Aspiring Administrator Leaders Program
2022-04-26 16:00 - 2022-06-28 17:30 UTC | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
This program is designed to introduce prospective leaders to the essential responsibilities, skills, challenges and rewards associated with school administration from a practitioners’ perspective. Program attendees will:

Explore typical duties and responsibilities of a building administrator to help candidates make an informed decision relative to entering a principal-preparation program.
Enhance leadership skills and recognize personal strengths and weaknesses.
Use Ohio Standards for Principals as program foundation.
Interact with practicing building and district administrators.

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Equity and Text Complexity
2022-05-31 15:00 - 16:00
Current research on our literacy crisis suggests educators need to rethink instructional and assessment practices. How should early childhood educators implement equitable practices to close reading gaps? The New Teacher Project (2018) published a study, The Opportunity Myth, in which researchers examined class expectations and student outcomes. The study highlighted the inequity issue and further suggests students need opportunities to successfully engage with complex, grade-level text. Some practitioners argue students will become frustrated trying to read text above their instructional reading level, and research suggests otherwise. Dr. Kulich will discuss the science of reading, data, scaffolding, and evidence-based fluency instruction. Attendees will review national reading data, understand how the science of reading aligns with equitable reading practices, and how to develop reading fluency skills.
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Launching the Writer's Workshop Grades K-2
2022-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
A framework of lessons to help launch your writing year

The first weeks of school can make or break your plans for leading an effective writer’s workshop.
That’s why it’s so important to start the year with a proven game plan for building better writers in grades K-2.

Participate from the comfort of your home or school.

Get live feedback and support during the workshop.

Earn 5.5 hours of continuing education credit.

Learn the pillars of an effective K-2 writer’s workshop.

Build your own instructional calendar.

Walk away with the first six weeks already planned.

FLYER

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Launching the Writer's Workshop
2022-06-01 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Understand the four phases of the workshop launch.
Learn classroom-tested routines and procedures to establish the writing environment.
Set the tone that writing occurs daily.
Receive organizational ideas for writers’ notebooks.
Learn day-by-day strategies to introduce the 6 Traits of Writing so teachers and students are using a common language.
Balance free-choice writing topics with teacher-assigned topics.
Receive ready-to-go lessons with supporting resources, activity pages, and authentic student writing samples.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Kick off the school year with a 20-day “game plan” for teaching writing.
Establish routines to effectively manage a writer’s workshop.
Implement a writer’s notebook in the classroom.
Lead efficient and effective writing conferences with students.
Develop a classroom writing rubric that students can use and understand.
Transition from procedural lessons into the first writing unit.

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An Introduction to Literacy Stations
2022-06-01 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Learn how the five components of reading can be supported with literacy stations.
Recognize how literacy stations can be used to address grade-level specific standards.
Gain ideas for planning purposeful, achievement-driven station activities.
Boost students’ comprehension of literature and informational texts with listening stations.
Learn how to establish routines that foster independence in all K-5 students.
Discover how to grow students’ stamina for working independently.
Determine how to assign letter grades to work completed in literacy stations.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Use anchor charts to effectively teach and remind students of procedural expectations.
Utilize existing classroom materials to set up and implement engaging literacy stations.
Teach students to efficiently transition from one station to another.
Organize a classroom library for K-5 students that encourages reading based on interests.
Engage students in hands-on word-study stations that build skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary.
Begin the school year with your own 6-week “game plan” for launching literacy stations.

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Catholic Social Responsibility in Catholic Schools
2022-06-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Join the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for an exploratory workshop for teachers and school leaders on Catholic Social Responsibility. This virtual session will be based on the Catholic Social Responsibility Guidebook developed by a team of educators in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 2021. The Guidebook, grounded in Catholic Social Teachings, Scripture, official Church documents, and the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Schools, serves as a positive, non-ideological, and foundational framework for elementary and secondary Catholic school educators engaged in the important work of forming students to integrate faith, culture, and life.
Outcomes:

Participants will become familiar with five Guiding Principles that serve as the foundation for educators as they form students to respond to contemporary social issues from a Catholic perspective in all areas of their lives.
Participants will understand four main contemporary challenges–culture, racism, civic participation for the common good, and economics—in light of their relevance for Catholic schools today and Catholic theological responses to each of them.
Participants will reflect on practical ways to integrate Catholic Social Responsibility into all aspects of the instruction, programming, and life of their school communities.

Presenters:
Kathleen A. Cepelka, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Sue Nelson
Associate Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Jim Schultz, M.T.S., M.Ed.
Director of Mission Integration/Director of Admissions
St. Anthony School
Registration includes: Three hours of formation & an online copy of Catholic Social Responsibility in Catholic Schools.

