K-12 ALP Administrators ADMINISTRATORS ONLY A Case for Rigor: Expectations of Advanced Content and Honors Classes Advanced Learning is offering a one hour session for interested administrators centered on course expectations for advanced content and honors classrooms. Discussion will focus on the rigor and pedagogy of advanced learning coursework. K-12 EdCamp Edcamp (North & South locations) Breakout EDU Cobb Style EdCamp is an unconference model of professional learning, meaning there are no vendors, no keynotes, and no set session schedule until you arrive. What does that mean? With this participant-driven professional learning model, the participants set the schedule of sessions the day of the event, and anyone who chooses to facilitate a session may do so. Sounds weird we know...but it really works! Plenty of door prizes! Breakout EDU is the immersive learning games platform. The Cobb "Breakout EDU kit" allows for the facilitation of games where players use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to open the locked box. Games are available for all ages and content areas. This Cobb version training includes a kit for the 25 participants. Standards 1,3,4,5,6,7,8 Standards 1,3,4 Classroom Pandemonium Phase 1 -- Writing Positive Support Plans Completing a Brief FBA: Understanding the Why Behind Student Behavior Incorporating Language and Content Objectives in Lesson Preparation and Delivery Read 180 Digging Deeper into the Mixed Model (K-5 & 6-12) Participants will learn effective strategies for cultivating a positive learning environment. This includes strategies for teacher organization, positively managing student behaviors, and building rapport with parents and students. Participants will learn how to write a positive support plan. This includes being able to identify and operationally define behaviors that are impeding the student s learning, using the behavior toolkit to determine daily supports to help manage student behavior, and developing plan for when behaviors occur. This presentation will include an overview of completing a Brief FBA and Positive Behavior Support Plan. Participants will be guided through the entire Brief FBA process in order to create a function-based plan to appropriately address student behavioral concerns. ESOL focused -- Incorporating Language and Content Objectives in Lesson Preparation and Delivery, This is a follow-up training for newly trained teachers who use READ 180/System 44. We will dig deeper into how to use both programs in the same classroom. In addition, we will have peers discuss how they successfully incorporate both programs into the classroom. Teachers will need to bring a fully charged laptop, Teacher Implementation Guides for both programs and The Screening, Assessment, Reporting Guide (SARG) for Read 180 and the Placement, Assessment, Reporting Guide. Using SIOP Using SIOP, an Evidence-based Approach to Support English Learners in ESOL and Content K-12 Counselors Psychologists Catch Up, Clean Up, & Convert with Courtney: RTI2 Work Session Youth Mental Health First Aid (K-12 Counselors & Psychologists) K-12 IRR Foundations of Specialized Instruction K-12 Science Crosscutting Concepts in Science K-12 Social Studies Adapting Primary Sources for All Learners Come sit with Courtney Courtney, your RTI2 consultant, and catch up on RTI2 portal and data entry, clean up your current RTI2 referrals, and convert your Tier 2 individual referrals to Tier 2 group referrals. Bring your laptops and questions! She's here to help! Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The foundations of specialized instruction and how to simplify the work of specializing instruction will be shared with teachers. Cross Cutting concepts in Science have application across all domains of science. As such, they are a way of linking the different domains of science. They include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change. In this presentation we will show how to utilize these in your 3d Science Classroom. While studying and analyzing primary documents is a critical skill, it does not come easily for all students. Modifying primary documents for use in the classroom is necessary for student success. We will walk through the process of preparing various documents and images for different types of learners
