Making Content Meaningful Subcategory
GCS-AL: Non-Fiction Matters
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Description:
This course will investigate non-fiction reading strategies for grades 3-8.
GCS-AL: Outliers
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Description:
This course will examine the characteristics and opportunities of very successful people.
GCS-ALL*STARS Tutoring: Destinations Reading and Math
Description:
This three hour course is designed to train GCS teachers in implementing Destination Reading and Math with the students in the GCS ALL*STARS SES tutorial program.
GCS-CTE Drafting Using Inventor
Description:
GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS CTE Drafting Using Inventor.
Participants will attend three sessions on using the Autodesk Inventor software. Sessions will start with a basic introduction to the software and culminate with the development of lesson plans that incorporate Inventor into the mastery of state mandated objectives for drafting students.
GCS-CUI: 3-5 Eng./L.A. Content Prof. Development
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Description:District-Wide mandated professional development on best practices in teaching 3-5 Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: Analyzing Features of the U.S. Economic System
Description:
Introduce and train teachers in the use of the interactive economic resources "Virtual Economics 3.0".
GCS-CUI: Art of Collaboration
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Description:
This series of workshops will be a collaboration of GCS and the NC Museum of Art in teaching curriculum integration with visual art.
GCS-CUI: Art, Literacy, and Reading Fall 2009
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Description:
Teachers will lean strategies to incorporate children’s literature and reading strategies in their art lesson plans. Examples of literacy driven art lessons will be developed and shared in the sessions. As well as opportunities to create a make-it and take-it lesson for more advanced activities.
GCS-CUI: Art, Literacy, and Reading Spring 2010
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Description:
Teachers will lean strategies to incorporate children’s literature and reading strategies in their art lesson plans. Examples of literacy driven art lessons will be developed and shared in the sessions. As well as opportunities to create a make-it and take-it lesson for more advanced activities.
GCS-CUI: Band Director´s Monthly Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The band directors will participate and share activities related to their area of content and all county band.
GCS-CUI: Central District Band Director´s Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The band directors will participate and share activities related to their area of content on the regional level.
GCS-CUI: Dance Teachers Monthly Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The dance teachers will participate and share activities related to their area of content.
GCS-CUI: Economics for Non-Economists, 2009 - 2010
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Description:
This 3 session course is designed to refresh basic economic knowledge, find ways to integrate economics into the social studies curriculum, and learn to use the EconAlive! kits from TCI.
GCS-CUI: Elem Math T/L for Northern and Southeastern Regions (3-5 teachers only)
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Description:
These sessions will provide teachers with activities and content information to increase student engagement.
GCS-CUI: Elem Math T/L for Central and Western Regions (Gr 3 -5 teachers only)
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Description:
These sessions will provide teachers with activities and content information to increase student engagement .
GCS-CUI: Elem. Math T/L for Central and Western Regions K-2 Teachers only
Description:
These sessions will provide teachers with activities and content information to increase student engagement.
GCS-CUI: Elem. Math T/L for Northern and Southeastern regions K-2 teachers only
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Description:
These sessions will provide teachers with activities and content information to increase student engagement.
GCS-CUI: Elementary Art Teacher Monthly Meeting 2009-10
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Description:
The elementary art teachers will participate in and share activities related to their area
GCS-CUI: Elementary ELA Teaching & Learning for 3-5 teachers from the Northern/Western Regions
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Description:
Participants will learn new strategies and best practices for Language Arts´ instruction that follow the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for grades 3,4, and 5 and the Guilford County Schools´ Curriculum Maps for grades 3,4, and 5 Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: Elementary ELA Teaching & Learning for 3-5 Teachers in the Central/Southeastern Regions
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Description:
Participants will learn new strategies and best practices for Language Arts´ instruction that follow the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for grades 3,4, and 5 and the Guilford County Schools´ Curriculum Maps for grades 3,4, and 5 Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: Elementary ELA Teaching & Learning for K-2 Teachers in the Northern/Western Regions
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Description:
Participants will learn new strategies and best practices for Language Arts´ instruction that follow the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for grades K,1, and 2 and the Guilford County Schools´ Curriculum Maps for grades K,1, and 2 Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: Elementary ELA Teaching & Learning for K-2 Teachers in the Southeastern and Central Regions
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Description:
Participants will learn new strategies and best practices for Language Arts´ instruction that follow the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for grades K,1, and 2 and the Guilford County Schools´ Curriculum Maps for grades K,1, and 2 Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: Elementary Music Teacher Monthly Meeting 2009-10
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Description:
The elementary music teachers will participate in and share activities related to their area
GCS-CUI: Elementary Science - Youth Gardening Workshop 2009
Description:
Participants will be engaged in hands-on activities that use a garden as an integrating theme across the curriclum, correlating with the Standard Course of Study. Teachers will learn necessary skills to create and maintain a school garden.
