February 2022
$ Help! I'm on Comprehensive
Course #:1807
Date and Time: Feb 24 4:00-5:00
Audience: All Certificated
Location: LSC -McConihe
Presenter: Anna Griffith
Description: Folks on Comprehensive Evaluations only need to be evaluated on 2 criteria because of the impact of Covid. Come by for ideas about which criteria you might choose, what evidence you need to submit and how to submit your SGG evidence.
$Special Ed Apps & Accessibility
Course #: 1814
Date and Time: Feb 10th 4:00-5:00
Audience: Special Education Staff
Location: LSC
Presenter: Kathleen Collins & Kristy Karman
Description: Join us for one hour of PD to review and practice Google Chrome applications. These applications can be implemented in your classroom to support students with disabilities as they access curriculum, educational tasks, and assessments with technology
$10 Strategies for Questioning in the Social Studies
Course #: 1820
Date and Time: Feb 16 3:30 - 4:30
Audience: Secondary social studies teachers
Location: LSC - McConihe
Presenter: Anne Stewart
Description: Want to learn 10 strategies for asking effective questions in the social studies classroom? Effective questioning is key because it makes thinking visible. Join me to find out about questioning techniques you can use to engage students in their learning.
$Building Connections and Community in Our Secondary Classrooms
Course #:1827
Date and Time: Feb 8 3:30-4:30
Audience: 6-12
Location: MLHS Rm 174
Presenter: Tricia Albright
Description: Find the magic with strategies to build community and make connections among your students.
$ How Do I Read an IEP at a Glance?
Course #:1829
Date and Time: Feb 15 3:30-4:30
Audience: 6-12
Location: MLHS Rm 196
Presenter: Jodi Truman
Description: In this 1 hour course we will learn how to use the information in the IEP at a Glance to meet the needs of special education students in the general education classroom. You will learn how to read the information on the document and use it to enhance the students' experience in the classroom.
$Children Show Us What They Need: The HANDLE Approach
Course #:1834
Date and Time: 4:00-5:00
Audience: PreK-5
Location: LSC Kittleson
Presenter: Cyle Nielsen
Description: We will look at children's behavior, using case studies. We will look at systems and begin to explore behavior as communicating underlying neurodevelopmental and sensory challenges. We will share and present ideas of things that can be done in the classroom to help children become more efficient learners. We will learn at least 1 activity that can be used in the classroom to support learning and make life easier. This is applicable to all ages, but is focused more on preschool, elementary and children with special challenges, including behavioral challenges.
$ Shifting to Sound Walls
Course #:1836
Date and Time: Feb 3, 4:00-5:00
Audience: K-5
Location: LSC McConihe
Presenter: Kelli Yager
Description: English has 26 letters and 44 sounds. Learn how to shift from a word wall to a sound wall. Sound walls will help students in making connections between phonemes and graphemes that will aid in reading and spelling.
$Blooket, Bingobaker and Peardeck: Tech Tools to Extend Learning
Course #:1828
Date and Time: 4:00-5:00
Audience: K-12
Location: MLHS Rm 312
Presenter: Rebecca Chamberlain
Description: Learn about 3 easy tools great for added review, test prep, increased engagement, etc. These tech tools are especially helpful for a quick lesson extension, extra practice or increasing engagement. All are easily adaptable for any subject or grade level. They are interactive and "gamify" learning a bit, which current data shows can increase learning for all. Learn to use these tools for simple warm ups, a integral part of a lesson or a "filler" when you need more engagement, variety or meaningful time in a lesson.
$SHEG Lesson Resources for History
Course #:1825
Date and Time: Feb 3:30-4:30
Audience: 6-12 Social Studies
Location:MLHS Rm 404
Presenter: Chris Zuver
Description:Introduction to the many resources available for free from Stanford University, especially the Read like a Historian series. They're great resources for teaching not only solid content but also valuable historical tools such as defining author's purpose, discussion, and historical analysis.
$Visual Communication and AAC
Course #:1845
Date and Time: Jan 19 and Feb 16 4:00-5:30
Audience: SLP/SpEd
Location: LSC Kittleson
Presenter: Kelly Gettles
Description: My student handed me a picture to request. What's next? My student showed up with an augmentative communication device. What do I do? Come for a drop in, learn and make/take session to have your questions answered. Leave with increased knowledge and materials to use with your students.
$Building Vocabulary
Course #:1840
Date and Time: Feb 17 4:00-5:00
Audience: Elementary
Location: LSC McConihe
Presenter: Kelli Yager
Description: Improve student comprehension through intentional vocabulary instruction. Learn the difference between Tier 1, 2 and 3 vocabulary words, as well as, learn different activities for building vocabulary skills.
$Analyzing iReady Growth Data
Course #: 1841
Date and Time: Feb 15 4:00-5:00
Audience: Elementary
Location: Online
Presenter: Rene Ward/McAtee
Description: Teachers will examine results of Diagnostic 2 to determine next steps.
$Creative Assessments with Screencastify
Course : #1837
Date and Time: Feb 7 4:00-5:00
Audience: K-12
Location: Online
Presenter: Screencastify Trainer/McAtee
Description: Assesment is at the core of learning. Join us for a discussion on how video can enhance assessment procedures. Get instant formative feedback, deeper student responses, and more evidence of learning .