Category: Professional Development

Apologies this is coming a little late but there is still time for a few of the workshops!

Don’t forget that our Scrible Event is coming up quick. Get yourselves signed up and invite your teachers as well. Here is some more information on Scribleand here isthe link to register See you there and don’t forget to get Read More …

The Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Division at JSC will be hosting an upcoming webinar entitled: Curiosity Rover Update & Preview to Mars 2020 Date:  June 9, 2020 Time:  12-1pm Mountain Registration link:  https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/interaction/webinars/webinar_detail.cfm?webinar_id=20 Description Join us for a FREE Read More …

Worth a re-post Understanding bias: A nuanced approach to a vital news literacy topic – May 28th Bias is one of the most controversial and important subjects in news literacy. People frequently perceive and allege bias in news coverage — but Read More …

Worth a re-post! Teaching digital verification to spark news literacy learning – May 21st Dive deep into the tools and skills needed to verify the authenticity of information, and learn to create engaging fact-checking investigations that inspire students to investigate viral Read More …

Worth a re-post! More information.Learn how to teach students to stop using the phrase “fake news” and to identify the many types of misleading, inaccurate and false information that they encounter every day. We use examples of misinformation to engage Read More …

Follett with Dave! The shutdown changed everything, including the way we manage the library.  Suddenly, we needed to figure out how to do the normal tasks in a different way; and, it provided time to tackle some of those tasks Read More …

News Literacy Project. PD options. We recently asked educators what they most wanted us to feature in professional development webinars. Using that feedback, the News Literacy Project is holding a series of four free webinars, addressing essential news literacy topics, Read More …