South Redford Fisher Elem. teachers will continue to work on aligning the Fisher Elem. writing program with State GLCE´s in a step-by-step approach using the Lucy Calkins Writing units of study as a guide

Annual MAHPERD Convention offering teaching/learning sessions applicable to educators of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance K-University.

The goals for this program are to offer quality sessions for educators to grow and learn. This learning will benefit students’ academic growth, as well as, improve their treatment. The final goal is to offer an opportunity to network with others in the state of Michigan working in treatment facilities with adjudicated youth.

The objective of the program is to provide certification to school employees for building asbestos inspectors and management planners. This program provides reviews of specific processes for developing and implementing asbestos building inspectors and management plans. An update of new technology and current rules and regulations is also included in the program.

This workshop provides the required annual training for school employees who wish to maintain certification as an accredited asbestos contractor and supervisor. The objective of the program is to provide annual reaccreditation training for school employees who are certified asbestos contractors and supervisors. This program reviews specific asbestos related management duties and provides an update of current requirements for managing an asbestos abatement project.

Attendes will learn how to evaluate your support operations, reduce your energy costs, through consolidated purchases and conservation measures, benchmark performance of key areas such as construction management, facilities, and transportation, and create and implement a project plan for improvements.

This program provides an excellent knowledge base of the AHERA law and OSHA regulations for operations and maintenance personnel. A review of the notification requirements and periodic inspection process is provided.

This is an annual refresher course for certification and licensing of asbestos abatement project designers. The program will update project designers on any changes made in the past year that would affect project design, i.e., new laws, new equipment, new methods, etc.

This course will examine individually and collectively educational issues that are currently facing schools, including: 1)violence prevention in schools, 2) using date to improved student achievement 3)dealing with the media and 4) school law.

Participants will learn to: Integrate technology into the classroom and curriculum, train others to use technology and assess technology skills of other educators and staff.

To provide a well organized structured forum for the sharing of concerns, ideas, and suggestions related to the managing of a modern public school district. Guest speakers provide timely and relevant materials and ideas to the participants. The goal of these meetings is to provide the Lapeer County with an opportunity to stay abreast of current regulations as well as best practices in education. The information that they are exposed to at these meetings assists them as they provide their home districts with the vision and leadership required. Some of the topics that will be covered a the monthy meetings include: MEAP data analysis, common countywide school calendar, county wide professional development, technology improvements, Health Department updates, Special Education issues and regulations, General Education issues, legal updates, and financial suggestions.

The Michigan Business Education Association (MBEA) members and secondary and postsecondary business teachers will hold their 70th annual convention October 1 - 3, 2008, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids. This convention provides professional development training and instruction in the areas of curriculum and instructional strategies, assessment and accountability, Business Management Marketing and Technology (BMMT) curriculum pathway, personal growth and leadership.

The Michigan Health Occupation Educators Association (MHOEA) is holding their annual fall conference October 15 through 17, 2008, at Zehnders, in Frankenmuth. Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Career and Technical Education, the program will provide important MDE and HOSA updates along with information on the national cluster initiative.

Open to Michigan NCA State Committee members only. The members of the Michigan Committee of the North Central Association will meet on December 8, 2008 in Lansing. Members will review membership criteria; committee reports from member school reviews; professional development and evaluation issues. Members will also be updated on current issues with the MDE.

South Redford teachers revisit "A Framework for Understanding Poverty" and unite with students in community outreach for student/teacher relationship modeling

2009 MACUL Conference: Teaching and Learning in a Digital World, will take place in Detroit, March 18-20. We look forward to nearly 3,000 educators from throughout Michigan, neighboring states, and Canada. Conference participants will learn about innovative, technology-related programs and have access to an extensive exhibit area which highlights hardware, software, computer-related materials, and other educational technology. The conference will also feature a working, hands-on model classroom, a student technology showcase, a technology playground and a professional development reception. The conference will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about and experiment with hardware and software products.

To provide SB-CEU credit for educators within Barry, Branch, and Calhoun counties who participate in a school committee during the 2009-2010 school year. Criteria must be met before SB-CEUs can be issued.

Strategies to help teach the 5th grade Mathematics Grade Level Content Expectations.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will learn the 6+1 Traits of Effectie Writing Model for early childhood.

A Silent Crisis: Creating Safe Schools for Sexual Minority Youth. This workshop is designed to help educators understand, assess, and improve school climate and safety for all youth, especially those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning. Research consistently finds sexual minority youth to be at high risk of homelessness, alcohol and substance abuse, harassment, assaults, suicide, school failure/dropouts, and truancy. Several school districts around the country have been dealt significant defeats in the courts for failing to provide services and safe environment for sexual minority youth. This workshop will outline some of the legal and ethical obligations that school systems and their employees have to serve and protect this population. Participants will: *Sharpen interpersonal skills and professional practices to better address the needs of sexual minority youth. * Receive an extensive Resource Guide. *Review legal obligations and model policies that promote safe schools. * Learn strategies for stopping harassment.

Delve into the world of Microsoft Access and come out alive. If you accept this mission, you will be able to extract precise information from a mountain of data. This course will erase your fears about database programs. You will create your own database. After the course you will be able to generate your own searches using queries. Lastly, you will design reports and forms with panache and style. You will need, as a prerequisite, to be familiar with Windows and a basic understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). The audience for this course is K12 administrators and educators looking to get a handle on massive amounts of data. For further information contact Jacki Campbell at (734) 334-1303

Administrative council members will learn and use positive relationship skills to improve staff performance.

Provide Agriscience teachers with new technical skills that can be used in the classroom. Learning activities will be "hands on" and the teachers will conduct experiments and practice skills they are learning. Long range goal will be to have teachers utilize new skills in their instructional program starting in the fall.

Participants will explore America´s industrialization between the 1760´s and 1920´s, and will develop lesson plans and activities relating to that era of America´s history. This program will allow access to the archival sources in the Benson Ford Research Center. For further information please contact Ryan Spencer at (313)982-6100, ext. 2261

Over 200 signs are introduced along with complex American Sign Language grammatical structures that will expand their ability to converse in sign language with deaf individuals.

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Training day 4 of 4 for AP Environmental Science teachers.

Training day 2 of 4 for AP Psychology teachers.

Training day 1 of 4 for AP World History teachers.

Training Day 2 of 4 for Pre AP English teachers.

Training Day 4 of 4 for Pre AP English teachers.

Familiarize yourself with The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Understanding how the 7 Habits can affect you and your students! Create a culture of personal leadership in your classroom and school community by internalizing the 7 Habits. Using the Ultimate Success Guide for Teens workbook, you will become better equipped to deliver the content in your class. You will also receive the Teacher Resource Guide full of tips, activities, further reading, and ideas for follow-up activities. In addition, the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens will be provided.

For Leona Group School Leaders Only. At the April 2005 Leona Group School Leader Meeting, Best Practices will be the school improvement development. There will be school presentations on practices which positively impact student learning and improve educator practice. This will be followed by Quality Education Initiative & School Reviews; this will include purpose, preparation, schedule and outcome. The meeting will conclude with School Management; assessment & evaluation, human resources management, professional development, and support services.

The national conference of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association will offer multiple sessions in assessment, intervention, and research in audiology and speech-language pathology. The convention is 11/16-06-11/18/06 in the Convention Center in Miami, FL. For further information contact the ASHA office at 1-800/498-2071.

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Participants will learn what it takes to start a broadcast club in your building and what technology tools needed in creating student broadcasts.

This offering provides teachers with the opportunity to develop the necessary skills to use the audio capabilities of the iPod in the classroom as a powerful learning tool in teaching and learning. Teachers will discover how students can use the iPod as literacy support for reading, for listening to audio books, newspapers, historical speeches, important symphonies, or a second language such as Spanish. In addition, the iPod can be used to record components of lessons for students to use as support or to record interviews in gathering information for student projects. Teachers will have the opportunity to develop classroom lessons that effectively employ the iPod as a learning tool.

Two professional development days will be offered for educators in the Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District. Day One: A.M. Principal Lee Lindberg will update and revise with staff the district Crisis Plan. Staff will actively work on the plan. Next, April Syria and Toni Applekamp will update and involve educators in the Student Assistance Team procedures. P.M. Gina Lindberg will present "The Inspired Teacher" based on the Dewitt Jones "What´s Right With the World" DVD. Gina will use creativity from her background as an artist and art educator to inspire teachers to be inspired about teaching and about life principals in general. This will be a positive presentation. "Every day educators can come to work inspired! Let us love what we do best!" said Gina. Day Two: A.M. Mary Nordine will make a presentation to staff on the Michigan Standards and Benchmarks. More specifically showing teachers how to find the standards and benchmarks online, where to find and how to use the Grade Level Content Expectations, how to find the English Proficiency K-12 Standards, and the High School Graduation requirements along with the High School Content Expectations and Guidelines. Educators often hear of the many resources in passing only and are not given time to visit the many online resources. After a full morning of information and demonstration, educators will spend the afternoon working on their curriculum allignment by content area and by department using the online resources they were shown how to access and use from the morning session. The afternoon will be supervised by Princial Lee Lindberg.

Will look at the range of Autism Spectrum Disorders and characteristics of students in each of the categories. Sharing of how local school districts in Ingham County evaluate and program for these students. Support staff such as SSW, Psychs, Teachers of Speech and Language will share what they look for and what types of evaluations are used.

This one day workshop will cover the instruction of repair and diagnostic procedures for automotive air conditioning systems. Refrigerant identification, retrofit service procedures, leak testing and dye injectors, and recycling/recharging are covered.

This course explores the reading process and reviews decisions in planning, teaching and assessment in matching the needs of students. Itfocuses on how to create a balanced literacy program in grades 3-5 based on guided reading and writing, supported by shared and independent reading, interactive writing, literature discussion groups and other approaches. Attention will be given to comprehension strategies,teaching genre and content literacy. consideration will be given to questioning, inquiry and critical thinking skills.

South Redford Staff Only. Administrators and school improvement team members will understand the criteria for NCA district accreditation and how that criteria matches the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Materials used will be NCA Documents for District & School Accreditation.

South Redford Staff Only. Administrators will learn about the mesh between the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence and the NCA District Accreditation. They will learn how to move their schools forward in the school improvement process.

