This in-service teaches the philosophy of "bucketfilling." When our "bucket" is full we feel great; when it is empty, we feel empty. A bucket filler is someone who says or does authentic things for other people. This simple but profound philosophy applies to every aspect of life. A goal is to create a bucket filling culture in our schools and in our homes - all within a Christian context for our Lutheran Schools. Prior registration is required. Contact Mark Thompson-Kohler at mark.thompson@michigandistrict.org for more information and to register.

This class will offer teacherīs practical knowledge of how to create a classroom environment of respect and rapport while establishing a culture for learning. Teachers will be able to select instructional goals and design coherent instruction. Participants will learn how to engage their students in the learning process. Participants will learn how to differentiate instruction and assessment for diverse learners.

This class will offer teacherīs practical knowledge with the guidance of their mentors of how to create a classroom environment of repect and rapport while establishing a culture for learning. Teachers will be able to select instructional goals and design coherent instruction with the guidance of their mentors. Participants will learn how to engage their students in the learning process. Participants will become familiar with state and federal initatives. Participants will learn how to differentiate instruction and assessment for diverse learners.

Fall 2002 Sessions - Isolate your DNA and determine your own DNA fingerprint, examine and identify bacteria responsible for disease. Workshops for high school science teacher and students. Contact hoerterj@ferris.edu for more information.

The 2003 Fall Educators Conference will provide Eastern Upper Peninsula teachers, administrators, and support staff with a grade level or content-rich professional development opportunity which will ultimately result in increased student achievement. Attendees will: 1) develop an awareness of state standards and benchmarks; 2) develop an awareness of theories and practices succeeding in an area, and 3) participate with other professionals in ongoing dialogue regarding their area of study.

Participants will acquire the latest information for communication and creating a highly communicative classroom; motivating students through simulations, creativity and songs.

"Using Research-Based Instructional Practices to Maximize Student Learning: Improving Student Acheivement through Supported Instruction" is a two-day institute based on findings of effective instruction in both general education and special education over the past 20 years. In particular, presenters will focus their efforts, largely, on answering two basic questions: 1. What does the research tell us are the most common characteristics of effective instruction? 2. What does the research tell us about effective literacy instruction?

Annual Fall Conference for area-wide teachers in an effort to inform and update them on new curriculum and resources.

The 2005 Fall Educatorsī Conference will consist of several PD opportunities for teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals focusing on school improvement, curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning. Participants will receive a day full of training opportunities that suit their needs and aligned to their school improvement plans in their individual districts.

2006 Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School for Comparative Govt and Politics. Educators will receive advanced placement training at the high school level. Please contact: The Leelanau School, 231-334-5840

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School will provide AP training for teachers in the area of Comparative Government and Politics.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School for educators teaching AP Economics.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School, AP training for teachers in the area of English Language.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School, offering AP instruction and training to teachers in the area of English Literature.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School will provide AP training for teachers in the area of Environmental Science.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School, offers AP training for teachers in a unique setting in the area of European History.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School will provide excellent advanced placement training for teachers in the area of Macroeconomics.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School will offer AP training for teachers in the area of Psychology.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School will offer advanced placement training to teachers in the area of Spanish Language.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School for educators teaching AP Statistics in the classroom.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School, will introduce AP lesson plans for teachers in the area of U.S. Govt & Politiccs.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School, offering advanced placement training for teachers in the area of US History.

16th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School offers advanced placement training for new and experienced teachers in the area of US History.

Participants in this two-day workshop will be able to understand the keys to sound classroom assessment and the relationship between assessment, student motivation and learning. They will learn specific strategies for involving students in the ongoing assessment of their own learning.

The 2006 Fall Educatorsī Conference will consist of several professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals focusing on school improvement, curriculum, assessment, teaching, and learning. Participants will receive a full day of training opportunities that will suit their needs and be aligned to their districtīs school improvement plan.

Participants will create 30 service learning units based on the Michigan Curriculum Frameworks and the Grade Level Content Expectations.

The 2007 Fall Educatorsī Conference will consist of several professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals focusing on school improvement, curriculum, assessment, teaching, and learning. Participants will receive a full day of training opportunities that will suit their needs and be aligned to their districtīs school improvement plan.

The 2008 Fall Educatorsī Conference will consist of several professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals focusing on school improvement, curriculum, assessment, teaching, and learning. Participants will receive a full day of training opportunities that will suit their needs and be aligned to their districtīs school improvement plan.

Area K-6 educators will receive training in differentiated instruction targeting classroom strategies; they will be introduced to Response to Intervention and how it affects the classroom teacher; and they will learn about the S.O.S. (Supporting Our Students) Tool Kit.

The 2009 Fall Educatorsī Conference will consist of several professional development opportunities for teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals focusing on school improvement, curriculum, assessment, teaching, and learning. Participants will receive a full day of training opportunities that will suit their needs and be aligned to their districtīs school improvement plan.

This one day seminar is specifically designed for educators serving grades K-12. Learn the most current ideas for enhancing your school library program, how to use Web-based resources to help strengthen your schoolīs entire instructional program, and much more.

As a result of this day, knowledge and skills may be gained that will: 1) Assist educators in restructuring curriculum, implementing best practices by way of instruction and assessment that will help meet the standards set forth by the Michigan Model Core Curriculum, the AUEN, and the Michigan Curriculum Framework. 2) Build/enhance leadership skills. 3) Address strategies for preparing students for the future and the world of work. and 4) Help educators to better meet the needs of all students. 02-026

IACET approved Conference for Middle Grade Educators.

Participantīs from Michiganīs rural schools will gather to discuss issues related to their unique learning environments. Discussion will be centered around the School Improvement Framework with particular focus on the teaching and learning strand, specifically in the area of English, Language Arts.

Participants from Michiganīs rural schools will gather to discuss issues related to their unique learning environments. Discussion will be centered on the School Improvement Framework with particular focus on the teaching and learning strand with an emphasis on the examination of student work to improve instruction.

This one-day conference will include sessions on positive behavior support; accelerated reading program; gifted and talanted; body-brain compatible learning; discipline; Women in History and much more.

IACET Course

The comments on the released MEAP writing samples for grades 4, 7, and 11 send a clear message about the importance of writers developing ideas with ample examples and details as well as the importance of well-organized writing showing a connectedness among ideas. This session will concentrate mainly on showing teachers how they can increase writing scores by targeting two crucial traits of good writing for all MEAP writing – ideas and organization.

Six Traits writing, an analytical writing model developed by the Northwest regional Laboratory and used by school districts across the country, focuses on six characteristics of well-written composition. These six characteristics provide a language for instruction to help improve student writing. This workshop will introduce the traits, compare 6 Traits writing with our Michigan writing rubric through examining student writing, explore assessing with 6 Traits, and present ideas for teaching writing through 6 Traits.

Participants will read and discuss the chapters of Ruby Payneīs book to better understand the societal forces on students and the implications that those forces have on student learning. Participants will generate individual and/or team action plans to address these factors at the classroom and/or school level.

Please contact Tara Gilman at 517-335-4295 or gilmant@michigan.gov for registration. This workshop is focused on Academic Service Learning (ASL). Participants will be able to define sustainability, identify curricular entry points, describe core components of education, evaluate existing ASL projects, and begin to reframe an exiting unit or ASL project.

This course has a closed registraton process. Participants will make, take, and engage in hands-on learning activities in Math, Science, and English Language Arts.

Open to teachers. Participants will learn how to research and develop relationships with potential funding sources, organize grantwriting campaigns and prepare proposals. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Ionia Public School Educators Only - Participants will return to their classrooms with an understanding of and the tools required to address achievement gaps.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to Third-Eighth grade teachers. Program will focus on creating math and language arts games for third through eighth grade students, including using your creativity and simple materials to create games that will excite your students and meet Michigan benchmarks.

To increase knowledge of the integration of Academic Service-Learning as an instructional strategy in the K-12 classroom setting. Participants will learn the Essential Elements of Academic Service-Learning and how to effectively connect meaningful community service to classroom curriculum.

Accelerating the literacy development and academic performance of your ESL students: practical, classroom-based strategies (Grades K-6). Highly practical ideas, activities and lessons to strengthen and develop the reading and writing skills of ESL students in K-6 general education classrooms. Innovative classroom strategies based on the best, current research to maximize your ESL studentsī achievement in their grade level content areas. A wealth of effective ESL lessons and activities to use at each critical stage of language acquisition. Hands-on demonstrations, student examples and an extensive resource handbook packed with ready-to-use, practical ideas and materials designed just for teaching ESL students in K-6 general education classrooms. For more information about this workshop go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

This series offers general and special education teachers an exciting opportunity to learn new techniques for the classroom. During the 27 hour series, teachers will have the opportunity to access new technologies, new ideas, and curriculum integration concepts. This series is available for two graduate credits, SB-CEU credit, or as a workshop.

To introduce School District teams to the basic concepts of Career Pathways. To present data on student achievement and school improvement that results from the implementations of Career Pathways.

District-level teams will dig deeper into EXPLORE and PLAN results to look at reports and curriculum and instruction implications.

District-level teams will gain understanding on their building- and district-level reports. Teams will unpack their reports. Interpreting results to students and parents will also be presented.

Educators in our previous programs are concerned with the lack of student motivation. This program will use the lens of quality instruction to increase student motivation. Educators will receive strategies to help overcome lack of student motivation through Quality Instruction.

Strategies for managing students with behavioral, emotional & spectrum disorders. De-escalation! Reduce and redirect agression, rage and meltdowns. Crisis management: answers to tough questions. See research-based interventions that work! How to implement a workable behavior plan. Data-driven behavior instruction made easy: ready-to-use forms and graph! Communication strategies to strengthen your partnerships with team members and parents. For more information or to register go to www.SDResources.org or call 1-800-678-8908.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to 5-9th Grade Science Teachers. This workshop offers hands on exploration of Chemistry Activities and will cover five basic areas; properties of matter, changes in matter, conservation of matter, reactions in matter and organization of matter.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Middle School Science Teachers. Learn about the air quality curriculum developed by the DEQ to enhance the teaching of these benchmarks in the classroom.

For registration information, contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466. Open to teachers of grades 3-11. Teachers attending this workshop will walk through the Air to Earth Curriculum including lesson plans, activities and materials. Lessons will focus on recycling materials, reuse of consumer waste products and the impact of manufacturing, using and disposing everyday products.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Become acquained with the famous and infamous. Learn about the Moravians, lost towns and indian villages. Witness the exciting changes from sparse settlement and pioneer life to the county we now know.

To deepen teacher knowledge and understanding of the origins and impacts of the Industrial Revolution in Michigan, American and world history. Teachers will gain a better understanding of this aspect of the American past. Greater familiarity and fluency with these unique educational resources will enhance and enliven their history instruction on this topic.

To deepen teacher knowledge and understanding of the origins and impacts of the Industrial Revolution in Michigan, American and world history. Teachers will gain a better understanding of this aspect of the American past. Greater familiarity and fluency with these unique educational resources will enhance and enliven their history instruction on this topic. For more information contact: Dorothy Ebersole (734) 982-6036

This workshop will focus on the profound effects that the earthīs oceans and atmosphere have had on the entire course of American History. This program is open to middle and high school teachers. For registration information, go to MISD.net or call Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

15th Annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School. This advanced placement training will provide excellent training to educators in the area of US History.

15th Annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School will provide advanced placement training in American Government and Politics to educators

The Institute is a professional development opportunity for current and potential AP teachers in specific content areas. Participants will gain knowledge and skills that will support better instruction and curriculum design in AP courses. The Institute has preliminary approval from the College Board and Central Michigan University.

The Institute is a professional development opportunity for current and potential AP teachers in specific content areas. Participants will gain knowledge and skills that will support better instruction and curriculum design in AP courses. The Institute has preliminary approval from the College Board and Central Michigan University.

The Institute is a professional development opportunity for current and potential AP teachers in specific content areas. Participants will gain knowledge and skills that will support better instruction and curriculum design in AP courses. The Institute has preliminary approval from the College Board and Central Michigan University.

The Institute is a professional development opportunity for current and potential AP teachers in specific content areas. Participants will gain knowledge and skills that will support better instruction and curriculum design in AP courses. The Institute has preliminary approval from the College Board and Central Michigan University.

The Institute is a professional development opportunity for current and potential AP teachers in specific content areas. Participants will gain knowledge and skills that will support better instruction and curriculum design in AP courses. The Institute has preliminary approval from the College Board and Central Michigan University.

15 Annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute sponsored by The Leelanau School will provide advanced educational training and resources for teachers in the area of Statistics.

This 4-day workshop will provide educators the techniques and skills necessary to create an archeological dig for their students. Teachers will do an actual archeology dig and learn all the techniques needed to help their students successfully record the data associated with the project.

In this activity, learn and review strategies for revising drafts. Participants will use their own writing samples to practice the craft of revising. Questions? Call 517.244.1251.

Introduce K-12 educators to Academic Service-Learning (ASL) and the essential components of this teaching methodology. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore resources and network with seasoned Academic Service-Learning practitioners

This program is for Howell Public Schools Elementary Teachers only. Teachers will gain a thorough understanding and knowledge of the GLCEīs (K-5) assessed in 2005 MEAP. Instructional practices related to achievement and achievement levels of the 4th & 5th grades as assessed by the MEAP will be covered. NOTE: Each elementary building principal will be offering the same program simultaneously.

Open to Plymouth-Canton Community Schools only. Participants will monitor their instructional presentations and describe potential barriers and accommodations for English Language Learners (E.L.L.). Each participant will select and apply specific learning strategies shown to be effective with E.L.L.īs. Participants will demonstrate how E.L.L.īs are consistently included in classroom instruction and activities.

To update AT representatives on the lastest technology available to the students in Macomb County and the changes in the law and process for providing AT services.

Participants will gain hands-on experience with a variety of low/high tech tools to support students struggling with reading and writing.

To assist administrators in developing an awareness of assistive technology, tools resources and processes available to the students in Macomb County schools.

Teachers will be able to demonstrate relationships/motion of planets, constellations and night sky objects. Students will have visual representations to better understand concepts in Astronomy.

This professional development workshop explores the criteria for authentic achievement, scoring sample assessment tasks, and developing an authentic task for your students. Participants will have a product that they can use in the classroom immediately.

For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 teachers. This course is designed to teach sheet metal modeling commands and techniques for Autodesk Inventor Release 8.

Newly certified elementary and secondary teachers are invited to attend this conference which explores the key elements of successful teaching. Participants will attend seminars that explore best teaching practices, which may include: Digital Storytelling, Brain-based Teaching, Civil and Character Education, Ethics and Education, Differentiated Instruction, Love and Logic, Six Traits of Writing, and The First Year Experience.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Participants will find the tools needed to balance home and school, including defining balance, healthy/unhealthy environments and dealing with problem parents, students and friends.

Open to K-12 Teachers. Learn basic communication skills in Spanish. Be able to give simple directions to your Spanish speaking students. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu

Open to secondary science teachers. Participants will learn engaging and challenging activities designed to provide background information for the earth science benchmarks. For registration information, go to www.misd.net

Participants will be trained on specific aspects of the topics such as: Project goals, team building, Black Board, Spell Check Bee, AlphaSmart Basics, language arts and Kidspiration.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Participants will learn to write and read the tactual language of the blind.

For registration information, please call Deb Wood at 586/228-3498 or email dwood@misd.net. Open to secondary science teachers. This program will teach the methods and strategies for teaching a meaningful unit or course in forensic science.

Want to implement the benchmarking project this fall? This workshop will give you a jumpstart on how to do just that. Receive the completed benchmarks for your grade level.

Open to K-12 Teachers. Learn research-based best practices for teaching reading and writing. For registration information contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu

This session is for staff involved in the Comprehensive School Reform effort at Walkerville Public Schools. Presenters will instruct teachers in general best practices in the core subject areas of Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social Studies.

An exciting overview of the best young adult books published in the last ten years and dozens of hands-on, practical strategies to use them. This is an exciting fast-paced, entertaining day filled with booktalks, read-alouds, storytelling, and a wide variety of ways to inspire and motivate teens to read. A wealth of outstanding materials will be shared to interest your students – novels, informational books, poetry, picture books, graphic novels, and much, much more.Seminar offered by BER. Questions? www.ber.org or 800-735-3503

Create useful workbooks, manuals, booklets activity guides that will allow you to target student learning in a meaningful way for your program/district objectives. Learn how to profit from these endeavors as well. K-12 Educators and Administrators

Increase student performance and earn extra income by converting your ideas for instructional aids into reality. ed2go course

Open to K-12 Teachers. Learn how to create and self publish workbooks, lab manuals, activity kits, manipulatives and other powerful instructional aids. For registration information contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu

Open to Utica Community Schools Principals and Assistant Principals only. Participants will discuss Daniel Pinks version for the Conceptual Age and the six abilities needed to make your way across this emerging landscape.

To impart brain based research and apply it to teaching strategies to meet all modilities.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata, Macomb Community College, 586/226-4802 or katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Pursue knowledge about brain/mind learning that supports strategies that optimize the brainīs natural learning processes.

For registration information, please contact Deb Wood at dwood@misd.net or 586/228-3498. Open to 6-12th grade life science teachers. Program will provide teachers with the training to teach effective genetics standards using what we currently know about how the brain works.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to 6th-12th grade life science teachers. Program will provide teachers with the training to teach effective genetics and evolution standards using what we currently know about how the brain works.

Review of "Teaching with the Brain in Mind" by Eric Jenson and become aware of how the brain can impact learning.

Maximize your brain power with Brain Gym - a movement based program that integrates the brain and body for learning, performance and life. Workshop is designed for anyone that works with children. Come prepared to realize your potential...

Brain Gym is a program for enhancing learning through the brain-body connection. It is based on the premise that movement is an effective way to develop the brain. Whole-brain learning and functioning leads to improved academic and personal performance and overall enhanced wellbeing. Brain Gym has been used for over thirty years in more than eighty countries on all seven continents. During the Brain Gym 101 Class participants will learn: 26 Brian Gym (R) movements;How the movements relate to increased integration of the mind and body:The PACE procedure; Two repatterning sequences;Brain Gym (R) balances for improving seeing,listening,writing,communication,coordination,organization;focus;attention;comprehension;and participation and positive attitudes. For further information or clarification please call Lucy French @ 734-459-3997 [patnlucy@comcast.net] or Nancy Kelly @ 734-459-5258[nkellyot@hotmail.com.

These sessions will examine the initial stages of brain-based learning and its impact on instuctional practice.

The group will continue to investigate how the brain learns and what teaching strategies are best. How environment affects the brain and learning. The group will try to better understand the brain, brain differences and student populations.

The group will have an opportunity to explore where you are as an educator, what is needed, and what you can do next to make teaching work for you and your learners.

These sessions will examine the stages of brain-based learning and its impact on instructional practice, specifically with the impact of service learning on teaching and learning in the classroom setting.

The group will investigate on how the brain learns and what teaching strategies are best. How does environment affect the brain and learning? The group will try to better understand the brain, brain differences and student populations.

Bread has sustained humans for thousands of years. It has been an extremely important food item in this country since the pilgrims landed on American soil. This workshop integrates content around the science and history of bread making. This program is open to elementary teachers. For registration information, go to MISD.net or call Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to 8-12 grade life science teachers. Program will provide teachers with the training to teach effective genetic and DNA strategies using gel electrophoresis equipment.

Building a differentiated curriculum through a strong school environment. The brain, learning and multiple intelligences. Differentiated assessment and grading. Teaching kids with learning difficulties in the regular classroom. Differentiation and the issue of quality. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

Teachers will choose 2 sessions. Choices include: Thinking Maps; Recess Games and Brain Breaks; Differentiated Instruction; Social Studies Alive!; LAPs and MEAP/ELA-Learn from the Past, Appreciate the Present; Preserve Our Outdoor Heritage; Voyage of the Mimi Technology; Science Inquiry. All teachers will attend a presentation on Oral Language.

Strategies to implement change in high schools with a focus on smaller learning communities.

Explanation of SRS Project that was developed to address school violence in a proactive fashion.

Michael Dornīs most powerful keynote presentation uses a case study of a chronically bullied child to show how devastating patterns of chronic bullying can occur while demonstrating how crucial adults can be in the lives of children. Additional topic areas will include bully abatement stratgies, warning signs, creating a supporting & caring climate in school, addressing bystander issues, and an Educator Safety 101 which includes visual weapons scanning.

Using the Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Grades K-2, learn how the structure of your Writers Workshop can help students become successful writers. Learn ways to help students see themselves as

The Calvin Symposium on Worship and the Arts aims to bring together worship leaders and planners, pastors, artists, dramatists, musicians, and teachers from many church traditions and public, private, and parochial schools to engage in worship, fellowship, learning, and discussion around preaching, drama, music, worship planning, visual arts, and congregational song. The conference program is both ecumenical and Reformed, both principled and practical, both appreciative of a heritage and open to contemporary expression. Sessions especially appealing to teachers include "children and youth ministry," "handbells," "dance and gestures," "drama," and "global worship."

This event brings together worship leaders and planners, pastors, artists, dramatists, musicians, teachers, and educators from many church traditions to engage in worship, fellowship, learning, and discussion around preaching, drama, organ and piano music, worship planning, visual arts, and congregational song, particularly global music. Participants will gain practical ideas, resources, and skills for their participation in worship leadership and in involving studenets in worship.

Even the best teachers often forget to teach students how to transfer language and literacy skills from one context to another. Through interactive demonstrations, this workshop presents instructional strategies that connect learners to a full range of contexts.

