Category Archives: Institute for Emancipatory Education

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Engagement Tools for the K-8 Classrooms”

Shannon Tabaldo – Twitter: @TabaldoOnTech – Director of the Innovation in Digital Education & Leadership (iDEAL) Institute at Loyola Marymount University, led this conversation:

This interactive and dynamic session will highlight tools and best practices to increase engagement in the K-8 online classrooms. These tools will lend themselves nicely to the physical classroom upon our return to school campuses.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades K-8.  The slides from this webinar are available on Google Drive.  Additional resources are available on Google Drive

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

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K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “There’s An EduProtocol For That (Featuring #MathReps)”

Lisa Nowakowski – Twitter: @NowaTechie – 5th-Grade teacher at King City Arts Magnet School, led this conversation:

Participants will be introduced, and experience, the power of EduProtocols. EduProtocols are a powerful learning tool for all grades and subjects. In addition, participants will get a preview and experience with NEW Math Edition EduProtocols and MathReps.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 3-5.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Drive

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Engaging Emerging Multilinguals In An Online Setting”

Deedy Camarena – Twitter: @DeedyCamarena – Coordinator for English Language Development (ELD), Dual and World Languages in the Multilingual & Humanities Education Department at the Santa Clara County Office of Education, led this conversation:

Emerging Multilinguals have a set of needs that must be addressed when implementing distance learning in order to access to the curriculum. Purposeful and appropriate scaffolds and strategies will be presented along with a model lesson.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 6-12.  The slides and resources from this webinar are available via Google Drive

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Developing Classroom Community in Online Spaces through Humanizing Practices”

Betina Hsieh – Twitter: @ProfHsieh – Director and Professor of Teacher Education at the University of La Verne La Fetra College of Education, led this conversation:

This webinar focuses on how various online tools can be used to create and support a community in secondary and post-secondary classrooms within a framework of humanizing pedagogies. Participants will see examples of how various prompts, strategies and tools can help students to connect with one another and teachers to connect with their students in the goal of building towards a collective learning space.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 6-12.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Drive.

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Lessons Learned From Math Intervention at a Distance”

Jeremiah Ruesch – Twitter: @mathkaveli – Math Consultant in Kings County Office of Education, led this conversation:

The focus of the webinar will be the key points we learned in orchestrating a math intervention for K-8 students during the Covid-19 pandemic. From building a safe community at a distance to how to rustle kids together for a voluntary math intervention, this webinar will share our best practices from lessons learned.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades K-8.  The slides from this webinar are available on this Google site

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Writing Instruction & Support During Distance Learning”

Marisa Thompson – Twitter: @MarisaEThompson – Teacher, PD Instructor, Coach, Education Blogger and Speaker, led this conversation:

We all want our students to be effective communicators, especially in their writing. In our classrooms or teaching from home, we can strengthen students’ written communication using student-friendly materials and procedures.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 6-12.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Drive

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “All Pears On Deck In The Zoom Zoom Room”

Ed Campos – Twitter: @edcampOSjr – Consultant in Math/Educational Technology/Computer Science, led this conversation:

Tired of being sucked up in the Zoomnado each morning and then spit out as a Zoombie by the end of your day? Prevent from getting OZ’d (OverZoomed) by maximizing engagement, discourse, & collaboration using Peardeck, Zoom, and Google Slides. Welcome to the Zoom Zoom Room!

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 6-12.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Drive

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances.  Learn more about the academy at http://sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Synchronous & Asynchronous Tools for Distance Learning”

Brian Briggs – @bribriggs – Director of Innovation and Instructional Technology at Plumas Lake Elementary School District, led this conversation:

Come learn some tools for the classroom for Synchronous & Asynchronous learning. The webinar will cover the differences and some practical ideas when to use these tools in the classroom.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades K-8.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Drive

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances.  Learn more about the academy at http://sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Using Desmos Activity Builder for Live or Asynchronous Instruction and Assessment”

David Goulette, Math Teacher at Latino College Prep Academy, led this conversation:

Attendees will be given a guided tour of Desmos Activity Builder with interactive math examples that teachers can use as examples in their classroom (both online and in person). Shown will be how to create an activity, host the activity, and navigate the platform. Teachers will learn how they can facilitate student discussions, do “on-the-fly” formative assessment, and deliver effective content by pairing Desmos with Google Meet or Zoom.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 9-12.  Resources from this webinar are available on this Google Doc

