Calendar of Events

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Administrator Reflection and Planning Retreat – Manhattan

Manhattan

Register Here Need some time to get away as a leadership team to reflect upon the past year and gear up for the next? Join our Administrative Services and School Improvement Services teams to take a look at the previous year's accomplishments and look intentionally at your goals, actions, and professional learning for the 2023-2024...

Making Science Instruction Compelling for All Students: Using Cultural Formative Assessment to Build on Leaner interest and experience – Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here How can science instruction be meaningfully connected to the out-of-school lives of students? What role do students’ cultures play in science learning? How might teachers use formative assessments to root science learning in students’ cultural contexts, interests, and identities? This session is designed to help educators develop cultural formative assessments for the science...

Fun on the Farm: Integrating Agriculture in your Science & Engineering Units – Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here Join us as we have FUN ON THE FARM! We'll explore all kinds of different ways to engage primary learners in meaningful activities that are Next Gen Science and Agriculturally related. It's a great match, and this theme can be a turned into a well-developed, year-long, standards-based unit! Be prepared to roll up...

Function Based Problem Solving- Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here In this session, we will explore functions of behavior and problem solve through YOUR classroom concerns and needs. Plan to engage, problem-solve and share your expertise alongside other educators and peers.Presenter: Lindsay McKanna Cost: Free

Facilitating Math Learning Opportunities that Require Fluency and Application: Math Summer Institute Day Three/Part One- Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here Facilitating Math Learning Opportunities that Require Fluency and ApplicationDo you ever feel like you are torn between the need for students to be fluent and the ability to apply their math knowledge at a deeper level? This key to this dilemma is procedural fluency which requires students to apply knowledge to new problems...

We may be SMALL… BUT we TRY to do it ALL!- Virtual

Virtual

Register Here Topics range from a "Redesign" mindset, to Flex-Mod Scheduling and how we make it work, to ALL 14 CTE Pathways we house for 135ish High School students, to our IPS initiatives, and, lastly, our community involvement and keeping stakeholders informed.Presenter: Kirbie NuttCost: Free to all

Facilitating Math Learning Opportunities that Require Fluency and Application: Math Summer Institute Day Three/Part Two- Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here Facilitating Math Learning Opportunities that Require Fluency and ApplicationDo you ever feel like you are torn between the need for students to be fluent and the ability to apply their math knowledge at a deeper level? This key to this dilemma is procedural fluency which requires students to apply knowledge to new problems...

Whole Group Reading Intervention Strategy Grades 2-8 – Virtual

Virtual

Register Here When the screening data indicates a class-wide struggle for the majority of students, we can intervene at a broader level. Based on the work of Dr. Matthew Burns, learn a simple but powerful evidence-based reading intervention strategy that differentiates support for the wide range of readers in your classroom. Partner Reading/Paragraph shrinking can...

Fun on the Farm: Integrating Agriculture in your Science & Engineering Units – Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here Join us as we have FUN ON THE FARM! We'll explore all kinds of different ways to engage primary learners in meaningful activities that are Next Gen Science and Agriculturally related. It's a great match, and this theme can be a turned into a well-developed, year-long, standards-based unit! Be prepared to roll up...

Exciting Elementary Classrooms with Engineering – Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here Come and dive into play-based engineering embedded in our science standards. During this session we will look at how to take common engineering activities and align them to our Kansas Science Standards. We will look at ways to take our favorite labs and modify them for high quality student sense making!Presenter: Meg Richard,...

Function Based Problem Solving- Lawrence

Lawrence - 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 1104 E 1000 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

Register Here In this session, we will explore functions of behavior and problem solve through YOUR classroom concerns and needs. Plan to engage, problem-solve and share your expertise alongside other educators and peers.Presenter: Lindsay McKanna Cost: Free

Empowering Your Students’ Career Paths with Xello: Stay Ahead of the Game with Latest Xello Elementary Features and Product Updates – A Must-Attend Webinar for School Counselors!” – Virtual

Virtual

Register Here Are you looking for innovative ways to help your elementary students explore career options? Join us for a webinar that showcases the latest features of Xello Elementary, designed to spark your students' curiosity and guide them toward promising career paths.In addition to the elementary edition, we'll also be showcasing new and exciting updates...