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We Are All in This Together!

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Audience: K-12 Classroom Teachers and K-12 EC Teachers

Date: January 23, 2020

Time:  9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Biltmore Park WCU Campus    28 Schenck Pkwy #100, Asheville, NC 28803

Fee: $65.00

This professional development opportunity will address the unique social, emotional and learning needs of students with disabilities. We will explore the complexities of getting to know your students, yourselves and your classroom to better identify strategies to meet unique learner needs. Teachers will have opportunity to collaborate and share ideas that have been successful in designing lessons and engaging all students. The session will start out as an overview for K-12 teachers and then we will break into elementary and secondary groups to learn more grade level/content specific strategies.

 

 Presenter Information:

Cyrena Goodwin is the High School Exceptional Children Instructional Coach for Haywood County Schools. She received her BS in Special Education from Appalachian State University in 1987 and her MA from WCU in 1999. She is a NBCT and serves as adjunct faculty at Western Carolina University. She retired in 2018 after 31 years of teaching Exceptional Children at Pisgah HS and Central Haywood High School.

Carla Melton is the Exceptional Children Lead Teacher for Haywood County Schools.   During the 16 years she was in the classroom, she taught both regular education and special education in the elementary setting.  She is an alumnus of Western Carolina University receiving her undergraduate degree in 1992 and her MA in 2002.   Carla is a Reading Research to Classroom Practice Instructor and serves as the RRtCP Regional Coach for the Western Region of North Carolina.  If you have questions contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 26.  Contact Hours: 5

 

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Build a Microscope!

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These microscopes can be used with a smartphone camera or iPad camera and are perfect for elementary classrooms.  This class is a half-day event and each participant will leave with a microscope to take back to their school (we encourage 4-6 teachers from each school to participate so they will have several for use in their building to share).  Teachers will also learn about activities they can use for their classroom.

For more information about the microscopes and out presenter, Bob Goldstein, from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, go to these websites.

https://goldsteinlab.weebly.com/diymicroscopeworkshops.html

https://bio.unc.edu/faculty-profile/goldstein/

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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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Level Up your Personalized Learning Game with Google Classroom

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Date:  October 30, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location:  Biltmore Park WCU Campus

Registration Fee:  $45

 

Learn how to use Google Classroom to personalize learning for your students. In this jam-packed day of digital teaching and learning, participants will learn how to use Google Classroom to create engaging assignments, give feedback and apply North Carolina’s 4 Pillars of Personalized Learning. Bring your own earbuds and a charged Chromebook or laptop to this blended learning session. Your instructor will be Stacy Lovdahl, our Educator On Loan. This workshop could count towards your DLC and is .5 CEUs.  For more information, contact aspencer@wresa.org

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Registration for the Career and College Ready Nov. 14 Event

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Career and College Ready Graduates (CCRG) Information Meetings Registration Open Now

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The CCRG legislation requires high school juniors, who do not meet career and college ready benchmarks, to take CCRG courses in their senior year. These courses will allow students to enroll at the community college without the need for remediation. This legislation also requires that all high schools begin teaching these courses in the 2020-2021 academic year. With that deadline approaching, LEAs are invited to send a team to learn about CCRG implementation and courses. LEA teams should include up to six people including, but not limited to, CAOs, advising lead, high school principal or assistant principal, math lead or teacher, English lead or teacher. This is a “train the trainer” opportunity so plan for your team to serve as CCRG leaders in their respective areas of expertise.

Meetings will be held across the state.

October 28 District 5—Piedmont-Triad Winston-Salem

October 29 District 4—Sandhills Cumberland County

October 31 District 3—North Central Raleigh

November 5 District 1—Northeast Washington

November 6 District 2—Southeast Wilmington

November 12 District 6—Southwest Charlotte

November 13 District 7—Northwest Wilkesboro

November 14 District 8—Western Asheville

Each meeting will run from 9:00—4:00 and include lunch.

Following is a brief agenda:

Welcome (DPI) Legislation overview (NCCCS)

College Ready Math and English course development (NCCCS)

Review of pilot data (NCCCS)

Student criteria for placement or exemption (DPI and NCCCS)

Course parameters (DPI)

Teaching the course (NCCCS)

Afternoon Breakouts:

English teachers – NROC and the CCRG English IV Course

Math teachers – NROC and the 4th math

Counselors and administrators – what you need to know

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If you have specific questions regarding these meetings, please contact Laura Kalbaugh, at lmkalbaugh@waketech.edu.