Participants will actively learn and practice numerous chemistry experiments using household substances. These activities will cover sicence benchmarks including states of matter, acids and bases, combustion, polymers, mixtures and light. This program is open to upper elementary and middle school science teachers. For registration information, go to MISD.net or call Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

Participants will increase knowledge of and skills in utilizing the following components and management options within Career Cruising.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Participants will experience the latest research, instructional strategeis, and best practices from renowned lecturers in an engaging, supportive and collaborative format. More information can be found at www.educatorsymposium.com, enter promotion code ES6mcc.

Dr. Jeanīs "Razzle Dazzle" centers & activities for reading, writing & math for grades PK, K, and 1. How to teach to the standards...and meet the needs and interests of young learners. "Centers-in-a-Bay": dozens of innovative ideas for building skills in reading, writing and math. 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. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Dr. Jeanīs Razzle Dazzle Centers and Activities for Reading, Writing and Math. This seminar focuses on engaging centers and activities for reading, writing and math for grades Pre K-1. The presenter will show attendees how to use the latest brain research to design lessons and activities that will mesh with their current curriculum. She will also demonstrate an array of individualized centers and how to use songs, books and games to teach and reinforce beginning literacy and math skills. Participants will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this workshop.

Dr. Jeanīs "Razzle Dazzle" Centers & Activities for Reading, Writing & Math. This seminar focuses on highly engaging activity centers for Pre K-1st grade reading, writing and math. The presenter will show attendees how to use the latest brain research to design lessons and activities that will mesh with their curriculum and the standards. She will show a collection of "Centers-in-a-Bag" that provide individual practice in reading, writing and math and creative activities that can be used in place of worksheets.

C-Fern is instructor and user friendly. C-Fern is easy to grow and maintain, with lots of interesting mutants. It is an excellent system for inquiry-based instruction and student-initiated research. Students can grow it a home, conduct experiments, and never have to worry about toxic chemicals or having expensive equipment to perform experiments. It gorws in small "growth pods" the size of a small lunch box.

C-Fern is easy to grow and maintain, with lots of interesting mutants. It is an excellent system for inquiry-based instruction and student-initiated research. Students can grow it at home, conduct experiments, and never have to worry about toxic chemicals or having expensive equipment to perform experiments.

During this workshop, Dr. Tom Guskey, a recognized expert in student evaluation and professional development, will be speaking on leveraging standards and assessments to improve student learning.

This institute will present educators with new and innovative methods to use the resources of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History. In addition, participants will explore strategies to integrate museum resources into their curriculum and instruction. For further information contact Royce Kinniebrew at (313)494-5849

Only open to NHA team members. Through book studies and discussion of best practices, teachers will learn new techniques to implement in their classrooms to better check for understanding in order to ensure that their students are mastering the content they are teaching.

Increase awareness of dynamics of neglect/abuse and ways to work toward lessening violence.

This workshop will help you to learn about current thinking on the relationship between childhood Apraxia of speech and other motor speech disorders and speech sound disorders in children, to learn sensitive and specific characteristics that are suspected, to apply principles of motor learning and treatment planning, and to improve skills in planning treatment for a broad range of communication challenges faced by older children.

Southgate District Only. Staff will be in-serviced on areas related to School Development goals including common assessments, character education, math and writing . Data teams will analyze resulting informaiton to inform instruction

To provide area educators with curriculum-linked explorations of major Civil War battlefields and sites with a special emphasis on the role played by Michigan in the war effort. Participants will participate in a brainstorming session on identifying community and cultural resources for teaching the Civil War. The brainstorming findings and research papers of all participants will be combined into a teacherīs reference and resource guide to be shared by all institute participants.

To provide area educators with curriculum-linked explorations of major Civil War battlefields and sites with a special emphasis on the role played by Michigan in the war effort. Participants will participate in a brainstorming session on identifying community and cultural resources for teaching the Civil War. The brainstorming findings and research papers of all participants will be combined into a teacherīs reference and resource guide to be shared by all institute participants.

This day-long training will provide follow-up discussion to initial Classroom Assesment for Learning training. Participants will engage in activities to promote and facilitate continued assessment literacy in their districts.

This course is for speech-language pathologists working with children K – 12th Grade. The purpose of this course is to learn about how school-based speech-language pathologists can use a student’s classroom curriculum and materials as part of a functional assessment for special education eligibility. Participants will also learn how to use classroom-based assessment practices for instructional planning and IEP development. Ideas for relating student performance to state standards of learning as well as case studies will be presented. To register, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and click on the Professional Development link.

The goal of this training is to provide research-based strategies for improving student achivement using the Dimensions of Learning Model. Teachers will gain deeper understanding of teaching to all students.

Open to Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Staff only. The presenter will describe and model how classroom assignments and assessments can be modified to meet the needs of English Language Learners (E.L.L.). Participants will demonstrate how they modify existing learning materials, assignments, and tests to meet the needs of E.L.L. Participants will ananlyze and select appropriate and fair assessments to determine the progress of E.L.L. Participants will also create or adapt rubrics to use with E.L.L.

Participants will explore the nine instructional strategies that have the highest probability of enhancing student achievement. This series is a study group utilizing textbooks, videos and discussion.

Participants learn the nine powerful instructional strategies that are generally effective with any student, at any grade level, in any subject area. Specific types of knowledge-such as vocabulary, terms and phrases, details, generalizations, and principles-are applied to instructional practices.

This three-day program will provide participants with an opportunity to team with others to develop presentations in assessment literacy. They will make connections between high-quality, student-involved classroom assessments and how best to use this connection to benefit student instruction.

This conference is targeted to teachers and administrators to provide methodology and expertise for student success. August 9 - August 12, 2004

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. A fun interactive workshop that explores different learning styles and how to create lesson plans that encompass the diversity of learning styles.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Teachers, Grades 4-8. This program will focus on the science of color, light and vision. Participants will gain a better understanding of the scientific principles behind light and color, along with experiencing numerous hand-on activities that can be used immediately in their classrooms.

For registration information, please contact Deb Wood at 586/228-3498 or dwood@misd.net. Open to Science Teachers - Grades 5-12. This workshop will enhance teachers understanding of the content expectations pertaining to color and vision.

By invitation only. Participants will gain knowledge and skills in crisis intervention, focusing on communication skills, crisis theory, empathy, domestic violence, recipient rights/diversity and co-dependency.

Open to K-12 Teachers. This workshop covers real communication situations faced on a regular basis, including parent-teacher conferences, report card comments and general parent contact. For registration information contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu

Open to educators and school employees at all levels. This program will focus on better understanding the communication process and help develop better understanding. For registration information please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

To better understand the communication process and to cause constuctive action. Will help to re-ignite leadership, empower employees and build individual strengths. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

To better understand the communication process and to cause constuctive action. Will help to re-ignite leadership, empower employees and build individual strengths. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

To better understand the communication process and to cause constuctive action. Will help to re-ignite leadership, empower employees and build individual strengths. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

To better understand the communication process and to cause constuctive action. Will help to re-ignite leadership, empower employees and build individual strengths. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. Program will focus on developing a better understanding of the communication process.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753 or annaru@comcast.net. Open to educators and school employees at all levels. Participants will learn to better understand the communication process while focusing on building rapport, body language, style of communication, positive associations, filters and generalizations.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/527-3763 or annaru@comcast.net. Open to Educators and school employees at all levels. Participants will better understand the communication process and increase their ability to relate to others.

This workshop is open to all interested teachers. Participants will learn how to plan community based projects that addresses an authentic community need. Special attention will be paid to involving students in an inquiry experience and address curriculua standards. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This workshop is open to all interested teachers. Participants will learn how to plan community based projects that addresses an authentic community need. Special attention will be paid to involving students in an inquiry experience and address curriculua standards. Participants must attend both days to receive SB-CEUs. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

How to incorporate effective research-based comprehension strategies as part of your guided reading lesson. Comprehension strategies specifically designed to strengthen your studentsī reading of fiction and nonfiction material. Key comprehension strategies to improve your studentsī understanding of what theyīve read. Practical ideas to help you implement the key elements in Reading First. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook to help you implement these valuable techniques in your primary classroom.

To help school districts and individual schools develop a comprehensive guidance program which is an important component of Michiganīs Career Preparation System. The objective of the workshop is to assist school districts in implementing a guidance program for students at all levels.

To help school districts and individual schools develop a comprehensive guidance program which is an important component of Michiganīs Career Preparation System. The objective of the workshop is to assist school districts in implementing a guidance program for students at all levels.

To help school districts and individual schools develop a comprehensive guidance program which is an important component of Michiganīs Career Preparation System. The objective of the workshop is to assist school districts in implementing a guidance program for students at all levels.

To help school districts and individual schools develop a comprehensive guidance program, which is an important component of Michiganīs Career Preparation System. The objective of the workshop is to assist school districts in implementing a guidance program for students at all levels.

Open to K-12 Teachers. Create time saving forms, reports, lesson plans, presentations and more in this hands-on dynamic class. For registration information contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Learn ways to manage conflict between students, administrators and parents.

Open to elementary and middle school educators. In this hands-on training, learn how to search the MeL K-8 databases: eLibrarry Elementary, InfoTrac Kids InfoBits, InfoTrac Junior, SIRS Discoverer Deluxe, LearnATest for younger users and FirstSearch Worldcat for younger users. Register at www.misd.net

When learning is highly relevant achievement can be unlimited. Participants will learn which real world contexts have the greatest potential to reach students and how to create and support integrated instruction and curriculum based on these contexts.

Workshop is for K-12 teachers. Participants will learn how to supercharge learning in the classroom and make curriculum accessible to all students. The six key concepts of successful cooperative learning will be covered, as well as a focus on structures that use multiple intelligences to boost learning by reaching students through their natural strengths.

A travel field studey course in coral reef ecology that takes place on the Belize barrer reef. Hand on experience with the biotic and abiotic factors unique to the coral reef system. Methods and materials will be developed to incorporate this experience into the classroom.

Learn practical strategies for developing and maintaining a successful, supportive and collaborative partnership. Discover dozens of methods that co-teachers can use to maximize student learning and motivation. Apply tips and shortcuts for incorporating co-teaching into secondary teachersī hectic schedules. Use research-based strategies and teaching techniques that can increase the effectiveness of any content-based co-taught classroom.

Specifically designed for general education teachers, special education teachers and other specialists who currently co-teach or who plan to co-teach; also appropriate for administrators. Learn practical strategies for developing and maintaining a successful, supportive and collaborative co-teaching team. Discover dozens of methods that can be used to maximize student learning in the co-taught classroom. Apply research-based teaching strategies that are especially effective in co-taught classrooms. Use proven strategies for building strong partnerships between general and special education teachers and other support providers. To register or for more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Learn practical methods for organizing your roles and responsibilities in a collaborative partnership. Discover dozens of ways that two educators can teach together to maximize student learning and motivation. Apply research-based teaching strategies that are especially effective in co-taught classrooms. Use proven methods and techniques for building strong partnerships between general and special education teachers and other support providers. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Specifically designed for general education teachers, special education teachers and other specialists who currently co-teach or who plan to co-teach as part of their schoolīs inclusion practice.

Learn practical methods of organizing your roles and responsibilities in a collaborative partnership. Discover dozens of ways in which two educators can teach together to make sure that no child is left behind. Apply research-based teaching strategies that are especially effective in co-taught classrooms. Use proven methods and techniques for building strong partnerships between general and special education teachers and other support providers. Each participant will receive and extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this workshop.

RESTRICTED TO SAGINAW COUNTY ONLY! Teachers will examine reading and writing strategies that make a difference.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to Teachers. This course will help you create fascinating and unique works of fiction or nonfiction.

Games as tools for learning. Web resources for a standards-based curriculum. Strategies to reduce classroom disruption. Homework practices and policies that work. Differentiated assessment and grading. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

Teaching gifted kids in the regular classroom. Motivating and engaging the middle school student. Brain research and the middle school student. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info @kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Participants will learn strategies for collecting and preparing a focused collection of teacher work that can be used for self-reflection purposes and shared with others.

Learn ways to strengthen and integrate the curriculum to increase, enrich and expand student comprehension and motivation.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Open to teachers interested in learning the basics of incorporating online components into your regular classroom learning activities.

Open to teachers. Learn to use PaintShop Pro 8 to create, edit and optimize stunning web images, icons, logos, backgrounds, animations and more. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Open to teachers. Learn the basics of HTML so you can design, create and post your very own site on the web. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

To develop the ability to see others differently. To become aware of self talk and itīs results. To develop increased harmony, appreciation and respect for others and to develop increased objectivity. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

Open to educators and school employees at all levels. This program will focus on developing the ability to see others differently, to develop respect for others and to develop increased objectivity. Contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. Program will help participants develop the ability to see others differently and will help increase objectivity.

This workshop is designed for techers to learn specific methods for managing behavior in the classroom. Presenter is a much sought after consultant who has conducted over 150 "High Energy" workshops that have been described as entertaining and impelling.

In order to prepare our students for success in the 21st century, it is essential to promote creativity in ourselves as well as those we teach. K-12 teachers in all content areas will investigate, explore, and learn that everyone has creative capacities and that these capacities are an important resource available to impact student achievement.

To inform high school science teachers of the possibilities in establishing a course on Criminalistics as an alternative third year of science outside of the standard college prep courses of chemistry, physics or anatomy or potentially an additional high-interest science course for college-bound students or the benefits of incorporating aspects of criminalistics in their current curriculum. Includes connections to state and national standards as well as the Kent County Collaborative Core Curriculum.

This course is designed for K-12 teachers to align curriculum with Grade-Level Content Expectations and with the Michigan Curriculum Framework. Math, Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts consultants will conduct break-out sessions throughout the four days sharing MEAP updates, Literacy Guiding structure, new county-wide curricula, pacing guides, web resources, and print resources. Teachers in other content areas (i.e. music, art, health, physical education, foreign languages) are also welcome to participate. Teachers are encouraged to bring course materials to produce aligned annual plans of instruction. Work time will be allotted; participants will also have opportunity to analyze student achievement data.

This course provides time for K-12 teachers to align curriculum with Grade-Level Content Expectations, High School Content Expectations, and the Michigan Curriculum Framework. Participants will learn the significance of the new Student Achievement Model being implemented in area schools and have time to develop annual plans of instruction aligned to state standards and expectations. A variety of break-out sessions will be offered including MEAP updates, new High School Content Expectations, MiBLSi/PBS, United Streaming, and print resources. Participants will also have opportunity to analyze student achievement data.

This offering is open only to Arvon Township teachers. Participants will meet to plan a strategy and timeline to align district curriculum with Michigan Benchmarks. Participants will reviwe how MiClimb may be used in the process.

This is part of a workshop series for New Teachers in their 2nd and 3rd years from the Copper Country ISD service area. Participants will learn what differentiated instruction is, how to utilize it in the classroom, and have an opportunity to prepare a differntiated lesson. For registration information, contact Loret at 482-0331.

Refresh ideas and reframe the role of best practices with curriculum integration. Introduce and develop understanding of teamwork strategies and creative thinking strategies and creative strategies in unit planning.

Participants wil learn basic concepts and models for curriculum integration as it is embedded in best practices and brain/body learning.

Participants wil learn basic concepts and models for curriculum integration as it is embedded in best practices and brain/body learning.

The purpose of this professional learning opportunity will be to provide a curriculum-based framework to assess and intervene in the area of language comprehension and expression. This framework is question-driven and provides assessment tools that link to instructional recommendations to impact student academic success. Practical application of the narrative assessment and interventions will be provided.

This course is open to DPS participants only. The objective of the program is to improve student achievement by: 1. Reviewing test data (MEAP, Terra Nova, MIP, Etc.) 2. Identifying instructional and intervention strategies for target eligible students.

Using classroom data to monitor students progress along with identifying the data that should be warehoused will all be topics covered during this one day session with Lani Seikaly.

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To clarify what students must know and be able to do. Teachers will experience the powerful process of unwrapping standards so that their students can realize higher achievement in all content areas. Educators will analyze standards and identify essential concepts and skills to bring about more effective planning, classroom assessment, and student learning. The audience for this course is anyone responsible for ensuring students meet academic content standards. For further information, contact Anne Mull at (734) 334-1318.

The Gamma Alpha Chapter has scheduled a series of workshops entitled: Service, Sharing, Sisterhood, Scholarship - We hold the key. The workshops are each 1 hours in length. The workshops are as follows: Autism and the Classroom; Your Face is in the Mirror of Everything; Kids 4 Afghan Kids; Container Gardening Fundamentals; Teen Dating Abuse; and Women in Aviation.

Delta Kappa Gamma will host a series of three workshops. The workshops will be centered around topics that can be easily integrated into the classroom curriculum. Teachers will be provided with instruction and materials to take back to their classrooms on concerns about childhood stress, obesity, mental health and wellness. They will also learn how to keep students safe on the Internet. Teachers will receive instruction and materials about the principles of gardening and horticulture that can be used in classroom projects (importance of location and intensity of sun, soil, unique approaches to watering without wasting, and how to reuse a continuous blooming varieties of vegetables and perennials.)

Delta Kappa Gamma presents a series of workshops on Sharing Gamma Gifts. There are 5 sessions are one hour in length are are as follows: Low Impact Carbon Footprint Teaching for Kids and Adults; Art Appreciation and The Gallery, A Community Resource for Teachers and Members; Health Issues Concerning Women and Children; My Shirt Came From Where?; and Legal Issues that Involve Teacher and Parents in Todayīs world.

The Delta Kappa Gamma Livonia Fall Conference is titled: "Sharing Our Talents; We Hold The Key." The conference features Keynote Speaker Mr. Tom Grace. The conference has the following break-out sessions each focused on education and students: Technology; "Being Bella"; Authorsī Quilt Project; Leadersī Learning Suite; Teaching in Prison; Painting; Flat Stanley; Integrating Science; Neuroscience; The Heidelberg Project; Drumming Circle and African Dance; and Parliamentary Procedure.

The Delta-Schoolcraft ISD PD Workshop is a variety of content and grade level specific sessions in which teachers learn the following: 1) ways to integrate technology into their teaching in meaningful ways, 2) standards-based lessons and units appropriate for their grade level and content area, 3) research-based teaching strategies and how to incorporate these into their teaching.

Overview of current brain research, using the structure of Caine and Caineīs 12 mind/brain principles as a theoretical foundation and the "recipe for success" textbook as aresouce for practical applications of the research.

In this full day workshop, teachers will learn the key principles of quality performance-based assesment design and review examples of these principles in practice across mutiple grade levels and subject area. Participants will apply these principles by identifying the primary products/competencies students are asked to demonstrate based on state standards and real world competencies. They will also supply design tools, evaluate assessment design, and share Internet resources that support assessment development.

Educators will participate in a variety of hands-on learning activities and receive materials to take back to their classroom. The program will focus on developing knowledge on biology & Physical science as well as activities to engage students and strategies to incorporate STEM activities in their classrooms and on field trips. For more info contact: Julie Johnson @313.577.8400 ext. 439

Educators will participate in a variety of hands-on learning activities & receive materials to take back to their classroom. The program will focus on developing knowledge on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as well as activities to engage their students and strategies to incorporate STEM in the classroom. For more info contact: Julie Johnson @ 313.577.8400 x439

Complete Program Title: Developing and Evaluating Accomodations in the General Education Classroom for High INcidence Disabilities. For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. General education teachers are often given the task of modifing tests, worksheets and projects to meet the IEP requirements of students who are LD, ADHD, or other high incident disabilities.

Educators in this session will find out how to get students involved and interested in learning activities, intervene effectively with various learning difficulties without taking time out from regular activities, modify the learning environment and teaching styles so that more students learn the material the first time, and help student become independent, proactive learners.

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Become familiar with the philosophy, research and principals related to differentiated instruction. Participants will learn four potentially powerful strategies that can be used by all grades and subjects to address student readiness, interest, and learning profiles; and discuss and implement the strategies.

This will be a one day inservice on how teachers can differentiate their teaching to meet the needs of all students.

The Differentiated Classroom: practical techniques to use to adjust learning based on individual studentsī knowledge, skills, experience, preferences, and needs.

Increase student achievement using cutting-edge strategies and practical techniques for differentiating instruction in grades 6-12. Innovative ideas to differentiate instruction for all students without taking more teacher prep time. Use the latest, most current strategies for developing differentiated lessons to meet the needs of all your students. Numerous practical ideas, models and cutting-edge strategies including a comprehensive resource handbook designed specifically for grades 6-12.

Practical, ready-to-use strategies to implement and manage differentiated instruction. Highly effective ways to increase achievement of all your students - from the struggling learner to the high achiever. Innovative ideas for modifying and adapting lessons and assignments to increase your studentsī comprehension and retention of curriculum. Timesavers, shortcuts and proven strategies to keep your planning and preparation time manageable. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Increase student achievement using cutting-edge strategies and practical techniques for differentiating instruction in grades 6-12. Innovative ideas to differentiate instruction for all students without taking more teacher prep time. Use the latest, most current strategies for developing differentiated lessons to meet the needs of all your students. Numerous practical ideas, models and cutting-edge strategies including a comprehensive resource handbook designed specifically for grades 6-12.

This one day training will focus on the differentiated learner as an individual, and effective techniques. Teachers will be taught how to use several approaches to tiered instruction at different grade levels. Teachers will learn how to set up Multiple Intelligence learning centers, differentiate in these centers, and incorporate state standards. Teachers will also learn techniques to structure small group time, along with effective ways to integrate MI theory into Differentiated Instruction.

Participants will learn to differentiate lessons to meet diverse learning needs of students. Participants will learn to differentiate their lessons by content, process,and product.

Participants will: understand key concepts and principles of differentiating instruction; identify strategies and activities that reach all learners; discover research-based approaches and activities that provide various routes for modifying content, instruction and assessment. For more information or to register go to www.aplusworkshops.com or call 1-866-626-7556.

IACET Course Program Title: Differentiated Instruction: Theory into Practice Train-the-Trainer Institute

Participants in this session will have completed the initial two-day training. The purpose of the follow-up is to reflect and revise plans created at the original training.

