April Spencer

Phone 828-774-5681 ext. 103
Email aspencer@wresa.org
Website http://wresa.org

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  • High Leverage Practices for All – 2-Day PD

    Recurring
    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Oct 14 & 27, 2026: High-leverage practices (HLPs) are instructional approaches educators in K–12 settings can use to teach a wide range of learners and content. The 22 research-based practices are organized into four essential aspects of teachers' work: collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral practices, and instruction. Together, they provide a shared framework and common language to support students with disabilities and those who benefit from additional instructional support.

    Free

  • High Leverage Practices for All – 2-Day PD

    Recurring
    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Oct 14 & 27, 2026: High-leverage practices (HLPs) are instructional approaches educators in K–12 settings can use to teach a wide range of learners and content. The 22 research-based practices are organized into four essential aspects of teachers' work: collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral practices, and instruction. Together, they provide a shared framework and common language to support students with disabilities and those who benefit from additional instructional support.

    Free

  • Vocabulary for Secondary (Part 2)

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Oct 28, 2026: Focus on how to accelerate vocabulary acquisition and knowledge gains in the secondary classroom using current research and best practices.  Participants will learn effective instructional strategies for both analog and digital learning environments.

    $45 – $70

  • Get Your Co-Teaching Off on the Right Foot!

    Virtual

    Fall, 2026: Early in the school year is the right time to establish strong co- teaching behaviors. Provide your co-teaching staff with a live, team-by-team, professional development, designed to help them reflect, recalibrate, and strengthen their collaborative practice.

    $35

  • Hands-On Math Learning for Middle Grades (BADGE 2)

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Nov 9, 2026: This session will focus on conceptual teaching and learning in the middle-grade mathematics classroom. Join us as we examine the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) model and delve into work with manipulatives such as Hands-on Equations and Algebra Tiles.

    $45 – $70

  • Early Planning for a Successful Retirement – January 2027

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    January 27, 2027: This one-day session focuses on teachers/administrators who have taught 0 – 30 years and want assistance with critical retirement information and decision making before they retire.  This session will review the implications and repercussions of early-mid career decisions, laws, policies and processes, benefit options and investment plans.  Whether you are just starting your career or close to the end- you will learn how to maximize your benefits and be ready to make better decisions for the future.

    $45 – $70

  • Facilitating Number Sense Routines Badge 3

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    February 4, 2027: This session will focus on research-based number sense routines that support students’ reasoning...

    $45 – $70

  • Comprehension for Secondary Teachers (Part 3)

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Feb 11, 2027: Focus on participants analyzing current research and best practices for effectively teaching reading comprehension strategies for the secondary classroom.  Participants will apply new learning to create an implementation plan for teaching reading comprehension in their secondary classroom.  Participants will learn effective instructional strategies for both analog and digital learning environments.   

    $45 – $70

  • Reading and Writing Connection for Secondary Teachers (Part 4)

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    Mar 10, 2027: Focus on the connection between reading and writing, the cognitive skills required, and the implications for the secondary classroom.  Participants will learn effective instructional strategies for both analog and digital learning environments.

    $45 – $70

  • Authentic Problem-Solving in Middle Grades: Badge 4

    WRESA 200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206, Asheville, NC, United States

    March 11, 2027: Join us as we explore strategies that allow all students to thrive and grow into...

    $45 – $70