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Online Book Study: Strategies to Support Student Learning in Online and Blended Environments

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Date:              Ongoing

Cost:              Free        WRESA Members 

                        $70.00   Non-WRESA Members

Type:             Online Book Study 

Hours:          20 contact hours

Participants will need to purchase the book prior to starting the course.

Eric Carbaugh, co-author of the book titled: The Differentiated Flipped Classroom; A Practical Guide to Digital Learning  will take you through this course using the book as a guide.

 Participants will learn how to:

1.    Craft a positive learning environment and build relationships with students both at home and at school;

2.    Create or personalize content for students to view when learning at home;

3.    Monitor student progress towards key learning goals;

4.    Differentiate for student readiness, interest, and learning profile needs; and,

5.    Manage a differentiated flipped classroom environment.

After each chapter, there are a set of reflection questions to help you process key ideas. In addition, some chapters have “job embedded tasks” which will ask you to apply strategies and tools to your own teaching and then reflect on these experiences. Included in some modules are additional resources such as brief articles, video clips, and tutorials that will help you to successfully complete the job-embedded activities.

To maximize your learning, please complete the reflection questions in each chapter BEFORE working on the job embedded tasks (if included).

For more information about this course, contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org.

If you are interested in taking this online course, contact Candie Sellers 

 

MTSS Resource – No Fee, No Credit – Online

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Type:         Online and Ongoing
Time:         Self-Paced (Available At Your Convenience)

Cost:         FREE RESOURCE - NO FEE

Credit:       NO CEU CREDITS (This MTSS toolkit is designed to help educators and schools)
 
Audience:     Teachers, Curriculum Coaches, MTSS Coordinators, Assistant Principals
Author:       Gina Gold, MTSS Coordinator for Cleveland County Schools

This course includes resources and explanations designed to provide you with a clearer understanding of what it means to build Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) into the Academic, Behavior and Risk systems of your school.

It will include the following sections of content designed to help you and your staff build effective, reflective, sustainable systems.

Each section of content will include a video of explanation, links to resources, and quizzes designed to help you make connections to the most important criteria for each area of content designed to build your capacity for implementing strong MTSS structures in your school.

If you have further questions, please contact Jill Chambers at jchambers@wresa.org

***IMPORTANT NOTE:  Prior to registering, we encourage you to watch one of the registration help videos if you haven’t taken an Online Course with WRESA or if you need a refresher on the process.  Follow the directions below to view one of the videos:

1)  If you DO NOT have a WRESA account (which means you have not taken an online course with us), click on the following help video for how to register and enroll as a New User: Help Video for a New User.

2)  If you have taken an online course with us previously and already have a WRESA account, click on the following help video for how to add a course to your account as a Returning User: Help Video for a Returning User.

If you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member, click  WRESA MEMBER List.

REGISTER

 

Engaging Students While Fighting Apathy – Online

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Type: Online and Ongoing  (Self-paced)

Cost: $45 - WRESA Members
      $70 - Non-members

Contact Hours:  15

Participants will identify causes of student apathy and will learn strategies for increasing engagement both virtually and face to face.

Main objectives include:

  • identify reasons students lack engagement
  • incorporate strategies which increase engagement for ALL students (including EL, EC, and AIG)
  • explore growth mindset and executive functioning and how both relate to apathy.

Presenter:  Pam Sutton, Instructional Coach for Henderson County Public Schools, pmsutton@hcpsnc.org

For questions, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org

***IMPORTANT NOTE:  Prior to registering, we encourage you to watch one of the registration help videos if you haven’t taken an Online Course with WRESA or if you need a refresher on the process.  Follow the directions below to view one of the videos:

1)  If you DO NOT have a WRESA account (which means you have not taken an online course with us), click on the following help video for how to register and enroll as a New User: Help Video for a New User.

2)  If you have taken an online course with us previously and already have a WRESA account, click on the following help video for how to add a course to your account as a Returning User: Help Video for a Returning User.

If you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member, click  WRESA MEMBER List.

REGISTER

 

Online Book Study: Social and Emotional Learning – Online

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Type:     Online and Ongoing  
Time:     Self-Paced (Available at your Convenience)
     
Fee:      $45  WRESA Members      (participant will also need to purchase the book)
          $70  Non-Members        (participant will also need to purchase the book)

Credit:   20 Contact hours
Audience: K-12 teachers and staff

Online book study for All Learning is Social and Emotional: Helping Students Develop Essential Skills for the Classroom and Beyond.  Written by: Frey, Fisher and Smith.  Participants will read and respond to questions and reflect on what they are reading.  

