Explore great strategies to begin using formal Differentiated Instruction (DI) as a way of meeting the learning needs of all your students. Learn about the philosophy and foundational principles that underpin DI, based primarily on the work of Carol Ann Tomlinson. Examine some of the ways DI makes achievement for ALL a reality in any classroom. Cost includes a book, meal and materials. The audience for this course is those new to DI or seeking to build their language of DI.

Explore great strategies to begin using formal Differentiated Instruction (DI) as a way of meeting the learning needs of all your students. Learn about the philosophy and foundational principles that underpin DI, based primarily on the work of Carol Ann Tomlinson. Examine some of the ways DI makes achievement for ALL a reality in any classroom. Cost includes a book, meal and materials. The audience for this course is those new to DI or seeking to build their language of DI.

Engage your students to be active and proficient learners by applying the Rigor and Relevance Framework. This 3-day course will provide the teacher with practical strategies for making instruction engaging, rigorous, and relevant. Course expectations will include full attendance to the sessions, application of strategies between sessions, and a commitment to transform your classrooms. This course applies to all effective classrooms – general education, co-taught, special education, or other arrangement. Great teaching and great learning have no boundaries. You will be provided with appropriate handbooks and workshop materials. The intended audience is the classroom teacher of students in grades K through 8. This course is appropriate for general education, special education, and co-teachers. Registration begins at 8am each day.

ONE COMMON VOICE – ONE PLAN Michigan Department of Education School Improvement Modules and Resources for High Schools • MDE School Improvement Updates • Data Collection • School Improvement Teams • Writing the Plan and Relating it to the District Plan WAYNE RESA “PULSE” PROGRAM A Real-time picture of the whole student is not available from a progress report or a report card. However, the Wayne RESA student information system “PULSE” enables staff to instantly check the following: • Attendance • Discipline • Academic progress – o Missing assignments were turned in but only partial credit was received. Were small assignments completed but student failed to complete the major ones o Quiz and test grades o Homework This is an important tool for schools committed to monitoring student progress on a regular basis.

This workshop will explore... *What is the purpose of grading? *What should grades reflect? (and what do we make of zero grading?) *Communication issues...what do students need to know? What do parents need to know? *How do homework, class participation, attendance, behavior fit into grading? *What´s the purpose of homework? *Less homework is more. What does that mean?

Receive an introduction to Lucy Calkin’s yearlong writing curriculum for Grades K-2. With this overview, you’ll have the necessary tools to launch a writer’s workshop in your classroom. Receive the entire kit of seven units ranging from writing personal narrative to an informational piece. Each unit covers four weeks of study with lessons and strategies taking students from drawing pictures to fluent writing. The course consists of a full-day session along with two after-school follow-up sessions scheduled for Nov 24, 2009 and Jan 12, 2010 at 4:30-6:30pm. A light breakfast and lunch will be served at the full-day session and a light dinner will be served at the evening follow-up sessions. The audience for this course is teachers of grades K-2.

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Learn to administer milestone and “digging deeper” assessments to measure students’ literacy progress. Once you learn how to gather this data, we will address the instructional strategies needed to provide effective literacy lessons. You will receive the Developmental Reading Assessment Kit (DRA 2 K-3), MLPP Teacher’s Guide, and the Looking At Print program. Materials are valued at $415. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. The audience for this course is teachers of grades K-2.

Learn to administer literacy assessments and use the data gathered to effectively plan instruction for grades 3-5. We will address the practical application of best practices in literacy instruction. You will receive the Developmental Reading Assessment Kit (DRA 2) for grades 4-8, MLPP Teacher’s Guide, and Strategies That Work. Materials are valued at $335. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. The audience for this course is teachers of grades 3-5.

Learn the development steps to close and critical reading. Students in high school are expected to read and comprehend text, as well as, to analyze and evaluate what they have read. Strategies, activities, and assessments that guide students to read critically will be shared. Each day of this series will concentrate on one of the four close and critical questions: What does it say? How does it say it? What does it mean? So what? Teachers will be able to access assessments through Class A. This course will help you prepare your students to read complex text.

Receive an introduction to Lucy Calkin’s yearlong writing curriculum for Grades 3-5. With this overview, you’ll have the necessary tools to launch a writer’s workshop in your classroom. Receive the entire kit of six units ranging from writing personal narrative to an informational piece. Each unit covers four weeks of study with lessons and strategies. The workshop consists of a full-day session along with one after-school follow-up session scheduled for March 18 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. A light breakfast and lunch will be served at the full-day session; a light dinner will be served at the evening follow-up session. The intended audience for this course is 3-5 teachers.

Come learn about new methods and criteria for the identification of specific learning disabilities. This is a full day workshop that will walk the participant through the legal requirements, the Wayne County Model, basics in Response to Intervention, the comprehensive evaluation data matrix, a decision process for the analysis of patterns of strengths and weaknesses, and research-based models of learning disabilities. This session is appropriate for persons who will be participating in multidisciplinary evalution teams, including school psychologists, teacher consultants, speech and language pathologists, teachers of special education and general education, and school administrators.