SAFETY SENSE: Science Lab Safety Train-the-Trainer ( NCSU Science House Mountain Office)

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Grade Levels: K-16

Dates: December 4-5, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (A Certificate of Completion will be issued for 10 hours of instruction.)

Location: Mountain Horticulture Research Station (455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759)

Cost: Registration fee $150 person

Join us for a Science Lab Safety Train-the-Trainer Professional Development Opportunity! Come prepared to create or improve upon your school science safety program or Chemical Hygiene Plan. Receive free resources and information so that YOU can train other teachers in your school or science department.
Any competent instructor with a concern for safety, sufficient knowledge and proper training can become a safety trainer or Chemical Hygiene Officer. We know your time is valuable. In this 2-day professional development opportunity, The Science House will provide you with the knowledge base, the resources, and a variety of tools to support you as you train other teachers in your school or system! OSHA regulations that affect schools (HazCom Standard CFR 1910.1200, Lab Standard CFR 1910.1450, and many others) will be discussed. Also, recommendations from other professional agencies on how to address those regulations will be provided.

Instructor: Gina M. Barrier, Director, Northwestern Satellite Office, The Science House, NCSU and Michelle Benigno, Director, Mountain Satellite Office, The Science House, NCSU
Contact(s): gina_barrier@ncsu.edu
Application Deadline: December 2, 2019

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NC Science Olympiad Refresher

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Grade Level(s): 3-12

Date: November 26, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Swain County Education Center

Cost: $65

Description: Learn more about running a NCSO team.  Learn some tips and tricks. Get updated about events for this year. Experience some of the build events.  Elementary, Middle, & High school coaches are welcome!
Contact(s): contact Michelle Benigno (828-206- 3014/mtbenign@ncsu.edu)
Application Deadline: November 8, 2019

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Reading to Make a Difference February 2020

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DATE: February 5, 2020

TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION: WCU at Biltmore Park Room 346

REGISTRATION FEE $110.00

PRESENTER:  Lester Laminack

GRADES: K-6

When readers stand in their own worldview, unable to see or conceive of any other perspective, a book can be a bridge.  The right book, at the right time, can span the divide between where the readers stand in this moment and alternate views, new ideas, and options not yet considered. As a bridge, the book enables readers to span the divide between their current thoughts, views, beliefs, or attitudes about and living in the world.  Together we will explore a collection of children’s literature to help students speak freely, think deeply, and take action. We will explore the use of children’s literature to lead children to speak freely. L. Laminack is 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.  If you have questions contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 26.  Contact Hours: 5

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Disrupting Poverty in Our Classrooms

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Date:  March 10, 2020

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location:  WCU at Biltmore Park (Room 345)

Registration Fee: $45   Limit: 30 Participants

 

Based on the book, Disrupting Poverty by Kathleen Budge and William Parrett we will spend the day looking at five powerful classroom practices the authors recommend that must be present in the culture of successful high-poverty schools. The tools, templates and exercises can help us help our students break free from the cycle of poverty once and for all. April Spencer will be leading this workshop.   You are not required to read the book or purchase the book to attend the workshop.  For more information, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org

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Connecting the Dots Using Student Portfolios (Grades K-5)

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Date:  November 14, 2019

Time:  9:00-3:00

Location:  WRESA

Registration Fee:  $45.00 (Limited to 20 participants)

Registration Deadline:   Nov.1, 2019

Grades: K-5

 

Portfolios show the cumulative efforts and learning of a particular student over time. They offer valuable data about student improvement and skill mastery. Along with student reflection, that data provides valuable information about how each student learns and what is important to him or her in the learning process. This one-day course will help teachers understand the importance of student academic portfolios and how to assist student’s as they develop portfolios. Course will focus on collection and analysis of student work and development of rubrics to improve student outcomes. PRESENTER: Candie Sellers & Amy Atkinson.  If you have questions, contact Candie Sellers, at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 26 CONTACT HOURS: 5.0

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