A School Counselors / Psychologists may earn 3.0 SB-CEUs for supervision of School Counselors / Psychologists required practicum / Internship.

A supervising teacher may earn 3.0 SB-CEUs for supervising a student teacher / teacher intern for at least a full semester (not less than eight weeks) of an academic year.

Particpants will understand the foundations of the 3 tiered model of Positive Behavior Support. They will gain knowledge of the process of Funcational Behavior Assessment, and the components of an effective postive behavior support plan. They will gain skills in conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing a positive behavior support plan. They will understand the purpose of data collection and how to use data to guide intervention decisions.

The goal for Blackboard Day training is to bring together current and prospective professional development and K-12 practitioners in the area of online learning to share “best” practices, provide networking opportunities, and discuss important issues regarding online education and learning. Specific outcomes are to increase student involvement and faculty efficiency with e-Learning opportunities through presentations, discussions, and Blackboard workshop on uses in the K-12 setting.

To understand the Brain Organization Profile and its relevancy to student learning. Participants will explore teaching strategies to accomodate different learning styles, and to "balance" brain activity for more whole brain learning. For further information contact Luci French at (734) 459-3997.

3rd Annual START Conference: This conference is a full day event that features current issues in autism. This conference is designed for jprofessionals in education and health care, as well as families and friends of individuals with autism.

This inservice is open only to the Public Schools of CLK elementary and middle school staffs. Participants will examine, analyze and modify their building plans. Through this session, staff will utilize the information to set student performance goals and find strategies & inverventions that will set the basis for building reform and impact student achievement. Contact Darryl at 337-0311 for more information.

Participants in the CAPS (Comprehensive Autism Planning System) for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Autism, and Related Disabilities will learn how to implement instructional program for students with autism spectrum disorders. This timely resource addresses adequate yearly progress (AYP), response to intervention (RTI), and positive behavior support (PBS) in a common sense form.

SnagIt and Jing from www.techsmiths.com are tools used for capturing and recording your computer screen. SnagIt is called a "must have" by those who develop training materials. In this workshop you will learn how to use SnagIt to capture and annotate part of the screen. In the last portion of the workshop you will learn Jing, TechSmith´s free captures and annotation application. You will save parts of your screen for up to 5 minutes of onscreen directions with audio.

Participants will become familiar with CASAS a curriculum management & assessment system and will learn how to: Place learners in appropriate educational program levels; Assess learning gains and link assessment to curriculum and instruction; Certify attainment of learner and program goals; Select and use appropriate CASAS assessment instruments; Interpret assessment results to target instruction and evaluate learning gains.

This workshop for Region IV Consortium Leaders will assist participants in developing an awareness of diversity and will take a closer look at the UDL framework.

The overall objective of the Curriculum Council series is to plan and guide the processes that result in improved student achievement for Clinton County students. These processes include Talent Development, curriculum mapping, differentiated instruction, brain-based teaching and learning, MEAP analysis, and other research-based strategies that improve student achievement.

Central administrators will improve leadership and communication skills through weekly professional development activities.

This two-day training will provide teachers with the structure and rationale of effective classroom management. Teachers will be given a framework by which to define, teach, monitor, and acknowledge appropriate behavior. Increasing student motivation and teaching responsibility are a main focus of this training.

Child Study Teams are a part of the Federal Law Child Find. All schools are required to have an active Child Study Team (CST) in place. Learn how to organize, plan and execute a CST in your school. Also learn the process once a child is suspected of a disability.

Fundamentals of HTML, basic design considerations for web pages, basic JavaScript usage. Participants will use HTML and JavaScript to prototype game user interfaces, story boards, and interactive fiction. Class takes into account current design practices: using standards-based code to create liquid layouts that are broadly accessible - not only to a multitude of browsers on various platforms with a variety of monitors, but also to handhelds and other mobile devices, to foreign audiences, and to the disabled.

Fine Arts teachers from area schools, MMCC and CMU are invited to participate in this discussion/work group. The focus of the October meeting will be the role of fine arts in the ever-changing K-12 curriculum and resources for teaching fine arts. January’s focus will be promoting fine arts in the Mid-Michigan area and what do our students need at the college level.

This training will build on other training in the IEP series, building capacity for teams as they strive to develop compliant IEPs with educational benefit. Participants will be given the opportunity to reinforce important leadership skills relating to planning, process management, communication, problem solving and consensus-building in this session.

Committees meeting to discuss varies items

For social workers and other mental health professionals who want to improve their understanding of communication issues related to aging, this program explores the impact of aging on communication. The impact of normal aging as well as the medical conditions which are common to elderly people and their impact on communicative function will be discussed. Participants will learn about treatment options which may be appropriate for the aging individual with communication disorders as well as strategies for improving their own communication success when working with the elderly.

This workshop is designed for teachers/administrators to gain a broad understanding of the mathematics in the four-year Core-Plus Mathematics curriculum. Participants will be engaged in sample mathematics investigations to better understand important topics and the scope and sequence of those topics across the four-year curriculum. The Core-Plus Mathematics Project Work Session is designed to help teachers understand the Contemporary Mathematics in Context curriculum. This workshop provides: • An overview of the four-year curriculum, focusing on specific course content; • Talking with other administrators about ways to use the curriculum in different schools; • Ideas and discussions on how to facilitate collaborative learning; • Practical suggestions for program evaluation and school-home communication

SB-CEU’s limited to Shiawassee County School District. Monthly meetings held to update local district administrators on professional development and legislative issues. Meetings will include discussion and opportunities for May and June. School improvement will be the focus of the meetings.

SB-CEU’s limited to Shiawassee County School District. Monthly meetings held to update local district administrators on professional development and legislative issues. Meetings will include discussion and opportunities for March and April. School improvement will be the focus of the meetings.

SB-CEU’s limited to Shiawassee County School District. Monthly meetings held to update local district administrators on professional development and legislative issues. Meetings will include discussion and opportunities for February and March. School improvement will be the focus of the meetings.

North Central Area Schools staff will receive training and practice in using CPR techniques.

This workshop is intended for BAISD Special Education Staff only. In this training, participants will learn CPR and first aid procedures and techniques so they are prepared to respond to emergent situations that may arise.

For grades 6-12. This hands-on workshop provides participants with best teaching practices in curriculum integration and differentiated instruction in order to meet individual student learning needs. Participants will discover how to diagnosis the differences in student readiness, interests, and learning styles using a variety of performance indicators. There will also be an opportunity for participants to create classroom activities that will best suit their curriculum needs. For more information or to register go to www.aplusworkshops.com or call 1-866-626-7556.

Teachers will learn to create effective instructional tutorial modules for students to practice (remedial) or to learn new content using PowerPoint. These are self-paced non-linear and independent use modules. Really neat projects students can create themselves and for peers. Participants will be taught through hands-on and demonstration. Inductive and deductive strategies will be used for the learners. Instructor created handouts and web site resources will be used in the training. The purpose is to build teacher proficiency in the integration of technology with a goal of improving teaching and learning, based on research and best practice.

Presentation will include the following topics: Crisis development, verbal & nonverbal communication, personal safety, body language and non-violent physical crisis intervention techniques.

Presentation will incude the following topics: Crisis development, verbal & nonverbal communication, personal safety, body language and non-violent physical intervention.

This workshop will enable participants to balance the practical application of crisis intervention with humanistic concerns when faced with a disruptive or potentially violent situation. The program clarifies elements of violent behavior, identifying how a crisis may escalate and conversely de-escalate.

This course is designed for new members of a school Crisis Team and will cover the range of services and techniques used in responding to school populations in the aftermath of critical incidents such as violence, student death, or suicide.

Open to Shiawassee and Clinton County AgriScience educators. AgriScience teachers will be introduced to the Blackboard computer environment. Instructor will include setting up modules and the message board specific to AgriScience teachers. The participants will work within one course that can be customized locally.

Open to Shiawassee and Clinton County Family Consumer Sciences’ educators. Family Consumer Sciences’ teachers will be introduced to the Blackboard computer environment. Instructor will include setting up modules and the message board specific Family Consumer Sciences’ to teachers. The participants will work within one course that can be customized locally.

Open to Shiawassee and Clinton County Family Consumer Sciences’ educators. Family Consumer Sciences’ educators will review the basics of Blackboard Camp – session 1. Family Consumer Sciences’ educators will be introduced to posting assignments, threaded discussions and surveys specifically designed for Family Consumer Sciences’ educators. Participants will add curriculum and specific activities using the previously described methods.

Currilculum Based Measurement and Positive Behavior Support participants will develop personal action plans and school projects connected to their readings from recent educational research in the areas of positive behavior support including functional assessment, data collection strategies, problem identification and intervention design curriculum based measurement and DIBELS including administering and scoring procedures and research literature intervention strategies for behavior and learning includeing the National Reading Panel Report, internet resources, intervention strategies, current state and federal initatives including No Child Left Behind, Reading First, school based teams for problem solving including different school based models.

This four-part series addresses the leadership strand of the Michigan School Improvement Framework in the areas of collaborative inquiry, data-driven culture, and collaborative decision-making process. Principals and teacher leaders will develop skills for leading data conversations to inspire professional collaboration, enhance professional expertise and increase student performance.

This workshop will assist special education instructional leaders in understanding proactive protocols for using data to improve student achievement. Specifically, participants will learn to enhance decision making skills through effective interpretation of data, develop effective processes for organizing data to support decision making, and identify types of data necessary for effective decision making.

This is a three-day training faciltated by Steve Dunn for K-3 teachers. During the training, participants will learn how to establish a writing workshop, how to teach focus lessons, about assessing writing, how to scaffold to independence, and how to differentiate insruction for meeting different student needs.

Training through NASSP to develop assessors that will be able to identify prospective principals and assist prospective principals plan their professional learning based or objective feedback.

This event will be held at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and will include a study of Diego Rivera´s mural at the DIA, and mural making techniques. Participants will discuss how to plan and implement mural projects in school buildings and classrooms. For further information, please contact Jennifer Williams at (313) 833-7977

This is an IACET approved program.