Students may be carrying accumulated trauma from the Pandemic and recent events. They will need more social and emotional support than ever before. This course will provide and/or extend the participants knowledge and strategies to promote SEL as well as strategies for remote teaching and learning.  Educators will be able to create a classroom/school culture that teaches resilience and respect in a safe environment. Our goal is to help our students build essential skills that will serve them in our classrooms and throughout their lives! 

Who should the audience be for this course?  This book study would be a wonderful resource and guide for whole school participation and would support the planning process for the development of a schoolwide SEL environment. School Improvement Teams and individual teachers will benefit as well. All of the ideas and strategies from the book can also be implemented in an individual teacher’s classroom for SEL. 

***IMPORTANT NOTE:  Prior to registering, we encourage you to watch one of the registration help videos if you haven’t taken an Online Course with WRESA or if you need a refresher on the process.  Follow the directions below to view one of the videos:

1)  If you DO NOT have a WRESA account (which means you have not taken an online course with us), click on the following help video for how to register and enroll as a New User: Help Video for a New User.

2)  If you have taken an online course with us previously and already have a WRESA account, click on the following help video for how to add a course to your account as a Returning User: Help Video for a Returning User.

If you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member, click  WRESA MEMBER List.

REGISTER

If you need additional information, contact  Candie Sellers at  csellers@wresa.org or April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org 

WRESA Online Learning

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Copy of Substitute 101

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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Online Book Study

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Teach Like a Champion! – Online Book Study

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AI: Artificial Intelligence Questions Examined Through “Klara and the Sun” Book Study

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Foundations of Reading Test Preparation – Online

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Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom

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Online Book Study: Social and Emotional Learning

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Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom – Online Book Study

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Type:     Online and Ongoing (Self-Paced)
 
Fee:      $45 WRESA Members (Participants will need to purchase the book)
          $70 Non-Members   (Participants will need to purchase the book)

Audience: K-6 Teachers
Credit:   20 Contact Hours

Online book study for Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom. Written by: Katie Muhtaris and Kristin Ziemke.       

This book will introduce you to technological tools and the power of using the tools in your classroom. You will discover how to help students become effective digital readers and thinkers. This book will serve as a great resource for showing students what they can do in the ever changing digital world.

Participants will complete the book and respond to questions after each chapter. The final step will be to develop a digital lesson integrating the NC Digital Competences for Educators.  If you have questions contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 104.

If you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member, click  WRESA MEMBER List.

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Online: Substitute 101 – Substitute Teaching Certification

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Date:              Ongoing

Type:              Online and Self-paced  (you may log in and out of the course as many times as you wish)

Cost:              $45.00

The Substitute 101 course is completely online and self-paced using pre-recorded videos. The course is designed for people who are interested in becoming substitute teachers in their respective school systems. The Substitute 101 course contains four modules and participants will be assessed at the end of each module. Participants must complete all tasks (viewing files/videos) and “Mark them as Complete”, and must score at least 80% correct on each of five quizzes to complete the course.

***There are NO refunds for this course.  Before taking this course, it is your responsibility to check with the school district in which you wish to substitute to ensure that the school district will accept the certificate for this course.  

***NOTE that a computer, laptop, or iPad works best for this course.  Phones do not work well!

***IMPORTANT NOTE:  Your Substitute 101 confirmation email contains instructions for creating your WRESA account on our Online course platform.  Be sure to check your email and follow the directions to create an account and get started with the course.  If you DO NOT see the confirmation email, check your SPAM, Promotions or other junk folder. 

If you need assistance, contact Richard Gabriel at   rgabriel@wresa.org .           

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Foundations of Reading Test Preparation – Online

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Registration Fee: $75   Non-refundable

Location:               Online

Course Type:       Ongoing & Self-paced

Contact Hours:   None

 This online course will prepare pre-service and teachers new to NC for the Foundations of Reading Test. Activities, strategies, background reading, vocabulary study, practice questions, and resources will be provided in each of the tested areas: foundations of reading development, development of reading comprehension, reading assessment and instruction, and integration of knowledge and understanding. Candie Sellers, Elementary Curriculum/PD Coordinator, will facilitate this online, self-paced course. If you have questions, contact Candie at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 104.

***IMPORTANT NOTE:  Prior to registering, we encourage you to watch one of the registration help videos if you haven’t taken an Online Course with WRESA or if you need a refresher on the process.  Follow the directions below to view one of the videos:

1)  If you DO NOT have a WRESA account (which means you have not taken an online course with us), click on the following help video for how to register and enroll as a New User: Help Video for a New User.

2)  If you have taken an online course with us previously and already have a WRESA account, click on the following help video for how to add a course to your account as a Returning User: Help Video for a Returning User.

If you are unsure whether your school system is a WRESA member, click  WRESA MEMBER List.

     REGISTER