Please see below for some excellent training opportunities for BritannicaSchool in MeL that target STEM, English Language Arts and Social Studies content areas. Please share with your networks! Kind regards, Deb Deb Renee Biggs Michigan eLibrary & Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan --------------------------- 517-373-4466 biggsd@michigan.gov<mailto:biggsd@michigan.gov> http://mel.org http://facebook.com/mel.org http://twitter.com/meldotorg Britannica School - Social Studies in Focus Britannica School has thousands of trusted resources for you and your Social Studies students to access from school or home. Discover articles, multimedia pieces, primary sources, and county research tools, just to name a few. In this one-hour webinar, we'll explore Social Studies content to save, organize, and share! Tuesday, April 19<x-apple-data-detectors://18>th<x-apple-data-detectors://18> 11:00 AM EST<x-apple-data-detectors://18> Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7243015628791482115 Thursday, April 21<x-apple-data-detectors://20>st<x-apple-data-detectors://20> 3:30 PM EST<x-apple-data-detectors://20> Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3897592072097003779 Britannica School - STEM in Focus Schools are taking a new look at their resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This one hour webinar will take you on a journey to find STEM resources in Britannica School. Learn about the STEM initiative and how Britannica School helps support you in: * motivating students to learn deeply and think critically * emphasizing real-world applications of key concepts * building problem solving, logical reasoning, research, and inquiry skills * encouraging collaboration, writing, and discussion to prepare students for college and future careers Choose the date and time that works best for you. Monday, April 18<x-apple-data-detectors://23>th<x-apple-data-detectors://23> 10 AM EST<x-apple-data-detectors://23> Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8858683094620790276 Wednesday April 20<x-apple-data-detectors://25>th<x-apple-data-detectors://25> 3:30 PM EST<x-apple-data-detectors://25> Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5118781154160249857 Britannica School -ELA in Focus The Michigan Common Core ELA Standards emphasize the importance of evidence-based reading and writing for grades K-12. In this webinar, learn about these shifts in student expectations and discover strategies to promote the use of evidence in research with Britannica School. We'll explore graphic organizers that support reading informational text and planning expository and argumentative writing. Also learn how to address the many different needs of your students while providing them with rich, valuable content. We will explore varying levels of text complexity, image resources, reading and vocabulary support tools, and more! Monday, April 18<x-apple-data-detectors://28>th <x-apple-data-detectors://28> 3:30 PM EST<x-apple-data-detectors://28> Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2851222040314383363 Friday, April 22<x-apple-data-detectors://30>nd<x-apple-data-detectors://30> 11 AM EST<x-apple-data-detectors://30> Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/140804931567501827