Are you wondering how to integrate Newsela content and resources into your classroom instruction? This session will outline Newsela’s "4 Ps approach" (Prepare, Preview, Practice, and Process) to designing learning experiences with the Newsela platform.
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Educators who are new to Newsela
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Educators with experience using Newsela who would benefit from a deeper dive into the platform and its resources
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In this session, Newsela Professional Learning Specialist Patrick Hurley will walk you through the process of exploring, building, and working within your Newsela account to integrate digital literacy experiences that are appropriate for your students. You'll experience the four steps to designing a learning experience with Newsela: Prepare, Preview, Practice, and Process. You’ll follow each step to design a research-based learning experience proven to accelerate student achievement. This session will include live modeling and independent practice, and will be customized to fit your current curriculum objectives and topics.
Designing Learning Experiences will expand on your experiences from the Newsela Certified Educator (NCE) and support you in piecing all the tools and features together into one cohesive lesson for your learners.
Course Format: The course is online facilitated.
Course Requirements: To complete this course, you must attend the 1.5-hour online session with Newsela. It is recommended, but not required that you complete the three to five hour Newsela Certified Educator (NCE) Program self-paced course before attending this training. Click to begin the NCE.
Course Access & Support: To ensure that you receive information about your training, please save jane_brandt@worlded.org to your email address book.
If you need technical assistance or have questions about accessing the course, please contact Jane Brandt at jane_brandt@worlded.org.
Can’t join us for this session?
This session is part of a Newsela training series. All Newsela sessions will be on Fridays from 11:30am - 1:00pm. More session information will be available once they are posted.
- Newsela Certified Educator Program This self-paced course is offered directly from Newsela and does not require SABES registration. Just click the link to join.
- Targeted Learning with Newsela: Strategies for Program Directors (11/8/24)
- Reading Skills Instruction with Newsela (12/13/24)
Sign up for notifications to receive updates about additional PD related to Digital Literacy. To sign up for notifications, sign into your SABES account, click the “My Account” tab, select the “My Notifications” tab, and make sure Digital Literacy is selected.
- Use Newsela features to support student access to lesson skills and concepts
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Follow the 4 Ps to design a research-based learning experience
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Examine best practices for designing assignments on Newsela that support student engagement
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
You must have a Newsela account to attend this training. You can sign up for a free Newsela account using your DESE-funded Massachusetts program email. Contact Paula Jurigian at Paula.Jurigian@mass.gov for more information.
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