Only open to NHA instructional staff members. During this four-day course, teachers will discover the power of differentiation and how it can increase achievement for all students. Exploration on how to turn the classroom into a differentiated classroom by understanding the six elements of planning will be the central theme. In addition, participants will examine ways to take current instructional practices and fine-tune them to become differentiated practices. Participants will 1) understand the necessary elements for planning such as Climate, Knowing the Learner, Assessment, Adjustable Assignments, Instructional Strategies, and Curriculum Approaches; 2) examine techniques on how to observe classrooms with a primary focus on Knowing the Learner; 3) understand the importance of continuous assessment before, during, and after instruction; 4) learn how to adjust learning tasks for different types of students; and 5) explore strategies for providing choices that will motivate and assist all learners.

Discover Petra--Bi-Weekly Public Lectures Various Petra specialists will speak on a variety of areas as we Discover Petra and its mysterious history. Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m., for eight weeks: 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, 6/7, 6/21, 7/12, 7/26, & 8/9 Includes admission to “Petra: Lost City of Stone” exhibit. Participants are required to attend at least 7 of the 8 lectures to receive 1 SB-CEU For further information and to sign up for these events: 616-526-7800 or 1-800-PETRA05 (800-738-7205).

Participants will explore the role of emotions in learning, how to improve recall & memory, and other strategies that greatly increase the probability of student learning. Participants will also leave with a cadre of strategies that are ready for classroom use. For further information, please contact Karrie St. Pierre at 734-334-1493.

This four day workshop will teach teachers about water and watersheds, place-based education and inquiry.

This four day workshop will teach teachers about water and watersheds, place-based education and inquiry.

Junior Class Learning New Zealand is a professional development counsulting group specializing in staff development programs for teachers of children, ages 5-8. This seminar presents literacy based on the New Zealand model of teaching reading and writing in the child´s formative years. New Zealand educators use highly successful and innovative literacy programs for young learners.

This four day summer course is for teachers teaching science in grades 3rd – 7th. Teachers will investigate inquiry as a scientific process and have time to develop quality inquiry-based research lessons and corresponding assessments in a content area of high need in their local school. We will investigate science concepts appropriate for grades 3rd -7th with STEM faculty facilitation and relate the concepts to pedagogical approaches at the elementary and middle school levels. This program is also offered for 2 college credits through Northern Michigan University.

To provide practicing educators an opportunity to experience the world of work and develop appropraite student lesson plans and or appropriate activity plans reflecting the infusion of workplace proactices into current standards-based currriculum and or management initiatives.

This session will review the legal requirements for mentoring Professional Development Plans required by MCL setion #1526. Designing or enhancing a mentor program will also be discussed.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net-Course Offerings, View by Interest; Language Arts- open to Grade 12 ELA teachers. Participants will be introduced to the HS ELA power standards and common assessments, with the focus on Grade 12. They will develop an understanding of how the ELA power standards are aligned to Grade 12 classroom instruction and Grade 12 common assessments. They will also develop an understanding of Data Director and how to generate reports on student performance in the content area of ELA.

The workshop will provide an overview of current issues in identifying language delays among young African American children who acquire the nonstandard English dialect often labeled as Ebonics or Black English.

Participants will develop and refine basic communication skills including active listening and questioning. Participants will also develop base knowledge for effective one-to-one and small group communication, as well as the process of group development.

This workshop is designed to provide teachers who work with adult literacy & adult basic education students information, research-based strategies, and activities that they can use to help students master the basics of writing.

Forests and wildlife are attractive topics for many students. This program offers an opportunity to use Michigan´s forests to teach Environmental Science. It provides an interactive CD and Award winning video for use within the classroom; as well as an online teacher´s guide as a joint MSU and Michigan Forests Forever Project.

Forect and wildlife are attractive topics for many students. This workshop offers an opportunity to utilize Michigan´s forests to teach Environment Science. It provides an interactive CD and a video for use within the classroom, as well as an online user reference guide.

Participants will understand the individual components, critical mathematical concepts, and games featured in units 11 and 12 in Everyday Math III Edition program at their grade level. Participants will review addition and subtraction number stories with dollars and cents, examining and identifying multiples of equal groups and connecting these to multiplication facts and also the inverse operation of division, using number models to show division. For registration information, please visit http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This program which builds on materials learned in Cohort II of this program is for Pinckney Community Schools´ personnel. The purpose of this program is to build capacities in teachers, administrators, parents and special education personnel to be able to support and educate all children. Participants will design lessons that meet the individual needs of all students by implementing strategies from the layered curriculum model to engage all students in achieving district benchmarks.

A group of 3 to eight teachers and/or administrators will use the tutorial, Excel Workshop for Teachers to learn the Excel progam and it´s applications to the classroom and instruction. Teachers will work together and serve as resources for each other. They will dialogue regarding their successes, frustrations, and classroom applications.

Recent bipartisan attention has focused on recidivism and former offenders. Research supports the fact that employed ex-offenders are less likely to return to incarceration, providing for safer communities for all. This workshop focuses on a multi-faceted approach – specific strategies assisting former offenders in securing and maintaining employment; how to locate and read a criminal record as well as approaches for employers and other stake holders in the community.

Michigan Agriscience Educators will receive programming updates by MDE, MSU and FFA. Workshops will be offered to train and prepare teachers for new and emerging classroom topics. Teachers will take back information and materials that can be implemented immediately into their classroom.

To provide master teachers, who are willing to coach beginning teachers, the resources and administrative support to allow a quality coaching mentee/mentor relationship to develop during the first semester of the 2005-06 school year.

This four-day workshop will offer the best of two worlds; the world of recent scholarship about slavery past and present and the world of practical hands-on lesson plans. These sessions will address Geography, U.S. History, and World History content expectations for 5th grade through high school. Participants will: • Investigate historically and geographically authentic facts and research regarding slavery and coerced labor in the New World and the Atlantic Slave trades using technology and print resources. • Explore and construct maps and other graphic organizers to create lesson plans. • Explore free electronic websites and databases for studying and teaching about the Atlantic slave trades. • Leave with a packet of resources and lesson plans for their grade/course aligned to the GLCEs and HSCEs.

In this workshop the overall goal is to give K-4 teachers materials for teaching the core democratic values to primary students. Teachers will be introduced to Foundations of Democracy curricula at two levels, K-1 and 2-4. They will learn techniques for teaching civics.

Only open to NHA team members. This is the second work session in a series of three, two-day sessions which will allow school leadership to analyze their school-wide behavior management data and plan for systemic changes within their school structure. Participants will work with a lead consultant from Safe and Civil Schools in an effort to design a comprehensive school-side behavior management plan.

Course is designed to provide hands on activities that will engage your students in science investigations that enhance their understanding of magnetic force, gravity, and the mysteries of sound. You will use simple materials and exciting techniques to study the fundamental science principles behind these forces. For further questions, please contact David Bydlowski 734.334.1455

Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about areas that present challenges for students as well as activities they can use in the classroom to help improve student performance in mathematics. The session will focus on three primary areas: geometry, calculation and graphic literacy.

Will focus on maximizing existing resources and identifying future resources for Curriculum Development for meeting specific AYP/NCLB targeted needs. Administrators will explore broader use of existing technology for achieving identified goals and access to resources and tools to achieve AYP targets and develop plans for in-district implementation. Participation is limited to members of GenNET Governing Board.

Restricted to Genesee County HS GenNET Principals. Improve Staff Development Leadership with focus on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and No Child Left Behind (NDLB)

Getting Along Together is designed to teach students basic skills in effective communication, social problem-solving, and conflict resolution, preparing students to interact effectively and successfully in their academic and social endeavors and to participate positively in the school community.

This workshop for new special education administrators will focus on supervisory techniques of management through reinforcement and appropriate modeling. Best practices and successful experiences will be the core of this brief presentation

World Trade is the topic for this session. Participants will examine the historical origins of this issue.

Teachers will learn how to implement guided reading lessons that provide as much instructional level reading as possible. Teachers will learn to use paratner reading formats and group activities to provide maximum learning to both above and below grade level readers. Teachers learn to more effectively teach using the materials they already have.

Provide teachers with teaching strategies to improve their student´s reading comprehension.

Day 4 in which High School ELA, Mathematics, and Science teachers will gather to discuss and begin to finalize the development of common pacing guides and assessments for the TBAISD region.

The District will continue to learn how to collaborate on curriculum development through the use of a uniform method of writing curriculum. The online software Build Your Own Curriculum, will be used to share input units across the district. Teachers will learn accelerated lessons on the software including reporting functions.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, course offerings. Open to Principals, Central Office Administrators, Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, SAP Personnel, Teachers and School Support Staff. Homeless, Invisible and in your Classroom: Meeting the Needs of Homeless Students is the title. You will find out who is a homeless student and how to we identify them? Meeting their emotional and academic needs. Connecting with School and Community Resources. Teaching Students about Homelessness and Poverty.

IACET credit earned for training and serving as an AP Reader for scoring the AP Psychology Exam.

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IACET- National Head Start Association, 36th Annual National Training Conference

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

Plan now to attend our four-day boot camp May 8-11, 9:00am-4:30pm (27 hours of in-class instruction on-site plus 13 hours coursework online to be completed by 5/31). Learn everything from the basics of Blackboard to how to analyze exam and question statistics. This is mixed-mode course with on-campus workshops during the day with an additional 13-hours of course development that must be completed and submitted for evaluation by May 31. The boot camp will present the same content as our Intensive Course Development (ICD). If you´d like to participate, enroll now in the Faculty Intro to Online Teaching, which is a prerequisite, and Intro to Blackboard. To register for either session, go to http://oel.umflint.edu/faculty/training2.htm.

Workshop participants will learn insights into world history and geography. They will also begin to organize the course by Cross-temporal or Global Expectations.

This seminar is designed to help teachers of at-risk students avoid power struggles. Teachers will learn techniques to help them put students with behavior problems in control of their own behavior. Also strategies to promote cooperation in the classroom.

