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Registration Deadline:
September 17, 2012
Target Audience: Teachers, Grades 3-12, Reading Specialists, Media Coordinators
Please Bring a Battery Charged
Laptop
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Date(s):
September 27, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $45
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Apply literacy strategies to content
that matters most in a democracy—civic
learning. Capture the excitement of the
2012 election and the conventions held
in NC and Florida. Share uses for print
and online newspapers for focusing on
leadership and on-going election
coverage. Explore specially-designed
websites, engaging youth at school, home
and on their own. Websites will include
primary source documents that allow
readers to compare coverage of current
and past elections and archived editions
of the Mini Page which offers simplified
background information on the election
and also allows for comparisons. Voting
and character education guides apply
literacy strategies and core standards
to all grades. Receive directions on
setting up a free NC mock election.
Receive samples of all materials.
Presenter will be Sandra Cook, NC Press
Foundation, NIE. If you have questions,
contact Carol Bennett at
cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011,
ext. 17. Certificate of credit for 5
contact hours.
(This is a good session for acquiring
reading CEUs.)
Registration Fee: $45
Registration Deadline:
September
17,
2012
Online
Registration (This registration has a separate registration
form)
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Registration Deadline:
September 21, 2012 |
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Date(s):
Oct 4, Oct 25, and November 8, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $85
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This
three-day training is for all school
leaders who want to develop a clear
definition of their top priorities and
the results they want. As our lives
have expanding workloads, wouldn’t it be
nice to have the tools to feel more
satisfied with what you accomplish each
day both personally and professionally?
All educators are being asked to
demonstrate leadership in their
profession and this training will put
you on that path! This workshop is
limited to 25 participants. Due to
available funding, each participant will
receive a manual (valued at $90).
Credit: 15 contact hours for the three
days. Your instructors will be Dr. Carol
Bennett and Dr. April Spencer, Certified
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Trainers from the WRESA staff. For
more information, contact April at
aspencer@wresa.org, 828.418.0011, ext.
20 or Carol at cbennett@wresa.org or
828.418.0011, ext. 17.
Registration Fee: $85 Registration Deadline:
September
21,
2012
Online
Registration (This registration has a separate registration
form)
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Trainer: Lynn Bailey,
Consultant, DPI/Exceptional Children Division
This
course requires the purchase of the "Foundations of Reading
Participant Training Manual" ($25,
Order Form here).
We have offered this session before
so you may already have it
somewhere.
Registration Deadline:
September 21, 2012 |
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Date(s):
October 4, October 11, October 18, November 1, November 8,
2012 |
Time:
8:30-3:30
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Registration Fee: $25
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This
five-day course focuses on increasing
teacher’s knowledge of the research
behind the science of reading as well
as their skills in providing
research-based instructional strategies
to students with persistent reading
difficulties. The content covers
Graphophonemic Awareness, Decoding,
Encoding, Vocabulary and Comprehension.
Outside assignments are expected to be
completed for the full 3.5 CEUs to be
issued. Handouts need to be
purchased once participants register for
the course.
(This is a good session
for acquiring reading CEUs.)
Registration Fee: $25 Registration Deadline:
July 16
Online
Registration
(This registration can be found on the September 2012
registration form)
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Registration Deadline:
October 5, 2012 |
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Date(s):
October 17,
2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $35
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Looking for new ways to teach old
subjects? Using current research and
curriculum materials, this session will
provide participants strategies for
building active student engagement and
practical instruction for language and
writing lesson design with the Common
Core State Standards in mind.
Participants will walk away with a
notebook of ready-to-use lessons and
activities; a deeper understanding of
how to make grammar instruction relevant
and meaningful for students in the
context of reading, writing, and
speaking; and practical strategies for
making writing an everyday part of
classroom instruction. (This is a
good session for reading CEUs.)
This session's presenter is Brooke
Mabry, a National Board Certified
English teacher and instructional coach
from McDowell County.
If you
have questions, please contact April
Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org
or call her at 828.418.0011, ext 20.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline:
October 5
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the June 2012
registration form)
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Registration Deadline:
October 10, 2012
(Limited to first 20 registrants) |
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Date(s):
October 18, 2012
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Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $35
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Highly effective
teachers inform their instruction
through on-going and frequent
assessments. In this session we will
explore strategies to access multiple
pathways for learning, foster
"intrinsic" motivation, use
"instructional intelligence" and
flexible groupings, harness the power of
visual tools, scaffold instruction for
struggling learners, and provide
challenging options for advanced
learners as described in Judith Dodge’s
book: 25 Quick Formative
Assessments for a Differentiated
Classroom: Easy, Low-Prep Assessments
That Help You Pinpoint Students' Needs
and Reach All Learners.