GCS-CUI: Elementary Science Content Prof Dev. 2009 - 10
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Description:
District-wide mandated professional development on best practices within elementary science.
GCS-CUI: Elementary Science- Landforms Kit Training
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Description:
This training will provide elemntary teachers the necessary instruction to implement the inquiry-based kit for the landforms unit as part of the NC Sandard Course of Study for 5th grade.
GCS-CUI: Elementary Science- Motion & Design Kit Training
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Description:
This training will provide elemntary teachers the necessary instruction to implement the inquiry-based kit for the Motion & Forces unit as part of the NC Sandard Course of Study for 5th grade.
GCS-CUI: Elementary Social Studies Content Professional Development 2009-10
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Description:
District-wide mandated professional development on best practices in elementary Social Studies.
GCS-CUI: Elementary SOCIAL STUDIES Teaching and Learning, 2009 - 2010
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Description:
Teaching and Learning sessions for Elementary Social Studies teachers. The years THEME is Making Memories During Social Studies Instruction.
GCS-CUI: English Department Chairs
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Description:
Leaders of the High School English Departments will form professional learning communities to develop, share, and implement strategies for assisting teachers.
GCS-CUI: English I Teaching & Learning, Fall
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Description:
English I (English 9) teachers will develop a Professional Learning Community to help improve instruction through analysis of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and the sharing of strategies, activities, and resources.
GCS-CUI: English I Teaching & Learning, Spring
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Description:
English I (English 9) teachers will develop a Professional Learning Community to help improve instruction through analysis of the NCSCOS and teacher sharing of strategies and resources.
GCS-CUI: English II Teaching and Learning 2009-2010
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Description:
This session focuses on the 5 composing features of the North Carolina writing test as well as strategies for teaching the composing features..
GCS-CUI: Graduation Project Coordinators
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Description:
In this session, coordinators will learn how to train advisors and evaluators for the graduation project.
GCS-CUI: Health/PE Elementary Monthly Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The group will participate and share information related to their speciality area.
GCS-CUI: Health/PE Elementary Phys Ed. IsPOD/SPARK Training Gr. K-2
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Description:K-5 elementary PE teachers will be trained in the SPARK curriculum and the utilization of the FITNESSGRAM program and its software.
GCS-CUI: Health/PE: Middle/High School Monthly Meeting 2009-10
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Description:
The Health and Physical Education teachers will participate in and share activities/ideas related to their area.
GCS-CUI: High School Choral Teacher Monthly Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The high school choral teachers will participate in and share activities related to their area
GCS-CUI: High School Math AP Calculus AB
Description:
Participants will focus on College Board concepts of AP Calculus AB. Dr. Dan Teague, NCSSM, will share strategies for deepening the understanding of the concepts of limits, differentiation, and integration. Topics will be adjusted to meet the needs of the participants in assisting them with achieving success for their students.
GCS-CUI: High School Math Department Chair Meetings 2009-2010
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Description:
These PLC meetings are designed for disseminating information and discussion of successful teaching strategies.
GCS-CUI: High School Math: Algebra I 2009-2010
Description:
Participants will focus on goals 2 and 4 of the North Carolina SCS. Teacher colleagues will share best practices used to develop the algebraic concepts graphically, verbally, and symbolically to ensure success.
