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ELEMENTARY
JUNE OFFERINGS
6/1/2023
Google Drive Organization (AM)
Google no longer provides unlimited free storage so GCISD will soon begin imposing storage restrictions on individual users. This workshop will focus on strategies for organizing and maintaining your Google Drive, Shared Drives, and email.
6/1/2023
Google Drive Organization (PM)
Google no longer provides unlimited free storage so GCISD will soon begin imposing storage restrictions on individual users. This workshop will focus on strategies for organizing and maintaining your Google Drive, Shared Drives, and email.
6/1/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Interactive Notebooks for ALL
This session explore the why and how of an Interactive Notebook (INB) as a tool for supporting students’ learning. Teachers will learn the process of setting up an entry in the notebook utilizing the model of right side for direct input and left side for processing output of each entry. Participants will engage in a variety of collaborative learning structures that can be applied when planning lessons utilizing INBs. This will allow their students to dive deeper into the content and take ownership of their learning
6/5/2023
Canvas Course Creation
This session is designed for 4th and 5th grade teachers to learn the basics of Canvas course creation and design in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year.
6/6/2023
Canva Essentials Webinar
Learn the basics of Canva for Education and beyond including how to navigate the Canva homepage, exploring the template library, create folders, share activities, and provide real-time feedback. Participants will walk away with the knowledge of how to use Canva in the classroom.
6/8/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Beyond Lecture: Strategies for Incorporating Effective Notetaking (virtual)
This virtual (Webex) session is designed to promote new thinking and structures for note-taking to increase the level of rigor in lessons. The application of structured note-taking processes will help to develop students' retention of content and increase overall student achievement.
6/8/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Beyond Lecture: Strategies for Incorporating Effective Notetaking
This session is designed to promote new thinking and structures for note-taking to increase the level of rigor in lessons. The application of structured note-taking processes will help to develop students' retention of content and increase overall student achievement.
6/8/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Collaborative Study Groups in the Elementary Classroom
In a Collaborative Study Group (CSG), students identify a specific question from a content area, collaborate to develop and deepen their understanding through Socratic inquiry, and apply their new learning in order to enhance classroom performance. Participants will experience CSGs by watching classroom applications and participating in a mock CSG before developing a personal implementation plan for their own classrooms.
6/8/2023
RegXI Next Gen Personal Finance
This session will focus on providing engaging NGPF resources to use with a personal finance curriculum. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore multiple resources available on the NGPF website.
6/9/2023
RegXI Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom: Because Smart Teachers Deserve Smart Tools (Virtual)
This session is designed for K-12 teachers who are looking for innovative and effective ways to engage their students and enhance their learning experiences. Whether you're an experienced educator who is tech-savvy or a teacher who is new to AI-powered tools, this session will provide valuable insights and practical tips for integrating ChatGPT into your teaching practice. Additionally, teachers who are interested in exploring new and cutting-edge educational technology, along with those who are committed to improving their students' learning outcomes, will find this session highly beneficial. By the end of the session, participants will have a deep understanding of the potential of ChatGPT in the classroom and the skills and knowledge to effectively integrate it into their teaching practices. They will leave with practical strategies for personalizing and differentiating learning as well as ideas for how to use ChatGPT to engage and inspire their students. This session provides an opportunity for teachers to revolutionize the way they teach and take their students' learning to the next level with the power of ChatGPT.
6/12/2023
RegXI Amp It Up! with Discovery Ed
Discovery Education Experience makes it easy to AMP UP your social studies lessons. You will leave this session with curated resources for a unit you can use in your classroom next year. Please bring a fully charged laptop.
6/15/2023
Reg XI Enhancing Literacy Skills with Social Studies
Hey, kindergarten through 2nd-grade elementary teachers! We will learn to create engaging lessons that integrate English Language Arts and Social Studies TEKS. We can save time and build a stronger foundation for your students in both content strands by making connections and increasing critical thinking!
6/15/2023
RegXI Enhancing Literacy Skills with Social Studies
Hey, 3rd- through 5th-grade elementary teachers! We will learn to create engaging lessons that integrate English Language Arts and Social Studies TEKS. We can save time and build a stronger foundation for your students in both content strands by making connections and increasing critical thinking!
6/20/2023
RegXI Discovery Education - Explore the Basics (Virtual)
If you are not using Discovery Education yet, register for this session NOW. You and your students are missing out on AMAZING digital resources and easy-to-use features. In this session, participants will learn how to: 1. Search and use filters to find the perfect resources for your lesson. 2. Save time by creating folders and curating resources for future use. 3. Increase student engagement and retention with more than 100 SOS instructional strategies, and more!
