What Hāpara educators can learn from Taylor Swift

Shake It Off, Fearless, Enchanted, Wildest Dreams. At first glance, Taylor Swift’s songs might seem worlds apart from the realm of education. Yet, at their core, they share a powerful commonality with the most impactful learning experiences: the art of storytelling. Let’s explore the transformative power of storytelling in education and how Hāpara can help you bring this to life.

• Explain the importance of storytelling in creating engaging and memorable learning experiences.
• Explain how Hāpara Workspace can be used to craft story-driven learning journeys.
• Explain the importance of ethical monitoring with Hāpara Highlights and how it supports fostering a culture of trust and connections.

Welcome to Hāpara: Your quick start guide

Welcome to your quick start guide with Hāpara. So you’re ready to get off and running with Hāpara? Hāpara is here to help you manage the digital learning process through tools that give you visibility into learners’ work. As with any new technology, you might be looking for tips about how to get started off on the right foot. You’ll also get some additional resources along the way and see some good examples of Hāpara in action. Ready to get started? Let’s begin!

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the logistics of getting online with Hāpara.
2. Have a deeper understanding of each of the Hāpara tools in the Hāpara Instructional Suite.
3. Use some quick tips and best practices for getting started with each tool.

Hāpara Learning Bytes micro-credential courses overview

Join Heather to learn about Hāpara’s asynchronous micro-credential professional development learning opportunity: Hāpara Learning Bytes. Participants who register for these courses will learn new Hāpara skills quickly while earning micro-badges. Micro-credentials are different from more traditional learning experiences. A micro-credential takes an opportunity to recognize smaller bits of learning, which can then be ‘stacked’ to create a ‘pathway’ of learning to demonstrate a broader knowledge base. They are designed to fit in with busy schedules and adapt quickly to the changing needs many educators face.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Learn where to access Hāpara Learning Bytes.
2. Explore training content that meets individual, school and/or district needs and goals.
3. Discover how to master and share Hāpara tools for a positive, student-centered, pedagogical philosophy.

What’s new at Hāpara?

Join us to learn about all of the new product updates.

Generative AI and Hāpara

In this session, Lisa will explore the intersection of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and web monitoring/filtering, exploring the innovative possibilities that arise when these technologies converge. We will discover how generative AI can be used to create content and how Hāpara can be leveraged to innovate instruction.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Use AI to generate content.
2. Explore ways of leveraging AI to aid in teacher efficiency.
3. Practice leveraging AI using the Hāpara Instructional Suite.

Welcome to the new Hāpara Admin Console

This session will provide an overview of the navigation of the new Hāpara Admin Console. We will review each of the main sections and subsections so you can more easily navigate and adjust settings that may have been hard to find previously.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the main sections and subsections of the new Hāpara Admin Console.
2. Review current Hāpara Admin Console settings in the new Hapara Admin Console.
3. Use the new Hāpara Admin Console to make any needed changes.

Live event: Ask us anything!

Drop in and join our “Ask us anything!” live Q&A session! We will dive into the Hāpara Suite, get your burning questions answered and connect with fellow Hāparians.

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August 1st, 4PM MST / August 2nd, 10 AM NZST

➡️ This informal session allows you to ask questions, share and connect with educators worldwide.

*** Participants will join via the live event link in the Hāpara Community.

How to use Hāpara Teacher Dashboard

Hāpara Teacher Dashboard gives teachers one single, easy-to-view dashboard, organizing their access to Google Workspace student files and student Google Drives. On one dashboard, teachers can quickly view work, access it with one click and give feedback. With less time spent managing student work, teachers can instead focus on what’s most important: helping every learner achieve.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. View and access learners’ work using Student Tiles.
2. Provide feedback and communicate with learners in Teacher Dashboard.
3. Differentiate with the Groups feature.
4. Create and share resources using the Share files feature.

Enhancing digital wellness with Hāpara

Join Laurie Guyon, Lead Coordinator for Instructional Technology Programs, WSWHE BOCES in New York, to learn how to explore the digital toolkit that Hāpara offers to foster digital wellness in the classroom. Laurie will discuss areas such as defining digital wellness, screen time management, cybersecurity considerations of Hāpara and overall digital mindfulness.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the definition of digital wellness and the latest research around digital health and social and emotional learning.
2. Learn how to support learners with screen time management using the Hāpara Instructional Suite.
3. Explore cybersecurity considerations with Hāpara, including creating good digital habits for online safety.
4. Understand more about the Hāpara Instructional Suite to build healthy relationships with technology.

