dr. laura lee summers
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Communities of Practice, Conference Presentations, Keynotes,
Webinars, & Workshops
My presentations are designed and facilitated to be collaborative conversations with participants. A community of practice allows for a topic to be studied, integrated, practiced, and reflection upon for an extended amount of time. Sessions tend to happen monthly with time in-between for integration. Conference presentations and webinars average ninty minutes to two hours in length where as a workshop averages three hours to a day-long experience to provide an opportunity for small group discussions. Authentic practice activities and thoughtful discussions are integrated into all modalities.
Topics include:
- AI Essentials for Teaching and Learning
- Designing and facilitating transformative, learner-centered professional learning
- Engaged Pedagogy in Virtual, Remote, and Blended Contexts
- Executive Coaching for Equity
- Measuring the impact of your organization's professional learning
- Mentoring/Peer Learning Labs
- Strategies for cultivating well-being and resilience
While my vita includes presentations that span my entire career. This site highlights and focuses on current topics to facilitate for your organization.
Community of Practices
AI Academy​​
​​2024, March: AI Academy for Teaching & Learning (Virtual). Course Hero
2023, October: AI Academy for Teaching & Learning (Virtual). Course Hero
Learner-Centered Blended Teaching & Learning
2022 - 2023, August - June: Student-Centered Blended Teaching & Learning. Sheridan High School, Sheridan, WY (Hybrid)
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Executive Coaching
2022- 2023: Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate (Hybrid). University of Colorado, Denver
2021- 2022: Executive Coaching for Equity Certificate (Hybrid). University of Colorado, Denver
Coaching Academy
2021-2022: Coaching Academy, (In-person), Learning Forward
Mentor Academy
2023- 2024: Year 1 Mentor Academy. Mercer Principal Preparation Program, Georgia (Virtual). Learning Forward
2023- 2024: Year 1 Mentor Academy. University of Western Alabama, Alabama (Virtual). Learning Forward
2023- 2024: Year 2 Mentor Academy. South Bend, IN (Virtual). Learning Forward
2023- 2024: Year 3 Mentor Academy. South Bend, IN (Hybrid). Learning Forward
2022- 2023: Year 2 Mentor Academy. South Bend, IN (Virtual). Learning Forward
Resilience & Wellbeing
2022: Eight Dimensions of Wellness (Virtual), Learning Forward
2023, April: Resilience & Well-being in Today's Educational Landscape, Course Hero
2023, January - April: Cultivating Resilience and Well-being, Naugatuck Valley Community College (Virtual)
International & National Presentations
Resilience & Well-being
(2022, December 6). Cultivating the 8 dimensions of wellness for educators. Learning Forward 2022. Nashville, TN
(2022, September 8). Eight dimensions of wellness for librarians. CALCon22. Colorado Association of Libraries, Westminster,
(2022, Aug 3). Keynote - Educator wellness. Grow with Green Hills: From Surviving to Thriving. AEA. Council Bluffs, IA.
(2022, July 28). Building wellness strategies into your class. Course Hero Education Summit 2022. https://events.coursehero.com/summit-2022/agenda/speakers/1658574
(2022, June 13). Eight dimensions of educator wellness. InnEdCO, Breckenridge, CO
(2020, August 27). Attending to the health and well-being of educators as the school year starts. Learning Forward. https://learningforward.org/webinar/attending-to-the-health-and-wellness-of-educators-as-the-school-year-starts/
Engaged, Learner-Centered Pedagogy
Summers, L. L., Schroeder, K., Howard, A., & Choquette, R. (2022, April 13). "What does authentic assessment look like in a digital classrooms?" [webinar panelist]. Rising Together: Effective Assessment for Students and Teachers. Course Hero. Replay: https://events.coursehero.com/rising-together/agenda/session/831139
Morris, S. M., Summers, L. L., & Rai, L. (2021, December 15). Hybrid pedagogical selves. University of Eastern Finland. https://www.uef.fi/en/event/pedagogical-selves-webinar. Replay: https://bit.ly/HybridSelves
(2020, November 19). Virtual professional learning structures and strategies. Learning Forward.
https://learningforward.org/webinar/virtual-professional-learning-structures-and-strategies/
(2020, Sept 17). Media literacy: Navigating the digital media landscape in the disinformation age.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgh4Sd53qYg&t=1024s
(2020, February). The design and facilitation of blended professional learning; guest panelist for Denver Public School Blended Teaching Professional Development Course
(2019, Nov). The design and facilitation of online professional learning; guest panelist for Denver Public School Online Teaching Professional Development Course
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Measuring the Impact of Professional Learning & Development
Summers, L., Skrzypchak, A., & Killion, J. (2019, December). Measuring impact: Three years of professional learning. Research presented at Learning Forward. St. Louis, MO.
(2019, May). Measuring the impact of professional learning in equity-based mathematic practices. Learning Forward Community of Practice meeting.
(2019, March 6). Hearing from districts: Measuring the impact of professional learning. Learning Forward. Available to Learning Forward members at: https://learningforward.org/webinar/hearing-from-districts-measuring-the-impact-of-professional-learning/
Summers, L., Jackson, J., & Scogin, A. (2018, December). Teacher-led improvement science: Equity-based math practices. Research presented at Learning Forward. Dallas, TX.
(2016, December). Measuring the impact of professional learning in schools: Panelist for Gates Foundation presentation, Learning Forward. Vancouver, BC
Coaching
(2021, September). The power of coaching conversations. Colorado Association of Libraries. [Virtual]
(2021, June 14). The essentials of coaching conversations for equity. InnEdCo. Breckenridge, CO
(2021, April 23). The power of coaching conversations. Colorado Library Consortium. [Virtual]
(2020, September) Igniting your librarian superpowers. Colorado Association of Libraries, virtual.
Summers, L. & Bukartek, M. (2014, February). Our writing lives: The many roles of a literacy coach. Colorado Council of International Reading Association Conference, Denver, CO
Grant Writing Success ​
(2022, May 17). Successful grant-writing. Hosted by Connecticut State Library thanks to funding by an LSTA grant.
(2022, March 10). Successful grant-writing. Hosted by Connecticut State Library thanks to funding by an LSTA grant.
(2020, October 27). Successful grant-writing. Hosted by Arizona State Library thanks to funding by an LSTA grant.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA6gM8RKqVU
Workshops
Media Literacy
Summers, L. & Hinson, B. (2020, July 27 – August 2). Maker literacy: A DPL 2020 online course. Digital Pedagogy Lab 2020. University of Colorado Denver. https://maker.dpl.online/ghost/#/site
(2020, February) Media literacy and standards – Part IV. Workshop presented at Jefferson County School District, Golden, CO
(2020, January) Media literacy and standards – Part III. Workshop presented at Jefferson County School District, Golden
(2019, November) Media literacy and standards - Part II. Workshop presented at Jefferson County School District, Golden
Summers, L. (2019, October) Media literacy overview – Part I. Workshop presented at Jefferson County School District
Mentoring
(2020, January) Mentor teacher training. Workshop presented for secondary language arts teachers through a Learning Forward partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(2019, November) Mentor teacher training. Workshop presented for secondary language arts teachers through a Learning Forward partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(2019, September) Transforming school libraries. Workshop presented at Colorado Association of Libraries Annual Convention, Loveland, CO
(2019, June) Mentor teacher training. Workshop presented for secondary language arts teachers through a Learning Forward partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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