Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Greater Good Science Center

 

Teaching and Learning for the Greater Good

This beginner-level course will cover the science behind social-emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness and how to weave it into our schools to help teachers put student and educator well-being at the center of the teaching and learning experience—and, in the process, begin creating a kinder, more compassionate world.

More specifically, this course will offer cutting-edge, science-based practices that cultivate:

Kindness and Cooperation in Schools

  • Exploring the potential of human beings for kindness, connection, and cooperation and what this means for schools

School Belonging

  • Using the science of trust and belonging to help educators support their school community (whether in-person or online)

Educator Self-Care

  • Clarifying a personal sense of purpose and building emotional resilience

Student Well-Being and Positive School Climate

  • Applying the science of empathy, compassion, and gratitude to foster greater student and school community well-being

Sign up for this course today! 

UC Berkeley

 

 

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

SMASH Academy

SMASH Academy is a three-year, intensive and holistic STEM residential college prep program that empowers students to deepen their talents and pursue STEM careers.

SMASH Academy will be virtual for 2021.

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SMASH empowers our scholars to be agents of change through a long term project-based learning program to critically analyze problems facing their communities and create STEM based solutions utilizing a design thinking framework.

Eliminating the barriers facing Black, Latinx, and Native American students who have the desire to enter STEM and computing professions has the potential to meet the projected demand for STEM workers in our future workforce, while broadening the economic opportunities of underrepresented communities of color.

SMASH Academy

High School (9th - 12th)

Our 3 year, intensive STEM focused college prep program that empowers students to deepen their talents and pursue STEM careers. For 4 – 5 weeks every summer, scholars are immersed in tuition-free studies in partnership with leading universities throughout the country.

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Sunday, March 21, 2021

MasterClass

 MasterClass is an online education library filled with exclusive courses taught by geniuses in their field. Every course has a series of video lessons – all incredibly high quality and all packed full of genuine insights from the world’s best at what they do. Each course has a theme, with about 20-25 video lessons. They also include digital workbooks and community activities. You can squeeze them in during lunch, on a commute, during a stretch break, or binge them while working out or on the couch!

Classes range anywhere from 2-5 hours and each class is made up of several lessons that range from 5-25 minutes in length – some classes may have longer lessons. You can watch and re-watch at any time.

  • Each course has a downloadable PDF workbook to supplement the videos
  • Get feedback from fellow students in the MasterClass student groups that you can use to exchange feedback and discuss the lessons.
  • Complete classes at your own pace. Your access continues until you cancel your annual membership.
  • Download some videos for offline viewing with the iOS app. Stream them all through iOS, Fire TV, and Apple TV apps!

How much does MasterClass cost?

You get access to every single MasterClass for $180 for the year. The all you can stream subscription, includes any new classes and instructors added during the year.

MasterClass

MasterClass is an immersive online experience that offers access to genius by allowing anyone to take online classes with the world's best. Our instructors include Christina Aguilera, Serena Williams, James Patterson, and more. These video courses are 100% exclusive - MasterClass produces the courses directly with the instructors to capture exactly what the masters want to teach.

$180 per year

 

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Lausanne Learning

 

Engage Students. Empower Educators. Transform Schools.

Distance learning has taught us a lot. No matter where your school is right now - still doing distance learning, doing hybrid learning, or completely back in-person - we’ve all learned a lot about what is (and isn’t) important in education, what’s working, and what we need as educators to…do our jobs. 

What We've learned (So Far!) From Distance Learning

Math education is crucial for students, but how can you teach math concepts in a distance learning or hybrid learning setting? We’re here to help! We’ll be gathering math educators to share their best tips, tricks, tech, and ideas for teaching math. Get this conference on demand!

 

Lausanne Learning

1381 West Massey Road
Memphis, TN 38117
901.860.1946

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