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Congratulations Henderson County's Dot Case - Western Region 2009 - 2010 Teacher of the Year 

Announcements

Ethics Training for School Board Members  April 19   1p.m. –  3p.m.

New Math Curriculum Course A Planning Sessions: March 29, 2010      Robin Barbour of NCDPI & Aug. 2,3,4,&5, 2010 New Math Curriculum Planning Summer Institute

2010 NC Mountains Teacher Job Fair - May 17 - Online Registration 

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2010 Summer Leadership Conference

2010 Summer Leadership Conference Call for Presentations (pdf)

2010 LITERACY INSTITUTE

July 26 - 30, 2010

March 2010 Events

March 8, 2010 Fine Tuning for the EOG:  Ensuring that Our Students “THINK”
March 10, 2010 HRMS Training with Gordon Millspaugh

March 23, 2010 Inclusion Training with Rick Welsh (Grades K-5)

March 24, 2010 Inclusion Training with Rick Welsh (Grades 6-12)
March 24, 2010 Children of Poverty:  Now What?
March 25, 2010 Say What? Inquiry for the Elementary Classroom
March 25, 2010 Improving Reading and Writing by Increasing Vocabulary the Natural Way!
March 29, 2010 New Math Curriculum Course A Planning Sessions: Robin Barbour NCDPI
March 30, 2010 Early Planning for Successful Retirement
March 31, 2010 Integrating Biotechnology Into 8th Grade Science Classrooms (Repeat of March 27 session)

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Teaching in the North Carolina Mountains 

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2008-09 

Teacher of the Year: Jo Gibbs

UNC-A  Methods and Materials of Teaching In the 6-12 Classroom For Lateral Entry Teachers

UNC Asheville's Master of Liberal Arts Program for Teachers:  (www.unca.edu/mla)

AB Tech Lateral Entry Course: Education 243: Learning Theory (pdf)

UNC-A Online Course: EDUC 373: Ed. Psychology (3 cr hrs) (pdf)

UNC-A Online Course: STAT 273: Statistics for High School Teachers (3 cr hrs)

UNC-A Courses for Lateral Entry Teachers

ASU MA Ed Library Science Program at UNC-A

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY - Alternative Licensure Information


WRESA Curriculum Council 2009-2010 Meeting Dates

The WRESA Curriculum Council is open  to all administrators involved in curriculum and instruction in the western region.  Each meeting is held at WRESA in Room 104 and is scheduled from 10 a.m. – 12 noon.

September 17

February 18

October 15

March 18

November 19

April 15

December 17

May 20


WRESA PRINCIPALS' Council 2009-2010 Meeting Dates

Join us as we kick off this year’s Principals’ Council in conjunction with NCPAPA on September 28, 2009,  from 10 a.m.-12 noon at WRESA.  Dr. Shirley Prince, the Executive Director of NCPAPA, will be discussing professional development opportunities, legislative changes and the new assistant principal evaluation instrument.  There will also be time for job-alike discussions as well.  We look forward to seeing everyone on the 22nd.  Hold the remaining Principals’ Council dates below:

September 28, 10am-Noon

March 11, 10am-Noon

December 10, 10am-Noon

 


 

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January 2010 WRESA Update


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Upcoming Staff Development          

Western Region Administrators’ Training Institute for 2009-2010

September 17, October 22, November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, and March 11 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

The following Staff Development Opportunities will be offered during the 2010 Literacy Institute
The following Staff Development Opportunities are described in the Jan 2010 WRESA Update

Kathy Bumgardner: Meaningful and Timely Classroom Literacy Instruction That Works    July 26     9a.m. – 3 p.m.

Fine Tuning for the EOG:  Ensuring that Our Students “THINK”    March 8     9a.m. – 3p.m.

Carl Anderson: Conferring with Writers    July 27     9a.m. – 3 p.m.  

HRMS Training with Gordon Millspaugh    March 10     9a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Ralph Fletcher:  Widening the Circle    July 28     9a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Inclusion Training with Rick Welsh (Grades K-5)   March 23     9a.m. –  3p.m.