Practical differentiated teaching strategies to increase the achievement of each student - from the struggling student to the high achiever. Proven ways to flexibly group your students to more effectively meet diverse student needs. How to make the best use of scaffolding, tiered assignments, orbital studies, mini-lessons, anchor activities, and a host of other strategies to more effectively differentiate instruction in grades 2-6. Innovative ways to modify your lessons and assignments to account for diverse levels of studentsī readiness, interests and learning styles, while keeping teacher preparation time reasonable. Each participant will receive an extensive handbook filled with practical teaching strategies, lesson models and more to help you immediately implement these strategies in your elementary classroom.

Participants in this workshop will explore field-tested strategies that teachers can use in increasingly diverse classrooms. They will learn how to address student diversity, how to use studentsī readiness levels, interests and learning profiles.

Diane Heacox will continue the instruction of differentiation strategies in the regular classroom. Includes using tiered assessments.

Teachers will learn to modify lessons and assignments to account for diverse levels of studentsī readiness, interests and learning styles. Learn to difine the appropriate curriculum content for your students.

Practical strategies for differentiating instruction for all your students in the secondary classroom. Step-by-step techniques for planning and implementing differentiated lessons and activities that will excite and empower all learners. Timesaving, effective ideas to make remediation and enrichment a part of your daily instruction. Practical and ready-to-use techniques for implementing, managing and assessing in a differentiated secondary classroom. Dozens of demonstrations, student examples, model lessons, and an extensive resource handbook to help you implement the strategies immediately in your classroom. For more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Differentiating instruction enhances learning for all students by engaging them in activities that better respond to their particular needs, strengths and preferences. This series will provide plans, formats and strategies to make this way of teaching attainable and mangeable.

For in-district participants only. Learn to preassess and design adjustable tasks to provide the next step in learning to take students to the next level of understanding.

Practical strategies for differentiating instruction in the secondary classroom. Innovative techniques to help you determine and provide appropriate academic challenge for all of your students. Practical ways to make your instruction more efficient and result in incresed student learning. Innovative ways to use tiered instruction, anchor activities, orbital studies, complex instruction, curriculum compacting, brain-compatible instruction and ways to help each of your students achieve greater academic success. Each participant will receive an extensive handbook designed specifically for this seminar.

This workshop is targeted toward 2nd and 3rd year teachers but is open to all interested. Participants will take a look at what it means to differentiate curriculum and exam different ways to accomplish this in their classrooms. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This two-day workshop will allow participants to have deeper and richer conversations about delivering instruction to all types of students. Participants will also have time to develop practical classroom plans for engaging students.

This one day workshop will focus on the principles of Direct Instruction, providing an overview of reading, language and math programs. A summary of the research on these programs will be included, along with presentation strategies.

Participants will have strategies for working with young children who are angry, difficult or challenging, they will have highly practical ideas for helping their students develop more responsibility and self-discipline, they will be able to help troubled students achieve daily success in the classroom. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Proven strategies for working with young children who are angry, difficult or challenging. Highly practical ideas for helping your students develop more responsibility and self-discipline at a young age. Demonstrations, methods, activities, and an extensive resource handbook. For additional workshop information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-736-2136.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teahers. Learn the basics of digital photography, equipment, software, darkroom, printing, internet, email and more.

Gain an understanding of ways to apply Discovery Unitedstreaming into your classroom. Participants will learn to use Geocaching in their classroom, and the use of Unitedstreaming with a Smartboard. Questions? Call 517.244.1467

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Have you used the new video conferencing equipment in your classes? Districts within the Wexford-Missaukee ISD now have Tandberg video conferencing equipment available to use in elementary, middle and high school classrooms. Join this monthly professional learning community and participate in distance learning goal setting, project development, resource discovery, and instructional strategies research.

Isolate your DNA and determine your own DNA fingerprint, examine and identify bacteria responsilbe for disease.

Isolate your DNA and determine your own DNA fingerprint, examine and identify bacteria responsilbe for disease.

Open to K-12 teachers. Overview of the signs and symptoms of underground culture and drug use. For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Middle School Science Teachers. Learn about ecosystem and biodiversity curriculum development by the DEQ to enhance the teaching of these benchmarks in the classroom.

Open to Van Dyke & Fitzgerald Teachers and Administrators only. The goal of Project High Impact is to build a comprehensive assessment system designed to assist students, teachers, parents and school administrators with the task of understanding and enhancing student performance in a standards-based, equity-oriented environment.

Program open by invitation only. Participants will focus on the effects of media on early childhood.

Designing meaningful and motivational instruction for adult and alternative education students can seem a daunting, if not impossible, task. In this series of workshops you will Explore the connections between multiple intelligences, learning styles, and adult learning theories; Integrate effective reading comprehension strategies appropriate to the adult learner; Align curriculum to state standards and benchmarks and adult life roles; Design active, inquiry-based lessons that emphasize higher-order thinking skills, deep knowledge, substantive conversation, and connections to the real world beyond the classroom; and Develop assessments to effectively measure student learning.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Participants will analyze key elements of effective instruciton and examine the two kinds of knowledge and how it impacts teaching and learning.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Teachers grades 4-8. This workshop will focus on the science of electricity. Participants will gain a betterunderstaning of the scientific principals behind electricity and electrical circuts.

For registration information, please contact Deb Wood at 586/228-3498 or dwood@misd.net. Open to Science Teachers - Grades 5-12. This workshop will enhance teachers understanding of the content expectations pertaining to electricity.

Principals from across Huron County will gather to study issues related to curriculum and instruction that impact local districts. Practices and procedures will be shared in order to improve student achievement and educational delivery.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Elementary Science Teachers. Participants will learn general science safety, federal safety mandates, labeling and storing chemicals and legal reasponsibilities.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Middle School Science Teachers. Learn about the energy curriculum developed by the DEQ to enhance the teaching of these benchmarks in the classroom.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to 5th - 12th grade Math and Science Teachers. Participants will learn new ways of using a GPS, Lego Robotics and Graphing Calculators.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Discover why creativity diminishes over time, how to generate creativity in others, including students, peers and administrators. Learn how to "mind map" how "function fixation" destroys creativity and how to perform attribute analysis.

To refine the ability to meet the various needs of the students academically, emotionally and socially. This program is offered to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

To refine the ability to meet the various needs of the students academically, emotionally and socially. This program is offered to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

Open to teachers. Enrich the lives of your children by learning fun and natural ways to help them become proficient speakers and thinkers. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

January 23, 28, 30, February 4, 6, 11, 13, 20, 25, 27, March 3, 5 and make up dates March 10 if necessary. This class is designed to help you create a new unit plan, or revise an old one so that you can utilize the technology available to you in your school. Come with a unit in mind, and you will leave with on-line resources and plenty of lessons that integrate technology into your classroom. Your new unit plan will not only use technology, but will also incorporate Michigan standards and benchmarks, assessment and differentiated Instruction. Location: Middle School at Parkside, room 917

January 23, 28, 30, February 4, 6, 11, 13, 20, 25, 27, March 3, 5 and make up dates March 10 if necessary. This class is a continuation of Enhancing Unit Plans 1. Now that you have the resources and have learned how to use them, put them to use in designing yet another technology rich unit plan. Come with a unit in mind, and you will leave with on-line resources and plenty of lessons that integrate technology into your classroom. Your new unit plan will not only use technology, but will also incorporate Michigan standards and benchmarks, assessment and differentiated Instruction. Location: Middle School at Parkside, room 917

To increase awareness and knowledge about environmental impact of water, air and land use on watershed. This session will also look at environmental justice issues facing Macomb County. For registration information, contact Terry Gibb at 586/469-5180.

To increase awareness and knowledge about county and state land issues, including growth, development, housing options, agriculture isses and development. For registration information, contact Terry Gibb at 586/469-5180.

To increase awareness and knowledge about waste management issues including reduction, current disposal options, recycling, composting, and household hazardous items.

To increase awareness and knowledge about water resources, issues and possible solutions to pollution through speakers, field visits and hands on testing. For registration information, contact Terry Gibb at 586/469-5180.

To increase awareness and knowledge about air quality and energy issues and programs in the county including pollution types and sources emission controls, legislation, energy sources and alternative energy options. For registration information, contact Terry Gibb at 586/469-5180.

Learn an innovative drawing system and alphabet system to increase your ESL studentsī motivation, comprehension, and participation.

The MACAE ESL Advisory Committee seeks to provide ESL adult educators with a greater sense of cohesiveness through a forum for discussions;increase awareness; provide resources for sharing ideas, information and state requirements for ESL; make available to ESL educators opportunities for professional development.

Innovative ideas, activities and lessons for helping your ESL students become more successful in speaking, reading and writing the English language. A wealth of classroom-proven methods that motivate and actively engage ESL students in all content areas. Integrate the latest research on second language acquisition into your daily instruction in very practical ways. Each participant will received an extensive handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

The 2001 Fall Conference will provide EUP teachers and administrators with professional development opportunities that ultimately result in increased student achievement. By attending workshop sessions in content areas of their choice, attendees will: a) develop an awareness of theory and practice in an area; b) build a knowledge base in that area, and 3) participate in hands-on implementation activities necessary to begin to translate knowledge into practice.

The 2002 Fall Conference will provide EUP teachers and administrators with professional development opportunities that ultimately result in increased student achievement. By attending workshop sessions in content areas of their choice, attendees will: a) develop an awareness of theory and practice in one area; b) build a knowledge base in that area, and 3) participate in hands-on implementation activities necessary to begin to translate knowledge into practice.

We will discuss protocols to examine students work and diagnostic information will be evaluated.

For Belding staff only - Through research, data collection, and analysis, participants will explore the implications of block scheduling versus traditional scheduling.

This workshop will examine school culture and looks at the use of service learning to engage students as partners in defining creative solutions, and integrating a healthy dose of literature.

This workshop will explore school culture by using a service-learning model to engage students as partners in defining creative strategies for a safe learning environment.

This workshop will explore school culture by using a service-learning model to engage students as partners in defining creative strategies for a safe learning environment.

Participants will gain an understanding of the relationship between standards, instruction and the use of student work as a reflection of instruction.

Participants will assist educators in understanding the relationships among standards, instruction and the use of student work as a reflection of instruction.

Only open to NHA staff members. During this two-day site-based session, participants will be introduced to the Plan/Do/Examine/Act model for change, and the procedures for developing a plan of remediation/instruction to address the targeted area of instruction. The following strategies will be introduced as tools to enhance instruction during the Plan/Do/Examine/Act model: collaborative learning groups, targeted feedback, vocabulary acquisition using the Frayer Model, and examining student work.

This two-day series focuses on the work of Dr. Whitaker, What Great Principals Do Differently. Day one is a presentation by Dr. Whitaker which includes: itīs people, not programs; treat everyone with respect; and base every decision on your best teachers. Day two will be a study group with participants reading and discussing the book, Leading School Change.

This two-session series focuses on the work of Dr. Todd Whitaker. The first session is a presentation by Dr. Whitaker on the topic, What Great Teachers Do Differently. Session two is a study group format wherein teachers will read and discuss the text, Seven Simple Secrets: What the Best Teachers Know and Do, authored by Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux.

Participants will learn about european educational systems and different educational cultures and customs.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Research and discuss the possible implicaiton between a learning disabled/attention deficit studentīs standardized scores and their self-assessed multiple intelligence profile.

To increase knowledge of the integration of service-learning as an effective instructional strategy in the K-12 classroom setting and explore sustaining issues.

The participant will enumerate and describe the challenges confronted by a classroom teacher of a multicultural student group in an elementary classroom.

Author Margaret Mooney will share ideas from her book. Learn practices & strategies for using informational text.

Open to Elementary Teachers. Learn how to easily teach the life science elementary benchmarks. Wear long pants and comfortable walking shoes since a "field" experience is part of this workshop. For registration information, go to www.misd.net

Will identify how people interpret situations and learn to how to increase flexibility and patience with others. This program is offered to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

Will identify how people interpret situations and learn to how to increase flexibility and patience with others. This program is offered to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

Open to educators and school employees at all levels. This program will focus on establishing outcomes and dissolving self imposed limitations. For registration information contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. Program will help individuals increase flexibility and patience with others and be more present to the task at hand.

For registration information, please contact Dana Marino at Dana@educationalresourcesnetwork.com or 586/206-0834. Open to K-12 Public and Private Teachers, Administrators and Special Education Teachers. Program will give teachers knowledge in identifying blocks to learning and give them resources and tools to help students.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will create a forum to assess how test questions are written by grade level. Additionally participants will determine what makes good questions stems and items on tests.

An annual program for area teachers of Latin, English, History, and Social Studies, this Fummer Classics Program focuses on the integration of primary sources for mythology and history into a classroom setting.

During this one-day session, participants will be introduced to the process of examining student work and will learn how to establish protocols for using the process as a team. All participants will have the opportunity to practice examining student work through use of sample work as well as authentic work from their own students. The understanding of this process will lead into discussion of ways to adapt instructional practice to meet the needs of students. Participants will use protocols for specific purposes, establish a common understanding of content standards, examine student work to intended levels of performance, and evaluate instructional and curricular implications of student work.

Only open to NHA team members. During this two-day session, participants will be introduced to the process of Formative Assessment and will learn how to begin effective implementation. All participants will attend two keynote addresses and four breakout sessions, each specific to a component of Formative Assessment. The understanding of this process will lead into grade- and school-level discussions and the development of a school-based action plan for effective implementation. As a result of participation in this session, attendees will be able to: 1) understand the foundational components of the Formative Assessment Process; 2) examine the Formative Assessment process related to both math and language arts; and 3) relate two components of the Formative Assessment Process to their grade-level work with students.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Learn about editing, camerawork, lighting, sound, mise-en-scene and special effects.

Choose fron 23 Idea-Packed Conference Sessions, Including: Guided Reading: Strategies that Work!; New Childrenīs Books Perfect for Read-Alouds; Proven Strategies for Teaching Comprehension; Practical Strategies to Build and Increase Vocabulary Skills; Classroom-Tested Spelling Strategies That Really Work; Strengthen Your First and Second Grade Math Instruction with Innovative Activities; Using Modeled Writing to Maximize Student Growth in Reading and Writing; Strengthen Your First and Second Grade Writing Program with Six Trait Mini-Lessons. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this conference.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will reflect on and assess leadership skills, to assess training and opportunities for professional growth, and to plan for the upcoming school year.

How do classrooms, that have traditionally assumed their dominance in producing the information age workers, adapt to an increasingly connected planet, where people can export their talent, regardless of the geography . . . and what does a flat classroom look like, where learning comes less from the gravit of heirachy and more from the construction and maintenance of a well oiled learning engine. Topics in this session will include: blogging, podcasting, RSS, and I.M. and cell delivered content.

To provide multidisciplinary teaching techniques for teaching financial and character education in the classroom.

Activity based training to develop and enhance science teachers knowledge of earth science curriculum and earth science standards and benchmarks.

To give opportunities for language teachers to practice and perfect their language skills. To encourage the exchange of ideas between secondary and college educators. To offer exposure to general cultural ideas and trends in Western Europe.

For registration information, please contact Deb Wood at 586/228-3498 or dwood@misd.net. Open to Science Teachers - Grades 5-12. This workshop will enhance teachers understanding of the content expectations pertaining to forces and motion.

Learn innovative and practical forensic science strategies to strengthen and enrich your science classes. Learn activities to increase student understanding of key science concepts.

This workshop is targeted for 2nd and 3rd year teachers but open to all interested teachers. Utilizing the work of Rick Stiggins and "Classroom Assesment for Student Learning" participants will take a look at the keys for effective classroom assessment. Participants will have an opportunity to exam their own practice and make changes. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

During this seminar, teachers will be engaged in lectures about the American Civil Rights Movement of the 20th Century. By the end of this seminar, teachers will be more familiar with the overall history of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-1970s, and the everyday participants of the Civil Rights Movement. Teachers will be more familiar with techniques, strategies, and activities to more effectively teach students about this crucial era of American history.

Highly effective strategies for increasing the academic achievement of your disinterested, defiant and disruptive students. Classroom-proven methods for helping your disinterested, defiant and disruptive students develop greater self-discipline, responsibility and respect for others. Innovative ideas for helping your difficult students become engaged and successful learners. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

For registration information, please contact The Naturalist Endeavors at naturalistendev@hotmail.com or 810/793-2140. Open to educators. Participants wil develop a better understanding of Darwinīs Theory of Evolution, natural selection, convergent evolution, diergent evolution, plant and animal adaptions, past and present impact of exotic species of plants and animals to ecosystems.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to 4th-12th grade math and science teachers. Participants will learn new ways of using a GPS device in the classroom.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will have acquired the knowledge needed to begin or to continue implementing The Accelerated Reading and Math Programs. Participants will further discuss these alternative strategies to enhance teaching.

Participating in this program, teachers will develop an understanding of the Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) in English Language Arts and Mathematics. They will also write some new assessments based on the GLCE and review and incorporate existing assessments into their curriculum. This program is for teacher teams composed of kindergarten through seventh grade teachers from the MM2 six county consortium.

Participating in this program, teachers will develop an understanding of the Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) in English Language Arts and Mathematics. They will also write some new assessments based on the GLCE and review and incorporate existing assessments into their curriculum. This program is for teacher teams composed of kindergarten through seventh grade teachers from the MM2 six county consortium.

Participating in this program, teachers will develop an understanding of instructional best practices. They will develop lesson plans incorporating instructional best practices that are aligned to the Michigan Curriculum Framework and the Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This program is for teacher teams composed of kindergarten through seventh grade teachers from the Mid Michigan Consortium comprised of six counties: Eaton, Clinton, Ingham Gratiot-Isabella, Livingston and Shiawassee.

This conference focuses on the spiritual development of today’s youth. The conference itself will take place July 13-15 at the Prince Conference Center at Calvin College. Today’s families, schools, and churches can feel as if they are becoming culturally irrelevant to today’s youth, and their efforts all too easily become fragmented as church, youth ministries, parents, and schools struggle to communicate effectively with one another. The Googling Youth Conference will address questions at the heart of this concern: What do today’s youth want in life, and why? Why do so many youth see schools and churches as irrelevant? How does spiritual development take place among youth? How do youth actually learn who they are and who they should be like? This conference will draw together those involved with youth—educators, school board members and administrators, parents, pastors, youth leaders, to consider how to more effectively approach the spiritual growth and formation of young people in contemporary society. Those attending the conference may receive up to 1 SB-CEU. To register for the Conference and any of the preliminary meetings, go to www.csionline.org/googlingyouth or call 616-957-1070 x 241. Single registration: $245 per person; group registration (3-5) $75 per person.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Navigate your neighborhood or the world, using your GPS. Learn how to set up your GPS, use routes, waypoints and backtracking for navigation.

This workshop is open to all interested teachers in the CCISD service area. Teachers will have the opportunity to learn how to use GPS (Global Positioning System) to enhance their mathematics, science and social studies curriculum. Teachers will learn how to use GPS and set up an orienteering course. They will also have the opportunity to sample classroom activities and projects that use GPS. Call Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This interactive workshop is offered to teachers who are interested in tightening the alignment between assessment, content expectations and activities to prevent curriculum gaps. Participants will explore and discuss a variety of assessments to see how they align to content expectations to avoid gaps in the curriculum.

This interactive workshop is offered to teachers who are interested in tightening the alignment between assessment, content expectations and activities to prevent curriculum gaps. Participants will explore and discuss a variety of assessments to see how they align to content expectations to avoid gaps in the curriculum.

Participants will develop processes for analyzing data and plan for data analysis within schools as well as strategizing interventions. For further information please contact Ann Mull at (734) 334-1318

Final in the series that offers on-going professional development for teachers of grades 3-8 in reading and writing. The Six Traits are a wonderful tool to assess student work and set the stage for improving your studentsī writing, but then what? Learn effective strategies for raising student performance, trait-by-trait. In the first day of this activity, participants will learn to create and use effective strategies for idea development and organization raising student performance. In Day 2, participats will learn about voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Questions? Call 517.244.1211

Next in the series that offers on-going professional development for teachers of grades 3-8 in reading and writing. Learn effective strategies to help students deepen their understanding, increase their engagement with text, and perform better on measures of narrative and informational comprehension. Questions? Call 517.244.1211

This activity begins a series that offers on-going professional development for teachers of grades 3-8 in reading and writing. In English Language Arts MEAP Tune-Ups, the focus is on gearing up for the MEAP. Participants will receive four week-long reading and writing plans, each designed to increase student performance on MEAP type activites. Topics participant will learn include reading prompts, comprehending single and multiple texts, quick start writing activities, and deeper reading. Questions? Call 517.244.1211

Next in the series that offers on-going professional development for teachers of grades 3-8 in reading and writing. Shared reading, that wonderful primary reading strategy, can be used to teach upper elementary and middle school students too. Learn effective strategies to help students become more fluent, build background and content knowledge, anticipate story action, and deepen their understanding of narrative and information text. Questions? Call 517.244.1211

You will learn how to use assessment information to place your students in small flexible guided reading groups. How to select and use reading materials appropriate to studentsī reading levels.

Small group guided reading instruction; right materials to use with groups; phonics & word stduy skills; developing fluency; literacy centers.

Open to teachers. Gain confidence and experience so you can help your children discover all the internet has to offer. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Handwriting Without Tears(r)(HWT) is the easy way to teach pre-printing, printing and cursive! It was developed by Jan Z. Olsen, OTR, an occupational therapist and handwriting specialist. She has more than 25 years of experience helping children and training teachers and therapists. HWT is an inclusive method for teaching children of ALL ability levels. HWT provides important training and resources for teachers, parents and therapists through workshops, easy to follow teacher guides and our website www.hwtears.com. Parents and new teachers enjoy the simple and clear directions that make it easy to help children. Experienced teachers appreciate the innovative techniques and limited preparation needed to have great success with the entire class.

