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WEST MILWAUKEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL JUNE 16-18, 2015 Engagement and Learning Keynote: Dr. Jeff Borden GLEN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNE 22-25, 2015 Promoting Excellence for All Keynote: Dr. Decoteau Irby www.wei.solutions SUMMER ACADEMIES

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Page 1: 2015 Summer Catalog

WEST MILWAUKEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLJUNE 16-18, 2015

Engagement and LearningKeynote: Dr. Jeff Borden

GLEN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLJUNE 22-25, 2015

Promoting Excellence for AllKeynote: Dr. Decoteau Irby

www.wei.solutions

SUMMERACADEMIES

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WEI operates in partnership with:

NON-PROFIT ORG.US POSTAGE

PAIDPEWAUKEE, WI

PERMIT NO. 72978

N14W23777 Stone Ridge Drive, Suite 290Waukesha, WI 53188

WEST ALLIS/WESTMILWAUKEESCHOOL DISTRICT

SCHOOL DISTRICT

VERONA HIGH SCHOOLAUGUST 11-13, 2015

Reaching and Teaching Every StudentKeynote: Barbara Bray

www.wei.solutions

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WEI can help you with:

As a non-profit organization, we will work with you to develop a high powered professional development offering at a strategic price point. Call us today to discuss your options.

262.370.5451www.wei.solutions

Workshopswith local, state, and national presenters

Parental Involvement

Coachingwith skilled professional educators

Title I and II Eligible PD

Technologywith cutting edge practitioners

Assessment and Progress Monitoring

WEI is pleased to

announce the release

of our new website

designed with a fresh

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navigation, updated with

the latest information

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development and our

new products designed

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West Milwaukee Academy – June 16-18, 2015

Glendale-River Hills Academy – June 22-25, 2015

Writer’s Workshop Level 1 (Sun Prairie) – June 29-July 1, 2015

Writer’s Workshop Level 1 (Milwaukee County) – July 29-31, 2015

Verona Academy – August 11-13, 2015

For a complete listing, visit: www.wei.solutions

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WISCONSIN EDUCATION INNOVATIONSWould like to thank the following sponsors

for their supporT:

Wisconsin Education Innovations’ BoardAdaptive Technology Resources

Atlas Preparatory AcademyAXA Equitable

BotsIQCS Technologies

Cambium Learning GroupCisco Systems

Concordia University WisconsinCustom Education Solutions

Delta EducationDiscovery ToysDonovan Group

Educators Credit UnionElmbrook School District

Glendale-River Hills School DistrictHoughton Mifflin Harcourt

Johnson Controls, Inc. Kettle Moraine School DistrictLakeshore Learning Materials

Learning Exchange Inc.Martha Merrell’s Bookstore

Nicolet High SchoolNorris School District

Premier LiteracySchool District of Greenfield

Seno Woodland Education CenterSt. Anthony’s School

SteinhafelsThe Booksource

The Scholar’s ChoiceThinking Maps

Verona School DistrictWaukesha County Materials & Recycling Center

West Allis/West Milwaukee School DistrictWisconsin State Reading Association

Woller-Anger & Co., LLC

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MENU OF SERVICES

Wisconsin Education Innovations has 21 years of experience in providing high quality, cutting edge professional development, programs and opportunities for educators, students and parents from early childhood through high school. The services we provide reflect the most current training methodology and technology so that educators have an array of opportunities for learning, practice, observation, feedback, coaching and modeling. This allows districts to personalize options to maximize crucial school/district resources. Our mission is to develop the capacity of educators, students and parents to prepare the next generation of learners and leaders for life options and outcomes.

Customized ServicesOur highly trained team of instructors, presenters and national experts will customize services to meet your specific needs, timelines and budget in the areas of:• Accreditation Assistance• Alignment with Common Core Standards• Anti-Bullying• Badger Exam: Wisconsin’s Smarter Balanced Assessment• Connecting best practices in reading, writing, mathematics and science to other core areas• Culturally Responsive Practices• Customized workshops, book studies and other learning opportunities• Differentiated Instruction• Effective Technology Integration• Integrated evidence-based behavioral management/intervention• Personalized Learning• Professional Development Planning• Professional Learning Communities• Reader’s & Writer’s Workshop• Response to Intervention

Classroom CoachingWEI has a wide base of talented, experienced educators who are available to work individually and with small groups of your staff in every content area and at any grade level to increase student engagement and achievement. • Establish fidelity and effectiveness of curriculum content and instruction• Establish and implement classroom management• Implement new school initiatives and curriculum adoptions• Organize, design and implement effective lessons• Support and follow up for professional development implementation

STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Allied Arts, Mathematics)The STEM/STEAM initiative is more than the connections between science, technology, engineering, allied arts and mathematics. STEM/STEAM strategies for learning are inclusive of all content areas. • Bots IQ Wisconsin• Engineering is Elementary (EiE)• Immersion Learning• LEGOS/LEGO Robotics• Problem, Project and Inquiry Based Learning• Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)

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Curriculum Development and SupportWEI will help you develop strategic curriculum aligned with the Common Core & Next Generation Science Standards.• Apply 21st Century Learning initiatives to current curriculum• Common Core State Standards• Curriculum Mapping for K-12• Next Generation Science Standards• Professional development to support curriculum adoptions and alignments• Support for Build Your Own Curriculum

Badger Badges: MicroAccreditation for Professional DevelopmentWEI has created and established a new professional learning/badging system issuing high quality badges reflective of how adult learners engage with new learning and its application for higher student achievement.

Technology Driven InstructionWith shifts to next generation learning and learners who are native to technology, opportunities to explore technology driven digitally blended instructional approaches are increasingly important to both educators and learners. Technology has been and will continue to be characterized by rapid change and high interest on the part of learners. To see the future today, WEI provides training and professional development in:• 1:1 Technology (Chromebooks, iPads, and more)• Blended, Virtual and Flipped Learning• Classroom Technology Integration• Data driven decision making utilizing technology• Google for Education• Increased student engagement and accelerated learning• The latest technologies and apps for instructional applications including hardware and software for the 21st Century classroom

Assessment and Progress MonitoringWEI can help teachers understand and become proficient in using data to drive instruction as a critical step to implementing a standards driven curriculum. • Assistance with scheduling and proctoring your locally developed and standardized assessments• Badger Exam: Wisconsin’s Smarter Balanced Assessment• Diagnostic prescriptive reading and math instruction• The design and use of data driven interventions for students who struggle or students who need more challenge in the learning process• Understanding and the use of Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), AIMSweb and other formative and summative assessment/progress monitoring tools

Parental InvolvementParent involvement is an essential component of effective schools. WEI’s consultants can support your efforts in creating an action plan for increased school, family and community partnerships based on Joyce Epstein’s Six Types of Involvement. In addition, WEI offers an extensive series of parent programs. A sample listing includes:• Effectively Assisting Your Child with Homework• Family Math Night or Math in a Bag• Family Science Night• Helping Your Child with Reading• Internet Safety• Make & Take Activities to Increase Literacy• Parenting with Love & Logic

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As a non-profit organization, we will work with you to develop a high powered professionaldevelopment offering at astrategic price point. Call us today to discuss your options: 262.370.5451www.wei.solutions

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WEI:

Is a resource to your district to:

Defray the cost of national consultants

Meet your professional development needs

Offer cost-effective graduate credits at your school

Provide workshops on Saturdays, evenings and professional development days

Please contact us:

Phone:262.370.5451

Fax:262.522.0995

Email:[email protected]

WEI

Thanking Sponsors for Support .......................................................... 1WEI Menu of Services .................................................................... 2-3Table of Contents ................................................................................ 4General Information ............................................................................ 5 Welcome Educators .........................................................................5 About WEI Academies ................................................................... 5 Who Attends WEI Academies ........................................................ 5 Registration .....................................................................................5 Graduate Credit and Graduate Credit Requirements ..................... 6 Thanks to WEI Board and Adminstration ...................................... 7Educators Credit Union Ad ..................................................................8Martha Merrell’s Books & Café Ad .....................................................9Custom Education Solutions Ad ........................................................10Verona WEI Academy Ad ..................................................................10

WEST ALLIS/WEST MILWAUKEE ACADEMYAT WEST MILWAUKEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLSCHEDULE..................................................................................... 11

COURSES AT-A-GLANCE ........................................................... 12

KEYNOTE SPEAKER ................................................................... 13

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ..................................................... 14-23

WAWM ACADEMY DIRECTIONS ..............................................24

Concordia University Ad ...................................................................25Woller-Anger & Company Ad ...........................................................26

GLEN HILLS ACADEMYAT GLEN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLSCHEDULE..................................................................................... 27

COURSES AT-A-GLANCE ........................................................... 28

KEYNOTE SPEAKER ................................................................... 29

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ..................................................... 30-47

GLEN HILLS ACADEMY DIRECTIONS ...................................48

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WELCOME EDUCATORS!From the courses described in this catalog, participants will select one or more to which they will devote their study.