Your VIP tour of Hāpara professional development opportunities

Join Heather to learn about all of the free professional development opportunities offered by Hāpara. You will have access to our training courses and materials for your own professional learning. We will also share training courses and resources for school/district trainers to lead district professional learning.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Learn where to access Hāpara’s professional development courses for future access.
2. Explore training content that meets individual, school and/or district needs and goals.
3. Discover how to master and share Hāpara tools for a positive, student-centered, pedagogical philosophy.

Canvas/Hāpara integration

Join Jaimielynn Lake from Sage Oak Charter School’s Virtual Learning Academy to learn how Canvas and Hāpara seamlessly integrate. Jaimielynn discusses important steps you should take to make your Canvas and Hāpara experience as smooth as possible. You will learn tips and tricks to benefit educators, students and families.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Use Teacher Dashboard to click into student work during class for peer feedback, collaboration and celebration.
2. Push Google Suite items into student Google Drives, avoiding permission/sharing obstacles.
3. Learn how comments and feedback on student Google Suite items reflect *in* Canvas Speedgrader, making learning visible!

How to vet edtech tools to promote success at school for ALL learners

Do you know how to reduce barriers some students face as they learn digitally? Do you understand how to create a digital learning environment that allows every learner to find success? The best way to do that is by evaluating edtech tools from the lens of inclusion. Join us as we explore how to vet edtech tools to ensure they promote access for every kind of learner.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Explore why vetting edtech tools for inclusive learning is crucial.
2. Identify and address the obstacles learners face to remove barriers to access.
3. Identify criteria to use to vet edtech tools. 4. Leverage edtech tools to promote inclusivity.

How to use Hāpara Highlights

Hāpara Highlights allows educators to use their professional judgment to ethically monitor learners during online learning, while also providing opportunities for them to exercise their own agency safely and securely. Highlights gives teachers a simple way to gradually release digital responsibility to the learner, so that educators and parents can be sure that students have more autonomy to learn and explore — when they are ready for it.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Understand how Highlights supports ethical monitoring and digital citizenship.
2. Use Highlights features to improve the digital learning environment.
3. Understand how the Highlights tabs work.

Maximizing student assessments with Hāpara Highlights and Google Forms

Jess and Kara will walk you through how to use the Hāpara Highlights “Guide browsing” feature to send out secure Google Form summative assessments to students. They will then detail how they use the data collected from these assessments to fine tune their practice and create a learning opportunity for all students after the assessment.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Utilize the Hāpara Highlights “Guide browsing” feature to deliver Google Form summative assessments that are secure and outcome-based.
2. Analyze the data from Google Form summative assessments to grade students fairly and also fine-tune questions that do not score well.
3. Empower students to learn from their assessments through peer and whole class corrections and review.

From chaos to calm: Navigating the digital classroom adventure with Hāpara Highlights

Join Heather to explore classroom management strategies using the powerful features of Hāpara Highlights. The Hāpara suite of tools allows teachers and learners to deliver and consume surface knowledge and apply that knowledge in deeply collaborative, creative and connected ways. Hāpara Highlights is an easy-to-use tool educators can use to manage their digital classrooms more effectively.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Establish clear expectations in the digital classroom using Hāpara Highlights.
2. Build positive relationships using the features in Highlights.
3. Use proactive strategies to promote positive digital citizenship.
4. Encourage student voice using differentiation and collaboration strategies.

Overview of the Hāpara Champion Program

The Hāpara Champion Certified Program has been running for many years. The facilitators of the program model pedagogical applications of Hāpara and provide a highly personalized experience for participants that is unique to most professional development experiences. Participants leave the program better equipped to implement Hāpara in their classrooms or with their staff. During this session, participants will learn about how the program has helped to transform the practice of thousands of educators around the globe.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Answer the question, “Why should I consider becoming a Hāpara Champion?”
2. Distinguish between the three different levels of the Hāpara Champion program (Educator, Scholar and Trainer).
3. Describe the benefits of participating in each level of training.

How to use Workspace

Hāpara Workspace allows teachers to quickly find, build, modify and share digital lessons and projects. They can also create student groups to serve different academic levels. Then with just a few clicks, teachers can personalize and differentiate a Workspace for a group or individual learner to support the unique needs throughout their class.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Curate digital content on one organized, straightforward platform.
2. Support learners’ mastery of online content.
3. Personalize and differentiate online learning.
4. Find public Workspaces shared by other teachers in the Hāpara community.

Creating appealing Workspaces: Workspace headers

Learn how to create and apply beautiful and engaging headers in your Workspace to help learners navigate your Workspace and stay engaged.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Learn how to create Workspace headers with Canva, Powerpoint and Slides.
2. Learn how to apply Workspace headers within a Workspace.
3. Learn how to customize Workspace headers to create an effective Workspace for your learners.