Practical strategies to help improve the self-control of students in your classroom. Innovative ideas that foster responsibility and self-discipline in even your most difficult students. Proven methods to help your students become more resilient learners with more positive attitudes socially and academically. A time-tested approach that turns seemingly intangible skills into tangible and teachable lessons. Demonstrations, models, examples, and an extensive resource handbook filled with countless ideas to ensure a positive classroom climate where you can teach and children can learn. For more information about this workshop go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

What you can do in your role as Occupational Therapist to become an essential and invaluable team member in your school or district. Specific, ready-to-use ideas and activities for your students who struggle with sensory processing and motor issues. Discover numerous techniques using simple, inexpensive tools, strategies and adaptive equipment to help your students experience success in school. Demonstrations, models and a hands-on seminar complete with an extensive resource handbook filled with ideas and strategies you can use to strengthen your role as an occupational therapist. For more information or to register go to www.iedseminars.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

The workshop will involve guided tours, hands-on activities, primary source exploration and group discussion and participants will receive educational materials for use in the classroom and museum. It will deepen their knowledge and understanding of the role of Henry Ford and the automobile in Michigan, American and world history. For more info contact: Dorothy Ebersole (313) 982-6036

Strategies to pre-assess, group and adjust approaches based on readiness, learning profile and interest while targeting standards.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to High School Science Teachers. This course will help teachers develop safe and appropriate practices and policies for their science classroom. Program will cover general lab safety, chemical storage, liability information and appropriate use of animals and plants.

For registration information, please contact Mike Klein at 586/228-3466. Open to High School Science Teachers and Administrators, Science Education Consultants and Coordinators. This session will focus on the new requirements, implications of high school redesign and the expectations for high school science.

Creative, hands-on lessons and activities to help students become more successful readers; increase studentsī motivation for reading.

This workshop is designed to present instructional materials and strategies relevant to Holocaust education to Michigan teachers and to inform these teachers about opportunities to view a traveling United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibition in Battle Creek, Michigan next fall 2005. Teachers will learn how to prepare their students for such upcoming visits to the traveling exhibition: Life in Shadows: Hidden Children and the Holocaust.

The purpose of the Homeless Education Conference is to update the stateīs homeless education liaisons, and other school personnel as appropriate, on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753. Open to educators and school employees at all levels. Participants will learn strategies to improve the quality of their communication, hone their verbal skills, save time and eliminate confusion.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/257-3763 or annaru@comcast.net. Open to Educators and school employees at all levels. This workshop will enable the participants to improve the quality of their communication, hone their verbal skills and eliminate confusion in their day to day conversations.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/257-3763 or annaru@comcast.net. Open to Educators and school employees at all levels. Participants will learn to ask questions that challenge limitations, while learning to open up by asking the right questions and stimulating a new way of thinking.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753. Open to educators and school employees at all levels. Participants will learn to ask questions that challenge limitations; learn to open up possibilities by asking the right questions and to stimulate a new way of thinking.

The program will include discussion or school-based violence prevention and intervention strategies, development of violence prevention policy, consequences for violence, violence free schools, and grade level specified rules for preventing classroom bullying.

This training is offered to Char-Em ISD and COP ESD high school math and science teachers(including 8th grade Algebra I teachers). Inquiry in Instruction is a statewide initiative and is designed to improve teachersī understanding of teaching mathematics and science as inquiry. Teachers will analyze and put into practice the elements of inquiry-based instruction, such as, investigatable questions, investigation design, data management and analysis, study discourse and communication.

Study the human body and perfomr dissections in the anatomy lab.

IACET Conference

IACET

IACET - Conference for Michigan Kindergarten Teachers

IACET

IACET

This conference teaches strategies that will enable participants to ensure that students are successful in Kindergarten.

IACET

IACET - Midwest Conference on Diofferentiated Instruction

IACET

IACET

IACET Course

An approved IACET program

An authorized IACET professional development with the national June 2008 College Board reading and scoring of AP Spanish. The program provided 51 hours of professional development.

An IACET - Approved Program

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET Program.

An authorized IACET professional development with the national June 2008 College Board reading and scoring of AP English Literature. The program provided 51 hours of professional development.

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET program.

An IACET-approved course.

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET program

An IACET approved program.

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET program.

An approved IACET program.

An IACET approved program.

An approved IACET program.

IACET course

IACET

IACET Course

IACET

IACET course

This program is open to Instructional Consultation Team Cohort 5 participants only. Participants will review problem solving stages as well as behavioral assessment. They will have hands-on experience with problem identification and communication skills. They will learn to conduct an instructional assessment with students as well as developing strategies related to behavioral assessment.

This training is open to Instructional Consultation Team Cohort 5 members only. During this 2-day training, participants will review problem solving steps and connection to math concerns. They will learn problem identification and analysis. They will view a demonstration of the Math Assessment Process with Individual Students.

This program is open to Instructional Consultation Team Cohort 5 members only. Participants will review the goals for IC Teams for Year 1, share their success stories, revisit the vision of IC teams within your school and discuss goals for IC Teams during Year 2 (phases 2/3).

This program is open to Instructional Consultation Team Cohort 4 participants only. Participants will learn collaborating for change as well as revisit the vision of IC Teams within their schools. Goals for year 3 will be discussed.

This program is open to registered members of the Instructional Consultation Team program Cohort 5 only. Participants will learn to write instructional assessments and to complete the student documentation forms.

The goal of this session is for participants to gain an understanding of the instructional consultation process. The critical components of instructional consultation are: communication skills, problem-solving process and evaluation. These components will be defined, modeled and practiced with emphasis on collaborative communication skills this session.

The goal of this session is to understand the research behind the instructional match. The instructional match is defined based on learning theories. Participants will practice some of the aspects of the match in simulated activities. They will learn why it is important to instruct students using the basics for learning as well as during assessment.

This program is open to new participants of the Instructional Consultation Teams (ICT)only. This 2 day in-depth training will teach the new facilitators and buddies what the ICT is and how it functions. Each participant will learn what is expected of each ICT member and will also receive a binder full of information which will be covered by ICT specialist Dr. Todd Gravois of the University of Maryland.

The focus will be specific problem-solving stages, contracting and problem identification as well as understanding the assessment process. Participants will also develop an awareness of the student documentation form.

IDEA has particular implications that affect the role of the school psychologist. These issues will be looked at specifically with updated information.

In this program, participants will have beginning skill to operate image processing software, Scion Image and Image/J, GIS software, and ArcVoyager. They will be able to acquire datasets and files from the internet for use in imaging software, implement existing, free, online curriculum that uses imaging software, and be able to decide what software and curriculum best supports their classes. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Participants will: - Understand how the human brain processes information - Learn how we "picture" information - Practice the art of giving effective directions - Understand the power of precise word choice - how your words influence what is happening inside the brain of a child - Learn how to give effective feedback - Increase their strategies for managing a group - Gain new ideas for making learning memorable.

Practical Strategies for Improving the Behavior and Academic Success of Your At-Risk Students (Grades 6-12). Learn the current, best strategies for working more effectively with at-risk and difficult students. New techniques for improving discipline, managing anger, handling physical aggression as well as instilling greater tolerance and acceptance of others. Proven ways to help your at-risk students break the cycle of failure and become more successful. Practical strategies for improving the motivation, attitude and achievement of even your most reluctant students. Receive a detailed resource handbook complete with reproducibles that can be used to help your at-risk students begin experiencing success tomorrow. To register or for more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

This program is open to science teachers, grades 3-12. Most students experience difficulty with constructed response questions. Many times they understand the concepts being assessed, but are unable to adequately transfer their knowledge to the testing format. We will explore the constructed response rubrics for science and see how students can be better prepared for this type of assessment. For registration information, go to www.misd.net, misd training.

In INST330: Improving Learning Through Collaboration (Grades K-12), you will get actionable tips and strategies for applying the key principles of cooperative and collaborative learning in your classroom and incorporating them into your lesson plans. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://www.madonna.edu/pages/GraduateCredit.cfm

Participants will be use Assets to develop student character within the classroom. Participants will also develop ways to increase the connectiveness with students within the classroom to increase student character.

An exciting, fast-paced day packed with the best research-based strategies to accelerate the readind and writing proficiency of your Title I and other struggling students. Build a powerful success model for each student incorporating phonics, spelling, comprehension, and fluency in small and whole group instruction. Acquire dozens of instantly usable, innovative tips and techniques and a superb resource handbook that youīll use for years.

Only open to NHA staff. Participants will evaluate their current teaching techniques and processes in history and science and develop new strategies to increase student achievement in those areas. Participants will learn and understand what inquiry-based science is and how to develop inquiry-based lesson plans. Particpants will also be reviewing research on the importance of using informational text in the classroom and will be receiving literacy strategies on how to have their students better comprehend informational text.

This workshop will be centered on the videos Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom.

To review pertinent research and information regarding accommodations for all students and specifically, for students who demonstrate substantial limitations in one or more of a studentīs major life activities. These workshops will review a number of possible accommodations from various sources and select/modify those accommodations that will be effective in PCCS. A menu of accommodations available for student use will be developed. The learner will (TLW) apply the legal requirements for providing accommodations for eligible students. TLW demonstrate how to select accommodations for individual students based on stated needs and observations. TLW implement accommodations for individuals in the classroom/school and report on the effectiveness.

K-12 teachers interested in focusing on science share resources, develop and peer review exemplary lessons and assessments posted to a specially developed web site--correlated to MI Curriculum Framework.

K-12 teachers interested in focusing on social studies share resources, develop exemplary lessons and assessments posted on a specially developed web site correlated to MI Curriculum Framework (see http://inghamisd.org/~goals2k)

Educators will identify learning needs of students and present instructional and leadership strategies. This course presents indepth studies to facilitate improved student achievement in all areas of curriculum.

Dozens of highly effective strategies for helping students with communication issues meet therapy goals and classroom demands. Proven methods for strengthening listening skills, enriching vocabulary and strengthening literacy skills while encouraging active participation. Practical tools for building a collaborative teaching model that integrates speech/langauge IEP goals with classroom expectations. Timesaving strategies for managing your caseload tasks most effectively and efficiently. For more information about this workshop go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Educators will participate in a variety of inquiry-based hands-on learning activities and receive materials to take back to their classroom. The program will focus on developing knowledge of inquiry-based programs based on STEM. The program will be conducted by Science Center staff and representatives from Odyssey Marine Corp. This program will develop a core of educators who can bring inquiry science back to their schools. For information contact: Julie Johnson @ 313.577.8400 x439

Open to Teachers. Explore new teaching strategies, best practices, classroom management technology, student motivation, electronic portfolios and more. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

This workshop is the third in the New Teacher induction series for 2nd and 3rd year teachers and is open to CCISD service area teachers. Teachers will explore a variety of effective instructional strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners. They will also explore how to make assessment a part of their instruction. Call Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This training is open to Instructional Consultation Team Cohort 5 members only. This 3 day training will cover the goals and objectives of the Instructional Consultation Team as well as the instructional consultation process, the instructional assessment process, the stages of problem solving and charting and graphing of data.

This program is open to registered Instructional Consultation Team Cohort 4 participants only. Participants will learn more about team training, case problem solving as well as the IC Team Program evaluation and the administering of the LOI.

This training is open to Instructional Consultation Teams Cohort 4 team members only (building principal, facilitator and buddy). Topics to be covered include networking, planning, beginning of year team facilitation and class wide strategies.

This course introduces teachers to the effectiveness of using RESEARCHED-BASED teaching strategies.

This course introduces teachers to the effectiveness of using research-based teaching strategies. These strategies will be taught/modeled in the areas of literacy, math, social studies and science.

Whether using or considering block scheduling for grades 6-12, this session will provide classroom-proven methods to enhance critical thinking and problem solving skills. Demonstrations, examples, sample materials, and an extensive resource handbook included in session.

Learn about practical ideas and activities to strengthen student learning; strategies for more actively involving students in classroom learning at the secondary level; and demonstrations, examples, extensive resource handbook.

Explore a variety of instructional strategies that increase student success.

This workshop will assist the ESL instructor in developing instructional strategies that are linked to the assessment process in order to assist their students in improving their reading and writing skills.

The primary goal will be to learn how to use research-based strategies from Classroom Instruction That Works. Participants will use the accompanying handbook to learn how to draw on the strategies in instructional planning, and they will learn the potential impact of the strategies on instruction and student learning.

Open to Elementary and Secondary Teachers. Experience a wealth of activities to braoden your knowledge of integrated science. Field trips and outdoor activities are integral part of the series. For registration information, contact Mike Klein at 586/228-3466.

This workshop is directed at upper elementary thru middle school teachers. It will give teachers benchmarked-activities they can utilize with a number of other literature sources as well as Harry Potter. But because of the obvious popularity of Harry, the program will focus on using those books.

This workshop is directed at upper elementary thru middle school teachers. It will give teachers benchmarked-activities they can utilize with a number of other literature sources as well as Harry Potter. But because of the obvious popularity of Harry, the program will focus on using those books.

Open to teachers. PowerPoint Pro shows you how to create a presentation that engages your audience and keeps them riveted to the story you need to tell. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

To make teachers more aware of energy related issues and provide specific training to content area teachers with energy and energy conservation benchmarks. This program is open to teachers at all levels. For registration, go to www.misd.net

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 teachers. Learn basic skills to convert CAD models into STL files and either CNC machine them or print them three dimensionally. Participants will also be exposed to Reverse Engineering.

This class is for anyone who wants a beginning foundation for using Brain Gym both professionally and personally. Learn about the three dimensions of brain-body intelligence, (Laterality, Centering, and Focus), and how to use all 26 Brain Gym movements to activate and integrate the whole brain. You will leave the solutions to offer any one facing challenges-including and especially yourself!

Initiation of discussion and many ideas to help middle and secondary teachers meet the needs of both below and at grade level readers.

Participants will learn about the 16 characteristics of intelligent behavior. They will also learn how to incorporate the Habits within the classroom and building to improve student achievement.

Open to teachers. Create dazzling slide presentations with multimedia, charts, outlines, graphs, clip art and hypertext links. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Open to Principals, Curriculum Specialists and Building a Presence Key Leaders. Mr. Larwa will model the BSCS 5E instructional Model to give an overview of the toolkit, Science as Inquiry. Special emphasis will be placed on the elements of inquiry, analyzing lessons for inquiry and adapting activities for a more inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. For registration information, contact Mike Klein at 586/228-3466.

IPS Staff Only - Opening day for IPS staff providing opportunities for updates on mandatory items such as bloodborne pathogens but also learning specialty areas such as LearnPort, curriculum updates and review of upcoming school goals.

For Ionia Public School Educators Only - Participants at this session will have discussion and in-service on writing across the grades and curriculum. Time will be spent on reviewing MEAP fall data and itīs implication on instruction.

For Ionia Public Educators Only - Participants in the day session will review MEAP data, proceed with high school reform efforts and conduct planning for school goals for 2006-07.

Open to Teachers grades 4-9. This course prepared in collaboration with the American Chemical Society, focuses on the National Science Education content standards. Activities involving states of matter, density & identifying and controling variables are included. For registration, contact Christopher Head at the JASON Academy, 781/433-8840.

Open to Teachers, grades 4-9. This program will provide teachers with online science content courses, emphasizing Earth, life and physical science content background and equip them with tools to help students. For registration information, contact The JASON Academy at 781/444-8858, ext. 240

Open to Teachers grades 4-9. This program will provide teachers with online courses, specifically focusing on aquatic ecology. For registration information, call 781/444-8858, ext. 240

To provide teachers with online science content courses, this will explore the nature of rainforests and their role in the biosphere. This course is targeted at teachers, grades 4-9. For registration information, contact Christopher Head at chead@jason.org

To provide teachers with online science content courses, this course will help teachers, parents and others who are interested in learning about science for young children and in understanding more about science, themselves. For registration information, contact chead@jason.org

To provide teachers with online science content courses. This course will examine the principles, choices and methods that support safety in the high school science classroom. This program is targeted for teachers grades 4-9. For registration information, contact Christopher Head at chead@jason.org

To provide teachers with online online science content courses. This course will help participants develop a deep content knowledge of the risks that accompany many science and general classroom activities. This course is targeted at teachers, grades 4-9. For registration information, contact Christopher Head at chead@jason.org

The mission of the Michigan JASON Project is to excite students and engage them in science and technology and to provide professional development for their teachers. Participants will be introduced to the JASON XIV Project theme (Channel Islands) for the 2002 / 2003 school year. Participants will learn how to enhance the JASON experience for their students through literature, technology, and hands-on activities. For registration information, please contact Rhonda Ferguson, Lamphere Schools at 248-547-5292.

The mission of the MI JASON Project is to excite students and engage them in science and technology and to provide professional development for their teachers. Participants will be introduced to the JASON XV Project theme (Rainforests) for the 2003/2004 school year. Participants will learn how to enhance the JASON experience for their students through literature, technology and hands-on activities. For registration information, please contact Pat Thornberry, EDS/MI Project Manager – www.MIJASON.ORG.

Participants in Day 1 of this workshop will learn to define the vocabulary of communication, standards, and assessment,and link assessment results to standards and instruction to improve student performance. Participants will also investigate strategies to improve appropriate opportunities for all students and will learn how to create differentiated assignments to provide appropriate opportunities for all students.

This workshop is an in-depth look at the KC4 curriculum, aligned to the standards, benchmarks, and GLCEs of the Michigan Curriculum Framework, including lessons, resources, and assessments developed for all four core content areas, K-12, using research-based best practices. Instructional strategies, curriculum mapping, and materails alignment will also be addressed.

Learn the five essential keys to effective co-teaching. Apply research-based teaching strategies that are especially effective in co-taught classrooms. Discover efficient methods for organizing your roles and responsibilities in a collaborative partnership. Demonstrations, video clips, examples, specific "how toīs," and an extensive resource handbook filled with a wealth of resources and strategies.

This seminar offers current research on strengthening writing skills; guided writing, interactive writing and independent writing techniques.

Participants will be able to describe the current kindergarten population within Ionia County. They will be able to compare and contrast each of the individual school district methods for gathering information about the upcoming class. Participants will gain insight and understanding of differing views of kindergarten service delivery models and programs.

Join us for a lively exploration of the many aspects of kites and how they can be used in your classroom. Participants will learn the history of kites, the artistry and craftsmanship of kite making, and important learning connections to science, math, social studies, language arts, and the fine arts. Many different types of materials will be used and sample learning projects will be provided.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Middle School Science Teachers. Learn about the Land Use curriculum developed by the DEQ to enhance the teaching of these benchmarks in the classroom.

Lansing School District Only - The most important factor in student achievement is the teacher, and the second being professional development. Lansing School District is providing professional development opportunities for teachers to explore research-based practices and strategies, in hopes that they will transfer these practices to the classroom. Subsequently, improving schools and contributing to student success.

Lansing School District Only - The most important factor in student achievement is the teacher, and the second being professional development. Lansing School District is providing professional development opportunities for teachers to explore research-based practices and strategies, in hopes that they will transfer these practices to the classroom. Subsequently, improving schools and contributing to student success.

Dozens of practical classroom activities and strategies that improve student achievement. Key techniques to help your students focus on, understand and retain what they are taught. Powerful ways to maximize student learning with easy-to-use strategies that motivate all learners. Expand your teaching repertoire with a wealth of brain-compatible instructional techniques. Each participant will receive an extensive handbook designed specifically for this seminar.

Open to K-12 Teachers. Participants will learn leadership skills such as team building, coaching and mentoring. For registration information contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu

The first four sessions of this inservice series will focus on Dr. Robert Marzanoīs most recent publication exploring the three critical commitments essential to school success: develop a system of individual student feedback, ensure effective teaching in every classroom, and build background knowledge for all students. Participants will examine the research recommendations and implementation considerations for each of these commitments. The other two sessions will examine the work of the Hope Foundation Associates by exploring the principles set forth in the publication, "Out-of-the-Box Leadership." Participants must attend all six sessions to qualify for 3.0 SB-CEUs. Madonna University contact: Anne Morris, 734.432.5697 for one credit hour.

The first session of this six part Leadership Academy will focus on Robert Marzanoīs three critical commitments and how they affect every classroom student. Participants will examine the research recommendations and the implementation considerations for each of these commitments: developing a system of individual student feedback, ensuring effective teaching, and building background knowledge for all students.

Participants will study indepth commitment #1, developing a system of individual student feedback. Focus will be tracking student progress of selected learning goals using a formatively based system of assessment, redesigning learning goals and report cards, and implementing the new report cards in a staged fashion.

Participants will review indepth commitment #1, ensuring effective teaching in every classroom and commitment #2, building background knowledge for all students. The focus will be on examining effective pedagogy and developing a "language" of instruction to build background knowledge for all students.

This session will examine actual classroom examples of each of the commitment phases: systemwide individual feedback, effective teaching in every classroom, and back ground knowledge for all students. Participants will focus on the action research recommendations for observation, monitoring, and measurement of the effect on student achievement.

Using the text, "Out-of-the-Box Leadership," edited by Blankstein, Houston, and Cole, participants will review current research surounding high-quality leadership. They will learn the principles and practices necessary to become inspiring transformative leaders.

Session Six of the Leadership Academy will continue the study of "Out-of-the-Box Leadership" beginning with a study of current leadership theories and practices. Participants will learn how to build personal and building level capacity.

This course will help Char-Em ISD educators identify the learning needs of their students and utilize instructional strategies to imporve student achievement. Sessions are relevant, timely and designed for building and classroom leaders to incorporate into their educational settings throughout the school year. Content will set the stage for ongoing professional development opportunities for Char-Em ISD educators.

