Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1278320
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Take advantage of CTA's wealth of resources to learn or refresh your knowledge of best distance teaching practices. A F T E R S C H O O L S C L O S E D in March, CTA's Instruction and Professional Development (IPD) Department began offering webinars on best practices in distance learning and other digital teaching topics (see below). We asked webinar participants about additional training needs and gathered similar information from chapter leaders during CTA's Presidents Conference in July. With the results, IPD created four focus areas for a new distance learning initiative: • Rich Content and Effective Pedagogy • Culture, Engagement and Social-Emotional Learning • Systems, Support and Improvement • Equity, Access, Agency and Advocacy Rich Content and Effective Pedagogy Culture, Engagement and Social-Emotional Learning Systems, Support and Improvement Equity, Access, Agency and Advocacy T H E F I R S T S E R I E S of webinars centered on these focus areas launched in early August and addressed subjects such as "Organizing Your Virtual Classroom" and "Building Connection and Culture." (Sessions offered separate tracks for elementary and secondary practitioners, as well as certificates of completion.) IPD is continuing to develop more essential trainings and resources throughout the fall — for the latest, go to cta.org/distancelearning. DISTANCE LEARNING FOCUS AREAS 39 A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0 Class Act