January 15.2025

🍎Welcome & Professional Learning Updates - Jennifer Hand - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!🎉🎉🎉

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE T&L SUMMIT! Dr. Aldridge will be sharing the links for the Georgia Ed Talks soon:) 

     PL Opportunities (Can all be found under the Professional Learning Tab at www.swresa.org)

• K-2 ELA System Collaboration Workday - Jan 16th - SWRESA Event

• 6-8 ELA System Collaboration Workday - Jan 21st  - SWRESA Event

• Rural Computer Science Initiative Job-Alike Meeting - Jan 22nd - Ashley Palmer has taken a position with Tville City, but will still lead session.

• Be the Leader- Jan 22nd

• Nix the 26 - Jan 23rd

• Intro. to Educating Exceptional Children & Youth (HB671 Mandate)  - Jan 27th

• 9-12 ELA System Collaboration Workday - Jan 29th - SWRESA Event

• Analyzing Georgia's K-12 ELA Standards: Texts & Practices for Grades K-5 - Feb 3rd

• Analyzing Georgia's ELA Standards: Texts & Practices for Grades 6-12 - Feb 4th - GaDOE Event

• Media Specialists Job Alike - Feb 6th - GaDOE Event

• Grades 8th/Algebra Assessment Item Bank Creation - Feb 12th - SWRESA Event

• Grades 6th/7th Assessment Item Bank Creation - Feb 13th - SWRESA Event

• MTSS Job-Alike - Feb 13th

• Be the Leader - Feb 19th

• Instructional Coach Job Alike - Feb 25th

• Counselor & Social Worker Job Alike - Mar 6th

• Group Games in Physical Education - Mar 11th

• K-2 Writing with Kevin Raczynski - Mar 25th

• Grades 3-5 Writing with Kevin Raczynski - Mar 25th

• Grades 6-8 Writing with Kevin Raczynski - Mar 26th

• Grades 9-12 Writing with Kevin Raczynski - Mar 26th

• Lori Brinkley - Sound Wall Possibility/Interest?

• Be on the lookout for the following computer science PL:

·    1.  Integrating Computer Science in K-5 Education

·     2. How to Empower, Engage, and Excel through Physical Computing Devices

·     3. GaDOE Inspire for K-5 Computer Science Mastery

·     4. GaDOE Inspire for 6-12 Computer Science Mastery

·     5. Integrating Computer Science Across the School District

·     6. The Odyssey of AI in K12 Education and the Quest for Tech-Savy Scholars

PLEASE PUT THE NUMBERS OF THE CS SESSIONS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ON OUR PL FORM ALONG WITH ANY OTHER PL YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE OFFERED THIS SPRING  

https://forms.gle/Gy33koGbWQPfDkHJ6

🍎Georgia Public Broadcasting Presentation - Jenny Hale

🍎Consultant Updates/Presentations (Contact info for our consultants can be found on our About Us/Staff Page)

• School Climate/MTSS - Kathy Wooten, Kevin Strickland, Pricilla Yarbrough 

• ELA - Nancy Slocumb, Gwen Lee  - UPDATE - Entries are due electronically by Thursday, Feb 20, 2025

Young Georgia Authors entries are due electronically by Thursday, Feb 20, 2025 CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION

• Wraparound - Sue Youngblood, Lynn Arline

• Regional Literacy Specialists - Karen Moncrief, Nikki Meredith

• GaTAPP - Janna Beanblossom, Jennifer Majors, Rhonda Grim, Lisa Goodin, Lisa Gilligan, Christine Ford, Barbi Fisher, Camille Bolton, Angie Davis

🍎Curriculum Directors' Job Alike - Teresa Sumner, Worth County CD - Please join Teresa for CD conversations and collaboration!

SHARED DOCUMEMT FOR CD JOB ALIKE

🗓️MARK YOUR CALENDERS - NEXT MEETING WILL BE F2F on APRIL 30th April 29th at 9:30am🗓️