Professional Development Opportunities this Spring & Summer

Join me for some of these fun trainings! Also, check out the bpstis.org website and click "Trainings & Events" to view more.

PBS Kids Edcamp

May 11th 9:00-2:00

Lincoln Center Board Room

REGISTER HERE

Code.org Computer Science Fundamentals

Lincoln Center room 308

REGISTER HERE for June 17th

REGISTER HERE for August 14th

Also, sign up for MEA Trade on the district trade website

Classkick for Student Engagement & Feedback

June 18th 8:30-11:30

Lincoln Center room 308

Register at the district trade website

Next Level Student Voice

June 18th 12:30-3:30pm

Lincoln Center room 308

Register at the district trade website

Over 275K Items in Seesaw Here in BPS!

Check out these impressive Seesaw numbers! Way to go, BPS teachers & students!

Talkin' Turkey with Adobe Spark Video

Arrowhead 2nd graders did an awesome job of sharing facts they learned about turkeys using the FREE tool Adobe Spark Video (available on an app or via web). They completed a graphic organizer before beginning the project, which helped them organize the information and plan out their videos by placing one fact on each page. You can find some free turkey graphic organizers on the website What the Teacher Wants.

As the students worked, the teachers were making anecdotal notes on all of the MANY proficiency scales they were targeting with this project! Truly impressive. Check out the example below.

PLTW Books Using Book Creator

Broadwater teachers Mrs. Bishop & Mrs. Romei had this AWESOME idea to digitize the Project Lead the Way activities using the app Book Creator. This allowed students to complete the books digitally, then upload finished books to Seesaw to share with one another and their families. Check out the example below, and continue reading to access the templates to share with your students.

Weekly Tech-y News

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Seesaw Social

Don't forget! The Billings Seesaw Social is next week. This is a fun, informal opportunity to connect with other teachers, learn more about Seesaw, or share ideas. Because this isn't a PD event, no OPI credits or MEA Trade will be offered.

LEARN MORE OR REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT

Seesaw Social

Register for this FREE event!

Weekly Tech-y News!

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TILT Applications are Open!

We are excited to announce that applications for the 2017-18 TILT program are open to Billings Public Schools K-8 teachers. TILT (Teachers Integrating & Learning Technology) is an innovative three-year professional development program to help teachers purposefully integrate technology into their classrooms to improve student learning. To find out more or apply online, visit bit.ly/BPSTILT!

Top 10 Most Used Apps in Billings Public Schools!

Click the image above to enlarge and click on each app.

Empowering Education

Thanks to Terry Bouck, our superintendent, for featuring the BPS Technology Integration Specialists and TILT in his latest Empowering Education newsletter. Click the image of our bright shining faces to read more. :)

Padlet of Center Chart Ideas

I am still adding photos of center charts to this collaborative Padlet. Would love to see how you rotate your kids through centers in your classroom (whether you have Must Do - Can Do centers, traditional centers, Daily 5, etc). Check out the ideas below, and click on the Padlet to upload a photo of your own center chart organizational system!