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances.  Learn more about the academy at http://sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Explore – Explain – Apply in Distance Learning”

Lisa DeLapo – Twitter: @LisaTeachesTech – Director of Information & Instructional Technology in the Union School District, led this conversation:

No more glossy eyed stares back at you on your Zoom screen. Your students will have #FOMO when they learn from your Explore-Explain-Apply lessons. Blend synchronous and asynchronous mini lessons to build engagement and ultimately, long-lasting learning.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades K-12.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Drive

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances.  Learn more about the academy at http://sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Ed-Tech/UDL Mash-Up Online”

Lisa Berghoff – Twitter: @LisaBerghoff – Director of Instructional Technology at Highland Park High School, led this conversation:

We all have students who struggle in our physical classrooms. How can we help them when we are online? Learn about Universal Design for Learning and how to apply the framework with online tools.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 9-12.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Slides

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances.  Learn more about the academy at http://sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Rethinking Assessment for the Google Generation”

Emma B. Pass – Twitter: @emmabpass – English and Language Arts Teacher at PSD Global Academy, led this conversation:

Do you remember when our math teachers told us that we wouldn’t be carrying calculators in our pockets when we grew up? Today, we not only carry around calculators, but access to limitless information via our smartphones and Google. When students can quickly and easily look up almost any information (especially when learning from home), how can we best assess their understanding of a topic? In this session we will discuss the tools, tips, and best practices for formative and summative assessment in a remote learning environment.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 6-12.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Slides

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at http://sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Student Voice, Student Choice”

Lisa Nowakowski – Twitter: @NowaTechie – 5th-Grade teacher at King City Arts Magnet School, and Nancy Minicozzi – Twitter: @CoffeeNancy – Instructional Technology Coach at Beverly Hills High School, led this conversation:

Students have a lot to say. Let’s give them options on what they want to say and platforms where they can say it. We will offer digital and analog solutions that will work for students and teachers at all grades and skill levels.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades K-12.  The slides from this webinar are available via Google Slides

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at http://sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

K-12 Online Teaching Academy: “Leveraging YouTube for Distance Learning”

George Barcenas – Twitter: @mvsgbarcenas – Technology Coordinator at Bellevue Union School District, led this conversation:

In this session you will explore the vast collection of resources found on YouTube and start to curate your own playlists for your students. We will also look at how to deliver that content to our students in the best way possible. Video can be a powerful tool in the hands of teachers! Learn how we can do that with our students.

Intended audience: Those who teach grades 6-12.  The slides from this webinar are available at bit.ly/youtube2all

The SJSU Lurie College of Education has established this free K-12 Online Teaching Academy to support pre-service teacher candidates and current teachers to strengthen their online teaching skills and adapt to our current circumstances. Learn more about the academy at sjsu.edu/education/k12-academy

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!

Watch the Faces of Learning Student Researcher Panel

During the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters, a group of SJSU undergraduate student researchers met with students across campus to get a deeper understanding of their learning experiences and then utilized photography and narrative to shine a light on those students’ learning experiences.

Watch this virtual Student Researcher Panel to learn from those who were most involved in this project and visit http://sjsu.edu/education/faces to view their student-curated exhibition.

SJSU Faces of Learning Project | Meet Project Coordinator Briettny

The Lurie College Faces of Learning Project shines a light on SJSU students’ learning experiences – huge thanks to graduate student Briettny Curtner for sharing her experience with us!  When asked about what motivated her to participate, she said, “This project was my first hands-on experience with qualitative research. It provided the opportunity for me to support students, learn a methodology, and curate authentic representation of each Spartan who shared their learning story with us.”

Visit sjsu.edu/education/faces to view the student-curated photo exhibition and RSVP to attend our student panel on Thu., Apr. 30, at 12pm.

SJSU Lurie College of Educaiton Counselor Education Department Graduate Student Briettny Curtner

– Name: Briettny Curtner
– Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
– Year and Major / Minor: Second Year, Graduate Student / Education, Counseling and Student Personnel
– Fun Fact / Hobby: I have been to 13 states!
– What motivated you to participate in this project? This project was my first hands-on experience with qualitative research. It provided the opportunity for me to support students, learn a methodology, and curate authentic representation of each Spartan who shared their learning story with us.

