Lester Laminack: Writers ARE Readers

To be a good writer you must first be able to read deeply and understand author’s intent.

Writers ARE Readers presented by Lester Laminack

March 6, 2017, 9:00-3:00;  Cost: $85

Lester Laminack will show you that the key to successful writing is harnessing the power of close reading.  You will learn how your students can transfer what they know about reading structures and strategies into practices that will hone their writing skills and help them become more focused writers.  5 hours toward Literacy CEU credit.

About this Author

Lester Laminack consults with schools all around the country. He is Professor Emeritus at Western Carolina University, where he has won both the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Botner Superior Teaching Award. Lester is an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English. He’s the author of several notable books, including The Writing Teacher’s Troubleshooting Guide, Bullying Hurts (both with Reba Wadsworth) and has published six picture books including Saturdays and Teacakes, Snow Day!, and Three Hens and a Peacock.

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2017 Summer Leadership Keynote Speakers

  Dr. Carol Ann ToCarol Ann Tomilnsonmlinson’s career as an educator includes 21 years as a public school teacher and 12 years as a program administrator of special services for struggling and advanced learners. Special interests throughout her career have included curriculum and instruction for struggling and advanced learners, effective instruction in heterogeneous settings, and encouraging creative and critical thinking in the classroom. For ASCD, Carol has authored several books including How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-ability Classrooms and The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of all Learners and professional inquiry kit on differentiation. Recently, she co-authored a book with Jay McTighe titled Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids and with Kay Brimijoin and Lane Narvaez co-authored The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Change for Teaching and Learning. For Corwin Press, she is co-author of The Parallel Curriculum Model: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High Ability Learners. Carol’s books on differentiation have been translated into 12 languages. She works throughout the U. S. and abroad with teachers whose goal is to develop more responsive heterogeneous classrooms.

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Brad Fountain Brad is a passionate educator with over 20 years of educational experience. He began his career teaching in a 3-5 multi-age classroom in rural North Carolina where he utilized some of the earliest educational internet based web resources. He launched one of the first technology based professional develoment programs in North Carolina in the early 2000’s. He served as administrator of the North Carolina Model School of Technology in 2003 where he moved the school to paperless workflow. Since joining Discovery he helped launch the Discovery Educator Network and served on the front lines during the development of Discovery Education’s Techbook services. Always looking to continue to push the envelope he has worked with schools and school districts on utilizing the latest technology including tablets and iPads, connecting the latest brain research to the educational technology, professional development for administrators on using technology, and implementing 1-to-1 initiatives.

 

 

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 Dr. Connie Kamm is the founder and president of Kamm Solutions, a company that focuses on organizational effectiveness and educator development. She is also a Distinguished Professional Development Associate with The Leadership and Learning Center.  Connie has been active in school reform for over thirty years and has developed keen insights into the spirit of building positive district and school cultures. She is noted for her dynamic process for transforming education through the development and implementation of system-wide comprehensive learning frameworks at state and district levels. Today’s students are no longer served well by the old model where the teacher is the sole repository and administrator of knowledge following a school curriculum that heavily concentrates primarily on content. Learning for the future requires students to be leaders of their own learning, educators to be scholars and activators of learning, and systems to embrace a culture of continuous growth. 

 

 Dr. Jon Landis is the US Development Executive with Apple Inc. where he works internationally with colleges, universities, and K12 institutions around issues of mobile technology. He is a former professor in the College of Education from Millersville University where he was also the graduate coordinator of the Leadership Program and the Coordinator of the CyberSafe Institute.  Jon holds his Ph.D. in Sociology, a Masters degree in Education Leadership, and a B.S. in Chemistry.  Additionally he has served as a chemistry instructor, school principal, urban education program lead, curriculum director, and Information Technology Director. 

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 Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp, (Ret.), retired from the army after 39 years of service and a final assignment as Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers. He oversaw a $40 billion program, including most of the nation’s civil infrastructure and military construction on over 150 United States Army and Air Force installations. He was responsible for  employees who provided engineering, project management, construction, and operation and maintenance support in nearly 100 countries around the world. Van is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds an M.B.A. from Long Island University and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. Van and his wife, Paula, have five children and twelve grandchildren. They reside in North Carolina.
 

 

Carol Ann Tomlinson: Strategies and Guidelines for Differentiating Instruction

Students in today’s classrooms inevitably differ in many ways, including readiness to learn particular content, language, culture, interests, and approach to learning.

Carol Ann Tomlinson:  Strategies and Guidelines for Differentiating Instruction

A one-size-fits-all approach, in fact, does not work well for many students.  This session will guide teachers in thinking about their own work in responding to students’ varied learning needs by examining several instructional strategies and management suggestions that are useful in creating classrooms that are a good fit for the students in them.

Date: June 26, 2017            Time: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Location: US Cellular Center  87 Haywood Street Asheville, NC 28801

Cost: $45 per individual or $200 for a team of five.  When registering a team, please have one person complete the registration for the entire team.  The person registering the team will be our contact for the team.

