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Date: March 27, 2020 Postponed
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: NCCAT, Cullowhee NC
Registration: 8:15-9:00 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Victoria Pidgeon Andrews
Victoria Pidgeon Andrews, recently retired, served as NASA’s first Deputy Planetary Defense Officer at the NASA Planetary Defense Program office in Washington, D.C. “Planetary Defense” refers to detecting, tracking and characterizing space objects such as asteroids and comets that come close to Earth, and more recently, to developing approaches to prevent potential asteroid impacts from occurring. Ms. Andrews led the Nation’s intergovernmental policy, planning, and cooperation efforts for planetary defense. She holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree in science and technology policy from Virginia ‘Tech. She has worked on flight-system and instrument-development projects for NASA’s human exploration and Mars exploration programs. From 2005-2010 she was the Program Executive for the LCROSS mission, notable for confirming the presence of water ice on the Moon. After leading an asteroid utilization study for NASA in 2010, she became passionate about understanding, managing, and explaining the risk posed by near-Earth asteroids. Prior to retirement, Ms. Andrews co-chaired the NASA-FEMA Planetary Impact Emergency Response Working Group and served as Executive Secretary of the White House National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Space Weather, Security, and Hazards. Ms. Andrews is an avid fan of science fiction film and literature and possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the genre.
“WHY THE MOON LOOKS LIKE IT DOES”- BY OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER: VICTORIA P. ANDREWS
“DESTINATION SPACE: SATELLITE PROGRAM FOR AEROSPACE-CENTERED EDUCATION”
“ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES: LUNARTICS & SUN, STARS, AND PLANETS…. OH MY!”
(INFLATABLE PLANETARIUM)
“SALAMANDER SURVIVAL ON SUNUP KNOB”
“DRONES IN EDUCATION”
“HOW STUDENTS FIND THEIR STEM PATH”
“BUILD A MICROSCOPE AND TAKE IT HOME” (GRADES 2-6)
“HOW PEOPLE LEARN: A CONVERSATION EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING”
Contact: csellers@wresa.org for more info!
Western Region Education Service Alliance Administrative Assistant
Job Goals: Provide assistance and support for WRESA consultants and be initial point of contact for WRESA clients.
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Salary to be determined based upon qualifications and experience. This position will be a twelve month, five day a week 8:00am – 4:00pm position beginning February 26, 2018. Range: $27,500 – $31,000. Salary plus benefits to be determined based upon individual.
Application Instructions: Complete the online process at wresa.org. Please contact jwebster@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 regarding questions.
Date: Begins March 18 and ends May 1, 2019
Registration Fee: $45 (Purchase of book required)
This course will incorporate several literacy strategies for using informational text to increase reading proficiency that all 6-12 grade teachers can use to get every kid thinking. You will be implementing the strategies that are discussed in the book. The course will be based on Kyleene Beers and Robert Probst’s book Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note Stances, Signposts and Strategies. You will be required to purchase the book before the class begins. This could fulfill the literacy requirement. You will be expected to use these strategies in your classrooms. If you have questions, please contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org, 828.774.5681, ext. 20. Contact Hours 20.
DATE: March 7 – May 9, 2018
Registration Fee: $45 (Participants will need to purchase the book)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 28, 2018
Welcome to an online book study for Practical Strategies for Elementary School Inclusion by June Stride. During the elementary years a student must learn to become a productive member of the classroom and plus acquire basic knowledge and skills. This is a difficult assignment for any student, but especially problematic for students with disabilities. The author of this book helps inclusion teachers learn how to establish a learning environment that will have a positive impact on all students. Participants will be required to respond to reflective questions at the end of each chapter. Due to the choice of methodology for completing the course, we will not have discussion board forums. Instead if you have a resource to share or a comment to make, I ask that you make it in the news forum. If you have questions, please contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.734.774.5681, ext. 26. Contact Hours: 20
Date: January 15 – March 14, 2019
Registration Fee: $45 (Participants will need to purchase the book)
Welcome to the online book study for Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan. You can approach this course either by reading the book in its entirety and then completing the activities associated with each chapter, or read a chapter and then complete the corresponding work.
This book will likely make you think about vocabulary instruction in a multitude of new and exciting ways. Regardless of what age or content you teach, you’ll gain a wealth of ideas for supporting students’ vocabulary learning. Please contact Candie Sellers if you have any questions at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.568. Contact Hours: 20
DATE: February 5- April 13, 2018
REGISTRATION FEE: $45 (Participants will need to purchase the book)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 2, 2018
This book is written for leaders (Administrators and Teacher Leaders) who want to make informed decisions about STEM. Leaders who want to consider making a schoolwide or districtwide STEM shift will find stories from those who have successfully achieved this. School leaders are offered experiences of colleagues at elementary, school, and high school levels who have been pioneers. The authors hope to change minds and reveal the power of STEM as a simultaneous shift in the way educators work and in the way students learn. If you have questions, contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 26. Contact Hours: 20
Date: April 17, 2018
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Asheville Event Center
Registration Fee: $65
Registration Deadline: April 10, 2018
In this fast-paced and engaging workshop, participants will gain an understanding of the New Art and Science of Teaching, a groundbreaking educational model based on over fifty years of research. Since modeling is the most effective way to teach, participants will experience new ways to effectively model and explicitly name best practices including engagement strategies and strategies that appear in all types of lessons. Dr. Jeanie Iberlin, a Marzano Research Associate, with thirty-three years of educational experience has served twenty-one years as an administrator. Jeanie has over ten years of experience as a trainer, where she ignites passion and enthusiasm in educators and administrators. She presented at the NC Curriculum and Instruction Conference in September at NCCAT and this is a result of that presentation. For more information, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org, 828.7745681, ext. 20. Contact Hours: 5
Date: March 6, 2019
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: NCCAT, 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Registration Fee: $65
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 adaptation, ecosystems, habitat conservation, natural selection, and animal behavior. Fiction and nonfiction texts are utilized during the workshop. This workshop is recommended to be done in conjunction with Literacy and STEM (part 1) but can also be taken as a stand-alone workshop. Contact hours: 5
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.edu).
Date: March 14, 2018
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: WRESA
Registration Fee: $50
Registration Deadline: March 7, 2018
LIMITED TO 22 PARTICIPANTS
We live in a media-saturated world and it is a big part of our students’ daily lives. Whether they are posting on social media, watching a YouTube video, playing a video game or reading a magazine, they are being influenced by the images they see and the ideas presented. This 6-12 workshop will focus on Media Literacy in the classroom. Participants will learn how to:
Come and join Kendra Cameron Jarvis, Buncombe County Schools Digital Learning Facilitator, for a workshop to learn how teachers can help students effectively filter media messages. We will be using technology, so bring your laptop. This class could count for content. For more information, contact Dr. April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org, 828.774.5681. ext. 20. Contact Hours: 5