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SJSU Faces of Learning Project | Meet Co-Researcher Isabel

The Faces of Learning Project is an arts-based research initiative designed to elicit student voices to provide insights into learning experiences at SJSU. Huge thanks to undergraduate student Isabel Rangel Hernandez for sharing her experience with us!  When asked what one of her biggest takeaways from the project was, she said “listening to other students’ stories and learning how different their experiences were.”

Visit sjsu.edu/education/faces to view the student-curated photo exhibition and RSVP to attend our student panel on Thu., Apr. 30, at 12pm.

SJSU Faces of Learning Isabel Rangel Herhandez

– Name: Isabel Rangel Hernandez
– Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
– Year and Major / Minor: 5th year, Child and Adolescent Development with a Preparation into teaching major
– Fun Fact / Hobby: I’ve been dancing Folklorico for over 10 years.
– What motivated you to participate in this project? I learned the process of conducting qualitative research: learning how to be respectful and authentic to my friends who are also the participant and how to honor their narrative and their experience.

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Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life.  Audio edited by Syney Ahmadian.

SJSU Faces of Learning Project | Meet Co-Researcher Edith

The Lurie College Faces of Learning Project shines a light on SJSU students’ learning experiences – huge thanks to undergraduate student Edith Urbano for sharing her experience with us!  When asked what she learned about herself during this project, she said “I really enjoyed hearing my fellow peers and other students’ stories.  As a fellow student myself, it was reassuring to know that we all go through the same struggles and experience our own little victories.”

Visit sjsu.edu/education/faces to view the student-curated photo exhibition and RSVP to attend our student panel on Thu., Apr. 30, at 12pm.

SJSU Faces of Learning Edith Urbano

– Name: Edith Urbano Ixta
– Pronouns: she/her
– Year and Major / Minor: Child and Adolescent Development major,  Sociology of Education minor
– Fun Fact / Hobby: Fun fact: I am left-handed. Hobby: I love going thrifting with my friends.
– What motivated you to participate in this project? I was motivated to be part of this project to bring the stories of students to life and put faces to the statistics that come from the school.

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Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life.  Audio edited by Syney Ahmadian.

SJSU Faces of Learning Project | Meet Co-Researcher Alberto

The Lurie College Faces of Learning Project shines a light on SJSU students’ learning experiences – huge thanks to undergraduate student Alberto Camacho for sharing his experience with us! When asked about what motivated him to participate, he said, “I firmly believe in the power of testimonio as a form of teaching. Testimonio brings in an entirely different perspective to the classroom by creating a community; similarly this project allows for Spartans to share their experience at SJSU and through Testimonio, create an even more welcoming community here on campus. ”

Visit sjsu.edu/education/faces to view the student-curated photo exhibition and RSVP to attend our student panel on Thu., Apr. 30, at 12pm.

SJSU Faces of Learning Alberto Camacho 2

– Name: Alberto Camacho
– Pronouns: El/He/Him/His
– Year and Major / Minor: Graduating 4th year / English Major — Chicana/o Studies Minor
– Fun Fact / Hobby: I dance Folkloriko with Grupo Luna y Sol de San José. — I love to write!
– What motivated you to participate in this project? I firmly believe in the power of testimonio as a form of teaching. Testimonio brings in an entirely different perspective to the classroom by creating a community; similarly this project allows for Spartans to share their experience at SJSU and through Testimonio, create an even more welcoming community here on campus.

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Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life.  Audio edited by Sydney Ahmadian.

SJSU Faces of Learning Project | Meet Co-Researcher Eliana

The Lurie College Faces of Learning Project shines a light on SJSU students’ learning experiences – huge thanks to undergraduate student Eliana Villafuerte for sharing her experience with us! When asked about what motivated her to participate, she said, “I really wanted to experience being in a research team. While also being part of a cause to help spread and let others around the community hear student voices.”

Visit sjsu.edu/education/faces to view the student-curated photo exhibition and RSVP to attend our student panel on Thu., Apr. 30, at 12pm.

