WEBINAR

Listen to Learn: Building Critical Listening Skills Using Online Tools

Date: Tuesday, February 24th (Add to Calendar)
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
Presenter: Monica Brady-Myerov, Listen Current
Webinar Room: http://go.edc.org/feb24webinar

During this live webinar, Monica Brady-Myerov, veteran public radio journalist and founder and CEO of Listen Current, will explore the role of online tools in building critical listening skills in students of all ages. With so many exciting new digital tools that are focused on audio, educators are challenged to select tools that best align with the listening standards and the needs of their students. Using high-quality audio sources, directed questions and comprehensive lesson plans, educators can engage students in subject-based topics while also teaching them how to become better listeners.

Webinar participants will learn about tools they can use to help students build critical listening skills. They will also explore how to use mobile devices and computers to record sound and edit it in the classroom. Some of the tools that will be featured include Listen Current, AudioBooM (formerly Audioboo), and VoiceThread. Webinar participants are encouraged to ask questions and share their own experience with building listening skills using audio tools.

To join this webinar, please use the following link to enter ETLO’s Collaborate Webinar Room: http://go.edc.org/feb24webinar. Pre-registration is not required for this webinar and it will be recorded and posted on the ETLO Webinar Series website.

About the Presenter:

Monica Brady-Myerov is a 25-year veteran public radio journalist and host and the founder of Listen Current. Before founding Listen Current, she was Senior Reporter and Assistant Managing Editor at WBUR in Boston. Her reports have been heard on NPR, Marketplace and numerous other outlets nationally and internationally. Monica’s reporting on education won two 2005 Edward R. Murrow Awards for her stories on closing the achievement gap and First Prize from The Education Writers Association in 2009 for her series on the high school dropout crisis.