Summer 2020 Virtual Educators Workshop: K-14 Education during COVID-19 in the US and Abroad

Event Type

Professional Development

Sponsor

Sponsored by the University of Illinois Center for African Studies; Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Center for Global Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; European Union Center; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center; Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies and Illinois Global Institute.

Virtual

Date

Jul 28, 2020 - Jul 29, 2020   1:00 - 4:00 pm  

Cost

Free

Registration

https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/2321457

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K-14 Education during COVID-19 in the US and Abroad

A professional development workshop for K-12 and community college educators and librarians:

- Tuesday 7/28/20 & Wednesday 7/29/20

- 1:00 - 4:00 PM CDT

- Via Zoom. Zoom invitation link will be sent by email

- Register here https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/2321457 by Monday, July 27, 2020

The Illinois Global Institute area studies centers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign invite K-12 and community college educators and librarians to take part in a 2-day, 6-hour online professional development workshop: K-14 Education during COVID-19 in the U.S. and Abroad (https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/2321457).

The workshop will be held on Zoom on Tuesday, July 28 and Wednesday, July 29 from 1-4pm CDT. There is no cost to attend the workshop, but registration is required. Registrants will be sent the workshop Zoom link on Monday, July 27. Illinois K-12 educators are eligible to receive up to 6 ISBE Professional Development Hours (PDH). All participants will receive a certificate of completion.

The sessions will be presented by experienced K-12 teachers and University of Illinois faculty, and the topics will include online education methods and platforms; technology-enhanced language teaching; the impact of COVID-19 on education; online resources; and international approaches to education during the pandemic. 

Register here: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/2321457 by Monday, July 27^th, 2020.

AGENDA

TUE 7/28/20	TOPIC	TITLE
1:00- 1:25 pm 1:30- 1:55 pm	COVID-19 Impact on Education & Home Schooling	How COVID-19 affected classrooms around the world and teachers' collaborative projects
		How COVID-19 affected homeschooling settings
2:00 – 2:55 pm	Online Education Methods- Platforms	Online Education Tools for Engagement
3:00- 4:00 pm	Foreign Language teaching	Tips and Tools for Technology-enhanced Language Teaching
Wed 7/29/20	TOPIC	TITLE
1:00- 2:15 pm	International Educators Round Table	Different nations' approaches to teaching during COVID-19
2:15– 2:55 pm	Online Teaching Resources	Online Teaching Resources
3:00 – 4:00 pm	K-14 Educator Round Table: Teaching experience in the time of Covid-19.	Teaching experiences in the time of Covid-19

Questions may be directed to Alejandra Seufferheld (amsseu@illinois.edu) and Mike Yuchuan Shen (ycshen2@illinois.edu).