Workshops

Description:

Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use

In this advanced course, school and district leaders discover how they can use student growth data to inform leadership decisions. During this hands-on simulation, administrative teams work collaboratively through the data to discuss teacher and student placement, professional development planning, scheduling, and school improvement.

Description:

Please bring a latop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.

SAS trainers will be hosting a 3 hour session for Curriculum & Instruction and Accountability Directors from each LEA. This training will provide guidance for district leaders on how to monitor the use of EVAAS and support the district’s schools in using EVAAS data to increase student achievement and teacher effectiveness. This session will be held in the Wilkes County Schools’ Instructional Training Room 8:30-11:30. Also, during this session representatives from NCDPI will be conducting a survey to collect information on what data needs each district may have. Participants may join their school teams in the full day training after lunch.

About the Instructor:

Wendy L. Sellers is a national author, trainer, and the founder of Health4Hire, Inc. She co-authored the nationally-recognized, evidence-based Michigan Model for Health, and has trained hundreds of educators across the country in its use. Wendy has served as president of the Michigan School Health Coordinators’ Association and was their Legislative Committee Chair for 10 years. Wendy was named 2014 National Health Coordinator of the Year by the American School Health Association (ASHA). She recently began serving on the ASHA Board of Directors and co-chairs their Advocacy Committee. As the author of Puberty: The Wonder Years, Wendy advocates for skills-based, comprehensive, sexuality education that starts early, involves parents, and meets students’ needs. Among her favorite activities are answering students’ questions about sexuality and equipping others to be “ask-able” adults.

Description:

Must register by Monday, October 15 so that materials can be ordered -- Please bring a laptop, tablet, and/or smartphone charged and ready for use

The Goals of this training are 1) to Promote Appreciation and Respect for the Amazing Changes Experienced by Self and Others and 2) to Equip you to Equip Young People to Postpone Sexual Intercourse. Girls begin puberty as young as eight or nine years of age, and boys begin puberty between ages 10 and 14. When we teach children about puberty, we Prevent them from being frightened by unexplained changes in their bodies and emotions and promote positive attitudes toward relationships and sexuality. Puberty education is most effective when families and educators form a partnership. Puberty: The Wonder Years helps develop a network of reliable information, protective skills, and supportive resources for our children in grades 4, 5, and 6. The curriculum engages educators and families as partners, provides children and their families with resources, and information and teaches children the skills they need to choose healthy behaviors and form positive relationships.

Substitute reimbursement is available for teachers attending this training from NWRESA member systems thru a Title V Grant.

Be sure to include the grade you teach on your registration so appropriate materials can be ordered for you to take back to your school.

About the Instructor:

Bradley Witzel, Ph.D., is an award winning teacher and researcher who works as a professor and program director of the MEd in Intervention at Winthrop University, the flagship education college for the state of South Carolina. As a classroom teacher he worked in multiple settings teaching mainly math and science to high achieving students. In higher education, Dr. Witzel has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in special and general education methods as well as a variety of other courses from transition to behavior support. He has authored over 50 publications including 9 books, developed over 20 multimedia resources and delivered nearly 500 presentations to local and international audiences. Dr. Witzel has also served as an author / panelist on the IES RtI Math Practice Guide and a selected reviewer of the final report from the National Math Advisory Panel.

Description:

December 6 (Elementary Level Group--Grades K-5 content) -- Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.

Effective elementary math teachers provide a continuum of instructional supports to help students learn essential mathematical concepts and master important skills. Additionally, math requires significant effort and instructional time to make sure students do not forget what they have previously learned. This intensive and interactive session will provide teachers specific strategies about how to facilitate learning, remembering, and applying critical mathematical concepts and skills in new situations.