Ottawa Area ISD 7th & 8th grade math teachers are invited to join this professional learning community that will engage in activites and efforts designed to improve student performance on the MEAP mathematics assessments. Participants will: - explore best practice in assessment and instruction specific to targed Grade Level Concent Expectations - engage in professional reflection - be a part of a larger support group to help in the quest to reach all learners - utilize lesson study to analyze instructional plans - develop assessment and instuctional plans

Participants will learn the secrets of technology integration in the classroom, gaining the skills educators need to use tools such as wikis, podcasts, and blogs effectively. You´ll discover simple ways to integrate technology to enhance your subject material and meet your course goals. We´ll explore quick-and-easy, standards-based solutions for more interactive lesson plans, exciting WebQuests, and challenging assignments. We’ll also unleash the power of Web resources, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You´ll learn how to design your presentation station, identify kid-friendly Internet search tools, teach keyboarding and word processing, and develop standards-based, integrated lesson plans in reading, writing, science, math, social studies, music, and art. We´ll delve into ways to reach special needs, GATE, and bilingual learners. Finally, we´ll look at computer ethics and the future of technology in the classroom.

Workshop is for SCC Algonac teachers only. Participants will learn how to: work with attachments, work with the properties tab, import into Notebook software and present a Notebook File.

Workshop is for SCC Algonac teachers only. Participants will learn how to: create, manipulate, edit & erase objects, create & use tables, sort pages and work with the gallery.

Participants will learn research-based strategies for teaching the reading component of a balanced literacy program in the Intermediate Grades (3-8). Participants will review reading components of balanced literacy. Participants will explore the differences between early grade level students´ reading instruction and those stategies needed for grades 3 - 8 when students have supposedly already mastered those skills. Participants will learn practical strategies for dealing with struggling or reluctant adolescent readers.

Accessing Websites, search engines and browser bars are all part of the topics that will be covered in this two-day session. Open a new power point document and create basic slides use templates and adding sounds will also be covered.

The overall objective of this three day program is to teach educators about invasive species in the Great Lakes Region with an emphasis on prevention.

Teachers will learn about water and watersheds, place-based education and inquiry.

Prepare yourself to deliver Internet safety training in your school district and community using the national i-SAFE program. You will learn about the components of the program and obtain a solid baseline knowledge in the field of Internet safety. On completion of this course, you will have access to the free i-SAFE curriculum so you can use it in the classroom, train others, or develop a program within your community. The audience for this course is educators and school safety officers. For more information contact Jacki Campbell at 734.334.1303.

For Leona Group Curriculum Coaches & School Leaders Only. At the January 2005 Leona Group Curriculum Coach Meeting, Best Practices will be the professional development theme. Individual topics as they relate to this process will be explored including: Differentiated Instruction, Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles and Instructional Delivery. The meeting will continue with a presentation and discussion on Cognitive Levels, Accommodations/Modifications.

Teachers Convention 2009 is open to K-12 teachers and principals who are working for the Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Peter Neri and Leroy Bruch will be our keynote speakers. Breakouts will cover a variety of ares including language arts, helping troubled children, brain research, and new curriculum.

Teachers will work to align district science curriculum with the Michigan Curriculum Frameworks. They will develop new units of study and identify resources for those units.

K-8 administrators will learn a variety of strategies to provide instructional leadership for their building.

Registration will be online at www.misd.net, open to K-3 teachers/educators. Participants will be shown the processes of oral language acquisition inventory and oracy instruction. For grades Kindergarten through third.

Instruction by J. Mark Rainey on the Leadership Challenge. Session 3 of the Leadership Effectiveness Series.

This program is limited to teachers in the Southwest Consortium: Clarenceville, Farmington, Huron Valley, Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield. The purpose of the Leadership in Differentiated Instruction series is to develop district leaders who can provide professional development in Differentiated Instruction within their district. As a result of attending this conference, participants will acquire increased skill to understand quality standards for a differentiated classroom, identify successful staff development strategies, learn how to conduct study groups, and , create and attain their own goals for instructional leadership.

This project is a focused, long-term and ongoing opportunity for administrators to learn how to access and use accurate and timely data to make informed decisions. It is being sponsored by MVU and the K-12 community.

online course through Michigan Virtual University

ASCD online course through MVU

This conference in Washington D.C., co-sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health, and Harvard Medical School as well as other organizations, unravels the mysteries of how children actually learn and provides valuable insights into appropriate pedagogy.

This workshop is geared towards any educator or group leader interested in learning more about fostering a relationship between our youth and the natural world. In this environmental education workshop, hands-on participation in a number of Leopold Education Project (LEP) activities will provide basic but highly useful information in Michigan natural history and conservation ethics, preparing educators to successfully and efficiently use curriculum materials with students.

The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is an innovative, interdisciplinary, critical thinking, conservation and environmental education curriculum based on the classic writings of the renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold. The Leopold Education Project teaches the public about humanity´s ties to the natural environment in the effort to conserve and protect the earth´s natural resources. The LEP was developed mainly for use by teachers, although other educational groups and private citizens can benefit from the materials. One major premise of the LEP is that Leopold´s writings are both sound science and excellent literature, and that they can be used as a springboard for meaningful environmental education. Upon completing the training, participants receive the LEP curriculum and other materials.

For registration information, please contact anne Crotser at 586/469-6431 or anne.crotser@macombcountymi.gov. Open to adults who work with upper elementary and middle school youth. Program will provide adults with the knowledge they need to successfully develop and sustain youth gardening programs, including resources, instructional methodology and program administration suggestions and specific lessons.

Participants will understand the major factors that influence comprehension. They will be prepared to teach a text by reading it, segmenting it into major sections, summarizing the meaning to be taught, generating questions to ask during reading and planning specific activities that would enhance children´s comprehension of the text.

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling is a series of professional development modules for general and special education teachers in grades kindergarten through third. This course focuses on the theory and practice of scientifically-based reading instruction. Each in-depth module fosters insight into why specific instructional practices are effective and how to implement them.

This seminar will teach the participants the tools to enhance classroom management. Research and evidence based strategies will be learned for common behavior problems, fun with multiple intelligences, literacy and dramatic play, stressed children, and curriculum ideas. Participants will leave with solutions for getting through to children so they will be cooperative, listen, and be respectful to the participants leading their classrooms. For registration information see the website www.atisemnars.org or call (800) 374-2291.

Overview of the thinking Maps Strategy, and then applied to writing.

Literacy Leaders is a Title I initiative to support and assist districts in cultivating Literacy Leaders to serve as "district architects." Participants will discuss oral language strategy instruction and assessment, acceleration charts, and mini lesson writing. For further information, please contact Annena McCleskey at (734) 334-1486

This workshop is restricted to pre-registrants only. Registrants must sign in and sign out and attend the entire workshop in order to qualify for SB-CEUs. Attendance sheets will be located on site. Paricipants will join in provocative discussions with their peers concerning a broad spectrum of books for young people. From the award-winning author Russell Freedman participants will gain a greater understanding of the meticulous research process used to craft his biographical work. Storyteller Sandra Hansen will present as well.

This program has been designed for middle school teachers to study the physics of magnetism and electricity, and the Michigan Science Curriculum Frameworks and Benchmarks for all grades, with an emphasis on the 5-9 grade sections. Participants will explore teaching strategies through hands-on activities. For further information please contact David Bydlowski at (734) 334-1455

This seminar focuses on teaching math skills and concepts to at-risk and hard-to-reach students in grades 4-8. Learn how to create a powerful math wowrld in your classroom that will motivate low performers. Learn innovative, parctical lessons and activities that will give at-risk students new skills, understanding and confidence. Activities, ideas are designed around the NCTM standards and will engage and involve all levels of learners.

Join us on a road trip to getting writer’s workshop up and running in your classroom. Learn the ins, outs, and pitfalls in navigating students to the finish line. We’ll fill your tank with practical ideas to transform your students into writing wonders. Participants will receive Regie Routman’s book, Writing Essentials, at the end of the session. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. For further information contact Toni Hall at 734-334-1498.

MASP´s Board Members and invited guests will complete training sessions and implement procedures established to date. Meetings to be held in Grand Rapids.

This workshop will provide teachers expert technical support and assistance from experienced practitiions as they learn strategies to deliver a rigorous and relevant curriculum. By focusing of the needs of students, teachers will learn how to develop practical, hands-on lessons consistent with state standards which provide students with the learning experiences they need to be successful in today´s changing world. These two days will focus on English Language Arts and Social Studies content areas.

Participants will be trained as teacher leaders in 1st grade math for their participating districts. They will interpret the latest research, explore high priority topics and gather necessary resources to take back to their local districts to share.

Day 12 of 15 in the series of math workshops to gain HQ status for staff in the AAESA and VBISD districts. This session will have participants develop lessons and presentations of lessons.

In this MEECS unit, participants will learn how to teach students to analyze and understand issues regarding land use and the impacts people have on it with lessons from "classifying land use" to solving land conflicts. Each participant will receive free materials including a binder of lesson plans, pre- and post-tests, Power Points, videos and more.

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!

Restricted to WBSD staff. Application for district mentors of new teachers. Sem 1

Working with a student teaching intern is not only an opportunity to help a beginning teacher, it is also a rich opportunity for professional development. It is a rare opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with another who knows both your content and your students well.

Working with a student teaching intern is not only an opportunity to help a beginning teacher, it is also a rich opportunity for professional development. It is a rare opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with another who knows both your content and your students well.

Master educators serve as mentors to novice professionals.

Mentors assigned by their school districts within the Menominee County Intermediate School District service boundaries to mentor new mentees are eligible to receive 3.00 SB-CEUs for their official work. This work must occur during the 2nd semester of the 2005-06 school year and must be approved by their building principal.

This in-service Addresses the emotional and behavior problems of students who consistently act out. Particpants will learn strategies to reduce and/or prevent the occurence of disruptive or dangerous outbreaks.

Registration online at www.misd.net. Program open to 3rd grade teachers. Program will focus on basic linear measurement and understaning perimeter and area.

Registration online at www.misd.net. Program open to 6th grade teachers. Program will focus on applying basic properties of lines, angles, and triangles; volume and surface area of rectangular prisms.

By invitation only, the MDE Office of Career and Technical Education will hold a second-round workshop on Academic Alignment and Career and Technical Education (CTE) on March 9, 2009, at the Henry Center in Lansing, in the following programs: Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications, System Administration/Administrator, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Design, Computer Programming/Programmer, Electrical & Power Transmission Installation, Electro-Mechanical, and Marine Maintenance. This workshop is a follow-up to the previous November, 2008 workshop. Participants will be provided with an overview of the academic alignment project, review of the process used, and substantial time for CTE and academic teachers to work in teams on aligning specific CIP-related curriculum.

