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If you have questions, contact us by email or phone. Our contact information is here: http://www.wresa.org/staffdirectory.htm |
Using Ruby Payne’s Framework for Understanding Poverty, this workshop will cover the basics about the culture of poverty. We will discuss hidden rules and behaviors that impact our classrooms. This workshop will be the foundation for Day 2 (Children of Poverty: Now What?) as we delve deeper into how best to help these students. Each participant will receive a copy of Framework for Understanding Poverty. Presenter will be April Spencer, Secondary Education Coordinator and Ruby Payne Certified Trainer. Class limited to 25 participants. A certificate of credit will be issued. If you have questions, please contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 20. · Registration Fee: $60 Registration Deadline: February 1
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This interactive planning and "make it / take it " session will bring together a multitude of differentiated ideas and strategies that will enhance any 3-8 classroom in preparation for ensuring that our students are going to be able to "show what they know" on the NC Reading Comprehension EOG. Participants will learn about, and walk away with, ideas and materials to use directly with their students in those all-important days to come in these final weeks before assessments. Participants who wish to actively participate in the "make it and take it" are encouraged to bring the following materials if possible: scissors, stapler, glue stick, pack of 100 3X5 colored index cards, pack of 100 white 4x6 index cards, single hole puncher, small box of brads, 6 blank CD's (can be old and used ones / doesn't matter what kind), 12 pocket file folders, pack of colored card stock (about 25 sheets) or construction paper, black sharpie pen, magic markers, 1 shower liner curtain (white or light color) which can be bought at Walmart for about $2.69, and a tri-fold "science" board (these are really more useful if cut into 2 to make 2 EOG Station boards). Special Note: Remember to bring a camera with you to take pictures of those things you may not get a chance to make that day. The presenter for this session will be Kathy Bumgardner. If you have questions, contact Carol Bennett at cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 17.
Registration Fee: $75 Registration Deadline: March 1, 2010
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Partners for Mathematics Learning is a mathematics-science partnership project funded by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The purpose of the project is to support the teaching and learning of important ideas in mathematics. One component of the project is to assist schools across North Carolina in introducing the revised Mathematics Curriculum Standards for K-5 in a consistent, focused manner. This year’s round of trainings is grade specific with lots of learning strategies and activities that teachers can begin implementing immediately in their classrooms. The emphasis is on the big ideas in mathematics using Blooms Revised Taxonomy. Each 2-day session will provide teachers with 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs). Presenter will be Carol Bennett, WRESA Elementary Education Coordinator. If you have questions, contact Carol at cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 17. Participants need to bring the following:
· Registration Fee: $35 per session Registration Deadline: February 15
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NOTE: The special education teacher must be in attendance with the regular education teachers they are co-teaching with. Administrators are also welcome to join as well. This one-day Co-teaching Training is characterized by a high degree of input and participation from Regular and Special Education staff members with minimal emphasis placed on lecture. The models for co-teaching and adapting instruction are presented in the morning session. Participants will have the opportunity to examine their current practices vis-a-vis the model being presented. The remainder of the training provides examples of how to adapt instruction to make it appropriate to the needs of the wide variety of learners present in an inclusion classroom. Participants will become the students. The room will be reorganized to model how to set up an inclusion class for instruction under the model discussed in the AM session. Participants will be placed in groups based on their learning styles and will receive instruction in all 4 content areas (Math, Language Arts/English, Social Studies/History, and Science). Participating teaching teams regularly report discovering untapped potential in students whom they previously regarded as beyond the reach of their efforts. They also express a willingness to accept more responsibility for educating these students. As students come to accept the new methodologies and teaching dynamics in the classroom, there is evidence of increased cooperation and respect among students, between teachers and students, and between general and special education teachers. Rick Welsh, VP of NoBox Inc., will present this session. He holds a MS degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began working with the public schools as a licensed speech-language pathologist in 1980. Rick has functioned as an educational consultant since 1992. While working with the public schools in NC, he designed and implemented a classroom-based service delivery model for students with language disorders and auditory processing deficits. This program yielded improved classroom performance for the identified students in his caseload and also provided effective intervention for students who were not identified, but who were at risk for academic failure. If you have questions about this session, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 20.