6/20/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Collaborative Study Groups
In a Collaborative Study Group (CSG), students identify a specific question from a content area, collaborate to develop and deepen their understanding through Socratic inquiry, and apply their new learning in order to enhance classroom performance. Participants will experience CSGs by watching classroom applications and participating in a mock CSG before developing a personal implementation plan for their own classrooms.
6/21/2023
WICOR Summer Series: From Connection to Success: How Relationships Impact Learning
This session will illustrate the foundational power that relationships have over memory and resilient learning in order to show how grit, determination, and positive purpose arise from caring and committed relationships. In addition, it will explore how the neurochemistry of positive and challenging relationships increases memory and engagement with rigorous learning.
6/22/2023
RegX/RegXI Metroplex Social Studies Conference
ESC Regions 10 and 11 are excited to invite you to attend our 4th Metroplex Social Studies Conference on June 22, 2023. This year's focus is the value of honoring all voices, the reality of the larger global community we belong to, and the need to cultivate and foster future-ready skills with our students. You will have the opportunity to learn strategies, lesson ideas, and resources from fellow "rock star" educators throughout the Metroplex and beyond. Our learning extravaganza will be held face-to-face at ESC Region 11. Join us for an amazing day of spectacular social studies learning!
6/27/2023-6/29/2023
RegXI All Systems Go: A Teaching and Learning Conference
Are you looking for a great way to grow as an educator while also getting your summer exchange credit hours? Then join us for our summer Teaching and Learning Conference where you will learn about accelerated instruction and support for all core content areas, including best practices in math, literacy, social studies, and science. We will also have learning experiences that incorporate digital learning, GT, and differentiation to support high-quality instruction for the success of all students. We will have a wide variety of sessions to choose from with various topics and strands. We have amazing keynote speakers lined up, so you don't want to miss it!
Day 1 Keynote: Todd Nesloney (Award-winning educator and best-selling author) Day 2 Keynote: Kim Bearden (Cofounder and director of the Ron Clark Academy) Day 3 Keynote: Gerry Brooks (Principal and public speaker)
JULY OFFERINGS
7/10/2023
RegXI Amp It Up! with Discovery Ed (Virtual)
Discovery Education Experience makes it easy to AMP UP your social studies lessons. This workshop will include a three-hour virtual meeting and three hours of independent work. We ask that you have a future unit in mind, as you will curate resources that you will be able to use with your students.
7/13/2023
RegXI Discovery Education - What's New and Exciting?! (Virtual)
Have you been a fan of Discovery Education since the days of United Streaming? We have, too, so we know how much Discovery Education has changed. This session is for current Discovery Education users who want to learn about ALL of the new features and resources, including ready-to-use activities, interactives, audio, text and constructed response tasks, instructional strategies, the Quiz feature, and much more!
7/18/2023
RegXI Enhancing Literacy Skills with Social Studies: Supporting TEKS Integration
Help your K-5 elementary teachers create engaging lessons that integrate English Language Arts and Social Studies TEKS. We can save time and build a stronger foundation for students in both content strands by making connections and increasing critical thinking. We will look at research that shows how Social Studies builds RLA capacity and evaluate our current reality to leverage the opportunities for cross-curriculum instruction.
7/18/2023
WICOR Summer Series: AVID 101 (virtual)
This virtual (Webex) session introduces participants to AVID, the AVID College and Career Readiness System, and WICOR. Participants will practice components of WICOR and will experience the focused note-taking process used in AVID.
Registration Link Coming Soon
7/18/2023
WICOR Summer Series: AVID 101
This session introduces participants to AVID, the AVID College and Career Readiness System, and WICOR. Participants will practice components of WICOR and will experience the focused note-taking process used in AVID.
AUGUST OFFERINGS
8/1/2023
RegXI Social Studies on ICE: Inquiry, Creativity, and Enrichment in the Social Studies Classroom
The ICE series is designed to provide content-specific instructional strategies to amplify core content for gifted and advanced learners. In this course, we will explore what inquiry, creativity, and enrichment look like in the Social Studies classroom. We will examine methods that promote inquiry and creativity such as primary source analysis and questioning strategies that encourage higher-level thinking. Participants will receive 3 hours of GT update credit for this course and will be offered the opportunity to complete an independent extension activity to earn another 3 hours of GT update credit.
