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 * =**Below you will find information on upcoming webinars and workshops:**=

Hanging In: Working with Challenging Students
Thursday, January 30, 2014, 3:00 p.m. eastern time Register now!

Every school has its challenging students. In this webinar you'll learn how to focus on individual students and build on those efforts to enrich your team's capacity to hang in with many students. Benson will also be presenting on this topic at the 69th ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit Show in Los Angeles, Calif., on Monday, March 17. Learn more and register at www.ascd.org/annualconference.

=**25 Ideas about Online Learning in 25 Minutes **= In this webinar, a panel of experts in online learning will share a wealth of bright ideas about how to implement and maintain successful full-time and blended online learning programs. From how to hire online teachers, to implementation and on boarding of students, to what outcomes to expect, our panel of experts have seen it all and are excited to share their lessons learned. Click Here to Register
 * Free Webinar: Wednesday, March 13, 2:00PM EST **
 * This webinar will include: **
 * Lessons learned when implementing an online program
 * Planning and strategy, including how to pick your curriculum
 * How to set the right culture and environment to be successful
 * How to select and train teachers, administrators, and mentors
 * What outcomes to expect from your online students

2013 TechWorking Showcase
March 7, 2013 Chest-Nut Ridge Ballroom in Blairsville, PA Registrations is Free and required by February 21, 2013 For more information and registration, go to: @https://sites.google.com/a/b-ssd.org/techworking/home

Discovery Education Streaming Pennsylvania Webinar Series
Teaching and Learning with Digital Resources


 * **Each Webinar is one hour and begins at 4:30 EST**
 * **Cost is FREE**
 * **You only need a computer with internet connection to attend**
 * **A certificate of attendance will be provided to all attendees**
 * **Register at** ** http://links.discoveryeducation.com/DEPAWebSeries2013 **

More Free Discovery Education Webinars
@http://webinars.discoveryeducation.com/

=eSchool News (Grant Seeking Advice)= Click to download the eSchool News report outlining grant application strategies

=Free Whiteboard Webinar (Tuesday, June 5th) - Completed = Click Here to Register - Teacher Learning Community Registration Space is Limited
 * More Interactive Sites for Your Interactive Whiteboard
 * Free resources that are perfect for your whiteboard

=Simple K12 "Day of Learning" Free Webinar (Wednesday, May 30th) - Completed = Click Here to Register - Teacher Learning Community Registration Space is Limited
 * Webinars:**
 * Inform Your Instruction with Tech-Based Formative Assessments
 * Google Forms and Tablets: Collecting Data on the Fly
 * Are Your Students Organizationally Challenged? The Web Can Help!
 * An Alternative Way to Assess and Review
 * Create Interactive Videos for Flipping Your Class
 * Top 10 Tech Skills that Teachers Should Have
 * Using Twitter Hashtags to Learn

=Discovery Education Training (Free) - Completed =
 * Seneca Valley High School
 * Saturday, March 31st from 8:30am-3:30pm
 * Free Breakfast
 * Register Online at @http://links.discoveryeducation.com/westernPA12


 * "Web Tool Smackdown" - Online Webinar (Free) - Completed **
 * Thursday, March 15 from 2:30-3:00
 * Fast-paced showcase of free web tools
 * Join online at http://simplek12.com/tlc/webinars/#web

= "Make Thinking Visible with the Flipped Classroom Model" - Free Online Webinar - Completed = Archived Webinar: @http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/21/make-thinking-visible-3/2/?
 * Wednesday, April 4 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
 * Learn how to make thinking visible
 * Discover the steps to get ready to shift to The Flip
 * Learn what not to do when getting started with the Flipped Classroom model
 * See how a Flipped Classroom actually saves teachers time
 * Find out how to anticipate and mitigate parent concerns
 * Register online at []

=**Online Education Conference, April 25-26 - Free Online Webinars -** Completed =
 * **22 half hour to one hour webinars**
 * **Example Sessions:**
 * **Session 1: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT**__Go From Overwhelmed to Organized with 6 Free Web Tools.__ Presented by: Jayme Linton
 * **Sess****ion 3: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:30 AM - 11 AM EDT** __10 Tips & Ideas for Using Google Plus with Learners.__ Presented by: Shelly Terrell
 * **Session 4: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 11:30 AM - 12 PM EDT** __Publish a Book as a Class Project.__ Presented by: Susan Daffron
 * **Session 5: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:30 PM - 2 PM EDT** __Using Your iPad to Make Movies on the Go!__ Presented by: Tia Simmons
 * **Session 6: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 2:30 PM - 3 PM EDT** __Picture This: Grabbing Attention with Talking Pictures.__ Presented by: Carol Nelson
 * **And many more**.
 * **For more information and registration, go to [|http://simplek12.com/tlc/webinars/#virtual]. It is free!**

Teacher Learning Community - iPad Day of Learning (Free Webinars), May 15, 2012 - Completed

 * Webinars**:

Click Here to Register - Teacher Learning Community Registration
 * 20 Free iPad Apps Educators Can't Live Without
 * Easily Create Detailed Classroom Observations with iPad Apps
 * iPad Applications for Math Intervention
 * Create Your Own eBook with iBooks Author

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