Registration Fee: $75 (non-refundable) Registration Deadline: March 8, 2009
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NOTE: The special education teacher must be in attendance with the regular education teachers they are co-teaching with. Administrators are also welcome to join as well. This one-day Co-teaching Training is characterized by a high degree of input and participation from Regular and Special Education staff members with minimal emphasis placed on lecture. The models for co-teaching and adapting instruction are presented in the morning session. Participants will have the opportunity to examine their current practices vis-a-vis the model being presented. The remainder of the training provides examples of how to adapt instruction to make it appropriate to the needs of the wide variety of learners present in an inclusion classroom. Participants will become the students. The room will be reorganized to model how to set up an inclusion class for instruction under the model discussed in the AM session. Participants will be placed in groups based on their learning styles and will receive instruction in all 4 content areas (Math, Language Arts/English, Social Studies/History, and Science). Participating teaching teams regularly report discovering untapped potential in students whom they previously regarded as beyond the reach of their efforts. They also express a willingness to accept more responsibility for educating these students. As students come to accept the new methodologies and teaching dynamics in the classroom, there is evidence of increased cooperation and respect among students, between teachers and students, and between general and special education teachers. Rick Welsh, VP of NoBox Inc., will present this session. He holds a MS degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began working with the public schools as a licensed speech-language pathologist in 1980. Rick has functioned as an educational consultant since 1992. While working with the public schools in NC, he designed and implemented a classroom-based service delivery model for students with language disorders and auditory processing deficits. This program yielded improved classroom performance for the identified students in his caseload and also provided effective intervention for students who were not identified, but who were at risk for academic failure. If you have questions, please contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 20.
Registration Fee: $75 (non-refundable) Registration Deadline: March 8, 2010
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Understanding the characteristics of and issues that surround and impact our students living in poverty is the first step in being able to make a difference in their lives. This Day Two workshop in Ruby Payne’s “Framework for Understanding Poverty” is the next step in working with our students who live in low socio-economic environments. We will first look at the discipline module and strategies for solving some of these issues. We will focus on the cognitive strategies that are undeveloped or underdeveloped in this population and will look at specific before, during, and after learning strategies that will help them be more successful at all grade levels. Each participant will receive a copy of Understanding Learning and Learning Structures Workbook. Presenter will be April Spencer, Secondary Education Coordinator and Ruby Payne Certified Trainer. Class limited to 25 participants. If you have questions, please contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 20.
Registration Fee: $50 Registration Deadline: March 15, 2010
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Bring a student’s mind to life! “Sit-and-get” lessons become a thing of the past as you transform your classroom into a center of active learning by being a “guide-on-the-side.” This workshop is designed to increase teacher awareness of standards-based instruction with a focus on inquiry-based pedagogy and integrated learning. Teachers develop their own definition of inquiry while exploring different levels of inquiry instruction. During the inquiry-based activities, teachers will learn techniques of questioning to support the discovery process. Participants will also learn how to shift their current science lessons toward inquiry. This workshop is appropriate for Elementary School Teachers. Michelle Begnino of Science House will be conducting this workshop. If you have questions, please contact April Spencer at 828.418. 0011 ext. 20 or aspencer@wresa.org. Limited to 30 participants. Registration Fee: $45 Registration Deadline: March 15, 2010
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During this session, participants will discover techniques to facilitate learning for students so that they RETAIN their vocabulary learning! Participants will receive and use the book: Vocabulary Unplugged by Alana Morris. The book is filled with highly effective strategies that will help students stay engaged as they authentically learn vocabulary concepts that they will actually implement across content areas. Participants will receive a certificate for 5 contact hours upon completion of the workshop. Carol Bennett, Elementary Education Coordinator, will be the presenter. If you have questions, please contact Carol at cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 17.