By invitation only, the MDE Office of Career and Technical Education will hold a second-round workshop on Academic Alignment and Career and Technical Education (CTE) on March 25, 2009, at the Henry Center in Lansing, in the following programs: Applied Horticulture and Horticulture Business Services; Agriculture, Agricultural Operations/Related Science; and Natural Resources. This workshop is a follow-up to the previous November, 2008 workshop. Participants will be provided with an overview of the academic alignment project, review of the process used, and substantial time for CTE and academic teachers to work in teams on aligning specific CIP-related curriculum.

This training provides 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade level overviews of the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum. Participants will review new lessons and materials, examine new and expanded content, explore new lesson formatting,and see how technology is used to enhance learning and communication.

This workshop will provide educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully implement the Michigan Model for Health curricula. This is a non-graded course; active participation and attendance for the duration of the workshop are required for successful course completion. Module objectives and individual lessons will be reviewed, teaching strategies will be explored, ad implementation materials will be provided. Content includes individual modules for tobacco, substance abuse, gambling, and sun safety curricula for grades 7-8 and 9-12.

This half-day session will provide participants with updates regarding Michigan LearnPort as well as various Michigan Department of Education initiatives, including AdvancED, Promising Practices and the MI-Life Continuous Improvement Model. Those in attendance will also explore a potential parent involvement initiative with MAS/FPS.

This conference is an opportunity for secondary school athletic directors to take up to three NIAAA "Leadership Training Courses" (from a menu of nine offerings).

For further information, please contact Tracy Darnell, 989-399-7454. This workshop will give participants a deeper theoretical understanding of the listed topic areas in order to better inform their teacher decision-making and apply to practice: fluency, comprehension, phonemic awareness, vocabulary and phonics.

Overall Goal/Objective of Program Participants will gain an understanding of the continuum for beginning literacy learning. By closely examining the characteristics of the stages (pre-emergent, emergent, developing, and fluent) of reading and writing development along with the assessments in the MLPP, teachers will learn to make appropriate and productive decisions for the learning of each student. Instructional and intervention strategies are integrated into this research based program. Our goal is that all teachers will be thoughtful, reflective practitioners of literacy instruction. Specific Learning Outcomes for Participants Teachers will ¨ Learn and recognize the characteristics of each level of literacy learning ¨ Become familiar with appropriate assessment for each level ¨ Learn to implement each assessment appropriately and use intervention strategies ¨ Manage changes and record keeping for classroom success ¨ Use and practice shared reading and writing ¨ Use and practice guided reading and writing ¨ Use and practice running records ¨ Use and practice successful comprehension strategies ¨ Integrate other best practices and technology for reading and writing

For the Leona Group Leaders and Staff Only. At the April 2005 Michigan Literacy Progress Profile Training (MLPP) there will be presentation and discussions pertinent to Module Two. The many topics covered in this session will be Retelling as an Assessment, Retelling as an Instructional Strategy and Comprehension Strategies. This will be followed by Instructing How Text Works.

Teachers will continue to develop knowledge in the area of literacy, including the components of MLLP. They will gain an understanding and how to use the appropriate procedures for administering assessments.

This professional development course is specifically designed for Michigan’s Algebra 2 teachers and based on the content expectations of the Michigan Merit Curriculum. The primary goals of this learning opportunity are that teachers will learn how to teach “challenging concepts” based on the MMC content expectations and that they will acquire instructional strategies and classroom practices that support the learning of all students. There are five modules that make up this course: Number Properties and Operations, Functions: Exponential, Logarithmic and Rational, Statistics and Probability: Measuring Data, and Statistics and Probability: What does the data tell us?

In this professional development course, we will look at what topics contained in the new Michigan Merit Curriculum Physics High School Content Expectations are especially challenging for students and discuss teaching strategies for the same. You will also get access to “gizmos,” which are interactive online applications that allow your students to do “virtual experiments,” as well as to other online and multimedia resources that can help in the teaching and learning of challenging concepts in physics.

"MVU Course"

This session will show how to integrate the components of Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

This is a Michigan Virtual University course.

This is a MVU course.

This 35 hour course will be presented at Lakeshore in 3 full days with follow-up sessions. During the first 3 days, participants will examine the continuum of literacy learning (the pre-reader, emergent reader,developing reader, and the fluent reader). At each stage the participants will study characteristics of the learner, appropriate instructional practices and assessments, connections to the Michigan Curriculum Framework (standards and early elementary benchmarks) and intervention activities. 02-140

The institute will focus on deepening educators´ understanding of Asia and developing teaching methods to assist students as they learn about the complex dimensions of Asian history, politics and society. The insitute will address the culture, history, politics and geography of modern China in an effort to understand what kind of transformations may occur at this crucial point in the country´s history.

Open to the MOISD area superintendents’ only. The MOISD provides this twice monthly forum to allow local district superintendents to communicate and collaborate on topics related to school operations and to work together to raise achievement for all students.

Through these three sessions, particpants will learn to be an online student, and learn all componenets of the Moodle program and how to design a course for optimum student learning. By the time the sessions have been completed, each particpant will have a completed course ready for student enrollemnt. All three sessions must be attended.

A joint workshop at the DIA and the new Detroit Science Center on the Art of Science. After reviewing traditional methods, explore the possibilities of the "Digital Paintbrush". Discuss innovative ways to incorporate the information into your classroom.

This training is for Walkerville Public Schools staff involved in comprehensive school reform with Modern Red Schoolhouse. This is day 2 of training on Phonemic Awareness and continues teacher training on applying instructional strategies and scientifically-based research findings to the classroom.

Participation limited to Specific to Speech–Language Pathologists. The presentation is an overview of Michigan Speech–Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) Guidelines. Participants will learn the MSHA Guidelines for SLPs and how it applies to them within the school setting.

This workshop open all K-12 teachers in the CCISD service. Teaches will be introduced to the MTU Enterprise Program and hands on research will be performed to enhance the learning experience. Teachers will participate in hands-on sessons that focus on integrating cutting edge technology from these enterprises into their curriculum. Integrated Microsystems-teachers will explore the use of PDAs and various probes. Teachers will receive a PDA device at the October 13, 2006 meeting. Nanotechnology - teachers will explore the use of a Scanning Probe Microscopy. Teachers will have the opportunity to have a faculty member come to their classroom to demonstrate the use of the Scanning Probe Microscope with their students. In addition, the SPM can be loaned to the teacher for additional class time studies. Optics - the teachers will take part in setting up the testing equipment and perform polarizatin rotation measurements on films. An optical devise will be provided to the teachers to be taken back to their classrooms for student experiments. Call Shawn Oppliger at 482-0331 for more information.

Get started scanning in this introductory course. We will discuss the criteria for scanning according to your end purpose; sort out the difference between the universal graphic file formats (TIFF, JPEG, GIF, EPS); and touch on the difference between flatbed and film scanning. RESA laptops provided. The audience for this course is all teachers. For further information contact Jacki Alshaibani at (734) 334-1303

a Michigan Virtual University self-paced course on the use of Microsoft Excell 2002 Proicient User.

A Michigan Virtual Univerity Course exploring Microsoft Outlook 98

An MVU self-paced course on exploring Microsoft Windows 98 and its different features.

In this MVU/Classroom Connect course you will learn to expand on the baics of Web creation and design while using Netscape Composer to build a web page of your own.

NASP´s Annual Convention is from February 7- 9, 2008, in New Orleans, LA. For MASP members, you may apply for 1.5 SB-CEUs for attending 15 contact hours.The application may be obtained either at masponline.org or at daspweb.com (SBCEU Tab). See the application for details.5

Individuals with ASD experience the same challenges of Adolescence as other teenagers--but in the extreme! This presentation focuses on practical ideas for teaching sexuality, hygiene, critical concepts and the complicated issues of teenage relationships. Resources, visual supports, and curriculum will be provided for discussion. Ms. Beytien will share her real-life experiences working with, and raising, teenagers with ASD.

This offering is limited to National Board Certification candidates who "complete" the Assessment Center portion of the National Board process as of January 1, 2008. Complete means the candidate can provide documentation/verification via the score report from NBPTS which shows a score for each exercise of the Assessment Center portion of the NBC process. To apply for these SB-CEUs, please contact the Michigan Education Association SB-CEU Coordinator (1-800-292-1934, extension 6219 or 4005) for details. It is the responsibility of the candidate to provide verification/documentation of the Assessment Center completion to the Michigan Education Association, if the candidate is an MEA member or a Michigan teacher who is not affiliated with either MEA or the AFT Michigan and School Related Personnel. (AFT Michigan members should contact the AFT Michigan office regarding SB-CEUs for National Board activities.)

Gobal Review and Reflection of Year´s Instruction in Neuroplasticity

For teachers in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. An assigned mentoring principal must mentor for at least a full school year. A new principal mentor must submit to the superintendent for evaluation the goals, objectives, and performance activities for the application period. Three SBCEUs may be earned for a full school year. The signature of the district superintendent on the verification form will serve as confirmation of the successful completion of the mentoring assignment.

New teachers will receive an orientation to the independent world of teaching beyond their internship responsibilities. They will receive feedback and goals from stakeholders in the school district including opportunities for meetings with parents, administrators, teachers, and support staff. Additionally, they will work to develop practical skills and time management and classroom management skills, and to develop professional goals integrated with the district’s school improvement plan. Additionally, they will learn about the mentor/mentee relationship and begin the process. The curriculum director will coordinate the learning experience throughout.

Mentors will be assigned to new teachers for the full semester, Winter 2005.

Open to educators assigned as mentors in the Char-Em ISD area.

This workshop is the second in a series of 4 and is open to teachers in their first 3 years of teaching and their mentors from school districts serviced by the CCISD. New teachers will learn strategies to help with classroom management and communicating with parents. Mentors will focus on ways to help the new teachers in these areas. Please call Loret at 906-482-0331 for registration information.

