Bethel Public SchoolsOffice of Professional Development

Spanaway, WA

October Professional Development Offerings

2008

Register online @http://my.bethel.org

Click on Certificated Development under the ESSENTIALS box.

Course 8393 ~ Building The Bridges: Gang Intervention and Prevention, Dennis Turner, Larry Bennett & Duke Whitev Cultural Awareness and Diversity Core Training for ALL Educators

Are you looking for resources as well as knowledge about gang culture? This workshop is a repeat of the outstanding workshop held during the June Summer Institute. It provides an introduction to gang culture as well as how a school can assist these at-risk students. An overview of gang culture, colors, symbols, and signs will help participants expand their knowledge base. Discussions will include building better relationships so that these youth can be better functioning students. A portion of the session will consist of teaching therapeutic intervention and prevention methods on dealing with at-risk-youth. This will include teaching strategies to deal with youth and families from a systemic and therapeutic model. Repeat of June Summer Institute session.

Course 8394 ~ Increasing Student Engagement and Improving Critical Thinking Skills, Oscar Graybill v Best Teaching Practices Core Training for ALL Educators

In this highly interactive and engaging workshop, participants will recognize and create powerful questions using Bloom’s Higher Thinking Skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation while gaining understanding and learning to apply Habits of Mind that teach for understanding. You will learn cooperative learning team strategies that work for students of all levels as you practice and come away with active learning strategies that motivate and engage students to learn in pairs and small groups. Use powerful discussion protocols that increase involvement and learning for all students and learn how Essential Questions increase student engagement and critical thinking skills and access Divergent Thinking Models that activate student creativity. Workshop supports key practices for HSTW & MMGW. Repeat of June Summer Institute session.

Important Reminders

October 10 th Offerings8:00 - 3:30 @ Spanaway Jr. High School

Important InformationReminders

• October 10th Inservice will have all classeses are at Spanaway Jr. High School with the exception of CPR & First Aid. It will take place at Challenger Secondary School. • Seven SPU clockhours are available for $15. You must pay for clockhours on October 10th. Checks, Visa / Mastercard, and Debit cards with a credit card logo are accepted. Please NO CASH!!

• Lunch and coffee are not available at any location. You will need to bring a sack lunch with you.

Course 8395 ~ Next Steps in Science Notebooks: Grades 6-12, Tom Hathornv Best Teaching Practices in Science Core Training for Grades 6 - 12. (7 Clock Hours Available)

OK, so the research advises us that “students have misconceptions,” and “these initial ideas should be revealed and used”...but what, exactly, do these statements mean? What are some specific strategies for “revealing and using” students’ ideas? This science notebook workshop goes beyond “Level 1” (entry types, organization), digging into the nitty-gritty of instruction that capitalizes on more of the potential of science notebooks. Participants will explore the intentional use of various notebook entry types and ways to increase the rigor of thinking-writing-talking that go with notebook entries. You will build your repertoire of instructional strategies to support notebook use and ease the gradebook burden and increase the strategic information about students’ ideas. Workshop supports key practices for HSTW & MMGW.

*Qualifies as a 2008-09 state funded Science Professional Development Day for grades 6-12 science teachers. At the end of class, go to the registration desk for a timesheet to complete.

Course 8396 ~Revised Washington Math Standards: Grades 6-12, Wyley Beatty & Don Prindle v Best Teaching Practices in Mathematics Core Training for 6-12 Math Educators (7 Clock Hours Available)

You have probably been spending your weekends wondering about the new math standards. Are the content and process strands still there? How do the new standards differ from the previous standards? How are they the same? How will the changes affect the scope and sequence your instructional materials? How do they affect student’s depth of understanding? Find some answers.

*Qualifies as a 2008-09 state funded Math Professional Development Day for 6-12 grade math teachers. At the end of class, go to the registration desk for a timesheet to complete. This is a required training for the state monies. Repeat of Summer Institute session.