Participants will receive the book along
with numerous hands-on applications of
the assessment tools. Session most
valuable for K-6 educators.
Credit: 5 contact hours for this
session. If you have questions, contact
Carol Bennett, 828-418-0011 ext. 17, or
email:
cbennett@wresa.org.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline:
October 10
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Registration Deadline:
October 22, 2012
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Date(s):
November 1, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $35
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Feel like you don’t have time to teach
science. Let us help! Join us for a day
where we investigate matter
and light (from
4th grade NES) with active
investigations that weave history, math,
reading, writing and fun into lessons!
Research shows students learn more when
concepts are not taught in isolation.
The more connections a teacher helps
students make to a topic, then the more
connections students make in their
brain. Come learn to ‘weave’ and watch
students achieve! This workshop is
appropriate for elementary and middle
school teachers. The example
lessons we will use are from 4th grade.
Michelle Benigno will be presenting. If
you have questions, contact Dr. Carol
Bennett cbennett@wresa.org or
828.418.0011, ext. 17.
Participants will receive a certificate
for 5 contact hours.
Registration Fee: $25 Registration Deadline:
October 22
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form)
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Date(s):
November 15, 2012
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Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $35
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This
one-day session focuses on
teachers/administrators who have
taught 0 – 25 years and want
assistance with critical
retirement information and decision
making before they retire. This
session will review the
implications and repercussions of
early-mid career decisions, laws,
policies and processes, benefit options
and investment plans. The
workshop will be conducted by Robert
Ayers, WRESA Retirement Consultant. The
session will be facilitated by Bob Byrd,
School Improvement Specialist, and Dr.
April Spencer, Secondary Education
Consultant. Session limited to 25
participants. If you have questions,
contact Bob Byrd, ext. 23, bbyrd@wresa.org
or Dr. April Spencer, ext. 20,
aspencer@wresa.org.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline:
November 5
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form)
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Registration Deadline:
November 10, 2012 |
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Date(s):
November 29, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $40
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EVAAS
provides reporting that enables
school and district-level administrators
to determine how effective they’ve been
in helping students progress,
academically. The school-focused
morning session and the
district-focused afternoon session
are designed to provide administrators
with a clear understanding of the
reporting, including the new EOG model,
the web-based teacher reports, and how
EVAAS can be used to target areas for
improvement that directly impact student
progress. The presenters will be
Dr. Sandy Horn, Senior Educator Support
Specialist with SAS EVAAS and Jenn
Persson, Educator Support Specialist,
SAS EVAAS. Dr. Horn has worked
with thousands of educators over the
last 20 years to provide a practical
understanding of how EVAAS can be used
to improve student progress. Ms.
Persson is supporting educators with
their personal school improvement
efforts. She taught middle and high
school math for 6 years, and is
currently working on her dissertation
for a PhD in Mathematics Education at
UNC. If you have questions, contact Dr.
April Spencer, 828.418.0011, ext. 20 or
aspencer@wresa.org.
Registration Fee: $40 Registration Deadline:
November 19
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Date(s):
November 30, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $45
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In this
session, participants will be introduced
to numerous informational text picture
books that focus on food or agriculture
along with lesson plans and
activities that are aligned with the new
Common Core and Essential Standards.
Books and lessons are adaptable for
grades K-6. Participants will also
be introduced to the free resources
available through the Ag in the
Classroom program, which is an
educational program designed to provide
teachers with quality materials to teach
students, through North Carolina
competency-based lessons (now linked to
the Common Core and Essential Standards)
about the sources of their food and
fiber, and the importance of agriculture
to the economy Credit: 5 contact
hours for the day with the potential to
earn 15 additional contact hours through
completion of an online module. This
is a good session to provide your
required reading CEUs and to get you
started using Common Core and Essential
Standard lesson plans. Your instructor
will be Dr. Carol Bennett, WRESA
Elementary Coordinator and NC Ag in the
Classroom Ambassador. For more
information, contact Carol at cbennett@wresa.org
or 828.418.0011 ext. 17.
