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This session will include presentations focused on opportunities for classroom teachers to gain resources and opportunities to bring a global perspective to their classrooms. Presentations will be made by WNC in the World, LEARN NC, Center for International Understanding and NC in the World, UNCA, and Folkmoot. These organizations will offer insight on global resources available to educators. There will be live web based presentations along with site-based presentations. All level of educators and administrators are invited to attend.
Registration Fee: $45 Registration Deadline: April 24, 2008
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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.
The session will be facilitated by Registration
Fee: $35
Registration Deadline: April
24, 2008
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This
course will focus on using
goals and priorities to make decisions related to time management.
We will use the book “Staying Focused on Goals and Priorities”
from Duke Corporate Education. This resource is available
through Amazon.com. This will be a self-paced
course. The course is recommended for assistant principals
and principals. Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: May-August, 2008
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This
course will examine
practices that research suggests makes a
difference in students learning.
The book “What Great Teachers Do
Differently” will be used as a guide along
with other sources. The book is
available through Amazon.com. This
will be a guided
class with online and webinar sessions
involved. This course is recommended
for teachers and administrators. Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: May-August, 2008
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This course will focus on
practices which promote clear communication with the community and
methods that help diffuse difficult situations.
Resources used in the course will be “Dealing With
Difficult Parents: And With Parents in Difficult Situations”
and other related materials.
The book is
available through Amazon.com. Suggestions
for parent involvement activities will be addressed.
This course is
recommended for teachers and administrators.
The course will be self-guided and 20 contact hours
will be awarded at the completion of the course.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: May-August, 2008
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Mathematical
reasoning requires both comprehension and
thinking. This online session will focus on
real strategies for integrating math topics
and skills with reading and writing activities.
Participants will explore approaches for
implementing ideas within their own
classrooms, as well as, sharing experiences
with other teachers.
Registration Fee: $35 Registration Deadline: May 22, 2008
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It
takes time to manage time effectively! Teachers and
administrators will have the opportunity to spend focused
planning time working on a variety of strategies for
instructional success. These may include, but are not limited to,
developing unit and lesson plans, creating pacing guides, infusing
technology throughout the curricula, vertical alignment planning,
and generating school improvement plans. Teachers may come
in teams or individually. WRESA will provide technical
assistance, a computer lab, or other resources if requested ahead of
time. The participants are required to bring what they will need for
an effective day. This opportunity is open to all K-12 teachers
as well as administrators. If you have questions, contact
Registration Fee: $10.00 per day Registration Deadline: June 16, 2008 If attending both days, you must register for each separately!
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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
Registration Fee: $60 Registration Deadline: February 13, 2008
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This
session will focus on the
Navigator System and the TI-84 calculators.
The practices
involved in classroom instruction and operational functions will
be the focuses.
This session is appropriate for
middle and high school teachers.
The presenter will be Sheila Brookshire, Math Instructor at
Registration
Fee: $45
Registration Deadline:
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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
Registration Fee: $50
Registration
Deadline: July 7, 2008
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Tamara M. Houchard, MA Ed., NBCT, one of our WRESA regional teachers from Mitchell County Schools will be facilitating this action-packed session for grades 3-5 teachers. During this curriculum integrated session, participants will be making books (recipes, writings, etc), doing exercises with math concepts, and brainstorming science units. Each lesson is specifically aligned with the NC standards, as well as the goals for 21st century learners. This will be a fun-filled day to help teachers start planning exciting lessons to use in their classrooms. Registration
Fee: $45
Registration Deadline: July
11, 2008
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This
two-day session will focus on important
issues aligned with the new school executives’ standards.
Topics include school improvement plans, instructional
leadership, legal issues, finance, personnel, and communication.
Presenters will be superintendents and personnel involved in
the specific areas of concentration.
A certificate for 10 contact hours will be awarded for the two
day session.
Principals and assistant principals with one to three years
experience are invited to attend.
Aspiring administrators are also invited to attend.
Registration
Fee: $75
Registration Deadline: July
17, 2008
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***This
Session is Full***Primary
Writing Training: Using Lucy Calkin’s Primary Writing Kit (Grades
K-2)
Two-day Workshop Registration Deadline: July 14, 2008
This
two-day workshop will provide an overview of the book series, Units
of Study for Primary Writing, by Lucy Calkins, et al. Presenters
will explain the structure
of writing workshop, including the architecture of a mini-lesson, the
art of conferring, and the various forms of writing in the primary
grades. The sessions will be led by Sandra Wells and Nancy
Costello, Literacy Coaches for Asheville City Schools, who recently
returned from training at The Reading and Writing Project, Teachers
College,
PARTICIPANTS
NEED TO BRING: ·
Units
of Study for Primary Writing (set of 9 books published by FirstHand/Heinemann),
·
Pacing
Guides for their school system (if available) ·
NC
Standard Course of Study
Registration Fee: $70 Registration Deadline: July 14, 2008
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Genre Study to Support Young Writers with Katie Wood RayFocus: Grades K-8 Registration Deadline: July 18, 2008
Dr. Katie Ray is a full time writer and researcher of the teaching of writing. With a particular focus on the study of writing craft, she leads teacher workshops and summer institutes across the nation related to the teaching of writing. Her professional background includes both elementary and middle school teaching experience and two years as a staff developer at The Reading and Writing Project at the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York City, as well as, formerly an Associate Professor of language arts education for eight years at Western Carolina University. Katie is also the author or co-author of six books on the teaching of writing. Session
Summary: With students in our classrooms writing daily and developing their ideas into finished writing projects, how do we teach in ways that raise the level of the writing work students are able to do? We start by helping our students learn to read like writers. By reading differently, students can develop the visions they need to write well. This one-day workshop is designed to show teachers of writing how to teach students to read like writers and create curriculum around "stacks" of texts that show students the kinds of writing we'd like them to produce. TOPICS
of Session: Looking
Closely at the Role of Vision in the Writing Process
Gathering
Texts from the World of Writing to Use in Teaching
Organizing
Inquiry to Generate Curriculum from Real World Texts
Registration
Fee: $100 Registration
Deadline: July 18, 2008
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***This Session is Cancelled***Green and Micro-Scale Chemistry Workshop (G&MSC)High School Chemistry Teachers Registration Deadline: July 28, 2008
This
one-day workshop will concentrate
on incorporating G&MSC in the current high school curriculum as well
as its connection to the Registration
Fee: None
Required -- A stipend of $75 will be paid to all participants.