This is NOT a course in behavior modification or martial arts! The first part of the program is an introduction to crisis prevention that emphasizes early intervention and non-physical methods for preventing or controlling disruptive behavior. It also includes techniques for insuring the care, welfare, safety and security of all individuals involved in a crisis. The second part of the program introduces the participant to non-harmful physical intervention including restraints and transport techniques for insuring personal safety. Program participants leave with skills that allow them to: • Identify the potential for violent or disruptive behavior • Reduce tensions • Prevent violent episodes • Intervene safely in violent situations • Maintain effective staff cooperation during a crisis • Improve staff confidence • Provide optimum care, welfare, safety and security for the acting-out person

District sponsored all-level principals´ meetings within the Ottawa Area ISD for the 2005-06 school year.

This program is open to all teachers in the Ottawa Area ISD who serve as a mentor teacher during the Winter ´07 semester.

Open only to Psychologists or Couunsleors in the Ottawa Area ISD who are supervising an intern for the Winter ´05 semester.

This program is open to all Ottawa Area ISD teachers who are supervising a student teacher/teacher intern during the Winter ´07 semester.

Develop an understanding that plants and animals have basic requirements for maintaining life including air, water and a source of energy.... For detailed information regarding workshop content and registration, visit www.misd.net

An introduction to a Framework for Teaching. Recognize the active nature of learning and the complex decision making that characterizes good teaching. Divide teaching practice into four large domains: planning and preparation, the classroom environment, instruction, and professional responsibilities. Helps professionals self-evaluate and reflect on their own practice.

Workshop offered to SCC RESA school staff & teachers only. Participants will learn specific steps needed to develop a peer to peer support for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This workshop will also include the concept of medium of exchange or how to connect the general education student to students with ASD.

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Would you like some help trying to create differential instruction for your special education student? Come explore a variety of software that will enhance instruction, including Inspiration, Kidspiration and screen reading software. Also research web sites that provide informational strategies that can help you.

Will show teachers how to spot the characteristics of struggling students, then plan a reading and writing program that will help them succeed.

This outstanding seminar presents a proven plan for developing intelligibility in children with apraxia, dysarthria and other forms of severe expressive speech disorders including severe phonological disorders. The focus of this seminar is on practical, highly effective therapy techniques to develop consonants, vowels and intelligible speech through the facilitation of specific respiratory, phonatory, resonatory, and articulatory skills. This seminar will provide you with numerous therapy and classroom samples to help even your most difficult speech students. Seminar offered by BER. Questions? www.ber.org or 800-735-3503

Introduce teachers to grade appropriate research and evidence-based literacy for the PreK and Kindergarten classroom. Each participant will be provided with a copy of Comprehansive Literacy Resource for Teachers specific to K or PreK to serve as an ongoing reference and guide to best classroom literacy practices. Paricipants will leave with a practical understanding of the role of literacy learning in K & PreK, knowledge of developmentally appropriate student literacy expectations or goals, clear understanding of the essential elements of an effective literacy program, inlcuding phonological awareness and the role it plays in literacy development.

This workshops take an indept look at the CIMS financial system and provides participants tips and strategies to better increase their productivity on the system.

Registration information will be on-line at www.misd.net. For registration information, please contact Lynn Brown at lbrown@misd.net or 1-586-228-3492. Develop and strengthen leadership traits of Macomb County Administrators.

K-12 administrators will learn strategies to support aligned curriculum and instruction in their building.

High School teachers from the OAISD will collaboratively prioritze the High School Content Expectations for 9th/10th grade Economics courses and develop model assessment items that accurately measure the proficiency of those prioritized expectations.

This is the second session in this series for administrators. It will focus on the professional growth needs of beginning teachers which will enhance their confidence and skills in the classroom.

Through PLT, students learn environmental content that correlates to national and state standards in science, social studies, language arts, math, and other subjects - and strengthen their critical thinking, team building, and problem solving skills. The elementary and secondary curricula are the heart of PLT. The supplementary curriculum materials offer exciting and challenging activities that focus on the total environment. PLT activities guide students through a process that begins with awareness, moves to knowledge, challenges preconceived ideas, and seeks constructive avenues for environmental action. This course will train educators in PLT through a series of activities and readings. Upon completing the training, participants receive the PLT K-8 curriculum and activity guide.

Participants engage in cooperative, hands-on learning, experiencing the activities as they are presented by skilled facilitators and their peers. The lessons incorporate a variety of formats, such as large and small group learning, whole-body activities, laboratory investigations, discussion of local and global topics, and community service projects. Upon completing the training, participants receive the Project WET curriculum and activity guide as well as other water resource educational materials, and leave prepared and inspired to teach about water in their classroom or informal educational setting.

This workshop offers educators exciting new activities to use in teaching science, math, language arts, social studies, and environmental studies. The WET actvities cover a variety of water related topics, such as watersheds, the water cycle, water physics, and chemistry, water quality and disease as well as in society and culture. The goal of Project WET is to promote the awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of water resources. This workshop is ideal for educators or group leaders interested in natural resources and environmental education.

This workshop is open to all interested teachers. Teachers will explore how to integrate Project WET activities into their curriculum. The activities focus on the essential role of water in Earth´s ecosystems, geosphere, hydrospehre and human survival. Contact Loret at 482-0331 for registration information.

Project WILD links students and wildlife through its mission to provide wildlife-based conservation and environmental education that fosters responsible actions toward wildlife and related natural resources. Through the use of balanced currciulum materials and professional training workshops. Project WILD accomplishes its goal of developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and committment. This results in the making of informed decisions, reponsible bahavior, and constructive action concerning wildlife and the environment. This course will train educators in Project WILD through a series of activities and readings. Upon completing the training, participants receive the Project WILD K-12 curriculum and activity guide.

Registration for this event is restricted. This workshop is designed for mainstream teachers working with ELL in grades K-12. It will teach participants how quickly assess ELL writing skills, modify writing tasks for ELL students, and more.

This workshop is an introduction to Psycho-educational Assessments: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-II; and Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities-III. The topics to be covered are: purpose, reliability and validity, test administration, scoring, advanced interpretation, and case studies.

This workshop is an introduction to Psycho-educational Assessments II: Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales-V; and Gordon Diagnostic Systems. The topics to be covered are: purpose, reliability and validity, test administration, scoring, advanced interpretation, and case studies.

During this seminar, teachers will be learn about the quest and struggle for American democracy during the late 19th century. With the death of Frederick Douglass in 1895, the rise of Theodore Roosevelt as president in 1901, and the rapid industrialization of the country’s economy, America at the turn of the century was a hotbed for struggle, conflict, and the pursuit of equal access to democracy. Teachers will study this fascinating period of U.S. history. By the end of this seminar, teachers will be more familiar with the overall history of America at the end of the Gilded Age.

This intensive professional development series for K-3 teachers in Kalamazoo Public Schools´ buildings involved with the Reading First grant second cohort, will be delivered by state-trained literacy coaches and Harcourt presenters related to the use of the comprehensive program to impact student reading.

The trained Reading Recovery teacher will: (1)Continue to polish and refine their teaching skills to work effectively with these hardest-to-teach children, (2)Avoid drift-away from the most accelerating teaching procedures, (3)Increase their expertise as teachers by becoming increasingly better observers and analyzers of children in Reading Recovery lessons, (4) Continue observation and feedback of their peers teaching children at behind-the-glass sessions, (5) Get help from peers and the Teacher Leader on the hardest-to-teach children by organizing for colleague/site visits, (6) Guide schools to establish systems for the ongoing monitoring of children, (7)Facilitate the ongoing implementation of Reading Recovery in accordance with national guidelines.

Ongoing professional development programming for 1st semester of 2009-10 school year, to enhance knowledge of specific Reading Recovery procedures and application to student learning.

This workshop will present an overview of Assistive Technology (AT) and show how essential it is in eliminating academic and other barriers related to persons with disabilities. Participants will have the opportunity to access and use free software on their own computer terminals in a lab setting.

Region 11 will hold monthly meetings of the Downriver School Psychologists. 1.0 SB-CEUs will be granted for attending all 10 sessions. A discussion group format will be used this year to talk about school violence prevention, autism and attendance policies. A "good practices" document will be completed for each of these areas by the group.

SB-CEU´s for this workshop is available to Shiawassee County school districts only. This workshop will deal with issues to help resolve conflict for both adults and students. This workshop will be designed to help participants deal with difficult employees as well as students who need assistance. Participants will be provided with both electronic and print resources regarding this topic. Participants will have been given an opportunity to discuss specific issues related to employee and student discipline issues. Participants will have been given an opportunity to discuss specific issues related to their particular districts.

This seminar will provide you with an understanding of how to successfully implement an RTI model to address the difficult, disruptive behaviors of students before they become chronic enough to qualify for special education. This seminar will give you step-by-step strategies for developing a highly effective RTI model that addresses the needs of students with varying levels of behavioral/emotional problems. You will be given a wealth of proven techniques from successful RTI tiered models to intervene most effectively with your students – right now – to resolve conflicts, reduce stress and successfully deal with chronically disruptive behavior. Seminar offered by IED. Questions? www.iedseminars.org or 800-260-8180

REWARDS (Reading Excellence: Word Attack and Rate Development Strategies) Intermediate for grades 4, 5, and 6 will be presented. This is a specialized reading program designed to teach intermediate students a flexible strategy for decoding longer, multi-syllabic words and to increase their oral and silent reading fluency.

South Redford elementary teachers will meet to continue discussion on grade/behavior reporting options and best practices in the development of a new reporting system.

This is the final day of the Student Achievement Model Year One training series. The focus of today’s training is on instruction. As teachers apply the concepts taught in Marzano’s “Classroom Instruction that Works”, they will leave with strategies to increase the effectiveness of daily writing instruction. The majority of the day will be mini-trainings on strategies/programs and interventions for all three tiers.

Huron County Administrators meet monthly to discuss local issues and handle training opportunities.

This work session is available for leaders who wish support during their online reporting for the new frameworks. Bring your documentation and school improvement team for collaboration in completing this report.

Serves an an integral part of the school improvement team to review climate test data, student achievement and make recommendations for intervention and future goals.

MASP Members may apply for SB-CEUs for supervising school psychologist interns during Winter 2007. Go to daspweb.com for applications and additional information.

