Target Group: Secondary teachers, all content areas

Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (2005) by Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, and Jane E. Pollock, has become an important and practical resource for secondary teachers in every content area looking for ways to enhance student learning in 21st century classrooms. Learn about both the research behind successful instruction and practical skills you can use right away. Class participants will acquire in-depth experiential learning that focuses on two of the nine categories of instructional strategies that work:

nonlinguistic representations

summarizing/notetaking

Follow-up sessions in the fall will be critical to our learning. Participants will use the strategies in their classrooms and bring their lesson plans and student work to the follow-up sessions for dialogue and further collaboration to improve instructional practice.

Target Group: K-5 teachers who want to learn more about teaching Investigations or who are new to St. Vrain, elementary substitute teachers.

These workshops are designed to help teachers understand specific components of the Investigations program, such as conducting Number Talks, differentiating lessons for a wide variety of learners in the classroom, incorporating measurement concepts into the classroom, exploring assessment strategies & CSAP preparation tools, and introducing condensed versions of the Numerical Reasoning and Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI) professional development courses. These workshops are geared to a general K-5 audience, not specific to any particular grade level or Investigations unit.

You may register online up until Jan. 25 to receive credit. Drop-ins are welcome to come anytime for no credit.

Target Group: Newly hired special education staff.

This course is dedicated to navigating Encore, SVVSD´s computerized IEP system, and developing quality IEPs. There will be one 4-hour class before the school-year starts and two 2-hour sessions in the fall. Homework will be completed IEPs.

Target Group: Experienced licensed special education teachers.

This class will update experienced special education teachers on changes to Encore and continue to refine their abilities to write a quality IEP in Encore. Homework will be accurate Special Education rosters.

After the initial class on Aug. 14, you must attend two of the sessions below:

Sept. 16 OR Oct. 21, 4 - 6pm

AND

Nov. 18 OR Dec. 16, 4 - 6 pm

Locaton: Sunset MS Computer Lab

Target Group: K-12 classroom teachers,specialists, ESL teachers, and special education teachers. You will need to register for either elementary or secondary level.

This National Education Association-created training will provide strategies on methodology and pedagogy for closing the achievement gaps for all English Language Learners (ELLs) of various cultures and languages. It will support and assist educators in a fundamental understanding of how to apply current language acquisition research, theory, and practice in the classroom.

Training objectives include: enable teachers to more effectively meet ELL’s acquisition level, language differences, culture and equity dynamics; understand and practice curriculum design and lesson planning based on sound pedagogical principles, practices, and high attainable standards; and obtain resources that will help increase teachers’ knowledge about effective, differentiated teaching strategies specifically addressing ELLs. This course is sponsored by SVVEA.

Target Group: Teachers & principals, all grade levels, all content areas, all levels of experience

These Facilitating Learning classes directly address district and building achievement goals and support district initatives such as closing the achievement gap and Response to Intervention. Course strategies and projects will be correlated to newly adopted programs. These courses support teacher professional growth goals.

How to use the data and the standards-based planning process to address student learning needs and improve student achievement. How to monitor learning and adjust instruction to improve student ahcievement. The Why, What, and How to differentiate instruction and how to start with a solid, standards-based lesson, answer the three questions, and plan differentiated instruction that increases achievement for all students. Each participant will design a complete differentiated unit for their classroom using a collaborative "lesson study" approach..

Target Group: Teachers & principals of all levels of experience,all grade levels, and all content areas.

These Facilitating Learning in the Standards-based Classroom courses directly address district and building achievement goals and support district initiatives such as closing the achievement gap and Response to Intervention. Course strategies and projects will be correlated to newly adopted programs. These courses support teacher professional growth goals.

This particular class has research-proven strategies for framing, activating, processing, and summarizing learning in order to increase understanding and achievement for all students from the research of Saphier, Garmston, Costa, Wellman, Marzano, Montano, Tate and more.

how to activate students´ prior knowledge in order to connect learning and increase retention of learning (including activating background vocabulary.)

how to structure time and activities so that students create and deepen understanding and increase retention of learning.

how to structure time and activities so that students create schema for better understanding and retention of learning.

how to use student reflection on learning to increase achievement for all students and raise efficacy and effectiveness for the teacher.

Do not register if you have already taken Facilitating Learning.

      Facilitating Learning: Student Success in the Standards-based Classroom [A]

Target Group: Teachers & principals, all grade levels, all content areas, all levels of experience.

These Facilitating Learning classes directly address district and building achievement goals and support district initatives such as closing the achievement gap and Response to Intervention. Course strategies and projects will be correlated to newly adopted programs. These courses support teacher professional growth goals.

Research-based strategies for helping students pay attention, for maintaining the momentum of learning and generally creating a positive/productive environment.

how to use acheivement data to provide feedback to students and coach them to be successful.

the amazing effect of ´attribution´ and how to retrain attribution so that sutdents EXPECT themselves to achieve.

how ´thinking about thinking´ and thinking about learning increases acheivement for all students and efficacy and effectiveness for all teachers.

Each particpant will conduct a Case Study on one of their students who is "falling through the cracks."

      Introduction to the PYP

Target Group: Teachers new to Alpine Elementary - IB World School

Participants in this course will inquire into the standards and practices of the Primary Years Program through IB documents, articles, and professional collaboration. They will read Making the PYP Happen, The Primary Years Program: A Basis for Practice, the IB Learner Profile Booklet, and related articles.

Participants will learn to write planners, deliver inquiry-based instruction, and cultivate internationally-minded students. The course will provide opportunities for observation and coaching as well as for professional dialogue and reflection.

      Level 1 PYP Workshop - Introduction to the PYP

Training for Alpine Elementary International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program teachers

      Level 2 PYP Workshop Pedagogical Leadership in the PYP

Training for Alpine Elementary International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program teachers

      Love & Logic - 9 Essential Skills for the Love & Logic Classroom

Target Group:Heritage staff. If staff from other schools wish to attend, they will need to pay an additional $11 for the book.

One of Heritage MS’s goals is to increase student achievement. One way to do this is to keep students in the classroom by reducing referrals. Heritage staff will learn to apply the 9 Essential Love and Logic skills to be able to neutralize student arguing and to set limits to prevent power struggles and preserve a positive learning environment.

Participants will be asked to report on their use and the effectiveness of these skills.

      Paraeducator Assessment [A]

Target Group: Paraeducators who need to become highly qualified

Register for one of these sessions to take the Paraeducator Assessment in order to become Highly Qualified.

      Sign Language - Beginning

Target Audience: Licensed teachers and classified staff

Let´s learn some sign language!

This is an intensive, fun class which exposes students to some basic categories of signs, the pragmatics of American Sign Language, what to do if you have a student who is deaf or hard of hearing in your class, and what is Deaf culture?

Students will be able to have a better idea of how to interact with a student whose first language is American Sign Language or any other sign system and also be able to feel comfortable having a brief conversation with a person who is deaf.

      Supporting the Standards in the Elementary Library VIII

Target Group: Media techs

This group will create fresh lesson plans and continue to revise the existing lesson plans to reflect current standards.

      Why Didn´t I Learn This in College?

Target Audience: K-12 novice teachers with 0-3 years of experience (A required course for ATLP teachers)

This course will focus on the following essential questions:

• What is a learning-centered classroom, and what do I need to do to create and lead in such an environment?

• How do I translate "beginning with the end in mind" into planning and pacing for the year, the unit, the lesson?

• What are the systems for organizing me, the learners, and the learning environment?