Launching the Writer's Workshop Grades 3-12
2022-06-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Workshop Details

This workshop is perfect for:

Grades 3-12 Teachers
Literacy Coaches
Literacy Coordinators
Title I Teachers/Directors
ELL Teachers
High-Ability Teachers
Administrators

What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Understand the four phases of the workshop launch.
Learn classroom-tested routines and procedures to establish the writing environment.
Set the tone that writing occurs daily.
Receive organizational ideas for writers’ notebooks.
Learn day-by-day strategies to introduce the 6 Traits of Writing so teachers and students are using a common language.
Balance free-choice writing topics with teacher-assigned topics.
Receive ready-to-go lessons with supporting resources, activity pages, and authentic student writing samples.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Kick off the school year with a 20-day “game plan” for teaching writing.
Establish routines to effectively manage a writer’s workshop.
Implement a writer’s notebook in the classroom.
Lead efficient and effective writing conferences with students.
Develop a classroom writing rubric that students can use and understand.
Transition from procedural lessons into the first writing unit.

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Strategies for Teaching Small-Group Guided Reading
2022-06-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Workshop Details

This workshop is perfect for:

K-5 Classroom Teachers
Literacy Coaches
Literacy Coordinators
Title I Teachers/Directors
Special Education Teachers
ELL Teachers
K-5 High-Ability Teachers
Elementary Administrators

What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Learn how to develop a schedule where small-group reading occurs in tandem with students working independently in literacy stations.
Obtain ways to utilize teacher-led small groups during the reading block.
Understand how to interpret the reading levels of students and match them with appropriate text.
Gain strategies to support readers at different stages of reading.
Learn how to tie whole-group mini-lessons to small-group instruction.
Learn types of before, during, and after-reading strategies and how they fit into small-group reading lessons.
Acquire methods for supporting readers by incorporating effective oral reading strategies

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Use small groups to support and deepen mini-lesson skills first taught during whole-class direct instruction.
Introduce a new text to students in a way that provides support for them to be able to decode and understand the text.
Increase the amount of time students spend reading the whole text.
Cultivate student interaction with the text during reading.
Organize your space and supplies to make small-group instruction both efficient and effective.

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Strategies for Teaching Small-Group Guided Reading
2022-06-02 09:00 - 16:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Learn how to develop a schedule where small-group reading occurs in tandem with students working independently in literacy stations.
Obtain ways to utilize teacher-led small groups during the reading block.
Understand how to interpret the reading levels of students and match them with appropriate text.
Gain strategies to support readers at different stages of reading.
Learn how to tie whole-group mini-lessons to small-group instruction.
Learn types of before, during, and after-reading strategies and how they fit into small-group reading lessons.
Acquire methods for supporting readers by incorporating effective oral reading strategies.

After participating in the workshop, you will be able to:

Use small groups to support and deepen mini-lesson skills first taught during whole-class direct instruction.
Introduce a new text to students in a way that provides support for them to be able to decode and understand the text.
Increase the amount of time students spend reading the whole text.
Cultivate student interaction with the text during reading.
Organize your space and supplies to make small-group instruction both efficient and effective.

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Ohio Heading to Kindergarten Transition Summit
2022-06-02 12:30 - 16:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Ohio Heading to Kindergarten Transition Summit
Live Virtual Event via Zoom
Thursday, June 2, 2022
12:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Heading to Kindergarten is focused on building partnerships that support successful transitions to kindergarten. The goal is to provide guidance and resources based on best practices to enhance collaboration between early care and education programs, public schools and community partners as a critical pathway to better child outcomes.
Heading to Kindergarten Summit Goal:
Provide information, resources, and supports to strengthen kindergarten readiness practices and collaboration between early childhood programs, school districts and community partners.
Target Audience:
· Head Start administrators
· Head Start staff
· Elementary administrators
· Kindergarten teachers
· Early Care and Education providers
· Parents and Caretakers
· Community Partners such as Librarians, Pediatricians, Early Intervention providers, etc.
The Summit supports kindergarten transitions by bringing schools and communities together to share resources and best practices. We encourage participants to gather their community’s existing preschool to kindergarten transition team (or create a new one) to attend this event. If you have not yet established a team you are still encouraged to attend and learn more about successful transitions to kindergarten.
This event is supported by the Ohio Head Start Collaboration Grant. There is no fee to attend.
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Hosted by the Ohio Head Start Association – direct any questions to ohsai@ohsai.org or 937-435-1113.

Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Reading Practicum I (Hybrid)
2022-06-03 | Zoom
Learn the components of the English language that contribute to the development of reading.
Learn about the phonology, orthography and structure of the English language while taking a comprehensive look at how students learn to read and write.
Plan and implement systematic, explicit, multisensory language instruction that meets the guidelines of the National Reading Panel and has been proven to be most effective in teaching students with Dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
Learn how to incorporate Orton-Gillingham (OG) methodology into their core and intervention reading programs.

Important Session Information:

The Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Reading Practicum I face-to-face course encompasses including 45 hours of lecture plus a 12-day practicum, which is held during summer school. Each participant is assigned to a Master Teacher who provides one-to-one coaching and feedback on the creation and teaching of lesson plans custom-tailored for the student the participant is tutoring.
Coursework focuses on the phonology, orthography and structure of the English language; takes a comprehensive look at how students learn to read and write; and helps teachers to recognize the characteristics of dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Teachers learn to plan and implement systematic, explicit, multisensory language instruction that meets the guidelines of the National Reading Panel and has been proven to be most effective in teaching students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
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