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Upcoming OTAN Activities - Week of April 15

Posted on 04/15/2024

(all times PST)

For up-to-date upcoming professional development from OTAN and others, visit the California Adult Education Professional Development Calendar.

Schedule your Professional Development with OTAN today. OTAN can customize to suit your agency’s needs. For more ideas consult What OTAN Offers webpage.

Interested in participating in Canvas with OTAN? Sign-ups and renewals occurring now!

Drop-in Canvas Administrator trainings: No need to register access schedule here.

Accepting DLAC Applications April 1st!

April Digest

This Upcoming Week’s Professional Development

Monday, April 15, 9-10:30 am | Canvas Gradebook & SpeedGrader with Dana Thompson. Participants will learn advanced techniques for streamlining the grading process, along with effective strategies for providing constructive feedback directly through these tools, increasing student engagement in your courses.

Monday, April 15, 1-2:00 pm | Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) Office Hours | Having trouble designing your school site's CIP goals or need help getting started? New to the CIP and need additional support? An open hour Zoom room will be available for California Adult Education agencies that want specific guidance or feedback on their CIP goal(s) before submission.

Thursday, April 18, 9-10:30 am | Building Outcomes with Adult Education Standards | Drop into this session using the link. Add Adult Education Standards to build rubrics and outcomes in Canvas.

Friday, April 19, 9-10:30 am | Assessing Outcomes/Standards | Drop into this session using the link. Find out how to access outcomes of standards and student achievement.

Coming Soon

Monday, April 22, 9-10:30 am | Creating Outcomes/Rubrics in Canvas with Dana Thompson | Using the Adult Education Standards, learn the process of creating and applying rubrics to assignments and discussions.

Wednesday, April 24, 9-10:30 am | Building Outcomes/Standards Repeat | Drop into this session using the link. Add Adult Education Standards to build rubrics and outcomes in Canvas.

Thursday, April 25, 9-10:30 am | Assessing Outcomes/Standards Repeat | Drop into this session using the link. Find out how to access outcomes of standards and student achievement.

Thursday, April 25, 1-2:00 pm | Canvas Q & A for Administrators and Teachers

Thursday, April 25, 1:30-3:00 pm | QR Code Integration: Empowering ESL Teaching Practices with Chris Vela Che | Learn how to create free and unlimited QR codes for your classroom and agency.

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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.