RUSD Innovation & Learner Engagement

The ILE Digital Learning Team welcomes teachers to Spark Week 2025 🎉

Happy Holidays from ILE & our 2nd Floor District Office Friends!

Thank you to everyone who has made this year amazing! We appreciate every teacher and staff member that we serve. We hope everyone has an amazing Winter Break with your families.

See you in 2025!

🎃 Our ILE pumpkin devoured the competition—and a computer! 💻⚡️ Powering up the micro:bit
with creativity, we carved our way to a second-place finish! 🥈🧠

Check out some of the details--coded the micro:bits for a spooky 👻 sounds and to flash ILE while the pumpkin 🎃 chomped up a Chromebook pieces--stripped wire hair, chip hair and teeth, and glowing 💡 inside Frankenstein!

Had an incredible day of professional learning with our amazing educators! 🤩🎉❤️

We dove into strategies for increasing engagement, differentiation, and building inclusive classrooms where all students can thrive. Sam Stoliker, expert at all things, assistive technology and fidgets, provided so many amazing ideas to support an inclusive environment for all learners!

🙌 From lots of examples, jigsaw of ideas, to collaborative discussions, teachers are walking away with practical tools to create more dynamic learning environments.

💡 Every student deserves to feel seen and supported, and today we empowered teachers to make that a reality!

Thanks to special guest presenter, from EDPUZZLE for showing us how to use for differentiation in our classrooms!

📢 Attention Teachers! 🚀

Join us on Wednesday, October 2nd for Foundational Digital Tools in the Classroom! 🎒✨ Discover how to integrate powerful tech tools to enhance student engagement and streamline your teaching process. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this session will provide practical tips and resources to help you succeed.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, October 2
⏰ Time: 8-1 pm
📍 Location: Liberty Elementary
SIGN UP ON KICK-UP

Don't miss out on this opportunity to level up your digital toolkit! 💻📚

The Digital Learning Team is ready to collaborate with your teams! We'd love to come to your PLC, department, or staff meetings to support your needs in Digital Citizenship, Digital Media Literacy, Foundational Digital tool use, Computational and Design Thinking, and Engagement in the classroom. We loving getting into the work and supporting teachings!

RUSD’s department of Innovation & Learner Engagement is proud to partner with University of California, Riverside to bring you this year’s Community Seminar Series. These monthly videos will highlight higher education & career paths in the STEM fields.
This "First Generation Student Story" episode is presented by UCR’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association:
https://youtu.be/pUGicMPsIXI

- YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

RUSD’s department of Innovation & Learner Engagement is proud to partner with University of California, Riverside to bring you this year’s Community Seminar Series. These monthly videos will highlight higher education & career paths in the STEM fields.
This "First Generation Student Story" episode is presented by UCR’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association:
https://youtu.be/GPa1iyrG--M

- YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Please join our webinar as we explore the benefits and challenges of raising kids in today's digital world.
In this interactive workshop from nonprofit Common Sense Media, parents and caregivers of young children age 0–8 will learn:
How technology has evolved in our lifetime.
The benefits and challenges of raising kids in today's digital age
You'll have a chance to ask questions and share your own experiences. Plus, you'll get free resources from Common Sense Media to support your young children's learning and healthy development.

Únase a nuestro seminario web mientras exploramos los beneficios y retos de criar a los niños en la era digital. En este taller interactivo de la organización sin fines de lucro, Common Sense Media, los padres y los tutores legales de niños de las edades 0-8 aprenderán:
Cómo la tecnología ha evolucionado en nuestra vida.
Los beneficios y retos de criar a los niños en la era digital de hoy en día.
Tendrá la oportunidad de hacer preguntas y compartir sus propias experiencias. Además, recibirá recursos gratuitos de Common Sense Media para apoyar el aprendizaje y el desarrollo sano de sus niños pequeños.

Get tips on how your kids can use devices in healthy ways, plus the latest entertainment picks for your family! All at no cost from Common Sense Media.

¡Recibe mensajes de texto con consejos sobre cómo tus hijos pueden usar dispositivos de forma saludable, más las últimas recomendaciones de entretenimiento para tu familia! Sin costo alguno de Common Sense Media.

Riverside Unified School District's teachers! Are you looking for ways to engage your students in and out of the classroom? ILE offers a wide variety of PAID Professional Development focusing on digital tools, TK-12 STEM Kits, and Google Integration. Check out rusd.info/SpringPD for all the PAID PD Offerings!