(2020) Do you want a free Zoom account, but don't have one? Zoom 100 is for you, as it is all about setting up an account. The plan is for you to leave with your account ready to go! Do you already have a Zoom account, but need help with setting up meetings and sending the information to students, families, and colleagues? In Zoom 200, we will provide the steps and opportunity to practice setting up meetings and sending meeting invitations from our own Zoom accounts.

(2020) With the worldwide impact of Covid-19 and the growing racial justice movement, relationships within the classroom are more important than ever. Whether you are seeking to rebuild connection with students following social distance, repair connection after a conflict, connect with new students or increase engagement, this interactive training will provide participants with an expansion to their relationship development toolbox. Participants will explore the impact of relational rupture and repair, process the impact of race and cultural identity and gain applicable strategies that develop, rebuild and repair relationships with students through social and emotional learning practices.

(2020) This workshop will focus on developing on-line rituals and strategies that help children feel engaged and “seen,” and ways to strengthen relationships with families, and with and between children. COVID-19 has interrupted educational routines, rituals, and crucially, in-person relationships. On-line teaching has been especially challenging in terms of engaging young children who learn experientially, and usually, in close physical proximity to others. Virtual teaching is complicated by a digital divide that leaves many families – like ones in the MEP student cohorts – without adequate access. Due to the pandemic, many best practices are not in our control, however our flexibility, welcoming rituals, engaging practices, and optimistic closures can surprisingly mitigate barriers and allow us to reach across the screen and connect with each child.