K-12 Technology Break Out of School with Skype (K-12 Beginner/Intermediate) K-12 Technology Digital Tools for PLCs K-12 Technology Diving Into PLCs with One Note (K-12 Intermediate) K-12 Technology Getting SMARTer with SMART K-2 Technology K-2 Can App Too K-2 3-5 K-2 3-5 Bring the world to your classroom with Skype! Reach beyond your classroom to connect with others for PLCs, virtual Standards 2,3,4,8 visits, information exchanges, and more! Please bring your laptop to this session. PLCs. Personalized learning. Digital tools. Do all of these things go together? Absolutely! If your goal is to increase student-centered learning that allows for a deeper understanding of the content, then this session is for you! Bring,8 your laptop and dive in with fellow participants to explore digital tools that will help you answer each of the four PLC questions. Bring your laptop and see how One Note makes PLC collaboration, communication, workflow, and data management easier, accessible, and FUN! Standards 1,2,4,6,10 Would you like to use your Promethean board, SMART board, ebeam or flat panel as more than a fancy dry erase board? Join me as we explore features of SMART Notebook 16 including games in SMART Lab, the Magic pen, inserting YouTube videos and more! This session will focus on engaging instructional strategies with topnotch tech tools for K-2 teachers in the Digital Age Classroom. Enhancing your innovative methods of instruction, communication, and work collection for our Global Learners has never been easier! Push and play literacy apps, live video conferencing with Skype, and Seesaw for student showcasing. Join us for demos to design your Digital Age Classroom. Bring your CCSD laptop and ipad (if you have one-a limited number of ipads will be made available for the workshop as well),8,10 IRR Multi-Sensory Instruction K-2 & 3-5 Participants will learn multi-sensory strategies to use with students in grades K-2 or grades 3-5 as appropriate. STEM K-5 Counselors K-5 Counselors Picture Perfect Science STEM focus Trauma Informed Schools for Elementary Counselors Utilizing Growth Mindset in your Counseling Program K-5 EIP EIP Targeted Interventions Workshop K-5 ELA K-5 ELA Differentiation and Intervention in Reading Differentiation and Intervention in Writing Learn about the amazing Picture Perfect Science & STEM programs use picture books to inspire STEM learning. Participants will become familiar with the 5Es learning cycle, learn how to incorporate research-based reading comprehension strategies into science inquiry lessons, and participate in several Picture-Perfect model lessons. Door prizes! School Counselors will learn how to help teachers support students that have been impacted by trauma by creating trauma informed classrooms. Counselors will learn about the impact on the brain due to trauma, the Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACES) and the six principles to provide trauma informed care. The presenters will explain the theory of growth mindset and share ideas on how school counselors can make a lasting impression on the students academic and social/emotional well-being using this theory. This engaging one day workshop will support K-5 teachers in identifying learning gaps of EIP students and planning targeted interventions in reading and mathematics. This workshop will provide teachers with tools and resources to address skills progression and intensity and pacing of interventions in order to shift to a short-term mindset for students working toward mastery. This is a great opportunity for those who were unable to attend in the summer.,8 Standards 1,9,10 Standards 1,9,10 This session will show case classroom tested differentiation and intervention strategies for your reading classroom,8 This session will show case classroom tested differentiation and intervention strategies for your writing classroom,8 K-5 ELA Guided Reading This session will show case classroom tested differentiation and intervention strategies for your reading classroom,8 K-5 ELA Reading Strategies K-5 ELA Strategy Groups K-5 ELA Writing Strategies These strategies will change your classroom forever. Learn how to use Jennifer Serravallo's book, The Reading Strategies Book, to help students increase reading levels Small group to the next level - different levels of proficiency at one time is actually possible with this innovative grouping strategy Learn how to use Jennifer Serravallo's book, The Writing Strategies Book, to help students increase writing proficiency levels.,8,8
K-5 Math Guided Math This session provides an overview of effective Guided Math practices for K-5 teachers, specifically strategies for implementing the seven elements of the Guided Math Framework. Participants will learn about digital resources, sample lessons, activities, and effective classroom implementation strategies. Furthermore, presenters will highlight items from the Strategies for Implementing Guided Math binder, a resource in every ES building. K-5 Math My Math Online Resources K-5 Math Number Talks K-5 Technology Help! I'm Not Feeling SMART Come learn how to access your online resources for real world connections, differentiation, games, intervention and practice. Bring your charged laptop. Are you interested in methods for increasing your students computational fluency, reasoning, and understanding in mathematics? Number Talks engage students in developing mental math strategies, discourse, and purposeful number strings to improve number sense. Additionally, Number