Registration Fee: $45 Registration Deadline:
November 21
(This registration can be found on
the September 2012 registration form)
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Registration Deadline:
November 27, 2012 |
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Date(s):
December 5, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $35
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Would you
like to know more about using digital
content in your classroom? This
workshop will include using
various forms of technology to create
multimedia presentations for your
classroom. Participants will be
using iMovie to put projects together
for classroom use. If you have a
laptop that has iMovie on it, please
bring it. Otherwise, WRESA will
have laptops you may use for the day.
The class will be limited to 20
participants. Your instructors will be
Kendra Greenlee and Donna Ledford,
Instructional Technology Facilitators
from Rutherford County Schools.
Credit: 5 contact hours. If you
have questions, please contact April
Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org
or call her at 828.418.0011, ext 20.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline:
November 27
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form)
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Date(s): December
6, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $60
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Using Ruby Payne’s
Framework for Understanding Poverty, as
well as other current work from Eric
Jensen to Lisa Delpit and Donna Beegle,
this workshop will discuss the basics
about the culture of poverty, the
brain research of creating hope and the
miscommunication that often surrounds
the bigger issues. We will
discuss hidden rules and behaviors
that impact our classrooms for
children as well as for the adults. This
workshop will be the foundation for
other workshops as we delve deeper into
how best to help all students. Each
participant will receive a copy of
Framework for Understanding Poverty.
Presenter will be Dr. April Spencer,
Secondary Education Coordinator and Ruby
Payne certified trainer. If you have
questions, please contact her at
828.418.0011, ext. 20 or aspencer@wresa.org.
Registration Fee: $60 Registration Deadline:
November 27
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on
the September 2012 registration form)
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Date(s):
December 7, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $75
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Students are never too old for picture
books. Many of the newest picture books
are appropriate for students of any age.
This session will introduce participants
to some of the newest and most
engaging picture books that can be
used as read-alouds to engage readers
and writers in each of the subject
areas.
A
balanced reading and literature program
requires that students experience a
variety of literary forms and genres.
Teaching strategies will be modeled for
helping students gain independence in
reading for aesthetic and personal
response, for information, and for
critical analysis and evaluation.
Each participant will receive a
collection of picture books, as well as
strategies to help meet goals and
objectives across the curriculum.
Presenter will be Dr. Carol Bennett,
Elementary Education Coordinator.
Credit: 5 contact hours for this
session. (This is a good session
for acquiring reading CEUs.) If
you have questions, contact Carol,
828.418.0011 ext. 17, or email:
cbennett@wresa.org.
Registration Fee: $75 Registration Deadline:
December 2
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form)
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Registration Deadline:
November 30, 2012 |
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Date(s): December
10, 2012 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $35
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Interested in
strategies to develop a language rich
classroom that provide students with the
rigor expected from the Common Core?
The session will provide teachers with
concrete strategies to ensure
appropriate text complexity and
scaffolding techniques for tiered
vocabulary. Participants will learn how
to create a language rich learning
climate that uses Language Amplification
strategies. Establishing language norms
to be modeled in all content areas and
all grades (K-12), teachers will learn
deliberate and effective strategies to
help students who are acquiring English
proficiency, or English speakers whose
vocabulary bank is limited. Language
amplification will help students
understand concepts within context and
proper syntax. Opportunities will be
provided to make the connection between
oral language amplification and enhanced
written language skills. In addition,
participants will learn how to use
Revised Blooms Taxonomy (RBT) question
cards to increase rigor and instill
higher order thinking skills in all
content areas and all grades. Using the
rubrics on the back of the question
cards, participants will understand the
importance of framing students’ answers
to facilitate more accurate, detailed,
and compelling student responses.
Participants will leave with
question/rubric templates to customize
according to students’ literacy,
language, and text complexity level.
RBT cards are highly engaging, an
excellent strategy to increase language
proficiency, and use efficient classroom
management strategies. This session's
presenter is Virginia Cárdenas, a School
Transformation Coach from NCDPI. She
presented this summer at the Summer
Leadership Conference and we have asked
her to come back. If you have
questions, please contact Dr. April
Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org
or call 828.418.0011, ext 20.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline:
November 30
(This registration can be found on the September 2012
registration form)
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Registration Deadline:
January 21, 2013 |
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Date(s):
January 31, 2013 |
Time:
9:00-3:00
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Registration Fee: $35
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This
session is being offered again by
popular demand!
Feel like you don’t have time to teach
science? Let us help!
