EdTech & Innovation
Goal: Develop the capacity of educators & administrators to engage in continuous improvement cycles that promote innovative educational practices and successful implementation of educational technology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Innovation Leadership Summit
June 23, 2021
9:00 am -1:00 pm
Free via Zoom
An online leadership summit promoting transformative practices to create modern-day learning.
Educators, Administrators & Educational Leaders
Beginning of the Year Reboot
Thursday, August 5, 2021
9:00-1:00 pm
Free via Zoom
During the pandemic educators & students utilized technology like never before. But how can we carry those skills forward?
Join regional leaders in EdTech & Educational Innovation for a morning of inspiring sessions designed to illustrate how to take the tools we've acquired and repurpose them for use face to face while keeping equity & accessibility at the center.
Audience: TK-12, Teachers, Admin, Paras
CUE Crew: Supporting Educators in Conference Applications
September 13, September 27 & October 4, 2021
3:30-4:30 pm
Free via Zoom
To drive and celebrate innovation in our educator community, CUE Crew will offer study sessions to support local educators and administrators in submitting speaker applications to CUE, as well as other educational conferences.
Educators, Administrators & Educational Leaders
Book Study: Think Again by Adam Grant
October 11, October 25, November 8, 2021
3:30-4:30
Free via Zoom
In Think Again, Adam Grant challenges us to become alright with not knowing, being wrong, and rethinking our conventional wisdom. In these 5 sessions, participants will have an opportunity to discuss the book and make connections between the ideas presented by Grant and their own teaching practices.
Audience: TK-12, Teachers, Admin, Paras
Ramp Up to Digital Citizenship Week
October 12, 2021
4:00-4:30 pm
Free via Zoom
October 13, 2021
5:00-5:30 pm
Free via Zoom
Get a virtual walk through of all the resources and lesson plans we've collected so that you can bring Digital Citizenship Week to your students!
Audience: TK-12, Teachers, Admin, Paras
Change Agents: Design Thinking for Educators
October 21, 2021
8:30-3:30 pm
In-person
November 18, January 20, March 17 & May 19, 2021
3:30-5:00
Free via Zoom
Are you looking to enact change in your educational practice? Join a cohort of local educators who will go through the design thinking process with the mentorship of Santa Cruz COE Leaders to become agents of change. Participants will select a topic of study from their own classroom to research, design, implement & iterate a solution for. We will end with a showcase.
Audience: TK-12, Teachers, Admin, Paras
Media Literacy Series: Fostering Independent Thinking & 21st Century Literacy Skills
October 18, November 15, November 29, December 13 & January 31, 2021
3:30-5:00
Free via Zoom
The ability to think critically about the powerful images, words, sounds and messages that saturate contemporary culture increases students' chance of success in and outside the classroom. Using KQED's Media Literacy Resources as a starting point, educators will explore digital citizenship, digital design, podcasting, digital storytelling and key considerations when showcasing and assessing students' media projects.
Educators, Administrators & Educational Leaders
TechTanks
Wednesday afternoons
TIME TBD
Free via Zoom
In one hour participants will walk away with quick, practical tips for implementing EdTech in their classroom the next day! Each week there will be two thirty minute sessions hosted by regional leaders in EdTech and Innovation on tech tools and topics of the speakers' choice. The sessions are always pop-in and are recorded for later viewing! Created in collaboration with Santa Cruz City Schools, Pajaro Valley Union School District, Campbell Union High School District & the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. More information coming soon!
Educators, Administrators & Educational Leaders
Questions?
Please contact Stephanie Sumarna, EdTech & Innovation Coach.