Participants may earn graduate level credit(s) for their work. Most of all, we hope that participants will take back knowledge, strategies and resources that will help them be an even better educator.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE:• Learned to implement mathematics, science, technology, reading/language arts and other content specific Common Core & Next Generation Science Standards• Learned about new subject matter, effective teaching strategies, assessment techniques and cost-effective activities• Experimented with hands-on applications, curriculum connections and exciting technologies• Networked with other educators

ABOUT WEI ACADEMIESWisconsin Education Innovations’ Academies offer quality professional development based on State and National Education Standards. Educators are introduced to recent research on how children learn and the application of best practice, and they are nurtured as education leaders. Financial sponsors and collaborative partnerships from community businesses and foundations are essential to the success of WEI.

WHO ATTENDS WEI ACADEMIES?Academies are learning experiences designed for all elementary, middle and high school educators. Courses are designed for teachers and administrators who are at all levels of the experience continuum. All courses feature essential State and National Standards aligned with assessments for instruction, new Common Core Standards are infused throughout. Academies can help teachers realize their learning targets and goals and help develop quality individual professional development plans required by PI-34 as well as credits necessary for licensure.

REGISTRATIONRegistration cost to attend Academies varies depending on the site and course(s) selected. This amount may be covered by school districts through Title I, Title II, Special Education, AODA, Technology, Vocational Education and other funds. Group discounts are possible for new textbook adoptions.

WISCONSIN EDUCATION INNOVATIONSGeneral Information

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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Register by May 1 and receive $15 off your registration fee per class (i.e. if you take two classes at Glen Hills Middle School you get $30 off your registration fee). The Early Bird Discount does not apply to host school teachers who already receive a discount.

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GRADUATE CREDIT Courses will be offered for one or two graduate credits (listed with each course description) from Concordia University. Checks for credits should be made payable to Wisconsin Education Innovations and paid for with the application, online, or at the academy. This amount is in addition to the registration fee.

*Charge card payments will be accepted with online registrations ONLY.No charge cards will be taken onsite at any of the academies or

programs offered by WEI.

GRADUATE CREDIT REQUIREMENTSParticipants taking credit courses are required to complete an assignment beyond the academy which will be due a minimum of two weeks after the last day of class.

CREDIT + REGISTRATION = TOTAL DUE

WEST MILWAUKEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL – JUNE 16-18

Credit Registration Total Due (Optional)

3 Days / Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ – + $250.00 = $250.00

3 Days / 1 Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ $170.00 + $250.00 = $420.00

3 Days / 2 Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ $340.00 + $250.00 = $590.00

GLEN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL – JUNE 22-25

Credit Registration Total Due (Optional)

2 Days / Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ – + $170.00 = $170.00

2 Days / 1 Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ $170.00 + $170.00 = $340.00

4 Days / Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ – + $290.00 = $290.00

4 Days / 1 Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ $170.00 + $290.00 = $460.00

4 Days / 2 Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .➤ $340.00 + $290.00 = $630.00

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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: See page 5

THANKS to the tremendous support ofthe board of directors,

wisconsin education innovations (WEI)will be celebrating our 21st year.

WEI operates in collaboration with Concordia University, Glendale - River Hills School District, Verona Area School District and

West Allis/West Milwaukee School District.

WEI BOARD

Joe DonovanDonovan Group

Claus DunkelbergConsultant

Kathy GalvinLiteracy Expert

Laura GutierrezSt. Anthony School of Milwaukee

Linda JorgensenAlverno College/Cardinal Stritch

University

Robert KattmanUWM Professor Emeritus

Michelle LukacsAtlas Preparatory Academy

Judith MoutonJohnson Controls Inc.

Gaylene StinglMST, CPA, CVA

Sara TrampfNorris School District

Michael UdenConcordia University

WEI ADMINISTRATION

Bruce ConnollyExecutive Director

Terry WeingrodAssociate Director

Jill PurvisProgram Coodinator

Erin GudeyonProgram Assistant

Sue DevineFinance Manager

WEI does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, national origin,

ancestry,creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation,or physical, mental, emotional, or

learning disability or handicap in its education programs or activities as

required by §.118.13, WI Stats.

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Martha Merrell’s Books& Café

231 WEST MAIN STREET, WAUKESHA, WI 53186

MARTHA MERRELL’S BOOKS & CAFÉ is located in downtown Waukesha at the five points of Main & Broadway. We offer you personal service by knowledgeable booksellers, who are able to match books to readers. We are Waukesha’s finest special book order specialists who are able to deliver fast, friendly service on your personal orders in usually 2-3 days. That is because Martha Merrell’s places orders with publishers and our distributors daily. Our trademark is our ability to meet customers’ needs in a fast and friendly manner. Martha Merrell’s offers a good selection of children’s and adult’s books for every taste or need, from light reading to the classics and just about anything in between. In addition, we offer gift certificates, bookmarks, journals, and other great gifts.

Martha Merrell’s Books is an independently-owned family bookstore. We have a customer appreciation program where customers register to receive a $5 coupon on their next purchase for each $100 spent in the store. We also offer a 30% discount on the New York Times Best Sellers for all customers, along with a 10% off program for senior citizens. In addition, we are also known as the place teachers shop for their schoolbook needs; our educator discount program of 22% off on most items for teachers or school materials is the best around. We also accept school purchase orders.

Stop in today and see what a pleasant shopping opportunity Martha Merrells Books and Café offers its customers and what you have been missing. Cinnamon, the bookshop dog, will be glad to meet you along with owners Norm and Eve Bruce.

OUR BUSINESS HOURS ARE:

MONDAY – FRIDAY: 10 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

SATURDAYS: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

SUNDAYS: 12 noon – 4 p.m.

Phone orders are accepted at (262) 547-1060, or email us at [email protected]

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Barbara Bray Dr. Decoteau Irby

NEW 2015 WEI SUMMER ACADEMY:VERONA HIGH SCHOOL – AUGUST 11-13

300 Richard Street, Verona, WI 53594 (southwest of Madison)

Reaching and Teaching Every StudentKeynote: Barbara Bray, Special guest presenter: Dr. Decoteau Irby

www.wei.solutions

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PgKEYNOTE: Neuroscience + Learning Research + Education Technology = Education 3.0 ........................................................................................................... 13

Courses At-A-Glance

Balanced Instruction to Personalization

Creating a Math-Rich Learning Environment Using the Workshop Model ................................................ 16

Implementing Writer’s Workshop (Grade Levels: K-2) ............................................................................ 17

Implementing Writer’s Workshop (Grade Levels: 3-8) ............................................................................ 17

Reading Strategy Based Instruction ...................................................................................................... 15

Teach an Instructor to Digitally Fish and Feed Students For Life! ............................................................ 14

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics (Grade Levels: K-2) ................................................................. 15

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics (Grade Levels: 3-5) ................................................................. 15

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics (Grade Levels: 6-8) ................................................................. 16

Using Balanced Instruction to Personalize Learning................................................................................ 17

Engaging All Learners

Engagement and Learning: It’s Up to Us ................................................................................................. 19

Meeting the Needs of Students of All Abilities Through Co-Teaching ....................................................... 20

Motivating and Engaging Students in Standards-based Instruction and Assessment ............................. 18

Teaching At Risk Students .................................................................................................................... 19

Purposeful Play ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Career Focused Instruction

A Makerspace in Every Classroom ........................................................................................................ 20

Teachers as Leaders ............................................................................................................................. 20

Digital Tools

Calendars, Schedules, iPads and Sensory Activities for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities ... 23

Content Creation: iBooks Author ............................................................................................................ 22

Content Creation: iTunes U ..................................................................................................................... 21

Digital Collaboration: Advanced Implementation with Google Drive ........................................................ 23

Digital Collaboration: Intro to Google Drive ............................................................................................ 22

Engagement and Learning

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PgKEYNOTE: Neuroscience + Learning Research + Education Technology = Education 3.0 ........................................................................................................... 13

Courses At-A-Glance

Balanced Instruction to Personalization

Creating a Math-Rich Learning Environment Using the Workshop Model ................................................ 16

Implementing Writer’s Workshop (Grade Levels: K-2) ............................................................................ 17

Implementing Writer’s Workshop (Grade Levels: 3-8) ............................................................................ 17