The sessions offered during this course will help building and classroom leaders identify learning needs of students. Sessions will present instructional strategies that when introduced into the classroom setting will improve student achievement. Content will set the stage for ongoing professional development opportunities throughout the school year.

MIEM workshop

Open to K-12 Teachers. Get familiar with different types of tutoring and tutoring strategies. Create a valuable notebook of resources. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata, Macomb Community College at katam@macomb.edu

For registration information, please contact Dana Marino at Dana@educationalresourcesnetwork.com or 586/206-0834. Open to K-12 Public and Private Teachers, Administrators and Special Education Teachers. Participants will gain knowledge in applying learning techniques in memory, study skills and brain research.

Innovative learning center ideas and activities that reinforce and extend reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills for all the learning levels in grades 1-3. Learning center ideas to help your emergent, early, developing, and fluent readers expand and explore key reading and writing skills across the curriculum. Practical learning center menu activities to meet the diverse needs of all your students...differentiated lessons for all students including gifted, Title I and students with special needs. Demonstrations, video clips, displays, and an extensive resource handbook designed specifically for this seminar. For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

Using learning centers to differentiate instruction: for all students in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies (Grades 1-3). Innovative learning center ideas and activities that reinforce and extend reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills for all the learning levels in grades 1-3. Learning center ideas to help your emergent, early, developing, and fluent readers expand and explore key reading and writing skills across the curriculum. Practical learning center menu activities to meet the diverse needs of ALL your students...Differentiate lessons for all students including gifted, Title I and students with special needs. Demonstrations, video clips, displays, and an extensive resource handbook designed specifically for this seminar. For more information about this workshop go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Innovative learning center ideas and activities that reinforce and extend reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills for all learning levels in grades 1-3. Practical learning center activities to meet the diverse needs of ALL your students including gifted, Title I and students with special needs. Demonstrations, video clips, displays, and an extensive resource handbook designed specifically for this seminar. For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

Open to participants by invitation only. Program will engage teachers in discussion and activities surrounding the use of inquiry in a science classroom.

The participants will develop familiarity with using MICLIMB software and the course will assess the users ability to work online with MICLIMB software. Each teacher will learn how to apply MICLIMB to their specific course and how to use it as a tool to integrate all four core subjects.

For registration information, please contact Dana Marino at 586/206-0834. Open to K-12 public and private teachers, special education teachers, administrators, counselors, school psychologists, RTI intervention teams and school improvement teams. Teachers will be exposed to numerous strategies to teach students study skills, test taking skills, organization and time management.

Legal issues will be reviewed that relate to the judicial interpretations of child related and other educational matters.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Elementary and Middle School Teachers. Program will train new coaches in Lego robotics design and software to enable them to start new teams in their schools and communities.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Middle and High School Teachers. This workshop will train teachers to use Lego robots. They will understand how to program and build and will gain support in how to develop a course at their own school or organization.

The workshop, led by curriculum authors and teachers who have used the materials, will provide an active-learning introduction to the K-12 Health is Life in Balance free interdisciplinary health science curriculum materials. The afternoon session will begin with information about the upcoming Smithsonian Institution exhibit based on the Eagle Books and how teachers can use the exhibit and related events to benefit their students. Then, eight concurrent sessions presented by master teachers and college faculty will address specific topics in applying a Life in Balance perspective in teaching across disciplines and grade levels.

To help elementary and middle school teachers familiarize themselves with effective strategies for teaching life science benchmarks.

Teachers will receive a multitude of reading strategies to utilize in all content area classrooms.

The goal of this session is to understand how to turn everyday objects and materials into activities to support learning for children and families.

This course is designed to support paraprofessionals in their literacy work with young children. Participants will explore and refine their roles in helping children learn to read and write. Participants will demonstrate understanding of 10 key ways to help children in reading and writing, participate in collegial class discussions to enhance their knowledge bases, work with children in their own schools and share practical experiences of application with colleagues in class.

For registration information, please contact Deb Wood at 586/228-3498 or dwood@misd.net. Open to Science Teachers - Grades 5-12. This workshop will enhance teachers understanding of the content expectations pertaining to light.

Addresses current research and practice in the area of contemporary intelligence assessment.

The focus will be on integrating reading and writing into the content areas and will be closely aligned to the Michigan Curriculum Frameworks standards and benchmarks. For registration information, contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

To help teachers utilize tradebooks in their math, science and social studies curriculum. For registration information, contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

Give teachers a first hand look at available Iven animal programs and to provide essential training in bat ecology and conservation that will lead to high interest, integrated, thematic instuction in the classroom. For registration information, please contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

Complete Program Title: Living, Learning and Leading a Life with High Incidence Disabilities. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Program is open to K-12 Teachers. Geared for teachers, paraprofessionals, parents and students who live with high incidence disabilities. Work collaboratively with others to gain a deeper understanding of and the differences between learning disabiities, ADHD and emotional impairment through discussion, reading and activities.

This session provides a practical approach to building student responsibility that truly does generate a marked increase in student self-discipline, self-motivation, and responsible behavior. Dr. Geddes is a much sough after national speaker on school and parent issues. Besides authoring booklets and audiotapes, she is a consultant with the Love and Logic Institute.

Love and Logic is fun to learn and easy to use, and you donīt have to be a therapist for it to work. Discover why Love & Logic works in the school environment and understand the psychological reasons for its effectiveness.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Teachers, grades 4-8. This workshop will focus on the cience of magnets. Participants will gain a better understanding of the scientific principals behind magnets and magnetism. They will also experience numerous hands-on activities that can be used immediately in their classroom.

This workshop is limited to 10 participants and is open to classroom teachers of grades K-3. Teachers will learn about small group or centers activities, adapt them to their own grade level, and produce them for classroom use. The workshop is being held at South Range Elementary school. Call Marianne Bohjanen for registration information at 906-482-4430.

This two day learning experience takes place in Indiana and will cover a variety of topics relating to choices in education. The sessions include: "Evaluating Research Claims" - to, "Curriculum Mapping and Decision Making." The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory is presenting this.

Adapt classroom and lessons for inclusion of all students; how to use a variety of tech tools in the classroom; allow student expression and enhance success.

This program will help the educator identify issues and beliefs around their occupation. We will learn how to maintain a high energy level while remaining calm. This program is offered to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

This program will help the educator identify issues and beliefs around their occupation. We will learn how to maintain a high energy level while remaining calm. This program is offered to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

This program will help the educator identify issues and beliefs around their occupation. We will learn how to maintain a high energy level while remaining calm. This program is offered to educators and school employees at all levels. For registration information, contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

Open to educators and school employees at all levels. This program will teach strategies to increase resources and offer choices to broaden perspective. For registration information contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

For registration information, please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753. This program is open to educators and school employees at all levels. Participants will learn strategies to increase personal resources.

Participants in this course will spend four days at St. Helena Island Light Station, with its 1873 facilities, located in the Straits of Mackinac. Teachers will receive instruction in the life and times of Great Lakes lighthouse keepers, as well as, Great Lakes ecology, literature, history, commerce, technology, culture, and music. Historic maritime and environmental sites will be toured and studied. The course is interdisciplinary in content and instructional methodology. The goal of this course is to expose teachers to Great Lakes maritime themed activities for use in their classroom.

Strengthen your literacy program with strategies and techniques from model primary literacy programs in the United States and New Zealand; Incoporate modeled writing to reinforce your kindergarten and first grade studentsī phonemic awareness, phonics skills, conventions of print, and other key reading and writing techniques.

This inservice is open to CLK High School teachers only. Teachers will analyze MEAP data and set building NCA goals with information gleaned.

MEAP Masters is a full day workshop designed to assist educators in examining their MEAP results through the filter of their classroom practices. Those practices examined are: content taught; assessments used; instructional practices implemented. Use your custom data reports to assess demographic, outcome and process data. At the end of each workshop teachers will have an incraesed understanding of the alignment between MEAP and the MCF; identified focus areas targeted for improvement and a summary/next steps document that easily connects to any school improvement plan.

Participants of this workshop will have an increased understanding of the alignment between MEAP and the Michigan Curriculum Framework. They will examine their MEAP results through classroom practices such as content taught, assessment used and instructional practices implemented. They will have identified focus areas targeted for improvement, a summary/next steps document that easily connects to any school improvement plan.

This annual conference is designed to offer elementary and middle level administrators a broad range of current topics necessary for continued professional development and administrative growth. This conference is of national caliber-right here in your own state!

This annual conference is designed to offer elementary and middle level administrators a broad range of current topics necessary for continued professional development and administrative growth. This conference is of national caliber -- right here in your own state!

New teachers will recieve training along with their mentor teachers on: Leadership/Learning styles, establishing strong working relationships, planning a calendar and developing an action plan.

2nd Annual Michigan Differentiated Instruction Conference, March 11-12, 2004. Focusing on ways to flexibly group your students to more effectively meet diverse student needs, and teach how to make the best use of scaffolding, tiered assignments, complex instruction, and a host of other strategies.

This workshop is for middle school teachers. Workshop topics include Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Land Use, Air Quality, Water Quality, Energy Resources, and Linking MEECS to other EE Resources.

The concepts explored in this workshop are introduced using hands-on/heads-on activities which may be directly utilized in the classroom. For registration information, contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

Michigan Department of Ed is launching a new web based tool that will help staff align what they are teaching with state goals and standards. Learn how to access and use this information.

Participants will leave this two-day conference with numerous classroom-proven teaching strategies and activities for teaching reading, writing and math skills as well as practical ways to implement effective language centers in first and second grade classrooms. Each participant will receive a resource handbook specifically designed for this conference filled with 21 idea-packed sessions. For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Three hour-long lectures will be presented on the social, historical and cultural content areas dealing with the ancient Roman world for teachers of Latin in Michigan.

During these two strategy-packed days, you will share a special opportunity to enrich your educational program. You’ll learn how differentiated instruction actually dovetails with what we already know about how the brain learns. And, you’ll discover how it neatly synthesizes with practices you’re already using. This event offers the finest group of differentiated instruction experts ever assembled in one location.

Participants will learn how to use guided reading to help their students become better readers, they will learn how to integrate writing strategies into their curricula, they will learn about building a strong school-home connection, they will learn about interactive writing, they will learn how to make a publishing center in the classroom and will learn how to use word walls for maximum literacy impact. They will learn how to work smarter, not harder. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this conference.

Choose from 25 Idea-Packed Conference Sessions, Including: Getting the most from guided reading; new ideas for learning centers; integrating explicit, systematic, phonics with phonemic awareness and word study; practical strategies to develop fluency; practical strategies for developing word knowledge; how to increase real science learning and discovery; interactive read alouds for deepening comprehension; practical math activities; empowering emergent writers; effectively implementing technology in the classroom; hands-on homeworks...and many more! Comprehensive resource handbook for all sessions, even those you donīt attend. For more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

A one-day workshop designed for elementary and middle school principals to learn of the legal issues in school administration. This workshop will cover: Administratorīs Rights;Administrator Evaluations;Special Education/IDEA;Processing Teacher Grievances.

MLPP 4-5 is a literacy assessment tool for teachers of students in Grades 3-6. This training will enable teachers who have completed LIFT 3-6 or LIFT Struggling Readers to implement the new MLPP 4-5 assessment tasks in their classrooms. This program will enable teachers of grades 3-6 to administer all assessments of the MLPP 4-5 assessment battery. Participants will participate in focused discussions and integrate instruction with practices already in use with their class. Upon completion of training, participants will be certified in MLPP 4-5.

Participants will receive a general overview of the Michigan Merit Curriculum and discuss where we are today with implementing the new requirements. Participants can then choose from the following content areas for further information: Online Experience, Personal Curriculum, Science K-7, Social Studies K-12, Visual/Performing/Appliled Arts, World Languages. For further information please contact Judy Bonne at 734-334-1583.

MDE conference designed to provide curriculum updates in reference to online experience, personal curriculum, science (K-7), social studies (K-12), world languages, and visual, performing and applied arts.

This program is limited to classroom teachers in Grades 3, 4 and 5 that teach health. Teachers will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and resources to implement the Michigan Model for Health Curriculum for their students. Topics include: Social and emotional health; nutrition and physical activity; safety; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and Personal Health and Wellness. To register, please contact Mary Beno (517) 540-6838, or the Livingston Educational Agency website.

This workshop is designed for classroom teachers that teach health to students in Grades K, 1 and 2. The objective is to equip teachers with the skills, knowledge, and resources to implement the Michigan Model for Health in Kindergarten, First and Second Grade. To register, please contact Mary Beno (517) 540-6838, or the Livingston Educational Agency website.

Assist teachers to develop better understanding of heat as a form of energy and provide numerous related laboratory activities. For registration information, please contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

The activities that are presented will expose the participants tot he basic properties and basic behavior of magnets. Attendees will participate in activities that apply mjagnetic principles to explain the forces and fields of the magnet. For registration information, please contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466.

Participants will learn how to use guided reading to help their students become better readers, they will learn how to integrate writing strategies into their curricula, they will learn about math center ideas and activities, they will learn innovative card games reinforcing math skills, they will learn about using the six traits of writing and will learn about successful classroom management and student behavior techniques perfect for second graders. They will learn how to work smarter, not harder. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this conference.

This workshop, utilizing the MICLIMB tool, will help assist teachers with creating lessons that use groups of benchmarks within subjects and integrate benchmarks across the curriclum to provide the best instruction possible.

Assist with clarity and communication of viable and guaranteed curriculum. Identify critical content per grade level content areas and to identify steps children need to take in order to master that content. Discuss and analyze what is essential for children to learn to be successful throughout their educational span. Teachers to really know and understand what is critical to assist in monitoring progress of students. Ensure equity and consistency within and across grade levels.

The goal of this IACET approved conference is to help middle school teachers sharpen their skills and discover new time-saving, research-based strategies that will help them in their classrooms.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Middle School Science Teachers. This course will help teachers develop safe and appropriate practices and policies for their science classroom.

Only for Walkerville Public School K-12 Staff. Analysis of data using MI Tracker and variety of school data.

MITESOL, Michigan Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Fall Conference. This conference is for all of those who teach international students

MITESOL, Michigan Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Fall Conference. This conference is for all of those who teach international students

MITESOL, Michigan Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Fall Conference. This conference is for all of those who teach international students

MITESOL Annual conference for teachers of English as a Second Language and those who are interested in Teaching English as a Second Language. Please contact carolkubota@comcast.net

This is the summer professional development academy for the math-science center personnel, teachers, principals, and STEM faculty from around the state for the MMSTLC grant project. This will provide participants with in-depth learning around leadership in schools and districts, and quality science and mathematics teaching and learning.

For MOISD employees only. This conference will include an opening session by MOISD Superintendent and ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). The theme this year is the Whole Child, an initiative by ASCD.

Open to elementary and middle school teachers. Teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the science involved with the waves and vibrations benchmarks. This class will cover content knowledge as well as many lesson ideas for classroom implementation. Registration will be online at www.misd.net

This seminar will look at why students are unmotivated to learn and what can be done to create a zest for learning. Unmotivated students cause the most problems in the classroom for the teacher and other students. Participants will learn effective methods to change attitudes, evaluate, and stimulate students through effective learning activities. For more information or to register go to www.tlc-sems.com or call 1-800-772-5227.

Practical strategies for teaching the hard-to-reach student. Classroom-proven strategies for increasing motivation, respect, responsibility, and cooperative behaviors. Innovative teaching techniques that help students develop an internal authority that provides a sense of purpose and direction in their lives and increases the likelihood of success in school. For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

Learn to diagnose your unmotivated students and prescribe the most appropriate and effective interventions from dozens of classroom-tested strategies and leave with a professional toolbox with new and effective techniques for managing disruptive, isolated, apathetic, defiant behaviors and help underachievers give up the victim stance and assume more responsibility over their school lives. Armed with an extensive resource handbook and a positive attitude, you will leave this seminar with a renewed desire to make a difference in the lives of your most challenging students. Seminar offered by BER. Questions? www.ber.org or 800-735-3503

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to Fourth through Eighth grade teachers. Participants will be provided organizational strategies and a collection of literacy based activities to meet the needs of their students.

This workshop will examine the eight intelligences. Participants will learn the whys, hows, and whens to incorporate multiple intelligences theory and strategies in the classroom.

Contact Catherine Luzier at 586/226-4801 for registration information. Open to teachers. Gain an understanding of rhythm, melody and harmony.

The simple song-activities of Interactive Music provide a daily experience of joy and peace that develops emotional health in teachers and students. These song-activities create an inclusive classroom learning community characterized by emotional intelligence and mutual support. Such communities become fertile ground for all learning. Focusing on skills and attitudes, participants interact to learn, or relearn, how to develop and maintain their own mental health, and create healthy vitality in their students. Activities will be immediately useful in classrooms. Teachers with little musical aptitude or experience are especially welcome. Instructor: Dale Topp July 11—July 15 8:30-3:30 Course may be taken for academic credit (2 semester hours) or for SB-CEUs (6). Those taking the course for CEUs are allowed to audit the course (at a lower tuition rate). A student who audits the course will complete all assignments (except for a final exam or project) and will receive no credit on their transcript. A student may take the course for credit or as an audit for CEUīs, but not both.

MVU Course

MVU Course

MVU Course

An IACET approved course.

Summit Academy Staff Only: All staff will be trained on new programing including Compass Learning, Staff Evaluation Procedures, Essential 55, and Parent Communications.

New teachers, mentors, and teachers wanting to refresh their skills will be provided an on-going opportunity for support and growth, an opportunity to explore classroom management and professional development issues in a supportive and interactive environment, and explore current issues in education which lead to improved student learning. For further information contact Carolyn Rakotz at 734-334-1367

This class is designed to meet the parameters of an induction program and: · Provide support and networking in becoming an effective classroom teacher. · Build the confidence and “comfort level” concerning classroom management, especially during the first weeks of school. · Provide a framework for learning, practicing and evaluating “best practices” for classroom pedagogy and help the teacher meet the needs of an academically diverse classroom. · Integrate & model use of technology within sessions. · Include modeling of techniques, sharing between participants, and reflecting on new learning for making an effective learning environment. · Meet two days of the district professional development requirements for first year teachers.

For registration information, please call 586/783-6420 x1200. Open to new teachers and mentors in LīAnse Creuse, Mount Clemens and beyond. Participants will help new teachers specifically with a focus on teaching to at risk students, studying outside project to better equip teachers in increasing student retention.

This study group is designed for new elementary teachers with Monroe Public Schools. The content area consultants will provide an overview of each core curriculum area, appropriate best practices, and how to be an effective facilitator of student learning.

This workshop provides special education service providers training in the use of News 2 You print and online resources.

Open to Special Education Teachers. This program will introduce teachers to the News 2 You symbol-based current events newspaper and its use with emergent readers. For registration, please contact Susan Hardin at 586/228-3418.

This 5-day professional development program specifically designed for elementary and middle school teachers to enhance their knowledge in specific subject areas such as history, science, and literature. Course work is based on the Core Knowledge Sequence, a foundation compatible with other similar content-rich thematic programs.

This four day professional development opportunity offers graduate level courses in specific content areas as well as effective instructional strategies and techniques. Elementary and middle school teachers will learn, practice, and apply content and pedagogy in the areas of reading, writing, math, science, mentoring, data, classroom management, and middle school methods.

This four day professional development opportunity offers graduate level courses in specific content areas as well as effective instructional strategies and techniques. Elementary and middle school teachers will learn, practice, and apply content and pedagogy in the areas of reading, writing, math, science, mentoring, data, classroom management, and middle school methods.

Restricted to NHA staff only. This 4-day professional development training will provide training in various areas to include non-violent crisis prevention instruction, growth and goals, special ed in the age of IDEA 2004 and NCLB, Moral Focus - an NHA pillar, becoming instructionally intelligent, CORE reading academy, effective instructional strategies, mentor academy, instructional coaching institute, the way to math solutions, Kagan and advanced writing workshop institute.

Open by invitation only. Participants will learn large and small musscle activities to be used to develop presechoolers motor skills.

To learn techniques that will give the confidence to handle violent situations with minimal anxiety and maximum security.

Participants will come away with comprehension strategies in guided reading to help their students become better readers, they will have a literature collection for building phonics and phonemic awareness, they will know how to use interactive charts to strengthen reading skills, they will have math center ideas and activities, they will know about word walls, writing workshop, have lists of favorite read-alouds, and be able to incorporate a wide variety of materials into their program. Each participant will receive a resource handbook specifically designed for this conference.

Participants will come away with ways to strengthen reading comprehension, writing tools for their classroom toolkits, ways on how to survive and thrive teaching reading and writing, ways to develop math centers that really work, ways to use guided reading, and ways to nurture the craft of writing. They will know how to teach differentiated instruction, they will know how to incorporate hands-on science and social science activities, they will know how to help the student master essential math skills and help the student become a fluent reader. Each participant will receive a resource handbook specifically designed for this conference.

This program is limited to administrative representatives from Avondale, Brandon, Clarkston, Holly, Lake Orion, Oxford, Pontiac, Rochester, Waterford. The purpose of this training is to study current issues that impact teaching and learning and design staff development initiatives to address these issues for the northern part of Oakland County. As a result of attending this staff development, participants will acquire increased knowledge of current state and national educational issues and learn how to design staff development to build local capacity to address these issues. For registration information, please contact Jackie Moase-Burke 248-209-2070.

Registration information can be found online at www.ntsa.org. Open to educators at all levels. This program will enable educators to examine and learn about a wide variety of the latest textbooks, computer hardware and software, laboratory equipment and industry supported educational materials.

