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For dates, times, and general information contact Sharon Henderson. Instructional Issues How Do We Meet AYP? – This session provides educators with information that will assist them in understanding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as it relates to the requirements outlined in the No Child Left Behind Act. The AYP status of schools throughout the state will be examined, and ways to meet AYP will be discussed. Teaching in Culturally Diverse Classrooms – A growing challenge facing educators is the increasing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students entering general education classrooms. This interactive session will focus on the best practices in working with culturally and linguistically diverse students. Participants will receive materials that will assist them Teaching Tolerance – Professional Issues Teachers: Stand and Deliver – Interested in National Board Certification, but not sure how to get started? Come to this session and learn about the standards, the submission process, and exactly what is required to achieve this distinct accomplishment. This session will help to get you started on the most rewarding professional development experience of your teaching career. I Can Do It! - Do you have questions about the best way to handle a challenging student? Would you like to know how the “pros” make the classroom flow so smoothly? These topics and more are covered in this workshop for teachers who want to improve their classroom management skills. The sessions are designed to help educators establish a safe and supportive learning environment, learn about student learning styles, and analyze their own teaching and learning styles. The Art of Difficult Conversations This training gives the participants a chance to practice how to have a “Difficult Conversation” in a way that helps resolve problems instead of worsen or ignore them. It also stresses the importance of understanding the difference between perception vs. reality, and that each person’s reality of a situation is largely based on perception instead of fact. Technology Issues Creating PDF Documents- So, now you have a Website and would like to share your documents with others. Adobe Acrobat offers a quick and easy solution of electronic document distribution and exchange. Adobe PDF files look exactly like the original pages and fulfill requirements for electronic filing and document security. Come get a hands-on overview of Adobe Acrobat. See how simple it is to convert documents you already have to documents that can easily be shared online. 2P’s for PowerPoint 2006 – Deliver content quickly and effectively with multimedia infused PowerPoint presentations. Participants will learn how to use multiple slides, text boxes, word and clip art, animation/sound, and slide transition. This session will also cover ways to format background and add multimedia elements to presentations including sound, video, and hyperlinks to create powerful presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint. Professional/Personal Development Managing Your Stressful Day In this session participants will learn how to reduce the symptoms of stress, how to identify stress and effective ways to relieve stress. Learn how to be aware of its effect on your life. Just as there are many sources of stress there are possibilities for its management. Learn how to change the source of stress and/or change your reaction to stress. Stress-relieving techniques will be discussed and modeled. A Call to Duty: Educating All Children – This workshop looks at the importance of developing an understanding of students’ individual learning needs in order to appropriately and successfully teach all children. Specifically, this workshop will focus on the low performing schools with strategies to incorporate building a professional community to achieve the moral and ethical goal of “Closing the Achievement Gap.” Instruction of English Language Learners Guess Who’s Visiting Our Class Today! – Teachers will learn strategies for reaching out to parents and involving them in helping schools narrow the gap in student achievement. Participants will explore strategies for communicating with parents about student learning that sends a message that schools are interested in their child. ESP’s Education Support Professionals: Management for Locations Outside the Classroom This session targets bus drivers, custodians, food service employees, office staff, and paraprofessionals as they deal with managing student behavior in non-classroom areas of the school. The session focuses on enhancing the structure of the educational support personnel’s work environment to be a place in which students are cooperative, well behaved and where ESP’s are supported as valuable members of the whole school staff. Preparing for the ParaPro Assessment Paraprofessionals in Title I instructional positions must be able to demonstrate they are “highly qualified” as mandated by federal legislation know as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) or sometimes known as No Child Left Behind. One method of achieving “highly qualified” status is by successful completion of the ParaPro Assessment offered by the PSC.. This course will help paraprofessionals prepare by providing a review of test skills and knowledge as well as test-taking strategies. Living Wage Putting respect back in to wages! This workshop will explain what a living wage campaign is and how to implement. Participants will get practical tips on how to improve wages, benefits and working conditions for the members in their association. |
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