NapaLearns
Digital Innovator Program
Cultivating the next generation of instructional leaders
The Digital Innovator Program is a professional development initiative collaboratively provided by the Napa County Office of Education and Napa Valley Education Foundation. The mission of the Digital Innovator Program is to accelerate the adoption of technology-infused teaching tools and strategies in Napa County classrooms.
Fall Sessions Coming Soon
Stay tuned for Fall 2021 professional development offerings.
In the meantime, check out our professional development archives.
In the meantime, check out our professional development archives.
Session Archives
Spring Innovative Learning Speaker Series
Spring 2021
Ready to grow as an innovative leader? Join NapaLearns, LearnShift, and Napa County Office of Education for our Free Spring Innovative Learning Speaker Series. Each session will feature a distinguished guest who will explore hot topics spanning all grade levels and subject areas.
North Bay Learning Innovation Summit
January 30, 2021
NapaLearns, Napa County Office of Education, North Bay CUE and LearnShift partnered to host our very first North Bay Learning Innovation Summit!
Sessions covered a wide range of tools and strategies:
- Deeper Learning and Assessment Through Seesaw
- Google Apps, What you already have, but may not be using…yet!
- Using Flip Grid to Increase Student Engagement
- And many more
Level Up Your Distance Learning Game
Summer 2020
In August of 2020, NapaLearns and LearnShift came together to organize a three day back to school boot camp focused on preparing educators to teach in a distance learning environment.
Day 1: Systems & Structures for Learning
Day 2: Building Student Engagement
Day 3: Creating Meaningful Content
Distance Learning
Speaker Series
Spring 2020
In the Spring of 2020 as a response to COVID 19, NapaLearns organized a speaker series focused on bringing the brightest education leaders to Napa County educators. These EDU-influcencers explored the wide range of challenges and opportunities that come with teaching in a virtual learning environment.
VIEW RECORDED SESSIONS:
- 4/16 – Going Beyond the Lecture and Connecting with Your Students
- 4/23 – EduProtocols for Distance Learning • Jon Corippo
- 4/31 – Free and Insanely Great Resources for Distance Learning • Hall Davidson
- 5/7 – Assessing Students in a Distance Learning Environment • NapaLearns Fellows
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5/14 – Co-Constructing for Clarity in Project-Based
Learning • Michael McDowell - 5/21 – The Fun and Cool of Getting Better, Even Under the Cloud of the Coronavirus • Rushton Hurley
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