Launching the Writer's Workshop Grades 3-12
2022-06-02 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | 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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First Day to Test Day
2022-06-03 09:00 - 16:30
What you’ll learn during this workshop:

Demystify the inference process in order to answer comprehension questions about complex texts.
Attack questions with test-taking tips to support finding the “best” and “most likely” answers.
Define the ingredients to a strong constructed response.
Propel students beyond simply stating evidence to explaining it.
Identify a step-by-step process for reading and annotating multiple texts in one sitting.
Dissect how readers integrate ideas learned from multiple sources to generate a new thought or synthesis.
Provide explicit instruction on academic vocabulary to support students in decoding and responding to prompts.
Build on the students’ knowledge of short constructed responses to generate long, extended responses.

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

Target the thinking that students must execute when reading any text.
Reveal to students that their thinking must also be communicated in writing.
Advance students beyond making single-text inferences to generating multi-text synthesis.
Raise the rigor to reading multiple texts and composing extended responses — all in one sitting.

This workshop is perfect for:

Grades 3-12 ELA Teachers
Grades 6-12 Content-Area Teachers
Literacy Coaches/Coordinators
Title I Teachers/Directors
ELL Teachers
Special Education Teachers
K-12 High-Ability Teachers
K-12 Administrators

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Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-06 08:30 - 11:30 | Incarnation School, 45 Williamsburg Lane, Centerville, OH, 45459, United States
Grades K-3 ELA Focus
Grades K-3 Math Focus
Interested in talking with colleagues across the Archdiocese who teach the same grade/subjects? Let’s get together to create connections, share ideas and collaborate on resources. Learn about the updated GCS, resources and much more. Sessions will be driven by teacher needs/wants/questions.
Sessions will be split into 2 smaller sessions. 1st session will give teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who use the same resources as they do. 2nd session will be a “Choose our own adventure”. Teachers will collaborate with other teachers based on specific interests i.e., For K-3 Math focus we might have the following choices – math centers, fact fluency, short cycle assessments, etc.
Please contact me with any questions or ideas. Krista Devine kdevine@catholicaoc.org
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Gifted Institute Day - Creativity & Instructional Strategies
2022-06-06 08:30 - 15:00 | Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, 2080 Citygate Drive, Columbus, OH, 43219, United States
The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio is pleased to announce an in person professional development opportunity for teachers and GIS’s on June 6 & 7, 2022. Our presenter will be Lisa Van Gemert, nationally renowned GiftedGuru. Lisa is a “giftedland” native who has vast experience as a gifted educator, parent of gifted children, and a gifted individual herself. Lisa will share her knowledge and experience with participants over two days, with participants having the option to select either one day or two-day gifted education professional development. Day 1: June 6 – Creativity & Instructional Strategies Day 2: June 7 – Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted. No cost to member districts. Questions about the content? Please contact Marge Mulcahy, Marge.Mulcahy@escco.org. Questions about registration? Please contact Jessica Seymour at Jessica.Seymour@escco.org.
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Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-06 12:15 | Guardian Angels School, 6539 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45230, United States
Grades K-3 Math Focus
Interested in talking with colleagues across the Archdiocese who teach the same grade/subjects? Let’s get together to create connections, share ideas and collaborate on resources. Learn about the updated GCS, resources and much more. Sessions will be driven by teacher needs/wants/questions.
Sessions will be split into 2 smaller sessions. 1st session will give teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who use the same resources as they do. 2nd session will be a “Choose our own adventure”. Teachers will collaborate with other teachers based on specific interests i.e., For K-3 Math focus we might have the following choices – math centers, fact fluency, short cycle assessments, etc.
Please contact me with any questions or ideas. Krista Devine kdevine@catholicaoc.org
CLICK HERE to register for any of the sessions.

Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-06 12:15 - 15:15 | Guardian Angels School, 6539 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45230, United States

Information Evening for the Diaconate
2022-06-06 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Michael Parish, 33 Elm Street, Fort Loramie, OH, 45845, United States
An evening for men who are discerning a vocation to the diaconate and their wives. Please call (513) 263-6641 or e-mail deaconoffice@catholicaoc.org to register

