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The focus of this workshop is to help teachers present math lessons where students have a chance to move and interact. Ideas of stand up - sit down questions to songs which teach key elements will be presented. Come and learn, move, and have fun.
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The focus of this workshop is to help teachers prepare students for KS Math Assessments. Using technology, games and Problems of the Week, students can go into the testing situation with confidence.
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Literature Circles have become a key component in well-balanced language arts classrooms across the country. This workshop will focus on how to lauch and guide effective literature circles in secondary classrooms. A variety of strategies, structures, and tools specific to middle and high school language arts will be shared, including ideas for both narrative and expository texts. Summer is great time to explore and plan to implement literature circles in the fall. Whether you are new to this strategy or looking for fresh ideas, this is a terrific professional learning opportunity.
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MCREL's research-based strategies first introduced in the best-selling book Classroom Instruction That Works have now been applied to teaching English Language Learners. This workshop will help teachers boost the achievement levels ELL''''''''s to new heights. Find out how nine types of instructional strategies that maximize learning can be applied to ELL students in every grade level. And get specific steps to keep your practice up-to-date with the rapidly growing population of ELL students. Participants will receive the book Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners and a participant handbook.
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The focus of this workshop is to help teachers prepare students for KS Math Assessments. Using technology, games and Problems of the Week, students can go into the testing situation with confidence.
Location:
Campus Map
ESC--Greenbush: (map)
ESC--Greenbush Room A (map)
ESC--Greenbush Room B
Available for College Credit: YES Target Audience: Preschool through second-grade, special education, speech/language, and children learning English as a second language. The program has also been effective with older learners who are experiencing difficulties in reading and writing.
Description:
SCHEDULE FOR DAY ONE
OF A TWO DAY ANIMATED-LITERACYﾙ WORKSHOP
Part 1:
An overview of current research in reading, language development, attention, memory, and brain development is presented. This research helps to explain why some children develop oral and written language skills more easily than others and how teachers can use the universal sequence of language development to help all children experience more success and have fun learning to read and write. The critical elements for success in written and oral language will be discussed.
Break
Part 2:
Strategies and materials for developing phonological awareness, vocabulary, and listening comprehension will be discussed and modeled. The activities will incorporate childrenﾒs literature, storytelling, gestures, and sound manipulation and blending activities in a playful, interactive environment. Gestures will be introduced to teach and reinforce each of the sounds needed to read and write in English.
Lunch
Part 3
Additional activities for developing phonological awareness, listening comprehension, and vocabulary will be introduced and modeled. Activities for introducing and reviewing an alphabet character will be modeled and discussed. Adaptations for different grade levels and abilities will be presented.
Break
Part 4:
Guided drawing and labeling activities that provide a sequence for introducing
sounds and decodable labels will be modeled. Through drawing and labeling,
participants will learn how to teach and reinforce segmentation, blending,
letter recognition, letter pattern recognition, and printing skills.
The use of mixed up, cut and paste sentences that combine high frequency words with decodable words from the drawing and labeling lessons will be discussed and modeled. The mixed up sentences develop both word recognition skills and reading comprehension. Pattern song activities that develop both oral and written language skills and concepts will be introduced. The pattern songs move from sound manipulation and substitution activities to word substitution activities. The songs then advance from substituting single words to forming and using both noun and verb phrases. Finally, the pattern songs are used to introduce and reinforce the meaning and use of high frequency words including prepositions and pronouns. Vocabulary development, literature, and the use of drawing and labeling activities are integrated with the pattern song activities.
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Polly
Panda
Paints
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Do you need help teaching the indicators for reading on the state standards? This workshop will provide a variety of strategies for each standard indicator. Each indicator and ways to teach each indicator will be discussed according to the needs of the group. This cadre of strategies can be effective in classrooms 4-12.
Location:
Campus Map
ESC--Greenbush: (map)
ESC--Greenbush Room A (map)
ESC--Greenbush Room B
Available for College Credit: YES Target Audience: Preschool through second-grade, special education, speech/language, and children learning English as a second language. The program has also been effective with older learners who are experiencing difficulties in reading and writing.
Description:
SCHEDULE FOR DAY TWO
OF A TWO DAY ANIMATED-LITERACYﾙ WORKSHOP
Note: Day two will review and expand on concepts presented in day one. Additional time will be provided to meet individual needs and answer questions.
Part 1:
A review of the gestures and sounds of the Animated-Alphabet characters is provided. Additional songs and activities for developing higher levels of phonemic and phonological awareness including segmentation, blending, and rhyming will be modeled and discussed. Additional brain, language, and reading research will be integrated with the activities to increase the participantsﾒ understanding of reading and language development.
Break
Part 2:
Drawing activities that move students from labeling with single
words to labeling with noun phrases and verb phrases will be
modeled and discussed. The building and use of word walls &
charts of adjectives, verbs, and adverbs from literature that has
been read aloud to the students will be modeled. The use of
similes to describe nouns and verbs will be introduced through
literature and reinforced through the labeling process. Participants
will learn how to make individual drawing books for independent
drawing, labeling, and writing activities.
Lunch
Part 3:
Activities for using pattern song frames and puzzles to develop reading fluency and writing skills will be discussed and modeled. Word substitution activities that develop an understanding of word function, sentence construction, and paragraph writing will be modeled and discussed. Participants will also explore ways of integrating reading and writing with math and other subject areas.
Break
Part 4:
The use of manipulatives to reinforce phonological awareness, decoding, word recognition skills, and reading comprehension will be modeled and discussed. A plan for integrating other reading materials including basal and leveled readers with manipulatives and the Animated-Literacy lessons will be modeled and discussed. Advanced word substitution activities will be discussed and modeled. Time will also be set aside to discuss pacing and grade level expectations.
