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WRESA STEM Tech Conference

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DATE:         March 23, 2018
TIME:          9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location:   NCCAT, Cullowhee NC

In our ever-changing world, K-12 teachers and school leaders need to be equipped with innovative strategies for using technology effectively. Join us for a day of learning about the most effective use of technology in education, particularly its role in supporting STEM initiatives. Our keynote presenter will be Dr. Eric Carbaugh, an Associate Professor, Department of Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education at James Madison University.  He is the co-author of The Differentiated Flipped Classroom: A Practical Guide to Digital Learning. Dr. Carbaugh is an effective and seasoned member of ASCD’s Differentiated Instruction Cadre and Understanding by Design Cadre. You will also have the opportunity to select from multiple breakout sessions focused on elementary, secondary, and community engagement related to STEM and technology. Lunch will be provided.  Please contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org with questions.

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ACT Test Preparation Course

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Date:      Ongoing

Cost:      $85.00

The ACT Test Prep Course takes a comprehensive look at the five sections of the ACT 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 ACT.

 

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

WCU Funding for Principals’ Preparation Program

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http://news-prod.wcu.edu/2017/02/wcu-receives-funding-program-assist-educators-becoming-school-principals/
WCU receives funding for program to assist educators in becoming school principals – WCU News
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Western Carolina University is the recipient of a grant from the North Carolina General Assembly that will help prepare educators to become school principals and, in turn, strengthen the quality of educational leadership in public schools.

Upper Elementary Number Sense & Computation, Including Fractions & Decimals

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Date:  February 24, 2017             Time:  9:00 – 3:00   Location:  Asheville Event Center             Cost:  $50
In this session, we will focus on the concrete, representational, and abstract progression of number sense and computation (multiplication and division) as it pertains to moving towards fluency.  We will also explore the progression of standards for fractions and decimals and how to use real-life tasks to make math meaningful and fun!  Presenter: Leanne Daughtry.
5 hours CEU credit

 

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The NCSU Science House Presents Literacy and STEM (Part 1)

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Literacy and STEM (part 1)
Date:  October 10, 2017
Location: Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Ext. Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC  28759
Cost: $65
The world of STEM provides a rich environment that motivates children to want to learn more. Children often prefer reading about spiders and dinosaurs to fictional characters. STEM activities help students build vocabulary, incorporate problem-solving skills, and analyze complex text with real-world applications. Maximize classroom time by integrating literacy with the natural connections of STEM disciplines. The day will be a combination of STEM learning experiences infused with literacy strategies.  The part one session will concentrate on the understanding STEM, motion, observation versus inference, and biotic/abiotic factors.  

If you have questions, contact Michelle Benigno (828-206-3014 / mtbenign@ncsu.edu)
Contact hours: 5

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Online – Using Your Own Non-Fiction Texts to Engage Students

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This course will incorporate several literacy strategies for using informational text to increase reading proficiency that all 6-12 grade teachers can use to get every kid thinking.

Online – Using Your Own Non-Fiction Texts to Engage Students

This course will incorporate several literacy strategies for using informational text to increase reading proficiency. that all 6-12 grade teachers can use to get every kid thinking.You will be implementing the strategies that are discussed in the book. The course will be based on Kyleene Beers and Robert Probst’s book Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note stances, Signposts and Strategies. You will be required to purchase the book before the class begins. This could fulfill the literacy requirement. This course will start March 20th and end May 1st. It is worth 2 CEUs. You will be expected to use these strategies in your classrooms. If you have questions, please contact April Spencer at 8287745681 ext. 20 or aspencer@wresa.org.

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Integrating Chronic Stress and Trauma Informed Student Supports Into School-Based Mental Health through MTSS

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How does chronic stress and trauma affect learning?

