Educator Training for Online and Remote Instruction

Resources providing training for educators in the provision of online and remote instruction are available. Click on the individual titles below for program descriptions and contact information.
A variety of professional learning options are available at free or minimal costs for schools, districts, and teacher licensure programs: The Institute for Personalized Learning, a division of CESA 1, is offering a statewide catalog of courses to support learner-centered instructions, online and blended teaching, and support for teacher licensure programs. Access the statewide course information webpage for learning options. The DPI has created an Online and Blended Learning Grab and Go resource page to assist districts and higher education and licensing programs to support districts in any format of learning this school year. Resources will continually be updated. Institutes of higher education and licensure organizations will be provided information in early September about course access, program coaching, and planning to support pre-service and student teachers at no cost through the Institute for Personalized Learning and DPI staff. In addition, local CESA Instructional Technology staff are providing professional learning support on a variety of instructional technology, supports for online and blended learning, as well as virtual learning program planning in collaboration with the statewide resources, organized by the Institute for Personalized Learning, a division of CESA 1. For a list of CESA contacts, please see the chart on this page. All Wisconsin public, tribal and private schools serving students in high school grades are eligible to leverage the Institute for Personalized Learning, a Division of CESA 1. Private schools will have to work with their local public schools to purchase. For more information, contact: The DPI teleservice web page hosts the following content: For more information, contact: UDL Forward! supports Wisconsin educators’ use of Universal Design for Learning core competencies and technology resources as a means to provide effective remote and in-person learning experiences. UDL Forward! provides four intersecting options: The UDL Forward! project newsletter, Guides on the Side, shares monthly themes with related resources, tips, and Wisconsin stories to help move UDL Forward in Wisconsin! Subscribe to the monthly Guides on the Side. The new UDL Forward! web page has upcoming learning opportunities and details about our exciting October UDL Virtual Conference, Learning Design Labs, and the professional networking monthly discussions in the Community of Practice. The project is supported through regional CESA networks and CAST, the national technical assistance center for UDL. Each event in the schedule will have a link to register in order to receive access information (registration links coming soon!) 7:00 p.m.: September 14, September 21, and September 28 Noon: September 16, and September 23 7:00 a.m.: September 11, September 18, and September 25 UDL Virtual Conference: a week-long conference Oct 20-23 (2-3 hours LIVE each day; conference content available 24 hours). Virtual Conference details: UDL Forward! Virtual Conference Contact Jayne Bischoff with any questions. The DPI will offer a series of connected webinars for K-2 literacy leaders to deepen knowledge of Wisconsin’s standards for reading foundational skills (part of Wisconsin’s Standards for English Language Arts), including understanding and application of explicit systematic phonics instruction in out-of-school environments. Webinars will be offered live, recorded, and archived. Complete the form to register for the entire series. Registration is for the entire series; there is not a way to register for individual webinars. Registration is limited to 250 participants. Archived webinars will be available on the DPI Reading Foundational Skill web page. For more information, visit: Webinar Series about Early Literacy: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading Foundational Skills This project helps Wisconsin educators increase student and family autonomy in selecting and utilizing assistive technology (AT) tools to support access, engagement, and progress in virtual and distance learning. The project will help develop: Go to the DPI Assistive Technology web page to sign up to be a member of the stateside Assistive Technology Community of Practice and receive access to the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Learning Center Subscriptions, invitations to virtual CoP meetings, access to virtual technical assistance and coaching, and updates from a statewide Assistive Technology email list. Contact Molly Vierck for any questions. Local Education Agencies may receive support in providing high-quality, standards-aligned instruction in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in remote or hybrid learning scenarios through: Complete this short survey to let DPI know which opportunities you are interested in. Recorded trainings are available here. CESA 1 will be providing information for accessing the CESA-level trainings when ready. Coaching and support will be provided to approximately 21 to 24 LEAs (which can include private schools) statewide. For more considerations in making intentional choices about what engaging learning can look like in for alternate instruction - including home, community, distance learning, and modified school environments – visit out Learning in the Context of COVID-19: ELA, Literacy and Mathematics. When instruction time is particularly limited, identifying and teaching Priority Instructional Content in ELA and Mathematics allows systems to ensure students simultaneously learn grade-level content and unfinished learning from prior grades.UDL Forward! At-a-Glance
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Each webinar will be from 4 - 5 PM, CST