Why students struggle learning mathematics--Chunking and Progressions Systematic Intervention Approaches--OPTIMIZE: Task Analysis, Formative Assessment Number Sense--Counting and counting strategies, Magnitude comparisons (place value) Whole Number Operations--Multisensory approaches (CRA), Fluency and automaticity Rational Numbers--Linear understanding, Multisensory approaches (CRA) Problem Solving Approaches--Language and Schema-based Problem Solving Future Planning

About the Instructor:

Bradley Witzel, Ph.D., is an award winning teacher and researcher who works as a professor and program director of the MEd in Intervention at Winthrop University, the flagship education college for the state of South Carolina. As a classroom teacher he worked in multiple settings teaching mainly math and science to high achieving students. In higher education, Dr. Witzel has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in special and general education methods as well as a variety of other courses from transition to behavior support. He has authored over 50 publications including 9 books, developed over 20 multimedia resources and delivered nearly 500 presentations to local and international audiences. Dr. Witzel has also served as an author / panelist on the IES RtI Math Practice Guide and a selected reviewer of the final report from the National Math Advisory Panel.

Description:

December 7 (Middle to High School Level Group--Grades 6-12 content)

Effective middle and high school math teachers provide a continuum of instructional supports to help students learn essential mathematical concepts and master important skills. Additionally, math requires significant effort and instructional time to make sure students do not forget what they have previously learned. This intensive and interactive session will provide teachers specific strategies about how to facilitate learning, remembering, and applying critical mathematical concepts and skills in new situations.

Why students struggle learning mathematics--Chunking, Progressions, Goal Setting towards Algebra 2 Systematic Intervention Approaches--OPTIMIZE: Task Analysis and Formative Assessment Arithmetic to Algebra Gap Content--Embedding Computation, Fractions and other, Foundational Skills with Core, Spaced Learning, Station Teaching Instructional Strategies--Linear Models, Multisensory approaches (CRA), Interleaved Work Samples Future Planning

About the Instructor:

Dr. Jennifer Curtis is the Founder and President of Emerald Education, former Pre-School - High School Math Teacher, School Administrator, and NCDPI Mathematics Section Chief

Description:

February 5, 2019 (Middle School Principals will also need to register/attend on October 16, 2018) -- Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.

These two-day sessions are designed for Middle School Principals (Day 1) and Middle School Assistant Principals, Middle Level Instructional Facilitators/Support Staff (Day 2).
Grounded in Growth Mindset, Middle School Principals and Assistant Principals will collaborate while they learn about the NC Standard Course of Study with attention to the middle school mathematics practice and content standards.
Learning Outcomes include:
1. Connect the mathematics practice standards with the NCEES tool and provide a foundation upon which to build middle school administrators’ content and pedagogical knowledge.
2. Support middle school administrators as the lead learners in their schools by developing mindsets around research-based and research-informed practices, look-fors, and feedback for middle school mathematics teachers.
3. Digital competencies are embedded including utilization of digital resources for instruction and collaboration as well as using, analyzing, and sharing data for school wide improvement.

About the Instructor:

Dr. Jennifer Curtis is the Founder and President of Emerald Education, former Pre-School - High School Math Teacher, School Administrator, and NCDPI Mathematics Section Chief

Description:

February 6, 2019 (Middle School Assistant Principals, Middle Level Instructional Facilitators/Support Staff will also need to register/attend on October 17, 2018) -- Please bring a laptop, tablet, or similar device charged and ready for use.

These two-day sessions are designed for Middle School Principals (Day 1) and Middle School Assistant Principals, Middle Level Instructional Facilitators/Support Staff (Day 2).
Grounded in Growth Mindset, Middle School Principals and Assistant Principals will collaborate while they learn about the NC Standard Course of Study with attention to the middle school mathematics practice and content standards.
Learning Outcomes include:
1. Connect the mathematics practice standards with the NCEES tool and provide a foundation upon which to build middle school administrators’ content and pedagogical knowledge.
2. Support middle school administrators as the lead learners in their schools by developing mindsets around research-based and research-informed practices, look-fors, and feedback for middle school mathematics teachers.
3. Digital competencies are embedded including utilization of digital resources for instruction and collaboration as well as using, analyzing, and sharing data for schoolwide improvement.