This is five consecutive meetings designed for the school psychologist. There will be 5 different topics of interest with a speaker at each meeting. Meetings will be 2 hours each. The topics are as follows: 1. Current Issues in Assessment of Emotionally Impaired Students in the context of Monitoring and Rule Changes. 2. Current Issues in Assessment of Learning Disabled Students in the context of Monitoring and Rule Changes. 3. Current Issues in Assessment of Cognitively Impaired Students in the context of Monitoring and Rule Changes. 4. Current Issues in Assessment of Early Childhood Developmentally Delayed in the context of Monitoring and Rule Changes. 5. Current Issues in Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Students in the context of Monitoring and Rule Changes.

The purpose of this program is to reflect upon and discuss current topics of interest for school psychologists. Journal articles or book chapters will be used to stimulate discussion around a topic of interest related to school psychology or students with disabilities. Two topics will be discussed.

Workshops to strengthen science teachers´ leadership skills, knowledge of science content and strategies for teaching science for understanding. Expand and deepen science teachers´ understanding of science content related to ecology and associated disciplines. Provide science teachers with access to appropriate and effective applications of educational technology. Advance science teachers´ knowledge and skills related to teaching science for understanding and application. Develop teachers´ leadership skills so they can assist their peers in improving instructional effectiveness.

The third session in Series II where participants will explore the teaching of literacy using the Mission Possible website. This website introduces teachers to an ever-expanding amount of information and resources devoted to reading, writing, and literacy. Returning students will have the opportunity to explore even more of this powerful tool and all participants will develop technology related tools for teaching literacy to use in their classrooms. Instruction will include how to use the website, how to develop best practice learning materials and the development of quality technology tools. Topics for the third session include: Vocabulary and Fluency, Multiple Intelligences, and Effective Discussion.

Each child and family referred to Early On has a service coordinator who assists the family in facilitating and coordinating services through all phases of the service delivery system. Service coordination encompasses planning for and integration of all resources, services and supports identified in the Individualized Family Service Plan. These services may be those directly linked to the developmental needs of the child, and those needs identified as essential to promote the continuity and well being of the individual child in the context of the family. This training addresses the skills needed by service coordinators, their roles and responsibilities, and provides meaningful experiences for acquiring those skills.

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.

Serving As A Supervising Teacher SB-CEUs restricted to Shiawassee County Teachers only

Individuals will participate in school improvement teams.

To train participants in the foundational principles of personal effectiveness, time management, leadership and human relations skills.

Using stories, case illustrations, research, and clinical experiences gleaned from a dynamic rural-based practice setting, this session offers participants the opportunity to learn from the presenters´ successes and mistakes made in developing and extending practice to address issues that have been poorly responded to in the outpatient setting.

New teachers will be given the tools to help them be successful with the kindergarten program

A biannual conference designed to address issues relevant to research in child development and related disciplines.

For Marquette-Alger Special Education Coordinators Only. April monthly meeting designed for learning about the latest developments and current issues in Special Education. It is a time to discuss special education services, legislative rules, regulations and procedures as well as programmatic issues and Medicaid updates.

Only open to NHA Team Members. During this session, participants will have the opportunity to: 1) Examine and evaluate current Special Education & 504 cases from 2008-09; 2) Compare IAT/RTI in the context of the evaluation process - effective intervention, data collection, and the discrepancy model; 3) Learn about the development of standards-based IEP´s; 4) Review current brain research to ensure teaching methods align with learning styles of students with special needs; 5) Experience Spectrum K-12 forms and data systems; 6) Explore and solidify a model of collaboration between teachers and paraprofessionals; 7) Discuss state specific Issues, internal monitoring & compliance excellence; 8) Refine their approach to discipline and the Special Education student; 9) Plan for state testing with the Special Education student in mind; and 10) Utilize cooperative learning to improve building-level Special Education practices.

Goals of the Developing Writer´s Project are to equip St. Clair Co. teachers with effective strategies for teaching writing, to improve the writing skills of their students, and to raise writing achievement scores on MEAP and MME. Day 2 topic includes Understanding Student Writing Expectations for MEAP/MME.

This course will give insight into STARLAB, and demonstrate its proper use, along with strategies and learning activities to support successful instruction in the classroom. For further questions contact David Bydlowski 734.334.1455

This workshop will present on overview of the Strategic Instruction Model´s Content Enhancement Routines, along with full instructioin in two stratgy areas: The Unit Organizer and Concept Mastery.

The presenter will help attendees understand why students with disabilities are not doing well on standardized tests and what can be done to correct the problem.

Practical, ready-to-implement strategies for successfully including students with mild-to-moderate disabilities in the general education secondary classroom. How to include and support students reading below grade level. Innovative ideas for accommodating and modifying class work in content areas, while maintaining standards. Practical test modification techniques with ideas for assessment and grading modified work. Timesaving ways to build and use collaborative support systems. Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this course. To register or for more information go to www.ber.org or call 1-800-735-3503.

Lack of motivation, skills, education, and support contribute to the diverse and comprehensive needs of the growing number of youth entering the workforce development system. Learn what employers are saying about the characteristics of youth entering the workforce and how staff of One Stops and their partners are using successful strategies to meet the needs of youth and employers. As a result of this interactive workshop, you will leave with a plan to improve your performance with youth and employers and a variety of funding opportunities.

Add the physical structure of the learning environment, use of individual schedules, and independent work stations. Explore the use of visuals and routines within the classroom and look at curriculum for the special needs child in a general education setting.

Teacher leaders and principals will develop the understanding and skill needed to implement a 3-tier model of instruction in K-8 mathematics. In particular, this session will focus on the use of a universal screening and progress monitoring assessment tool, ways to organize and run building- and grade-level meetings, and research on math interventions and core programs.

This training will help participants to understand the meaning of key water quality parameters, how to analyze produce and access water quality data, and more. For registration information, please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us and follow the Professional Development link.

This class is for teachers with moderate to extensive experience. Hand-building and wheel-throwing will be studied, and student´s individual development will be stressed. Glazing and firing techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. Students will be encouraged to pursue their own interests. Stoneware, earthenware and porcelain will be available. Registration is through the Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

Participants will be assigned to supervise a School Counselor/Psychologist for a required practicum or internship for the Fall semester of the 2005-06 school year.

For teachers of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. A supervising teacher must supervise a student teacher/teacher intern for a university/college determined placement period of not less than eight weeks. A supervising teacher must prepare and submit to the building principal and/or the teacher preparation institution´s representative an evaluation of the student teacher/teacher intern´s performance. Three SBCEUs may be earned for supervising a student teacher/teacher intern for a full placement period of not less than eight weeks. Signature of the building principal on the verification form will provide verification of successful completion of the PD assignment.

Supervising teacher will supervise a student teacher for a university determined placement period of not less than eight weeks for Winter Semester, 2005.

This program is restricted to supervising/mentor teachers working through the College of Education at Western Michigan University during Fall semester 2004. This program will allow a student teacher mentor/supervising teacher to receive one State Board Continuing Education Unit for their work as a supervising teacher for a full placement period (not less than eight weeks). The supervising/mentor teacher will be required to attend mentor meetings on a regular basis and to perform all of the required responsibilities of a student teacher mentor. A maximum of nine SB-CEUs earned for supervising a student teacher/teacher intern may be used for certificate renewal within a five year period.

This professional development is sponsored by the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Institute. This on-line program will focus on agricultural sustainability education and the three concepts that undergird sustainability and education of sustainability: Society, Economy, and Environment. General Objectives: As a result of this PD Institute, teachers will advance in their understanding and application of: What is sustainable agriculture? What does it mean for farmer, ranchers and communities? How does it relate to my role as an educator or reseacher? For more info: Michael Everett at everettm@msu.edu

LEADing the Future, Michigan Gates Project MVU - Online TAGLIT Assessment Center

Teach for Tomorrow is designed for teaches who want to learn more about integrating the internet into their current teaching practices. Participants in the TEach for Tomorrow Program work in groups of 10 with a trained facilitator. They will work through the nine modules and share their experiences as they progress through the series and begin to use the internet in their classrooms.

Under the guidance of a trained Teach for Tomorrow facilitator, participants in this program will develop and demonstrate skills in the use of the internet as an effective instructional tool. This 2-day workshop will focus on the first six modules of the Teach for Tomorrow program, and incorporate time for guided individual and group activities related to the application of each module.

This workshop is for Caseville teachers. The purpose of this program is to reach the goal of promoting integration of technology into the curriculum for the purpose of improving student learning. This Intel “Teach-to-the-Future” program teaches teachers how, when, and where to incorporate technology tools and resources in their current lesson plans. In addition, they are instructed on how best to create assessment tools and align lessons with district, state, and national standards. The program incorporates use of the Internet, Web page design, and productivity software. The curriculum enables teachers to develop a complete collection of themed lesson plans that engage students in the use of technology to conduct research, compile information, and communicate with others.

This is to replace 20081914-2 due to dropping direct college conversion.

The Academies highlight instructional practices such as grouping, monitoring student progress to inform instruction, and providing interventions for struggling readers. Sessions include a variety of hands-on activities and video segments featuring classroom instruction. Participants also have opportunities to practice using formal and informal assessment data to group students, monitor student progress, and inform their instruction.

This course has a closed registration process. Participants will engage in orientation and discussion about instruction based on the Michigan Curriculum Frameworks to boost academics for the school year 2005-2006 at Heilmann. Parents and instructional staff will further discuss and focus on expectations about what students in each grade are to know and be able to do, bridging the gap between learning at school and reinforcement at home.

The overall goal of these 2 sessions is to provide teachers a closer look at trigonometry concepts. Teachers will 1). use technology tools (GeoSketchpad & Nspire graphing calculator) to explore the circular motion and its connection to trigonometry; 2). use EMATHS activities to help students explore the relationship between circular trigonometry and triangular trigonometry; and 3). review the MI Algebra II Content and Course HSCE Algebra II materials and incorporate EMATHS activities into the current math curriculum.

This short course is designed to provide teachers with an opportunity to reflect on and learn about their personal connection and investment in their teaching. In addition to helping teachers become more self-determined, this course also addresses how teachers can promote self-determinations for their students.

This study group will be offered in three different groups. Each study group will be based on Jean Murray´s book, Literacy Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction, and related articles. The group will explore common ways in which students misinterpret the language of mathematics and will explore what teachers can do to help students with their difficulties based on current research.

