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DATE: March 7 – May 9, 2018

Registration Fee: $45 (Participants will need to purchase the book)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 28, 2018

Welcome to an online book study for Practical Strategies for Elementary School Inclusion by June Stride. During the elementary years a student must learn to become a productive member of the classroom and plus acquire basic knowledge and skills. This is a difficult assignment for any student, but especially problematic for students with disabilities. The author of this book helps inclusion teachers learn how to establish a learning environment that will have a positive impact on all students. Participants will be required to respond to reflective questions at the end of each chapter. Due to the choice of methodology for completing the course, we will not have discussion board forums. Instead if you have a resource to share or a comment to make, I ask that you make it in the news forum. If you have questions, please contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.734.774.5681, ext. 26. Contact Hours: 20

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Date: January 15 – March 14, 2019

Registration Fee: $45 (Participants will need to purchase the book)

Welcome to the online book study for Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition by Beck, McKeown, and Kucan. You can approach this course either by reading the book in its entirety and then completing the activities associated with each chapter, or read a chapter and then complete the corresponding work.

This book will likely make you think about vocabulary instruction in a multitude of new and exciting ways. Regardless of what age or content you teach, you’ll gain a wealth of ideas for supporting students’ vocabulary learning. Please contact Candie Sellers if you have any questions at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.568. Contact Hours: 20

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DATE: February 5- April 13, 2018

REGISTRATION FEE: $45 (Participants will need to purchase the book)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 2, 2018

 

This book is written for leaders (Administrators and Teacher Leaders) who want to make informed decisions about STEM.  Leaders who want to consider making a schoolwide or districtwide STEM shift will find stories from those who have successfully achieved this.  School leaders are offered experiences of colleagues at elementary, school, and high school levels who have been pioneers.  The authors hope to change minds and reveal the power of STEM as a simultaneous shift in the way educators work and in the way students learn. If you have questions, contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 26.  Contact Hours: 20

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Date:  April 17, 2018

Time:  9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location:  Asheville Event Center

Registration Fee:  $65

Registration Deadline:  April 10, 2018

 

In this fast-paced and engaging workshop, participants will gain an understanding of the New Art and Science of Teaching, a groundbreaking educational model based on over fifty years of research.  Since modeling is the most effective way to teach, participants will experience new ways to effectively model and explicitly name best practices including engagement strategies and strategies that appear in all types of lessons. Dr. Jeanie Iberlin, a Marzano Research Associate, with thirty-three years of educational experience has served twenty-one years as an administrator.  Jeanie has over ten years of experience as a trainer, where she ignites passion and enthusiasm in educators and administrators.  She presented at the NC Curriculum and Instruction Conference in September at NCCAT and this is a result of that presentation. For more information, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org, 828.7745681, ext. 20.  Contact Hours: 5

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Date:  March 6, 2019

Time:  9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: NCCAT, 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Registration Fee: $65

During this session we continue to focus on how to maximize classroom time and student learning by integrating literacy and STEM. The day will be a combination of STEM learning experiences infused with literacy strategies.  The session will concentrate on lessons about adaptation, ecosystems, habitat conservation, natural selection, and animal behavior. Fiction and nonfiction texts are utilized during the workshop.  This workshop is recommended to be done in conjunction with Literacy and STEM (part 1) but can also be taken as a stand-alone workshop.  Contact hours: 5 

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). 

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Date:  March 14, 2018

Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location:  WRESA

Registration Fee:  $50

Registration Deadline:  March 7, 2018

LIMITED TO 22 PARTICIPANTS

We live in a media-saturated world and it is a big part of our students’ daily lives. Whether they are posting on social media, watching a YouTube video, playing a video game or reading a magazine, they are being influenced by the images they see and the ideas presented. This 6-12 workshop will focus on Media Literacy in the classroom. Participants will learn how to:

• Teach students to ask the right questions and think critically to become wise consumers of media.
• Guide students to deconstruct media using the Center for Media Literacy Framework
• Practice real-life digital literacy skills such as how to read online, creating and share a YouTube video, and gauging the validity of a website.
• Implement lessons in which students create media instead of consuming it.
• Leave with ready-made lessons to use in your classroom tomorrow.

Come and join Kendra Cameron Jarvis, Buncombe County Schools Digital Learning Facilitator, for a workshop to learn how teachers can help students effectively filter media messages. We will be using technology, so bring your laptop. This class could count for content. For more information, contact Dr. April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org, 828.774.5681. ext. 20. Contact Hours: 5

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