SECONDARY
MAY OFFERINGS
5/30/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Building Disciplinary Literacy with AVID Weekly
This session will give participants an opportunity to learn how to use AVID Weekly (available to 6-12 teachers!)
Participants will build on their knowledge of disciplinary literacy, learn how to navigate AVID Weekly digital resources, and have time to explore lessons and texts.
5/30/2023
WICOR Summer Series: AVID 101
This session allows participants to explore and define AVID, the AVID College and Career Readiness System, and WICOR, as well as how they can support implementation of AVID in their role in a district. Participants will experience the focused note-taking process as a tool to process their learning throughout the module, using a graphic organizer or note-taking system of their choice. (Additional Information)
Contact Brandi Carey to register
5/31/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Building Disciplinary Literacy with AVID Weekly (virtual)
This virtual (Webex) session will give participants an opportunity to learn how to use AVID Weekly (available to 6-12 teachers!)
Participants will build on their knowledge of disciplinary literacy, learn how to navigate AVID Weekly digital resources, and have time to explore lessons and texts.
5/31/2023
WICOR Summer Series: AVID 101
This session allows participants to explore and define AVID, the AVID College and Career Readiness System, and WICOR, as well as how they can support implementation of AVID in their role in a district. Participants will experience the focused note-taking process as a tool to process their learning throughout the module, using a graphic organizer or note-taking system of their choice. (Additional Information)
Contact Brandi Carey to register
JUNE OFFERINGS
6/1/2023
Google Drive Organization (AM)
Google no longer provides unlimited free storage so GCISD will soon begin imposing storage restrictions on individual users. This workshop will focus on strategies for organizing and maintaining your Google Drive, Shared Drives, and email.
6/1/2023
Google Drive Organization (PM)
Google no longer provides unlimited free storage so GCISD will soon begin imposing storage restrictions on individual users. This workshop will focus on strategies for organizing and maintaining your Google Drive, Shared Drives, and email.
6/1/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Interactive Notebooks for ALL
This session explore the why and how of an Interactive Notebook (INB) as a tool for supporting students’ learning. Teachers will learn the process of setting up an entry in the notebook utilizing the model of right side for direct input and left side for processing output of each entry. Participants will engage in a variety of collaborative learning structures that can be applied when planning lessons utilizing INBs. This will allow their students to dive deeper into the content and take ownership of their learning
6/1/2023
WICOR Summer Series: AVID 101
This session allows participants to explore and define AVID, the AVID College and Career Readiness System, and WICOR, as well as how they can support implementation of AVID in their role in a district. Participants will experience the focused note-taking process as a tool to process their learning throughout the module, using a graphic organizer or note-taking system of their choice. (Additional Information)
Contact Brandi Carey to register
6/6/2023
Canva Essentials Webinar
Learn the basics of Canva for Education and beyond including how to navigate the Canva homepage, exploring the template library, create folders, share activities, and provide real-time feedback. Participants will walk away with the knowledge of how to use Canva in the classroom.
6/8/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Beyond Lecture: Strategies for Incorporating Effective Notetaking (virtual)
This virtual (Webex) session is designed to promote new thinking and structures for note-taking to increase the level of rigor in lessons. The application of structured note-taking processes will help to develop students' retention of content and increase overall student achievement.
6/8/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Beyond Lecture: Strategies for Incorporating Effective Notetaking
This session is designed to promote new thinking and structures for note-taking to increase the level of rigor in lessons. The application of structured note-taking processes will help to develop students' retention of content and increase overall student achievement.
6/8/2023
RegXI Next Gen Personal Finance
This session will focus on providing engaging NGPF resources to use with a personal finance curriculum. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore multiple resources available on the NGPF website.
6/9/2023
RegXI Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom: Because Smart Teachers Deserve Smart Tools (Virtual)
This session is designed for K-12 teachers who are looking for innovative and effective ways to engage their students and enhance their learning experiences. Whether you're an experienced educator who is tech-savvy or a teacher who is new to AI-powered tools, this session will provide valuable insights and practical tips for integrating ChatGPT into your teaching practice. Additionally, teachers who are interested in exploring new and cutting-edge educational technology, along with those who are committed to improving their students' learning outcomes, will find this session highly beneficial. By the end of the session, participants will have a deep understanding of the potential of ChatGPT in the classroom and the skills and knowledge to effectively integrate it into their teaching practices. They will leave with practical strategies for personalizing and differentiating learning as well as ideas for how to use ChatGPT to engage and inspire their students. This session provides an opportunity for teachers to revolutionize the way they teach and take their students' learning to the next level with the power of ChatGPT.
