Department of Technology PD Offerings

Digital Learning Professional Development Link to this section

The Digital Learning Team, part of SFUSD's Department of Technology, leads professional learning, coaching, program development, and content creation centered on technology-enabled 21st-century learning. We enable educators to leverage technology for equity of opportunity, towards SFUSDs goals of disrupting systemic inequalities through a culturally responsive and anti-racist approach that supports the district's Vision, Values, Goals, and Guardrails

Earn while you learn! For teachers and paraprofessionals who attend sessions after their contractual hours, these sessions can count towards your 18 FWEA paid, professional development hours, as long as you receive approval from your site administrator. For DLeaF teacher-leaders, you may claim up to 12 hours of session attendance towards your DLeaF Opportunities compensation, instead.

Fall 2024 Digital Learning PD Sessions Link to this section

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DEC. 11th (3:30-4:30 PM) - SEESAW: Building Powerful Writers with Little p*ARTS

Session Description

How do you build good writing habits over time? Where does the foundation of a sentence begin? With Little p*ARTS, students master the parts of a sentence or a paragraph, while building writing stamina and fluency over time. This EduProtocol not only helps students become great writers but also become masters of parts of speech. Using it with Seesaw makes it even better; building both written and oral language.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Language Arts

SFUSD Goal 3: 3rd grade literacy

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PD Session Recordings Link to this section

DoT: Google Tools & Tricks for the Busy Educator!

 

Session Description

Learn how to filter your email and effective use the search function in Gmail, explore tools to organize your Google Drive, find out ways to more effectively use Google Sheets.
Try out the tools you feel would be most beneficial to you!

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Productivity

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

**Recording Coming Soon!** - Your New Best Friend for Managing Assessment with Early Learners

Session Description

Experience Seesaw's multi-media tools, plus its folders, skills-labeling, and scoring, to help you capture, organize, and monitor student progress, including with the DRDP.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Assessment & Grading

SFUSD Goal 3: 3rd Grade Literacy

Self-Paced Sessions Link to this section

The sessions below are asynchronous self-paced courses you can take anytime, not scheduled live sessions.

KQED: Analyzing Media Messages: Bias, Motivation and Production Choices

Session Description

With the explosion of the kinds of media now available, teaching students how to critically read media is more important than ever. Learn how media messages are built not just through scripts but production choices like framing and music and how these choices influence our interpretation and actions. This media literacy course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Literacy

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Evaluating Online Sources: Checking Facts and Identifying Misinformation

Session Description

Prepare your students to be savvy online researchers by giving them the tools they need to distinguish facts from misinformation. Gain confidence and resources for teaching how to evaluate information and spot unreliable sources. This media literacy course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Literacy

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Evaluating Online Tools for Classroom Use

Session Description

Student data privacy laws can be confusing. In this course, you will learn how to navigate your responsibilities as an educator and discover what to look for when choosing digital tools that will work for you and your district. This course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED. 

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Digital Learning Basics

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Implementing and Assessing Student Audio Projects

Session Description

Learn how to implement and assess audio projects that empower your students to share their learning, tell their stories and creatively express ideas. This course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Making (Students)

SFUSD Goal: College & Career

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KQED: Implementing and Assessing Student Graphics Projects

Session Description

Learn how to implement and assess graphics-based media projects that empower your students to creatively communicate their learning and their experiences. This course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Making (Students)

SFUSD Goal: College & Career

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KQED: Implementing and Assessing Student Video Projects

Session Description

Learn how to implement and assess video projects that empower your students to creatively communicate their learning and their experience. This course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Making (Students)

SFUSD Goal: College & Career

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KQED: Inspire Creative Science Communication with Media Projects

Session Description

Unlock your students’ creative potential by incorporating the essential skill of science communication through media-making in your classroom.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: STEM

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Making Audio to Inspire Learning

Session Description

Bring audio storytelling into your classroom to enhance instruction, support learning and gain the confidence to lead audio projects with your students. This media literacy course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Making (Students)

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Making Infographics to Inspire Learning

Session Description

The language of visual design offers a powerful way to engage students. Here you’ll learn to represent complex ideas, information and data in compelling infographics and develop the confidence to enrich your teaching with new media skills. This media literacy course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Making (Students)

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Making Photo Essays to Inspire Learning

Session Description

Photo essays are great entry points for media makers of all ages. In this course, you will learn the principles of photo essay production, make a photo essay and a lesson plan that you can use right away.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Making (Students)

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Making Video to Inspire Learning

Session Description

Get started making videos for instruction and gain the confidence to lead video projects with your students. This media literacy course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Media Making (Students)

SFUSD Goal: Guardrail 3: Curriculum & Instruction

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KQED: Understanding Copyright for Educators

Session Description

Wondering when it's ok to reuse or remix other people's work or media in the classroom? Help yourself and your students understand how to respect other creators when using and making media. This media literacy course is provided to you FREE from public media station KQED.

Digital Learning Topic/Category: Digital Learning Basics

SFUSD Goal: College & Career 

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Spring 2025 Digital Learning PD Sessions Link to this section

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This page was last updated on December 4, 2024