Tuesday,
June 3, 2008
Conquering Comprehension
(grades K-8)
Liz Luce, 8:30-3:30, Tom Bean Middle School
Active comprehension
strategies allow students to read and understand text at deeper levels than
previously experienced in a classroom setting. Students go from "I read it, but
I don't get it" to "Whoa! Wait until you read this!" This session explores the
current research/theory base behind active comprehension and identifies key
strategies for student achievement and success. 6 hours
Tuesday, June
10, 2008
Structuring a
Successful Mathematics Classroom: Research Based Instructional Practices
(grades 6-12) Beth Loughry, 8:30-3:30, Tom Bean Middle School
Student success is tied directly to what goes on between the teacher and the students in the classroom. Participants will examine effective, research-based classroom structure and practices which are vital for students to understand and retain learned mathematical concepts. In combination with a Mathematics curriculum written to "teach the TEKS," and a scope and sequence created to teach the TEKS in an appropriate time frame and order, a framework of research-based instruction practices can create students who are competent and confident problem solvers. (6 hours)
Thursday, June 12
Current Trends in Drugs(AM-3 hours) / Strategies for working with students engaged in Risky behaviors (PM- 3 hours) grades K-12, Howe High School
Friday, June 13
GT 6-hour update: Keeping Kids Reading (Grades K-12) Joy Wright, 8:30-3:30, Tom Bean Middle School
Strategies to encourage reading by tuning into students’ interests
Tuesday, June 17
Teacher Burn-out 101, Grades K-12, 8:30-3:30, Pottsboro High School
Wednesday, June 18
How the Teen-Brain Learns & Differentiation, Grades 6-12, 8:30-3:30, Pottsboro High School
Thursday, June 19
Rigorous and Relevant Instruction, GradesK-12, 8:30-3:30, Pottsboro High School
Tuesday, June 24
Book Study: (6 hours of credit)
"The Dog Poop Initiative" by Kirk Weisler
This will involve 1) Reading the Book,2)Posting responses to prompts and responding to posts via blogs during the 2 weeks prior to the face-to-face meeting and 3) a 3 hour face-to-face interactive review of the book. The link is http://www.dogpoopinitiative.com/
There will be a 5 person limit for districts and they will need to purchase their own books. The books run about $12. Howe High School
Monday, August
11, 2008
Academic
Vocabulary (grades K-8)
Liz Luce, 8:30-3:30, Tom Bean Middle School
Participants will learn successful strategies for the teaching and retaining of social studies concepts through vocabulary instruction.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Basic technology training (grades K-5), V.Payne, T. Griffin, P. Counts, 8:30-3:30,
Tom Bean Elementary
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
White Board Training (grades K-5), V.Payne, T. Griffin, P. Counts, 8:30-3:30,
Tom Bean Elementary
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Fluency for Big Kids (grades 6-12)
Kay Shurtleff,8:30-3:30, Tom Bean Middle School
Reading fluency
instruction gets a lot of attention in elementary grades; however, more and more
evidence points to the link between reading fluency and reading comprehension
for secondary students as well. Come increase your awareness of the research,
the implications for middle and high school classrooms, and the ways to add
fluency instruction to your overloaded curriculum.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
PDAS training for new teachers. 6 hours at Howe ISD
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Tom Bean ISD New Staff Orientation
Administrative Team
8:30-3:30, Tom Bean High School Library
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tom Bean ISD New Staff Technology Training
Cheryl Jones
8:30-3:30, Tom Bean High School Computer Lab