A zip line is a way to glide from one point to another while hanging from a cable. Design and create a zip line that is safe for a hard-boiled egg. After designing a safety egg harness, connect the harness to fishing line or wire connected between two chairs of different heights using a paper clip. Learn to improve your zip line based on data. Attach a motion sensor at the bottom of your zip line and display a graph to show how smooth a ride your egg had!

Public media stations across California have banded together to package a comprehensive set of broadcast and digital resources for teachers, students, and families for at-home learning. Drawing on our most popular offerings to teachers and families this past spring we've built more educational resources for meaningful teaching and learning in distance and digital environments. These award-winning and teacher-tested resources include professional development to help teachers pivot to distance learning and standards-aligned lesson plans and educational media that keep students engaged and learning.

In this episode on Building Resilient Ecosystems for Education, Dr. Caroline Levander, who views university campuses as places of passion and dynamism, will provide insight into her roles as a university leader and scholar, and discuss the nuts and bolts of building community in higher education. A new virtual interview series from LabXchange at Harvard University, The Xchange showcases the diverse roles, projects, and initiatives that make up the intersecting fields of science, education, and health. Hosted by LabXchange Faculty Director Robert Lue, our first season features a range of perspectives on the impact of COVID-19.

Explore ways develop multiple communication loops for staying connected with students, parents, and caregivers for digital learning. The educator develops consistent and culturally responsive communications to provide individualized communication to learners and families, and support and updates to the classroom community.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Educator utilizes a needs assessment to understand learners’ access to and use of technology for digital learning. This is the first of five micro-credentials in the “Transitioning to Digital Learning” stack. It is encouraged that the micro-credentials in this stack are earned in sequence, as each skill builds on the previous one in the stack. Learners will create or adapt an existing technology needs assessment to gather data on their classroom learners’ access to and use of technology. The educator analyzes the results to inform the design of digital learning.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

The educator designs synchronous and asynchronous instruction for learners that utilizes the needs assessment data and virtual desk; the instruction takes into account the needs of all stakeholders through scheduling and community agreements. The educator designs synchronous and asynchronous instruction for learners that utilizes the needs assessment data and virtual desk; the instruction takes into account the needs of all stakeholders through scheduling and community agreements.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Educator develops an ecosystem for managing learning and resources for digital learning. This is the second of five micro-credentials in the “Transitioning to Digital Learning” stack. It is encouraged that the micro-credentials in this stack are earned in sequence, as each skill builds on the previous one in the stack. The educator selects and organizes a virtual desk to support equitable access to materials and promote two-way communication.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

The educator evaluates the effectiveness of digital learning to support all learners, reflects on their practice, and uses the data to develop SMART goals and pursue relevant professional learning opportunities for continuous improvement. The educator evaluates the effectiveness of digital learning to support all learners, reflects on their practice, and uses the data to develop SMART goals and pursue relevant professional learning opportunities for continuous improvement.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Explore powerful tools for creating online classroom spaces and meaningful blended and remote learning experiences. Explore powerful tools for creating online classroom spaces and meaningful blended and remote learning experiences.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

The coach reexamines their methods of communication for those they coach and hones their abilities to give feedback. As a coach, you have to be aware of your own communication style while supporting educators with different communication styles. Our communication styles determine how we offer support to our educators and how educators receive support

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Blended learning lesson plans for primary aged students to investigate butterflies and the butterfly life cycle. Great to use during small group/ guided reading time. 

Teachers will examine different types of flexible learning formats that can be used to deliver instruction with technology. Teachers will learn how to use playlists, choice boards, or create their own flexible learning format. The teacher will describe flexible learning and its impact on teaching and learning. , The teacher will identify flexible learning strategies that I can implement to be responsive to students' unique individual needs and promote student agency and active learning.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Teaching in a Hybrid Learning environment is a new experience for educators across the country. We at Digital Promise are thinking creatively about how to support educators that find themselves in this new teaching and learning experience. To meet the needs of students and educators, we have designed this micro-credential experience to provide the framework, philosophy, and strategies needed to succeed and create high-quality learning experiences. As an educator leading a hybrid learning environment, it is important to have a clear vision and understanding of high-quality hybrid learning that identifies and makes the best use of online, face-to-face, and independent learning experiences. The development of a clear vision and quality models allows students to maintain high-quality engagement while educators maintain a sustainable practice.

Approximate time to complete this course is 4 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Content specific and supporting materials and resources for online and blended learning are critical to meet the differing learning styles of today's learners. In this session, multiple sources of free multimedia resources will be shown as well as demonstrations of how to embed these resources into popular learning management systems and web tools.

Creating the perfect recipe for a blended learning environment can be a tricky balance. Join us as we discuss key ingredients for the blend of digital content and activity with face-to-face content and activity. We'll also share some of our favorite webtools to use in blended learning

In this course, you’ll learn about the station rotation model and how it supports personalized learning for students. You'll get strategies to design and implement station-based learning experiences to meet individual student needs. The learner will understand the purpose and components of the station rotation model. The learner will explore best practices for designing and implementing the station rotation model.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Tips and best practices for educators teaching via video conferencing. The information includes strategies for starting a lesson, engaging participants, technical tips, and additional tools and possibilities for remote teaching.