"Spring" into the school year with PBS Western Reserve

We are proud to bring you Professional Development opportunities from 
PBS Western Reserve, Ohio's largest PBS station serving over 5.1 million viewers and an Ohio Ed Tech Agency serving over 226,000 students and over 540 schools across northeast Ohio.

For a complete listing of our LATEST professional development opportunities and educational resources go to our Education Services Website.


The 2022 Google Summit is hybrid, with an in-person and on-demand virtual registration option, so presenters will reach an expanded audience this year! 
 
Session Lineup has been posted at:  https://www.itipohio.org/google-summit-2022/schedule

Come participate in a digital escape room May 3, 2022 at our Google Summit Pre Conference.
Learn new strategies about Digital Escape Rooms for your classroom. Digital escape rooms provide students with a story based activity that allows your students to interact with the material in a different way. Students progress through the story at their own pace solving puzzles along the way to escape at the end. Escape rooms can be used to introduce a topic, to practice a skill, to re-teach material, or as a review activity. You will participate first hand in a virtual escape room either individually or with a group. This is a no contact escape room. All you will need is a device and a phone. Come join others in solving puzzles to get you out of the pre-conference and into the Google Summit. In the Conference room you must wait... until the dice read five or eight.

For the latest Google Summit conference information and registration, check out:  https://www.itipohio.org/google-summit-2022/registration

May 4-5, 2022
Join us in-person at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky or virtually

Preconference Session May 3

Registration is now open
PBS Western Reserve in collaboration with the Broadcast Educational Media Commission and the Ohio Department of Education, will produce and promote a series of 5 one-hour, live interactive webinars (utilizing the platform StreamYard) that focus on the subject of "Best Practices in Closing the Pandemic Learning Gap in Ohio's Schools". Key speakers and panelists will present during each webinar on how the pandemic learning gap is being handled in Ohio's elementary, middle and high schools as well Ohio's special needs and high school to college classrooms. Each program will feature a live virtual webinar, with a live audience asking questions and offering comments. Past webinar sessions are recorded and posted on the program website for easy access and reference. An accompanying series of podcasts have also been created to accompany each webinar for a "deeper dive" experience.

Live schedule of webinars include:
Best Practices in Closing the Pandemic Learning Gap Series - High School to College Classroom
Tuesday, May 17 - 6:00-7:00pm
Best Practices in Closing the Pandemic Learning Gap Series - Special Needs Classroom
Wednesday, May 25 - 6:00-7:00pm
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PBS Western Reserve Professional Development Sessions
Spring/Summer 2022
(Click on the title for more information and to register)

Monday, June 6, 2022 at 8:00 AM EDT-to-Friday, July 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
Get ready to boost your students’ excitement and get them engaged with the content no matter if you are teaching in-person, or remotely! During this course, you will learn how to successfully plan and implement activities, using a variety of resources, that can be used asynchronously or synchronously with your students.
Cost: 50.00

Monday, June 6, 2022 at 8:00 AM EDT-to-Friday, July 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
Looking for new ways for your students to creatively demonstrate their learning and build their 4C's? Get ready to learn how to integrate tools such as Book Creator, Write Reader, Flipgrid, Canva, and Adobe Spark into your content for students to create, communicate, and collaborate with others. Let student creation SOAR!
Cost: 50.00

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
The time is NOW to take VR and 360° video to the next level! Kick off your shoes, take out your device, and let's start exploring the world of VR and how it can be integrated into YOUR content with YOUR students. Learn how to set-up, manage, find and load content, cast your device for others to view, and integrate VR into your class.
Cost: 450.00 for Pro Bundle with 128Gb/550.00 for Pro Bundle with 256Gb

Monday, June 13, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT-to-Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT
Want to learn more about GSuite applications and how you can utilize them with your students as well as for yourself? During this course you will learn how to build a sundae of GSuite Apps, such as Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Classroom, and more in order to be prepared to take the Google Educator Level 1 exam.
Cost: 95.00

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT-to-Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT
Littles can create what now?! More than you can imagine! During this course, you will be provided with options to set up a learning management system, examples such as Seesaw and Google Classroom, learn helpful tips and tools to manage your workflow, create, use or modify templates and resources that integrate with the curriculum.
Cost: 95.00