GCS-CUI: High School Math: AP Calculus BC
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Description:
Participants will focus on College Board concepts of AP Calculus BC. Dr. Dan Teague, NCSSM, will share strategies for deepening the understanding of the concepts of series, parametric functions, applications of the integral, and analytical geometry in calculus. Topics will be adjusted to meet the needs of the participants in assisting them with achieving success for their students.
GCS-CUI: High School Mathematics District PD 2009-2010
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Descriion:
Revised pacing guides and lesson plans will be shared with the focus on instructional strategies for differentiating instruction.
GCS-CUI: HS Reading (Academic Edge), 2009-2010
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Description:
This course identifies research-based reading strategies and activities for teachers of Level 2 students.
GCS-CUI: HS Reading, Strategic Reading for Level 1 Students
Description:
This course will assist high school reading teachers in identifying research-based topics and activities for teaching level 1 reading students. .
GCS-CUI: HS Social Studies - Teaching and Learning Sessions Fall 2009
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Description:
The purpose of this course is to introduce teachers to concept-based instruction to increase student achievement.
GCS-CUI: HS Social Studies - Teaching and Learning Sessions Spring 2010
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Description:
The purpose of this course is to introduce teachers to concept-based instruction to increase student achievement.
GCS-CUI: K-2 Eng./L.A. Content Prof. Development
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Description:District-Wide mandated professional development on best practices in teaching K-2 Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: Mid Sch Eng/Lang Arts Content Prof Dev
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Description:
District-wide mandated professional development on best practices in middle school English/Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: Middle School Choral Teacher Monthly Meeting 2009-10
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Description:
The middle school choral teachers will participate in and share activities related to their area.
GCS-CUI: Middle School Math Content Professional Development 2009-10
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Description:District-Wide mandated professional development on Mastery Learning, student accountability, and the use of literature to increase student achievement.
GCS-CUI: Middle School Science Content Prof Dev 2009-10
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Description:
District-wide mandated professional development on best practices within middle school science.
GCS-CUI: Middle School Social Studies Content Professional Development 2009-2010
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Description:
District-wide mandated professional development on best practices in Middle School Social Studies.
GCS-CUI: MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES Teaching & Learning, 2009 - 2010
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Description:
The theme for the year is MAKING SOCIAL STUDIES MEMORIES DURING INSTRUCTION
GCS-CUI: Middle School Teaching and Learning Sessions: Language Arts
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Description:
Participants will learn new strategies and best practices for Language Arts´ instruction that follow the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for grades 6, 7, and 8 and the Guilford County Schools´ Curriculum Maps for grades 6, 7, and 8 Language Arts.
GCS-CUI: MS Math Teaching & Learning for Northern/Southeastern Regions
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Description:
District-wide professional development on best practices within middle school mathematics.
GCS-CUI: MS Math Teaching & Learning for Western/Central Regions
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Description:
District-wide professional development on best practices within middle school mathematics.
GCS-CUI: Orchestra Directors Monthly Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The orchestra directors will participate and share activities related to their area of content and all county orchestra
GCS-CUI: Physics/Physical Science Teaching and Learning 2009-2010
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Description:
Participants will work Professional Learning Communities to plan science instruction that meets the objectives of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Physics and Physical Science.
GCS-CUI: Project for Historical Education: Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Early Americas
Description:
Kathleen DuVal is an associate professor of history and has been at UNC since 2003. Her research and teaching focus on early America, particularly cross-cultural relations between Europeans and Indians in the North American borderlands that she explored in her first book, The Native
Ground: Indians and Colonists in the Heart of the Continent. She also teaches classes on cultural identities and race in early America, Spanish borderlands, the American colonial experience, and early nation-making in America. Given her diverse teaching and research interests, this should be another exciting and engaging workshop!
GCS-CUI: Secondary Art Teacher Monthly Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The secondary art teachers will participate in and share activities related to their area.
GCS-CUI: Teaching & Learning Sessions: Elementary School Science Fall 2009
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Description:
These sessions will provide teachers with tools and resources they can utilize in planning for elementary school science instruction. Technology and content aligned to the SCOS will be incorporated.