In this workshop, participants will learn about the Geographic Information System, an application integrating a database tool with mapping software. Participants will learn how to deliver lessons that use GIS software in content area lessons, and develop customized units in content area that use and benefit from the integration of GIS. Topics in this part include navigation and customization of the 3 components of ArcGIS while exploring Michigan geology, software, files and lessons from ESRIīs Mapping our World, and classifying features and rasters using ecological zone data. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

In this workshop, participants will learn about the Geographic Information System, an application integrating a database tool with mapping software. Participants will learn how to deliver lessons that use GIS software in content area lessons, and develop customized units in content area that use and benefit from the integration of GIS. Topics in this part include developing plans for collaborative investigations, selecting, downloading and unzipping GIS data form online sources, creating and editing data, presenting data as maps and charts, and understanding coordinate systems. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Participants will learn how to mentor students who are taking an online course. They will receive information for the planning that goes into offering online courses, understanding what online courses are, incorporating them into curriculum, developing policies and procedures, identifying best practices, and developing student and teacher support. Participants will also learn the basics of navigating a Blackboard course. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

Participants will learn how to mentor students who are taking an online course. They will receive information for the planning that goes into offering online courses, understanding what online courses are, incorporating them into curriculum, developing policies and procedures, identifying best practices, and developing student and teacher support. Participants will also learn the basics of navigating a Blackboard course. Questions? Please call 517.244.1467.

To develop processes for analyzing MME data that create shared understanding of issues and events. Participants will engage in data dialogue that leads to planning and problem solving. They will learn how to strategize interventions for identifying the “right” problem and choosing the best course of action to solve these problems. The audience for this course is anyone responsible for organizing, analyzing, and using data from the Michigan Merit Exam. For further information, contact Anne Mull at (734) 334-1318.

For registration information, please contact Michael Klein at 586/228-3466 or mklein@misd.net. This program is open to Elementary Teachers. Participants will learn to explore the endless opportunities for developing cross curriculum centers that focus on integrating reading and science in your classroom. In addition to walking away with all the materials to set up geology centers to promote cooperative learning, each teacher will become skilled at developing learning centers that cultivate cooperative learning.

Participants will receive technology training and team-building skills.

This workshop is designed to introduce teachers in PK-12 settings to the science of paper making and to the applications of that science to their classrooms. Through lab, lecture, group activities, and observation of a local industry, participants will gain skills for their own science teaching and will develop appreciation for an industry that has been an important part of local history.

This course is designed for parents, grandparents and teachers alike. It takes place at Wayne County Community College-Western Campus. It is a full-day workshop, with break-out sessions that include managing conflict with teens, understanding and communicating with todayīs teen, "Avoiding the Report Card Surprise," and "Light the Motivational Fire." Registration, lunch, and childcare services are FREE. For further information please contact the Parent Coordinator, Kathy Bandy at (734) 697-9123 ext. 230.

This course is designed for parents, grandparents and teachers alike. It takes place at Wayne County Community College-Western Campus. It is a full-day workshop, with a morning keynote speaker (Lisa Pescara-Kovach, Ph.D.) and two afternoon break-out sessions that include: "Understanding Early Child & Adolescent Development," "Survival Tips for School Success," and "Confidence with Math." Registration, lunch, and childcare services are FREE. For further information please contact the Parent Coordinator, Kathy Bandy at (734) 697-9123 ext. 230

This series is limited to Oakland County PBS Network School Teams (K-12) including students and/or staff knowledgeable about video production. Michael Kennedy, University of Kansas Ph.D. candidate will lead participants in creating and producing PBS teaching scenarios to use in their districts. Participants will create a teaching, acknowledging and monitoring plan to ensure improved outcomes in each school’s Positive Behavior Support Initiative. To register, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and click on the Professional Development link.

District team participation by invitation only. This comprehensive, three-day training will prepare school teams to implement all three tiers of positive behavior support within their school. Teams will acquire necessary skills and be required to plan and implement school-wide positive behavior support. Product demonstrations will be shared on the last day of training. To register, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and click on the Professional Development link.

Phono-Graphix is a method of reading instruction based on research in areas of reading, child development, cognitive psychology, linguistics, motivational psychology, and learning theory. The Phono-Graphix method is based on the skills, concepts, and information necesary to become the best reader possible. These are taught in the context of words and sentences, ensuring the nulti-sensory instruction is meaningful and relevant to the learner and keeping with how research has shown children learn best.

Phono-Graphix is a method of reading instruction based on research in areas of reading, child development, cognitive psychology, linguistics, motivational psychology, and learning theory. The Phono-Graphix method is based on the skills, concepts, and information necesary to become the best reader possible. These are taught in the context of words and sentences, ensuring the nulti-sensory instruction is meaningful and relevant to the learner and keeping with how research has shown children learn best.

To educate K-12 teachers about he laws of nature and how these laws were developed.

To educate K-12 teacher about waves, light motion and relativity. Emphasis will be placed on Einsteins theories of special and general relativity.

To educate K-12 teachers about quantum mechanical theories and its development.

IDEA of 1997 requires schools to include positive behavioral supports for all students in special education who have a behavior plan. Research indicates positive behavior support effectively impacts all children. This series of workshops will review pertinent research, develop positive behavior supports for immediate use which teachers and/or administrators will implement and report on their findings and conclusions. The learner will (TWL) develop a menu of positive behavior supports for classroom/school use. TLW use specific behavior supports for individual students and report on the effectiveness of each support. TLW evaluate the research studied and apply to his/her classroom/school.

This is an awareness workshop designed to teach the philosophy and practice of Positive Behavior Support for individual students who engage in behaviors that impede learning. PBS is a systematic, positive approach that helps students learn to assume responsibility for themselves.

This series is limited to members of the Oakland Schools Positive Behavior Support Network only. Videography will be highlighted as a method to teach and acknowledge PBS school-wide strategies. Knowledge will enhance implementation of PBS. Participants will also focus on identification of At-Risk students with data and description. An overview of the Problem Solving Process will result in using Functional Behavior Assessments to create individualized Behavior Intervention Plans. On the last day, participants will review and share strategies that were used to gain PBS improved outcomes on all three tiers. Participants will demonstrate effectiveness of PBS strategies. To register, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and click on Professional Development link.

Open to teachers. Motivate your students and enrich your lessons by bringing PowerPoint into your classroom. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Effective Strategies for Working Together in Todayīs Inclusive Classroom (Grades 1-12). Discover how two educators can teach together successfully to maximize studentsī learning. Timesaving ways to build and use collaborative support systems. Ideas for using co-teaching to differentiate instruction. For more information or to register go to www.iedseminars.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

How to help at-risk students learn more; behave better; develop greater responsibility; and how to help all students succeed.

This workshop will introduce participants to practical teaching and learning strategies. Participants will learn practical ways to help their students learn more efficiently and make the learning proscess more enjoyable. They will also learn how to find better ways of engaging students in the learning process.

Innovative, classroom-tested strategies for strenghthening the entire first grade program including ideas for language arts, math, science, and art; strategies for guided reading, learning centers and more.

Participants will understand the reasons why the RtI process is required and what the RtI process requires. Discussion will focus not on the theory of RtI, but on the implementation and the necessary preparation for implementing a response to intervention model in your district. After this seminar, participants should understand what steps are necessary from training to universal screening to implementation.

For registration information, please call 715/836-9900 or go to www.meds-pdn.com. Open to Educators and Speech Language Pathologists. Participants will learn the factors that are involved in the development of childhood stuttering and will design efficient diagnostic evaluations of preschool children.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Improve your images whether you shoot film or digital by learning essential fundamental skills such as manipulating light, controlling motion and becoming comfortable with your cameras accessories.

This workshop will provide Mathematical problems which will utilize the Four-Step Method as a problem solving approach, as well as individually using each of the twelve problem solving strategies. The use of this format will provide a constant review of the Michigan Curriculum Framework Mathematics Benchmarks.

To create an awareness of problem-based teaching and learning. To integrate Career and Employability Skills content standards into classroom curriculum. To establish links with business and industry for the purposes of academic preparation and work-based learning.

This event is sponsored by the MI District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod for the professional development of teachers, pastors, and other church staff members. Advance registration available online: www.regonline.com/123103. Cost $160.00 per church worker which will include registration, meals, and conference speakers. Hotel rooms are NOT included, however special discounted reduced rates have been negotiated. Spouses are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information visit: http://www.michigandistrict.org/n3PCW.html

These professional development workshops will provide training and information in three areas: 1) Teachers will learn methods for meaningful technology integration. 2) Teachers will be updated about expectations set by MDE. 3) Teachers will see modeling of research-based teaching strategies.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. This class will focus on whatīs needed to coordinate and lead a team to successful completion.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Learn to coordinate and lead a team to successful completion of classroom assignments, school activities or extra curricular projects.

Provide comprehensive curriculum training in the Protecting Our Watersheds program for teachers who participate in the Clinton River Watershed Councilīs Student River Monitoring Program. For registration information, please contact Heather VanDenBerg at 248/601-0606.

Detailed course directed towards K-12 educators. Goal is to assist teachers in developing and applying successful teaching skills.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Participants will learn the costs of procrastination, the reasons, taking control of time, organizing and strategies for keeping focus.

Only open to NHA team members. Through the study of the book Quality Questioning by Jackie Acree Walsh and Beth Dankert Sattes, teachers will learn questioning strategies that engage all students and prompt students to generate their own questions. This will in turn enrich students, their school’s learning community, and any instructor’s own professional development. Participants will read the book as well as engage in discussion regarding best practices for implementation.

Open to K-12 teachers, administrators, special education and special services. This program integrates best educational practices into a united whole. For registration information, contact Gerard Evanski at 586/723-5400.

For registration information, please call Dr. Gerard Evanski at 586/723-5402. Open to K-12 Teachers and Administrators. Participants will be trained in levels 1-5 of Quantum Learning, while focusing on best educational practices.

Co-teaching Strategies: Reach & Teach All Learners in Any Classroom. Choose the best co-teaching model for your diverse classroom. Learn to divide partner roles & responsibilities. See how to capitalize on individual strengths. How to effectively meet the time demands of planning and collaborating. Examples of co-taught lessons...across the curriculum! Learn to easily modify lessons for both struggling and gifted learners. See how co-teaching helps fulfill No Child Left Behind requirements. For more information go to www.SDResources.org or call 1-800-678-8908.

Multiple Intelligences and Language Learning. An ESL Adult Professional Development Workshop with Mary Ann Christison. Sponsored by The English as a Second Language Professional Advisory Committee.

This program provides an opportunity for educators to gain practical strategies and ideas that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. These strategies are research-based and extensively classroom-tested strategies. Topics include: ADHD in the New Millennium, The Think Time Strategy, Differentiated Instruction, and The Essentials of Primary Reading Foundations. 02-105

This program provides an opportunity for educators to gain practical strategies and ideas that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. These strategies are research-based and extensively classroom-tested strategies. Topics include: ADHD in the New Millennium, The Think Time Strategy, Differentiated Instruction, and The Essentials of Primary Reading Foundations. 02-105

Meet, greet, share, and problem solve with other teachers on your instructional level. This training is offered to ask questions, exchange with each other whatīs working and not working for you, and to solve any problems you may be having.

This training is to teach writing in the service of READ 180, vocabulary strategies, and comprehension strategies.

"A Student who doesnīt understand the text is a student who is not really reading." If you agree with this statement, what one implication does this have on science curriculum? During this session we will explore practical ideas, strategies and good techniques for improved success when using non-fiction books and expository text. As a teacher I sometimes forgot that reading to learn is different from learning to read.

Ideas for increasing studentsī interests and abilities in reading; incorporating new books into existing curriculum; create motivation for reading.

This training will increase the effectiveness of the Reading Recovery program, intervene early with harder-to-teach children and build on the input from the Michigan Reading Recovery conference and in-services. Participants will support studentsī learning effectively during literacy activities. Participants will participate in collegiate-level class discussions to enhance their knowledge. Participants will work with children in their own schools and will share practical experiences of applications with colleagues in class as well as working "behind the glass" for direct demonstrations in teaching and reviewing techniques.

Dr. Jeanīs "Tips, Tricks and Terrific Ideas" This seminar focuses on tips for classroom management and transition times to reduce behavior problems. The presenter will demonstrate how to motivate young learners to want to practice their reading and how teachers can replace worksheets with games, books and activities that help kids succeed at their own level. She will also demonstrate how to use catchy tunes, games and movements to teach beginning math concepts. To register or for more information go to www.SDResources.org or call 1-800-678-8908.

This dynamite workshop will focus on how to use writing to enhance understanding in every curriculum area as well as practical strategies to develop studentsī writing skills for performance on state assessments.

Open to K-12 Teachers. This online course will focus on the newest research about how children really learn to read and write and will become a powerful guide to literacy development when working with young children. For registration information contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu

This is the second day of writing workshop training with the National Writing Project from MSU. Participants will examine student work and instructional assignments since Day 1. Discussions surrounding assessment of student work and assignment decisions will be the focus of the workshop.

Open to educators and school employees at all levels. This program will help you refine the ability to meet the various needs of students academically, emotionally and socially. For registration information please contact Anna Russo at 248/528-0753.

Learn the basic principles of Response to Intervention (RTI), a proactive model to provide support to students when they first exhibit learning difficulties. Implement evidence-based approaches for supporting struggling students in the general education classroom before they fail enough to qualify for special education. Proven strategies and tools for identifying students in need of intervention. Receive a comprehensive RTI resource guide for immediate implementation of the strategies, ideas and activities presented in this seminar. For more information or to register go to www.iedseminars.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Learn practical strategies and tools to implement essential components of Response to Intervention (RTI) in collaborative or co-teaching models; Acquire valuable skills and techniques to develop strong partnerships; Explore innovative ways to apply practical, research-based strategies; Receive an extensive resource handbook. For more information or to register go to www.iedseminars.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Specifically designed for educators serving grades 1-5. Practical methods to monitor and adjust instruction using an RTI model to prevent your students from falling too far behind in their literacy development. Demonstrations, displays, ready-to-use activities, and an extensive resource handbook, all designed to assist in planning, implementing and monitoring literacy development using an RTI model. For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

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This workshop is restricted to Saginaw County Districts. The goal of the ninth-grade redesign effort is; decrease failure rates (to less than 5 percent)and increase the number of students graduating on time(90 percent). To do this, schools must arrange experiences so that most students achieve at least the following by the end of grade nine: Complete college-preparatory English & Algebra, Declare a goal beyond high school that they can visualize and are committed to achieve, Develop effective study skills, relationship skills, time management skills and other habits of success, Believe in themselves as learners and understand that, through smart effort, they can develop their intelligence.

The essential components of RtI. Define the roles of all team members. Assessments that quickly identify at-risk kids. How to organize data to help drive instruction. See specific interventions for English learners. See easy ideas for tracking individual progress. When & how to increase the level of intervention. Scheduling tips to preserve teaching time. Develop your own action plan to implement RtI. For more information or to register go to www.SDResources.org or call 1-800-678-8908.

Participates will learn what RTI (Response to Intervention) is. How RTI helps all students recieve a quality education. Lastly the participates will use the RTI to assist students in gaining educational help.

This two day workshop is specifically for rural school educators. Several topics and work sessions will be offered to all participants including MDE updates on accredation and NCLB, MEAP, GLCE and multi-age instruction.

This monthly professional development series for teachers in the three one-room school houses in Ionia County will focus on issues they face as the single teacher, or one of only two teachers, in a k-5 or k-8 building. Topics will include working effectively with parents, differentiating curriculum, assessment in the service of instruction, Title I, EdYES, and NCLB. Particular emphasis will be paid this year to the SI plan.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will explore instructional issues, innovations and observations in an academic setting examining effective strategies for supporting student achievement.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will explore instructional issues, innovations and observations in an academic setting examining effective strategies for supporting student achievement.

This course has a closed registration process. Assessment is a tool for classroom teachers to use for minitoring studentsī progress, detecting studentsī strengths and weaknesses, and adjusting instruction to meet the needs of students. This session will provide participants with various approaches of assessing student learning informally and formally.

This course has a closed registration process. Effective schools involve collaboration and cooperation on the part of all staff members. Participants in this session will examine strategies for creating and maintaining high performing teams focused on the teaching and learning process.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain assistance in finding methods to reach the disengaged learner. This session is designed to assist with improving reading achievement of both beginning and older struggling readers.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn innovative methods for engaging students and increasing their thinking skills. This workshop explores ways to infuse and use picture books, chapter books, and other media to enhance studentīs thinking skills.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn to meet the needs of individual students through assessment, data analysis and intervention strategies. This session will provide opportunies for teachers to plan activities for small groups by differentiating instruction.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will acquire knowledge and skills for teaching the writing process with an emphasis on the pre-writing and drafting stages.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will examine strategies to develop studentsī writing ability. They will also review motivational strategies to peak studentsī interests in writing.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will be introduced to the new Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 interface. Participants will explore the attractive schemes and themes in PowerPoint by using text boxes and images while learning the basics of creating dynamic, professional-looking presentations.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will be able to provide training for teachers on how to develop web pages and apply their new skills to their classroom instruction and delivery.

Registration is required in advance and is available online: www.cuaa.edu/lifelong/courselisting.asp. The Sacred Choral Music Symposium provides choir directors from public and private schools - as well as churches - the opportunity to spend a full day with colleagues, read through and discuss new choral music, and perform an Evening Prayer Choral service on Concordiaīs campus. The Symposium is directed by Concordia University Choral Director, Prof. Brian Altevogt. Registration includes a take-home packet of 30+ choral anthems. Questions? Contact the Office of Lifelong Learning (734) 995-7450.

Registration is required in advance and is available online: www.cuaa.edu/lifelong/courselisting.asp. The Sacred Choral Music Symposium provides choir directors from public and private schools - as well as churches - the opportunity to spend a full day with colleagues, read through and discuss new choral music, and perform an afternoon Choral service on Concordiaīs campus. The Symposium is directed by Concordia University Choral Director, Prof. Brian Altevogt. Registration includes a take-home packet of 30+ choral anthems. Questions? Contact the Office of Lifelong Learning (734) 995-7450 or Prof. Altevogt directly at (734) 995-7483.

For registration information, please contact Dr. Shannon McDermott at 586/723-2763. Open to School Psychologists. Participants will learn the concept of targeted violence and the current approaches to evaluating the risk of targeted violence in the schools.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to K-12 Science Teachers. Program will provide training to science teachers in appropriate safety methods and procedures for their science labs and classrooms.

Only open to NHA team members. This two-day session, designed specifically for principals and leadership teams, will provide an overview of the content being presented at the Fall Learning Institute in November. The content to be covered includes measurement topics, leadership strategies to support teachers in examining student work, and practical resource suggestions for use in professional learning communities before and after the Fall Learning Institute.

New and innovative strategies for strengthening your total school library program. Make the best use of technology in your school library/media center. Budget-friendly ideas for making the most efficient use of staffing and budget resources. Accelerate student reading of quality literature. Practical ideas for making your library program an integral component of your schoolīs No Child Left Behind plan. Receive an extensive library/media resource handbook.

Open Enrollment for Ingham, Eaton, Clinton counties. Important process skills of life: Teamwork, problem-solving and decision - making will be woven into examples of lessons that hook students emotionally and have real-world context.

This online course is designed for current and preservice teachers of grades 6-8. Learners will find web sites with examples of environmental activities using mobile technology, identify a variety of technological strategies for students to record and communicate on-site data collection, analyses and investigative results. Learners will articulate the differences between traditional and current technological methods for collecting and analyzing data in the field for specific ecosystems, create a unit plan that uses inquiry and current technology to support learning in the fied, identify which types of current technology are available to your classroom and develop a variety of strategies to acquire mobile technology for your classroom.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Science Teachers. This workshop will focus on the process of teaching science through inquiry. Inquiry is a major theme of state and national content standards.

This series is for Oakland county science teachers and principals. Participants will develop knowledge on assessment literacy, learning targets, item writing, formative assessment, and more. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

Restricted to COOR ISD Certified Teachers. Teachers in grades K-7 will collaborate and share currently developed pacing guides for the new K-7 GLCEs in Science. Resources available to teachers will be explored; emphasis on online resources available free of charge. Teachers will have an opportunity to share current common assessments and to practice developing assessment items that are appropriately linked to the Content Expectations for their class.

Open to Science Teachers, grades 3-6. Will explore the links between childrenīs literature and the world of science. Teachers will learn easy ways to integrate content areas and cover multiple benchmarks. For registration, go to www.misd.net, misd training.

Open to Science Teachers grades K-3. Teachers will explore literature in storybooks and poetry, journals, quickwrites and lab work. For registration information, go to www.misd.net, misd training.

Open to Science Teachers in grades 5-9. This session will explore the links between literature and the world of science. Teachers will learn easy ways to integrate content areas and cover multiple science benchmarks. For registration information, go to www.misd.net, misd training.

Participants from Michiganīs rural schools will gather to discuss issues related to their unique learning environments and differentiating instruction.

Participants will review factors which promote positive health behaviors, explore a sampling of lessons and activities from each of the six modules, understand the steps in skills based instruction and share expertise.

Participants will review factors which promote positive health habits, explore a sampling of lessons and activities from each of the five modules, understand the steps in skill-based instruction, identify teaching strategies for effective implementation of problem based instruction and share expertise.

Teachers in grades 6-12 will learn, practice, and demonstrate literacy strategies to utilize when teaching their content.

This workshop is open, free of charge, to any teacher within the CCISD service area and is geared for grades K- 12. Participants will learn the basics of service learning, including the essential elements, and upon completion of the workshop, be eligible to apply for a mini grant through the CCISD. Please call Loret at 906-482-0331 for registration information.

This workshop is open, free of charge, to any teacher within the CCISD service area and is geared for grades K- 12. Participants will learn the basics of service learning and upon completion of the workshop, be eligible to apply for a mini grant through the CCISD. Please call Loret at 906-482-0331 for registration information.

Participants will have the opportunity to interact with a national consultant on service learning. The group will explore how service learning currently supports current school initiatives such as literacy, school improvement, school safety, career prep and Ed YES!