Integrating Chronic Stress and Trauma Informed Student Supports Into School-Based Mental Health through MTSS

April 25, 2017       9:00  – 3:00      Cost: $45      Asheville Event Center

Learn how Buncombe County Schools use trauma sensitive strategies and social-emotional learning throughout their implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.   Using many tools and strategies from Compassionate Schools and the Community Resiliency Model, our trauma-sensitive schools deliver services to all students in a whole group, small group or individual model. You will receive practical strategies to be used immediately in the classroom based on brain research, along with guidelines to implement comprehensive programs of support for all students. You will also examine the benefits of integrating school-based mental health services into the tiered intervention model to achieve improved behavior outcomes. This workshop would be appropriate for Administrators, PBIS teams, MTSS teams, social workers, counselors, or any other school personnel involved in these issues. For more information, contact April at aspencer@wresa.org /828.774.5681, ext. 20.

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Integrating Movement and Literacy in PE can be FUN!!

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Date:  May 1, 2018

Time:  9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location:  WRESA

Registration Fee:  $45

Registration Deadline:  April 24, 2018

LIMITED TO 22 TEACHERS 

Come join us for a fun day of K-12 activities that will help you teach cross-curricular concepts for true integration of movement and literacy. This workshop will encompass new and exciting ways to incorporate expectations where students are encouraged to think, move, read, write, and speak in every class every day.  This is not a repeat of last year’s workshop, so whether you came last year or not, you are welcome. Come dressed to participate and have some fun.

This could count towards the literacy or content requirement for PE teachers. Dr. Natalie Boone, a professor of PE at Mars Hill University will lead this exciting day. For more information, contact April at aspencer@wresa.org, 828 774 5681, ext. 20.  Contact Hours: 5

For more information, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 20.

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Mean Girls

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Without help, girls who are targets often suffer lasting effects…

Mean Girls

March 27, 2017    9:00 – 3:00      Cost: $45    Biltmore Park

LIMITED TO 50 participants

The effects include academic withdrawal, social withdrawal, depression, substance abuse, risky sexual behavior, delinquency, crime, dysfunctional relationships, self-injury and even suicide. Unfortunately, the target herself all too often becomes a bully. Attendees will be provided tools for instilling social/emotional connections among girls that reduce relational aggression and improve academic outcomes. In this session you will learn to identify online communication and social media trends affecting today’s girls, discover how to instill social/emotional connections among girls, implement individual, small group and classroom strategies and activities, and design your own plan for addressing female relational aggression. This workshop is designed for anyone who interacts with 3- 12 grade females. Steph Jensen, MS, LPC, is an award-winning author and international speaker recognized for her insight and understanding of relational aggression. She is the author of Thrive in the Hive: Surviving the Girl’s World of Good and Bad Relationship Bee-haviors. For more information, contact April at aspencer@wresa.org or 828.774.5681, ext. 20.

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Teaching Critical Thinking via the Paideia Seminar– 2-day Training

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Date:  June 18-19, 2018  (2-day training)

Time:  9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location:  Asheville Event Center, 291 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville, NC  28803

Registration Fee:  $175/WRESA Member; $200/Non-WRESA Member

Registration Deadline:  June 5, 2018

LIMITED TO 35 participants

 

Join Terry Roberts and the staff from the National Paideia Center for a two-day intensive training on planning, facilitating, and assessing Paideia Seminars in your classroom.  The Paideia Seminar is a formal, intellectual dialogue facilitated through open-ended questions about a text.  According to the 2012 book titled Teaching Critical Thinking: Using Seminars for 21st Century Literacy, the Seminar is perhaps the best strategy for consistently teaching your students to think with clarity, coherence, and sophistication.  In addition, the Seminar cycle is the most successful strategy for teaching the full range of state literacy standards: close reading of demanding text, collaborative speaking and listening, and effective writing.  During this two-day event, you will: participate in a model Paideia Seminar cycle, learn how to select powerful texts for discussion, write evocative, open-ended questions, practice your facilitation skills, and plan the first Seminar for your classroom. At the end of these two days, you will be fully prepared to begin implementing this profound teaching strategy in your classroom. This workshop could count towards your literacy requirements. For more information, contact April at aspencer@wresa.org, 828.774.5681, ext. 20.  Contact Hours: 10

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