Workshops
* indicates that the workshop lasts multiple days
Feb 21
Trolls, Jerks, and Fools!! What Can I Do and What Should I...
personChris Campbell and Cynthia Lopez, Attorneys from Campbell Shatley
location_onVirtual Session through Zoom
Description:
Virtual session through Zoom
It is becoming more common for individuals to defame and/or attack school employees on-line when they disagree with decisions you make. This is not acceptable and can even be dangerous. Campbell Shatley attorneys Chris Campbell and Cynthia Lopez will explore the legality of untruthful and harassing social media postings against school employees. In addition, they will discuss forms of unacceptable behavior and offer practical approaches of how to respond and set the record straight. In addition, the session will include a primer on electronic bullying and harassment law and policies. The content will be delivered in 2 hours with a 30 minute Q&A session to follow.
Time:
9:00-11:30
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.25 Admin
Target Audience:
Administrators
All Fields Required
Mar 01
Central Office Leadership Academy Day 2
personDr. Jan King, Dr. Jill Reinhardt, and Dr. Stewart Hobbs
location_onBoardroom at 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 is Day 2 of the Central Office Leadership Academy but all are invited to join us. NC PEAK Education will be joining us for the morning session, we will have Book Talks around current leadership titles, and Dr. Stewart Hobbs will lead a session on his experiences working with district leaders.
Time:
9:00-4:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.6 Admin for each day
Target Audience:
Central Office Personnel
All Fields Required
Jun 12*
AIG Certification Face to Face Training (K-12)
personAngie Lamb and Cheryl Rhea
location_onStone Center at Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 More info RegisterSpots
Additional Dates: 06/13/23, 06/14/23, 06/15/23, 06/16/23
Description:
To register, please follow the link below. Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
Click here to register
This course also has an additional Canvas Course (30 hours) to complete the entire AIG Certification. The NWRESA AIG Certification is valid to all NWRESA members. If you move districts within our RESA, districts have agreed to honor the training so you can serve AIG students. To have AIG added to your license, you must take the Praxis and apply to the licensure department at NCDPI.
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
6.0 General
Target Audience:
Teachers
All Fields Required
Jun 19*
AIG Certification Online Course (K-12)
personAngie Lamb and Cheryl Rhea
location_onVirtual Session through Zoom
Additional Dates: 06/20/23, 06/21/23, 06/22/23, 06/23/23
Description:
To register, please follow the link below. Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use
Click here to register
The NWRESA AIG Certification is valid to all NWRESA members. If you move districts within our RESA, districts have agreed to honor the training so you can serve AIG students. To have AIG added to your license, you must take the Praxis and apply to the licensure department at NCDPI.
This course does require participants to attend one Zoom meeting in the beginning of the course to set expectations. There will be 2 other optional Zoom meetings during the course for support.
Time:
N/A
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
6.0 General
Target Audience:
Teachers
All Fields Required
Jun 20*
NCVR Adventures: Connecting Literacy and PBL through...
personStacy Lovdahl, NCDPI Innovative Learning Catalyst
location_onBoardroom at Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Additional Dates: 06/21/23, 06/22/23
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
Take engagement to the next level! Let's create student-centered, immersive learning experiences using virtual reality. No fancy headset required! With smartphones and easily accessible digital tools, you will design a standards-aligned activity specifically for your learners. Along with navigating the tools, we will also explore instructional strategies that make learning stick, like PBL, storytelling & visual thinking. You'll leave with a fully developed VR activity ready to share with your learners and the capacity to build more in the future with your students. This program includes a field trip to a location of your choice to collect digital artifacts for your project.