Unit writers will critically review classroom units written with service learning and curriculum standards as the focus.

Participants who have written service learning units will review pilot infomration from classroom use in preparation of editing.

Using Task Stream, participants will edit and prepare, for final on-line access, service learning units.

This workshop is open to all interested teachers whoīve attended a Service Learning 101 workshop. Participants will review the standards for SL and plan projects. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This 2-day institute is open to all interested experienced service learning teachers. Teachers will participate in several activities to deepen their understanding of service learning and prepare them to more effectively implement service learning activities in the classroom. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This two part workshop will focus on how teacher can encourage students to use texts for the evidence they need to examine their understanding of texts and how to provide a place in which skills can be learned to participate in a community. Particpants will also explore grant opportunities, local resources and how to tap into those resources.

This two session workshop will provide information on the teaching method of service learning to support academic learning and citizenship. Participants will receive information on grant opportunities and how to apply, review local resources and how to secure funding.

Particpants will learn about service learning and the power of literature circles. These instructional tools are used to use to develop and support purposeful classrooms filled with engaging discussion of the characters, motives, design features, personal interpretations and individual responses to texts. Participants will also learn how to search, apply and retain grant funding for service learning projects.

Particpants will learn about service learning and ways to implement it into the classroom setting. One way is through the use of literature circles. Literature circles provide one way of supporting service learning in the classroom as well as engaging students in high quality discussion of the elements of good literature.

This two day workshop will provide information on implementing service learning in the classroom setting including best practices. The second day will focus particpant learning on fostering classroom discussion that encourages the use of texts as evidence of their positions.

In this two day series, participants will focus on how teachers can use literature circles as an instructional tool to use and support a purposeful classroom where engaging dialog occurs.

The first of two days of training on the use of service learning as an instructional tool. Participants will learn how to make curricular connections to sevice learning projects.

This is day 2 of Service Learning for Teachers. Participants will learn and create strategies and activities to connect learning to the real world. Examples from local practioners will be highlighted.

Participants will gather to review service learning units. Over 30 units will be reviewed for GLCE integration, high quality standards and unit continuity.

This workshop will provide proven, practical ways to engage students in civic responsibility, academic curriculum and social action. It will examine the dynamics of service learning, literature and curricular connections.

Now that you have some Spanish speaking background, review and extend your speaking skills to be able to communicate with native Spanish-speaking students and families in your school. Pleae note that several sessions will require online learning.

Setting Goals and Following through Students with Declarative Knowledge and Poverty. Poverty and Learning; Building Relationships; Setting Goals and Following Through; Declarative Knowledge and Poverty; Teaching Cognitive Skills to Children From Poverty. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

The main focus of this conference will be to establish cross-disciplinary communication that will enrich the learning of all who attend. Breakout and workshop sessions promise to offer critical analysis of the Bard, teaching techniques, and lively performances.

For Washtenaw County educators. Use the instructional strategies that are embodied in the SIOP Model and you will help your English Language Learners develop their academic English skills while learning grade-level content. Come to this in-service and experience various techniques and practical strategies to consistently engage students, build background, and accelerate student achievement. You will leave ready to implement the eight components of SIOP - Lesson Preparation, Building Background, Comprehensible Input, Strategies, Interaction, Practice/Application, Lesson Delivery, and Review and Assessment. You will experience interactive sessions with handouts and bookmarks.

For registration information, please contact Deb Wood at 586/228-3498 or dwood@misd.net. Open to Science Teachers - Grades 5-12. This workshop will enhance teachers understanding of the content expectations pertaining to simple machines.

Use the instructional strategies that are embodied in the SIOP Model and you will help your English Language Learners develop their academic English skills while learning grade-level content. Come to this in-service and experience various techniques and practical strategies to consistently engage students, build background, and accelerate student achievement. You will leave ready to implement the eight components of SIOP - Lesson Preparation, Building Background, Comprehensible Input, Strategies, Interaction, Practice/Application, Lesson Delivery, and Review and Assessment. You will experience interactive sessions with handouts and bookmarks.

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This workshop is open to all teachers from the CCISD service area who have attended a service learning 101 workshop. Participants will review the essential elements of service learning, discuss service project assessments and develop a project/proposal for submission to the advisory committee. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This workshop is open to all teachers from the CCISD service area who have attended a service learning workshop in the past 3 years. Participants will review the essential elements of service learning, discuss service project assessments utilized in their classrooms and discuss issues surrounding the use of Service Learning in the classroom. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

This 5-part series examines the basic elements of service learning and how technology can be used as a reflection tool as well as how to make literacy connections and share local and global resources to impact student voices in the classroom.

The objectives for this program are: 1). to provide examples of ideas for meaningful learning in history; 2). to work with teachers to develop strategies for incorporating inquiry and decision-making questions in their history classrooms; 3). provide activities and assessments using real world lessons and techniques; 4). to provide strategies for raising the MEAP scores; 5). give web-sites and other examples for teachers to use in classroom applications; and 6). provide up-dates from the Department on changes in the content standards/benchmarks for history.

Open to teachers. Learn how to effectively deal with everyday classroom discipline problems. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

For registration information, please contact Deb Wood at 586/228-3498 or dwood@misd.net. Open to Science Teachers - Grades 5-12. This workshop will enhance teachers understanding of the content expectations pertaining to sound.

Southgate District Only. K-5 teachers will be convening by grade level and content area to review Science and Social Studies GLCEs, construct pacing guides and review assessment data from MEAP and Performance Series. Discussions will invlove sharing of successful teaching strategies especially in areas of guided reading and learning centers. Learning how to assess student performance and report card revision will also be included after viewing appropriate videos from ASCD.

This program is limited to administrative representatives from Clarenceville, Farmington, Huron Valley, Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield. The purpose of this training is to study current issues that impact teaching and learning and design staff development initiatives to address these issues for the southwest section of Oakland County. As a result of attending this staff development, participants will acquire increased knowledge of current state and national educational issues and learn how to design staff development to build local capacity to address these issues. For registration information, please contact Jackie Moase-Burke 248-209-2070.

This workshop is designed to train educators to effectively teach critical thinking about social justice, environmental ethics, and animal protection, and thereby enhance their studentīs understanding that their choices make an impact on themselves, other people, other species, and the Earth, preparing them to be contributing global citizens. For more information, contact Lisa Forzley at 248-541-5717 Ext. 3809

Acquire basic communicative competence in Spanish to learn the language well enough to listen and understand spoken Spanish as it pertains to encounters at school with children and parents who are native Spanish-speakers. Emphasis will be on the classroom-related environment, administrative offices, and school-related events, such as parent-teacher conferences to simulate conversations within the specified grammar and vocabulary studied.

Take your Spanish conversational skills to a higher level right before school starts! This 3-week class will provide an opportunity for you to increase your Spanish speaking skills for use in working with your native Spanish speaking students and parents. You wonīt want to miss this interactive class as you practice with your classmates!

Do you want to gain basic Spanish conversation skills to be able to communicate with native Spanish-speakers? Maybe you have prior Spanish speaking skills and need to review! Do you want to know more about the culture of the Mexican and Mexican-American students in your classroom and school community? This class provides that first step toward learning (or reviewing) Spanish and learning more about the Mexican culture!

Do you want to gain basic Spanish conversation skills to be able to communicate with native Spanish-speaking students and families in your school? Maybe you have prior Spanish speaking skills and need to review! Do you want to know more about the culture of the Mexican and Mexican-American students in your classroom and school community? This class provides that first step toward learning (or reviewing) Spanish and learning more about the Mexican culture.

From July 11–13, 2006, the Kuyers Institute of Calvin College will be hosting a preparatory workshop entitled "Soul-Searching: The Spiritual Development of Todayīs Youth" on the campus of Calvin College. This workshop, led by Institute director David Smith with guest speaker Dan Beerens (Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Holland Christian Schools), will consist of three days of discussion focused on the recent volume by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. This book reports the findings of the National Survey of Youth and Religion, based on a nationwide telephone survey and extensive face-to-face interviews. The three days will focus on the educational implications of the National Survey of Youth and Religion, particularly in relation to the faith development of students. Participants are required to attend all three days of this workshop and will receive 1.5 CEU’s. Contact: 616-526-7501

Educators will participate in a variety of hands-on learning activities and receive materials to take back to their classrooms. The program will focus on Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics activities and strategies to use in the classroom and on field trips. The program will be conducted by Science Center staff. DSC hopes that this program will serve as a catalyst to develop a core of educators who can bring STEM activities back to their schools.

Explore strategies in the framework of curriculum integration that will maximize instructional opportunities and help students practice meaningful skills in authentic real life contexts.

3rd Annual State of Michigan Third Grade Teacher Convention with IACET CEUs. Provider # 2563

Practical differentiated teaching strategies to increse the achievement of each student -- from the struggling student to the high achiever. Proven ways to flexibly group your students to more effectively meet diverse student needs. How to make the best use of scaffolding, tiered assignments, complex instruction, orbital studies, mini-lessons, anchor activities and a host of other strategies to more effectively differentiate instruction in grades 2-6. Innovative ways to modify your lessons and assignments to account for diverse levels of studentsī readiness, interests and learning styles, while keeping teacher preparation time reasonable. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Provide training to develop new science teachers. Participants will be trained in safe and appropriate lab management, effective questioning techniques and developing effective science lessons and activities.

This program is designed to give ideas, tools, language and experiences that can lead to success. Participants will interact with experiential lessons combined with academic learning, civic engagement and character development.

Participants will learn of an innovative new program for students in grades 5-9 to achieve in literacy skills, character education and civic responsibility

Only open to NHA team members. Through the study of the book Strategies that Work by Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis, teachers will learn how to help students develop comprehension strategies by modeling the following techniques for them: 1) thinking aloud; 2) coding text; 3) lifting text; and 4) reasoning through text using class discussions. Participants will read the book as well as engage in discussion regarding best practices for implementation.

You will learn the step by step process of setting up a differentiated environment, managing student behavior, making sense of student data and designing lessons that differentiate your curriculum standards to give access to more learners in your classroom.

Practical, classroom-proven strategies for accelerating achievement in your struggling readers and writers in math, science, social studies, and language arts. Innovative step-by-step techniques to help your struggling students produce quality writing from prewriting to final product. Numerous ways to differentiate your lessons and activities to help your struggling students be successful. Successful and ready-to-use ideas to help students acquire comprehension skills and process informational text. Demonstrations, sample materials and an extensive resource handbook.

Designed for grades 6-12, this one day seminar will teach outstanding integrated, thematic teaching strategies. Increase student achievement and motivation in your English and Social Studies classes.

Innovative ways to enhance second gradersī reading skills, writing proficiency, spelling accuracy, social studies knowledge, problem-solving skills and more.

Strengthen your English/Language Arts instruction with innovative writing activities intended to motivate your students and help improve writing and reading skills.

This seminar will teach how to enhance student performance using activities and strategies designed for secondary physical education programs.

Practical, state-of-the-art strategies for strengthening your total school library program. How to make the best use of technology in your school library/media center. Youīll receive an extensive library/media center resource handbook and details of how you can access a special web-site created to support this seminar. How to develop and maintain the best collection possible, even on a limited budget. Proven strategies that will save you time and money. How to work more effectively with the total school staff. Ways to increase student learning of quality literature.

The best, current ideas for enhancing your school library program. Innovative strategies for supporting reading and writing instruction throughout your school. How to use Web-based resources to help strengthen your schoolīs entire instructional program. Receive an extensive resource handbook packed with ready-to-use materials and ideas designed specifically for school librarians and media centers.

Designed for educators serving grades K-8, learn about the latest brain research to strengthen student learning. Increase studentsī understanding and retention of your instruction and expand your teaching with a wealth of brain-compatible instructional techniques.

A 2 day seminar devoted to methods for motivating students to enhance academic achievement.

Substitute Teachers will strengthen their positive attitudes and perceptions about teaching and learning. The program will focus on essential elements of effective teaching. The program will also facilitate support of the substitute teacher through a network of colleagues and veteran teachers.

Proven techniques for dealing with young children who are difficult, challenging or angry. Practical strategies for encouraging self-discipline and building responsibility. Demonstrations, methods, activities, ideas, and an extensive resource handbook designed specifically for this seminar.

Practical Strategies for Increasing the Academic and Social Success of Students with Oppositional Defiant, Conduct, Bipolar, or Anxiety Disorders (Grades K-6). Dozens of highly practical management strategies that maximize learning and minimize distraction and disruption in the classroom. Highly sensitive research-based teaching strategies that effectively minimize the learning challenges associated with symptoms of oppositional defiant, conduct, bipolar, and anxiety disorders. Proven classroom techniques that help oppositional students develop self-discipline and take responsibility for their behavior. Demonstrations, activities and an extensive resource handbook filled with useful materials, ideas and practical strategies. For more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Dozens of effective, innovative strategies for helping your speech students with articulation and phonological needs become better communicators. Specific suggestions for developing lessons that challenge and involve students of all levels and learning styles in both large and small group settings. Proven tools for building collaborative teaching models that integrate speech and language IEP goals with classroom participation. Practical, proven methods for improving listening skills and enhancing vocabulary skills to increase active participation in the classroom setting. Realistic, timesaving approaches for assessing carryover of articulation, phonological, and language goals. Each participant will receive and extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this class.

This training session is designed for Co-Teachers who are seeking to improve the effectiveness of their classroom instruction. It will provide information on several strategies that will enable Co-Teachers to vary classroom content, instructional methods and assessment.

Designed for special education teachers and general education teachers, grades 6-12, this seminar will offer proven, common sense strategies for adapting content area curricula to meet student learning and IEP requirements, plus much more.

The Summer Academy is a three day comprehensive workshop for educators. The in-depth sessions are "hands-on", user-friendly, challenging and creative. Teachers and administrators will learn up-to-date research strategies that can be implemented in the classroom. Teachers will learn K-12 proven practical research practices that will improve student achievement, how to apply strategies to specific goal setting for implementation, understand content that needs to be taught to help students master the MEAP and ACT, and enrich their current teaching practices to ensure a quality classroom with student mastery of Grade Level and High School Content Expectations. For further information, contact Carolyn Rakotz at 734-334-1367.

As the 3rd annual program for area teachers of Latin, English, History, and Social Studies, this yearīs Summer Classics Program focuses on the integration of primary sources for mythology and history into a classroom setting.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will gain knowledge of situational leadership, school improvement, what good instruction looks like, and leadership inventory and analysis.

The Summer Literacy Institute will provide participants with models, strategies and practial classroom and school applications in a variety of literacy areas including an emphasis in teaching reading in the content areais, technology and classroom management.

This series of workshops are to provide educators with models and strategies, combined with practical classroom and school applications. The major areas of focus will be literacy with an emphasis in the teaching of reading in the content, classroom mamangement including differentiating instruction, and in the area of technology.

Familiarize attendees with the state summer reading theme for 2003: Laugh It Up at the Library. Offer instructional sessions that deal specifically with using humor with children and teens. Help attendees feel more comfortable with potentially new ideas in summer reading programs such as offering online programs or book discussion groups. Deal with traditional issues such as working with the community and building partnerships.

Familiarize attendees with the state summer reading theme for 2003: Laugh It Up at the Library. Offer instructional sessions that deal specifically with using humor with children and teens. Help attendees feel more comfortable with potentially new ideas in summer reading programs such as offering online programs or book discussion groups. Deal with traditional issues such as working with the community and building partnerships.

PCCS teacher is assigned to a student teacher from a state approved educational institution. Supervising teacher is responsible for support, guidance and direction of the student teacher.

PCCS teacher is assigned to a student teacher from a state approved educational institution. Supervising teacher is responsible for support, guidance and direction of the student teacher.

PCCS teacher is assigned to a student teacher from a state approved educational institution. Supervising teacher is responsible for support, guidance and direction of the student teacher.

PCCS teacher is assigned to a student teacher from a state aproved educational institution. Supervising teacher is responsible for support, guidance and direction of the student teacher.

This program is limited to teachers in the Southwest Consortium: Clarenceville, Farmington, Huron Valley, Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake, and West Bloomfield. The purpose of this conference is to acquaint participants with the resources of the Holocaust Memorial Center, and provide participants with strategies for teaching about the Holocaust. As a result of attending this conference, participants will acquire increased knowledge and skills to teach about the Holocaust.

This conference is limited to teachers in the Southwest Consortium. Itīs purpose is to provide teachers a professional opportunity to build expertise in the alignment of Curriculum, instructional strategies to support curriculum, and the use of assessment data to drive instruction.

This event brings together worship leaders and planners, pastors, artists, dramatists, musicians, teachers, and educators from many church traditions to engage in worship, fellowship, learning, and discussion around preaching, drama, organ and piano music, worship planning, visual arts, and congregational song, particularly global music. Participants will gain practical ideas, resources, and skills for their participation in worship leadership and in involving others in worship.

Sure-Fire classroom strategies - Grades K-8. Learn winning strategies that dramatically increase student attention, organization and productivity! See how to quickly reduce and redirect disruptive, off-task behavior. Hands-on lessons and activities designed to get kids actively involved in learning. How to boost the vital teamwork and communication between home and school. See how to easily track academic & behavioral growth. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Teach for Tomorrow (TfT) exposes teachers to quality online educational resources and introduces effective online activities through nine interactive modules. TfT helps teachers understand how to use Internet technology and content for instruction, presentation, lesson planning, research, and collaboration. TfT goes beyond an introduction to Internet tools to offer busy educators practical, specific ideas for successful Internet implementation.

Using the text, What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker, participants will explore the attitudes and behaviors that make some teachers great. We will look at expectations, discipline, different management styles, and facilitating change in student behavior. This is a study group inservice series focused on reading, discussion, and the viewing of DVDs featuring Todd Whitaker. Teachers will receive a copy of What Great Teachers do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most.

This two-day workshop will provide training and support in choosing appropriate assessments for desired information, designing different assessments and applying the characteristics of effective assessments.

This two-day workshop will provide training and support in choosing appropriate assessments for desired information, designing different assessments, and applying the characteristics of effective assessments.

These sessions are opened to pre-registered Detroit Public Schools participants only. Participants will identify various classroom strategies which can be used to increase student achievement and achieve adequate yearly progress.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to K-12 Science and Math Teachers. This course assists teachers in developing instructional leadership skills in the fields of math and science by obtaining greater expertise and collegial/administrative support.

Investigate the roles and responsibilities of building and program administrators. Participate in small group interactive activities with colleagues. Learn from District Administrators. Explore and develop leadership potential.

Investigate the roles and responsibilities of building and program administrators. Participate in small group interactive activities with colleagues. Learn from District administrators. Explore and develop leadership potential

Investigate the roles and responsibilities of building and program administrators. Participate in small group interactive activities with colleagues. Learn from District administrators. Explore and develop leadership potential

Investigate the roles and responsibilities of building and program administrators. Participate in small group interactive activities with colleagues. Learn from District Administrators.

Mentor Teachers will receive instruction on goals of mentoring a new teacher, the roles and responsibiliies of a menor teacher and strategies to use.

The sessions in this series will introduce participants to research based best practices in teaching and learning and to strategies for implementing this type of instruction in their own classrooms. For registration information, please contact Kendra Hearn at 586/228-3482.

The sessions in this series will introduce participants to research-based best practices in teaching and learning and strategies for implementing this type of instruction in their own classrooms. For registration information, please contact 586/228-3482.

Will provide teachers with strategies to effectively meet the needs of all students. Effective strategies to enhance student learning will be the primary focus. Participants will learn the characteristics of an effective team and the key factors to address before implementation.

Open to K-12 Teachers. Learn and understand which literature and evaluations are appropriate for the various stages of human development. For registration information contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community college, katam@macomb.edu

The Vocabulary of Diversity; Diversity and Education; The Different Modalities of Learning; Six Types of Bias; Generational Poverty. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

(TBA ISD) This course is deisnged to prepare and support new teachers as they enter the classrooms. The instructors and mentors will provide a support system along with a knowledge base and community of learners in which the new teachers can rely. Mentors will be scholars, lead teachers, ISD personnel and others as appropriate.

This course is deisnged to prepare and support new teachers as they enter the classrooms. The instructors and mentors will provide a support system along with a knowledge base and community of learners in which the new teachers can rely. Mentors will be scholars, lead teachers, ISD personnel and others as appropriate.

In INST315: Teaching for Multiple Intelligences (Grades K-12), you will discover the advantages of teaching methods that engage multiple intelligences and explore ways to implement them. You will also learn to teach and assess students differently based on their individual intellectual styles. Questions? Contact PBS TeacherLine 866-864-0828 or http://www.madonna.edu/pages/GraduateCredit.cfm

This is a limited offering. Teachers participating in this program will travel abroad for the entire 2004-2005 school year. The teacher will establish a website, chronicale his/her travels and teaching experience abroad and communicate with students via the internet. Call Carla at 906-482-4250 ext. 233 for more information.

Support Interventions for Struggling Adolescent Learners. Teaching Kids In a Mixed Ability Classroom. Learning Strategy Instruction for Struggling Adolescent Learners. Using Rubrics to Evaluate and Improve Student Performance. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

Participants will be able to: Understand the importance of building ESL students vocabulary skills in order to increase listening & speaking abilities. Use appropriate strategies in the classroom to incorporate more student activities including discussions, questioning, and simulations. Provide instructional support to the learner through varied cooperative learning strategies. Identify & integrate more whole language & grammar structure in the ESL classroom

Teaching Processes to Students from Poverty. Teaching Decision Making and Problem Solving. Changing Behaviors. Discipline and Poverty. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

Next in the Grades 3-8 Miscellany series that offers on-going professional development for teachers of grades 3-8 in reading and writing. Does content-area reading give your students information anxiety? Learn about the five roadblocks to teaching content area reading; learn to establish a learning framework for enjoyable student learning; and learn ways to scaffold instruction that supports students as they acquire the information they need. Questions? Call 517.244.1211

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Commuity College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. This workshop is designed to support you in teaching study skills to your students. Reading a textbook, organizing notes, and self reflection for learning are just some of the topics that will be covered.

