Summer is coming and calling our names!
Please do not hesitate to reach out to your ECSES IT and STEM coaches via email at esces-it@iu13.org
Remember we have summer training on several Instructional Technology Tools and Computer Science/Coding Tools that are available for IU13 staff.
Check out our list of summer training.
PBS Learning Media- Teacher Planning Kits for New Year and other topics Summer Training being offered on July 21, 2021 - Sign up on MLP
BreakoutEDU- Have you used a digital game or game requiring a kit recently. Remember every program has an account and you can sign out kits through us. BreakoutEDU created a fun - Breakout To Summer game to check out.
Flocabulary: We will again have accounts for all our professional staff to use Flocabulary next school year. Summer Training being offered on July 14, 2021 Sign up on MLP Flocabulary provides the following:
- Unlimited access to Flocabulary including:
- Access to the 600+ standards-aligned K-12 lessons, including a hip hop video and supporting activities
- Access to Week in Rap lessons, added weekly during the school year to spotlight current events
- Access to student accounts, enabling teachers to assign lessons and activities and view results of assessments
NearPod : NEW for 21-22 year!! We will have a NearPod account for any teacher that would like to have an account. This tool is simply amazing for all disabilities and all age groups. They have improved the program so much in the last year. We will have Premium Plus accounts for all teachers. Summer Training being offered on July 6, 2021 Sign up on MLP NearPod Premium Plus includes unlimited access to:
- Nearpod’s lesson, video, and activity creation and delivery platform with 20+ formative assessment and media features
- Nearpod Lesson Library with 7,500+ standards-aligned, interactive lessons for all K-12 subject areas, featuring favorite educational brands
- Nearpod Video & Activity Library with 5,000+ standards-aligned interactive videos and activities for all K-12 subject areas, featuring favorite educational brands, that can be used on their own, or added to Nearpod slides lessons
- School features including larger class sizes, unlimited storage, shared School Library, LMS integration, and more
- Premium Plus lesson delivery features, including Live Teacher Annotation and Co-Teaching
Discovery Education: Take a Virtual Field Trip to Washington D.C
Discovery Education and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcome students to a behind-the-scenes Virtual Field Trip to experience the history and beauty of our nation’s capital on Wednesday, May 26 1-1:30 pm ET.
For more information and to register, visit www.discoveryeducation.com/learn/city-of-us/
Designed for students in grades 4-8, this action-packed tour will feature remarkable special guests and give viewers an inside look at six landmark locations:
- The White House
- The U.S. Capitol Building
- The Supreme Court
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