Through this class, 3rd to 5th grade teachers will develop conferring and assessment strategies and skills in a writer´s workshop. They will examine a variety of models for documenting teacher/student conferences as well as assessing student progress over time. Teachers will also take a closer look at each unit for their grade level of Lucy Calkin´s Units of Study for teaching writer.

Restricted to Genesee County High Priority districts. Training will enable instructional leaders to efficiently gather real-time teaching and learning data during classroom visits.

• Review student/teacher routines for teamwork. • Experience a Team Talk with new text. • Discuss strategies that take Team Talk to deeper levels. • Plan ways to deepen Team Talk in each classroom.

Program is closed, by invitation only. Participants will focus on immersion in current research and best practices in the use of technology in education. Theme sessions are focusing on multimedia in the classroom, including how teahcer may use audio and video for classroom instruction.

On Friday, October 6th, a Technology Directors Meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Lansing from 8:30am - 3:30pm. This meeting is sponsored by MACUL, MAEDS, Michigan Department of Education, and the REMC Association of Michigan. The agenda for the day includes information about the 8th grade tech literacy requirement, eRate, Michigan LearnPort, MDE standards and expectations for educational technology, state technology plan, professional development opportunities and more. Opportunities for networking with colleagues will also be provided. This event is free, and lunch and parking will be provided.

For Lenawee Vo-Tech Center staff only. Center staff will choose from a menu of technology course offerings to meet their individual learning needs during the 1st semester.

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If we want social studies to make sense to students, it must first make sense to teachers. This session gets to the “nitty-gritty” in non-jargon terms of how the Standards and Benchmarks are connected. What ARE the Big Ideas? Just what is context anyway? How can we help kids to easily see how social studies is connected to science, math and English/language arts? What can every teacher do-K-12, to integrate social studies with the REAL WORLD of students – and without a new text, extra money or time in an already “crowded curriculum”.

Participants will be introduced to how the subconscious mind works and explore the basic concepts of the structures and processing tools used in human Psychology. This seminar will focus specifically on how the interaction of the conscious and subconscious minds relate to gathering information, perception storage, and information retrieval.

Only open to NHA team members. Through this interactive workshop, participants will gain a deeper knowledge of the mathematical concepts presented in the Think Math! program. This session is designed for those who currently use Think Math! in their building or will be transitioning to it in the 2009-2010 school year. During this session, participants will have the opportunity to: 1) examine current research in mathematical instruction; 2) expand their conceptual knowledge of mathematics; and 3) understand the components of a Think Math! lesson.

Only open to NHA Team Members. Through this interactive workshop, participants will gain a deeper knowledge of the mathematical concepts presented in the Think Math! program and how to provide effective support and on-going monitoring of program implementation as it relates to the NHA Curriculum and the NHA Formative Assessment process. This session is designed for those who currently use Think Math! in their building or will be transitioning to it in the 2009-2010 school year, but will be beneficial for all school leadership as we look to further expand program implementation in future years. During this session, participants will have the opportunity to: 1) Examine current research in mathematical instruction and implications for instructional support; 2) Explore the MAP data of schools currently implementing Think Math! and how to utilize MAP data to monitor student achievement during program implementation; 3) Expand conceptual knowledge of mathematics along with strategies to develop teachers knowledge base; 4) Understand the components of a Think Math! lesson and how it relates to the NHA Curriculum; and 5) Develop strategies for monitoring academic rigor through analysis of assessments.

This Applebaum Training Institute seminar will provide each participant with dozens of research base tools and interventions for handling difficult students. The seminar will begin with why students do inappropriate actions then cover step by step the various methods that are most effective in reducing their occurrences in the future while building a cooperative classroom. For further information contact Applebaum Training Institute at 1-800-23-CHILD or visit their website www.atiseminars.org

TRAC Training for Engineer Volunteers and educators in both High Schools and Middle Schools.

Participants in Day 2 of Transformative Conferencing explore the use of Conferencing techniques and principles to prevent incidents from occurring. Day 2 also consists of role playing and feedback of facilitator skills.

This workshop is designed to give more information about the important components of the Transitions Endorsement and this first day of the series allows you to focus on two specific module to learn more about each area of the Transitions process. Designed for school working on NCA´s Transitions Endorsement.

This seminar is designed to give more information about the important components of the Transitions Endorsement and the Series allows you to focus on two areas by attending a specific module and learn more about them in the Transitions process. This workshop is designed for schools using NCA´s Transitions Endorsement.

Participants will learn and demonstrate different stages of debriefing skills in relationship to traumatic events. For further information contact the Trauma & Loss Institute at (313) 885-0390

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-behavioral therapy into practice with children and adolescents with disruptive behavior 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.

Reading Workshop by Lucy Calkins. See Lucy´s comprehensive approach in action. Organize your teaching to boost fluency, comprehension...and higher level thinking. Learn how to incorporate the best of independent and guided reading. Maximize read-alouds and shared reading. Mini-lessons, activities and units to strengthen your language arts program...all year long! For more information go to www.SDResources.org or call 1-800-678-8908.

Participation is by invitation only. The UDL-STELA program provides classroom teachers with a sampling of instructional strategies, necessary Assistive Technology tools and training to support all learners, including students with high incidence disabilities and those considered AT-Risk in reading and writing across the curriculum.

This workshop will help teachers and administrators apply learned knowledge in educational curricula of classrooms, public outreach, and other settings.

For middle and high level teachers, this workshop will help guide teachers and administrators to become more attuned to the social and academic needs of students with mild disabilities who are at-risk for school failure.

This program will build teacher knowledge of data retrieval systems to help address core curriculum weaknesses. The participants will also learn to develop effective lessons based on the data and also how to use technology to enhance their lesson design.

This one-day workshop is designed for educators interested in learning more about the Transitions™ school improvement process and requirements. This day includes an overiew of the steps to Transitions™ and capacity-building to support improvement in student performance.

Discover the next steps in using video streaming resources. Once you have learned how to access the online video streaming collection, discover how to integrate short video clips in a PowerPoint to create a multimedia lesson. In addition, you will learn how to create online quizzes integrating video clips. Amaze your students and colleagues using these easy tricks in your everyday classroom instruction. A video streaming site license is required for teachers wishing to use this resource throughout the school year. To find out if you are in a licensed building, talk to your principal/media specialist or call 734.334.1500. The target audience for this course is all K12 educators. For more information, contact Jacki Alshaibani at 734.334.1303 or alshaij@resa.net.

This video conference is designed to help educators learn to use live, two-way interactive video to take students on learning adventures. Participants will learn how to select electronic field trips; prepare students for appearing on camera live; control a video camera; watch a video that shows how other educators use video conferencing; and participate in a virtual field trip.

Participants will learn how to identify benthic macroinvertebrates, learn calibration techniques using the TI-92 graphing calculator and CBL, undergo technology training and perform experimentation with ion selective probes, learn how to identify aquatic species (including nuisance species), and will learn proper techniques of drying, pressing and presenting aquatic plants.

This course will introduce professional web design techniques to teachers so they may create their own web site using Macromedia Suite software. Teachers will learn to create a web site that will motivate students, increase communication with parents, and will integrate technology into the educators’ total curriculum. Educators taking this course should have basic computer literacy. Instructor: Brandon Baker. Please note: classes meeting 8 – 3 will have an hour break to leave for lunch. Class meets July 10 - 14, M-F, 8-4, JCISD Desktop Lab. Class fees: $140. Graduate credit available for additional fees. Class limit is 16.

Presentation will include the following topics: discussion of Special Education Law and recent changes in the law, Section 504, human rights, diversity, and multicultural education.

Participants will learn how to determine Learning Disability (LD) eligibility under Michigan Administrative Rules and IDEA; how to look at and compare student progress data; how to write effective diagnostic reports.

THIS IS RESTRICTED TO DISTRICTS IN SAGINAW COUNTY ONLY!!! 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?” Together, with Gayle Karhanek, we will explore: What is a “Pyramid of Interventions?” Best practice research behind the concept Real-life examples drawn from schools of diverse socio-economic levels • Logistical and theoretical barriers • Practical, low-cost strategies for increasing student support systems

Come see the Henry Ford Museum´s newest exhibit! Featuring "Discovering Democracy in Action: With Liberty & Justice for All", participants will have a guided tour and then hear four nationally-know scholars, each of whom has an expertise in one of the four historical eras represented in the exhibit. Each speaker will provide historical content information and help the participants make connections between the struggles of the past and ongoing debates about the challenges of American freedoms today. Particular attention will be paid to how the exhibit´s instructional materials can be used to teach Michigan´s Social Studies Standards & Benchmarks. For further information, contact Dorothey Ebersole at 313-271-1620, ext. 6036 or David Hales at 734-334-1311.

This all-day class will give a comprehensive overview of Microsoft Word2000. Topics will include creating a document, formatting it and saving it. Using cut, copy and paste or when to use the insert feature will be covered. Setting tabs and using Styples as well as using the Find feature and the various views will be part of the class. Also, using tables, columns, setting tabs will be covered. Finishing off the class will be resources, support and ideas for you to use for use in your classroom.

Learn detailed information regarding the history, symptoms, etiology and treatment options of ADHD and effective strategies to use to address those types of behaviors in the classroom.

Participants will; acquire skill in identifying student writing strengths, participate in scoring student work, create an assessment community for future.

Only open to NHA Team Members. Writing is essential for success in higher education, yet more than 50% of college freshmen have serious writing problems. Data obtained from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) shows that fewer than 30% of elementary students meet proficiency standards. This course offers participants the opportunity to explore effective writing strategies that support any program implementation through an interactive approach. Though writing is a part of the English Language Arts curriculum at NHA, other content area teachers are encouraged to register. During this session, participants will have the opportunity to: • Examine the NHA Curriculum for writing; • Expand their knowledge of high impact strategies for writing instruction; • Utilize writing across the content areas; • Explore academic rigor as it relates to student writing; and • Develop lesson ideas that link NHA Curriculum and effective writing strategies.

This series is for teams from the Ottawa Area ISD who have completed Year 1 and Year 2 of Accelerated Learning Team training. Participants will be trained in "Collaborate" web page technology, action research, how to serve as a mentor to Year 1 or 2 particpants, and some leadership skills.