Gifted Institute Day 2 - Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted Student
2022-06-07 08:30 - 15:30 | Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, 2080 Citygate Drive, Columbus, OH, 43219, United States
The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio is pleased to announce an in person professional development opportunity for teachers and GIS’s on June 6 & 7, 2022. Our presenter will be Lisa Van Gemert, nationally renowned GiftedGuru. Lisa is a “giftedland” native who has vast experience as a gifted educator, parent of gifted children, and a gifted individual herself. Lisa will share her knowledge and experience with participants over two days, with participants having the option to select either one day or two-day gifted education professional development. Day 1: June 6 – Creativity & Instructional Strategies Day 2: June 7 – Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted Student. No cost to member districts. Questions about the content? Please contact Marge Mulcahy, Marge.Mulcahy@escco.org. Questions about registration? Please contact Jessica Seymour at Jessica.Seymour@escco.org
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Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Immaculate Heart of Mary School, 7800 Beechmomt Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45255, United States
Technology Coordinators and Teachers
Interested in talking with colleagues across the Archdiocese who teach the same grade/subjects? Let’s get together to create connections, share ideas and collaborate on resources. Learn about the updated GCS, resources and much more. Sessions will be driven by teacher needs/wants/questions.
Sessions will be split into 2 smaller sessions. 1st session will give teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who use the same resources as they do. 2nd session will be a “Choose our own adventure”. Teachers will collaborate with other teachers based on specific interests i.e., For K-3 Math focus we might have the following choices – math centers, fact fluency, short cycle assessments, etc.
Please contact me with any questions or ideas. Krista Devine kdevine@catholicaoc.org
CLICK HERE to register for any of the sessions.

Middle Grade Teacher Virtual Book Club with Franki Sibberson
2022-06-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Are you a teacher of grades 3-6 who loves to find new books for your students to enjoy? Join other middle grade teachers virtually to read and discuss children’s books. We’ll meet on the first Tuesday of the month. Each month, we’ll focus on one middle grade novel to read and discuss. Teachers will be able to consider the learning each novel offers students. The selected title will be shared with participants one month before each meetup. We’ll read the book in its entirety before the meeting. We’ll also spend time sharing a variety of other books that we’ve discovered for our classrooms. Questions about the content? Please contact Jill Reinhart, Jill.Reinhart@escco.org. Questions about registration? Please contact Jessica Seymour at Jessica.Seymour@escco.org. By registering for any ESC of Central Ohio virtual or in-person events, you will be automatically subscribed to our professional development monthly email or any other emails that are relevant to your position. You may unsubscribe at any time.
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2022 Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit
2022-06-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Ohio State University Campus, 1739 N. High Street, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States
The 2022 Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit will be held on June 8. This exciting event will be held at the Ohio Union on the campus of The Ohio State University and bring together educators from schools, districts and organizations doing innovative work to develop teacher leaders by sharing successes, lessons learned and strategies for overcoming challenges around teacher leadership implementation.
Teacher leaders will share their knowledge, create networks and connections and participate in professional learning. The Summit offers an opportunity to become engaged in a statewide network of teacher leaders and administrators to promote and strengthen teacher leadership in Ohio.
Registration is free and contact hour certificates will be provided. Registration is limited to 800. Please register soon if you plan to attend. The opening session begins at 9:00 a.m.
Register using this form.
For questions, please feel free to contact teacher.leadership@education.ohio.gov.

Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Mount St. Joseph, 5701 Delhi Road, Cincinnati, 45233, United States
Intervention Specialists/Reading Specialists/SLP
Interested in talking with colleagues across the Archdiocese who teach the same grade/subjects? Let’s get together to create connections, share ideas and collaborate on resources. Learn about the updated GCS, resources and much more. Sessions will be driven by teacher needs/wants/questions.
Sessions will be split into 2 smaller sessions. 1st session will give teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who use the same resources as they do. 2nd session will be a “Choose our own adventure”. Teachers will collaborate with other teachers based on specific interests i.e., For K-3 Math focus we might have the following choices – math centers, fact fluency, short cycle assessments, etc.
Please contact me with any questions or ideas. Krista Devine kdevine@catholicaoc.org
CLICK HERE to register for any of the sessions.

The Strategic Teacher
2022-06-08 15:00 - 16:00
Be deliberate in enriching your students’ lives

Webinar
The Strategic Teacher
With Karen Gazith
June 8, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. EDT

Join education expert Karen Gazith in this one-hour webinar on how to implement instructional strategies to build a rich learning environment for your students.
By the end of the webinar, you will know how to:

Use pre-assessments to assess prerequisite skills and avoid student misconceptions
Effectively teach content knowledge to all learners
Use group work to maximize teaching and learning
Use patterning to enhance learning while also understanding when to avoid patterning

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Information Evening for the Diaconate
2022-06-08 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Parish, 1827 North Limestone Street, Springfield, OH, 45503, United States

Information Evening for the Diaconate
2022-06-09 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Ignatius Parish, 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45247, United States

Lets Go-OH Summer Symposium
2022-06-10 08:00 - 16:00 | Greensview Elementary School, 4301 Greensview Drive, Columbus, OH, 43220, United States
LETSGO-OH created the Summer Symposium in 2019 to bring together educators and district staff using Apple devices in K-12 school districts. Designed for teachers, instructional and technology coaches, and technical support staff, the symposium provides an opportunity for attendees to engage in hands-on learning, collaborate, and network with other Apple users. Attendees will leave the event with proven strategies for integrating Apple-based technology in instruction!

