TedTalks and other Video Feasts
Maybe you are more of a movie buff than a reader or listener...if that's the case, this version of Professional development is for you. Below is a list of links to TedTalks and other videos for your viewing pleasure.
Webinars Series - Bring the Science of Reading to Life in the K-1 Classroom
In this four-part webinar series, you will learn:
Strategies to ensure your emerging readers will establish firm foundations in the subskills that lead to strong decoding and fluent reading.
Research-aligned techniques to teach phoneme play, letter-sound relationships, encoding decoding, onset rhyme, and rhyming.
The how, the what and the why of research aligned strategies and best practices.
Webinars Series - Erasing the Misery of Reading and Spelling Multi-syllabic Words
In this four-part webinar we demonstrate explicit, scaffolded teaching of multi-syllabic word decoding with various multisensory techniques, including a manipulative that is easy to access or create for use with students of all ages and grades. This “Lose the Rules” approach teaches students to ask simple questions to break words down into individual syllables, helping them become fluent and efficient decoders of all syllable types. This approach is effective across all grade levels. We also teach participants a similar set of strategies for spelling multisyllabic words syllable by syllable. Additionally, participants will learn a scope and sequence in which to teach powerful, multisyllabic word decoding and spelling, and they will receive a list of words that are effective for teaching the scope and sequence in various content areas .
Celebrating 20 years of Scarborough's Reading Rope this is a recorded webinar from PaTTAN (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network) Dr. Pam Kastner and Nancy Hennessy
A Focus on the Phonology Strand
Celebrating 20 years of Scarborough's Reading Rope this is a recorded webinar from PaTTAN (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network) Dr. Pam Kastner and Dr Lucy Hart Paulson. PDF of the powerpoint is available at: https://bit.ly/2UWIZNh
A Focus on the Decoding Strand: Settled and Unsettled Science
Celebrating 20 years of Scarborough's Reading Rope this is a recorded webinar from PaTTAN (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network) Dr. Pam Kastner and Dr Louisa Moats. PDF of the powerpoint is available at: https://bit.ly/3yeX9rA
A Focus on the Sight Recognition Strand
Celebrating 20 years of Scarborough's Reading Rope this is a recorded webinar from PaTTAN (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network) Dr. Pam Kastner and Dr David Kilpatrick. PDF of the powerpoint is available at: https://bit.ly/3htE12g
Dr. Louisa Moats, an expert in the area of improving literacy and elementary education, discusses how nonsense words can help students learn word structure.
Scientific Spelling
World Smarts Using Morphology Bases & Affixes to Develop Vocabulary Skills
The late William VanCleave presenting at ODE's 2019 Literacy Conference
Contributions of Morphological Awareness to Reading and Writing
Fall 2019 - Kenn Apel, Ph.D. - Presented at Dyslexia and Literacy: Understanding Executive functions, language, and reading,
Learning to Read Words: Is It A Visual Memory Process?
A video from The Reading League featuring Dr. Maria Murray
Orthographic Mapping: What it Is and Why It's So Important
A video from The Reading League featuring Dr. Maria Murray
Orthographic Mapping Made Easy!
"Orthographic mapping" certainly doesn't flow off the tongue, nor is it a term we hear used very frequently. Yet, it is a process that is central to becoming a confident, fluent reader. That's because once we've orthographically mapped a word, it means we are able to instantly read it without putting effort into decoding. For this reason, this process is the key to unlocking the magic of books and reading! Watch Braintrust CEO and Co-Founder, Mara Koffmann, in conversation with reading expert, Heidi Martin, to learn more about what orthographic mapping is, why it's important, and how to make it meaningful for the budding reader in your life.
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
ADHD - A case of over diagnosis?
Dr. David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of more than a dozen books that suggest ways that educators and parents can translate current brain research into strategies for improving learning.
Failing at Normal: An ADHD Success Story
Jessica McCabe tell us the story of her life. Once a gifted child with bright future, who later lives a life of a constant failures, because one thing - her ADHD diagnosis. Until one thing changed everything and she realized, that she is not alone.
To the Teachers of ADHD Students (How Can I Help?)
Your ADHD students need you, whether or not they’ve been diagnosed -- let me know how I can help
Schools have historically been set up to work for teachers. Learn about easy steps almost any school can take to make schools more student oriented.
The More You’re Taught, The Less You Know
In his talk, Stephen considers what it might mean to change the mantra of education from “learning anywhere, anytime” to “learning everywhere, all of the time” to create fluid, active environments that mimic the way brains are more inclined to learn.
s a resource, inclusion, and self-contained Exceptional Children teacher and then a regular education Kindergarten teacher I am a better teacher for each child that I've had the privilege to teach. Many of the students I have learned more from them then they ever learned from me but each one Built a Better Teacher!
Doris Pronin Fromberg is Professor and past-chairperson of the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra University, where she also serves as Director of Early Childhood Teacher Education. She serves on the New York State Governor's Early Childhood Advisory
Five Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching
In this perspective-expanding and enjoyable talk, Dan Finkel invites us to approach learning and teaching math with courage, curiosity, and a sense of play.
Teaching is one of the most humbling jobs you can do. Shaping and molding the future leaders of the world is an important job. With the world relying more and more on technology, it is important to get the youth involved at a younger age.
The One Thing All Great Teachers Do
With this talk, Dr. Nick Fuhrman encourages us to recognize the profound personal impact that we can have on others — both in and out of the classroom. Dr. Nick Fuhrman is an associate professor of environmental education in the Department of Agricultural
How did substitute teaching pique Adam Saenz's interest in education? Educators have the power to shape the future by establishing life-changing relationships with their students.
Carol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
Discover how a growth mindset can boost student achievement.
Fawn Qiu: Easy DIY Projects for Kid Engineers
Qiu offers practical advice to teachers who need inventive, low-cost STEM projects for students of all ability levels.
Christopher Emdin: Teach Teachers How to Create Magic
Some say you either have it or you don’t. Emdin disagrees. He demystifies the magic of the engaging teacher and makes it accessible to all of us.
Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend
Wait. What? You mean the stacks of ungraded essays, looming grade deadlines, and unfinished unit plans won’t necessarily pressure me into an early grave? McGonigal explains how to combat the negative effects of stress with a simple change in perspective.
This PD will be available for WOEA day credit or for a stipend (as long as there is still money available and you are a WCS teacher). To complete a podcast PD please complete the form at the link below and share it with Carrie at knocca@wapak.org. Not long after you have completed the form and shared it you will recieve a link to sign in and from there a certificate of completion wil be issued to you via email.