Registration Fee: $55 (Includes Book) Registration Deadline: March 11, 2010
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This one-day session focuses on teachers who have taught 0 – 20 years and want assistance with critical retirement information and decision making early in their career. This session will review the actuarial implications and repercussions of early-mid career decisions, laws, policies and processes, benefit options and investment plans. The training will be conducted by a panel of skilled presenters including Robert Ayers, WRESA staff Retirement Consultant and Dan Farmer, regional 401-K specialist. The session will be facilitated by Bob Byrd, School Improvement Specialist, and April Spencer, Secondary Education Consultant. Session limited to 25 participants. If you have questions, contact Bob Byrd, ext. 23, bbyrd@wresa.org or April Spencer, ext. 20, aspencer@wresa.org.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: March 22, 2010
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Come learn easy, affordable ways of integrating biotechnology into your 8th grade classroom while keeping within the NCSCOS. This will be a hands-on day with lots of experimenting and techniques like strawberry DNA extraction and paper chromatography. You will also spend time identifying low cost versatile supplies for labs that you can integrate into your classroom quickly. This workshop will start at the WRESA office and move across the parking lot to the BioTech Center and the lab onsite. We are offering the same course twice -- first on a Saturday in case that is easier for many of you to attend, and also the following Wednesday if that works best. Participants are limited to 15 each session. This course will be presented by Sarah Schober who has had education, training, and work experience in the rapidly developing field of Biotechnology. She is the Lab Manager of the Natural Products Laboratory (NPL), and frequently works with teachers and students across the region. If you have questions, contact April Spencer at 828.418.0011 ext. 20 or email her at aspencer@wresa.org.
Registration Fee: $15 Registration Deadline: March 12, 2010
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It is well known that oral reading can increase students’ comprehension, fluency, and strategic thinking. This session will provide participants with a study of the book: Good-bye Round Robin: 25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies by Michael F. Opitz and Timothy Rasinski. These proven oral-reading strategies fit easily into your existing literacy block routines. Participants will explore classroom-tested ways to use oral reading to support struggling readers. This recently updated version of the book offers numerous practical suggestions for engaging English language learners in meaningful oral-language activities. “This book is an excellent resource for any teacher, but it is an especially useful resource for teachers of English language learners,” Yvonne and David Freeman, authors of Essential Linguistics and Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms, www.amazon.com. Participants will receive a certificate for 5 contact hours upon completion of the workshop. Presenter will be Carol Bennett, Elementary Education Coordinator. If you have questions, contact Carol at cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 17.
Registration Fee: $55 (includes book) Registration Deadline: April 09, 2010
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Ag in the Classroom is an educational program designed to provide teachers with quality materials to teach students, through North Carolina competency-based lessons, about the sources of their food and fiber, and the importance of agriculture to the economy. The mission of Ag in the Classroom is to provide quality materials and instruction to public and private school teachers enabling them to instill in students an appreciation for our state's food and fiber production, the people involved with the various stages of that production, and the industry's statewide economic impact. Each participant will receive a notebook of competency-based, grade level specific lesson plans which introduce information about agriculture to students as they are learning the required competencies at the various grade levels. Carol Bennett, Elementary Education Coordinator, will be the presenter. Participants will receive a certificate for 5 contact hours upon completion of the workshop. If you have questions, please contact Carol at cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 17. (NOTE: When registering for this class, be sure to fill in the "Grade" box with the exact grade level you teach (i.e. K, 1, 2,...11, or 12). If you teach multiple grades, enter the grade you predominantly teach.)
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: May 1, 2010
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Are you tired of doing the same old thing in your classes? Are you ready to spice things up and try something new? How would you like having GPS devices brought to your classroom when you requested them? Join us for a day of training courtesy of The Science House of NC State University. We will use GPS devices to explore new and exciting ways to teach science concepts. You will have the opportunity to incorporate the technology into your existing lessons, create new lessons, discover the simplicity of loading a cache into your GPS and explore collaborative technologies. Some experience with GPS units suggested! This workshop is appropriate for 6-12th grade teachers (especially wonderful for integrated lessons). Michelle Beningo of Science House will be conducting this workshop. If you have questions, please contact April Spencer at 828.418.0011 ext. 20 or aspencer@wresa.org Science content will be addressed and aligned to the NCSCOS. Limited to 25 participants.