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Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-10 09:00 - 12:00 | St. John XXIII School, 3806 Manchester Road, Middletown, OH, 45042, United States
Related Arts Teachers
Interested in talking with colleagues across the Archdiocese who teach the same grade/subjects? Let’s get together to create connections, share ideas and collaborate on resources. Learn about the updated GCS, resources and much more. Sessions will be driven by teacher needs/wants/questions.
Sessions will be split into 2 smaller sessions. 1st session will give teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who use the same resources as they do. 2nd session will be a “Choose our own adventure”. Teachers will collaborate with other teachers based on specific interests i.e., For K-3 Math focus we might have the following choices – math centers, fact fluency, short cycle assessments, etc.
Please contact me with any questions or ideas. Krista Devine kdevine@catholicaoc.org
CLICK HERE to register for any of the sessions.

Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Archdiocese of Cincinnati CSO, 100 East 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, United States

Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-13 08:30 - 23:30 | St. Margaret of York, 9495 Columbia Road, Loveland, 45140, United States
Grades 4-8 ELA Teachers and Science Teachers
Grades 4-8 Math Teachers and Social Studies Teachers

Interested in talking with colleagues across the Archdiocese who teach the same grade/subjects? Let’s get together to create connections, share ideas and collaborate on resources. Learn about the updated GCS, resources and much more. Sessions will be driven by teacher needs/wants/questions.
Sessions will be split into 2 smaller sessions. 1st session will give teachers the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who use the same resources as they do. 2nd session will be a “Choose our own adventure”. Teachers will collaborate with other teachers based on specific interests i.e., For K-3 Math focus we might have the following choices – math centers, fact fluency, short cycle assessments, etc.
Please contact me with any questions or ideas. Krista Devine kdevine@catholicaoc.org
CLICK HERE to register

Teacher Collaboration Sessions
2022-06-13 12:15 - 15:15 | St. Peter, Huber Heights, 6185 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, OH, 45424, United States

Summer Literacy Institute 2022
2022-06-14 | Groveport Madison High School, 4475 South Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH, 43125, United States
The one-day Summer Literacy Institute aims to bring high-quality professional learning to Central Ohio. Join fellow educators as we consider current topics and trends around literacy. Keynote presentations with Dr. Sara Kajder and Ernest Morrell in addition to breakout sessions with Wiley Blevins, Dr. Josh Lawrence, Stella Villalba, Franki Sibberson and other literacy experts. The slate of learning covers the K-12 language and literacy continuum. Please note that the ESC of Central Ohio has waived all costs for summer professional learning in 2022 and will provide a boxed lunch. Plan to join us at Groveport High School for this engaging day of collaboration and learning.
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Summer Literacy Institute 2022
2022-06-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Groveport Madison High School, 4475 South Hamilton Road, Groveport, OH, 43125, United States
Literacy lovers unite at our 2022 Summer Literacy Institute! Join fellow Central Ohio educators for a day full of literacy learning–from new tools to consider to curating text sets to English Learner language development. There will be a session for everyone.
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How Leadership Works Institute
2022-06-14 08:30 - 14:30 | Virtual- Register Above for Link
This new institute will focus on how leadership works best for instructional leaders by emphasizing the essential mindframes and research to effectively lead teaching, learning and change. This 3 pronged approach will help participants refine current practices to glean the greatest learning outcomes for both staff and students and make the most of the precious time they spend together.

Learning Intentions:

Participants will learn about:

The impact of leadership mindframes on school improvement success
The strategies that work best for leading teaching, leading learning and leading change

Success Criteria
Participants will be successful when they can:

Discuss the 10 leadership mindframes and intentionally activate them as needed to lead school improvement efforts
Adopt evidence-based practices for effective instructional leadership
Support teacher clarity
Lead for deeper student engagement
Build a learning-focused climate for staff and students
Lead and manage change using implementation science and de-implementation practices.

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The Science of Reading
2022-06-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual – Receive Link When Registered
Disruptions brought on by the pandemic have had a negative impact on young readers – with many struggling to meet literacy goals. How can we support early learners and build strong, confident readers in the wake of interrupted learning? This instruction-focused presentation will provide evidence-based tips for supporting early readers, with additional guidance for addressing unfinished learning and helping students get back on track.

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Aspiring Administrator Leaders Program
2022-06-14 16:00 - 17:30 | 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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Learning and Thinking that Make a Difference
2022-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Hillard Bradley High School, 2800 Walker Road, Hillard, OH, 43026, United States
June 15
Go deep this summer at the Project Zero in Ohio one-day conference. Learn how to develop and deepen cultures of thinking in your classrooms and explore practices for engaging students and educators.

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