October & November Lunch & Learns Schedule

I hope that Lunch & Learns will be something that you find valuable in helping you grow in your use of technology. As we get this underway, please check the schedule and see if there are any that you would like to attend. These are 100% optional. I hope you will see and find value in them. To RSVP for them, please visit this form.

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October 25th - Don't Be Scarred of Your Email - Take Control of Your Inbox
October 27th - There's Nothing Scary about your Drive - Tips for Organizing Google Drive
November 1st - Let's Talk about Tech - Tech Integration with TPACK and SAMR
November 3rd - Coffee Talk - What Do We Really Want Students to Learn?
November 10th - Deeper Dive - Swimming in Google Docs
November 17th - Let's Talk Turkey - G-Suite vs. Microsoft Office
November 22nd - Maximize - Getting More from G-Suite
November 29th - Informing Your Teaching - Formative Assessment in Your Classroom
December 1st - A Place to Share - Teacher Webpages with the New Website

If you have any suggestions for future topics, be sure to let me know here!

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