GCS-CUI: Teaching & Learning Sessions: Middle School Science Fall 2009
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Description:
These sessions will provide teachers with tools and resources they can utilize in planning for middle school science instruction. Lab reports, technology, and specific content for each grade level will be topics addressed.
GCS-CUI: Theater Teachers Monthly Meetings 2009-10
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Description:
The theater teachers will participate and share activities related to their area of content.
GCS-EC: Motivating Itinerant EC Pre K Staff and Students
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Description:
A variety of teambuilding activities for adults, making materials for students, speech/language practices and inclusion for EC students.
GCS-ENRICH: Enrichment Region 3-5 Teaching and Learning Sessions
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Description:
This course for 3-5 Enrichment Region teachers will focus on deepening understanding and expertise of best literacy and mathematics practices. .
GCS-ENRICH: Enrichment Region k-2 Teaching and Learning Sessions
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Description:
This course for k-2 Enrichment Region teachers will focus on deepening understanding and expertise of best literacy practices .
GCS-ENRICH:Enrichment Region 6-8 Teaching and Learning Sessions
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Description:
This course for grades 6-8 Enrichment Region teachers will focus on deepening understanding and expertise of best mathematical and literacy practices.
GCS-ENRICH:Smith,Dudley and Andrews English 9, Strategic Reading, Algebra1 and Tech Math teachers
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Description:
Enrichment teachers for grade 9 will gain a deeper understanding of Mastery learning and assessment strategies to assist them in accelerative growth of their students.
GCS-Health Resource Teachers Staff Development 2009-2010
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Description:
The group will participate and share information related to their speciality area.
GCS-IST Training for Intervention Prevention Schools
Description:
This training will equip ISTs at Intervention Prevention schools to implement Tier I of the IP process.
GCS-MS: AASL Conference 2009
Description:
Participants will attend sessions led by leaders in the school library field on trends, issues, books, resources, and best practices.
GCS-MS: Reviewing and Selecting 2009 Books for Elementary Students
Description:
Participants will read and evaluate newly published books for elementary students. Discussions and annotations will focus on selecting and using these books to support the curriculum.
GCS-MS: Reviewing and Selecting Books for Young Adults 2009
Description:
Participants will read and evaluate books for middle and high school students. Discussions and annotations will focus on genres, including graphic novels. An additional focus will be on using book talks as a motivational strategy and using picture books with older readers. The design of the workshop is based on the 2007-2008 staff development survey. All sessions will be held from 4:00-6:00. Renewal credit (1.0 CEU) will be given for successful completion of the workshop.
GCS-NCDPI: North Carolina MOODLE Writing Instruction System-Elementary
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Description:
This course is a self-paced, online writing assessment professional development course. It is an updated version of the NCDPI MOODLE provided for teachers last year. Teachers will complete two courses and receive 2 CEUs. A third course is added as a reference piece only. This course is designed to prepare teachers for the implementation of the North Carolina Writing Instruction System. The courses will focus on the instruction of writing, the assessment of writing, and the use of assessments to guide instruction.
GCS-NCDPI: North Carolina MOODLE Writing Instruction System-Middle School
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Description:
This course is a self-paced, online writing assessment professional development course. It is an updated version of the NCDPI MOODLE provided for teachers last year. Teachers will complete two courses and receive 2 CEUs. A third course is added as a reference piece only. This course is designed to prepare teachers for the implementation of the North Carolina Writing Instruction System. The courses will focus on the instruction of writing, the assessment of writing, and the use of assessments to guide instruction.
GCS-Project for Historical Education: ´Teaching the History of Human Rights´
Description:
Training and discussion on human rights throughout history.
GCS-Read: Reading in the Content Area
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Description:
Participants will examine effective literacy strategies to improve the process of acquiring meaning from text.
GCS-Right Start Academy Orientation Makeup 2009-10
Description:
New teachers will focus on classroom management, INTASC Standard GCS policies and procedures, and parent conferencing, and planning and evaluating effective lessons following the NC Standard Course of Study.