Registration Fee: $45 Registration Deadline: May 7, 2010
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ONLINE SESSION Registration Deadline: February 1, 2010
This course will introduce participants to Web 2.0 tools to enhance student learning and engagement. The tools provide the means to engage students in more interactive, collaborative enriched environments that assist in content area and digital literacy while also acquiring 21st Century skills. Some of the tools being introduced include communication (wikis and blogs); collaboration (EtherPad); social bookmarking (Diigo); and social networking (Twitter). In addition participants will use the tools to interact with each other and to complete each module making it specific to their individual content area. Upon completion each participant will receive a certificate for 20 contact hours (2.0 C.E.U.s). Tina Joyner, Technology Coordinator, will be the facilitator. If you have questions, contact Tina at tjoyner@wresa.org or 828.418.0011 x19.
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ONLINE SESSION Registration Deadline: , 2010
This online class will involve participants in book study discussions that focus on implementing the teaching strategies identified in this extraordinary resource. Amazon describes this excellent book in the following : “The read-aloud of yesteryear was often limited in its ambition and application - a well-intended routine for getting students' attention or settling them down. But today's read-aloud is a vibrant, deliberate part of good teaching, an essential, effective strategy for introducing sophisticated ideas to young learners throughout the school day by immersing them in rich language and literate behaviors. The influence of reading aloud can be profound, and Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature shows you how to plan for and implement the read-aloud for maximum instructional effect. Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature revolutionizes the read-aloud. Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth lay out six types of read-alouds each of which targets key instructional goals, including:
Whether you read aloud once a day, or six times a day, Laminack and Wadsworth give you all the strategies you need to make the read-aloud a successful and effective way to lead your students to new understandings. You'll discover how, why, and when to read aloud, and find both specific suggestions for planning instruction around it and numerous ideas for entry points into it. Best of all, they provide an extensively annotated list of four hundred titles to use with each of the six types of read-aloud, including ample suggestions for how each fits within the reading and writing curriculum” www.amazon.com. Participants must purchase their own book prior to the class. Participants will receive a certificate for 10 contact hours upon completion of all book study discussion assignments. If you have questions, please contact Carol Bennett at cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011, ext. 17.
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ONLINE SESSION Registration Deadline: February 15, 2010
“Knowing how to ask the right questions while reading helps students become active readers and more likely to comprehend what they’ve read.” This online book study looks at questioning strategies that build comprehension for students in grades 5 and up. Strategies such as Interview Your Teacher, Challenge the Author, and using Thin, Thick, and Sidekick Questions will add to your teaching toolbox of reading strategies that motivate students in both the reading content area and across the curriculum. Participants must purchase their own book, Teaching Comprehension With Questioning Strategies That Motivate Middle School Readers by Larry Lewin, available at amazon.com for $13.29 plus shipping. Paid participants will receive an email with instructions for the class by March 1. This online class will provide participants with a certificate for 20 contact hours which is equivalent to 2 CEUs. Robin Atwell, National Board Certified in Middle Childhood; K-6 Elem Ed and K-12 AIG Certified Teacher, will facilitate this course. If you have any questions, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org or 828. 418.0011 ext. 20.
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ONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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Introduction to PowerPoint - Online CourseONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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Introduction to Excel - Online CourseONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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Intermediate Word - Online CourseONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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Intermediate Excel - Online CourseONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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ONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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ONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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ONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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ONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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ONLINE SESSION
Register online. For questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
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Registration Deadline: April 12, 2010
Chris Campbell, attorney, Campbell Shatley, LLC, will be the presenter. This session will offer board members the two hours of ethics training regarding laws and principles that govern conflicts of interest and ethical standards of conduct at the local government level.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: April 12, 2010 Register online. For questions contact Vicki Wilson, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email vwilson@wresa.org .
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