Reading Strategy Based Instruction ...................................................................................................... 15

Teach an Instructor to Digitally Fish and Feed Students For Life! ............................................................ 14

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics (Grade Levels: K-2) ................................................................. 15

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics (Grade Levels: 3-5) ................................................................. 15

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics (Grade Levels: 6-8) ................................................................. 16

Using Balanced Instruction to Personalize Learning................................................................................ 17

Engaging All Learners

Engagement and Learning: It’s Up to Us ................................................................................................. 19

Meeting the Needs of Students of All Abilities Through Co-Teaching ....................................................... 20

Motivating and Engaging Students in Standards-based Instruction and Assessment ............................. 18

Teaching At Risk Students .................................................................................................................... 19

Purposeful Play ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Career Focused Instruction

A Makerspace in Every Classroom ........................................................................................................ 20

Teachers as Leaders ............................................................................................................................. 20

Digital Tools

Calendars, Schedules, iPads and Sensory Activities for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities ... 23

Content Creation: iBooks Author ............................................................................................................ 22

Content Creation: iTunes U ..................................................................................................................... 21

Digital Collaboration: Advanced Implementation with Google Drive ........................................................ 23

Digital Collaboration: Intro to Google Drive ............................................................................................ 22

Engagement and Learning

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Dr. Jeff Borden is the Chief Innovation Officer at Saint Leo University. For two decades, Jeff

has focused on trying to transform higher education. For the past 12 years, Jeff has worked

as a Vice President with Pearson Education, providing an academic vision and strategy that

encompasses digital learning, neo-millennial methods, authentic assessment, and beyond. As

the Center for eLearning Director, Jeff pursues rigorous research opportunities as he leads

the think tank of educational innovation. Jeff has worked with educators in every U.S. state,

34 countries, provided almost 100 keynote presentations to audiences of 100-10,000 almost

weekly, and spoken with stakeholders from teachers to principals to college administrators

to government officials. Prior to his private sector work, Jeff taught full time at the University

of Northern Colorado, Front Range Community College, and was the Coordinator of Public

Speaking at Metropolitan State College of Denver. At the same time, in 20 years, Dr. Borden has

never taken a semester off from teaching Communication, Rhetoric, and Education classes at

various levels from technical schools to community colleges to state and private universities.

In Dr. Borden’s current role at Saint Leo University, he is creating an innovation incubator,

promoting transformational and effective practices, at scale, that are research driven. These

strategies tie back to Jeff’s platform of Education 3.0” – the confluence of neuroscience,

learning design, and education technology. Through this lens, Dr. Borden plans to use his

extensive history speaking, teaching, and researching to provide a fertile bed of innovation.

Look for Jeff’s work via social media, conference speaking, and research publications.

Dr. Jeff Borden

Never before has a catch phrase been interjected into educational mission

statements around the world with so little understanding of what it means

as, “21st Century Learning”. Dr. Borden will showcase what 21st Century

teaching and learning means in a practical way, through the lens of what he

calls, Education 3.0. Jeff will unpack what neo-millennial learning can and

should be, as well as a few old policies and procedures, embedded deeply

in the educational DNA that need to go. From game changers based on

cognitive science to meaningful uses of data leading to personalization to

best practices found in education psychology and support for it all through

technology platforms and frameworks, attendees will have a better

understanding of how to make tomorrow’s learning start happening today as

we build Education 3.0.

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WORKSHOP

Teach An Instructor To Digitally Fish andFeed Students For Life!

Facilitator: Dr. Jeff Borden, Saint Leo University

Grade Levels: K-12

Credits: 1

Date: June 16, 2015

Registration Fee: $125.00

With tens of thousands of digital assets on the web today, how can

an instructor effectively and efficiently find, aggregate, and curate the

ones that are meaningful and relevant to them? How can a school ask

teachers to engage in “Ed Tech” practices when there are so many to

choose from (and many just don’t meet the right needs)? Finally, how

can a culture of innovation, media, and technology be incorporated

into the education paradigm so as to meet needs for all stakeholders,

thereby showing value?

Starting from a framework of collaborative learning, connectivism,

and currency (value), participants will discover effective tools and

techniques that help students create, consume, remix, and share

(aka “learning”) while engaging in group discussions, presentations,

research, outcomes driven assessment and documentation. Attendees

will then see how to begin personalizing the experience for students

through the use of creativity and authentic assessment for their

own classroom. By session end, participants will have a wealth of

500-600 resources, belong to a social bookmarking group, and have

2-3 specific ideas they can begin implementing immediately.

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Reading Strategy Based Instruction

This course will guide participants through a strategic reading inquiry. Participants will be actively engaged in strategy lessons, gradual release, and evidence-based discussion. The goal of this course is for teachers to feel confident as they:• take an existing Common Core aligned instructional unit and identify standards-based reading/thinking skills• select strategies to teach skills• develop a plan to gradually release formative strategy practice, using formative and summative assessment• analyze student work

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics

Are you looking to develop students that see the value of mathematics and feel empowered to use it? Using a student-centered approach to teaching mathematics can increase student understanding of key concepts. In this course participants will explore various ways to engage students by allowing them to interact with, struggle and persevere with mathematics using their ideas and strategies.

Teaching Student Centered Mathematics

Are you looking to develop students that see the value of mathematics and feel empowered to use it? Using a student-centered approach to teaching mathematics can increase student understanding of key concepts. In this course participants will explore various ways to engage students by allowing them to interact with, struggle and persevere with mathematics using their ideas and strategies.

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Facilitators:Lynn Burke & Deb Beyer, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: 6-12

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

Facilitators: Chad Krupar & Melissa Holland, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-2

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

Balanced Instruction to Personalization

Facilitators: Cate Sebastian & Becky Schneider, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: 3-5

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

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Teaching Student Centered Mathematics

In this course participants will focus on teaching mathematics for understanding using problem solving and differentiated instruction. They will also be provided with strategies for creating an environment that fosters student ownership of learning. There will be an emphasis on link-ing assessments to Common Core Standards in order to create flexible groupings within a strand. Participants will leave with multiple instructional resources, a template for designing a unit of instruction, and ideas for transforming their mathematics classroom.

Creating a Math-Rich Learning Environment Using the Workshop Model

In this course participants will learn to personalize math-ematics instruction in a K-12 classroom using a Math Workshop Model. Implementing a Math Workshop ben-efits both teachers and students. It provides the structure to differentiate and individualize to meet the needs of all students. Through whole group instruction, small guided groups, collaboration and a menu of workstations, partic-ipants will build a math-rich learning environment with lessons and activities aligned to Common Core Standards that will engage students.

Are you currently using a reading workshop model in your classroom? Have you wondered how to implement a similar learning process in math? In this class, participants will see examples of how to set up a Math Workshop Model they can start using immediately. Participants will learn how easy it is to use current math programs along with supportive materials to implement a Math Workshop.

Participants will have the opportunity to work with their own materials in the second half of the class so that when they leave, they will have the start of their first Math Workshop plan.

Participants should bring teacher math resources such as manuals and supplementary materials. A laptop will be a useful resource for this class.

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Facilitators: Kari Siejkowski &Jessica Cattarrozzle, West Allis/West MilwaukeeSchool District

Grade Levels: 6-8

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

Facilitators: Marge Willms & Kathie Chvojicek, Education Consultants

Grade Levels: K-12

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Implementing Writer’s Workshop

In this course, participants will focus on launching Writer’s Workshop by implementing Units of Study on personal narrative, opinion and informational writing. Participants will learn about assessing writing, assisting struggling writers, teaching students to self-reflect and set goals. By the end of the workshop participants will have a year’s worth of planning for Writer’s Workshop.

Implementing Writer’s Workshop

In this course, participants will focus on launching Writer’s Workshop by implementing Units of Study on personal narrative, opinion and informational writing. Participants will learn about assessing writing, assisting struggling writers, teaching students to self-reflect and set goals. By the end of the workshop participants will have a year’s worth of planning for Writer’s Workshop.

Using Balanced Instruction to Personalize Learning

Next Generation Learning (NxGL) in West Allis/West Milwaukee centers around providing personalized learning environments that engage today’s learners in a rigorous curriculum paced to individual learning interests and needs. In this course, participants will focus on using balanced instruction to personalize learning in literacy, math and inquiry. By the end of the workshop, participants will have new strategies to take back to their classrooms.

