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We will continue our work in:
Establishing a culture of feedback
Developing an effective and systemic feedback process
Developing an effective instructional feedback instrument
Delivering feedback constructively and professionally
Using feedback data to improve school effectiveness
Also we will work on Spot Observations that look for effective lesson objectives, Demonstration of Learning (DOL), Purposeful Lessons and Student Engagement in a school visit setting.
Lunch will ...
Topic: Specially Designed Instruction, Reading, Writing, and Math Programs and Correlation to Disability
Presenter(s): TBD
The participants will gain knowledge from their professional learning community colleagues on reading, writing and math "programs" and researched effectiveness and disability specific correlation.
This session will be held over the V-NET's system; please register so that we know what sites to bring up.
Renzulli Learning Training
When: February 1st and 8th
When: 4:00-5:30pm over VNETS
Intended Audience: G/T Coordinators and Classroom Teachers
Facilitated by Pam Pekarek , East Central BOCES Gifted Education Regional Consultant
Register students and manage student groups Understand how to use the student profiler Utilize the reports section to track student use and activities Learn how to create assignments and develop independent study projects...
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Six-Trait Writing --- Saturday --- February 4, 2012 --- 9:00am to 4:00pm ECBOCES West Training Room
Instructor: Sharon Daxton-Vorce
Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation. With the 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, teachers will learn how to assess student work for the traits and plan instruction. We will cover scoring guides, focus lessons, and activities for teaching each trait.
To attend this training,...
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· We will continue to build leadership capacity and implement the steps for a balanced math program. The Leadership teams will continue to support Math Review, place more emphasis on Mental Math, roll-out Problem Solving and implement the Math Units of Study.
· The Leadership and Learning Center will begin filming in school districts.
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· If you have not been a part of this math professional development and would like to join, these sessions are for you.
· Also if you feel like you need a refresher, these sessions are open to you.
· The first two sessions will focus on Math Review and Mental Math.
· Sessions three and four will ...
This course is through UNC
· These visits will be different than what we have done over the last two years.
· Our focus will be to create a lab school environment where teachers and administrators can come and practice giving feedback on Math Review and Problem Solving through classroom walkthroughs to build capacity for leadership with Jan’s feedback.
· If ...
Renzulli Learning Training
When: February 1st and 8th
When: 4:00-5:30pm over VNETS
Intended Audience: G/T Coordinators and Classroom Teachers
Facilitated by Pam Pekarek , East Central BOCES Gifted Education Regional Consultant
Register students and manage student groups Understand how to use the student profiler Utilize the reports section to track student use and activities Learn how to create assignments and develop independent study projects...
VNETS
Title I requirements for TA and SW. We will be reviewing TA checklist and SW checklist. Additionally we will briefly look at the new UIP addenda for TA and SW. Finally we will compare TA and SW Title I Programs.
Who Should Attend: Tittle I Teachers and Title I Administrators
Please register so that we know what sites to bring up. Thank you!
RtI Webinars by Tina Pelletier (all training sessions will be recorded)
o November 4; 11:00 – 1:00
o December 9; 11:00 – 1:00
o February 10; 11:00 – 1:00
o April 13; 11:00 – 1:00
Each webinar will be focused on looking at specific data and giving teaching strategies to address the needs of students. Tina will suggest trying strategies if the data is showing certain things and the student is s...
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act:
An Overview for Educators & School Administrators
AGENDA
8:30 - 10:30 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Section 504, including:
What protections does Section 504 afford?
How does Section 504 differ from the IDEA?
What does it mean to be “disabled” under Section 504?
When does...
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BOCES office is closed in observance of President's Day.
This course is through UNC
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Presenter: Marney Duckworth
Digital Content For The Classroom
Teachers count on digital resources to engage today’s wired and connected students. Teachers use these resources everywhere: as supplemental material, as support for lesson plans, for student projects, and as core instruction. There are almost endless resources out there for teachers to use. Not all of them are great and many aren’t aligned to state standards. What’s more, every day new digital education resour...
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Topic: Pyramid Plus
Presenter: Dana Correll
Upon completion of the course, participants will gain an understanding of the Pyramid Model Approach for behavior. They will be able to identify problem behaviors and determine which level of the pyramid would be the most appropriate to implement strategies. Use handouts and implements strategies within classroom with all students in the classroom.
Dinner will be provided; recertification credit earned and stipends to be ...
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DESCRIPTION: Presenter: Rose Cronk, Superintendent-Woodlin
Review of the 4 stage process in writing a Unified Improvement Plan (UIP);
1. Summary Information about the district or school
2. Improvement Plan information
3. Narrative on Data Analysis and Root Cause Identification
a. Gather and Organize Relevant Data
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Step Up to Writing-One Day Overview
Saturday --- February 25, 2012
9:00am to 4:00pm
ECBOCES West Training Room
Materials will be supplied
Used as an intervention to create proficient writers with proven writing strategies!
Step Up to Writing® features research-based, hands-on writing strategies and activities that help students proficiently write narrative, personal narrative, and expository pieces; actively engage in reading materials for ...
New This Year…6+1 Trait Writing Clusters over V-NETS
Presented by Sharon Daxton-Vorce
All sites will be brought up
4pm to 6pm
2 Recertification Credits Available
Must supply own materials-Please see below
September 26 Idea Development and Conventions
October 13 Organization and Convention...