Course 8397 ~ Revised Math Standards for Grades K-5, Katherine Hansen & Joan Batesv Best Teaching Practices for Mathematics Core Training for Elementary Educators (7 Clock Hours Available)

Washington’s math standards have been revised! Join us to learn about the revised K-5 math standards and how these changes will impact your classroom. We will study the new organization of the standards, identify content specific to your grade level and discuss how these changes impact Everyday Math.

*Qualifies for the 2008-09 state funded math professional development day for teachers of grades 4 & 5. At the end of class, go to the registration desk for a timesheet to complete. This is the required training for the state monies. Repeat of Summer Institute session.

Course 8398 ~ Teaching the Science Investigative Process: Elementary Science (Grades K-6), Kirk Robbins v Best Assessment Practices in Science Core Training (7 Clock Hours Available)

Back by popular demand! You will make a set of Inquiry Boards for teaching variables and controlled investigations and learn about core concepts in elementary science and common student preconceptions/misconceptions in science. Each participant will leave with a wealth of strategies, tools, lesson ideas, and a CD packed with resources. You will engage in inquiry-based hands on activities to learn teaching strategies to explicitly teach students inquiry process skills while experiencing a variety of formative assessment strategies to check for student understanding.

*Qualifies as a 2008-09 state funded Science Professional Development Day for grades 4-6 science teachers. At the end of class, go to the registration desk for a timesheet to complete. Repeat of June Summer Institute session.

Course 8399 ~ Reading Mastery, Teacher Consultantv Instructional Materials Core Training (7 Clock Hours Available)

This interactive training is for teachers with no prior training in Reading Mastery. Participants learn the basic information and skills needed to implement the program: how a lesson is taught; the research and philosophy of Reading Mastery; and how to effectively place students in appropriate instructional groups. Effective pacing techniques and motivational practices as well as the unique organization, management, routines and strategies of Reading Mastery will be modeled. Please bring Post-it notes and highlighters. Workshop supports Response to Intervention. Course repeats October 27 and 28. Teachers and paraeducators do not need to attend training in BOTH Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading to use both sets of materials. Select one training to attend.

Important Reminders

October 10 th Offerings8:00 - 3:30 @ Spanaway Jr. High School

Course 8400 ~ Corrective Reading, Teacher Consultantv Instructional Materials Core Training (7 Clock Hours Available)

This interactive training is for teachers with no prior training. Participants learn the basic information and skills needed to implement the program including how a lesson is developed for the decoding and comprehension strands and the research and philosophy of Corrective Reading. How to effectively place students in appropriate instructional groups and the unique organization, management, routines, and strategies of Corrective Reading will be discussed. Please bring: Post-it notes and highlighters. Workshop supports Response to Intervention. Course repeats October 29 and 30. Teachers and paraeducators do not need to attend training in BOTH Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading to use both sets of materials. Select one training to attend.

Course 8386 ~ Right Response Certification Course, (Day 1 of a 3-Day Course) Right Response Instructor Team Participants must attend all three days of training (14 hours) for certification or Core Training.v Special Services Core Training (14 Clock Hours Available)Role Specific Core Training for Staff Identified as a Crisis ResponderCourse continues October 13 & 15 at Thompson Elementary from 4:15 – 7:45

Attend this highly interactive workshop where you will learn strategies to de-escalate problem behaviors and manage a crisis pro-actively. Techniques for keeping yourself and the acting-out person safe are modeled. Non-injurious restraint and transport techniques, and team crisis intervention strategies are included. Prevention, de-escalation, re-stabilization and post-intervention processes are practiced. The focus is that physical intervention only occurs when these processes have failed to protect the individual from harm.

