Events
Agenda_-_NEW_Jan_28-29.pdf
When: January 28-29, 2009
Where: Bismarck, ND ~ Doublewood Inn
This NDCI sponsored one and a half day event will highlight vocabulary instruction across content areas that support school and district goals in reading comprehension. Learn from ND Colleagues and Adolescent Literacy experts during this practical session designed for teachers and administrators. Participants will also hear about coaching models that support reading and vocabulary development and discuss what a model might look like in your school or district. Additional speaker updates and detailed agenda will be forthcoming.
Featured Presenter: Dr. Marcia Kosanovich is a former classroom teacher with experience teaching kindergarten, first grade, third grade, ESE Pre-K, and tutoring K-12 students. She completed a doctorate in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Literacy at Florida State University in 2000. Dr. Kosanovich has co-authored an intervention reading curriculum designed for small group instruction, research articles in peer-reviewed journals, and chapters in books. She is also a co-author of an interactive professional development CD designed to increase teacher knowledge in research-based strategies to teach beginning reading. Dr. Kosanovich has experience teaching general and special education reading methods classes at the graduate and undergraduate level. She is a reading educator with extensive experience in professional development and expertise in teaching struggling readers. For the past six years, she was the Director of Curriculum and Instructional Projects at the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University and led the Center’s review of curricula and the development of the Student Center Activities. She was also the Deputy Director for the National Reading K-12 Center on Instruction and led the creation of professional development and guidance documents for regional and state level reading educators. Currently, Dr. Kosanovich is a K-12 Educational Consultant.
Registration: To register, please click here.
Travel Assistance: Some assistance is available for sub costs, mileage, and lodging. Please see our Reimbursement Guidelines for more information.
Presented by: Sponsored by North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
When: September 7, 2011 – April 4, 2012
Where: Online
See flyer for detailed information: ELL_Bootcamp_II_Workshop_Flyer.docx
ND ELL Program Bootcamp will cover the necessary topics for new ELL teachers and program administrators to set up a local ELL program at their school. Veteran ELL program administrators and teachers may participate in order to refresh their knowledge and learn about any changes that have been made to the state ELL program in the past few years. Each session will include time for questions and answers. Participants will attend each session in person or view the archived version of the webinar after it is posted online.
Presented by: Sponsored by North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
When: August 2-4, 2011
Where: Fargo
Learn how to provide effective reading instruction to ELLs in grades K-8.
See flyer for detailed information: Whats_Different_about_Teaching_Reading_to_ELLs_flyer.docx
Please join us at an upcoming three-day Direct Strategies Institute using CAL’s widely-used What’s Different? professional development program. The training will provide participants with an understanding of the methodology and strategies for teaching English language learners (ELLs) how to read. This research-based curriculum incorporates key findings from the National Literacy Panel (2006).
The three-day What’s Different? Direct Strategies Institute is designed for elementary and middle school classroom, ESL, reading and Title I teachers as well as school administrators who want to ensure reading progress on the part of ELLs. CAL encourages teams of ESL, reading, and classroom teachers.
Presented by: Missouri River Educational Cooperative (MREC)
When: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM on October 24, 2011, January 26, 2012 and March 30, 2012
Where: Seven Seas Inn, Mandan
The Missouri River Educational Cooperative (MREC)is organizing a Standard Based Education Facilitator Training to be conducted by Peg Portcheller and Ava Lanes. The Facilitator Training is intended to support key educators in implementing Standards Based Education in their schools. This initiative will further support a change in schools by training key educators in schools and in the state in the facilitation of SBE. The Facilitator Trainings will be conducted on dates just prior to, or, at the conclusion of, three of the scheduled two day sessions of the SBE Series during the 2011 – 12 school term. In order to attend the SBE Facilitator Training each participant must have completed, or will be completing, the full SBE Series of five sessions.
So many times professional development is focused on a one or two day workshop and educators are then expected to follow up and implement the new learning into their classrooms which many times results in limited success. The SBE Series incorporates five – two day sessions of training and is presented by nationally recognized presenters, Peg Portcheller and Ava Lanes. The Facilitator Training is intended to support the actual implementation of SBE into the classroom. MREC staff will also be trained as facilitators and will be available to support schools in the implementation of SBE in their schools as well.
The Facilitator Training will be limited to approximately 25 school district leaders, principals, and instructional coaches. Registrations will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
WHAT: SBE Facilitator Training (One graduate credit through UND pending)
WHEN: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM on October 24, 2011, January 26, 2012 and March 30, 2012
WHERE: 7 Seas Inn – Mandan
WHO: Conducted by Peg Portscheller and Ava Lanes, Sponsored and Organized by the MREC
Cost: $300/MREC Educators or $500/Educators outside of the MREC
REGISTRATION: Complete the attached registration and return with a check to the MREC by July 22, 2011.
Please also find attached detailed information regarding the actual Facilitator Training including an outline of topics at each of the three sessions.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lyle Krueger at 701-751-4041.
MREC_Facilitator_Training(1)_(2).docx
Presented by: Laurie Robinson, M.S.
When: October 18 - December 10, 2010
Where: Online
Developing Site-Based Collaborative Teams, 2 credits
Instructor: Laurie Robinson, M.S.
Online Course Dates: October 18 – December 10 (eight weeks)
Utilize Dr. Richard DuFour’s Professional Learning Community (PCL) model for building and sustaining a highly productive school climate focused on student learning. Practical information and strategies from the required text will be shared and discussed for application into your current situation. Participants will explore the efficiency of developing a systemic school approach for creating conversations that lead to effective and purposeful team work.
Register by October 13 to participate in these term-based online courses.
Go to: educators.und.edu/onlinecourses