6/12/2023
RegXI Amp It Up! with Discovery Ed
Discovery Education Experience makes it easy to AMP UP your social studies lessons. You will leave this session with curated resources for a unit you can use in your classroom next year. Please bring a fully charged laptop.
6/12/2023-6/14/2023
AVID Summer Institute
AVID Summer Institute is a 3-day, high-touch, interactive community experience featuring a rigorous curriculum that promotes student achievement at the highest levels and lays out a pathway to student success.
Contact Brandi Carey for registration information.
6/12/2023-6/14/2023
LRE Sumners Institute on the Founding Documents
Join Law-Related Education for this institute which is a perfect fit for middle and high school U.S. History teachers as well as high school U.S. Government or anyone wanting to learn more about our nation’s founding documents. The focus is on The Declaration of Independence, English and Early American Influences on the development of the U.S. Constitution, the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist and Anti-Federalist debates, and a walk through the articles of the U.S. Constitution.
This institute divides blocks of time spent with scholars followed by breakout sessions featuring demonstrations of TEKS aligned lessons that can be used to supplement existing curriculum. Teachers will receive lunch each day, access to all materials, and 21 hours of professional development credit.
6/20/2023
RegXI Discovery Education - Explore the Basics (Virtual)
If you are not using Discovery Education yet, register for this session NOW. You and your students are missing out on AMAZING digital resources and easy-to-use features. In this session, participants will learn how to: 1. Search and use filters to find the perfect resources for your lesson. 2. Save time by creating folders and curating resources for future use. 3. Increase student engagement and retention with more than 100 SOS instructional strategies, and more!
6/20/2023
WICOR Summer Series: Collaborative Study Groups
In a Collaborative Study Group (CSG), students identify a specific question from a content area, collaborate to develop and deepen their understanding through Socratic inquiry, and apply their new learning in order to enhance classroom performance. Participants will experience CSGs by watching classroom applications and participating in a mock CSG before developing a personal implementation plan for their own classrooms.
6/20/2023-6/24/2023
Humanities Texas Teacher Institute: Teaching the Civil War and Reconstruction
This institute will cover significant topics in Civil War and Reconstruction history from the antebellum period through the legacies of Reconstruction. Presentations will focus on such topics as slavery, the road to the Civil War, abolitionists, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Compromise of 1850, Dred Scott v. Sanford, teaching the Civil War through maps, how Americans fought, Chocktaw Confederates and the Civil War West, Juneteenth, Reconstruction, and the Reconstruction Amendments.
Participants will receive a $400 stipend and are eligible for travel reimbursement of approved travel costs up to $300. Housing is also available to out-of-town teachers at no cost. (Additional information and application)
6/21/2023
WICOR Summer Series: From Connection to Success: How Relationships Impact Learning
This session will illustrate the foundational power that relationships have over memory and resilient learning in order to show how grit, determination, and positive purpose arise from caring and committed relationships. In addition, it will explore how the neurochemistry of positive and challenging relationships increases memory and engagement with rigorous learning.
6/22/2023
RegX/RegXI Metroplex Social Studies Conference
ESC Regions 10 and 11 are excited to invite you to attend our 4th Metroplex Social Studies Conference on June 22, 2023. This year's focus is the value of honoring all voices, the reality of the larger global community we belong to, and the need to cultivate and foster future-ready skills with our students. You will have the opportunity to learn strategies, lesson ideas, and resources from fellow "rock star" educators throughout the Metroplex and beyond. Our learning extravaganza will be held face-to-face at ESC Region 11. Join us for an amazing day of spectacular social studies learning!
6/26/2023-6/27/2023
RegXI Teaching the Tough TEKS in 8th Grade with LRE
In the eighth-grade "Teaching the Tough TEKS" course, the Law-Related Education team identified TEKS that are challenging to American History students and created this two-day workshop to address those areas. This institute is designed to target low-performing eighth-grade TEKS and to complement the existing curriculum. Working with scholars and consultants, participants will learn and receive valuable content, methods, and resources. Content presentations are reinforced with practical activities that will be made available to participants free of charge. Registration is free, and lunch will be provided on both days.
