Registration is now open!Our 3rd annual conference features nationally- and internationally-recognized authors and presenters along side local practitioners delivering full-day pre-conference sessions on July 22, and conference breakout sessions on July 23-24. The focus this year is on practical and applicable curricular, instructional, and leadership strategies that have been effectively applied in schools and classrooms. Teachers and administrators of all grade levels and content areas are encouraged to attend.
Visit the conference website for all the details!
What you can do now to be ready to implement the NGSS in the fall. Two sessions:Infusing the Practices into Units of Study
Integrating Engineering into Units of Study - New June 12 session added!
Progression for each practice, developing scientific explanations and engineering design solutions, understanding of the two engineering core ideas, and methods for effectively integrating the practices and engineering into science units of study
$125 for one session, or attend both for $200!
Complete details here: www.rsvpbook.com/ngssintro2013
Presented by author and assessment expert Shirley Clarke, University of LondonThis project will form a learning team of teachers as action researchers, engaging in establishing a learning culture, involving students in planning, sharing learning objectives, student generated success criteria, talk partners, effective questioning, and effective feedback.
$1600 for a team of 2 teachers, 4 sessions
Complete details here: www.rsvpbook.com/literacyteam
Teachers and coaches in any grade level and content area welcome!This two-day session will showcase strategies that increase student engagement and promote critical thinking skills - both of which are essential to student's conceptual understanding of content. Topics include how to explain the relationship between engagement and cognitive load, analyze a lesson to determine the degree of cognitive engagement of students, and integrate techniques into daily lesson plans and unit plans that result in cognitive engagement of all students.
$200 per person for 2 days of training
Complete details here: www.rsvpbook.com/studentengagement