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Author of the Month Book Readings

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WRESA is excited to announce our  Author of the Month Book Readings. Authors will be reading their books and discussing highlights and points of interest. Be on the lookout for our author announcements.

April/May

WRESA would like to share” Three Hens and a Peacock” by Lester Laminack with all of the educators and students of Western North Carolina.  Lester Laminack is a 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.  Lester is also the author of several other children’s books and co-author of many professional books for educators.  Please share with your staff, and enjoy!  

Click below to view Lester Laminack.

Writer’s Introduction

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Three Hens and a Peacock

March

Click to view Laura Murray reading the

The Gingerbread Man & the Leprechaun Loose at School

WRESA is so excited to have Laura Murray as our March, “Author of the Month”.   We will have author Laura Murray read her book “ The GingerBread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School.”  This will be a taped recording so you can view at any time and will be available through March. The students will LOVE this book!

About the Author:  Before becoming a children’s author, Laura Murray was an elementary teacher, specializing in Early Childhood. At the beginning of each school year, a freshly baked gingerbread man managed to escape from her class. She says, “We hung missing posters and searched the halls, discovering crumbs and dropped candies, as we asked school staff members where he might be. But somehow, he always found his way back to our classroom on his own — one smart cookie! Still I couldn’t help but wonder what adventures he’d had while he was out and about.” She is a two- time award winner of the Florida Freelance Writers Association Children’s Writing Competition and co-founder of an online forum for mother-writers.  When Laura’s not writing, she loves to return to the classroom with fun, interactive, and informational school presentations.

WRESA would like to share this Adventurous  picture book by Laura Murray with all of the educators and students of Western North Carolina.  Please share with your staff, and enjoy!

February

Click to hear “The Rough Patch” by Brian Lies

WRESA is so excited to have returning Brian Lies as our February, “Author of the Month”.   We will have author, Brian Lies read his book “ The Rough Patch”.  This will be a taped recording so you can view at any time and will be available through February. The students will LOVE this book!

About the Author:  Brian Lies grew up in Princeton, New Jersey.  He began drawing and painting at a young age.  After graduating from college, Mr. Lies moved to Boston and studied drawing and painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.  Since then he has had a career and has illustrated almost thirty books.  “ The Rough Patch” received the 2019 Caldecott Honor Award.  Brian Lies loves to visit schools and encourage young children to write and follow their dreams.

WRESA would like to share” The Rough Patch” by Brian Lies with all of the educators and students of Western North Carolina.  Please share with your staff, and enjoy!

December/January

Click to hear “Cozy” by Jan Brett

WRESA is so excited for December/January’s “Author of the Month.” After corresponding with Jan Brett, she was unable to do a video specifically for WRESA.  However, she has given permission for us to view her recent book, “Cozy.”  You can view the video at any time and it will be available through January.  

About the Author:  Jan Brett lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up.  During the summer, her family moves to a home in Berkshire Hills.  As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. Jan Brett visits many countries and studies the traditions and often uses the information for a starting point for her books.  Jan Brett visited a Musk Ox farm in Palmer, Alaska and she was awestruck!  “Cozy” is about a Musk Ox that meets some special friends in the cold snowy state of Alaska.  Please enjoy free resources and activities for educators by visiting www.JanBrett.com

WRESA would like to share “Cozy” by Jan Brett with all of the educators and students of Western North Carolina.  Please share with your staff, and enjoy!

 

November:  Carla Billups       Click to hear “It’s a Fungus Among Us, the Good, the Bad and the Downright Scary.” 

WRESA is so excited for November’s “Author of the Month.” We will have co- author Carla Billups to read excerpts from “It’s a Fungus Among Us, the Good, the Bad and the Downright Scary.”  This will be a taped recording so you can view at any time and will be available through December.

 

About the Author:  Carla Billups taught elementary science for many years before becoming a Elementary STEM coach in Western North Carolina. This year, she has been spending a lot of time adapting STEM challenges for students who have been in virtual school. She has worked with teachers from all over the country, helping to facilitate hands-on learning in science and STEM in the elementary grades for over twenty-five years. She co-authored It’s a Fungus Among Us, the Good, the Bad and the Downright Scary and is looking forward to working on several other book projects for children in the next year. In her free time, she loves working in her gardens, tending to her bees, designing a guest house for her backyard, and cuddling with her dogs and cats.

WRESA would like to share this wonderful Science Fiction genre with all the educators and students of Western North Carolina.  Please share with your staff and enjoy!

 

October – Author: Brian Lies     Click to hear “Bats at the Library.”

We will have author, Brian Lies to read his book” Bats at the Library.”  This will be a taped recording so you can view at any time and will be available through December.

About the Author:  Brian Lies grew up in Princeton, New Jersey.  He began drawing and painting at a young age.  After graduating from college, Mr. Lies moved to Boston and studied drawing and painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.  Since then he has had a career and has illustrated almost thirty books.  “ The Rough Patch” received the 2019 Caldecott Honor Award.  Brian Lies loves to visit schools and encourage young children to write and follow their dreams.

WRESA would like to share” Bats at the Library” by Brian Lies with all of the educators and students of Western North Carolina.  Please share with your staff, and enjoy!

 

Be sure to check out our WRESA website each month for a new author!

                                                   

Online Book Study: Strategies to Support Students in Online and Blended Environments Registration

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Register below. If you are a New User you will enter an email and password in the form below and then submit. Please record your email and password for future reference.

If you are a returning user to WRESA Online Learning and have an email and password that you have used, please scroll down and choose the Returning User Registration. You will need your email and password. Login in the upper left corner, then complete the registration form. 

If you have questions, please contact lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 ext. 102.

New User:

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Returning User:

(You have previously registered for a WRESA Online Learning Course and have a username and password. Please login with your username and password in the top left corner then proceed.)

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Social and Emotional Learning Book Study Registration

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Register below. If you are a New User (which means that this is the first WRESA Online course you have taken),  enter an email and password in the form below and click “Submit”. Please record your email and password for future reference.

If you are a Returning User (which means you have already taken one of our online courses and thus, have a WRESA login with an email and password ), scroll down to the Returning User registration for instructions.

If you have questions, please contact lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 ext. 102.

New User:

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Returning User:

If you have previously registered for a WRESA Online Learning Course and have a username and password, login with your username and password in the top left corner. After logging in, fill out the information under Returning User, and click “Submit”.

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Substitute 101 Registration Form

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Register below. If you are a New User (which means that this is the first WRESA Online course you have taken),  enter an email and password in the form below and click “Submit”. Please record your email and password for future reference.

If you are a Returning User (which means you have already taken one of our online courses and thus, have a WRESA login with an email and password ),  scroll down to the Returning User registration for instructions.

New User:

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Returning User:

(You have previously registered for a WRESA Online Learning Course and have a username and password. Please login with your username and password in the top left corner. After logging in, fill out the information under Returning User, and click “Submit”.

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Increasing Rigor with Higher Order Thinking Registration Form

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Register below. If you are a New User (which means that this is the first WRESA Online course you have taken),  enter an email and password in the form below and click “Submit”. Please record your email and password for future reference.

If you are a Returning User (which means you have already taken one of our online courses and thus, have a WRESA login with an email and password ),  scroll down to the Returning User registration for instructions.

If you have questions, please contact lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 ext. 102.

New User:

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Returning User:

You have previously registered for a WRESA Online Learning Course and have a username and password. Please login with your username and password in the top left corner. After logging in, fill out the information below “Returning User” and click “Submit”.

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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