Working with English Language Learners; Putting It All Together; Giving Meaning to Learning; Teaching the Diverse Brain to Read and Understand; Closing the Gap in Achievement. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom. Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom. For more information contact Knowledge Delivery Systems at info@kdsi.org or 1-800-728-0032.

Integrating Technology into the classroom through the utilization of technology tools such as powerpoint, publisher, blackboard.com, excel and word.

The goal of this workshop is to introduce brain research to participants as it applies to education. Participants will review specific strategies to improve student achievement. Participants will learn how to use classroom-tested strategies to engage their students in the classroom. Particpants will learn how brain chemistry changes and why student attention is raised.

This workshop will provide participants with practical, specific brain-compatible strategies for all educators.

This offering is open to teachers of all grade levels and subject areas and is a 2 day workshop. Teachers will become familiar with the resources available through the Keweenaw Historical National Park and will provide feedback during the second session regarding what other resources would be useful for the park to offer. This workshop is limited to 20 participants and a maximum of 3 teachers per district. Call Loret at 906-482-0331 for registration information.

This workshop is open to all interested K - 12 teachers. Participants will learn how to utilize various outdoor locations in the Western Upper Peninsula to teach a variety of subjects including geology, mathematics and science. Participants can earn anywhere from .5 to 1.0 SB-CEUs. For Registration information, contact Loret at 906-482-0331.

Participants will explore the implications of teaching, learning and assessing in a standards-based environment.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Experience the craft of technical theatre production at the state-of-the-art Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. This intensive workshop will explore the theories of technical theatre, blending the practicla usage of scenery, lighting and sound for live performance.

Designed for mainstream instructors K-12 who are currently teaching students whose native language is not English. This certificate course includes instruction in methodology, language skills, integrated approaches and skills for teachers.

Only open to NHA team members. Through the study of Robert Marzanoīs book The Art and Science of Teaching, teachers will learn about a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the equally vital need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual students. Participants will read the book as well as engage in discussion regarding best practices for implementation.

An overview of the best childrenīs books of the last decade with ideas and activities to corporate them across the curriculum.

Open to teachers. Learn how to use the classroom computer to increase learning and motivate students. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Contact Kathleen Kryza, kkryza@ix.netcom.com or (734) 741-489 for workshop and registration information. Participants will: *Get to know who their students are and ways to honor how they learn best. *Use student diversity to build a safe and inviting community of interdependent learners. *Design quality lessons based on state standards and benchmarks. *Investigate the Vital know-hows that all students must have for successful learning. *Discover numerous ways to differentiate for the wide range of learner in the classroom. *Develop techniques to help struggling learners, challenge advanced learners, and support English Language Learners. *Create easy-to-use rubrics for student and teacher assessment as well as formative assessments. *Learn a variety of ways and procedures for managing the classroom.

The Summer Institute is a five-day comprehensive conference for educators. This conference is divided into strands of mathematics, English language arts, social studies, science, and best practice/other. The in-depth sessions are "hands-on", user-friendly, challenging and creative. The outcomes are: To learn K-12 proven practical research practices that will improve student achievement; to apply strategies to specific goal setting for implementation; to help educators understand content that needs to be taught to help students master the MEAP and ACT; to help educators enrich their current teaching practices to ensure a quality classroom with student mastery of Grade Level and High School Content Expectations. For further information, contact Carolyn Rakotz at 734-334-1376.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Help your students meet the new online graduation requirements. Use the Internet to supplement your class work through discussions, test taking, and supplementary materials.

Tricks of the Trade will offer designated high school teachers and teachers from other disciplines who are responsible for theatre at their schools the opportunity to hone their skills, learn new techniques, take advantage of new resources, and from community with their peers. Because Michigan does not certify teachers of theatre, this type of training is difficult for teachers to access. Our goal is to better prepare and equip these teachers for the challenges of their current assignments.

Specifically designed for speech-language pathologists serving students in grades PreK-6. Dozens of practical ways to improve speech intelligibility for your most difficult speech students. Practical methods to facilitate consonants and vowels in children with severe expressive speech disorders. Help parents better understand how to develop more intelligible speech in their children with apraxia, dysarthia or severe phonological disorder. How to integrate articulation, phonology and oral-motor therapy into a comprehensive plan of treatment for phonemes. Receive a detailed resource manual to support your immediate use of the therapy ideas youīll receive in this seminar. For more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Choose from 22 Idea-Packed Conference Sessions, Including... - Practical strategies to strengthen your third and fourth grade studentsī writing skills; - Before, during, after...tools for strengthening reading comprehension in third and fourth grades; - Incorporating productive literacy centers in your third and fourth grade classroom; - Using guided reading to help your third and fourth graders become better readers; - Creating and using a curriculum map as a first step in building a differentiated classroom; - Vocabulary development for third and fourth graders; - Defining specific comprehension strategies and learning powerful ways to teach them to third and fourth graders; - Flexible grouping - what it is and how to make it work in third and fourth grades. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this conference.

Participants from Michiganīs rural schools will gather to discuss issues related to their unique learning environments and from the implementation of differentiated instruction within their classroom settings.

This course will focus on how to identify the learning needs of every student and then create strategies that will meet those diverse needs across the curriculum.

This course is designed to increase the effectiveness of all levels (K-12) of teaching and the identification of individual student learning needs.

To teach writing teachers how to teach their students how to write an I-Search paper. The I-Search paper is an alternative of the traditional research paper. The I-Search paper has been successful at turning around negative attitudes of reluctant students and inspiring gifted students to achieve new heights.

Designed for social workers and mental health professionals, this seminar will provide updated training in the family behavioral treatment of children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). This workshop will review current diagnostic information on ADHD and ODD, and provide practical training in incorporating family cognitive-bahavioral problems and their families. The seminar will include didactic presentations, case vignettes, videotaped examples of ADHD children and family conflict, and interactive discussion with participants.

Restricted to Ann Arbor Staff only- Participants will complete the 8 learning modules included in the TRIBES Basic Training. They will understand the philosophical belief structure of TRIBES. They will gain skills necessary to implement TRIBES in their classroom.

Participants will learn how others are using service learning in their classrooms. Earthforce, Learning to Give & The League, Heifer International, CiviConnections, and Task Stream Units will be highlighted

Open to teachers. Uncover the secrets of the adolescent mind. Gain valuable information on how they feel, how their identities develop and how you can best meet their needs. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Participants in this workshop will be able to understand differences in learning by becoming skilled at recognizing and pinpointing differences in learning, and thus will be able to manage their differences. For more information and to register, please contact Pat Malley, Beaumont Hospitalīs Center for Human Development at 248-691-4757.

American evangelicals probably are the most media-savvy religious group in the world, quickly adopting new technologies for proselytizing, teaching, and entertaining. Yet scholarly studies and news reports about this phenomenon are spotty and simplistic. This conference is the first broad-based examination of American evangelical media since the rise of computer-based means of communications such as blogging, personal video production, online streaming, satellite radio, multimedia theatre, MySpace (online social networking), video and computer gaming, high-tech theme parks, Web journalism, podcasting, and ebooks and other media forms.

Open to Secondary Science Teachers. This course targets conceptual understandings of the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and weather and offers various methodolgies for teaching students. Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings.

Open to Secondary Science Teachers. This course targets conceptual understanding of the universe and offers various methodolgies for teaching astronomy concepts to students. Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings.

This program is by invitation only to Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Science Teachers. Participants will develop an undertanding of science materials, which will provide teachers with opportunities to actively learn science in combination with student thinking and teaching.

For registration information, please contact Sylvia Diaz at 586/228-3466. Program open to Secondary Science Teachers. Participants will explore ways aviation and aerospace can be integrated into your curriculum.

For registration information, please contact Sylvia Diaz at 586/228-3466. Program open to Secondary Science Teachers. Participants will learn basic orienteering techniques through active involvement in map reading and navigating with a compass.

For registration information, please contact Sylvia Diaz at 586/228-3466. Program open to Secondary Science Teachers. Participants will explore geology through investigating mineral packets within the three rock families in order to simplify geology content to key fundamental concepts.

For registration information, please contact Sylvia Diaz at 586/228-3466. Program open to Secondary Science Teachers. Participants will explore hydrosphere within Macomb County, focusing on water quality, testing and filtration.

For registration information, please contact Sylvia Diaz at 586/228-3466. Program open to Secondary Science Teachers. Participants will explore recycling, composting, waste management and landfill operations.

For registration information, please contact Sylvia Diaz at 586/228-3466. Program open to Secondary Science Teachers. Participants will explore the hydrosphere and weather through a variety of activities, such as launching of weather balloon and collecting real data.

The purpose of this program is for school psychologists to gain a greater understanding of the implementation of the Personal Curriculum within the high school setting. Eligibility will be discussed as well as how PCīs are written and implemented.

For registration information, please contact Kimberly Lucier at 586/228-3488. Open to high school teachers, department chairs, special education, curriculum directors and principals. Participants will learn how to prepare students for the new MME/ACT Writing.

This program will explore the expectations, format and rubric of the MME/ACT by using lesson plans to prepare students for all the aspects of the MME/ACT, The Role of Writing, Creating ACT Prompts for Use in All Content Areas.

At this conference you will learn about making your school safer; closing the achievement gap; anatomy of a government takeover;how to prepare teacher evaluations;fiscal procedures and budget ideas. You will also learn about site-based management; recruiting/retaining teachers;at risk/title I;marketing your school; dealing with difficult people;surviving the crisis;professional growth for principalīs;legislation; use of volunteers and partnerships;positive school climate.

In this interactive session, participants will apply principles of differentiation by exploring a number of collaborative, active, and brain-compatible learning techniques aimed at engaging students and making learning joyful.

You will learn how to focus on content are integration that reaches beyond technology basics; Suggestions for more effectively integrating technology, video, word processing, and authoring software throghout the content areas.

Participants will be able to use the data analysis tool to make curricular, instructional and assessment issues.

Practical strategies for using songs, rhythm and rhyme to engage your students; to build community; and to enhance learning, even if musical talent is not one of your strengths. All materials are successfully proven in pre-kindergarten through third grade classrooms and utilize current brain and learning research. An outstanding chance to experience how music can re-energize teaching and learning. Demonstrations, dozens of ideas, an extensive resource handbook, and a specially produced cassette tape of songs you can use with your students.

Topics that will be covered include: a. Examining instructional program data in a low performance area b. identifying strategies for school improvement and engaging staff in clarifying the problems.

Open to science teachers grades K-5. Michigan rocks, minerals and other simple materials will be utilized to demonstrate easy lessons on the MCF Elementary and Middle School Geosphere Objectives. For registration, go to www.misd.net, misd training.

The goal is to show how storytelling can be used as a learning tool for K-12 teachers. Storytelling can encourage students to explore their unique expressiveness and can heighten a students ability to communicate thoughts and feelings in an articulate, lucid manner. Participants will learn to use story telling to encourage students speaking and listening skills and to support one or more curriculum areas such as language arts, social studies, math, science and art/music/drama.

Open to teachers. Discover how you can use the Internet to make teaching easier for you and more relevant to your students. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Train teachers to use tradebooks as part of their science curriculum. The use of these tools will enhance understanding and develop more effective science readers and writers.

This program is for all Livingston County Middle and High School Teachers. Training will cover reading strategies across the curriculum, integrating technology into the classroom and career education resources. This 3 hours of training will include a teacher training manual with lesson plans, e-Class instructions available online (this will reinforce staff development for 10 weeks) and will include 16 weeks of USA Today delivery to their classroom.

This program is for all Livingston County Middle and High School Teachers. Training will cover reading strategies across the curriculum, integrating technology into the classroom and career education resources. This 3 hours of training will include a teacher training manual with lesson plans, e-Class instructions available online (this will reinforce staff development for 10 weeks) and will include 16 weeks of USA Today delivery to their classroom.

This 4-day program will offer high school counselors an opportunity to experience the United States Marine Corps boot camp. Participants will be better able to then advise their students of what to expect in a military boot camp and if it would be a good experience for them.

The goal is to prepare teachers to effectively integrate technology and an Engaged Learning Model in the classroom. Based on cognitive research, 21st Century Skills, the National Educational Technology Standards for students, teachers and administrators, and the national and state content standards, benchmarks and learning principles, the participants will apply the components of an Engaged Learning Model as they transform their classrooms into student-centered, technology-enriched, learning communities.

Learn to implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce bullying/agressive behaviors. Specific Learning Outcomes for participants are: Strategies to impact the behavior of youth who bully, youth who are targets of bullying, and those who are bystanders; strategies to work with the parents of bullies and targets of bullying; staff training design and guidelines for a discipline rubric to ensure school-wide consistency and correlations with asset-building and brain-based learning research.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Middle School Science Teachers. Learn about the water quality curriculum developed by the DEQ to enhance the teaching of thease benchmarks in the classroom.

For registration information, please contact Mary Lou Kata at Macomb Community College, katam@macomb.edu. Open to K-12 Teachers. Particpants will learn practical ways to take control of their life. Educators carry a great deal of their work into their private lives and resigning teachers have shown in exit interviews the tremendous demands of the job outside of the classroom. This class provides practical ways to take control of your life and find the proper blending of home and school.

This workshop will use dance, song and storytelling in the music classroom to create a community of learners. The information covered in the workshop will help teachers to create a safe and fun environment for music education.

Educators will learn to use movement to teach music content standards in a fun and non-threatening manner. Participants will be able to use the strategies from the workshop and adapt them to their daily routines as music educators.

The focus of this workshop is music and movement for the early childhood music educator; activities will be expanded to include elementary music activities for all ages with lessons in vocal development, movement and music concepts in a chronological format.

Participants will take part in the presentation of different musical lessons that are concept based. Through this participation, teachers will develop an understanding of the elemental teaching process of the Orff Schlwerk. The goal is for teachers to use this process in their own classrooms.

The instructor will share the Gordon Philosophy of music education and how it can relate and work with the Orff Schulwerk process. The sequence of melody, rhythm, and harmony will be covered.

The workshop will present lessons using games and music in the Orff Schulwerk process. Activities will be at a variety of difficulty levels for students of all ages in an elementary classroom. Much of the Orff process will be modeled during this workshop so that participants will be able to use this process with activities other than those presented in the session.

This workshop will use both traditional and new material to introduce and reinforce music concepts. Participants will use music, instruments, speech and movement in a variety of ways so they can adapt lessons on their own.

The instructor will use both traditional and original material to introduce and reinforce music concepts. She will use music, instruments, speech and movement in a variety of ways so that participants can adapt lessons on their own. She will present games to use as assessment tools.

Learn whatīs new in childrenīs literature and how to use it in your program. Demonstrations, displays, bibliographies, dozens of easy-to-use strategies, and an all new resource handbook included.

Designed for secondary teachers, school librarians and public librarians, this workshop will offer motivating ideas for enticing adolescent readers to read more books. Outstanding suggestions for integrating new books into your curriculum or program.

The popular refrain of "all children can learn" drives educators, but what kind of practical support can a school offer when a student does not learn? With new high school requirements, this is more important than ever. In this informative and interactive session, we will address student achievement challenges and propose an intervention design based on the strategies of successful professional learning communities. During the day, participants will explore the question, "What does it take?"

Participants will learn from Gayle Karhanek how to address student achievement challenges and propose an intervention design based on the strategies of successful professional learning communities. Participation in distance learning sessions also required.

A 5 day class, featuring 5 nationally & internationally and/or locally known instructors. Each day will feature a different "Best Practice" and students will synthesize these strategies for their own classroom use.

A series of five exciting days of speakers on Understanding by Design.

Open to teachers. Learn to organize and maintain your hard disk so you can find, delete, rename and copy files. For registration information, contact Mary Lou Kata at 586/226-4802.

Only open to NHA team members. Through book studies and discussion of best practices, teachers will learn new behavior modification techniques to implement in their classrooms in order to promote win-win situations.

To train staff members in administration and interpretation of WJ-III.

This workshop is designed to inform K-8 teachers and their team on how to individualize assessments and instruction in spelling and vocabulary through the use of word study activities. For registration information, please contact Maureen Staskowski at 586/228-3483.

Participation is not limited to a specific group. Participants will look at student work and how it is designed by teachers, select and organize content knowledge worth understanding, assess student understanding of big ideas and core processes, etc. To register, contact Diane Vance (734) 878-2112 or Kelly Buko (810) 632-6863.

Classroom-proven methods of building responsibility, cooperation, accountability, and self-management with all students including defensive, defeated, disruptive students, and nontraditional learners. Brain-friendly techniques for improving learning, achievement and academic performance, even with students who have a history of failure and poor test scores. Practical, effective strategies that will help you avoid power struggles and help manage the behavior of challenging and disruptive students more successsfully. Valuable resource handbook that includes proven methods, strategies and demonstrations of successful techniques for working with difficult students.

Classroom-proven methods for building responsibility, cooperation, accountability, and self-management with all students including defensive, defeated, disruptive students and nontraditional learners. Brain-friendly techniques for improving learning, achievement and academic performance, even with students who have a history of failure and poor test scores. Practical, effective strategies that will help you avoid power struggles and help manage the behavior of challenging and disruptive students more successfully. Valuable resource handbook that includes proven methods, strategies and demonstrations of successful techniques for working with difficult students.

Open to K-12 teachers. Participants will gain knowledge of conflict resolution, block teaching and success strategies for teaching at-risk students effectively. Register with Mary Lou Kata, Macomb Community College at katam@macomb.edu

Practical strategies for increasing your effectiveness with difficult, disruptive and noncompliant students. Handle bullying, power struggles and student conflicts more successfully. Learn classroom-proven strategies for preventing disruptive, defiant and noncompliant student behavior before it occurs. Work more effectively with students who display anger management issues. Proven ideas, demonstrations, video clips of classroom discipline situations, and an extensive discipline resource handbook. For more information or to register go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

Practical ideas for helping difficult and noncompliant students become accountable and responsible for their own behavior. Proven methods for managing the behavior of disrespectful, challenging, confrontational or disruptive students. Instructional and behavioral strategies for motivating the unmotivated. New techniques for pro-acting, not re-acting to student misbehavior. Effective strategies for working successfully with at-risk students who have special needs. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. To register or for more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-260-8180.

Practical strategies to reduce disruptive behavior so you can spend more time teaching and less time disciplining. Proactive strategies for helping your disruptive students develop greater self-discipline and responsibility. Specific intervention strategies for increasing your effectiveness with hard-to-reach students. Proven methods to work successfully with difficult and disruptive students so they can become engaged learners. Techniques for improving studentsī internal motivation. Receive a detailed resource handbook designed specifically for this seminar.

Practical strategies to reduce disruptive behavior so you can spend more time teaching and less time disciplining. Proactive strategies for helping your disruptive students develop greater self-discipline and responsibility. Specific intervention strategies for increasing your effectiveness with hard-to-reach students. Proven methods to work successfully with difficult and disruptive students so they can become engaged learners. Techniques for improving studentsī internal motivation. Receive a detailed resource handbook designed specifically for this seminar.

Receive classroom-proven methods for helping economically and socially disadvantaged students achieve greater academic success. Learn specific ways to create lessons that lead directly to academic achievement particularly with economically or socially disadvantaged students. Understand the hidden rules within economic classes and why some students fear being educated. Gain powerful intervention strategies that improve the behavior of your socially and economically disadvantaged students. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.

Practical strategies for increasing your effectiveness with difficult, disruptive and noncompliant students. Handle power struggles and student conflicts more successfully. Learn classroom-proven strategies for preventing disruptive, defiant and noncompliant student behavior before it occurs. Work more effectively with students who display anger management issues. Proven ideas, demonstrations, video clips of real classroom discipline situations, and an extensive discipline resource handbook.

This workshop will focus on effective strategies for working with ELL students to ensure increased student achievement. This interactive workshop will explore the role cultural issues play in ELL students’ learning and the extremely important role paraprofessionals play in ELL student achievement. The workshop will provide literacy/academic strategies for paraprofessionals to help students meet local curriculum benchmarks, grade level content expectations (GLCEs), and English language proficiency standards. Additional strategies will help ELL students utilize their first language as part of learning. The session will also look at ways paraprofessionals can serve as advocates for ELL students.

This program is designed to instruct partipants in the use of the individual, group and parent intervention programs for traumatized parents and children in school or agency settings.

Designed for educators working with grades 3-8, this seminar will expand you repertoire of techniques to help increase your studentsī success on tasks that require them to write about mathematics. An essential skill in todayīs math standards!

This session for elementary teachers in grades 3-6 will focus on the use of writing rubrics, as well as, the utilization of cooperative groups in writing. Participants also will be provided with a practical application of integrating language arts across the curriculum.

This session for elementary teachers in grades 3-6 will focus on prewriting and the thinking processes involved in teaching writing. Participants will be provided with strategies on how to get the most out of students writing.

This session for elementary teachers in grades 3-6 will focus on writing in science. Participants will gain new strategies in the application on how to write in a content area. Teachers will experience the practical application for nature journaling and applying that to the writing process.

This session for elementary teachers, grades 3-6, will focus on writing in mathematics. Strategies will include how to write word problems and how to describe data in learning to incorporate writing in the content areas. Participants will also look at practical applications in writing a research paper in the elementary grades.

This session for elementary teachers in grades 3-6 will focus on concept and thematic mapping and how this process helps students organize their thoughts for writing. Participants will learn strategies on how to convert the concept/thematic map to a formal outline in building thoughts.

MITESOL Conference will present Tony Silva an Associate Professor of ESL at Purdue University who will be the plenary speaker. This conference is for all teachers who are teaching or who would like to teach international students from the ages of k- university level.