Join us for a day where we investigate
forces and motion (from 5th grade
NCSOS/NES) with active investigations
that weave history, math, reading,
writing and fun into lessons! Research
shows students learn more when concepts
are not taught in isolation. The more
connections a teacher helps students
make to a topic, then the more
connections students make in their
brain. Come learn to “weave” and watch
students achieve!
This workshop is appropriate for
elementary and middle school teachers.
The example lessons we will use are
from 5th grade. Michelle Benigno
will be presenting. If you have
questions contact Dr. Carol Bennett cbennett@wresa.org or 828.418.0011,
ext. 17. Participants will receive a
certificate for 5 contact hours.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline:
January 21
Online
Registration
(This registration can be found on the September 2012
registration form)
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Online Book Study: On Common Ground: The Power of PLCs
Edited by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour
Registration Deadline:
October 8, 2012
Credit: 15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs)
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Date(s): October 15 through
December 7, 2012 |
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Registration Fee: $35
(plus purchase of the book)
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REGISTRATION FEE: $ 35 (plus purchase
of the book)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 8, 2012
Credit:
15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs)
As we get
ready for the DuFours’ visit in December
at WRESA, this book study will have the
leading names in our field sharing their
ideas on PLCs. Though they do not all agree, the book does emphasize the
“common ground” and will give an
interesting perspective prior to the the
DuFours’ workshop. This book study will
be most beneficial to the professional
who is familiar with PLCs and wants to
delve deeper. If you have questions,
contact Dr. April Spencer at
aspencer@wresa.org or 828.418.0011,
ext. 20 or Dr. Karen Sumner,
ksumner@wresa.org, ext. 26, who will
both be facilitating the course.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline:
October 8
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form)
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Registration Deadline:
December 20, 2012 |
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Date(s):
December- January, 2012-13 |
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Registration Fee: $35
plus purchase of book
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This online book study is
a great way to earn 1 CEU while learning
the best research-based instructional
advice available about how to grow
strong independent readers who read with
understanding. This book study will
focus on Richard Allington’s book What
Really Matters in Response to
Intervention: Research-Based Designs,
2009, Pearson. Participants will read
the book and then respond to the online
collaborative discussions. This book
study is designed to provide you with
“clear and research-based guidance” on
how to “close the achievement gap and
turn struggling readers into achieving
readers.” Upon receipt of your paid
registration, Dr. Carol Bennett will
contact you with directions for
beginning the online class. Participants
must obtain their own copy of the book
($28.89 at http://amazon.com). If you
have questions, contact Carol Bennett at
cbennett@wresa.org, 828.418.0011, ext.
17
Registration Fee: $35 plus purchase of
book Registration Deadline:
December 20
Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form)
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MARCIA TATE -- Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20
Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain
Registration
Deadline: March 8, 2013 |
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Date(s): March 22, 2013 |
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Registration Fee:
$50
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Have you ever wondered
why some students cannot understand or
recall important content after a 24-hour
period? If your students are not
learning the way you are teaching them,
then you must teach them the way they
learn!
Experience 20 instructional strategies
(based on brain research and learning
style theory) that maximize memory and
minimize forgetting. Increase learning
for all students when strategies like
drawing, metaphor, movement, music, and
storytelling are used to teach
curriculum objectives and meet
international standards. Explore
research that shows why these strategies
are preferable to others. Ensure that
brains retain key concepts, not only for
tests, but for life! This workshop has
been called both professionally and
personally life-changing and lots of
fun!
Marcia L. Tate, EdD is the former
Executive Director of Professional
Development for the DeKalb County School
System, Decatur, Georgia. During her
30-year career with the district, she
has been a classroom teacher, reading
specialist, language arts coordinator,
and staff development executive
director. She received the
Distinguished Staff Development Award
for the State of Georgia, and her
department was chosen to receive the
Exemplary Program Award for the state.
Marcia is currently an educational
consultant and has taught more than
350,000 administrators, teachers,
parents, and business and community
leaders throughout the world, including
Australia, Egypt, Hungary, Singapore,
Thailand, and New Zealand. She is the
author of the following five
bestsellers: Worksheets Don’t Grow
Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies
that Engage the Brain; “Sit &
Get” Won’t Grow Dendrites: 20
Professional Learning Strategies That
Engage the Adult Brain; Reading and
Language Arts Worksheets Don’t Grow
Dendrites: 20 Literacy Strategies that
Engage the Brain; Shouting Won’t Grow
Dendrites: 20 Techniques for Managing a
Brain-Compatible Classroom; and
Mathematics Worksheets Don’t Grow
Dendrites: 20 Numeracy Strategies that
Engage the Brain. Participants
in her workshops refer to them as “some
of the best ones they have ever
experienced” since Marcia uses the 20
brain-compatible strategies outlined in
her books to actively engage her
audiences.
