[Orgvpdue] Webinar - July 30th @ 6pm Best Practices for k-12 teachers. How To engage with students in a remote teaching environment.

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Please share this information with k-12 instructors you know.




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.



This event is open to the public, but registration is required. Please register at https://ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uIOGtB8ASeCnvvsEJmZYfQ



Some of core topics include:



*        A paradigm of the theory and methods of Personable Learning as it applies to K-12

*        How to plan a welcoming map or introduction for your students

*        How to ensure your students feel connected and engaged with you as instructor and other students

*        How to consider the overall "storytelling" design of your semester

*        How to include low-stakes and high-stakes assessments that work within remote teaching

*        How to be your best self for a recorded lecture

*        How to incorporate discussions and peer learning



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.







Mona Nelson
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost & Dean of Undergraduate Education
University of California, Riverside
1100 Hinderaker Hall
900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521
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