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1 Online Professional Learning Center for Teachers PROGR AMS. PD Credit & Relicensure Users who choose this option must pass a test before advancing to the next module. Once all modules are complete the user receives a certificate authenticating the completed PD hours. Instructional Leadership There are no quizzes with this option. Users can move freely from one module to the next, selecting the sections of the program of interest. District leaders, principals and teacher leaders can use this powerful tool to build a culture of Learning , go deeper with implementation, and support Professional growth plans. What other teachers had to The course was easy to enroll in, well- Not many people could use the webinar venue as effectively designed for individual Learning , and as JKT uses it. I can only imagine what our schools would chock-full of great information.

2 It's look like and how positively children would be affected if all one way to get PD points on your own teachers had the information you just shared. Thank you for schedule. your important work.. - Leota Coats, KS - Margaret Reed, AK. For more information, please contact: South Central Service Cooperative | Mary Hillmannn | | 507-389-2509. Use the Power of the Web for Your Professional Development differentiated Instruction in Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom Mixed Ability Classrooms for with Meg Ormiston elementary Schools Instead of asking students to power down during with Cindy Strickland class, power up your lesson plans with digital tools. Design and deliver lessons in which technology plays In some ways, differentiation of instruction may an integral role. Engage students in solving real-world seem to be the newest educational fad.

3 Yet good problems while staying true to standards- aligned teachers have always recognized that one size fits all curricula. This webinar series provides a research base instruction does not serve students well. Particularly in and practical strategies for using web tools to create today's world, where the backgrounds of our students engaging lessons that transform and enrich content. are so diverse and their needs seemingly so numerous, teachers must find ways to consistently reach more kids more often. Come join 25-year teaching veteran Powering Up: 21st Century Tools and differentiation expert Cindy Strickland for a with Duane Lewis motivating (yet sensible!) introduction to differentiation of instruction. Learn how to use 21st Century tools and where to integrate them into your Learning environment.

4 Incorporating these tools into your curriculum, will differentiated Instruction in Mixed enable students to harness technology to perform Ability Classrooms for Middle and Learning skills. Participants will assess their gaps and then develop plans of action for incorporating an High Schools interdependence of hardware, software, infrastructure, with Cindy Strickland pedagogy, Learning skills, and teacher training in their educational community. Learn how to recognize and respond to your students' varied readiness levels for new Learning by honoring and celebrating their diverse interests, and Technology Tools: understanding their unique preferences for how they Effective Implementation learn new information and practice new skills. Come join 25-year teaching veteran and differentiation with Duane Lewis expert Cindy Strickland for a motivating (yet sensible!)

5 This session provides guidance for staff to strategically introduction to differentiation of instruction. implement tech tools for Learning for both students and teachers. It also outlines methods to effectively use Intermediate technology to support the analysis and use of student assessment data, which will form a basis for refinement differentiated Instruction of participants vision and goals. with Cindy Strickland How do teachers think about, plan for, and carry out Blueprint for RTI Implementation differentiation within the context of an entire unit with Mark Shinn of study? In these sessions, teachers ready to move beyond the basics in differentiation will analyze Dr. Mark Shinn guides K-12 educators and administrators and emulate examples of differentiation that are through the process of implementing RTI at the elementary multi- faceted in nature and that exemplify the key and secondary level, with at focus on building systems for differentiation principle of flexible grouping.

6 Progress monitoring. 2. Focus on YOUR Learning RTI and the New Standards At Risk Learners Explicit Instruction: with Mark Shinn with Franklin Schargel Effective and Efficient Teaching New standards have been adopted in Alaska, and Designed to be presented in an easy to use format and with Anita Archer similar standards have been adopted nationwide implemented quickly in classrooms, these are concise Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and with the Common Core State Standards. What are snapshots of what educators can do to keep At Risk success oriented and has been shown to promote the implications for assessment and intervention Students from dropping out, staying in school and student achievement for all students. This highly within a Multi-Tier System of Support/RTI system?

7 Being successful. Teachers can apply these practical practical and engaging webinar series will give special Join nationally- recognized expert Dr. Mark Shinn tips in their classrooms the next day. and general education teachers the tools to implement to hear the latest information about aligning the explicit instruction in any grade level or content area. new standards with evidence-based interventions. One webinar will be reserved as a problem-solving Reading in the Content Areas session for participants. with Marilyn McGuire Working with Our Most Difficult While teachers are typically taught how to teach and Challenging Students Explicit Instruction for reading, they are usually not taught how to teach with Chris & Mark Boynton reading skills in the all-important content areas or Writing in Grades 1-8 how to address the wide ranges of reading ability Content of sessions include; Powerful approaches with Anita Archer in each class ranges that only grow as students for dealing with the most challenging and disruptive progress through the grades.

8 This course provides students; Strategies for dealing with students with ODD, Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging research- based, specific and immediately useful ADHD, anger management issues; How to prevent most and success oriented and has been shown to strategies that teachers can use to increase student discipline problems before they occur; How to deal with promote increased achievement for all students. reading ability and content area knowledge. non-cooperative and angry parents; and much more. This highly practical and engaging webinar series will focus on using explicit instruction to teach writing in first through eighth grades. The first Teaching with the Brain in Mind Maximizing the Achievement of ELLs webinar will give special attention to foundation with Eric Jensen with Catherine Brown skills, and the remaining sessions will focus on Eric Jensen is back with a completely revised and These four sessions look at concrete, practical writing different genre.

9 Updated take on his classic work, featuring new ways to take the best of research and turn it into Anita Archer will provide clear guidelines for research and practical strategies to enhance student a powerful, effective program to ensure maximum identifying key concepts, skills and routines to comprehension and improve student achievement. achievement and participation for English language teach; explain how to design and deliver effective This practical and research- based program focuses learners. Many of the strategies are simultaneously lessons; and explore new ways to give students on seven core teaching strategies that matter most. effective with all students. opportunities to practice and master writing skills. Brain Based Classrooms Formative Assessment Scaffolding Reading Comprehension with Eric Jensen with Sarah Odom of Narrative, Argumentative, The human brain is both highly receptive to positive This 4- Part Webinar series provides background and Informative Text factors as well as vulnerable to negative factors.

10 And ALL the necessary how-to's for teachers This remarkable and practical program reveals the to understand the principles of using formative with Anita Archer startling links between poverty and the latest brain/ assessments in their classrooms and be able Dr. Archer will present research-validated mind research. to apply what they learn and utilize powerful, procedures for scaffolding reading comprehension engaging assessment strategies in their classrooms. of narrative, argumentative, and informative text Building Academic Language Webinar 1: Assessments Rigorous and Relevant as that can be used BEFORE reading a passage ( , teaching the meaning of unknown vocabulary, in Your Classroom they Should Be with Sandra Clark Webinar 2: Pre Assessments, Formative teaching or activating critical background Assessment, Summative Assessments.)