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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hello All,</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please see the information below that was forwarded to us by UC Riverside </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">XCITE
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</em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">team</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> pertaining to a workshop they are doing this Thursday: </span></u></div>
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<div>Dr. Vanessa Ament and Dr. Richard Edwards from UC Riverside’s Exploration Center for Innovative Teaching & Engagement will host a conversation on best practices for K-12 remote teaching on Thursday, July 30 at 6:00 PM. They’ll share best practices for
designing and adapting course content and how to better engage students, incorporate discussion-centered experiences, and assessment strategies and ideas for your subject and teaching style. </div>
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<div>This event is open to the public, but registration is required. Please register at https://ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uIOGtB8ASeCnvvsEJmZYfQ
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<div>Some of the core topics include:</div>
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<div>· A paradigm of the theory and methods of Personable Learning as it applies to K-12
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<div>· How to plan a welcoming map or introduction for your students </div>
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<div>· How to ensure your students feel connected and engaged with you as instructor and other students
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<div>· How to consider the overall “storytelling” design of your semester </div>
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<div>· How to include low-stakes and high-stakes assessments that work within remote teaching
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<div>· How to be your best self for a recorded lecture </div>
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<div>· How to incorporate discussions and peer learning </div>
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<div>Dr. Edwards leads XCITE (Exploration Center for Innovative Teaching and Engagement) and specializes imaginative pedagogical methods for in-person and distance/remote learning. Dr. Ament is a senior consultant for UCR’s office of Undergraduate Education
and is an experienced K-16 education practitioner and scholar. Both Dr. Edwards and Dr. Ament offer expertise in adapting coursework, assessment, and engagement from the classroom to the virtual classroom.
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<div>Kind regards,</div>
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<div>Inland Area Writing Project</div>
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<div>Website: <a href="https://iawp.ucr.edu/" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview_0">https://iawp.ucr.edu</a></div>
<div>Email: <span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">iawp@ucr.edu</span></div>
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