Building learner agency through Hāpara

How can we ensure all students can access our learning programs, excel in the classroom and develop learner agency? The answer lies in thoughtfully designed and curated Hāpara Workspaces. This session is intended for teachers who want to elevate their use of Hāpara Workspaces to the next level. While prior experience with Hāpara Workspaces is beneficial, it is not required.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Use Hāpara Workspaces to foster learner agency and engagement.
2. Set up and use the Groups feature to aid differentiation and culturally responsive practices.
3. Encourage teachers to explore a range of ‘companion tools’ to encourage learner agency within Hāpara Workspaces.

Discover your ideal Workspace: How to access a library of teacher created content

Join Meagan to explore the Discover tab in Hāpara Workspace. Discover thousands of curated Workspaces created by educators worldwide and aligned with different regional curriculums. In this session, participants will uncover the power of these vetted Workspaces, designed to inspire and integrate into their teaching practices. See how these resources can be effortlessly copied, customized and tailored to meet the unique needs of individual learners or entire classrooms. Don’t miss this opportunity to harness the collective wisdom of educators worldwide, allowing you to create enriching learning experiences.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Understand how to navigate and access curated Workspaces aligned with regional curriculums using the Discover tab in Hāpara Workspace.
2. Learn methods to integrate vetted Workspaces effectively into teaching practices.
3. Learn how to customize resources from curated Workspaces to meet the unique needs of learners or classrooms.

Creating an “Organizing Workspace” in Hāpara

Sometimes, a Workspace can grow so large that it becomes a bit unmanageable for both teachers and students. By keeping a Workspace to one unit of study, and then having on organizing Workspace that links to all of these units, teachers can not only be more digitally organized, but they can also better support self-paced learning experiences for their students.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Learn how to get away from having one massive Workspace that can be unwieldy to work with.
2. Learn how and why to link one Workspace to another.
3. Learn how to use this approach to support self-paced learning opportunities for students.

Live event: Try it Tuesday/Workshop Wednesday – The new Hāpara Admin Console

Join us to ask any questions you have about the new Hāpara Admin Console featuring Carrie Whalen.

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Live event: Try it Tuesday/Workshop Wednesday – The new Hāpara Admin Console

Join us to ask any questions you have about the new Hāpara Admin Console featuring Lisa Oosthuizen.

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Live event: Tuesday Trivia/Wednesday Whiz Team Trivia – A special Hipi-Palooza edition!!

We’re going LIVE for a short and fun trivia event. Join us for Tuesday Trivia (NH)/Whiz Team Trivia (SH) for a chance to win a fabulous prize! If you can’t join us live, we will post a link to the trivia form so everyone can join the fun! RSVP to find out how to receive a bonus chance to win.

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How to use Hāpara Student Dashboard

Hāpara Student Dashboard is a mobile-friendly student tool for assignments, resources, announcements, grades and more from Google Classroom, Google Workspace and Hāpara. It’s a tool designed to promote student agency by helping learners better manage their time, improve organization and develop executive functioning skills. Learners have everything in one place, whether at school or home.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Understand what Student Dashboard is.
2. Understand what learners see on Student Dashboard and what features help learners organize and access their assignments and communications.
3. Show students how to access Student Dashboard from different devices.

Striving for success with Student Dashboard

Join Ashley for a comprehensive tour of Student Dashboard. Ashley will explain how, with sustained use, your students can take control of their learning and become more self sufficient learners in the digital classroom.

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Learn the basics of Student Dashboard to support your learners’ organization and executive functioning skills.
2. Provide tips and tricks to help teach your learners about Student Dashboard.
3. Give instructional strategies to help incorporate Student Dashboard into your learners’ everyday life.

Resources GALORE from Hāpara!

Join Beth to explore some of Hāpara’s best resources and training options designed to help educators get the most out of the platform. There is no need to start from scratch when so much excellent content already exists!

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Locate the best resources available to help with training.
2. Understand how other schools and districts use the training resources that are already in place.
3. Leverage the power of the Hāpara Community to connect with other educators from around the world.

Deledao ActiveScan, presented by Hāpara: overview and setup

Welcome to Deledao ActiveScan, presented by Hāpara. An AI browser filter that offers real-time filtering with text, image and video analysis. It is a browser-level content filtering solution focused on digital wellness and online student data privacy. The filter screens each webpage in real time to analyze text, images and videos to make sure your students see everything they need for learning, and nothing they don’t. It operates on Chromebooks, Windows, Mac OS, mobile devices and tablets. As a teacher, it also gives you the power to modify what the filter allows students to see, to best fit the needs of your students and lessons. If students need access to normally blocked sites for a specific research project or lesson, you can easily unblock the site(s) for them in the teacher portal as needed, without having to go through your IT department.