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Facilitators: Chris Gosch & Dana Azzolina, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-2

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

Facilitators: Becky Pichler & Lisa Erickson, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: 3-8

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

Facilitators: Emily Kaestner, Sarah Franson & Alyssa Dierbeck, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-6

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

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Engaging All Learners

Motivating and Engaging Students in Standards-based Instruction and Assessment In this course participants will identify strategies to moti-vate the unmotivated and engage the unengaged in stand-ards-based learning, assessment and grading using a balanced instruction approach. The powerful connection between instructional planning, formative and summative assessment, classroom management, and individual stu-dent motivation will be addressed. Participants will leave the course with practical, hands-on strategies for class-room use and structures to implement in the upcoming school year.

Purposeful Play

Are you interested in learning more about how to incor-porate play based learning or purposeful play into your 4K or 5K classroom?

If so, you will want to attend this course. This course will focus on working to incorporate play while following the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. The Wis-consin Model Early Learning Standards reflect the belief that children should be provided with opportunities to explore and apply new skills through child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities, and through interactions with peers, adults and materials. Teachers and families can best guide learning by providing these opportunities in natural, authentic contexts. Positive relationships help children gain the benefits of instructional experiences and resources.

Amy Zieger and Lucretia Heinz, 4K/5K co-teachers from Walker Elementary School in West Allis, will share strategies for incorporating purposeful play into your classroom. Throughout this class they will focus on the benefits of play for young children as well as discuss the role of the teacher in children’s play.

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Facilitators: Emma Estrada, Misi Jovasevic, Kent Kleinowski, Laura Montez, & Karla Sikora, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: 6-12

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Facilitators: Amy Zieger & Lucretia Heinz, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: 4K-5K

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Teaching At Risk Students

In this course participants will understand who at-risk students are and will expand their teaching toolbox to include specific language and strategies to help them better reach at-risk students. The goal of this course is for participants to feel confident in implementing these strat-egies and using this language in their classroom without additional work or stress on their part.

Engagement and Learning: It’s Up to Us

Using Peg’s recently published article, “Humbled or Humiliated” as the cornerstone, she will share research-based strategies and over 20 years of experience demonstrating how structured choice reading can motivate and engage the struggling reader.

For many students, reading has been a mysterious concept they have never quite mastered. Usually readings are assigned beyond their Lexile level. As a result, students become frustrated, sometimes affecting their classroom behavior. Let’s offer them choices for reading and opportunities for Accountable Talk to help motivate and engage them toward success! This interactive work-shop will provide participants with a packet of handouts that can be revised and modified for their specific class-room use.

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Facilitators: Jason Grabner, Stephanie Bentheimer, Jeanine Daugherty, Meghan Hausman, &Christina Kralik, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: 6-12

Credits: 1 or 2

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Facilitator: Peg Grafwallner, Ronald Reagan High School

Grade Levels: 6 -12

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Meeting the Needs of Students of All Abilities Through Co-Teaching

This course will address how to meet the needs of all learners in an ever-changing classroom. Participants will learn how to modify lessons to include differentiated ac-tivities, assignments, and assessments while incorporating the different methods of co-teaching. Participants will also learn how to strengthen communication with a co-teacher. Activities will include assessing one’s understanding and readiness for co-teaching, developing lesson plans that are customized for various learners, and addressing how to teach with someone who is either assigned, or chosen to co-teach with.

This course is suitable for content area teachers, special education teachers, ELL teachers, and reading specialists in grades 3-12. Co-teachers are encouraged to attend together.

Career Focused Instruction

Teachers as Leaders

In this course participants will have the opportunity to identify and understand their leadership skills and strengths. They will also gain an understanding of working with others on teams and complimenting strengths. They will have the opportunity to identify leadership opportuni-ties and plan for leadership actions. This course is based on the work of Charlotte Danielson and Gallup.

A Makerspace in Every Classroom

In this era of testing and test prep, as teachers we must remember education means the whole child grows. Too often we omit the creative and innovative side of a child, the side that may be most important. Makerspaces make it possible for students to take control of their own learn-ing. The process starts with teachers creating the space but students, with guidance from their teacher(s), take

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Facilitators: Diana Hornak & Julia Neils, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

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Facilitator: Jill Ries, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

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Facilitator: Jerry Hoefs, Friess Lake School

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ownership for projects they define and design. A Maker-space is a laboratory classroom where students explore, experiment and create – inquiry based, technology rich, 21st Century learning at its dynamic best. This course will provide you with a template to create an innovation zone in your classroom or building.

Course outline:• Rationale for a Makerspace• Starting a Makerslab in your school or classroom• Budgeting• Funding sources• Liability• Tools and equipment• Sources and resources• Hands-on activities• Tour of area Makerslabs

The only prerequisite is that you are willing to challenge yourself and think out of the box.

Digital Tools

Content Creation: iTunes U

Create an iTunes U module to engage your students out-side of the traditional classroom. From the iTunes U app, students can play video or audio lectures and take notes that are synchronized with the lecture. Students see a list of all the assignments for the course and can check them off to monitor their progress as they complete them. When you create a new assignment, students receive a push notification indicating that they have a new assignment. Time will be spent on developing an online iTunes U module to use with your students.

All participants must bring an iPad to this class to practice accessing iTunes U through the student view.

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Facilitator: Brendan Kelly, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-12

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Content Creation: iBooks Author

iBooks Author is an amazing app that allows instructors to create beautiful textbooks and interactive learning mod-ules. Building an interactive learning module is as easy as dragging and dropping shapes, charts, tables, text and widgets anywhere on the page with a single click. Widgets add interactive elements that engage readers. Widgets covered will include: keynote presentations, interactive images, interactive galleries, scrolling sidebars, popovers, media, chapter reviews, 3D images and HTML modules. Time will be spent on using widgets to build an iBooks Author interactive learning module or textbook with your students.

All participants must bring an iPad to this class to practice accessing iBooks Author through the student view.

Digital Collaboration: Intro to Google Drive

In this course participants will be introduced to Google, many of its features and how it can be used to create and collaborate. Participants will work with Google Docu-ments, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drawing, Folders, Emailing and its advanced functions, Calendar and Sites. Time will be provided for participants to create materials they will be able to use in their classrooms.

All participants must bring an iPad and/or laptop to this class with Google Drive and Google Chrome installed. These are free apps available in Apple’s App Store.

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Facilitator: Alexa Carbajal, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-12

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

Facilitator: Maria Waerzeggers, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-12

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Writer’s Workshop InstituteFacilitated by

Stephanie Leonard-Witte, Sarah Lang & Kim Dabney

• June 29 - July 1 in Sun Prairie• July 29-31 in Milwaukee County

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Digital Collaboration: Advanced Implementation with Google Drive

Go beyond the daily use of Google Apps for Education. This session will focus on the use of Extensions, Add-Ons, and Google Classroom. Extensions allow participants to add new features to their Chrome browser or modify the functionality of their favorite sites. Add-ons are available for Docs, Sheets, and Forms. Add-ons can add functionality, automate workflow, improve feedback, increase collab-oration, and more (such as auto-grade student quizzes)! Google Classroom is a new online file sharing and learn-ing management system. It is a great way to assign student work, organize tasks, collaborate, provide feedback, and more. Time will be provided for participants to create materials they will be able to use in their classrooms. All participants must bring a laptop to this class with Google Drive and Google Chrome installed. These are free apps available in Apple’s App Store.

Calendars, Schedules, iPads and Sensory Activities for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities

This course will explore the use of calendar systems, schedules, sensory activities, and the iPad in general with students with multiple disabilities. (This would include students who are not independently mobile.) The class will reference the work of leaders in the field such as Lilli Nielsen and Jan van Dijk.

All participants must bring an iPad to this class.

Facilitator: Carl Bauhs, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-12

Credits: 1 or 2

Dates: June 16-18

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Facilitator: Jane Moran, West Allis/West Milwaukee School District

Grade Levels: K-12

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Writer’s Workshop InstituteFacilitated by

Stephanie Leonard-Witte, Sarah Lang & Kim Dabney

• June 29 - July 1 in Sun Prairie • July 29-31 in Milwaukee County

For more information visit our website @ www.wei.solutions

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WEST MILWAUKEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5104 W. GREENFIELD AVENUE, WEST MILWAUKEE, WI 53214

FROM THE NORTH: Hwy. 45 South to I-94 East. Follow I-94 East to Hawley Road. Turn right (south) on Hawley Road, which will become S. 60th Street. Continue to Greenfield Avenue (approx. 1 mile). Turn left (east) on Greenfield Avenue and follow to 52nd Street. Turn left on 52nd Street. Parking lot is first drive on the right.

