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Thursday, September 6: Hurry to Register! Partners in Education: Creating Common Core Rubrics Featuring Dawn Lewis, Co-Chair of the English Professional Learning Council Learn the process taken by the EPLC when they partnered with secondary and higher ed communities to develop Common Core-aligned rubrics for English Language Arts. Attendees are eligible to receive a free copy of the CCSS-aligned rubrics.

Thursday, September 13 Bridging the Gap: Common Core Rubrics for Secondary and Higher Ed Featuring Shelly Vasquez, Director of Educational Collaboration for IEBC Join a lively discussion on how Common Core-aligned rubrics can bridge the gap between K-12 and higher education standards, effect outcomes, and promote student success. Attendees are eligible to receive a free copy of the CCSS-aligned rubrics.

Thursday, September 20 The Plagiarism Spectrum: Tagging 10 Types of Unoriginal Work Featuring Ray Huang, Survey Developer and Analyst at Turnitin Discover the findings from nearly 900 instructors on the various types of plagiarism they encounter, and the frequency and problematic nature of each type. Attendees are eligible to receive a free infographic poster depicting the Plagiarism Spectrum.

Thursday, September 27 Engaging Faculty and Students to Resist Plagiarism Through Policy and Practice Featuring David Wangaard, Executive Director of The School for Ethical Education As a follow-up to The Plagiarism Spectrum, this webcast will discuss how to use academic integrity policies to engage faculty and students so they learn to avoid the various types of plagiarism. Attendees are eligible to enter a drawing for a free copy of David's book, "Creating a Culture of Academic Integrity."

Thursday, October 4 What's a Teacher to Do? Aligning School Administrator and University Teacher Training Expectations Featuring Sheree Keller, Student Teacher Evaluator, BYU Idaho This webcast will share findings from a collaborative board of university faculty and district superintendents in their efforts to align how teachers are trained to do their job and how they are evaluated in their work.

Thursday, October 11 From the Margins: Providing Effective Feedback on Student Papers Featuring Renee Bangerter, English Professor at Saddleback College Discover the results from an analysis of 11 million instructor marks left on student papers and the implications this data suggests regarding effective feedback. Attendees are eligible to receive a free word cloud graphic of the study results.

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