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Regional Educational Consortium                                              Summer 2008 - Spring 2009
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Summer 2008 Professional Development Sessions
July 28 - 31, 2008
 
Descriptions listed in alphabetical order according to SESSION title. Some sessions have limited capacity.

AM Sessions 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.                 PM Sessions  12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.                   ALL DAY 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. with one hour break at 11:30
  Confirmation of registration will be sent to your base school prior to June 15.         Registration will be between May 12 & May 25.

Session Presenter Description Presentation
Date		 Targeted
Audience		 Take Note!

Brain Injury:  The Hidden Disability in Your School
 

 Lorraine Justice

Brain injuries occur every 23 seconds and are often unnoticed and undiagnosed. This session will give you new insights into this silent epidemic and give you information you need as a professional working with young people. Anne McDonnell, Special Projects Director from Brain Injury Association of VA will present.
 

 July 28, 2008
PM Session		 All educators but especially coaches, PE/Health educators, Nurses:
MAX: Unlimited		 Warsaw Campus

Brain/Body Connections!

 Physical Education Master Teachers Eric Turrill and Mark Pandau

This session promises participants will come away with new insights into the brain/body connection. The workshop topics include multiple intelligences, teaching styles, learning styles, and exercises and integrated movement activities for the core curriculum. A slide show on brain research developed by three international brain research specialists will also be presented.
 

 July 31, 2008
ALL DAY		 All educators:
MAX:  Unlimited		 Warsaw Campus

Wear comfortable clothes appropriate for movement activities

COLLABORATION... Meeting the Educational Needs of ALL Learners

 The T. C. Walker Team:  Principal Dr. Bambi Thompson, Speech Therapist Jackie James, Classroom Teachers Chris Mattern and Carolyn Molly

TCW's students with disabilities, students receiving Title I Services, and students from diverse backgrounds are all performing well, consistently earning AYP and State Accreditation. TCW knows COLLABORATION is the key to its success. The TCW team will share their own "secrets for success" in the AM for meeting success with "all" students. In the PM session, the team will concentrate on meeting the needs of students with LD, ED, and Asperger's in the general education environment.

 July 29, 2008
ALL DAY		 K-8 Educators
MAX: 50		 Glenns
Campus
CPR

Selected Personnel

This session is offered to school personnel wishing to learn more about CPR and first aid. Individuals will be certified in CPR after this all day session.
 

 July 28, 29, 2008 Glenns, ALL DAY

July 30, 2008
Warsaw, ALL DAY

July 31
NO LONGER OFFERED

 All personnel: 
MAX: 20 each session		 Session on each Campus

May be small charge for rescue book. Wear comfortable clothing.
Dealing with Disruptive Students C. J. Butler

Your voice has been heard! This session is being presented to provide educators with proven strategies to deal with disruptive students that do not distract from the regular classroom environment.
 

 July 31, 2008
AM SESSION and PM SESSION		 All educators:
MAX:  Unlimited		 Glenns
Campus
Engaging Students in a Collaborative Way,
Parts I, II		 Nationally recognized trainer John Strebe Participants will experience the collaborative classroom: learn ways to organize student learning teams, do team building, and practice collaborative thinking strategies. John Strebe shares his passion and his expertise in this nationally recognized training opportunity.
 		 July 28 & 29, 2008
ALL DAY		 Middle and secondary educators:
MAX:  50		 Warsaw Campus

This is a two-day training. Participants must attend both days.
Fostering a Culture of High Performance:  Changing Practice by Using Data

NO LONGER OFFERED		 Southern Regional Education Board Certified Trainer Harriet K. Dawson Improving student learning by changing classroom and school practices both requires and results in changes to a school's culture. Culture also impacts how and what improvements are made to benefit student learning, and data can be a powerful lever to explore inequity, expose systemic biases and change beliefs and practices needed to improve the achievement of disenfranchised students. Trainer Harriet Dawson will help participants gain analytical tools to uncover the "real" problems that school leaders need to address to close "success gaps" in schools.
 		 July 30 and 31, 2008
ALL DAY		 Leadership teams (this will lead to the development of strategic plans) Glenns
Campus

 Division/School Leadership Teams are encouraged to attend; must attend both days of training. A 3rd day of training will be presented in the Fall 2008.
Functional Behavioral Assessment/Behavioral Intervention Plan School Psychologist Christina Mahoney Participants will be provided knowledge regarding procedures for conduction FBA's (including data collection) and in developing effective behavior intervention plans.
 		 July 28, 2008
AM SESSION		 All K-12 Educators and Support Personnel
MAX:  30		 Glenns
Campus
Growing Oysters... and Other Neat Environmental Stuff Environmentalist Shawn Stickler Experience first-hand how to grow oysters and why they are essential to the health of our water systems. Included in the training will be a tour of oyster hatching, boat tour of growing grounds, and historical oyster operations, participation in oyster spawn, and building oyster floats.
 		 July 31, 2008
ALL DAY		 Science / Environmental Teachers
MAX:  20		 Training will take place at 4163 Weems Road; Weems, VA, the site of the oyster houses. Participants wanting to start their own oyster gardens will pay $45... this is optional. Wear appropriate clothing for this training.
 
