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 Georgia Department of Education is implementing a nationally aligned framework for a Multi-tiered System of Supports through a State Personnel Development Grant.  Georgia’s Tiered System of Supports for Students aligns and supports existing district, state, and national initiatives.  This session will serve to articulate the essential components of Georgia’s Tiered System of Supports for Students as well as the best practices utilized to implement an MTSS framework with fidelity.  Additionally, the session will provide information regarding the plan for implementation in the cohort districts and those universal supports that will be available to all districts.

No registration fee, substitute teacher reimbursement, and lunch provided.

Fiscal policy decisions are central to understanding United States History and US government economic decisions. This workshop provides history and government teachers with lessons on topics such as medicare, social security, national defense, Andrew Jackson and the Second National Bank, and the creation of public policy. Participants will receive either 5 lesson plans for the history classroom or 5 lesson plans for the government classroom. No registration fee, substitute teacher reimbursement, and lunch provided.

During this session, Felicia Cullars and Meghan McFerrin, Georgia Department of Education STEM/ STEAM Program Specialists, will share information about building a STEM/ STEAM culture and how to navigate the certification process. This session is for both K-5 and 6-12 teachers, school leadership, and system leadership.  There will be time for discussion and a Q and A session.

Counselors have a different scope of focus and need within SLDS, and this session is designed to train counselors on the function and use of SLDS.

Instructor: Tammy Silvers

Special Education Teachers have a different scope of focus and need within SLDS, and this session is designed to train counselors on the function and use of SLDS.

Instructor: Tammy Silvers

Speaker: Cheryl Benefield

Subject: Childhood and Adolescent Suicide

Please join us for the upcoming December 11th Counselors’ Consortium!  Our guest speaker will be Cheryl Benefield from the GDOE.  Cheryl is the Project Manager for Safe and Drug Free Schools in Georgia and has been instrumental in the advancement of Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience Education), as well as, being an acknowledged trainer for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Georgia.  She will be sharing with us possible warning signs, symptoms, and predictors of Childhood Suicide.

Leading a school that partners with parents and community.

Led by Dr. Mark Wilson

In this session, attendees receive an in-depth overview of all three SLDS dashboards (District, School and Teacher dashboards), the student profile page, and the Teacher Resource Link (TRL).

Instructor: Tammy Silvers

This session will look at some of the other tools within SLDS such as: Local Assessments (Renaissance Learning and MAP), a refresher of the differentiation tool, High School Feedback, Usage Reports, and the SLDS Parent Portal.

Instructor: Tammy Silvers

Leading a school that partners with parents and community.

Led by Dr. Mark Wilson

Explicitly teaching Visual Literacy in social studies increases engagement and allows students to make connections between their lives and history.  This workshop will teach you how to: build visual literacy with visual journals, enhance your inquiry lessons, and incorporate the art standards with your existing lessons to create personal meaning for students. You do not have to be “good” at art to attend this workshop!

Led by Dr. Paul Baker

The PersonBrain Model is a positive, brain-based behavior support training for all educators and mental health professionals. The training is implemented in schools across the USA and in in eleven countries around the world.

Led by Dr. Paul Baker

Conflict in the Classroom provides targeted training for educators to be successful in providing immediate support to students who are disruptive, aggressive and non-compliant. Research has shown that 80% of classroom problems are caused by 10% of students who challenge and undermine teacher authority. This unique training program offers specific skills to manage and de-escalate conflict within the school setting.

Leading a well operated school.

Led by Dr. Mark Wilson

Leading a well operated school.

Led by Dr. Mark Wilson

FACILITATOR:
Melissa Stewart, Educational Consultant
 
Melissa has worked with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and currently works with district/regional educational agencies to assist with curriculum and instruction for mathematics and special education. She has served as the project manager for GaDOE Summer Math Academies and been recognized across Georgia for her work in mathematics education and work with students with disabilities.
 

“A Day with GaPSC”

Certification, Educator Preparation, Ethics,

and Assessment Updates!

 SAMPLE TOPICS:

• Recent rule changes and upcoming rule changes
• Montessori certification
• Military Support certificate.
• Common misunderstandings in the certification process
• How we enhance partnerships with LUAs
• Latest revisions to the Code of Ethics.
• Breaches of employment contracts.
• Policy recommendations for electronic communication with students.
• What school system’s need to know about application investigations.
• Updates on GACE
• New performance-based assessment for school leaders
• Preparation Program Effectiveness Measures (PPEM)
• Data Conversations
• Updates to Educational Leadership preparation
• P-20 Collaboratives
• New endorsement programs
• Teacher Leadership Tool Kits
• And More

AUDIENCE: Teachers in Kindergarten through 5th Grade including ESOL Teachers, Special Educators, Instructional Support Specialists and Administrators

COST: $75 (in North Georgia RESA area) $150 (out of North Georgia RESA area) LUNCH INCLUDED

DESCRIPTION: Give me 4 weeks... In just 4 weeks you can change the environment in your math classroom by implementing Math Workshop and Guided Math. Let's kick start your math class for student success and BOOT teacher stress! Come join me in this “hands-on, minds-on” workshop where I share some of my tried and true strategies and tips to help set up and implement Math Workshop (and Guided Math) in your classroom today so you can set your scholars up for success!

Participants will leave with a copy of my Establishing Math Workshop in the Middle Grades eBook including over 20 Editable Templates to use to help keep you organized and on track as well as copies of all activities we use that you can in turn use freely in your classroom!

PLEASE COMPLETE LUNCH MENU BY CLICKING HERE:  Lunch Menu 

AUDIENCE: Teachers in 6th - 9th grades including ESOLTeachers, Special Educators, Instructional Support Specialists and Administrators

COST: $75 (North Georgia RESA area) $150 (out of North Georgia RESA area)

LUNCH INCLUDED

DESCRIPTION: Give me 4 weeks... In just 4 weeks you can change the environment in your math classroom by implementing Math Workshop and Guided Math. Let's kick start your math class for student success and BOOT teacher stress! Come join me in this “hands-on, minds-on” workshop where I share some of my tried and true strategies and tips to help set up and implement Math Workshop (and Guided Math) in your classroom today so you can set your scholars up for success!

Participants will leave with a copy of my Establishing Math Workshop in the Middle Grades eBook including over 20 Editable Templates to use to help keep you organized and on track as well as copies of all activities we use that you can in turn use freely in your classroom!

PLEASE COMPLETE LUNCH MENU BY CLICKING HERE:  LUNCH MENU 

Leading a warm and inviting school.

Led by Dr. Mark Wilson

Leading a warm and inviting school.

Led by Dr. Mark Wilson

Led by: Dr. Paul Baker

This training will provide an introduction to the Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) method of therapeutic dialogue with challenging students. It is highly recommended that participants have completed The PersonBrain Model and/or Conflict in the Classroom training but not required.

This training provides skills needed implement support along PBIS Tier’s I, II and III.