Please note. This schedule offers a general overview of a two day Animated-Literacy workshop. However, no two workshops are exactly the same. This schedule may be modified as necessary to meet the needs of each group of participants.
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Liven up your projects and engage your students by using digital storytelling. This session will demonstrate the process of digital storytelling and allow participants to explore a variety of free tools that will let students create projects with ease. Appropriate for all content areas.
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There is more to Google then just a quick search! This hands-on session will explore everything Google and how you can utilize the many tools into your lessons.
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Training will be provided in the newest version of DIBELS. In order for this screener to be valid and done with fidelity it is important to have all who administer DIBELS trained in the way the researchers have designed this universal screener. ﾕ All new forms and passages ﾕ Improved, clearer directions for assessor and students ﾕ NEW easier-to-administer measure of early phonemic awareness, First Sound Fluency. First Sound Fluency replaces Initial Sound Fluency. ﾕ NEW measure based on maze procedures, Daze, added as an additional indicator of comprehension for third through sixth grade. ﾕ Larger format for scoring booklets to facilitate scoring and the recording of response patterns. ﾕ Retell integrated into the Oral Reading Fluency measure ﾕ Benchmark goals and cut points for risk will be available August 31, 2010.
Making Algebra Child's Play- Demystify the learning of algebra!
From: 7/27/2010 8:30 AM To: 7/27/2010 4:30 PM
Pricing Information:
$35.00 - SIS Members
$155.00 - Non Members
Location:
Campus Map
ESC--Greenbush: (map)
ESC--Greenbush Room A (map)
ESC--Greenbush Room B
Available for College Credit: YES Target Audience: Recommended for teachers of grades 3 to Algebra I; teachers of special education students (grades 4 to 12) and teachers of high school students struggling with algebra, and At-Risk teachers.
Description:
This one-day workshop empowers teachers to understand and use the visual, kinesthetic, and pictorial Hands-On Equations teaching methodology to successfully present essential algebraic concepts to students in grades 3 to 8. By "breaking the code" of algebra, Hands-On Equations empowers students to work with sophisticated-looking algebraic concepts, thereby enhancing their self-esteem and interest in mathematics. Each participant attending the workshop will receive an individual set of Hands-On Equations ($34.95 value).
Location:
Campus Map
ESC--Greenbush: (map)
ESC--Greenbush Room C
Available for College Credit: YES Target Audience: This training is for classroom teachers grades 1-12 / preschool & K teachers / OT''''''''s / PT''''''''s / counselors / speech language therapists / all special ed teachers, all levels / all ed paraprofessionals / all caretakers of Seniors / parents
Description:
**Participants must attend all three days! (7/28 - 7/30)
ﾕLevel 1: Foundation Exercises 9 hrs. Active participation learning fundamental BAVX principles, rhythms, patterns, procedures, and the first 125 exercises.
ﾕLevel 2: Intermediate Exercises 6 hrs. Active participation reviewing the fundamentals of BAVX, then detailed instruction focused on 50 of the more demanding exercises.
ﾕAdaptive Bal-A-Vis-X (add-on) 2 hrs. Multiple MODIFICATIONS of Level 1 principles, rhythms, patterns, procedures, and exercises. This presentation can focus on adaptations for the Very Young, for the Elderly, and/or for those with severe Special Needs.
Level 3: Advanced Exercises 6 hrs. Active participation devoted exclusively to Bal-A-Vis-X''''''''s most challenging / interesting / fun exercises, to include intricate variations of Foundation and Intermediate exercises.
Presented by Bill Hubert.
Location:
Campus Map
ESC--Greenbush: (map)
ESC--Greenbush Green Room
Available for College Credit: YES Target Audience: Teachers K-8
Presenter(s):
Anne Hudson
Contact Person(s): Stacy Shireman stacy.shireman@greenbush.org Lisa McAtee lisa.mcatee@greenbush.org
Description:
ﾕ What is differentiation ﾕ How to assess in order to differentiate ﾕ Ideas to get started ﾕ Looking at reading indicators and compacting them for differentiation ﾕ Time to make plans **BRING YOUR TEXT** ﾕ Managing the classroom **Participants will receive the Differentiated Instruction: Theory into Practice Resource Book**
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Participants will learn to build learning communities in which all members: 1) work together to facilitate every studentﾒs learning 2) are encouraged to participate and do their best 3) feel valued and appreciated and 4) feel safe and supported. This classroom climate fosters a multi-tiered system of support. This workshop is based on "The Community Building Series" created by the Center for Research on Learning at KU. A book, "Talking Together," is included with this workshop.
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Discover which teaching strategies actually raise student achievement and by how much. These are the evidence-based practices that every knowledgable educator should be familiar with. Participants will examine the nine categories of research-based instructional strategies identified by MCREL that maximize student learning. They will learn guiding principles for using the strategies and gain practical examples and tools to begin using the strategies right away. This training is a good choice for teachers desiring to improve their classroom practice as well as district curriculum/professional development leaders looking for ways to improve instruction across the curriculum. Buildings participating in multi-tiered systems and KLN will also find this presentation very useful. MCREL's research and strategies are incorporated into the Instruction component of multi-tiered systems, the MCREL Walkthrough process, and the KLN PALSS Observation process. Participants will receive the book Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement by Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock (ASCD 2001).
Description:
ﾕ What is differentiation ﾕ How to assess in order to differentiate ﾕ Ideas to get started ﾕ Looking at reading indicators and compacting them for differentiation ﾕ Time to make plans **BRING YOUR TEXT** ﾕ Managing the classroom **Participants will receive the Differentiated Instruction: Theory into Practice Resource Book**