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Come and experience the process of developing Common Assessments. This course (comprised of 4 half-day sessions) will provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to develop the basis from which Common Assessments should be created. You will, working within your specific content and/or grade level area, engage in the determination of power standards which will then be “unwrapped” for further clarification and written into student friendly “I Can…” statements. You’ll then learn how to pace these targets across the school year to determine the proper scope and sequence. Finally, you’ll work on developing appropriate-learning progressions to ensure student mastery of the learning targets and overarching power standards. Individuals and/or teams of teachers will work together to identify power standards, unwrap those standards, determine the specific learning targets, and determine the necessary learning progression while articulating their implementation across the school year. The audience for this course is individual or teams of teachers and administrators

Learn how to use the CLASS A Test Delivery system to assess student´s knowledge of the Michigan K-8 Mathematics Content Expectations. Come explore over one hundred short assessments available to Wayne County teachers using CLASS A. This course will prepare teachers to access these assessments and administer them through paper pencil scanning and/or online. Disccusion will also involve appropriate use of the assessments for different purposes. Attendees must be from a participating CLASS A district and have a valid login to the system. The audience for this course is K-8 teachers.

Review the latest research based strategies for teaching mathematics to students with mathematics difficulties. Learn how to use the Math AYP Alignment Guide in the number strand of the Grade Level Content Expectations to accelerate learning for students with limited prior knowledge in mathematics. Explore ways to align Grade Level Content Expectations, formative assessments and IEP goals and objectives. You will receive two binders filled with assessments and GLCE aligned activities and strategies. The audience for this course is general and special education teachers of K-8 mathematics.

Explore the range of instructional activities that teachers can use to prevent early learning failure in mathematics. Identify the factors that support or thwart the development of number sense and other early numeracy skills, and review research and best practices on early intervention in mathematics. Practice using kinesthetic and manipulative activities to help young children develop foundational skills in number sense and place value. Lunch will be provided. The audience for this course is general and special education teachers in grades K-2.

You and your team will learn to effectively develop a professional community that guarantees student learning in this five-session course. Topics will include: Creating & Sustaining PLCs, Effective Teaming, Marzano’s Nine Instructional Strategies, Data-Driven Decision Making, Essential Collaborative Group Skills, How to Build Consensus and Respond to Resistance, and Creating Systematic Interventions to Ensure Students Learn. You will network and visit schools with successful PLC implementation and results. The audience for this course is K-12 Schools Teams (Principal and minimum of two teachers are required to ensure success).

Learn how and where to collect and analyze the four types of data you need for your school improvement plan. Organize your data to build your school profile. Websites will be shared with you so you can find all the data you need. The audience for this course is members of the school improvement team and an administrator.

Setting goals, measurable objectives, and research best practices are the emphasis of today’s session. We will identify what best practices work and how to implement them. We will make sure your goals are aligned to your district goals and that your measurable objective statement supports your school improvement goal. The audience for this course is members of the school improvement team and an administrator.

Create a school improvement plan by learning all the steps. Using your vision, mission, beliefs, goals, objectives, strategies and research you will put your plan together. Also learn how to go online to turn your school improvement plan into the MDE. The audience for this course is for members of the school improvement team and an administrator.

Monitoring and evaluating are necessary for a strong effective school improvement plan. Learn how to do both and make changes so your plan is always in the continuous improvement cycle. The audience for this course is for members of the school improvement team and an administrator.

Just what is this new service-learning requirement anyway? Come to this course to better understand this new content expectation and receive practical suggests on how to meet the intent of the expectation. You will receive resources to assist in the implementation. The audience for this course is 9-12 teachers.

Learn how to use this wonderful children’s book to teach many geographic, economic, and history content expectations. You will receive a copy of “I’m a Michigan Kid” and a lesson plan. In addition, a list of other Grade 3 Michigan Studies related tradebooks will be distributed. The audience for this course is grade 3 teachers.

Confused about the new Grade 4? Do I teach about Michigan or don’t I? You’ll come away with numerous strategies, activities, practical ideas and resources for your classroom. Learn how to make sense of all the changes. The intended audience for this course is grade 4 teachers.

Wondering what the required Capstone Experience looks like for your middle school students? This course is intended to demystify this new requirement and provide practical strategies and suggestions for teachers. Resources will be shared and networking opportunities will be provided. The audience for this course is teachers of grades 6-7.

Learn how to use information from modern technology such as Geographic Positioning System (GPS), Geographic Information System (GIS), and satellite remote sensing to locate information, process maps and data to analyze spatial patterns of the Western and Eastern Hemisphere. This can work even with limited classroom technology. Come learn how! The audience for this course is teachers of grades 6-7.

Who has time for social studies in early elementary? This practical course will focus on strategies, activities, resources and ideas to help you integrate the expectations into your teaching. An emphasis will be placed on literature connections. The audience for this course is K-2 teachers.

Teach U. S. History using Google Earth? Yes! You will gain hands-on experience with Google Earth and come away with a collection of ideas and lessons for using this free virtual globe software in the classroom. The intended audience for this course is teachers in grades 5, 8, and high school.

Need to teach physical and human characteristics of Place? Yikes! Come learn how to use children’s literature to teach geography. You will receive easy use lesson plans and copies of some of the selected titles. The audience for this course is teachers Grades K-2.