Introduction to Educating Exceptional Children and Youth. This is an online course that fulfills the state requirement for teachers in Georgia.

This online course will focus on the five areas of reading and how to implement reading and writing strategies across the curriculum.

The Hearing Officer and Tribunal member class covers discipline law, due process, hearing procedures and practices. A number of relevant cases will be cited dealing with various aspects of conducting hearings for regular and special education students. A homework assignment is required in order to complete the basic training required by State Board Rule 160-4-8-.15. All persons completing the class will receive a certificate certifying their qualifications for participating in disciplinary hearings.

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The AP Program will launch a new system of resources in 2019-20 to support teachers, students, and coordinators. Based on best practices in schools and created in collaboration with educators from across the country, these resources include: an AP question bank, unit guides, personal progress checks, performance dashboards, and improved tools for exam ordering and administration.  Join us to learn about the new resources and how they will be beneficial to you and your school.

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Summertime is a great time to brush up on SLDS!

The Admin Training series is designed to help all admin and school leaders discover what hidden gems of data are available to inform your work.

Instructor: Celeste Martin

Summertime is a great time to brush up on SLDS!

The Admin Training series is designed to help all admin and school leaders discover what hidden gems of data are available to inform your work.

Instructor: Celeste Martin

Ready to show what you know about G Suite EDU? If you are ready to join the ranks of Level 1 Google Certified Educators, this is the course for you. 

Instructor: Pam Pettyjohn
Google for Edu Certified Trainer

NGRESA's Tech Camp for 2019 will feature Cat Flippen. 

Led by Mark Wilson

Topics: 
"Bring People Together to Work on Work That Matters" and "Help the Others Around You Grow"

Becoming a JOYFUL READER:  Supporting Pre-Emergent and Emergent Readers through Conferring

Led by: Tamara Land

Audience:  Kindergarten and 1st Grade Teachers of Pre-Emergent and Emergent Readers who own and have had some experience using Jennifer Serravallo’s Reading Strategies book and conferring

Through the work of early childhood researchers and well-regarded experts in early childhood literacy (Sulzby, Teale, Collins, Glover), we recognize that there is an abundance of meaningful work children can do before conventional reading instruction and even in tandem with early conventional reading development.

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This 1-day PE workshop will focus on several fun and fast-moving activities and movement experiences that are ideal for large group elementary or middle school classes.

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Led by Mark Wilson

Topics:
"Bring People Together to Work on Work That Matters" and "Help the Others Around You Grow"

Led by: KB Ballentine 

During this session, poet KB Ballentine will facilitate discussion, model strategies, and lead teachers through classroom practices

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Presenter: Georgia Department of Education Math Team

The Georgia Numeracy Project is a free numeracy development resource provided by the Georgia Department of Education that introduces teachers and teacher leaders to the trajectory by which learners acquire a solid foundation in numeracy. The resource is focused on developing students' understanding of numbers and their ability to use numbers to solve problems. The mathematics team of content specialists from the Georgia Department of Education in collaboration with the RESA Mathematics Mentor for the local regional agency will provide teachers with information about the Georgia Numeracy Project and how it can be used to customize interventions based on student needs.

Target Audience: K-8 Mathematics Teachers, Instructional Leaders, Special Education Teachers, and Intervention Specialists

How do the Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science impact assessments? In this session, we will look at crafting both formative and summative assessments that engage students in the three dimensions of our science standards.

Led by Keith Crandall, Science Program Specialist, Georgia Department of Education

Discover research and strategies that will transform your practice to acknowledge and address disparities among your students.  Explore research centered around effectively supporting all students as they (sometimes unknowingly) develop literacy skills.

Target Audience: Grades 4-5 teachers responsible for teaching ELA Standards Academic Coaches that support 4th and 5th grade teachers, Administrators and school improvement specialists who support 4th and 5th grade teachers and are working to improve literacy in these grades

"The Siamese Twins of Literacy: Reading and Writing"

Led by: Carolyn Waters

This session will explore the challenges that come with higher expectations for student achievement. Standards-based, research-based, performance-based, and TKES-based instructional strategies will be presented in an interactive session that will demonstrate how to develop better writers.

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Led by: Pamela Weber Harris

Too many students struggle with basic numeracy! Based on Pam’s Building Powerful Numeracy and Lessons & Activities for Building Powerful Numeracy, this workshop engages teachers in an overview of powerful ways to help students develop efficient and sophisticated numeracy strategies.

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