Workshops
* indicates that the workshop lasts multiple days
Jun 13*
NC Virtual Reality (VR) Adventures
personStacy Lovdahl, Innovative Learning Catalyst
location_onBoard Room @ Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Additional Dates: 06/14/22, 06/15/22
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
With the changes being made to Google Expeditions and apps like Google Poly, how can we continue to place the power of virtual reality into the hands of students? What if learners could create virtual reality projects to experience our state, local, and national parks as well as historical sites? Together, we will create virtual reality projects that foster engagement, critical thinking and creativity, and engender something unique to this instructional strategy: empathy and a connection to the beauty and history of our state. These interdisciplinary VR experiences will be aligned to your learning objectives that can be used immediately with students leveraging the technology you may already have in your classrooms and media centers, like Google Cardboard, goggles, or a simple link. This program is designed for K-12 educators, school counselors, and anyone eager to take learners on adventures.
Time:
9:00-4:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
2.0 DLC credits
Target Audience:
K-12 educators, school counselors, and anyone eager to take learners on adventures
All Fields Required
Jul 14
Disciplinary Literacy – Secondary Science
personMandy Taylor, NCCAT Senior Content Specialist
location_onInstructional Training Lab @ Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
This half-day session will explore what it means to “read like a scientist.” Strategies for vocabulary development, using text structures specific to science content, and how to incorporate writing to learn into science instruction will be the focus of this session.
Time:
8:30-11:30
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.3 Content Credit
Target Audience:
Grades 6-12
All Fields Required
Jul 14
Disciplinary Literacy – Secondary Social Studies
personMandy Taylor, NCCAT Senior Content Specialist
location_onInstructional Training Lab @ Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
This half-day session will explore what it means to read with social studies lenses: economist, geographer, historian, and political scientist. Strategies for vocabulary development, using text structures specific to social studies content, and how to incorporate writing to learn into social studies instruction will be the focus of this session.
Time:
12:30-3:30
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.3 Content Credit
Target Audience:
Grades 6-12
All Fields Required
Jul 27
Introduction to DESMOS
personJennifer Williams, Watauga County Teacher and DESMOS Certified Trainer
location_onBoard Room @ Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
This session is designed as an introduction to the DESMOS platform. You will begin by experiencing an activity as a student, then transition into learning how to use key features of the DESMOS Activity Builder to support student learning. You will also learn how to use the DESMOS Graphing Calculator tools to explore ways students can problem solve using tables, functions, sliders, lists, and more. You will leave eager to learn more with the ability to edit activities, along with strategies and resources to use in your classroom this fall!
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.5 Content Credit
Target Audience:
Grades 6-12 Math Teachers
All Fields Required
Jul 28
Level Up Your DESMOS Skills
personJennifer Williams, Watauga County Teacher and DESMOS Certified Trainer
location_onBoard Room @ Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
Have you been using DESMOS in your classroom, but want to level up your skills? This session is for you! You will begin by experiencing an activity as a student, then transition into learning more about best practices while using the DESMOS Activity Builder to spark classroom conversation. We will discuss the DESMOS guiding principles on designing activities that are designed to delight and engage students. We will also look into basics of the DESMOS Computation Layer (CL) - the underlying technology that allows you to connect different components together in activities. You will leave eager to learn more with the ability to create and edit your own activities, along with strategies and resources to facilitate student conversations and deepen student learning that you can use in your classroom this fall!
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.5 Content Credit
Target Audience:
Grades 6-12 Math Teachers
All Fields Required
Aug 03
Flexible and Differentiated Instruction in Secondary...
personMandy Taylor, NCCAT Senior Content Specialist
location_onInstructional Training Lab @ Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
This half-day session will explore how to implement flexible grouping in secondary classrooms. Participants will learn the purpose of, how to plan for, and how to introduce flexible grouping. Based on the book, The Flexibly Grouped Classroom: How to Organize Learning for Equity and Growth, by Kristina J. Doubet (an ASCD publication).
This session will have 2 virtual followup sessions throughout the semester:
Six weeks into 2022-23 School Year:
Check in with attendees to see how/if strategies have been implemented and what support/resources they need next. Responses will inform follow-meeting at the end of the first 9 weeks.
* Email survey
End of first 9 weeks:
Virtual follow-up meeting with attendees to provide the requested support/resources.
Time:
8:30-11:30
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.3 Content Credit
Target Audience:
Grades 6-12
All Fields Required
Aug 04
Legal Liability 101
personChris Campbell, Attorney for Campbell, Shatley, PLLC
location_onVirtual session through Zoom
Description:
Virtual session through Zoom
This virtual session is for building level administrators covering topics: search and seizure, student free speech/ 504/IEP rights. Chris will reserve 30 minutes at the end for questions.
Time:
8:30-11:30
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.3 Admin Credit
Target Audience:
Adminstrators
All Fields Required
Oct 12
Ed Law Boot Camp
personChris Campbell, Attorney for Campbell, Shatley, PLLC
location_onVirtual session through Zoom
About the Instructor:
8:30-11:30
Description:
Virtual session through Zoom
This virtual session is targeted for building and district level administrators covering topics: Custody Disputes, Subpoenas, Testifying in Court, FERPA rights, Administrator Ethics Laws and Leadership Nuggets
Time:
8:30-11:30
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.3 Admin Credit
Target Audience:
Adminstrators
All Fields Required
Jan 11
Intersection of Mental Health and Special Education
personChris Campbell, Attorney for Campbell, Shatley, PLLC
location_onVirtual session through Zoom
Description:
Virtual session through Zoom
This virtual session is targeted for building and district level administrators covering topics: An in-depth review of the legal interplay between state mental health services and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Time:
8:30-11:30
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.3 Admin Credit
Target Audience:
Adminstrators
All Fields Required