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 * [|Building Conceptual Knowledge in Math K-2] || 12/3/2012 1/23/2013 2/6/2012 5/20/2013 || The Common Core Standards require teachers to have capacity and mastery understanding of topic specific mathematics concepts. This four session workshop will focus on increasing content understanding, real life applications, and connecting current learning to past and future math curricula. Through discussion, readings, and engaging in learning activities teachers will have a deeper understanding of priority grade level concepts aligned to the Common Core Standards.
 * [|Building Conceptual Knowledge in Math 3-5] || 12/7/2012; 01/30/2013; 02/27/2013; 05/22/2013; 05/29/2013 || The Common Core Standards require teachers to have capacity and mastery understanding of topic specific mathematics concepts. This four session workshop will focus on increasing content understanding, real life applications, and connecting current learning to past and future math curricula. Through discussion, readings, and engaging in learning activities teachers will have a deeper understanding of priority grade level concepts aligned to the Common Core Standards.
 * [|Building Conceptual Knowledge in Algebra Gr. 6-12] || 12/11/2012; 2/13/2013; 5/15/2013 || Algebra is often seen as the gateway subject as mastery in this content is essential for most high school courses. The Common Core Standards emphasize the importance of Algebra by developing a foundation within the middle school standards that carries into the high school standards through many applications. However, this is not always the subject student excel in and often misconceptions are formed. Participants in this workshop will develop an understanding of the key concepts in Algebra that align to the Common Core Standards at both the middle and the high school level of mathematics and learn how to break misconceptions that are often formed.

Participants will be guided through this three day course using researched-based strategies (provided in a text) to increase content understanding in Algebra, as well as real life applications. Through discussion, readings, and engaging in learning activities teachers will have a deeper understanding of Algebra concepts aligned to the Common Core Standards. Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register || Click Here to Register ||
 * [|ELA Shift 3-Staircase of Complexity] || 9/25/2012 || Participants will become familiar with ELA Shift 3 and explore the rationale behind A Three-Part Model for Measuring Text Complexity found in Appendix A of the Common Core Learning Standards. The new grade level complexity bands will be explored and discussed. Teachers will begin to consider efficacy of current instructional resources used in ELA and possible implications in future text selection.
 * [|Motivating Young Writers K-2 and their teachers] || 10/16/2012 || Come and join us on a journey through the writing process using a multi-sensory approach that builds foundational cognitive structures which serve as pre-cursors to formal writing instruction. Participants will be familiarized with the common characteristics, or traits, that all “good” writing shares and become acquainted with the concepts of ideas, sentence fluency, voice, conventions, word choice, organization, and presentation. Modeling and practice will also be provided in analytic assessment, conferencing, peer conferencing, and self-assessment.
 * [|Motivating Intermediate Writers 3-5 and their teachers] || 10/18/2012 || Changing the role and audience of the writer is just one technique that can be used to motivate the intermediate writer. Learn how this, and other motivational techniques, can be used across the content areas. Participants will be familiarized with the common characteristics, or traits, that all “good” writing shares and become familiar with the language of ideas, word choice, voice, sentence fluency, organization, conventions, and presentation. Modeling and practice will also be provided in analytic assessment, conferencing, peer conferencing, and self-assessment.
 * [|Content and Structure of a Writers' Workshop K-2] || 11/1/2012 || Participants will create content as they unwrap ELA Common Core Writing Standards into skill statements. Participants will discover how the skill statements can serve as minilessons, formative assessment opportunities, and possible rubric descriptors. The structure of writers’ workshop will be introduced as an integral part of the new Common Core Writing Standards.
 * [|Content and Structure of a Writers' Workshop 3-5] || 11/8/2012 || Participants will create content as they unwrap ELA Common Core Writing Standards into skill statements. Participants will discover how the skill statements can serve as minilessons, formative assessment opportunities, and possible rubric descriptors. The structure of writers’ workshop will be introduced as an integral part of the new Common Core Writing Standards.
 * [|Text Talks for the HS (9-12) ELA Classroom] || 11/8/2012 || Participants will explore different strategies to use for leveling texts, including lexile.com. We will discuss what these levels mean and how to use text complexity when planning guided reading, independent reading, or read aloud lessons in the classroom.
 * [|Text Talks for the HS (9-12) ELA Classroom] || 11/8/2012 || Participants will explore different strategies to use for leveling texts, including lexile.com. We will discuss what these levels mean and how to use text complexity when planning guided reading, independent reading, or read aloud lessons in the classroom.
 * [|Text Talks for the MIddle (6-8) ELA Classroom] || 11/14/2012 || Participants will explore different strategies to use for leveling texts, including lexile.com. We will discuss what these levels mean and how to use text complexity when planning guided reading, independent reading, or read aloud lessons in the classroom.
 * [|Shift 3 - "Text Talks" Grades pre-k-1] || 12/11/2012 || Participants will explore different strategies to use for leveling texts, including lexile.com. We will discuss what these levels mean and how to use text complexity when planning guided reading, independent reading, or read aloud lessons in the classroom.
 * [|Shift 3- "Text Talks" Grades 2-3] || 12/12/2012 || Participants will explore different strategies to use for leveling texts, including lexile.com. We will discuss what these levels mean and how to use text complexity when planning guided reading, independent reading, or read aloud lessons in the classroom.
 * [|Shift 3- "Text Talks" Grades 4-5] || 12/13/2012 || Participants will explore different strategies to use for leveling texts, including lexile.com. We will discuss what these levels mean and how to use text complexity when planning guided reading, independent reading, or read aloud lessons in the classroom.
 * [|Author Study, Shared Research and Writing] || 2/5/2013 || Have you ever wondered how to implement research with pre-K, K and 1 students? If so, this workshop is for you! Participants will become familiar with implementing the research standards that are found in the Common Core Learning Standards. They will do this through the lens of Shift 5, Writing From Sources. Through modeling and guided practice, teachers will become familiar with the skills students need and the strategies teachers need in implementing an aligned research unit.
 * [|Writing Argument - Leading Debate] || 2/6/2013 || The Common Core Learning Standards place significant emphasis on a student’s ability to understand and develop sound arguments. Specifically, students are being asked to trace an argument in text and speech (RI-7, LS-3), construct an argument in writing (W-1), and articulate an argument in speech and debate (LS- 4). Students are also expected to distinguish between an argument, a claim, and various types of evidence. How can we as English teachers best address these CCLS demands in the middle and high school classroom? Workshop will address these issues, as well as provide related mini-lessons, writing prompts/topics, teacher-tested graphic organizers, text exemplars, and a variety of opportunities for guided practice and collaboration.
 * [|Shift 5: Research and Writing Gr. 2 and 3] || 2/6/2013 || Have you ever wondered how to implement research with your 2nd and 3rd grade students? If so, this workshop is for you! Participants will become familiar with implementing the research standards that are found in the Common Core Learning Standards. They will do this through the lens of Shift 5, Writing From Sources. Through modeling and guided practice, teachers will become familiar with the skills students need and the strategies teachers need in implementing an aligned research unit.
 * [|Shift 5: Research and Writing Gr. 4-5] || 2/7/2013 || Have you ever wondered how to implement research with your 4th and 5th grade students? If so, this workshop is for you! Participants will become familiar with implementing the research standards that are found in the Common Core Learning Standards. They will do this through the lens of Shift 5, Writing From Sources. Through modeling and guided practice, teachers will become familiar with the skills students need and the strategies teachers need in implementing an aligned research unit.