 September 2021
Welcome to the Digital Learning Plan (DLP) monthly newsletter
This newsletter will explore the Wyoming DLP, its goals, and suggested strategies to ensure equitable access to opportunities and success in postsecondary, career, and civic life.
Digital Learning Plan Implementation
Personalized Professional Learning
This month's newsletter is focused around the DLP Future Ready Framework gear Personalized Professional Learning. The goals of this gear are:
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- Shared Ownership and Responsibility for Professional Growth.
- 21st Century Skills.
- Diverse Opportunities for Professional Learning Through Technology.
- Broad-Based, Participative Evaluation.
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Don’t miss out on the fifth-annual Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference. The Innovations Conference is an opportunity for educators from kindergarten through higher education, to share and explore innovative teaching and learning practices for classrooms and distance learning environments. Join the conference virtually from September 30 to October 1, 2021.
The conference will offer up to one PTSB credit or one University of Wyoming credit. Attendees will continue to have access to recordings and complete session evaluations to receive credit until December 31, 2021.
The Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference will feature two Keynote speakers:
Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Student Success” by Peter Felten
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Decades of research demonstrate that student-teacher and student-student interactions are primary factors in success in education. This interactive session will focus on practical, research-informed approaches to cultivating educationally powerful human interactions in the classroom. Although the research is based in higher education, it will resonate with research on, and teaching in, all levels of education. |
“Looking Back to Move Ahead: Using Lessons Learned from Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Innovate in Education” by Torrey Trust
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Teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic required innovative thinking, practices, and mindsets. Teachers had to be flexible, creative risk-takers and adaptive learners to ensure that students received the best possible education during one of the most challenging times of the century. This keynote presentation will focus on the importance of valuing and applying the lessons learned during the pandemic, including shifts in knowledge, skills, and mindsets, to build a more innovative and inclusive future of education. |
Digital Learning Sessions at Innovations
The Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference will offer over 45 breakout sessions. Here are some of the highlighted sessions surrounding digital learning:
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“Using Bookshare and Learning Ally to Support Struggling Readers” by SHelby Kappler.
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“Digital Citizenship: Don’t teach it, embed it” by Cathy McGeowan.
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“Course Design for All Learners Using Canvas” by Danielle Richardson.
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“Enhancing Social Presence in Online Teacher Professional Development” by Thilina Wickramaarachchi.
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“Digital Classroom Management-Ensuring 1-1 is a Tool for Learning, Not Distraction” By Rebecca Kuhbacher.
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“Best Practices for Online Learning: Engage, Educate & Organize” by Julie Erickson.
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“Digital Support for College Awareness and Readiness” by Alex Rickert.
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“Chart a Course for Quality: Navigating Online Learning” by Christine Voelker.
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“Clarifying Digital Citizenship: A PK-12 Scope and Sequence” by LeeAnn Lindsey.
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“3D Printing Cost-Effective Assistive Technology Solutions.” by Ryan Rausch
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Clever Panda Program - Free online course designed to help Canvas users take their knowledge to the next level and earn the title of Clever Panda.*
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ISTE Certification Training - WDE-sponsored International Society for Technology in Education Certification for Educators training for 100 Wyoming teachers.*
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Open Educational Resources - Free, open enrollment online course about open education resources; class is available to all Wyoming educators. Check out Open Range Wyoming for open education resources created and vetted by a professional group of Wyoming teachers. In partnership with UWYO and aligned with OER, the WDE would like to highlight the outstanding Learning Actively Mentoring Program (LAMP). LAMP Roadshow.
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Quality Matters - WDE-sponsored workshops or virtual courses on developing and delivering quality online content available to all Wyoming educators at no cost.*
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Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate - Series of seven workshops focused on effective online teaching practices sponsored by the WDE available to all Wyoming educators at no cost.*
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Wyoming Digital Learning Guidelines Course - Free, open enrollment online course about using education technology in the classroom available to all Wyoming educators.*
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Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference - September 30-October 1, 2021 - This virtual conference is an opportunity for educators from kindergarten through higher education, to share and explore innovative teaching and learning practices for classrooms and distance learning environments. Registration is $25. All sessions recordings will be available until the end of December.
*Eligible or available for PTSB approved virtual education credit.
For more information on the Wyoming Digital Learning Plan or the Future Ready Framework, contact Robin Grandpre, Project & Performance Manager, at 307-777-5315 or robin.grandpre1@wyo.gov.
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