Don't Miss the 29th Annual Effective Schools Conference!

The 29th Annual Effective Schools Conference is almost here! Join us March 7th-10th, 2012 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort for a celebration of Effective Schools. Enjoy sessions led by education leaders who have effectively applied the Effective Schools Correlates in their own schools and districts and hear about proven strategies for creating successful educational environments where all children can reach their academic potential.

Keynote speakers include Lawrence Lezotte, Michael Fullan, Thomas Guskey, Marcia Tate, Jim Popham and Burke Hatch.

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Questions? For more information, contact:
Renee Hiskey
866.626.7558
7227 North 16th Street, Suite #190  |  Phoenix, Arizona 85020
Phone: 866.626.7556  |  Fax: 888.756.7628  |  www.4apluseducators.com

NYSCATE Conferences and Workshops

Are You Interested in Professional Development Focused on Educational Technology? Plan to attend one or more of the following conferences and workshops. For complete information on all NYSCATE conferences and workshops, visit www.nyscate.org.

Conference Schedule

March 3: 10th Annual Hudson Valley Conference, Wappingers Falls, NY $40 (program now available)

March 16: 1st Annual Mobile Learning Summit, Clinton, NY $125

Worksop Schedule

February 21: Creating Student Centered ePortfolios Using Google Apps, Elmsford, NY $150 (9:00-3:00)

February 24: iAssess Using iPads as a Student Response System, Le Roy, NY $150 (9:00-3:00)

February 27: Digital Story Telling Across the Content Areas, Syracuse, NY $150 (9:00-3:00)

February 29: iPad for Administrators An Introduction, Rochester, NY $799 (9:00-3:00)

March 1: The Social Learning Network, Latham, NY $150 (9:00-3:00)

March 9: iPad Advanced Uses for Effective Leadership, West Seneca, NY $199 (9:00-3:00)

March 30: iPad for Administrators An Introduction, Rochester, NY $799 (9:00-3:00)

25 Students, 25 Lessons? Is this the case? Differentiated Instruction for Today’s Diverse Learner

All of our students are different, it is obvious, everyone learns differently.  Educators cannot expect a one size fits all approach to learning. This course teaches practical solutions to a frustrating problem, how can I provide the best instruction to all of my students? Straightforward strategies can be used to enhance your everyday instruction and create meaningful experiences for all of your learners.   Teachers will learn concrete ways to identify learning styles and strategies to adapt lessons that meet the different types of learners, according to grouping patterns for instruction.  Different types of grouping create an environment conducive for successful lesson differentiating, station learning, rubrics and grading policies. It is important for all areas of instruction meet the needs of your diverse student population such as ELA, Social Studies, Math, Science, LOTE, ESL, Special Education, the Arts, and Physical Education, N-12 are appropriate for this course.


3 In-service Credits/ 45 hours Instructor: Melissa Stone-Nill

March 1-30, 2012

Website:
http://www.creativeteachered.org/Spring_Courses.html

Thinkfinity Professional Development Website

http://www.thinkfinity.org/

Integrated Learning for Deep Understanding

Transition your curriculum to align with the new Common Core State Standards. Learn how to integrate all subject areas of instruction into deep and meaningful learning experiences for your students. Challenge yourself and guide your students to enhance their critical thinking skills by creating rich interdisciplinary core curriculum experiences that will carry them up the staircase to higher learning and life- long success. Learn how to plan, design and map real curriculum resources that can be used to increase student success and give them the right tools to achieve in the twenty-first century. Expand your repertoire of teaching skills by learning how to instruct common core units. Educators will study successful CCSS models and will plan units to use for individual classroom instruction. This class is appropriate for all educators P-12, ELA, Social Studies, Math, Science, LOTE, ESL, Special Education, Visual Arts, Music, Theatre Arts, Physical Education, Technology, Guidance Counselors and Social Workers and Psychologists. We are all an integral part of the educational journey of every child. Integrated learning experiences to meet the new Common Core State Standards and to help close the curriculum gap will be the focus of this course.


3 In-service Credits/ 45 hours Instructor: Janice McLachlan
May 1-30, 2012

Link:
http://www.creativeteachered.org/Spring_Courses.html

Making Math Fun with Web 2.0 Resources

From A+ Educators:

http://www.4aplus.com/math_web2-0_feb2012

Tips for Teaching and Learning Math

From A+ Educators:

http://www.4aplus.com/math_tips_feb2012

Driven by Data: A Text Study with Application

In this 15 hour professional development opportunity, participants will read and discuss Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction. They will explore the application of data analysis towards planning and instruction, and examine their own classroom data for immediate instructional implementation.

A copy of the book Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction will be given to each participant to keep at the beginning of the first session.

Dates:  March 26, April 2, April 16, April 23, and April 30, 2012

Time:       4:00- 7:00 p.m.

Location: NYIT, Building 66, Room 236

     300 Carleton Ave. Central Islip

Instructor: Carol Weintraub

Cost:          Free!

Registration: Register by Mar. 12 online:

http://tinyurl.com/83njqr2

Common Core Standards: Finding resources for the 12 shifts with Thinkfinity and Engage NY

In this 15 hour professional development opportunity, participants will explore the 12 instructional shifts of the Common Core Standards and find resources to adjust their instruction towards the shifts. Resources and best instructional practices appropriate for participants' individual grade level and subjects will be researched using Thinkfinity and Engage NY, free online educational sites. Participants will leave with lessons and resources specifically designed to shift their instruction towards the Common Core Standards.



Dates:   Sat. March 3 and March 10, 2012

Time:     8:30-4:30

Location: NYIT, Building 66, Room 236
     300 Carleton Ave. Central Islip

Instructor: Carol Weintraub

Cost:          Free!

Registration: Register by Feb. 24 online: http://tinyurl.com/6tadxvj 

Executive Functioning in the Classroom: What Every Parent and Teacher Should Know”

Does your child have trouble ... 

….. starting and finishing projects? 

….. organizing his or her schoolwork, desk, backpack, locker, room, and personal belongings? 

….. prioritizing and managing his or her time on multiple tasks at school and at home? 

….. with learning, attention, and managing impulses and behaviors? 

If so, then your child may have difficulties in Executive Functioning. 

“Executive Functioning in the Classroom: 

What Every Parent and Teacher Should Know” 

with Dr. Edward Petrosky 

Clinical Neuropsychologist, Diplomate in School Psychology 

Come learn how Executive Functioning influences performance at school, on the job, emotional responses, personal relationships, and social skills. 

Monday, February 6, 2012 

7:30 pm 

High School Library 

All parents and teachers are welcome! 

Sponsored by North Shore SEPTA 

The Living New Deal in New York-Common Core Professional Development for Teachers

Adelphi University  
February 20 and 21, 2012 
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

15 hours of professional development credits.

(Childhood, middle school and high school teachers of social studies, language arts, economics, and art.)
Explore New Deal history through the art, theater, and literature produced in 1930's New York.
Integrate this history into curricula informed by the Common Core Learning Standards.
Imagine the use of new media in the classroom.
Discuss history with a Pulitzer Prize winner and other leading scholars.


Keynote Speaker: Kirstin Downey
Author of The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience. Kirstin is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and writer.

Register:  adelphi.edu/frances-perkins/labor-forum.php