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STEM Next Steps: How to design your own PBL and plan your own STEM lessons

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Date: March 19, 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. 

You understand that STEM is more that just Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and realize that it is actually Strategies That Engage Minds.  Are you ready for deeper implementation of STEM in your classroom?  This workshop is designed with you in mind!  Join us for an exciting day of Problem/project Based Learning.  Learn more about PBLs and design a PBL for implementation with your students for your standards. Open to all grades. 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.

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SAT Test Preparation Course

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Date:      Ongoing

Cost:      $85.0

This course is designed to prepare students to take the SAT test. The SAT Test Prep Course takes a comprehensive look at the five sections of the SAT giving the student guided instruction and practice on all aspects of the test. It includes test-taking strategies, practice assessments with diagnostic data, video learning tools, review problems and a certificate of completion. Students will have email access to the instructors. The course is designed to be completed in a short amount of time in preparation for an upcoming SAT.

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The registration fee includes materials that will be mailed to you.  Please allow 4-5 days for delivery.

 

Poverty 101

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Date:  January 29, 2019

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm.

Registration Fee:   $45

Location: WRESA

 

In this session we will review the latest information on poverty and the vital role that teachers play. Our students living in poverty have different challenges and understanding what we can do to better assist them will be our focus. Teachers will leave with strategies that will help students thrive in their classrooms as well as the latest brain research that helps alleviate the miscommunication that surrounds communication in schools. We will discuss behaviors that impact classrooms, for children as well as adults. An emphasis will be placed on creating hope filled , optimistic schools as well.  For more information, contact April at aspencer@wresa.org

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Student Led Conferences: Why are you not doing them?

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Grades: K-5

Date: March 14, 2019

Registration Fee:  $45

Location:  WRESA 

 

For years’ parent teacher conferences have been the primary means of parent-teacher communication. We all know how traditional conference go–parents arrive and hear about their child’s progress or lack of. The conference often feels rushed, and parents leave feeling vaguely dissatisfied. It doesn’t have to be this way. This session will discuss the advantages of implementing Student-Led Conferences for teachers, students, and parents.  Students conducting Student-Led Conferences become more responsible for their own learning. Digital Portfolios will also be discussed and the most effective ways to use them in your classroom.  This session will help you learn how to start the process and fully implement successful Student-Led Conferences in your classroom. Session will be led by Candie Sellers, WRESA Elementary Coordinator. Please contact Candie Sellers, if you have questions at Cselllers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681 ext.26. Contact Hours: 5

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Mental Health Toolkit – Youth Mental Health First Aid

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Date: February 26, 2018 

Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Location: WRESA

Grades: K-12

Cost: $50

Presenter:   Matt Gruebmeyer(along with additional trainers from HCPS) 

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach teachers, school staff, health and human services workers, parents, family members, caregivers peers, neighbors, and other caring citizens how to help students of any age, but especially adolescents, who are experiencing a mental health, an addictions challenge, or are in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, provides an overview of prevalence and average age of onset for mental health issues, includes information about risk and protective factors, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

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Lateral Entry Mini Conference

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GRADES: K-12

Date: February 5, 2019

REGISTRATION FEE: $45 can include additional support if desired

 LOCATION: WRESA 

Designed for Lateral Entry teachers, this workshop will include a variety of topics specific for Lateral Entry teachers. Topics will include understanding the RALC process, licensure, strategies for engaging and effective teaching, Praxis and Pearson test taking tips, and classroom and time management, Carol Douglas and others including Karoline Fisher will facilitate this day. Limited to 22 participants. For more information, contact April at aspencer@wresa.org

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On the Go Kit with Properties of Change for 8th Grade

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Date: November 19, 2018

Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Location: NCCAT 276 NCCAT Drive Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cost: $65      Free for grant Participants*

*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

 

Do you need some extra materials and investigations for exploring matter and chemical reactions (8.P.1.1-1.4) for your classroom?  Join us for a day of chemistry fun.  This will qualify you to check out this kit with free consumables for your classroom. 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.

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School Culture: How to Make Positive Changes

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Audience:  Administrators K-12

Date: November 16, 2018

Registration Fee: $45

Location: WRESA 

 

School culture generally refers to the beliefs, perceptions, relationships, attitudes, and written and unwritten rules that shape and influence every aspect of how a school functions. It also encompasses more concreate issues such as the physical and emotional safety of students, the order of the school and the degree to which a school embraces and celebrates its cultural diversity. During this session Dr. Andy Peoples and Candie Sellers (former principals) will offer practical advice and strategies to help you build and or maintain a positive school culture by discussing some of the issues that cause negative school cultures and share strategies that will help administrators begin the change process.  Please contact Candie Sellers if you have any questions at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681 ext. 26. Contact Hours: 5

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Earthquakes in NC

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Date:11/10/2018

Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Location:  Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Ext. Center

Cost:  Free

 

Calling all K-12 teachers and non-formal educators to join us for a day of hands-on, activity-based earthquake information that you will immediately be able to use in your classroom or education center.  Attendees will participate in many of the activities and demonstrations that are taught by outstanding N.C. earth science teachers.  We will also cover the history of earthquakes in North Carolina and learn how to prepare for an earthquake emergency.  Do you know the magnitude of the largest earthquake that occurred in North Carolina? How about the largest earthquake that has affected our state? Attend and you will find out!

Participants will receive a FREE earthquake education classroom kit including a workbook with all the activities, plus an additional Free kit for their school or organization. Participants are eligible for 0.7 CEUs and/or seven hours of credit toward N.C. Environmental Education Certification (criteria III).

This workshop is presented by N.C. award winning earth science teachers and the N.C. Geological Survey, in partnership with the N.C. Division of Emergency Management. 

 If you have questions about registration, contact LaDonna Sluder at WRESA (lsluder@wresa.edu). If you have questions about the workshop, contact Randy Bechtel at Randy.Bechtel@ncdenr.gov

 Contact hours: 5

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Citizen Science: Get Out of the Classroom and Into Citizen Science- Cullowhee

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October 29, 2018 to November 1, 2018

Located at 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cost: Free if selected

Citizen science with The Science House is the perfect starting place for educators interested in integrating citizen science into curriculum. The merits of engaging in citizen science abound, benefiting both participants and researchers. There are hundreds of projects suitable for all ages, but we will focus on just a few that will provide educators meaningful ways to engage their students in real, authentic scientific research with actual scientists. When students engage in citizen science, they make observations, begin to formulate questions, experiment, analyze data, and ultimately construct deeper understanding about the natural world. You and your students can make contributions to science!

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