GCS-Right Start Academy Seminars 2009-10 (Elementary)
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Description:
Seminars will refine classroom management strategies, planning strategies, stress and time management strategies. Information regarding NC requirements for second year teachers will also be shared.
GCS-Right Start Academy Seminars 2009-10 (Middle & High)
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Description:
Seminars will refine classroom management strategies, planning strategies, stress and time management strategies. Information regarding NC requirements for second year teachers will also be shared.
GCS-Tech: Learning Management System - Moodle
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Description:
This course will give participants the opportunity to create a Learning Management System course. Participants will learn the principles of creating an engaging online learning site that will encourage collaboration and interaction in the online classroom. Possible uses of Moodle will be explored.
S/ALA-Leveled Literacy Intervention
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Description:
Leveled Literacy Intervention is a small group, supplementary intervention designed for children who find reading and writing difficult. Its goal is to bring the children to grade level achievement.
S/ALA-Teaching with Intention
Description:
Through this course, participants will read and discuss Teaching with Intention by Debbie Miller.Participants will use the knowledge gained through this to incorporate the ideas, beliefs, and practices into their classrooms. Participants will develop their own belief statements concerning teaching and learning and will apply those belief statements to reflect effective, intentional teaching in their classrooms.
S/ALD-Classroom Instruction That Works
Description:
This course will introduce teachers to the nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focus will be on Research, Setting Goals/Objectives, and Advanced Organizers.
S/AYC Implementing Effective Reading & Vocabulary Strategies in Content Areas
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Description:
Participants will examine research-based strategies for reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction. Using the research of Beck, McKeown, Kucan we will identify strategies to choose effective words and plan effective lessons to increase vocabulary knowledge for our students. Using the reading research of Harvey & Goudvis we will identify and learn how to effectively teach and model reading comprehension strategies.
S/BES-Technology Integration for Elementary Education Teachers
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Description:
Technology Integration for Elementary Education Teachers.
S/BRI-Best Practices – Maximizing Your Math Instruction
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Description:
This course is for Brightwood Elementary staff members. Participants will be provided with strategies for the implementation of math techniques to help students achieve mastery of five areas of mathematics.
S/CLA Guided Reading K-5
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Description:
This course will provide teachers and support staff professional development on the guided reading process through diagnostic assessment, creating leveled guided reading groups, and implementing effective differentiated reading instruction. .
S/DHS-Marzano:Classroom Instruction That Works Part 2
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Description:
This course will introduce teachers to the nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focus will be on reinforcing efforts and providing recognition and homework and practice.
S/FLK- Empowering Writers (Narrative)
Description:
Participants will examine specific lessons designed to teach each feature of narrative writing. Teachers will be introduced to key concepts and a writing model in order to facilitate their writing instruction.
S/FLO-Vertical Alignment
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Description:
Teachers will meet vertically with other grade levels to discuss content in various subject areas.
S/GHS-Teacher Academy
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Description:
This program will contain professional development sessions that include effective classroom management, working with difficult parents, differentiated instruction, observation and evaluation cycles, effective grading practices, serving students with special needs.
S/GMS-Classroom Instruction That Works
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Description:
This course will introduce teachers to classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. Specific focus will be on identifying similarities and differences and improving effort and feedback.
S/HMS-Intro to Understanding by Design
Description:
Participants will focus on the rationale of backward by design and explore in great depth the meaning of key ideas such as essential questions, transfer tasks and how to use the the six facets of understanding to enrich student learning. Each content area will focus on the design of their curriculum, assessment and instruction. Teachers will integrate the IB curriculum under the umbrella of the backward by design template.
S/HSA-Incorporating Reading Strategies Across the Curriculum
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Description:
This workshop will show participants how to incorporate reading strategies across the curriculum in all content areas.
S/JES-Marzano:Classroom Instruction That Works
Description:
This course will introduce teachers to the nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focus will be on summarizing/ note-taking and identifying similarities and differences.
S/JES-Strategies To Improve Reading
Description:
Presenters will introduce teachers to the knowledge, skills and procedures needed to provide effective instruction for students with persistent reading difficulties. Using DRA research and fluency assessments, participants will have a better understanding of how to help children improve their reading in their specific areas of need.
