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MESD Digital Learning News

August 2023

MESD Digital Learning News August 2023

Welcome!

Welcome to the MESD Digital Learning Newsletter! This monthly newsletter includes resources and information to support digital learning in the classroom to empower students to become active critical thinkers, creators and responsible digital citizens.


This month's newsletter includes:

  • Multnomah County Library Educator Workshops
  • Portland Area Museums Free Educator Tours
  • Back to School Lessons with Google Applied Digital Learning
  • New Feature: Monthly UDL Resources
  • AI Resources
  • Monthly Tech Highlight: Eduaide.Ai


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Multnomah County Library: Upcoming Educator Workshops Multnomah County Library: Upcoming Educator Workshops

Educator Workshop: Engaging Books for Diverse Readers K-8

Educator Workshop: Engaging Books for Diverse Readers K-8

Looking for new, diverse fiction, and informative books that will captivate your students? Through short booktalks and "show & tell" displays, School Corps librarians will highlight a rich selection of materials celebrated for their inclusivity and fresh perspectives.

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Educator Workshop Indigenous Books and Resources for K-8 Students

Educator Workshop Indigenous Books and Resources for K-8 Students

Are you in need of resources to help you teach Tribal History/Shared History? In this workshop, Multnomah County Library Indigenous Program Specialist Ekatrina Sotomayor and her School Corps colleagues will share reliable resources and books that highlight the voices of Native and Indigenous people both past and present.

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Portland Area Museums Educator Tours: Free Admission Portland Area Museums Educator Tours: Free Admission

Free Admission Weeks for Educators at Portland Cultural Attractions

Free Admission Weeks for Educators at Portland Cultural Attractions

From July 31-August 13, educators can visit nine Portland cultural attractions for free as well as take part in educator-focused events and tours.

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Google Applied Digital Learning: Back to School Lessons Google Applied Digital Learning: Back to School Lessons

Back to School 2023

Back to School 2023

Kick off the school year with lessons that help students express themselves, build relationships, and stay organized while learning new technology skills.

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Monthly UDL Resources Monthly UDL Resources

Two Highlighted Tech Tools to Remove Barriers:

Vocaroo and Mote These are two great ways to add voice recordings to materials to support learner variability and remove/reduce barriers.

Strategy Instruction

Strategy instruction can promote expert learning, support executive functioning, and enhance student capacity for monitoring progress-see the link below to learn more.

What Is Strategy Instruction?

What Is Strategy Instruction?

Strategy instruction equips students with strategies to acquire, remember, and express information.

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Build Community and Self-Awareness

Empower students on their journey to self-awareness and build community with this great slidedeck of thought-provoking conversation starters from Catlin Tucker.

[Resource] Start Class with Community Building Conversations

[Resource] Start Class with Community Building Conversations

Conversation Starters Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker | @CatlinTucker | CatlinTucker.com Building and Maintaining Community In-class and Online

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AI Resources AI Resources

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AI in Education: What Educators Need to Know

AI in Education: What Educators Need to Know

The capabilities of artificial intelligence have skyrocketed in the last year, along with questions , concerns , ideas , and many requests ...

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How Schools Are Coaching - or Coaxing - Teachers to Use ChatGPT - EdSurge News

How Schools Are Coaching - or Coaxing - Teachers to Use ChatGPT - EdSurge News

"If educators can reclaim their time by using generative AI to do the mundane tasks, they can get back to doing some of the fun stuff that made them ...

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Monthly Tech Highlight: Eduaide.Ai Monthly Tech Highlight: Eduaide.Ai

Ai-Assisted

Ai-Assisted

Eduaide.Ai empowers educators by providing a set of tools to express their creativity, cultivate their expertise, and align planning with what works for their students. Eduaide is a transparent and principled means to integrate an AI assistant into your lesson planning workflow.

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Eduaide - AI for Teachers
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