SJSU Faces of Learning Eliana Villafuerte

– Name: Eliana Villafuerte
– Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
– Year and Major / Minor: 4th year, Linguistics major, Chicana/o Studies minor
– Fun Fact / Hobby: I love doing my makeup, and experimenting with different color eyeshadows
– What motivated you to participate in this project? I really wanted to experience being in a research team. While also being part of a cause to help spread and let others around the community hear student voices.

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Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life.  Audio edited by Sydney Ahmadian.

SJSU Faces of Learning Project | Meet Co-Researcher Octavio

The Lurie College Faces of Learning Project shines a light on SJSU students’ learning experiences – huge thanks to undergraduate student Octavio Martinez for sharing his experience with us! When asked about what motivated him to participate, he said, “I love getting to know people and understanding what makes them function the way they do. What at their core makes them, them. This project opens the opportunity for that.”

Visit sjsu.edu/education/faces to view the student-curated photo exhibition and RSVP to attend our student panel on Thu., Apr. 30, at 12pm.

SJSU Faces of Learning Octavio Martinez

– Name: Octavio Martinez
– Year and Major / Minor: Senior, Design Studies major, Human Systems Integration minor
– Hobby: A fun hobby that I like to partake in is Muay-Thai fighting
– What motivated you to participate in this project? I love getting to know people and understanding what makes them function the
way they do. What at their core makes them, them. This project opens the opportunity for that.

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SJSU Faces of Learning Project | Meet Co-Researcher Dalia

The Lurie College Faces of Learning Project shines a light on SJSU students’ learning experiences – huge thanks to undergraduate student Dalia Hernandez for sharing her experience with us!  When asked what she learned from this project, she said, “What I learned from this project is how diverse everyone’s experience is.  Whether it’s because of their background or because of their major, everybody had a different experience here [at San Jose State University].”

Visit sjsu.edu/education/faces to view the student-curated photo exhibition and RSVP to attend our student panel on Thu., Apr. 30, at 12pm.

SJSU Faces of Learning Dalia Hernandez

– Name: Dalia Hernandez
– Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
– Year and Major / Minor: Senior, Behavioral Science major, Applied
Computing for Behavioral and Social Science (ACBSS) minor
– Fun Fact / Hobby: Fun fact is that I visited two new states last year which were Tennessee and New York.
– What motivated you to participate in this project? What motivated me was an eagerness to gain research experience and participate in advocating for student voices. This project gave me the chance to learn about different perspectives that each student has and gave me a chance to capture and share it.

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What do you envision the future of learning will include?

SJSU Lurie College of Education Future of Learning Summit Irene Castillon

Listen to Irene Castillón, Assistant Principal/History Teacher at Cristo Rey San José Jesuit High School and SJSU Lurie College of Education alumni, discuss disrupting systemic barriers in education during her speech at the SJSU Lurie College Future of Learning Summit!  To learn more about the Future of Learning Initiative, visit sjsu.edu/education/fli and the #SJSUFutureLearn hashtag thread on Twitter.

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Audio recorded by the SJSU Student Union Theater and edited by Brian Cheung Dooley and Katelyn Zamarron.

What do you envision the future of learning will include?

SJSU Lurie College of Education Future of Learning Summit Valerie Lundy-Wagner

Listen to Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research and Data Analytics for the California Community Colleges, discuss who deserves to learn during her speech at the SJSU Lurie College Future of Learning Summit!  To learn more about the Future of Learning Initiative, visit sjsu.edu/education/fli and the #SJSUFutureLearn hashtag thread on Twitter.

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Audio recorded by the SJSU Student Union Theater and edited by Brian Cheung Dooley and Katelyn Zamarron.

What do you envision the future of learning will include?

SJSU Future of Learning Summit Christopher Cabaldon Sacramento State

Listen to Christopher Cabaldon, Hazel Cramer Endowed Chair and Professor of Public Policy & Administration at Sacramento State University, discuss the future of people, defining learning, and more at the SJSU Lurie College of Education’s Future of Learning Summit!  To learn more about the Future of Learning Initiative, visit sjsu.edu/education/fli and the #SJSUFutureLearn hashtag thread on Twitter.

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Audio recorded by the SJSU Student Union Theater and edited by Brian Cheung Dooley and Katelyn Zamarron.