Just starting to explore the world of Artificial Intelligence in education? This introductory course is for you! We'll guide you through the fundamentals of AI and generative AI (genAI), revealing their potential in your classroom and it's strong connections to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). You'll gain an understanding of OSPI's Human-AI-Human model - a key framework for thoughtful AI integration. Plus, we'll introduce you to the basics of prompt engineering, helping you get started with AI tools, and address essential considerations for student data privacy and responsible use. Think of this as your first step into the exciting world of AI in education. **Completion of this module earns STEM Clock Hours

Learn about lesson structure and the support tools available in Big Ideas.

In this module you will learn about how Big Ideas is organized around its philosophy. You will also learn about how the classroom activities support math practice standards.

In this module, you will learn about the resources available with Big Ideas for planning instruction, teaching and assessing student learning.

Learn about the Social Studies C3 Framework, and think about how these concepts apply to your social studies lessons.

Is there a topic that you would like to learn more about that is not already offered in the Professional Learning Portal? This is your chance to earn up to 20 clock hours for your own exploration of a topic of your choice; choose your own adventure and design your own learning plan!

This module will outline the components of our elementary literacy curriculum, CKLA, and how it aligns with the Science of Reading.

Read and examine classroom snapshots for instructional ideas you can take back to support students in accessing complex text to learn content.

Designed for educators at every level, this in-depth course will explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance teaching and learning in all subject areas, while also providing specific strategies and examples for meaningful integration within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) lessons. Whether you've already experimented with AI tools or are eager to begin, this course will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to thoughtfully and effectively integrate AI into your educational practices. While some topics may seem familiar from our AI Overview course, this course offers a significantly deeper understanding of how AI works and how to truly integrate it into your classroom practices. Each section will go more in-depth than the overview course, and even though some resources may appear similar, you'll find additional slides, interactive components, and expanded content throughout. **Completion of this module earns STEM Clock Hours

In this module, you will learn about the six differentiating principles, advanced differentiation, and using i-Ready and Ready Math to stretch elementary students qualified for the Highly Capable Program.

The Internet allows anybody to post news and information that reflects their views and biases. Learn about some of the tools and strategies students can use to be proficient and critical consumers of information they find online.

Graphic organizers are a powerful learning tool for students. With mind maps, concept webs, Venn diagrams, and more, students can express their knowledge, plan their projects, and explore their content. There are many tools available to create graphic organizers and Google Drawings is a great free option. Learn how students can use Google Drawings to create graphic organizers, use existing templates, collaborate with others, and share the final product.

Research suggests that rule-based worksheets do not lead to better writing. Instead, explore these approaches that help students become curious about language and improve writing skills.

Hapara Workspace is a platform for teachers to create highly personalized learning experiences that deepen collaboration and differentiation throughout the learning cycle. Teachers will be able to streamline the process by tracking progress, submissions, and providing feedback to their learners. In addition, the learners will now have an easy, intuitive interface to manage their assignments and customize their submissions -- giving them greater ownership of their learning.

Desmos is a powerful, free online graphing calculator that can be utilized for discovery of application of skills at many levels. The activities in this module will get you started with Desmos, and help you explore activities that might be helpful in teaching your grade level standards. **Completion of this module earns STEM Clock Hours

In this module, hear from senior leaders from the Lawrence Hall of Science and Amplify Science experts who conduct a walkthrough of the phenomena-based program, highlighting the unit structure and key features of Amplify’s science program.

As we look to implement our newly adopted math program for elementary students, this module will give you an overview of the program's components.

Screencastify was chosen as our asynchronous video tool as part of our "Core 4" - the main technology tools we need to be successful in a distance learning environment. Screencastify is a super simple to use tool that can bring the power of instructional videos to your classroom, in a Distance Learning mode and beyond.

In 2018, the Lake Stevens School District and the social studies department adopted Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for its print and digital curriculum needs (grades 8, 10-11). With this new adoption, students and teachers have access to a fully digital curriculum that includes an interactive textbook, assignments, and assessments. This course is intended as an introduction to and/or review of the HMH digital curriculum. Specifically, you will learn/review how to login, navigate, assign, and use with this system with students.

