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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 

 

Enrollment Instructions: Increasing Rigor with Higher Order Thinking

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Thank you for registering for the online course “Increasing Rigor with Higher Order Thinking” with WRESA.  This is an online and self-paced course.

Follow the steps below to enroll in the “Increasing Rigor with Higher Order Thinking” course:

1)  Create a WRESAONLINE Moodle account or, log in to your account (if you already have an account):

  • If you do not have an account, click on “Create Account” on the right side to create an account.  Once created, wresaonline.org will send you an email with a link to verify your account.  Click on the link to verify, or, if you are not able to click on it, copy the link into your browser and hit enter which will verify your account.
  • If you already have an account, login using your Username and Password.

2)  After logging into your wresaonline.org moodle account, follow these steps to enroll in “Increasing Rigor with Higher Order Thinking”:

  1. First, do one of the following two options:
    • Under “Navigation” in the upper middle part of the screen, click on “Courses” if it is available to click on, OR,
    • If “Courses” is not available to click on, then scroll to the very bottom of the page, and click on “All courses”
  2. Click on “2020 Online Courses”
  3. Click on “Increasing Rigor with Higher Order Thinking”
  4. Enter the self-enrollment key “HIGHORDERTHINK” to self-enroll into the course.

This should take you directly into the course. Anytime you exit and want to come back to the course, simply go to https://wresaonline.org/index.php and login to your account.

Any questions about getting enrolled in the course, email Richard Gabriel at rgabriel@wresa.org.  Any questions about the “Increasing Rigor with Higher Order Thinking” course, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org

If paying by check, use the following address:

WRESA

10C Yorkshire Street Lower Level

Asheville, NC 28803

 

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

 

Enrollment Instructions for: Engaging Students while Fighting Apathy

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Thank you for registering for the online course “Engaging Students while Fighting Apathy” with WRESA.  This is an online and self-paced course.

Follow the steps below to enroll in the “Engaging Students while Fighting Apathy” course:

1)  Create a WRESAONLINE Moodle account or, log in to your account (if you already have an account):

  • If you do not have an account, click on “Create Account” on the right side to create an account.  Once created, wresaonline.org will send you an email with a link to verify your account.  Click on the link to verify, or, if you are not able to click on it, copy the link into your browser and hit enter which will verify your account.
  • If you already have an account, login using your Username and Password.

2)  After logging into your wresaonline.org moodle account, follow these steps to enroll in “Engaging Students while Fighting Apathy”:

  1. First, do one of the following two options:
    • Under “Navigation” in the upper middle part of the screen, click on “Courses” if it is available to click on, OR,
    • If “Courses” is not available to click on, then scroll to the very bottom of the page, and click on “All courses”
  2. Click on “2020 Online Courses”
  3. Click on “Engaging Students while Fighting Apathy”
  4. Enter the self-enrollment key “FIGHTAPATHY” to self-enroll into the course.

This should take you directly into the course. Anytime you exit and want to come back to the course, simply go to https://wresaonline.org/index.php and login to your account.

Any questions about getting enrolled in the course, email Richard Gabriel at rgabriel@wresa.org.  Any questions about the “Engaging Students while Fighting Apathy” course, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org

If paying by check, use the following address:

WRESA

10C Yorkshire Street Lower Level

Asheville, NC 28803

 

Enrollment Instructions for: Digital Tools for the Classroom

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Thank you for registering for the online course “Digital Tools for the Classroom” with WRESA.  This is an online and self-paced course.

Follow the steps below to enroll in the “Digital Tools for the Classroom” course:

1)  Create a WRESAONLINE Moodle account or, log in to your account (if you already have an account):

  • If you do not have an account, click on “Create Account” on the right side to create an account.  Once created, wresaonline.org will send you an email with a link to verify your account.  Click on the link to verify, or, if you are not able to click on it, copy the link into your browser and hit enter which will verify your account.
  • If you already have an account, login using your Username and Password.

2)  After logging into your wresaonline.org moodle account, follow these steps to enroll in “Digital Tools for the Classroom”:

  1. First, do one of the following two options:
    • Under “Navigation” in the upper middle part of the screen, click on “Courses” if it is available to click on, OR,
    • If “Courses” is not available to click on, then scroll to the very bottom of the page, and click on “All courses”
  2. Click on “Technology Courses”
  3. Click on “Digital Tools for the Classroom”
  4. Enter the self-enrollment key “DIGITALTOOLS” to self-enroll into the course.

This should take you directly into the course. Anytime you exit and want to come back to wresaonline.org, simply go to https://wresaonline.org/index.php and login to your account.

Any questions about getting started or about the course, email Richard Gabriel at rgabriel@wresa.org.

If paying by check, use the following address:

WRESA

10C Yorkshire Street Lower Level

Asheville, NC 28803

 

Google Tools with Elizabeth Joyce

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August 26, 2020 1:00- 3:00  Register

 

Cost:      WRESA members and Burke County: Free            Non-Members: $25

 

       Whether or not your school or district has adopted a Google Chromebook

       environment, if your LEA infrastructure allows for the use of Google Tools and/or

       Apps, the “Googlesphere” can be an immense help. It can aid in engaging students,

       keeping in touch with parents, automating feedback and assessment, sharing

       documents, and more. Hone your skills with the Google Chrome Browser using

       Google Apps for Education to engage your students. Before the session, make sure

       as a teacher you have access to Google Apps for Education.

 

       This session will be a webinar to show you how to get started using Google Keep,

       Google Docs, Google Drawings, Google Forms, and Google Slides.  Participants

       will receive ideas on how to use these resources in their classroom instruction. 

       This session will be recorded so participants can rewatch the demonstration. At the

       end of the webinar, the presenter will give a brief introduction to using Google

       Classroom. There will be future webinars that focus on Google Classroom and Advanced

       Google Tools. Elizabeth Joyce from NCCAT will be the presenter. If you have

       questions contact April Spencer aspencer@wresa.org or 828-774- 5681 ext. 103

WNC WELEAD Law Video Series

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There are four videos that you have access to watch for two weeks. These videos will replace the face to face offerings that had been scheduled. Thanks for your patience and we wish you the best with the upcoming school year.

2020 Title IX Considerations

 

Legal Issues in Athletics

So Now You Are a Public School Employee

 

Introduction for Sex Trafficking Awareness Training

 

Navigating Employee Leave Issues During a Pandemic for Community Colleges

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Date: Friday  July 31, 2020

Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Cost: $225 (This is a one time fee for each college. You may share the webinar link with up to 5 additional people.) You will receive the link to the webinar in an email upon registration. If you don’t receive an email with the link, please check your spam folder.

Do I have to come to work? This presentation focuses on employee leave issues as community colleges prepare for the start of the fall semester, including working with employees in high risk categories and employees who are not comfortable returning to work yet.  The presentation is ideal for human resources professionals as well as college administrators.  Your presenter will be Attorney Dean Shatley from Campbell Shatley, PLLC.  For more information on registration, contact jwebster@wresa.org or 828-774 extension 101.

Registration