Talks encourage a cohesive, caring classroom community of math learners. Discover methods for effectively incorporating Number Talks using the four operations. Presenters will also feature ideas from the recently published Number Talks book on fractions, decimals, and percentages. K-5 Teachers : Need tips and tricks on how to transfer your ActiveInspire skill set to SMART Notebook? Join this session to learn how to make the transition from Promethean ActiveInspire to Smart Notebook go smoothly. K-5 Social Studies Primary Sources 101 (K-5 in AM) What are Primary Sources? How can I use them most effectively and efficiently? Where do my students and I find vetted (reliable) sources, and if I discover resources on my own, how do I vet them? Join us to learn strategies and more to engage students and enliven your classroom K-8 Counselors Check in Challengers for Counselors (ES Small Group Intervention that Improves Attendance in Chronically Absent Students. Evidence-based attendance Counselors, but MS Counselors may also program aimed at decreasing absences for student who missed 18 or more days of school the previous school year. attend) K-8 General Creating Positive Learning Environments 3-5 Math Passion for Fractions In this session, participants will learn tools to use in the classroom in order to prepare students for learning. Topics include creating rules and routines, lesson plans for teaching desired behaviors, how to provide acknowledgment to students to increase the likelihood that desired behaviors occur, and how to create an appropriate consequence system to create behavior change. *Please bring your laptop, power cord, and extension cord. Do your students struggle with fraction concepts? In this session, participants will investigate the vertical and horizontal progression of fraction standards in grades 3, 4, and 5. Furthermore, teachers will explore methods to conceptually teach fractions and examine the depth and complexity of the fraction standards.,5,5,7,8,10 3-8 Science Project WET Educator Workshop Join the Project WET State Coordinators and Facilitators for a fun, day-long workshop diving into activities centered around our most precious natural resource Water. The workshop features hands-on, investigative activities designed to prepare students for the water resource challenges of this century while developing skills in teamwork, decision making and problem solving, all of which can be easily integrated into the classroom and after-school applications. With your certificate training you will receive the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide and some supplemental materials. Project WET is correlated to the latest K-12 Georgia standards and is nationally recognized as a leader in environmental education. Please dress for active indoor and outdoor movement. Participants will have 1 hour for lunch that includes travel, and must attend the entire day to receive certification. To learn more about Project WET visit projectwet.ga.gov,7,8 3-8 STEM Introduction to STEM with Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robots (s 3-8) During this 3 hour session, participants will build a Lego EV3 robot and code it to complete a variety of tasks. This session is designed for teachers who are new to Lego or are just getting started in their classroom. In addition to traditional driving challenges, participants will also complete a special industry-inspired STEM challenge that will demonstrate how to use EV3 in a non-traditional way.,7,8
3-12 Assistive Technology 3-12 Technology Universal Design for Learning: Assistive Technology (3-12) Excelling with Data in the Digital Age Classroom (3-12) Teachers s 3-12: Universal Design for Learning: Cobb County School District provides the toolbox you need to engage the digital natives we are educating. Tools such as; Office 375, Skype, and Cobb Digital Library. Bring your fully charged laptop. Data analysis doesn t have to be difficult! Come learn how to maximize your use of data tools and make your life just a little easier. We will be learning the potential of CTLS Assess, Microsoft Forms, Excel, and even Forms for Excel.,5,6,7,8,10 Standards 1,2,4,5,6 4-12 Social Studies Financial Literacy (4-12) 5th Counselors Articulation for Fifth Counselors 6-8 Math Georgia Math Online Resources (6-8) 6-8 Math Support 6-8 Math Support 6-8 Science Legends of Learning (6-8) With the ever changing shifts in technology, our economy and future job scopes, and the changing focus of the GSE, financial literacy is the new buzz word in education and the business world. Come learn about these new shifts and ideas and ways to teach financial literacy and build the next generation of entrepreneurs. School Counselors will learn how to develop a 5th grade articulation curriculum by integrating the lessons provided by the Georgia Department of Education. Counselors will be exposed to developed lesson plans and