Building Knowledge: Effective Strategies for Student Learning

Executive Director, Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation

Associate Professor of Elementary Education

University of Hartford

Join Lisa Zawilinski for an interactive webinar exploring the . We will explore considerations and activities designed to connect prior knowledge to new concepts, identify key features and relationships, and enhance transfer and generalization. Learn practical strategies such as using concept mapping to visually grapple with connections between key ideas. Engage in hands-on activities including the use of generative AI to design your learning environment to support a deeper understanding and retention of new material.

Presenter Bio:

Lisa Zawilinski teaches literacy methods courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Zawilinski provides practical, research-based methods for helping young children develop literacy skills and strategies across various learning contexts. She embeds Internet technologies within instruction with a focus on student variability. Most importantly, Zawilinski helps pre-service teachers develop their teaching practice with an emphasis on demonstrating a love of reading, writing, and learning. She is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation and Associate Professor at the University of Hartford.

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This webinar is recommended for faculty, instructional designers, librarians, tutors, academic advisors, and other personnel.

The 9-in-9 Overtime: 3.0 UDL Insights Webinar Series is sponsored by the Goodwin University Institute for Learning Innovation and the Goodwin University Center for Teaching Excellence.

Event Venue

Online