Marcia received her bachelor’s degree in
psychology and elementary education from
Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
She earned her master’s degree in
remedial reading from the University of
Michigan, her specialist degree in
educational leadership from Georgia
State University, and her doctorate in
educational leadership from Clark
Atlanta University. Spelman College
awarded her the Apple Award for
excellence in the field of education.
Registration Fee: $50
Registration Deadline:
March 8
Online
Registration (This
registration can be found on its own registration
form)
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ONLINE
SESSION
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Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
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Registration Fee:
$35 |
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This
is an Introductory level online course consisting
of activities and tutorials designed for Word XP or
Word 2003.
If you have an earlier version of Word, you may notice a
few differences in the views and toolbars. The basics
however, are the same. This
course is NOT designed for Word version 2007.
If you have Word 2007 you should sign up for Beginning
Word 2007.
CEU
Credit:
To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you must register,
receive confirmation,
complete and submit all course
assignments. Upon completion of the course you will be
given a certificate which you may send to your Central
Office for the equivalent CEUs.
Important! Some LEAs
require prior approval of workshops and courses to be
submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements:
Basic familiarity with computers and the Windows
operating system, Word installed on your computer, Javascript
enabled, the ability to send and receive email
(including attachments), and completion of all
course assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 2
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Module
1: Starting Word: options
Module
2: Getting oriented: views, menus,
toolbars
Module
3: Opening an existing document; saving
options
Module
4: Cursors and Pointer Appearances
Module
5: Navigation; selecting, editing, and
formatting text
Module
6: Entering
text; spell-checking; grammar
Module
7: Formatting options: styles, manual
and
Autoformat
Module
8: Graphics: ClipArt and pictures; The
Drawing Toolbar: shapes, lines, arrows, text boxes,
WordArt (Assignment
1 Due)
Module
9: Previewing and printing
Module
10: Word Project (Assignment
2 Due)
Click
here to download this manual in pdf format
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Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form) 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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PowerPoint
XP or PowerPoint 2003
ONLINE
SESSION
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Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
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Registration Fee:
$35 |
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This
is an Introductory level online course consisting
of activities and tutorials designed for PowerPoint
XP or PowerPoint 2003. If you have an earlier version of PowerPoint,
you may notice a few differences in the views and
toolbars. The basics however, are the same. This
course is NOT designed for PowerPoint version
2007. If you have PowerPoint 2007 you should sign up for
Beginning PowerPoint 2007.
CEU
Credit:
To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you must register,
receive confirmation,
complete and submit all course
assignments. Upon completion of the course you will be
given a certificate which you may send to your Central
Office for the equivalent CEUs.
Important! Some LEAs
require prior approval of workshops and courses to be
submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements:
Basic familiarity with computers and the Windows
operating system, PowerPoint XP installed on your
computer, Javascript
enabled, the ability to send and receive email
(including attachments), and completion of all
course assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 2
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Module
1: Starting PowerPoint: options
Module
2: Getting oriented: views, menus,
toolbars
Module
3: Opening an existing presentation;
saving options
Module
4: Creating a presentation using
Presentation Templates
Module
5: Entering text, spell-checking,
formatting text and backgrounds
Module
6: Creating a presentation from Outline
View
Module
7: Creating a presentation from scratch
Module
8: Adding animation, music, and sound to
your presentation (Assignment
1 Due)
Module
9: PowerPoint Project (Assignment
2 Due)
Click
here to download the manual for this course in pdf
format
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Online
Registration (This registration can be found on the
September 2012 registration form) 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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Excel XP
or Excel 2003
ONLINE
SESSION
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Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
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Registration Fee:
$35 |
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This
is an Introductory level online course
consisting of activities and tutorials designed for Excel XP
or Excel 2003.
If you have an earlier version of Excel, you may notice
a few differences in the views and toolbars. The basics
however, are the same.
This
course is NOT designed for Excel version 2007.
We do not currently offer this course in Excel 2007
format.