FROM THE SOUTH: 894 West (north) to National Avenue exit. Turn right onto National Avenue. Take National Avenue (northeast) to Greenfield Avenue (approx. 3 miles). Turn right on Greenfield Avenue (east) and follow to 52nd Street. Turn left on 52nd Street. Parking lot is first drive on the right.

FROM THE EAST: I-94 West to Hwy. 41 South. Hwy. 41 South will turn into 43rd Street at National Avenue. Continue south on 43rd Street (approx. 1/3 mile) to Greenfield Avenue. Turn right onto Greenfield Avenue and continue to 52nd Street. Turn right on 52nd Street. Parking lot is the first drive on the right.

FROM THE WEST: I-94 East to Hawley Road exit. Turn right (south) on Hawley Road, which will become S. 60th Street. Continue to Greenfield Avenue (approx. 1 mile). Turn left (east) on Greenfield Avenue and follow to 52nd Street.

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Courses At-A-GlanceAll Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 40 (Part I) Grade Level: 6-8All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 41 (Part II) Grade Level: 6-8All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 41 (Part I) Grade Level: 3-5All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 42 (Part II) Grade Level: 3-5Analyzing Student Data to Drive Instruction, Grade Level: K-5 .................................................................... 36Analyzing Student Data to Drive Instruction, Grade Level: 6-8 .................................................................... 36An Introduction to Co-Teaching ................................................................................................................... 35Autism in the Inclusive Classroom .............................................................................................................. 39A Thousand Words - or an Image? Getting the Best from Your Students ...................................................... 46Classroom Culture and Community ............................................................................................................ 34Closing the Achievement Gap Using Culturally Responsive Literature ......................................................... 40Connecting with Students Through PBIS .................................................................................................... 37Connecting Your Classroom to the Community: How to Build an Engaging SharpSchool Webpage ............... 46Connect with Tech: Using Technology to Connect With All Types of Learners ............................................... 43Core Structures and Instructional Strategies that Focus on the Math Practice Standards ............................. 44Designing Record Breaking Student Achievement ....................................................................................... 32Discovering My Giants and Monsters: Using Personal Narrative Analysis to Enhance Cultural Competency .... 30 Engaging Students Through Your Passion ................................................................................................... 35Engagment and Learning: It’s Up to Us ........................................................................................................ 31Harnessing Your Library Resources ............................................................................................................ 47How to Balance Direct Instruction and Student Exploration in Secondary Mathematics................................ 45I Can Do It! Improving Student Achievement by Promoting the Development of a Growth Mindset .............. 39If You Give a Kid a Blog... ............................................................................................................................ 47Infusing Science Content with Technology .................................................................................................. 45Integrating Technology into the Classroom ................................................................................................. 33Literacy is a Family Affair ............................................................................................................................. 38Math in a Box: Engaging and Expanding Student Problem-Solving Through Box Design .............................. 36 Power Up With Social Thinking! How to Promote Flexible Thinking using Social Thinking and ..................... 42 Superflex CurriculumReading and Math Differentiation and Management Through a Station-based Approach ............................. 33 Ready, Set, Action! ...................................................................................................................................... 37Reviewing Your Selected and Intensive Levels of Support ............................................................................ 44The Role of Close Reading in Strengthening Reading Fluency and Comprehension ..................................... 34Using Digital Tools to Meet the Needs of the 21st Century Learner .............................................................. 38Wisconsin Rtl Framework: A Systems Approach to Rtl ................................................................................. 43Writers as Readers, Readers as Writers ....................................................................................................... 37Writer’s Workshop in the Middle School Classroom ..................................................................................... 31Writer’s Workshop Institute ......................................................................................................................... 32

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Courses At-A-GlanceAll Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 40 (Part I) Grade Level: 6-8All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 41 (Part II) Grade Level: 6-8All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 41 (Part I) Grade Level: 3-5All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms ........ 42 (Part II) Grade Level: 3-5Analyzing Student Data to Drive Instruction, Grade Level: K-5 .................................................................... 36Analyzing Student Data to Drive Instruction, Grade Level: 6-8 .................................................................... 36An Introduction to Co-Teaching ................................................................................................................... 35Autism in the Inclusive Classroom .............................................................................................................. 39A Thousand Words - or an Image? Getting the Best from Your Students ...................................................... 46Classroom Culture and Community ............................................................................................................ 34Closing the Achievement Gap Using Culturally Responsive Literature ......................................................... 40Connecting with Students Through PBIS .................................................................................................... 37Connecting Your Classroom to the Community: How to Build an Engaging SharpSchool Webpage ............... 46Connect with Tech: Using Technology to Connect With All Types of Learners ............................................... 43Core Structures and Instructional Strategies that Focus on the Math Practice Standards ............................. 44Designing Record Breaking Student Achievement ....................................................................................... 32Discovering My Giants and Monsters: Using Personal Narrative Analysis to Enhance Cultural Competency .... 30 Engaging Students Through Your Passion ................................................................................................... 35Engagment and Learning: It’s Up to Us ........................................................................................................ 31Harnessing Your Library Resources ............................................................................................................ 47How to Balance Direct Instruction and Student Exploration in Secondary Mathematics................................ 45I Can Do It! Improving Student Achievement by Promoting the Development of a Growth Mindset .............. 39If You Give a Kid a Blog... ............................................................................................................................ 47Infusing Science Content with Technology .................................................................................................. 45Integrating Technology into the Classroom ................................................................................................. 33Literacy is a Family Affair ............................................................................................................................. 38Math in a Box: Engaging and Expanding Student Problem-Solving Through Box Design .............................. 36 Power Up With Social Thinking! How to Promote Flexible Thinking using Social Thinking and ..................... 42 Superflex CurriculumReading and Math Differentiation and Management Through a Station-based Approach ............................. 33 Ready, Set, Action! ...................................................................................................................................... 37Reviewing Your Selected and Intensive Levels of Support ............................................................................ 44The Role of Close Reading in Strengthening Reading Fluency and Comprehension ..................................... 34Using Digital Tools to Meet the Needs of the 21st Century Learner .............................................................. 38Wisconsin Rtl Framework: A Systems Approach to Rtl ................................................................................. 43Writers as Readers, Readers as Writers ....................................................................................................... 37Writer’s Workshop in the Middle School Classroom ..................................................................................... 31Writer’s Workshop Institute ......................................................................................................................... 32

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Keynote: Dr. Decoteau IrbyThe Ways of Giants

Decoteau J. Irby is an assistant professor in the department of Administrative Leadership at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee where he teaches in the K-12 Leadership and Urban Education Ph.D. programs. He is Associate Director of UWM’s newly formed Research Center for Urban Education Leadership Development (RCUELD). He is also a member of Derute Consulting Cooperative, a collective of educators and professionals who identify their life work as dedicated to improving educational experiences and outcomes for students of color across the K-20 pipeline.

Dr. Irby’s current research, advocacy, and policy work centers on race and culture in schools. He has presented his research at numerous conferences including American Educational Research Association, the National Leadership for Social Justice Institute, and the University Council for Educational Administration. His research is published in academic journals including Educational Administration Quarterly, Equity and Excellence in Education, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, Preventing School Failure, Studies in Educational Evaluation, Urban Education, and the Urban Review among others.

Dr. Irby holds a B.S. in Economics from the College of Charleston, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Urban Education from Temple University. He regularly delivers professional development, keynote addresses, and trainings on a range of topics including improving student behavior and discipline policies; engaging and educating Black males; enhancing teacher and leader cultural competency; data-based sense-making; and addressing issues of race and class in school settings.

Dr. Decoteau Irby

Dr. Irby’s “The Ways of Giants” keynote weaves together stories of his childhood in South Carolina and up-to-date educational research to offer an unwavering analysis of the deep-seated racial, cultural, and philosophical conflicts that remain the roots of today’s most pressing educational challenges – low achievement of students of color, opportunity gaps, discipline gaps, cultural conflict, and other issues related to race, class, and culture in schools. Throughout, Dr. Irby highlights research about what works to improve students’ school experiences and ultimately raises the question of whether educators are willing to do what works in the best interest of their students. Using what he refers to as loving critique, he encourages educators to reflect on if they are indeed committed to the self-work required to ensure that “other” people’s children have a fair chance at being successful in school and life. After hearing his keynote, educators and adults from all walks of life will be more conscious about what they believe, say to, and act toward the children and youth in their lives. Certainly, they will leave reminded that their beliefs, words, and actions profoundly shape children’s social, emotional, and academic well-being throughout their school years and beyond.