Registration Deadline: July
28, 2008
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Dr.
Jean’s “Razzle Dazzle” Centers & Activities for
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September 9, 2008 |
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Registration Fee: $100 |
Presenting
JEAN
FELDMAN
Nationally-Known Consultant, Author & Musician
- How
to Teach to the Standards...AND Meet the Needs and Interests of
Young Learners
- “Centers-in-a-Bag”:
Dozens of Innovative Ideas for Building Skills in
- Musical
Math Activities That Teach Number Concepts and Counting Skills
- Lessons
and Games That Teach and Reinforce Phonics, Vocabulary and Fluency
Skills
- Tips
for Setting Up a “Creativity Station” That Encourages Young
Learners to Try Their Hand at Writing
Dr
Jean’s “Five Minute Ideas” and “Super Star Activities”
That Keep Kids Learning ALL Day Long!
AN
AMAZING DAY OF LEARNING...AND FUN!
Join Dr. Jean Feldman for an action-packed seminar, filled with a
dazzling array of activities, centers and songs that will capture the
attention of every young learner. You’ll see how to use the latest
brain research to design lessons and activities that mesh with your
curriculum & your standards...so you can teach “smarter” not
harder.
In Just One Day You Will Learn how To...
- Plan
lessons and activities that incorporate the standards and match the
needs of young learners
- Encourage
beginning readers with print-rich centers and a “Book Trap”
Library
- Set
up a writing center that will engage “emerging” authors
- Use manipulatives & music to teach math skills & concepts
- Use activities to reinforce reading skills: Word wall chants, vocabulary games, fluency fun & comprehension connections
Ready
for Writing!
- Tips
for setting up a “Creativity Station”
- Finger
exercises that get kids ready to write: Invisible writing, letter
aerobics, tummy writing and letter claps
- Awesome
books from ordinary materials: See how to turn your kids into real
writers...and readers!
Dr.
Jean’s Dazzling Ideas for ALL Levels of Learners
- See
“Five Minute” activities that build skills in the 3 Rs
- “Super-Star”
activities to challenge children when they finish their work early
- Razzle
Dazzle! See brain breaks, attention-grabbers and cheers that keep
young learners engaged all day long!
See over 100 ideas for self-contained learning centers that fit in a
zipper bag!
Registration Fee: $100 Registration Deadline: August 25, 2008
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September 9, 16, 23, 2008 |
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Registration Fee: $50 |
Participants
must attend all three sessions plus complete the equivalent of one-day
out of class work assignment to receive credit. The presenters
will be
Registration Fee: $50 Registration Deadline: August 25, 2008
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September 16, 2008 |
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Registration Fee: $50 |
Make
Learning Come Alive for Your Students! In this make-it and take-it
workshop you will create hands-on projects focused
on engaging students of all abilities in literacy
skills across the curriculum in a fun way. Each participant will
have the opportunity to take home numerous make-it-and-take-it projects
ready to use in their classroom. This session meets
the NCDPI recommended content for certification renewal reading
requirement with its emphasis on Balanced Literacy Techniques
and Connecting Reading, Writing, and Oral Language. Facilitator
for this session will be
Registration Fee:
$50 Registration
Deadline: September 9, 2008
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September 25, 2008 |
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Registration Fee: Free |
Once
again, the NC Wildlife Resource Commission and WRESA are teaming up to
bring you another workshop in the Project Wild series. This time
we bring you Aquatic Project WILD!! This
workshop is similar to
the basic WILD workshop,
but focuses on aquatic life. This
training is open to all educators, but may be of particular interest to
math, science, and environmental education teachers. The
workshop will be facilitated by NC Wildlife Regional
Education Specialist, Lindsay Green. Topics
cover basic information on aquatic life and introduce participants to
the Aquatic Project Wild K-12 Educator Guide, which includes hands-on
activities that focus on aquatic wildlife and natural resources.
A certificate of completion for 10
contact hours will be issued after the participant
completes the entire training session including an out-of-class
assignment. Participants will receive an Aquatic Project WILD
Educator Guide and supplemental materials. If
weather permits, there will be a trip to a local stream, so please dress
accordingly. If you have waders, bring them along. If you have
questions, contact
Registration
Fee: Free Registration
Deadline: September 11, 2008