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Ongoing
Visit the Stern Center website for information on professional development opportunities and educator resources at
http://www.sterncenter.org/resources/educators
Ongoing
SDE (Staff Development for Educators) offers online, instructor-led courses that let you learn at your leisure. For more information see their website at
www.sde.com/onlinelearning
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Begins Jan. 13, 2012
Revised Dates and Format -
VSI Educational Assessment in Science Education
Feb. 17, 2012
Specialized Instruction
Workshop
in the Thread of Special Education Workshop Series
Feb. 21, 2012
Take the Leap from Letter Grades to Standards-Based Reporting of Student Achievement
Webinar
Mar. 2, 2012
Moving from the Writer's Notebook to Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing
, Mary Beth Monahan and Kathleen Harrington, Montpelier
Mar. 5, 2012
Webinar: Bring out the best in your adolescents
: How to use developmental psychology to unlock the learning potential of grades 6-10 students
Mar. 14, 2012
Genre Study: Writing to Persuade
, Mary Beth Monahan and Kathleen Harrington, Montpelier
Mar. 15, 2012
Managing for Today, Leading for Tomorrow
, Ray McNulty, DoubleTree Hotel, South Burlington
Mar. 21, 2012
Dine and Discuss with Bob and Judi Laird
of VMI, The Essex, Essex Jct.
Mar. 23, 2012
Language & Identity: Building Support for English Language Learners
, Cynthia Reyes, Theresa Ackerly, Heidi Western, Alysia Backman, VRI at UVM in Montpelier
Mar. 27, 2012
Using Six Trait Writing to Maximize Your Students' Writing Achievement
(Gr. 3-6), Pamela Haack, Hilton, Burlington
Mar. 29-30, 2012
Readers Workshop II
, Nancy Woods and Cathy White, Montpelier
Mar. 30, 2012
20th Annual Kindergarten Conference
, Hilton Hotel, Burlington
April 2-4, 2012
Teaching with Poverty in Mind
, Eric Jensen, Doubletree Inn, S. Burlington
May 4, 2012
Writing On Demand
: Increasing Your Students' Success When Writing to Prompts on Writing Assessments (Grades 6-12), Mary Ledbetter, Burlington
May 7, 2012
Storytelling for the Classroom
, David Gonzalez, Flynn Center
June 21-22, 2012
High School Mathematics & Common Core
, Dr. Nanci Smith with Dr. Elaine Watson, Essex High School
June 25-29, 2012
Grades 3-5 Mathematics Common Core State Standards
(An Invitation to Dig into the Practice and Content Standards, Elaine Watson, CVEDC, Colchester
June 25-July 2, 2012
VSI Engineering for Elementary Students
, for teams of teachers in grades 1-6, location tba
July 23-27, 2012
VSI Science Academy: Partnerships to Improve Science K-8
, for teams of teachers of science in grades K-8, Lyndon State College
Aug. 6-10, 2012
Grades 6-8 Mathematics Common Core State Standards
(An Invitation to Dig into the Practice and Content Standards), Dr. Elaine Watson, CVEDC, Colchester
Aug. 13-17, 2012
Laying the Foundation
: Building a Deep Understanding of Number in the Primary Grades, Sandi Stanhope, location TBA
Aug. 13-17, 2012
Building Upon the Foundation
: Developing Additive Reasoning and Computational Fluency, Loree Silvis, location TBA
Sept. 27, 2012
Rowland Foundation's Second Annua
l Conference on School Transformation
, Tony Wagner, Keynote Speaker, Davis Center UVM
CSSU January 3, 2012 Inservice Day
Workshop Schedule
CSSU August Inservice - August 25 & 26
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Workshop Descriptions
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Workshop Schedule
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Presenters' Biographical Information
CVEDC 2011-2012
VT Writers Collaborative Newsletter
Resources:
Articles (by topic)
Reading
Texts That Matter
What Teachers Need to Know About the "New" Nonfiction
Information Book Read-Alouds as Models for Second-Grade Authors
Male Call: Fifth-Grade Boys' Reading Preferences
Teaching Students to Comprehend Informational Text Through Rereading
Unlocking Text Features for Determining Importance in Expository Text
: A Strategy for Struggling Readers
What Matters for Elementary Literacy Coaching?
Guiding Principles for Instructional Improvement and Student Achievement
A Study of Thoughtful Literacy and the Motivation to Read
Shared Reading to Build Vocabulary and Comprehension
Writing
Writing Partnerships
Responsive Writing Assessment
Writing Feature Articles with Intermediate Students
Math
Designing Vocabulary Instruction in Mathematics
Science
Information Book Read-Alouds as Models for Second-Grade Authors
Using Copy Change With Trade Books to Teach Earth Science
Introducing Science Concepts to Primary Students Through Read-Alouds
: Interactions and Multiple Texts Make the Difference
Social Studies
A World of Possibilities
, Educating for Global Competence
"Talking Walls": Presenting a Case for Social Justice Poetry in Literacy Education
ELL
The Power of Language Experience for Cross-Cultural Reading and Writing
Supporting English-Language Learners and Struggling Readers in Content Literacy With the "Partner Reading and Content, Too" Routine
When You Don't Speak Their Language: Guiding English-Language Learners through conversations About Text
Restoring Points of Potentiality
: Sideshadowing in Elementary Classrooms
Technology
The Juggler's Brain
From Socrates to Wikis
- Using Online Forums to Deepen Discussions
Other Links and Resources
CVEC: Champlain Valley Educational Development Center
Workshops are provided at a reduced rate to any staff member working for a public school system in Chittenden Grand Isle or Franklin County.
VTSAC: Vermont Standards and Assessment Consortium
CSSU is a member of this organization which often allows us to send a set number of faculty members to events at a reduced rate.
LAPDA: Lamoille Area Professional Development Association
University of Vermont
St. Michael's College
BER (Bureau of Education & Research)
CSSU-Flynn Center-
Kennedy Center Arts
Partnership
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