CEU
Credit:
To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you must
complete submit all course
assignments. Upon completion of the course you will be
given a certificate which you may send to your Central
Office for the equivalent CEUs. Important! Some
LEAs require prior approval of workshops and courses to
be submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements:
Basic familiarity with computers and the Windows
operating system.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 2
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Module
1: Starting Excel: options
Module
2: Getting oriented: views, menus,
toolbars
Module
3: Opening an existing workbook; saving
options
Module
4: Navigation: Moving Within an Excel
Workbook
Module
5: Entering Data: Creating an Attendance
Sheet
Module
6: Sorting
Functions
Module
7: Creating Simple Formulas
Module
8: Creating a Workbook for
Attendance and Grades (Assignment
1 Due)
Module
9: Using the Chart Wizard
Module
10: Excel Project (Assignment
2 Due)
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Word XP or Word
2003
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This
is an Intermediate
level online course
consisting of
activities and tutorials designed for Word XP or Word
2003. If
you have an earlier version of Word, you may notice a
few differences in the views and toolbars. The basics
however, are the same. This
course is NOT designed for Word version 2007.
We do not currently offer this course in Word 2007
format.
CEU
Credit: To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you
must register, receive confirmation, download
the Practice Files, and complete
and submit all course assignments. Upon
completion of the course you will be mailed a
certificate which you may send to your Central Office
for the equivalent CEUs. Important! Some LEAs
require prior approval of workshops and courses to be
submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements: Basic familiarity with computers and
the Windows operating system, the completion
of an Introductory Word course or equivalent
experience in using Word, Word installed on your
computer, Javascript enabled, the ability to send
and receive email (including attachments), and
completion of all course assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 5
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Module
1: Styles and Templates:
Applying Styles; Creating Styles; Redefining and
Deleting Styles; Using Templates; Creating and Saving
Templates (Assignment
1 Due)
Module
2:
Outlines:
Organizing Ideas; Creating Outline Headings; Viewing
Your Outline; Changing Heading Levels (Assignment
2 Due)
Module
3:
Tables:
Drawing a Table; Performing Calculations in a Table;
Creating Charts; Importing Worksheets and Data (Assignment
3 Due)
Module
4:
Columns:Creating Columns; Inserting Graphics; Using
Borders and Shading (Assignment
4 Due)
Module
5: Envelopes, Labels, Mass
Mailings (Assignment
5 Due)
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format
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Excel XP or
Excel 2003
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This
is an Intermediate
level online course
consisting of
activities and tutorials designed for Excel XP or
Excel 2003.
If you have an earlier version of Excel, you may notice
a few differences in the views and toolbars. The basics
however, are the same. This
course is NOT designed for Excel version 2007.
We do not currently offer this course in Excel 2007
format.
CEU
Credit: To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you
must register, receive confirmation, download
the Practice Files, and complete
and submit all course assignments. Upon
completion of the course you will be mailed a
certificate which you may send to your Central Office
for the equivalent CEUs. Important! Some LEAs
require prior approval of workshops and courses to be
submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements: Basic familiarity with computers and
the Windows operating system, the completion
of an Introductory Excel course or equivalent
experience in using Excel, Excel installed on
your computer, Javascript enabled, the ability to
send and receive email (including attachments),
and completion of all course assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 5
|
Module
1: Review of Excel Basics
Entering
data and formatting a worksheet; Simple formulas;
Formatting tables
.(Assignment
1 Due.)
Module
2: Conditional Formatting
Module
3: Inserting
Pictures and Drawings. (Assignment
2 Due.)
Module
4: More About Formulas
How
formulas work; Formula syntax
. (Assignment
3 Due.)
Module
5: More About Functions
How
functions work; Multiple functions within functions; The
formula palette; Linking functions from other worksheets
.
Module
6: More
About Charts
Creating
charts; Adding and removing data; Formatting charts
. (Assignment
4 Due.)
Module
7: Excel
Databases
Definitions
and terms; Sorting and filtering; Using data forms.
(Assignment
5 Due.)
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format
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Online
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September 2012 registration form) Register online. For
questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email
kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
|
PowerPoint XP
or PowerPoint 2003
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This
is an Intermediate
level online course
consisting of
activities and tutorials designed for PowerPoint XP
or PowerPoint 2003.
If you have an earlier version of PowerPoint, you may
notice a few differences in the views and toolbars. The
basics however, are the same. This
course is NOT designed for PowerPoint version 2007.
We do not currently offer this course in PowerPoint 2007
format.