S/JES-Todd Whitaker´s What Great Teachers Do Differently
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Description:
Teachers will learn new strategies to facilitate professional learning and growth while improving instruction. Teachers will learn a variety of strategies to facilitate professional learning and growth, which will strengthen instructional strategies used in their classrooms.
S/JES-Working on the Work
Description:
Participants will read the book WOW:Working on the Work to learn ways to improve student performance by improving the quality of schoolwork. This book study course will be used to help teachers concentrate their attention on working on the work they provide students. There will be assignments and a class discusion for each chapter.
S/JES-Working on the Work: Session I
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Description:
Participants will read the book WOW:Working on the Work to learn ways to improve student performance by improving the quality of schoolwork. This book study course will be used to help teachers concentrate their attention on working on the work they provide students. There will be assignments and a class discusion for each chapter.
S/JES-Working on the Work: Session II
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Description:
Participants will read the book WOW:Working on the Work to learn ways to improve student performance by improving the quality of schoolwork. This book study course will be used to help teachers concentrate their attention on working on the work they provide students. There will be assignments and a class discusion for each chapter.
S/JOH-Marzano: Classroom Instruction that Works
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Description:
This course will introduce teachers to the nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focus will be on summarizing/note taking, homework, and identifying similarities and differences.
S/JTE-Classroom Instruction That Works
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Description:
This course will introduce teachers to the nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focus will be on Identifying Similarities and Differences, Summarizing and Homework.
S/KIR-Classroom Instruction That Works, 2009 - 2010
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Description:
Participants will examine skills, procedures and methods needed to provide direct and explicit classroom instruction. Using the research of Robert Marzano, participants will develop effective strategies for teaching classroom instruction.
S/LIN: Marzano Based Strategies Part Two
Description:
What works in education? How do we know? How can we apply it in our classrooms to individual students? Get the answers to these and other like questions that busy educators often ask. Find out what a big difference it can make when students know how to use specific interactive strategies that are proven to have positive effects on student achievement. Learn it today. Use it tomorrow!
S/MEN-Marzano:Classroom Instruction That Works
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Description:
This course will introduce teachers to classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focus will be on summarizing/ note-taking and identifying similarities and differences.
S/MEN-Teachers as Experts
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Description:
Teachers as experts.
S/MIL Hands-on Science and Technology 2009-2010
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Description:
Millis Road teachers and assistants will be participating in science lessons and experiments presented by Teacher Academy Earth Science attendees and Technology presented by the GCS Technology Department.
S/MUR-Strategies for Effective Guided Reading Instruction
Description:
Participants will receive strategies in the guided reading process including assessing for instruction, managing small groups,define clear before, during and after guided reading skill strategies.
S/MUR-Strategies for Effective I/E Blocks
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Description:
Participants in this course will receive a variety of strategies for working with students Intervention/Enrichment periods. Skills will include reading strategies, math and internet based interventions.
S/NES Guided Reading 3-5
Description:
This course will provide teachers and support staff professional development on the guided reading process through diagnostic assessment, creating leveled guided reading groups, and implementing effective differentiated reading instruction. .
S/NOR-Best Practices and Instructional Strategies 2009-2010
Description:
Teachers will share best practices and instructional strategies that will facilitate student learning.
S/NOR-IB PYP Planning Year 2
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Description:
Northwood staff will research,plan and implement IB PYP Practices and Procedures.
S/NOR-IB Training and Roundtable Discussions
Description:
This session will address the importance of building a strong global educational program within an IB PYP School.
S/NOR-Rosetta Stone
Description:
Training on the specific procedures and practices appropriate for the implementation of Rosetta Stone in assigned schools..
S/NWMS - Understanding by Design
Description:
Participants will focus on the rationale of backward by design and explore in great depth the meaning of key ideas such as essential questions, transfer tasks and how to use the the six facets of understanding to enrich student learning. Each content area will focus on the design of their curriculum, assessment and instruction. Breakout sessions will be used for teachers to develop reading strategies in the content area, as well the integration of technology under the umbrella of the backward by design template.