How Does a Non-English Teacher Grade Writing? Master Teacher Dr. Ron Flowe Many well-intentioned teachers of subjects other than language arts, writing, and English are puzzled about what is important as they read student writing. This workshop will draw attention to writing SOLs. The workshop will also identify other writing problems to improve them. Teachers who are not comfortable with their own writing skills may learn a few things for personal improvement.
 		 July 30, 2008
ALL DAY		 All educators
MAX:  24		 Glenns
Campus
How to 'Ruin' Your Curriculum and Have Fun Doing It:  The Rosewell Ruin as an SOL Teaching Resource Rosewell Personnel This 6 - hour program includes presentations on Rosewell as a case study in colonial Virginia plantation life, a tour of the Rosewell ruin site, and practical approaches to teaching this information in the classroom and on field trips. This "field trip" begins at RCC Glenns but participants will travel to Rosewell for tour and other activities. Lunch will be provided.
 		 July 28, 2008
ALL DAY		 Educators grades K -12, especially Social Studies educators;
MAX:  35		 Glenns
Campus

Training begins at RCC Glenns but participants will travel to Rosewell in Gloucester. Lunch is provided.
How to Successfully Teach Algebra I Master Teacher Greg Cartwright Greg Cartwright brings over thirty years of experience to this training with strategies that will lead to the success of your Algebra students. Training will be provided that allows variable amounts of time for students to complete and MASTER the entire Algebra I curriculum.
 		 July 29, 2008
ALL DAY		 Algebra I Educators and MS and HS Administrators
MAX:  30		 Warsaw Campus
Improving Middle School Mathematics Programs Lisa Myers Lisa Myers of Simply Achieve, will work with school personnel to examine existing assessment data. This close examination of data will lead to the design of better programs for students. He will share strategies that can be used in any classroom setting to improve achievement levels.
 		 July 28, 2008
ALL DAY		 All educators;
MAX:  35		 Warsaw Campus
Interactive Reading and Notetaking Amanda Donnelly The Interactive Reading and Notetaking Workshop combines the best reading practices and NCLB endorsed research-based instructional strategies (Marzano) to help teachers raise achievement with ALL children in ALL subject areas and across ALL grade levels. Participants will move the strategies from theory to practices as they create an "interactive textbook" to use as a model in their classrooms.
 		 July 31, 2008
ALL DAY		 All educators;
MAX:  50		 Warsaw Campus
Introduction to Gangs Corrections Sergeant Wesley R Diggs Sergeant Wesley R Diggs, a Gang Intelligence Officer and Corrections Sergeant at Haynesville Correctional Center, presents this timely session to provide participants with knowledge of cults and gangs. Information will include recognizing cults and gangs, defining what they are, and strategies educators can use to help students avoid them.
 		 July 28, 2008
AM SESSION


PM SESSION
NO LONGER OFFERED		 All educators;
MAX:  Unlimited		 Warsaw Campus
Let's Go Surfing... WEB Surfing Director of Library Services for the Marshall Foundation Paul Barron The Beach Boys NEVER surfed like this! Learn how to search the web using Google's advanced search syntaxes and how to find animated images with Picsearch--become an expert searcher!
 		 July 31, 2008
ALL DAY		 All educators, especially ITRTs, Librarians, educators who enjoy using the Internet
MAX:  25
 		 Warsaw Campus
Making a Strong Mentoring Program Essential to Student (and Teacher) Success!
 		 Master Teacher and Training Coordinator for Workforce Development Julia Tucker-Lloyd Making a strong mentoring program makes for a strong school because research shows that it improves teacher skills, improves teacher satisfaction, and reduces the attrition rate of teachers--for the mentor and the mentee! Mentoring is the establishment of a personal relationship for the purpose of professional instruction and guidance.
 		 July 30, 2008
 AM SESSION
 

PM SESSION
NO LONGER OFFERED


 