Monday, June 20, 2022 at 8:00 AM EDT-to-Friday, July 15, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
Get ready to see objects popping off of the page and coming into our world with augmented reality, or dive right into the learning with virtual reality! This engaging and interactive course will assist you in getting started with augmented and virtual reality in your classroom and/or remote learning environment.
Cost: 50.00

Monday, June 20, 2022 at 8:00 AM EDT-to-Friday, July 15, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
Students and adults love games! Why not bring the element of gaming into your classroom for student engagement and critical thinking? Learn how to level up your classroom by integrating a variety of resources such as Breakout EDU, Goosechase EDU, as well as other resources such as GimKit, Quizizz, Blooket, and more.
Cost: 50.00

Monday, June 27, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT-to-Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT
You've learned the basics of Google Workspace for Education, now what? During this course you will continue to build onto your sundae of Google Apps: Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, Drawings, Classroom, Gmail, Meet, Calendar, Keep, Sites, and much more. Resources provided will prepare educators for the Google Educator Level 2 exam.
Cost: 95.00

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT-to-Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT
Do you hear your students constantly ask, "What do we do? How do I do that? Where do I find it?" Get ready to reimagine your classroom and get started with some engaging lesson frames called EduProtocols! These lesson frames have a consistent workflow that can work with any grade level and any content!
Cost: 95.00

Monday, August 1, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT-to-Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT
You mean coding can be taught by ANYONE, and in ALL SUBJECTS?! WHAT?! Learn how to incorporate resources such as Code.org, Google CS First, literacy resources, robotics, coding apps, and unplugged coding activities can support you in integrating computer science into the curriculum with your K-5 students.
Cost: 95.00
PBS Western Reserve has Ohio Approved Professional Development training for you! Please join us for one or more of the FREE workshops. We are pleased to offer these free live, online, 2-hour Ohio Approved workshops through April. Check out our latest offerings!
2022 Perma-Bound Buckeye Book Award Programming Grant
Applications for the 2022 Perma-Bound Buckeye Book Award Programming Grant are now being accepted. Perma-Bound has partnered with the Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards to offer this book grant. It is designed to give more children access to great books, and provide them opportunities to be actively engaged in reading and the democratic process as they use their votes to determine the next Buckeye Book Award winners. The application period is open until May 1, 2022.
Librarians and educators who work with children in the grade ranges of K-12 in Ohio may apply for a set of books nominated for the 2022 Buckeye Book Awards in a grade category (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, or Teen).  
There will be 4 grant winners, one for each grade category. Each will receive three copies each of the top five nominees in their grade category, 15 books total, from Perma-Bound.
Learn more and apply here: http://bcbookaward.info/grant/
Saturday, June 18 • 11 AM-1 PM
Let’s Go Fly a Kite with PBS Western Reserve
This live event will feature kite building and flying, paper airplane building and flying, other outdoor activities and giveaways.
 
In-person at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County 
Outdoor area, 305 Wick Ave., Youngstown
No registration needed.
Back to School and starting up 2022:
Daily Resources and activities for "non-holidays" in April across the grade bands

Elementary School
Richter Scale Day - Tuesday, April 26
For anyone who has never experienced an earthquake, it is very hard to imagine the ground moving beneath your feet. But that's exactly what happens when huge sections of Earth's crust crack or slip past one another. The results can range from nearly imperceptible to totally devastating. In this adapted video segment, ZOOM cast members demonstrate how to make a seismometer, the instrument scientists use to measure Earth's big and small vibrations.

Middle School
Audubon Day - Tuesday, April 26
Lucy Bakewell Audubon, wife of the famous ornithologist John James Audubon, is presented by Kelly O’Connell Brengelman.

High School
International Jazz Day - Saturday, April 30
The Cold War and Civil Rights Movement collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy, and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck and their racially diverse band members faced a painful dilemma: How could they represent a country that still practiced segregation?
 Any suggestions for additional videos, resources and/or support materials would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to reach out to me at jgood@pbswesternreserve.org or via my mobile phone at 330-277-6059.

Jeff Good, Chief Education Technology Officer
PBS Western Reserve
Customized Professional Development
We are available to work with your district in developing effective technology integration professional development specific to your needs. 
Professional development can be held at your location, at PBS Western Reserve in Kent or VIRTUALLY.

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