S/PAG-Building a Professional Learning Community 2009-10
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Description:
Teachers will become familiar with Marzano´s 9 high-yield strategies and other best practices in teaching and learning. Participants will receive an overview of the practices and framework needed to improve achievement and decrease the achievement gap. Specific instruction will be provided for EOC teachers on the Gateways including creating and using PEPs and portfolios.
S/RAG-Marzano - Instructional Strategies, Part 1
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Description:
This course is designed to provide an indepth look at three research-based (Marzano)classroom strategies used to increase student learning in all content areas.
S/RAN-COMPREHENSION TOOL KIT
Description:
Participants will take an in-depth look at strategies to assist students in developing effective reading behaviors in comprehending both fiction and nonfiction text. Also students will be taught metacognition strategies to deepen their level of comprehension.
S/RAN-Singapore Math: MathWithMeaning Success System
Description:
This course will provide participants from grades 1-6 an intensive training in proven mathematical methods from Singapore. This Success System consists of two distinct workshops: Foundations of Number Sense and Model drawing.
S/SCA - NC Professional Teaching Standards
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Description:
This course will provide a description of the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards to be utilized beginning 2010-11 school year and there application to imorove student learning.
S/SEM-Best Practices and Instructional Strategies 2009-10
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Description:
Teachers will share best practices and instructional strategies that will facilitate student learning.
S/SGH Interactive Learning and Assessment
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Description:
Classroom strategies for engaging learners through theory and practice; skills taught will apply to all content area teachers.
S/STE: Marzano: Classroom Instruction that Works
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Description:
This course introduces teachers to the nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focuses are identifying similarities and differences, setting objectives and providing feedback, and summarizing and note taking.
S/SUM-Improving Reading Grades 2-5
Description:
This course will strengthen our professional learning community to raise reading scores across the curriculum. Mary Lou Kyle will assist teachers in learning new strategies to teach comprehension skills. Emphasis will be put on inferencing, generalizations and cause and effect.
S/TRI-Montessori and Marzanno
Description:
This course will introduce teachers to Marzanno´s nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. Focusing on summarizing/note taking and identifying similarities and differences, teachers will enhance student engagement in Montessori classrooms.
S/UNI-Launching a Writing Program
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Description:
Karen Haag, an outside writing consultant, will present writing workshops on the 4 early release days this school year. Karen will mesh GCS Writing program with current Best Writing Practices. Emphasis will be placed on the writing process.
S/UNI-Weight Watchers at Work
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Description:
Participants will learn the Weight Watchers ‘healthy and holistic” way to lose weight “Weight Watchers developed the “four pillars of healthy weight loss” based on years of scientific research and analysis: Eat Smarter, Move More, Helpful Habits, and Get Support.”
S/VAN- Marzano:Classroom Instruction That Works
Description:
This course will introduce teachers to the nine classroom strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. The main focus will be on reinforcing effort, homework and practice and cooperative learning.
S/WEA-Rigor and Relevance and the Rounds Model of Professional Development
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Description:
Adopted from the Clark University Teacher Education program, the Rounds Model of Professional Development is based on medical school rounds and adapted for use in education. The model requires a teacher to prepare background information about the lesson and class dynamics prior to hosting a group of visiting teachers in his or her classroom. The visit is followed by a reflective dialogue among the participants focused on student learning. Discussion of rigor and relevance in student work is a part of our focus of the Rounds visits.
S/WEL-Classroom Instruction That Works Year Two
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Description:
How can I increase student achievement and raise test scores? What strategies really work in education? How do we know? Discover the answers to these questions, and more, as we continue learning to teach using specific interactive strategies that are proven to have positive effects on student achievement.
S/WIL-Success for All- Kinder Korner
Description:
This course will serve as both an introduction to the SFA reading program for Kindergarten teachers as well as follow up support throughout the year
S/WIL-Success for All- Roots
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Description:
This course will serve as both an introduction to the SFA reading program for First Grade teachers as well as follow up support throughout the year.
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