| Professional Development Programs
Math Workshop: Effective Math Instruction for the Struggling Learner
1st – 5th grade teachers
January 16 & February 27, 2009
9 AM – 3 PM
2 day seminar intended to provide teachers with knowledge, skills & strategies in teaching math skills to at-risk students
- Conceptual Knowledge
- Factual Knowledge
- Procedural Knowledge
- Assessment Tools
- Strategies for Struggling Learners
School Leadership Institute: Building Effective Inclusive Schools
Principals, Assist. Principals & Inclusion Specialists
Nov 21, 2008, Jan 23, Mar 27, 2009
7:30 AM – 12 Noon
3 day seminar examines the principles of leadership necessary for today’s schools to meet the varied learning needs of all their students
- Principles of Collaborative Leadership
- Establishing & Maintaining a Culture for Inclusion
- Structuring Schools for Inclusion – Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Identifying Struggling Learners & Effective Interventions
- Supporting Teachers: Observations & Conversations
Fridays @ Frostig
Kindergarten – 8th grade teachers
March 20, 2009 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Bridging the Vocabulary Gap
Summer Institute: Access to Reading
Kindergarten – 6th grade teachers
July 27 – 31, 2009
8:30 AM – 3 PM
Intensive 5 day Institute focused on helping teachers build a strong literacy program for students struggling with grade level proficiency. Information shared will support all reading curriculums
- Foundations of Literacy
- Instructional Strategies for Decoding & Reading Comprehension
- Assessment & Diagnostic Tools & Techniques
- Grouping for Reading Instruction
- Curriculum Modifications for Struggling Learners
- Organizing for Instruction
3 CEU units available through Cal State LA
Middle School Institute: Success for Struggling Learners Across Content Areas 6th –9th grade teachers
August 10 – 13, 2009
8:30 AM – 3 PM
Intensive 4 day Institute, focused on helping Middle School teachers, in any subject area, learn strategies to support their students struggling with academic issues
- Typical & Atypical Adolescent Development
- Understanding Struggling Learners
- Effective Instructional Strategies & Interventions
- Balanced Approach to Assessment
- Fostering Success Attributes
2 CEU units available through Cal State LA
Success Attributes: Research to Practice
June 29 – July 1, 2009
8:30 AM – 3 PM
Fostering the characteristics that help predict students’ future successful adult lives
- Self Awareness
- Pro-activity
- Perseverance
- Goal Setting
- Support System
- Emotional Coping Strategies
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