CEU
Credit: To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you
must register, receive confirmation, download
the Practice Files, and complete
and submit all course assignments. Upon
completion of the course you will be mailed a
certificate which you may send to your Central Office
for the equivalent CEUs. Important! Some LEAs
require prior approval of workshops and courses to be
submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements: Basic familiarity with computers and
the Windows operating system, the completion
of an Introductory PowerPoint course or equivalent
experience in using PowerPoint, PowerPoint
installed on your computer, Javascript enabled,
the ability to send and receive email (including
attachments), and completion of all course
assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 6
|
Module
1: Review of PowerPoint Basics
Views;
Slides, Layouts, Text and Formatting; Slide Transitions
and Animations . Assignment
1 Due
Module
2: Creating a Presentation From a Word
Outline
Word
Outlines and Heading Styles; Opening a Word Document in
PowerPoint; Applying a Design Template, Changing Fonts
and Bullet Styles; Promoting and Demoting Paragraphs
. Assignment
2 Due
Module
3: Tables and Worksheets
Inserting
and Editing a Word Table; Formatting an Inserted Word
Table; Creating a Table in PowerPoint Using the Insert
Table Button; Using the Table Slide Layout.
. Assignment
3 Due
Module
4: Charts and Microsoft Graph
Add
a Chart to a Presentation Using the Insert Chart Button;
Modifying the Chart's Data Sheet; Formatting the Chart
. Assignment
4 Due
Module
5: Templates and the Slide Master
Changing
Master Text and Title Styles; Creating Custom Design
Templates; Creating Custom Content Templates; Adding a
Template to the AutoContent Wizard. Assignment
5 Due
Module
6: Presentations
and Printing
Previewing
the Slide Show; Highlighting Parts of the Slide Show;
Using the Slide Show Menu; Saving the Presentation to
the Web; Printing the Presentation.
Module
7: Create
an Interactive Presentation
Hyperlinks
and Action Buttons; Creating an Interactive Presentation.
Assignment
6 Due
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format
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September 2012 registration form) Register online. For
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kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
|
|
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This
is an Introductory level online course
consisting of
activities and tutorials designed for Internet
Explorer 5.0 or later. If you have an earlier version of Internet
Explorer or if you use another
browser,
you may notice a few differences in the views and
toolbars. The basics however, are the same. W
CEU
Credit: To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you
must register, receive confirmation, download
the Practice Files, and complete
and submit all course assignments. Upon
completion of the course you will be mailed a
certificate which you may send to your Central Office
for the equivalent CEUs. Important! Some LEAs
require prior approval of workshops and courses to be
submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements: Basic familiarity with computers and
the Windows operating system, Internet Explorer
installed on your computer, the ability to send and
receive email (including attachments), and
completion of all course assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 4
|
Module
1: Using Internet Explorer
Module
2: Using Search Engines
Module
3: Using Online Resource
Catalogues (Module 3 Assignment
1 due)
Module
4: Collecting - Submitting
Subject Area/Grade Level Lesson Plans
(Module 4 Assignment 1-3 due)
Module
5: Links of Interest
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here to download the manual for this course in pdf
format
|
Online
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September 2012 registration form) Register online. For
questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email
kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
|
|
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This
is an Advanced level online course consisting of
activities and tutorials designed for Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, and Internet Explorer.
CEU
Credit:
To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you must register,
receive confirmation,
complete and submit all course
assignments. Upon completion of the course you will be
given a certificate which you may send to your Central
Office for the equivalent CEUs.
Important! Some LEAs
require prior approval of workshops and courses to be
submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements:
Word, PowerPoint, and Excel installed on your computer,
access to the Internet, Javascript
enabled, the ability to send and receive email
(including attachments), and completion of all
course assignments.
Project to be developed: Choose one
of the following
·
A Lesson Plan appropriate for your
grade level that incorporates the use of the Internet
·
A Lesson Plan appropriate for your
grade level that incorporates the use of either
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, or Excel
·
A Unit Outline appropriate for your
grade level that incorporates the use of technology
·
Develop a Website for homework
assignments and help
·
Other project approved by the
instructor
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 4
|
Module
1: Plan for Curriculum / Technology
Integration
Module
2: Exploring DPI and Other Resources for
Curriculum and Technology
Module
3: Developing a Unit/Lesson plan
Template
Module
4: Exploring Sample Technology
Integration Projects Rubrics
Module
5: Collecting Resources for Your
Curriculum-Technology Integration Project
Module
6: Developing a Technology Integration
Project
Assignments
to be completed:
A Microsoft Excel
inventory of technology resources (Resources.xls)
A copy of your Collected
Websites folder
A Microsoft Word or PowerPoint document Unit-Lesson
Plan Template.dot
A Microsoft Excel
document Scoring Rubric.xls
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kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
|
|
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This
is an Introductory level online course consisting of activities and
tutorials designed for Word 2007. If you have an earlier version of
Word, you should take the course Introduction to Word XP.