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
1.8 DLC Credits
Target Audience:
K-12 educators, school counselors, and anyone eager to take learners on adventures
All Fields Required
Jun 27
Reading Nonfiction: Notice & Note Stances, Signposts,...
personMandy Taylor, Instructional Coach, Yadkin County Schools
location_onStone Center at 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 workshop will focus on the strategies from the Kyleene Beers and Robert Probst book
Reading Nonfiction: Notice & Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies
3 essential questions that set students up for closer, more attentive readings of nonfiction texts
5 Notice & Note nonfiction signposts that cue kids to apply the skills and processes that sophisticated readers use instinctively
7 proven strategies readers can use to clear up confusions when the text gets tough.
Participants will have the opportunity to make anchor charts to take back for classroom use as they implement the nonfiction reading strategies.
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
.6 Literacy Credit
Target Audience:
Teachers
All Fields Required
Jul 11*
Accelerating Learning through Blended and Personalized...
personStacy Lovdahl, NCDPI Innovative Learning Catalyst
location_onBoardroom at Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Additional Dates: 07/12/23, 07/13/23
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
Accelerate learning, engage learners, and increase student agency with blended and personalized learning strategies. In this 3-day, hands-on workshop participants will engage with research-based, highly effective strategies aligned with North Carolina’s 4 pillars of personalized learning; learner profiles, individual learning paths, flexible learning environments and competency-based progression. Explore resources and customize to “make and take” for use in your classroom. It is suggested that department or grade level teams participate to maximize the effectiveness of this workshop.
Day 1: Overview of 4 Pillars of Personalized Learning, Dimensions of Student Agency, and Learner Profiles
Day 2: Learning path design, Unpacking standards, Designing for accessibility
Day 3: Classflow, A Day in the Life of Your PL Classroom, Student Data Talk Protocols
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
1.0 DLC credit and .8 General (Total 1.8 CEUs)
Target Audience:
Counselors, teachers, and administrators
All Fields Required
Jul 13
K-5: Facilitating Math Running Records and Fluency Routines
personDr. Bonnie Bolado, Chief Academic Officer, NCCAT
location_onWilkes County Schools Administrative Offices- Learning Lab
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
Do you want to learn ways to support number sense in your classroom? Join this program to learn more about facilitating math running records to support addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Additionally, this program will explore fluency strategies that will support students’ learning needs based on the data gathered from the math running records. Come ready to collaborate and learn with others from your region as we delve deep with number properties in the K-5 math classroom.
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
.6 CEU Content Credit
Target Audience:
K-5 Teachers
All Fields Required
Jul 14
6-8: Facilitating Math Running Records and Fluency Routines
personDr. Bonnie Bolado, Chief Academic Officer, NCCAT
location_onWilkes County Schools Administrative Offices- Learning Lab
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
Do you want to learn ways to support number sense in your classroom? Join this program to learn more about facilitating math running records to support addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Additionally, this program will explore fluency strategies that will support students’ learning needs. This running record will provide data for 6-8 teachers to support students with necessary prerequisite skills based on the four operations. Come ready to collaborate and learn with others from your region as we delve deep with number properties in the 6-8 math classroom.
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
0.6 Content Credit
Target Audience:
Grades 6-8 Teachers
All Fields Required
Aug 01
Behavior Interventions That Work with Amie Dean
personAmie Dean
location_onStone Center at Wilkes County Schools Administration Center - 613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
About the Instructor:
Click to Learn More About Amie Dean
Description:
Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.
This one-day seminar will equip you with the most effective behavior interventions, strategies, and techniques that will work with even your most difficult students!
* Teachers all over the country cite “talking” as one of the top 3 issues in the classroom. Learn specific strategies to MINIMIZE off task talking.
* You will learn techniques to greatly decrease the number of verbal warnings you give throughout your day as well as My Time/Your Time strategies to gain instructional minutes.
* Tier One and Tier Two strategies will be shared to help individual students learn to be aware and self regulate behaviors.
* Learn how to de-escalate situations, teach students HOW to be respectful, and which behaviors should and can be ignored.
Time:
9:00-3:00
Cost:
$50 without membership
$0 with membership
Renewal Credit:
.6 General Credit
Target Audience:
Counselors, teachers, and administrators
All Fields Required