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Discovering My Giants and Monsters: Using Personal Narrative Analysis to Enhance Cultural Competency

Facilitators: Dr. Decoteau Irby & Dr. Liz Drame, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Grade Levels: K-12

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Date: June 22, 2015

Registration Fee: $125

In this workshop, participants will learn how telling and analyzing their own and their students’ personal narratives enhance cultural competency and responsiveness. Participants will begin by analyzing Dr. Irby’s personal schooling narrative. They will identify and discuss the life events, in-school and out-of-school experiences, school policies, teacher practices, and relationships that shaped his school life. Participants will then begin writing the story of their own educational and teaching experiences, which they will share with one another. They will use personal narrative analysis techniques to think about their schooling experiences, wants and needs, strengths and shortcomings, significant moments, and key adults (i.e. Giants and Monsters) that shaped their school lives. The storytelling and analysis process will illuminate for participants the importance of conceptualizing schooling as the “writing of a child’s story”. Participants will be encouraged to think critically and honestly about their own and others’ stories as a means of reflecting on their role in shaping the life stories of their past, current, and future students. The workshop is intended to elicit deeply personal, potentially uncomfortable, self-reflection – the kind of reflection that will compel educators to think deeply and on a daily basis about the power their beliefs, words, and actions (or inactions) have on (re)shaping their students’ lives for better or worse.

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Engagement and Learning: It’s Up to Us Using Peg’s recently published article, “Humbled or Humiliated” as the cornerstone, she will share research-based strategies and over 20 years of experience demonstrating how structured choice reading can motivate and engage the struggling reader. For many students, reading has been a mysterious concept that they have never quite mastered. Usually readings are assigned beyond their Lexile level. As a result, students become frustrated, sometimes affecting their classroom behavior. Let’s offer them choices for reading and opportunities for Accountable Talk to help motivate and engage them toward success! This interac-tive workshop will provide participants with a packet of handouts that can be revised and modified for their specific classroom use.

Writer’s Workshop in the Middle School Classroom

Welcome to Writer’s Workshop where each student in class is a working author. This four day course will provide educators with the information necessary to implement a Writer’s Workshop inclusive of all learners for students in grades 6-8. Several topics will be covered over the course of the workshop including; workshop overview, the architecture of a mini-lesson, conferring, strategy groups, anecdotal notes, mentor texts, anchor charts, assessment and much more. There will also be an opportunity for participants to practice, plan and prepare for instruction using the Units of Study.

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Facilitator: Peg Grafwallner, Ronald Reagan High School

Grade Levels: 6-12

Dates: June 24-25

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Facilitators:Carrie Sgarlata & Gabrielle Zastrow, Elmbrook Schools

Grade Levels: 6-8

Dates: June 22-25

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Writer’s Workshop Institute

This four day Writer’s Workshop Institute will provide K-5 teachers with the skills and knowledge necessary to implement Writer’s Workshop within the classroom. The following topics will be covered throughout the institute:

• Workshop Overview and Balanced Literacy• Mini-lessons• Strategy and Small Groups• Conferring• Three types of writing: Narrative, Informational, Argument/Opinion• Anecdotal Notes and Record Keeping• Assessment• Mentor Texts• Anchor Charts

Designing Record Breaking Student Achievement

Participants in this course will learn the framework, strategies and practices that won national attention and recognition for Milwaukee schools. Derek will facilitate this dynamic course building on his experiences and sharing the practices that were documented by the Milwaukee Sentinel, The Washington Post and cited in The Results Fieldbook and Making Equity Work books. Participants will create an implementation plan and identify resources to drive dramatic student achievement for all students.

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Facilitator: Derek Brewer, Education Consultant

Grade Levels: K-12

Dates: June 22-25

Credits: 1 or 2

Facilitators: Jennica Westfahl, Glendale-River Hills School District & Christie Johnson, Elmbrook Schools

Grade Levels: K-5

Dates: June 22-25

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Integrating Technology into the Classroom

In this course participants will focus on finding ways to efficiently and effectively enhance their current curric-ulum and communication with the help of technology (specifically iPad) integration. Specific categories that will be covered are using and creating QR codes, commu-nication and family involvement, math and reading differentiation opportunities, giving students more ways to creatively share their work and knowledge, assessment and tracking, etc. The ways many of the apps can be in-corporated are very open-ended.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own iPad (to download and explore apps), but there will be some available for loan. A laptop may also be helpful so that curriculum documents can be accessed. A portion of time will be set aside for application.

This course will apply to teachers in K-12 classrooms but many of the examples will be coming from an elementary perspective.

Reading and Math Differentiation and Management Through a Station-based Approach

In this course the focus will be on how a station-based structure is ideal for offering more targeted differentiated instruction; as well as be a great way to manage student behaviors. The station-based approach is flexible and adaptable to each classroom’s schedule and curriculum and has students always actively engaged and accountable.

Participants may want to bring a laptop and a unit for use during the time set aside for application of new ideas.

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Facilitators: Jess Ische & Sam MacLeod, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K-12

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

Facilitators: Jess Ische & Sam MacLeod, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K-8

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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Classroom Culture and Community

A diverse classroom community will promote success in academics. Students in the primary years of school need to feel that they belong to a community of learners. This course will explore various ways to foster this safe envi-ronment. A classroom where the individual is celebrated for being unique in a diverse class is also important. Students need to learn to accept each other and appreciate the individual needs that we each have. Creating a safe, supportive, and encouraging classroom community like this takes planning and foresight.

During this class participants will discuss: • how to host effective class meetings • ways to encourage students to work collaboratively• how to provide opportunities for movement to encourage positive behavior/ and on task behavior• how to create an environment where taking chances and stepping out of one’s comfort zone is common place

The Role of Close Reading in Strengthening Reading Fluency and Comprehension

Participants in this course will focus on the role of close reading and repeated reading in tier one and tier two read-ing instruction to develop and strengthen mid-level read-ers’ oral reading fluency, silent reading comprehension and written summary/synthesis of learning. The writing connection and the use of the progress monitoring tool AIMSweb RCBM and MAZE will be addressed as key to balanced learning, formative assessment and individual student goal setting.

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Facilitator:Michael Theine, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K5-3

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Facilitator:Amy Gigure, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: 4-8

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Instructors: Jess Ische & Sam MacLeod, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Level: K-8

Dates: June 24-25

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An Introduction to Co-Teaching

Co-teaching is an inclusive service delivery option that has been gaining a lot of momentum recently in our area. Mainstream teachers and specialists have an enormous amount to learn from one another, and have the potential to be a powerful co-teaching team. As an active participant in this class, participants will learn the research supporting co-teaching, how to build strong co-teaching relationships, and a variety of co-teaching approaches. Ready to use strategies and activities will be shared as you learn how to co-plan and co-develop lessons and units, and you will leave energized with tips and tricks to share with others on how to successfully implement and maintain a co-teaching program in your classroom, school, and district. Specialists and mainstream teachers in grades 6-12 are encouraged to attend.

Engaging Students Through Your Passion

Have you ever wanted to expand teaching and learning in your classroom to include things you are passionate about? Have you ever thought about your passions playing a role in closing the achievement gap? This course will expose participants to Imaginaction, an existing program based on a teacher’s passion. Using this model, participants will learn how to bring their passions into the classroom. Participants in this course will walk away with an implementation plan for the next school year.

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Facilitator:Amy Melik, Fox Point-Bayside School District

Grade Levels: 6-12

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Facilitators: Dr. Corey Thompson, Cardinal Stritch University & Peter Wilson, University Lake School

Grade Levels: 4-6

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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Math in a Box: Engaging and Expanding Student Problem-Solving Through Box Design

Upper elementary students are asked to become well-versed in finding perimeter, area, surface area and also work with various polygons and their formulas. Taking those topics and making them relevant and useful to students can be a challenge. Starting with cubes and then moving on to more complex designs, the Math in a Box project creates a unique and challenging math room, where students can’t wait to do more, all while improving their visual literacy. In this session, participants will learn how to create the Math in a Box project in their classrooms, to help students with visual-spatial skills, problem-solving and geometric reasoning through creative design of boxes from flat “nets”.

Analyzing Student Data to Drive Instruction

In this course participants will follow a process of: analyzing student data (work samples and assessments data) at a variety of grade levels, connecting student performance to Common Core State Standards and using strategies to target student growth within a variety of lessons. This course will also touch on interventions and progress monitoring as it connects to student performance.

Analyzing Student Data to Drive Instruction

Participants in this course will follow a process of: analyzing student data, (work samples and assessments data) at a variety of grade levels, connecting student performance to Common Core State Standards and using strategies to target student growth within a variety of lessons. This course will also touch on interventions and progress monitoring as it connects to student performance.

