Author: Webster

Date:  October 30, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location:  Biltmore Park WCU Campus

Registration Fee:  $45

 

Learn how to use Google Classroom to personalize learning for your students. In this jam-packed day of digital teaching and learning, participants will learn how to use Google Classroom to create engaging assignments, give feedback and apply North Carolina’s 4 Pillars of Personalized Learning. Bring your own earbuds and a charged Chromebook or laptop to this blended learning session. Your instructor will be Stacy Lovdahl, our Educator On Loan. This workshop could count towards your DLC and is .5 CEUs.  For more information, contact aspencer@wresa.org

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Career and College Ready Graduates (CCRG) Information Meetings Registration Open Now

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The CCRG legislation requires high school juniors, who do not meet career and college ready benchmarks, to take CCRG courses in their senior year. These courses will allow students to enroll at the community college without the need for remediation. This legislation also requires that all high schools begin teaching these courses in the 2020-2021 academic year. With that deadline approaching, LEAs are invited to send a team to learn about CCRG implementation and courses. LEA teams should include up to six people including, but not limited to, CAOs, advising lead, high school principal or assistant principal, math lead or teacher, English lead or teacher. This is a “train the trainer” opportunity so plan for your team to serve as CCRG leaders in their respective areas of expertise.

Meetings will be held across the state.

October 28 District 5—Piedmont-Triad Winston-Salem

October 29 District 4—Sandhills Cumberland County

October 31 District 3—North Central Raleigh

November 5 District 1—Northeast Washington

November 6 District 2—Southeast Wilmington

November 12 District 6—Southwest Charlotte

November 13 District 7—Northwest Wilkesboro

November 14 District 8—Western Asheville

Each meeting will run from 9:00—4:00 and include lunch.

Following is a brief agenda:

Welcome (DPI) Legislation overview (NCCCS)

College Ready Math and English course development (NCCCS)

Review of pilot data (NCCCS)

Student criteria for placement or exemption (DPI and NCCCS)

Course parameters (DPI)

Teaching the course (NCCCS)

Afternoon Breakouts:

English teachers – NROC and the CCRG English IV Course

Math teachers – NROC and the 4th math

Counselors and administrators – what you need to know

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If you have specific questions regarding these meetings, please contact Laura Kalbaugh, at lmkalbaugh@waketech.edu.

DATE: February 5, 2020

TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION: WCU at Biltmore Park Room 346

REGISTRATION FEE $110.00

PRESENTER:  Lester Laminack

GRADES: K-6

When readers stand in their own worldview, unable to see or conceive of any other perspective, a book can be a bridge.  The right book, at the right time, can span the divide between where the readers stand in this moment and alternate views, new ideas, and options not yet considered. As a bridge, the book enables readers to span the divide between their current thoughts, views, beliefs, or attitudes about and living in the world.  Together we will explore a collection of children’s literature to help students speak freely, think deeply, and take action. We will explore the use of children’s literature to lead children to speak freely. L. Laminack is Professor Emeritus, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina where he received two awards for excellence in teaching. Lester is now a full-time writer and consultant working with schools throughout the United States and abroad.  If you have questions contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 26.  Contact Hours: 5

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Date:  March 10, 2020

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location:  WCU at Biltmore Park (Room 345)

Registration Fee: $45   Limit: 30 Participants

 

Based on the book, Disrupting Poverty by Kathleen Budge and William Parrett we will spend the day looking at five powerful classroom practices the authors recommend that must be present in the culture of successful high-poverty schools. The tools, templates and exercises can help us help our students break free from the cycle of poverty once and for all. April Spencer will be leading this workshop.   You are not required to read the book or purchase the book to attend the workshop.  For more information, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org

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September 27, 2019  Grades 6-8

Time:  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Biltmore Park/WCU

Registration Fee: $85 each day

 

Are you working with your inclusion teacher effectively? Do you both know the best way to incorporate this process in your 3rd – 8th grade classrooms.   Rick Welsh will be leading a training for co- teaching teams. There will be a high degree of input and participation from the co-teaching teams with minimal emphasis placed on lecture. The entire workshop is co-taught so teams are provided numerous opportunities to learn new strategies and compare their current practices with the models presented.  For more information, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org

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Date: March 25, 2021             *** Note: This date changed from the original date of October 2, 2020 ***

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: TBD

Cost: $65

Audience: 3rd-12th grade teachers

During this session we continue to focus on how to maximize classroom time and student learning by integrating literacy and STEM.The day will be a combination of STEM learning experiences infused with literacy strategies.  The session will concentrate on lessons about cells, and structure to function. Fiction and nonfiction texts are utilized during the workshop. The literacy focus will also be on infographics and how to enhance student’s non-literary text comprehension. This workshop is recommended to be done in conjunction with Literacy and STEM(part 1) and MORE Literacy and STEM (part 2) but can also be taken as a stand alone workshop. This workshop is presented by The Science House of NCSU. If you have questions about the workshop, contact Michelle Benigno (828-206-3014 / mtbenign@ncsu.edu). If you have questions about registration, contact LaDonna Sluder at WRESA (lsluder@wresa.org).  Contact hours: 5 

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