BOOK CLUBS ARE BACK!
Spring 2024
You are invited to join other SC educators to read and discuss books related to teaching and education. Here is how it works:
- Pick the book(s) you would like to read below
- Click the link to register for the discussion (Register before the deadline to get the book for FREE!)
- Read the book
- Join in the Zoom discussion
- EARN 3 PARTICIPATION HOURS (we will send you a certificate)
Tuesday, Feb.27th, 5:30pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Register by February 7th to receive the book for FREE!
One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University
Tuesday, March 26, 5:30pm
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Register by March 6th to receive the book for FREE!
Gatto’s radical treatise on public education, a New Society Publishers bestseller for 25 years, continues to bang the drum for an unshackling of children and learning from formal schooling. Now, in an ever-more-rapidly changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it’s poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years.
Tuesday, April 23, 5:30pm
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Register by April 4th to receive the book for FREE!
The Knowledge Gap isn’t just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong–it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed.
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ON-DEMAND WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
Webinars are hosted by Dr. Meredith Love and Dr. Matt Nelson.
When School Isn’t In School: The Successful Online Learner – Helping students excel at online learning CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Introduction to Project-Based Learning – Participants will learn the basics of project-based learning, focusing on how to create projects that increase student engagement, understanding of content, and development of success skills. CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Creating a College Going Culture – Participants will learn about schools in the state that have programs, courses, and events to promote college readiness, and create an action plan to implement this in their own classrooms and schools. CLICK HERE TO WATCH PART 1 CLICK HERE TO WATCH PART 2
Getting Ready to Apply: Two Webinars on the College Application Process – This set of 30 minute webinars covers the timeline for college application, the ways in which students can prepare for the process from middle school, and strategies to write an effective college application essay. Parents, students, and educators will find this information useful.
- Getting Ready to Go: Thinking About College Today CLICK HERE TO WATCH
- Making the Most of the College Essay CLICK HERE TO WATCH
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AND COMING SOON:
P20 Summit – Spring 2024