learn of other ideas to help transition 5th grade students to middle school. Come learn how to access your online resources for real world connections, differentiation, games, intervention and practice. Bring your charged laptop. Do you teach Math Support? If so, come join me to discuss resources, procedures, and tips to help propel students forward in math support. Legends of Learning has 900+ digital science games that teachers can use to supplement their current science curriculum. Using our website, teachers choose games related to the topic they are teaching and launch playlists that students join. While playing the games, teachers have access to real-time data regarding student progress. Data can also be accessed after game play for easy analysis and next-step decision making. Teachers need to bring laptop to session. Standards 1,2,3,7,8 Standards 1,2,3,7,9,10,5,6,7,8,5,6,7,8,9,10 Standards 1,3,4,5,6,8 6-12 ELA 6-12 ELA Learning Engagement Strategies for Balanced Lit Instruction (6-12) Supporting a Culture of Independent Reading in the Secondary Classroom (6-12) Classroom tested strategies to keep your students engaged and on task in your lit classroom Strategies and skills to build and support a pervasive culture of independent reading in your classroom 6-12 ELA The Talking ELA Classroom (6-12) Strategies and skills to support speaking and listening skills in the ELA classroom 6-12 IRR 6-12 Math 360 Classroom 6-12 Math Embedding Goals and Objectives into classroom Instruction (6-12) Engagement in the Math Classroom (6-12) 6-12 Math I Have My Data, Now What? (6-12) Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with each other regarding the development of lesson plans and how planning helps to meet the needs of SWDs in a general education classroom. Participants need to bring a lesson plan showing specialized instruction. Are you interested in learning more about a 360 classroom? If so, come join me to look at how I have changed my math instruction with the implementation of a 360 classroom and what I have learned with this process. Do you struggle with keeping your students engaged in your classroom? Then this session is for you. We will use a variety of engagement strategies and activities to get your students actively involved in their learning. Have you ever given your students a quick check to see where they were, but didn t know what to do with the data you collected? Then this session is for you. We will look at ways to use the data we collect in our classroom to determine what we want our students to do based on their level of learning. Standards 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Standards 1,3,8 Standards 1,2,4,5,6
6-12 Social Studies Inquiry, Argument, and DBQs (6-12) 6-12 Social Studies Primary Sources 101 (6-12 in PM) 8-9 Math Foundations of Algebra Hands-On Balanced instruction in social studies calls attention to the importance of developing content knowledge and inquirydriven approaches to learning, while also building literacy skills and preparing students for engaged citizenship in the 21st century. This training will provide teachers in grades 6-12 with instructional strategies, sample lessons, and practices to implement a document based question. The trainer will provide practical, hand-on experience with materials and introduce participants to DBQ materials specifically designed for history, civics, geography, and economics. What are Primary Sources? How can I use them most effectively and efficiently? Where do my students and I find vetted (reliable) sources, and if I discover resources on my own, how do I vet them? Join us to learn strategies and more to engage students and enliven your classroom Do you teach Foundations of Algebra? If so, come join me to investigate how certain manipulatives/tools can be used to help teach the Foundations and Algebra I standards for the first semester Standards 1,2,3,5 Standards 1,2,3 9-12 Science Schoolyard Projects for Teaching the New GSE in Science (Captain Planet Foundation) Discover how your students can become engaged in exciting schoolyard science as they investigate phenomena in nature, cultivate science and engineering practices, and make connections among life, earth and physical science ideas! Teachers will leave this workshop with a clearer understanding of what 3-Dimensional Science looks like, and how field investigations, citizen science projects, and P3BL (phenomenon-, problem-, and project-based learning) can be effective tools for teaching the new science standards. In break-out groups by high school course (Biology, Environmental Science, Earth Systems, etc.) we will identify phenomena in nature that can launch lessons by illustrating specific core ideas; view a short film that shows students engaged in a schoolyard project; deconstruct the film to identify the science and engineering practices as well as crosscutting concepts; and consider.,5,7