 All educators, especially beginning teachers, mentors, and administrators
MAX:  40		 Warsaw Campus
Menokin:  An Indoor/Outdoor Classroom Experience - A resource for teachers of middle school history, science, and art
  		Sarah Pope and Kerry Garrett This two-day session uses Menokin, a historic site and home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a case study in teaching lesson plans for middle school history, science, and art. July 29 and 30, 2008
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM		 5 -8 Educators in History, Science, and the Arts
MAX:  30		 This is a two-day training that will take place at The Menokin Visitors Center in Warsaw, VA.
My Momma Says I'm Brilliant... How are You Going to Teach Me? Ms, Patty Griffin Director of the Chesapeake Bay Governor's School Classroom teachers will explore instructional strategies that can be used in a regular classroom with Gifted Learners. Specific attention will be given to program content, process, and product modification, as well as selection of materials and resources. Participants will leave the session with "make-it, take-it" lesson plans.
 		 July 30, 2008
ALL DAY		 K - 12 educators
MAX:  25		 Warsaw Campus
Parent Conferences... It's NOT Just About the Parent! Master Teacher and Training Coordinator for Workforce Development Julia Tucker-Lloyd
 		 This workshop is designed to give teachers a chance to participate in reflective practice activities structured to help them develop effective policies and procedures for communicating effectively with parents and developing relations with parents in which they are partners with the teacher in the education of the child.
 		 July 31, 2008
 AM SESSION and PM SESSION		 All Educators
MAX:  40		 Glenns
Campus
Personal Finance:  Earning, Spending and Saving Barbara Haynes, Economics Education Consultant with Virginia Council of Economic Education This session features classroom-ready lessons that incorporate fun hands-on activities to teach students about earning income, the importance of saving, making good spending decisions, and the role of credit.
 		 July 31, 2008
PM SESSION		 Grades 6 - 12 Educators Warsaw Campus
Really, What IS Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum? Master Teacher and Training Coordinator for Workforce Development Julia Tucker-Lloyd A hallmark of the theory behind writing across the curriculum is that writing is an effective tool in every content area and writing helps students to master every subject by promoting students' general cognitive and intellectual growth. Not only is reading an integral part of the writing experience, but reading across the curriculum is more than reading from course textbooks. Come learn how to make connections, ask the "right" questions, and monitor student progress across the curriculum.
 		 July 29, 2008
ALL DAY		 All educators;
MAX:  40		 Glenns
Campus
Suicidal Students:  Prevention and Intervention School Psychologist Christina Mahoney Christina Mahoney, School Psychologist, will provide participants  with knowledge regarding identification of depressive symptom otology and intervention strategies to use when working with suicidal persons. Several prevention programs will be discussed.
 		 July 28, 2008
PM SESSION		 All Educators and Support Personnel
MAX:  30		 Glenns
Campus
Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature Barbara Haynes, Economics Education Consultant with Virginia Council of Economic Education This session features lessons designed to meet multiple SOL objectives by using hands-on activities to address the concepts of saving, spending, decision-making, scarcity, resources, consumers, producers, markets, and money. Participants will leave with creative ideas and classroom-ready lessons.
 		 July 31, 2008
AM SESSION		 Grades 3 - 7 Educators Warsaw Campus
The Road Not Taken:  Fine Arts Inclusion Former Director of Gifted Education and Master Teacher Karen Flowe This workshop will explore the use of visual art, music and drama to enhance the effectiveness of the academic classroom. The focus will be on active learning, differentiation, and individualization to nurture academic success for a variety of curricula.
 		 July 28, 2008
AM SESSION		 All educators but especially Fine Arts Educators;
MAX:  24		 Glenns
Campus
Theater, Puppets and
Poetry Play for a Personalized Experience with Literature and Writing		 Former Director of Gifted Education and Master Teacher Karen Flowe This workshop will demonstrate readers' theater, poetry, and puppetry as tools to strengthen instruction in both literature and writing. These tools are chief implements in nurturing the four strands of language arts:  reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Workshop attendees should be wiling and prepared to laugh!
 		 July 28, 2008
PM SESSION		 All educators but especially Fine Arts educators;
MAX:  24		 Glenns
Campus
Today's School Nurse RCC Instructor Instructor Mangao will provide information on the latest mandates regarding enrollment of students, most current immunization information, and most current information regarding childhood diseases.
 		 July 28, 2008
AM SESSION		 All school nurses Warsaw Campus
TSIP Certification


NO LONGER OFFERED		 David Desmond, Workforce Development Technology Specialist Lacking your Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel (TSIP) Certification? This two-day training will provide you with all the training you need to receive your TSIP Certification. All required objectives will be met.
 		 July 30 and 31, 2008
ALL DAY

NO LONGER OFFERED		 All K - 12 Educators in need of TSIP Certification
MAX:  25		 Warsaw Campus

Must attend both days of training.
Using the KUDER as an Instructional Tool for Career/Technical Educators
 		 Kuder Trainer Darlene Blake This is a hands-on interactive session to learn about using all aspects of the KUDER career planning portfolio. July 29, 2008
AM SESSION

PM SESSION
NO LONGER OFFERED		 All career/technical educators and counselors;
MAX:  25		 Warsaw Campus
What's happening with CTE in Virginia? Virginia Director of Career and Technical Education Elizabeth M. Russell Virginia CTE Director Elizabeth Russell will provide the most current information about the new CTE Exemplary Standards and how to implement them in your school division.
 		 PM SESSION
July 29, 2008

 AM SESSION
NO LONGER OFFERED		 All career/technical educators and counselors;
MAX:  25		 Warsaw Campus
What's HOT for ITRTs! Coordinator of Technology Integration Services Margaret Williams Margaret Williams, Coordinator of Technology Integration Services for Gloucester County, will share up-to-date information on how to more effectively meet the ever-growing technology demands in schools. She will review ways to encourage school personnel to utilize technology in the classroom.
 		 July 30, 2008
ALL DAY		 ITRTs Glenns
Campus
What's the Problem? It is just mathematics! Elementary Mathematics Coach Melanie Jenkins This session looks at the role of manipulatives in teaching mathematics, answers the question, "What is number sense and what do we want our students to know?," examines problem solving, and fractions.
 		 July 28, 2008
ALL DAY		 Elementary Mathematics Teachers Glenns
Campus