CEU
Credit:
To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you must register, receive
confirmation, complete and
submit all course assignments. Upon completion of the course you
will be given a certificate which you may send to your Central Office for
the equivalent CEUs. Important! Some
LEAs require prior approval of workshops and
courses to be submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements:
Basic familiarity with computers and the Windows operating system,
Word
2007
installed on your computer, the ability to send
and receive email (including attachments), and completion of all
course assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 2
|
Module
1: Starting Word: options
Module
2: Getting oriented: views, menus, toolbars
Module
3: Opening an existing document; saving options
Module
4: Cursors and Pointer Appearances
Module
5: Navigation; selecting, editing, and formatting text
Module
6: Entering text;
spell-checking; grammar
Module
7: Formatting options: styles, manual and Autoformat
Module
8: Graphics: ClipArt and pictures; The Drawing Toolbar:
shapes, lines, arrows, text boxes, WordArt (Assignment 1 Due)
Module
9: Previewing and printing
Module
10: Word Project (Assignment 2 Due)
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September 2012 registration form) Register online. For
questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email
kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
|
|
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This
is an Introductory level online course consisting of activities and
tutorials designed for PowerPoint 2007. If you have an earlier version of
PowerPoint, you should take the course Introduction to PowerPoint XP.
CEU
Credit:
To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you must register, receive
confirmation, complete and
submit all course assignments. Upon completion of the course you
will be given a certificate which you may send to your Central Office for
the equivalent CEUs. Important! Some
LEAs require prior approval of workshops and
courses to be submitted for CEUs.
Course
Requirements:
Basic familiarity with computers and the Windows operating system,
PowerPoint 2007
installed on your computer, the ability to send
and receive email (including attachments), and completion of all
course assignments.
Course
Contents:
To the right you find a list of course modules.
Time
needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs
awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments
to be submitted: 2
|
Module 1:
Starting PowerPoint: options
Module 2:
Getting oriented: views, menus, toolbars
Module 3:
Opening an existing presentation; saving options
Module 4:
Creating a presentation using Presentation Templates
Module 5:
Entering text, spell-checking, formatting text and backgrounds
Module 6:
Creating a presentation from Outline View
Module 7:
Creating a presentation from scratch
Module 8:
Adding animation, music, and sound to your presentation (Assignment
1 Due)
Module 9:
PowerPoint Project (Assignment
2 Due)
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here to download the manual for this course in pdf format
|
Online
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September 2012 registration form) Register online. For
questions contact Kathy Carver, 828.418.0011, ext. 18 or email
kcarver@wresa.org or cgeorge@wresa.org.
|
ONLINE
SESSION
|
Date(s):
Through the 2013 school
year |
|
Registration Fee:
$35 |
|
This is an Introductory level online course consisting of
activities and tutorials designed for Excel 2007. If you have an
earlier version of Excel, you may notice a few differences in the views
and toolbars. The basics however, are the same.
CEU Credit:
To receive CEU credit from your LEA, you must complete and submit
all course assignments. Upon completion of the course you will be given
a certificate which you may send to your Central Office for the
equivalent CEUs. Important! Some LEAs require prior approval of
workshops and courses to be submitted for CEUs.
Course Requirements:
Basic familiarity with computers and the Windows operating system.
Course Contents:
To the left you find a navigable list of course modules. |
Module 1:
Starting Excel: options
Module 2:
Getting oriented: menus, toolbars, the Home tab
Module 3:
Opening an existing workbook; saving options
Module 4:
Navigation: Moving Within an Excel Workbook
Module 5:
Entering Data: Creating an Attendance Sheet
Module 6:
Sorting Functions
Module 7:
Creating Simple Formulas
Module 8: Creating
a Workbook for Attendance and Grades
(Assignment 1 Due)
Module 9:
Charts
Module 10:
Excel Project
(Assignment 2 Due) |
|
Time needed to complete this course: 10 hours
CEUs awarded by LEA: 1 (One)
Assignments to be submitted: 2 |
|
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the manual for this course in pdf format
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here
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September 2012 registration form) Register online. For
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