6/26/2023-6/27/2023
RegXI Teaching the Tough TEKS in 11th Grade with LRE
In the high school "Teaching the Tough TEKS" course, the Law-Related Education team identified TEKS that are challenging to American History students and created this two-day workshop to address those areas. This institute is designed to target low-performing high school U.S. History TEKS and to complement the existing curriculum. Working with scholars and consultants, participants will learn and receive valuable content, methods, and resources. Content presentations are reinforced with practical activities that will be made available to participants free of charge. Registration is free, and lunch will be provided on both days.
6/27/2023-6/29/2023
RegXI All Systems Go: A Teaching and Learning Conference
Are you looking for a great way to grow as an educator while also getting your summer exchange credit hours? Then join us for our summer Teaching and Learning Conference where you will learn about accelerated instruction and support for all core content areas, including best practices in math, literacy, social studies, and science. We will also have learning experiences that incorporate digital learning, GT, and differentiation to support high-quality instruction for the success of all students. We will have a wide variety of sessions to choose from with various topics and strands. We have amazing keynote speakers lined up, so you don't want to miss it!
Day 1 Keynote: Todd Nesloney (Award-winning educator and best-selling author) Day 2 Keynote: Kim Bearden (Cofounder and director of the Ron Clark Academy) Day 3 Keynote: Gerry Brooks (Principal and public speaker)
6/27/2023-6/29/2023 + 7/06/2023
Humanities Texas Teacher Institute: Teaching Evidence-Based Reading Practices at the Secondary Level (Virtual)
This online institute, held in partnership with the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin, will focus on teaching reading at the sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade levels for both social studies and English language arts (ELA) teachers. Online sessions will include interactive presentations on research-based approaches to teaching reading and content-area literacy with an emphasis on social studies texts. Faculty presentations will focus on developing students’ word study, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. (Additional information and application)
6/27/2023; 7/11/2023; 7/25/2023
Humanities Texas Teacher Institute: Primary Source Pedagogy with the National Archives (Virtual)
The webinar series, held in partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Archives Foundation, will focus on student-centered pedagogy to promote the integration of primary sources into classroom instruction. Functioning as a learning community, the selected cohort of teachers will meet for three sessions this summer, submitting required assignments and activities in between. Participants will receive a $400 stipend, CPE credit and a digital badge. (Additional information and application)
JULY OFFERINGS
7/10/2023
RegXI Amp It Up! with Discovery Ed (Virtual)
Discovery Education Experience makes it easy to AMP UP your social studies lessons. This workshop will include a three-hour virtual meeting and three hours of independent work. We ask that you have a future unit in mind, as you will curate resources that you will be able to use with your students.
7/11/2023
RegXI Empowering Critical Thinkers across Secondary Classrooms
Critical thinking is an essential skill, permeating all aspects of life and literacy. What does critical thinking look like in secondary classrooms? How do the skills students learn in the classroom empower them to imagine effective solutions for everyday challenges? Join us as we explore the benefits of creating critical thinkers across contents in secondary classrooms. Participants will leave the session with resources and strategies to implement in their classrooms.
7/13/2023
RegXI Discovery Education - What's New and Exciting?! (Virtual)
Have you been a fan of Discovery Education since the days of United Streaming? We have, too, so we know how much Discovery Education has changed. This session is for current Discovery Education users who want to learn about ALL of the new features and resources, including ready-to-use activities, interactives, audio, text and constructed response tasks, instructional strategies, the Quiz feature, and much more!
7/18/2023
WICOR Summer Series: AVID 101 (virtual)
This virtual (Webex) session introduces participants to AVID, the AVID College and Career Readiness System, and WICOR. Participants will practice components of WICOR and will experience the focused note-taking process used in AVID.
How to Enroll in Vector for PD
7/18/2023
WICOR Summer Series: AVID 101
This session introduces participants to AVID, the AVID College and Career Readiness System, and WICOR. Participants will practice components of WICOR and will experience the focused note-taking process used in AVID.
How to Enroll in Vector for PD
AUGUST OFFERINGS
8/1/2023
RegXI Social Studies on ICE: Inquiry, Creativity, and Enrichment in the Social Studies Classroom
The ICE series is designed to provide content-specific instructional strategies to amplify core content for gifted and advanced learners. In this course, we will explore what inquiry, creativity, and enrichment look like in the Social Studies classroom. We will examine methods that promote inquiry and creativity such as primary source analysis and questioning strategies that encourage higher-level thinking. Participants will receive 3 hours of GT update credit for this course and will be offered the opportunity to complete an independent extension activity to earn another 3 hours of GT update credit.
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