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Facilitator:Peter Wilson, University Lake School

Grade Levels: 4-6

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

Facilitator: Maria Carrera, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K-5

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Facilitator:Maria Carrera, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: 6-8

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

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Connecting with Students Through PBIS

Learn more about PBIS based strategies for connecting with students and monitoring students’ behavior in a positive way. This session will focus on setting up class-room procedures and expectations to start the year on a positive note and redirecting students by reinforcing positive behaviors rather than focusing on negative or undesirable ones.

Writers as Readers, Readers as Writers

Reading and writing are mutually supportive processes. Discover ways to make the most of this relationship in your teaching and boost student performance, even among your most reluctant readers and writers. Find out how to instill a sense of story structure and craft that students can transfer to their own writing. Explore ways to immerse students in rich literature to launch writing units of study and ways to use key mentor texts to support ongoing work. Learn how to make author studies a powerful teaching tool that leaves students saying, “Hey, I can do that, too!” On the flip side, check out ideas for inspiring students to do more authentic writing about reading. Learn how to help students take their thinking about books to deeper levels and to articulate it with conviction and creativity.

Ready, Set, Action!

Put your data into action! Work as an individual or as a team to review your data and create an action plan for the start of the 2015-16 school year. Participants in this course will learn and share best instructional practices to incor-porate into their plans. This can be tied into your Educator Effectiveness plan or PDP.

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Facilitators: Mary Armstrong & Kate Schroeder, Fox Point-Bayside School District

Grade Levels: K-3

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Facilitator:Heather Ristau, Fox Point-Bayside School District

Grade Levels: 4K-4

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

Facilitator: Sue Doyle, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K-12

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

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Literacy is a Family Affair

This course will engage participants in a variety of strategies and hands-on activities that promote mean-ingful and powerful family engagement in literacy across the curriculum utilizing critical and creative thinking, writing, artifacts, and the visual and performing arts.

Using Digital Tools to Meet the Needs of the 21st Century Learner

How can we adapt to the changing needs of our students and education today? While there is no single answer or “silver bullet”, digital tools can help us engage our students in authentic learning and higher level think-ing. Also, using different technology applications can help both teachers and students operate with more effectiveness and efficiency. Expect to learn about practical applications through this hands-on course and come with a unit or lesson to integrate with new technology. Google Apps for Education and Chrome Applications/Extensions will be featured in this session as well as other web-based services.

This session will focus on using a variety of web tools to:• increase student engagement and participation• differentiate learning activities and assessments• collect valuable data for formative and summative assessments (Think: EEP/SLO data collection)

Prerequisites: Google account (GAFE account preferable) & device (Chromebook or Laptop)

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Facilitator:Patricia A. Ellis, Ed.D., Education Consultant

Grade Levels: K-5

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

Facilitator:Amanda Orth, Fox Point-Bayside School District

Grade Levels: 3-8

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

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I Can Do It! Improving Student Achievement by Promoting the Development of a Growth Mindset

Participants in this course will learn how to promote the development of a growth mindset in themselves and in their students. By implementing the procedures taught in this class, participants will help their students develop a belief in effort, a love for challenge, and resilience in the face of adversity.

The focus of this workshop will be on providing strategies to:• change students’ thinking about performance and success• build a growth mindset classroom and school culture• develop students’ understanding of learning and the elasticity of the brain

Autism in the Inclusive Classroom

This course will guide participants to understand the unique needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Participants will learn strategies to use in an inclu-sive classroom to help students with ASD find success in the classroom. During the course, participants will utilize video, case studies, role-playing activities, and sensiti-zation exercises to help understand the complexities and unique needs of individuals on the Autism Spectrum. The course will explore the importance of understanding the needs of parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Participants will learn strategies in working with individ-uals on the Autism Spectrum. These strategies will include best practice, research based academic interventions, be-havioral interventions, sensory supports, redirection and transition techniques, as well as problem solving strate-gies in the face of situations that may arise in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The course is co-taught by a special education teacher and a general education teacher who are working together in a successful, inclu-sive classroom. Come join us to learn and share how to make inclusion successful for all students!

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Facilitators:Mary Stone & Anna Brennan, Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District

Grade Levels: K-5

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Facilitators: Mark Scheiber & Sara Kramer, Glendale-River HillsSchool District

Grade Levels: K-12

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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Closing the Achievement Gap Using Culturally Responsive Literature

In this course participants will be exposed to culturally responsive literature that they can incorporate into their daily lesson plans. By having multicultural literature infused into the core content areas, students gain a richer knowledge base, and they understand the importance of celebrating cultural diversity. Students taught in this way gain an improved sense of self-esteem and self-worth as their heritage is being publicly acknowledged within the classroom setting. Within this course participants will be exposed to a wide variety of multicultural trade books and together will discuss ways to infuse the literature into their daily lesson plans.

All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms (Part I)

All Things Google will introduce educators to free Google Tools (starting with Drive, Email, Calendar, Spreadsheets) and more. Emphasis will be placed on how these tools can impact classroom practice. This course is designed for the instructor who wants to utilize free, powerful, collabora-tive tools with their colleagues, students, and community. Utilizing various websites (most from Google), partici-pants will learn how these Google Tools work, and how they can use them in their educational role. The power of some of the Tools will be apparent directly with students, while others will be more apparent “behind the scenes”.

Participants in this course will complete assignments online. The assignments will consist of discussion forums, classroom lesson/unit plans, and other evidence of mastery of these online tools, such as screen shots or screen casts.

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Facilitator:Haydee Smith, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K-8

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

Facilitator: Ed Price, Wauwatosa School District

Grade Levels: 6-8

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms (Part II)

Now that you have the basics it’s time to really dig deep into the Google Apps (Gmail, Forms, Spreadsheets, Sites, Presentations, and Add-ons). Google Part II will focus on how teachers can infuse the use of Google Apps to enhance student learning, make their classrooms more collaborative, and how to more seamlessly use technology for teaching and learning. Google Apps for Education and the Google Apps suite is ever changing and advancing. Google Part II will use these new and improving tools to dig even deeper into 21st Century Skills, the SAMR Model and the T-PAC model for technology use in the classroom.

Participants in this course will complete assignments online. The assignments will consist of discussion forums, classroom lesson/unit plans, and other evidence of mastery of these online tools, such as screen shots or screen casts.

All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms (Part I)

All Things Google will introduce educators to free Google Tools (starting with Drive, Email, Calendar, Spreadsheets) and more. Emphasis will be placed on how these tools can impact classroom practice. This course is designed for the instructor who wants to utilize free, powerful, collaborative tools with their colleagues, students, and community. Utilizing various websites (most from Goog-le), participants will learn how these Google Tools work, and how they can use them in their educational role. The power of some of the Tools will be apparent directly with students, while others will be more apparent “behind the scenes”.

Participants in this course will complete assignments online. The assignments will consist of discussion forums, classroom lesson/unit plans, and other evidence of mastery of these online tools, such as screen shots or screen casts.

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Facilitator: Jason Thurow, Wauwatosa School District

Grade Levels: 3-5

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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Facilitator:Ed Price, Wauwatosa School District

Grade Levels: 6-8

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

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All Things Google: Using Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Presentations, and Google Forms (Part II)

Now that you have the basics it’s time to really dig deep into the Google Apps (Gmail, Forms, Spreadsheets, Sites, Presentations, and Add-ons). Google Part II will focus on how teachers can infuse the use of Google Apps to enhance student learning, make their classrooms more collaborative, and how to more seamlessly use technology for teaching and learning. Google Apps for Education and the Google Apps suite is ever changing and advancing. Google Part II will use these new and improving tools to dig even deeper into 21st Century Skills, the SAMR Model and the T-PAC model for technology use in the classroom.

Participants in this course will complete assignments online. The assignments will consist of discussion forums, classroom lesson/unit plans, and other evidence of mastery of these online tools, such as screen shots or screen casts.

Power Up With Social Thinking! How to Promote Flexible Thinking Using Social Thinking and Superflex Curriculum

This course is designed to power up educators with tools for teaching the concepts of social thinking as defined by Michelle Garcia Winner. This class will provide edu-cators with practical useful knowledge regarding social thinking and development as it relates to students in their classrooms. Teachers will explore strategies and create teaching tools that help students learn about and regulate their own social behavior. These simple helpful strategies can be easily adapted to fit within the daily events of a regular education classroom and have proven beneficial for all students’ social and emotional development.