In 2018, the Lake Stevens School District and the social studies department adopted Pearson for its print and digital curriculum needs (grades 6-7). With this new adoption, students and teachers have access to a fully digital curriculum that includes an interactive textbook, assignments, and assessments. This course is intended as an introduction to and/or review of the Pearson digital curriculum. Specifically, you will learn/review how to login, navigate, assign, and use with this system with students.

When going on a half day learning walk to explore instruction in others' classrooms, use this module to guide your planning and reflection and earn clock hours for your exploration.

In this module, you will learn background on dyslexia, our state's requirements for screening and instruction when a student has been determined to have weakness associated with dyslexia, and what materials and approaches we can utilize with students. **Completion of this module earns Equity Clock Hours

Learn how to manage your email more effectively. Mastering GMail will help you to work more efficiently, and give you the know-how to teach your students how to manage email the right way.

Learn the basics and more advanced features of this learning management system that easily integrates with all your Google tools and makes communicating, assigning, grading and providing feedback to students a breeze!

Your Google Drive is home for all of your files at LSSD. This course will show you how to navigate your Drive, organize your files and folders, and manage sharing of all of your resources.

MODULE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN SOON! Learn the ins and outs of creating presentations with Google Slides.

MODULE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN SOON! Math routines are quick yet essential ways to build students' number sense. Explore the math routines suggested in Math Expressions, or see other math routines that can be used at different elementary grades.

How do good readers analyze and interpret literature? In their book Notice and Note, Kylene Beers and Robert Probst provide strategies for attending to an author's craft and analyzing purpose in fiction. This module will give an introduction to Notice and Note for fiction text.

What specific skills and strategies are required when reading nonfiction? In their book Reading Nonfiction, Kylene Beers and Robert Probst help teachers define nonfiction, learn its specific challenges and rewards for students, and apply strategies for attending unpacking meaning and evaluating sources. Use the resources below to get an introduction to Notice and Note Signposts and Strategies for nonfiction texts.

Are you looking for a way to increase mathematical discourse in your classroom? Looking for a strategy to encourage mathematical thinking and not just rote computation? Learn more about Math Talks in this module and how you can use them in your classroom to do just that!

Seesaw has been selected as our elementary Learning Management System for instructional delivery and home communication. Seesaw is a tool for engaging students in interactive multimedia assignments, allows for multimedia feedback to students and grading based on skills. Seesaw allows for keeping families in the loop on learning and is available as a web app (for Chromebook use) and also has Android and iOS apps for ease of access. This course is organized into 2 different sections to support your learning with up to 3 hours if you participate in all sections.

You can't do that in Docs! If you have ever made this claim, you may not be taking advantage of everything Docs can do. Built into Docs is Google Drawings, a tool that can add more features and make Docs more interactive. See how you and your students can use the integrated Drawings option in Docs to add playable videos, insert text boxes, add captions to images, embed graphic organizers, add interactive activities, provide a whiteboard area for student work, and more.

Wondering how to teach students to infer theme from literary text? Check out this module for ideas to teach this Common Core Standard.

MODULE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN SOON! Anyone can run a simple Google search, but most of us only use a tiny fraction of the power of this amazing tool! Learn how to unlock the power in Google's search tool on your way to becoming a Power Searcher. You'll learn all the tricks to narrow down your search results and find exactly what you want.

Learn about phenomena as the context for the scientist and the engineer and how we can utilize phenomena in a Next Generation-aligned classroom to engage students.

Look closely at the texts you use with students and explore ideas for classroom conversations that support students with tackling these texts. You will need a copy of Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note to participate in this module.

Examine classroom snapshots for instructional moves that develop students into close readers.

Examine classroom snapshots for "teaching moves" during close reading lessons.

STEM is an acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. However, a STEM lesson is much more than just a lesson that includes some of these disciplines. True STEM lessons involve students working through the design process in collaborative teams in order to meet a challenge. These lessons are truly integrated instruction. Gain an introduction to STEM lessons through this module.