Katie Wood Ray:  Improving the Process of Creative Work - Planning, Drafting, Revising and Editing    July 29     9a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Inclusion Training with Rick Welsh (Grades 6-12)    March 24     9a.m. –  3p.m.

Karen Haag: Creating Reading-Writing Projects   July 30     9a.m. – 3 p.m.

Children of Poverty:  Now What?   (Prerequisite:  Must have attended “Teaching to Poverty” training session.)   March 24     9a.m. –  3p.m. The following Staff Development Opportunities will be offered during the 2010 Math Curriculum Summer Institute
Say What? Inquiry for the Elementary Classroom    March 25     9a.m. –  3p.m.

New Math Curriculum Planning Summer Institute

Improving Reading and Writing by Increasing Vocabulary the Natural Way!    March 25     9a.m. –  3p.m.  

The following Staff Development Opportunities are available Online

New Math Curriculum Course A Planning Sessions: Robin Barbour NCDPI   

March 29     10a.m. –  12p.m.  & 1:00 - 3:30

(Online Course)  Ready Set Go Web 2.0!    February 15 -  April 12

Early Planning for Successful Retirement     March 30    9a.m. –  3p.m.

(Online Course)  Book Study: Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literacy     February - May

Integrating Biotechnology Into 8th Grade Science Classrooms (Repeat of March 27 session)     March 31    9a.m. –  3p.m. (Online Course)  Book Study:  Teaching Comprehension with Questioning Strategies That Motivate Middle School Readers    March1 - April 30
 Ethics Training for School Board Members      April 19   1p.m. –  3p.m.

The following Computer Training Classes are available Online

Mentor Training (Day 1)     April 20    9a.m. –  3p.m.

(Online Course)    Beginning PowerPoint  2007

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

The 25 Best Ways to Turn Oral Reading Into One of Your Most Effective Literacy Tools     April 23    9a.m. –  3p.m.

(Online Course)     Beginning Word 2007

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

TEI Follow up Workshop April 26:  Asheville City, Avery, Cherokee, Haywood, Macon, and Rutherford    April 26    9a.m. –  3p.m.

(Online Course)     Introduction to Word 

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

Mentor Training (Day 2)     April 27    9a.m. –  3p.m.

( Online Course)     Introduction to Excel

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

Teacher Evaluation Instrument Training     April 27 - 28    9a.m. –  3p.m.

( Online Course)     Introduction to PowerPoint

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year 

Mentor Training (Day 3)     May 4    9a.m. –  3p.m.

( Online Course)     Intermediate Word

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

Exploring NC Agriculture to Integrate ALL Subjects Using the Essential Standards  May 11    9a.m. –  3p.m.

( Online Course)     Intermediate Excel

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

Introduction to the Science House Technologies   

May 12    9a.m. –  3p.m. 

( Online Course)     Intermediate PowerPoint

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

More With Your GPS (Part II of the Science House GPS Workshop Series)   

May 19    9a.m. –  3p.m.

( Online Course)    Internet for Educators

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year

 

( Online Course)     Integrating Technology and the Curriculum

now through the 2009 - 2010 school year


 

Other Services and Resources     

WNCEdNET - Western North Carolina Education Network Assistance for Beginning Teachers: Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument-Revised. 
Staff Development Online Registration Support for our National Board Candidates 
Global Resources for WNC Schools

Fall Conference PowerPoint Presentations:

Core NC SBE/DPI Initiatives  (1.64 MB)

ACRE Update  (1.23 MB)

Revising Accountability  (2.16 MB)

Going GPS  (5.64 MB)


 

Contact Information    

Staff Directory September 2010  GPS Address:  1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler, NC, 28715
Mailing Address:     PO Box 1709, Enka, NC 28728 General Phone Number:     (828) 418-0011
Street Address:    1459 Sand Hill Road, Enka, NC, 28728 Fax Number:    (828) 665-7710

 

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