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OCDE Project GLAD® Components I and II March Moore County

RESEARCH THEORY

WRESA is excited to offer the North Carolina, standards based Project Glad Tier I training and certification. In this rigorous professional development model, participants will

  • Gain a better understanding of English language development.
  • Acquire research based instructional strategies to meet the cognitive, linguistic, and emotional needs of all students.
  • Grasp knowledge on how to integrate content and English Language Development standards for differentiated core instruction.
    WHO IS IT FOR?

    K-8 Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers Dual Language Teachers EC Teachers

    Please note: This session will be delivered in a K-2 classroom.

    Questions? Please contact:
    Candie Sellers
    csellers@wresa.org

    COMPONENT I: RESEARCH AND THEORY SESSION

When: March 9-10, 2020  8:00am – 3:30pm

Where:

Moore County Schools Education Center
160 Pinckney Rd. 
Carthage, NC 20327
Phone:  910-947-2342

COMPONENT II: CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION

When:  March 16-19, 2020   8:00am – 3:30pm

Where:

Robbins Elementary School
268 Rushwood Rd.
Robbins, NC 27325
Phone:  910-948-2411
Afternoon workshop will be held at the MCS Ed Center.

COST PER PARTICIPANT

Fees are non-refundable

$650 for NC Districts (Thanks to NCDPI)
$1035 for Outside North Carolina

Must complete both components to earn tier 1 certification and 4 CEUs.

 

 

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Literacy and STEM

Date: March 5, 2019

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: NCCAT, 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cost: $65 (free for grant counties*)

*Participants from Swain, Clay, Haywood, Cherokee, Macon, Graham, Jackson, and Cherokee Central Schools are invited to register for this session for free due to a grant with your systems.

The world of STEM provides a rich environment that motivates children to want to learn more. Children often prefer reading about spiders and dinosaurs to fictional characters. STEM activities help students build vocabulary, incorporate problem-solving skills, and analyze complex text with real-world applications. Maximize classroom time by integrating literacy with the natural connections of STEM disciplines. Experience lessons that give students a desire to read, promote problem solving, and model strategies to cultivate reading comprehension. Join us as we explore tons of literacy strategies connected to STEM. 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). Contact hours: 5 Register at www.wresa.org.
*Participants from Swain, Clay, Haywood, Cherokee, Macon, Graham, Jackson, and Cherokee Central Schools are invited to register for this session for free due to a grant with your systems.

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Appalachian Waves Workshop

Do you teach about light, sound or hydrology?

Appalachian Waves Workshop

March 2, 2017

Location: Haywood Regional High Tech Center (112 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville, NC)

Cost: $65

Waves are a part of many grade level standards. Participate in a variety of inquiry stations to strengthen your understanding of waves. Materials for use in your classroom will be available for checkout from The Science House. Watch the link as instructors Mark Etheridge and Amanda Clapp share more about the workshop: http://www.clc.haywood.k12.nc.us/2014/09/07/appalachaian-waves-mark-etheridge-science-teacher/

 

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STEM To Your Doorstep

Date:  February 26, 2019 

Time:  9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Ext. Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC  28759

Cost: $65

K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics teachers, what do you need to boost the STEM curriculum in your schools?  How about free access to technology, resources and lab materials for use in the classroom? Now, the real question is how can you make this happen? You can participate in a day of training presented by The Science House of NC State University. You will use MacBooks, LabQuests and various probes to explore science and math concepts. After the training session, you will be eligible to participate in the equipment loan program through The Mountain Satellite Office of The Science House. Participants will be trained on equipment use and equipment implementation through the use of grade level activities. 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). Contact hours: 5  

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Sumdog Math Contest

Sumdog math contests start on Friday, May 11
Sumdog is a K-8 computer Math and ELA fluency program where students practice skills aligned to your Standards. We organize math contests for districts in Western Region RESA and would like to help your students get involved.
How do the contests work?
Students simply log onto Sumdog and answer math questions while playing Sumdog games. All the questions are adapted to the student, so everyone has an equal chance of winning. There is a maximum number of questions per student, and results are based on accuracy, so even if you can only get on the computers for a short period of time your class can still win! Questions will reflect what you teach in class as they are standard-aligned.
How does Sumdog know which questions to ask each student?
The students will do a diagnostic test when they first start using Sumdog. The contest starts once the diagnostic test is complete. We recommend students start practicing now so the questions have adapted for the contest.
Are there prizes?
The top 3 classes win a subscription to Sumdog’s premium teaching tools! There are also participation awards and certificates for top students.
Where can I find out more?
Find out more, incuding how to enter here: www.sumdog.com/enter_contest

Introduction to Paideia Institute

Dates:    October 3, 2016 – October 4, 2016

Time:     8:30 am – 3:30 pm

 

The Paideia Seminar is an integrated literacy event built around formal whole class dialogue. The purpose for doing Paideia Seminar is to support students’ ability to think conceptually and communicate collaboratively.During these two days of professional development, teachers will participate in an adult Paideia Seminar and learn the key components for planning. We will talk about what makes a good text for seminar, how to design appropriate questions to invite students into the collaborative thinking, and strategies for coaching balanced student participation.  Teachers will practice facilitating short Seminars with their colleagues. In the end, teachers will have a set of Paideia Seminar lesson plans to practice with and use as models.

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Location:  Montford Campus         90 Montford Ave., Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States     
Venue Phone: 828-575-5592