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Facilitator: Jason Thurow, Wauwatosa School District

Grade Levels: 3-5

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

Facilitators:Janine Park & Becky Zingsheim, Glendale-River Hill School District

Grade Levels: K-8

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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Facilitators: Dana Goe & Lalitha Murali, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: 1-8

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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Facilitators:Heidi Erstad &Sara Summ,Wisconsin Rtl Center

Grade Levels: K-12

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Connect with Tech: Using Technology to Connect With All Types of Learners

Participants in this course will be exposed to a variety of technology resources to enhance the student learning experience. These resources will allow educators to connect with all learners through the ability to differentiate and meet the wide range of student needs. They will learn about technology resources (ie - web resources, iPads, ActivBoards) and hands on activities to engage students in an enriching and meaningful learning experience.

Applicable to RtI teachers and classroom teachers in grades 4-8.

Wisconsin RtI Framework: A Systems Approach to RtI

This team-based workshop provides school leadership teams with the most current information, messaging, and resources to develop and refine their school’s multi-level system of support for math or literacy.

Through participation, teams will:• develop a shared understanding of the vision, concepts, and components of Wisconsin’s Response to Intervention framework: a culturally responsive multi-level system of support• identify activities and resources to support school staff understanding, buy-in, and sustained implementation• assess and document current implementation for reading or mathematics using the School-wide Implementation Review (SIR)• analyze SIR results and prioritize next steps to further implementation

This is a team-based workshop, it’s important a principal or decision-maker attend as part of the team.

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Reviewing Your Selected and Intensive Levels of Support

The selected and intensive levels in a culturally-respon-sive multi-level system of support (Tiers 2/3) are intended to provide for student needs that extend above and below the reach of the universal level.

This training will build the capacity of school or district teams to establish and strengthen their selected and intensive levels of support for mathematics or reading.

Teams will leave this session with a facilitated process to use in their school or district, along with a toolkit of resources to guide future work.

Activities include:• identifying the role and essential components of an effective and sustainable continuum of support in chools• accessing a toolkit of resources to review system components for providing additional support• experiencing a facilitated process of using the toolkit to establish and strengthen a team-selected system component.• creating an action plan for implementation

This is a team-based workshop, it’s important you attend as part of the team.

Core Structures and Instructional Strategies that Focus on the Math Practice Standards

This course will focus on how the five core structures used in Math Expressions help students gain a deep understanding of both the content standards as well as the math practice standards. Specific lessons and activities from Math Expressions will be explored and discussed. Participants will learn how to facili-tate student collaboration and conversations to create a classroom of students who can persevere, explain, question, and justify their thinking.

Facilitators:Heidi Erstad &Sara Summ,Wisconsin RtI Center

Grade Levels: K-12

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

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Facilitator: Pam Plamann,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grade Levels: K-5

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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Infusing Science Content with Technology

This course is suitable for teachers in grades 3-8 who are looking for additional ways to incorporate online science resources and other technology to enhance student engage-ment, instruction and streamline teacher workload. Partici-pants will delve into STEM, the SAMR model and NGSS with the goal of incorporating technology in instruction in order to move to utilizing transformational applications with students. The focus of this course will be on using Chromebooks and laptops primarily.

Participant will:• be exposed to the SAMR model of incorporating technology into instruction• explore online digital resources that include citizen science, Google tools, simulations, as well as labs• explore Phet, various interactives, and Concord Consortium resources that infuse STEM• explore a myriad of other science tools available to teachers and students• leave with a technology infused unit or lesson that can be implemented as soon as participants return to school

Participants should bring a unit or lesson plan that they want to infuse with technology and their own Chrome-book and/or laptop with the Chrome browser installed and the necessary charging cables.

How to Balance Direct Instruction and Student Exploration in Secondary Mathematics

To help prepare students for college and career, a balanced approach to learning mathematics is the key! This course will use lessons, activities, and strategies from Big Ideas Math to show how teachers can help their students master the mathematical content in the Common Core State Standards while demonstrating their competency in the math practices by exploring, questioning, and justifying their thinking.

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Facilitator: Jude Kesl, Education Consultant

Grade Levels: 3-8

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

Facilitator: Pam Plamann, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Grade Levels: 6-12

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

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Connecting Your Classroom to the Community: How to Build an Engaging SharpSchool Webpage

Invite the community into your classroom by developing a customized classroom, team or subject webpage. Learn about the features that SharpSchool has to offer in making a webpage that is visually appealing, easy to navigate, informative and engaging. A well-built webpage is a great resource that allows students, families and the community the opportunity to join your class on its learning adventure. During these two days, participants will learn the importance of page layout, content, and criteria to make their webpage valuable and effective.

Participants need to be employed by a SharpSchool District.

A Thousand Words - or an Image? Getting the Best from Your Students

There is a reason that a picture is worth a thousand words. Our brain responds to images in a different way than words - and yet so much of our world is caught up in words. This workshop will give participants tools to use images in a meaningful and connecting way. Participants will first experience how images tap into their own self-awareness in ways that words can’t and then make plans for how to best use this process with their students. Through the use of images and the creation of collages, teachers can complement the classroom’s focus in a unique way on mindfulness or social and emotional learning. Participants will find multiple ways to use the collages to help their students connect - with themselves and with each other. This process can also be used to tap into students’ creative talents through journaling as well as creative writing.

A $15.00 materials fee in addition to the course registration fee will be charged for this class. This fee will be collected on the first day of class or can be paid for online with registration.

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Facilitators: Dana Goe & Mark Scheiber, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K-12

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

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Facilitator:Genevieve Kirchman, Education Consultant

Grade Levels: 6-12

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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If You Give a Kid a Blog...

Being able to read and express yourself in a digital world is an important part of being literate in the 21st century. Many students turn in writing to their teacher and don’t really care if it is good, just that it is good enough. When students publish their work on a blog, they know someone besides their teacher or parent will be reading their work. Publishing on a blog gives students a real world audi-ence and has a tremendous effect on their motivation, as well as the quality and quantity of work they produce; no matter what grade level. Blogging is a powerful class-room tool that is cross curricular, authentic, and engaging for all grades.

This course will offer a step by step guide through the process of blogging - individual student blogs as well as general classroom blogs using Kidblog. Participants will begin with setting up student blogs on Kidblog and move through how to teach quality commenting skills, cool tools to use, blogging across the curriculum, how to connect with other classrooms and build an audience.

Harnessing Your Library Resources

Learn how you can integrate free and paid library resources into your classroom to diversify your instruc-tional materials, improve communication, provide real-world examples and connections, and increase student motivation. Teachers will learn about technol-ogy resources such as paid databases and encylopedias, ebooks, safe searching online, rights-cleared images and sound for projects, backchanneling, Wisconsin provided resources (Badgerlink and WI Media Lab), iPad apps, and much more. Class will include time to explore and test resources to see how the tool might best benefit your individual classroom.

Please bring a device for this class.

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Facilitator: Kim McLean, Glendale-River Hills School District

Grade Levels: K-8

Dates: June 24-25

Credits: 1

Facilitators: Deb Gallitz & Joy Mohsen, Glendale-River HillsSchool District

Grade Levels: K-8

Dates: June 22-23

Credits: 1

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GLEN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL2600 W. MILL ROAD, GLENDALE, WI 53209

FROM THE NORTH: Option 1: I-43 South to Exit 80 for Good Hope Road. Turn right onto Good Hope Road and follow to Range Line Road. Turn left onto Range Line Road until you reach Mill Road. Turn left onto Mill Road, school will be on your left.

Option 2: Hwy. 45 South to Exit 47B/Good Hope Road. Turn left onto Good Hope Road. Follow Good Hope Road until you reach Range Line Road. Turn right onto Range Line Road and follow until you reach Mill Road. Turn left onto Mill Road. School will be on your left.

FROM THE SOUTH: Option 1: I-43 North to Exit 80 for Good Hope Road. Turn left onto Good Hope Road and follow to Range Line Road. Turn left onto Range Line Road until you reach Mill Road. Turn left onto Mill Road. School will be on your left.

Option 2: Hwy. 45 North to Exit 47B/Good Hope Road. Turn right onto Good Hope Road. Follow Good Hope Road until you reach Range Line Road. Turn right onto Range Line Road and follow until you reach Mill Road. Turn left onto Mill Road. School will be on your left.

FROM THE WEST: Option 1: I-94 East to I-43 North. Follow I-43 North to Exit 80 for Good Hope Road. Turn left onto Good Hope Road and follow to Range Line Road. Turn left onto Range Line Road until you reach Mill Road. Turn left onto Mill Road. School will be on your left. Option 2: Capitol Drive east to Pilgrim Road. Exit at Pilgrim Road. Turn left onto Pilgrim Road. Follow Pilgrim Road until you reach Mill Road. Turn right onto Mill Road. School will be on your left.

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