can we promote deeper and more equitable learning outside of Zoom/MS Teams sessions? Join us to apply practices and tools that unlock the potential for peer-to-peer editing, rubric design, and student voice and choice.
Ritualizing & Revering Reflection
April 6, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
Reflection has long been revered as a lever for learning. It is also the piece of our process that can be hardest to prioritize with so much competing for our time and attention – especially during COVID times. What if we reframed reflection as an action? What if we made reflection a ritual? What might the impact on our classrooms, buildings, and learning communities be? Join us to share strategies around reflection as both conscious practice and intentional act.
Formative Assessment Tools That Support Teaching and Learning
Get ready to utilize free, online formative assessment resources in your classroom. Explore how technology and formative assessment methodologies can provide teachers with the tools to adapt to the changing needs of learners. Learn how online and paper/pencil tasks can uncover misconceptions, provide mastery of content, and support the learning process. Investigate research-based approaches to improve instruction and guide students to success.
Assessing in a Hybrid Environment
April 12, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
Teachers responsible for teaching students they don’t see in person have a question: How do I simultaneously assess both students at home and students in the classroom? This webinar will explore all things assessment and hybrid learning. Learn how to use technology to deliver formative and summative assessments that empower students to demonstrate learning. By the end of this session you will have three new tips to add to your formative assessment toolkit.
Engaging Learners in Asynchronous Virtual Environments
April 12, 2021
4:00 pm to 4:50 pm Eastern
How can we promote deeper and more equitable learning outside of Zoom/MS Teams sessions? Join us to apply practices and tools that unlock the potential for peer-to-peer editing, rubric design, and student voice and choice.
Engaging Learners in Synchronous Virtual Environments
April 13, 2021
4:00 pm to 4:50 pm Eastern
This webinar digs deep into practices that empower deep learning through synchronous sessions. Learn from educators who have succeeded in creating vibrant virtual collaboration through norms, student grouping, and reaching reluctant learners.
Assessing in a Hybrid Environment
April 14, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
Teachers responsible for teaching students they don’t see in person have a question: How do I simultaneously assess both students at home and students in the classroom? This webinar will explore all things assessment and hybrid learning. Learn how to use technology to deliver formative and summative assessments that empower students to demonstrate learning. By the end of this session you will have three new tips to add to your formative assessment toolkit.
Performance Tasks in Blended Learning Environments
April 20, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
A well-designed performance task not only helps teachers monitor student learning but can be quite fun, as well. Come explore performance tasks matched to academic standards.
Push, Pull and the Third Door
This session is great for administrators and coaches. Are we pushing teachers to integrate technology or drawing them into our excitement about what true technology integration could mean for learning? We will practice small tweaks to shift conversations from “convincing” to “engaging.” Where is “The Third Door” for you in your leadership as a teacher, coach or administrator?
Digital Citizenship - Practical Implementation
April 20, 2021
4:00 pm to 4:50 pm Eastern
The world today is digitally connected with high speed communications, information, and job opportunities. Students need guidance to become skilled digital citizens as they navigate the world safely and professionally. Participants will take a deep dive into the ISTE indicators for Digital Citizenship. They will build knowledge and practical applications for use with students and synthesize ideas to begin developing a plan for systemic implementation in one or more classrooms or for a school.
Assessing in a Hybrid Environment
April 21, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
Teachers responsible for teaching students they don’t see in person have a question: How do I simultaneously assess both students at home and students in the classroom? This webinar will explore all things assessment and hybrid learning. Learn how to use technology to deliver formative and summative assessments that empower students to demonstrate learning. By the end of this session you will have three new tips to add to your formative assessment toolkit.
Inquiry and Questioning: Igniting Student Curiosity with Technology
Students who ask questions engage themselves in learning to find answers. It is the simplest and most effective way of learning. Learn the importance of asking questions. Explore how to nurture a culture of curiosity in the classroom by helping students formulate great questions in their learning. Integrate technology to ignite and sustain critical thinking. Leave with a toolbox focused on inquiry and technology integration.
Performance Tasks in Blended Learning Environments:
April 27, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
A well-designed performance task not only helps teachers monitor student learning but can be quite fun, as well. Come explore performance tasks matched to academic standards.
Push, Pull and the Third Door
April 27, 2021
3:00 pm to 3:50 pm Eastern
This session is great for administrators and coaches. Are we pushing teachers to integrate technology or drawing them into our excitement about what true technology integration could mean for learning? We will practice small tweaks to shift conversations from “convincing” to “engaging.” Where is “The Third Door” for you in your leadership as a teacher, coach or administrator?
Digital Citizenship - Practical Implementation
April 27, 2021
4:00 pm to 4:50 pm Eastern
The world today is digitally connected with high speed communications, information, and job opportunities. Students need guidance to become skilled digital citizens as they navigate the world safely and professionally. Participants will take a deep dive into the ISTE indicators for Digital Citizenship. They will build knowledge and practical applications for use with students and synthesize ideas to begin developing a plan for systemic implementation in one or more classrooms or for a school.