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1500: How to Incorporate Technology/PBS Learning Media
The How to Incorporate Technology in the Classroom with PBS Learning Media course is designed to help educators in PreK–12 settings to effectively integrate technology into their teaching practices using the vast array of free educational resources provided by PBS LearningMedia. The course aims to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to leverage digital media effectively, making their classroom instruction more relevant, engaging, and inclusive while fostering equitable learning opportunities for all students. The course "How to Incorporate Technology in the Classroom with PBS Learning Media" offers educators a comprehensive understanding of the platform and its features, guiding them through the registration process and setting up accounts for educators and students. Participants learn to navigate the extensive library of free educational resources while exploring the research-backed benefits of technology integration in education. They examine effective practices for incorporating digital media into lesson plans, adapting teaching methods to create meaningful learning experiences with digital resources. The course emphasizes leveraging PBS LearningMedia's diverse content to design engaging lessons, utilizing multimedia creation tools, and integrating interactive elements and assessments into lessons. Educators are encouraged to identify and select resources representing diverse perspectives and cultures, ensuring inclusivity and representation in learning materials.
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7/1/2026
12:00 AM
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This MPB Mathematics course, a 4-week, fully asynchronous course designed for flexible, self-paced learning, offers an in-depth exploration of the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs). Participants will not only deepen their theoretical understanding of these standards but will also collaboratively discuss and apply strategies for integrating the SMPs across all levels, from Middle Elementary through Algebra 1. The course emphasizes a practical approach, utilizing Project-Based Learning (PBL) to ensure participants can immediately learn and apply core concepts in their own teaching practice.
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Start date 8/12/2026 End date 09/09/2026
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All teachers want to see their students be successful throughout the year and on year-end assessments. In their success, we can celebrate that learning has occurred, which is the ultimate goal in education! The primary focus when it comes to the year-end assessment of our students in Mississippi is the Mississippi Assessment Program (MAP). In this workshop, participants will learn to access, understand, and interpret available MAP English and Language Arts resources. Instruction and resources will be provided to help participants be able to better prepare their students for answering closed-ended, open-ended, and performance task items by developing, adjusting, and evaluating lessons, units, and assessments to be comparable to MAP testing. Finally, participants will be given instruction on how to locate and synthesize various text forms and genres and be provided with multiple suggestions for differentiating instruction in the ELA classroom.
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Start date 8/12/2026 End date 09/09/2026
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This asynchronous, four-week course (30 hours of student engagement) is designed for K–12 classroom teachers who share a responsibility for helping students become successful writers across all subject areas. Writing supports students in developing critical and creative thinking skills and deepens learning in every discipline. This course will assist educators in developing effective techniques to teach and assess writing across the curriculum.
Participants will explore how to use writing as a learning tool in all content areas, how writing strengthens critical thinking skills, and how to integrate technology to enhance content-area writing instruction. The course also emphasizes practical evaluation methods for assessing student writing and providing meaningful feedback that supports growth.
Through videos, readings, interactive learning activities, reflective exercises, and structured discussion components, educators will engage in both independent and collaborative learning experiences. By the end of the course, participants will leave with practical strategies to incorporate writing across disciplines, assess student writing effectively, and strengthen overall student achievement through intentional writing instruction.
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Start date 8/12/2026 End date 09/09/2026
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30 seats
1500: How to Incorporate Technology/PBS Learning Media
The How to Incorporate Technology in the Classroom with PBS Learning Media course is designed to help educators in PreK–12 settings to effectively integrate technology into their teaching practices using the vast array of free educational resources provided by PBS LearningMedia. The course aims to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to leverage digital media effectively, making their classroom instruction more relevant, engaging, and inclusive while fostering equitable learning opportunities for all students. The course "How to Incorporate Technology in the Classroom with PBS Learning Media" offers educators a comprehensive understanding of the platform and its features, guiding them through the registration process and setting up accounts for educators and students. Participants learn to navigate the extensive library of free educational resources while exploring the research-backed benefits of technology integration in education. They examine effective practices for incorporating digital media into lesson plans, adapting teaching methods to create meaningful learning experiences with digital resources. The course emphasizes leveraging PBS LearningMedia's diverse content to design engaging lessons, utilizing multimedia creation tools, and integrating interactive elements and assessments into lessons. Educators are encouraged to identify and select resources representing diverse perspectives and cultures, ensuring inclusivity and representation in learning materials.
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7/1/2026
12:00 AM
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30 seats
Welcome to your future classroom! In this asynchronous, four-week course (30 hours of student engagement), you’ll explore how artificial intelligence (AI) shows up in everyday life and education, understand foundational concepts, and get hands-on practice using AI tools that can save you time, enhance instruction, and spark creativity. You’ll also lead discussions on ethics, bias, and data privacy. By the end, you’ll walk away with confidence in AI and a concrete action plan for bringing AI literacy to your students.
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Start date 8/12/2026 End date 09/09/2026
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This professional development course is asynchronous, four-weeks (30 hours of student engagement), and introduces teachers to virtual labs and simulations, highlighting their benefits for student engagement and learning. Participants will explore a variety of lab platforms, watch instructional videos, read supporting articles, and practice integrating these tools into lesson plans. By the end of the course, teachers will be equipped with strategies and resources to effectively incorporate virtual labs and simulations into their own classrooms
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Start date 8/12/2026 End date 09/09/2026
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1700: Buttons to Brilliance
Designed for today’s educators, this engaging professional learning experience empowers teachers to transform instruction using the Desmos graphing calculator and the TI-84 Plus. Through interactive lessons, real-world applications, and hands-on exploration, participants will discover how to make technology a tool for deeper mathematical thinking – not a barrier. Whether you’re new to classroom tech or looking to refine your skills, Buttons to Brilliance will help you turn calculator “buttons” into moments of student brilliance.
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7/1/2026
12:00 AM
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This asynchronous, four-week course (30 hours of student engagement), introduces the changes made in November of 2021 by the Mississippi Legislature. The Mississippi Legislature revised the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act that required every local school to establish a local wellness policy based on the 2014 MS Public School Accountability Standard 17.5.1.The law places responsibility of developing a school wellness policy at the local level, so the needs of each school can be addressed most effectively. This course is designed to equip teachers and physical education instructors with the skills and knowledge necessary to implement some components of the wellness policy in the classroom or any school setting. In this course, participants will engage in a variety of activities and readings that focus on nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness.
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Start date 8/12/2026 End date 09/09/2026
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This 4-week asynchronous course (30 hours of engagement), including a discussion component, focuses on reviewing strategies and investigating ourselves, as educators, to better understand both what we know and how to improve the implementation of assessments and evaluations. The course will briefly investigate the micro-science of test construction and how to help students with test-taking success.
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Start date 8/12/2026 End date 09/09/2026
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