Course 8401 ~ The Power of GarageBand…in the Hands of the Music Educator, Michael Hoyev Role Specific Core Training for Music Specialists and Self-Directed TRI for all other educators (7 Clock Hours Available)

This course will introduce a certificated music teacher to the tremendous power of GarageBand, the highly intuitive audio recording and editing software that is part of Apple’s iLife suite. Participants will discover and experience the many useful features available in this application. They will also have the opportunity to try their hand at sample tasks of their choice--ranging from the making of audio recordings for use in classroom or concert settings as well as student-prepared projects that are part of classroom-based performance assessments (CBPA’s), all the way to the creation and publication of podcasts as a means of communication and creativity. Ample time will be provided for individual exploration and completion of “mini-projects” in order to gain proficiency. Participants must provide a Mac laptop (either an iBook, PowerBook or MacBook) that comfortably uses Mac OS X and has GarageBand (version 3.0 or higher) installed on it. The laptop should also be wirelessly enabled if at all possible.

Course 8402 ~ Making the Most of MyBethel & Projector/Document Cameras, Lori Curtis & Tonya Narramorev Instructional Technology Core Training for Role Appropriate Certificated Staff (7 Clock Hours Available)

Come and explore the Bethel portal product known as MyBethel, a terrific resource for staff who have one or many computers in their classroom. Staff attending this class can expect to learn about NetTrekker, Grollier Encyclopedia, United Streaming, Associated Press Photo Archive, and Bethel’s newest subscription services - Learn 360 and Atomic Learning. This would be a great course for staff members who recently received a document camera and projector set!

Course 8403 ~ Student Success in a Room Full of Computers, Tim Lamas & Technology Teamv Instructional Technology Core Training for Role Appropriate Certificated Staff (7 Clock Hours Available)

Technology lab specialists and classroom teachers with access to mobile computer labs will come together to explore and share successful lessons and projects which make use of the vast Google resources, Bethel Google Docs, MAC podcasting, Atomic Learning’s Teacher2Teacher and Lesson Accelerator, Learn 360, as well as projects created with traditional computer applications such as Kidspiration, etc. Teachers will also discuss unique logistic and pedagogical methods needed to insure maximum student success in a setting where every student in the room has a computer in front of them. Staff will learn the steps for having students save their work to their network file server folder. The Bethel Technology Scope and Sequence and ISTE standards will also be reviewed. Be sure to bring your most successful resources and lessons. NOTE: Participants must initiate a Tech Service Request before the training, requesting a Bethel Google Docs account.

Important Reminders

October 10 th Offerings8:00 - 3:30 @ Spanaway Jr. High School

October 10 th Offering8:00 - 3:30 @ Challenger Secondary School

Course 8404 ~ Standard First Aid, CPR & the Use of AED, Paula Brownv Qualifies for Self-Directed TRI (7 Clock Hours Available)Location: Challenger Secondary School

Note: A $10.00 material and certification fee is due the day of the training. Due to the extensive content demands for certification, this course begins promptly at 8:00, late arrivals will not be admitted.

This course focuses on infant, child, and adult CPR and first aid. This includes rescue breathing, first aid of choking, control of bleeding, care for muscle, bone, and joint injuries, sudden illness, and burns. To receive certification, participants must attend the entire day plus successfully complete both the written and practical skills exams. Use this opportunity to re-new your First Aid and/or CPR card. Limited to 15 Certificated Bethel participants.

Course 8405 ~ Getting Started with Houghton Mifflin Communication Arts Series (K-6), Traci White v Instructional Materials/Houghton Mifflin Core Training for Elementary Educators

Dates: October 15, November 4 & 6Time: 4:15 – 6:35Location: Evergreen Elementary, Library7 Clock Hours Available

Houghton Mifflin Materials to Bring: Bring your plan book and Theme Two Teacher Edition. We will have time to begin planning your second unit of instruction. Participants are asked to e-mail Traci prior to class. She may be reached at twhite@bethelsd.org.

This workshop is for teachers new to Houghton Mifflin Communication Arts. You will have the opportunity to explore the integrated communication arts components of the Houghton Mifflin series. Useful tips for using the manual and organizing materials will be provided. Attend and receive additional classroom resources for use in your classroom! Traci is an Instructional Coach and a National Board Certified Teacher at Evergreen Elementary.

Course 8406 ~ Reading Mastery, Joyce Nacev Instructional Materials Core Training

Dates: Monday and Tuesday, October 27 & 28Time: 4:15 – 7:45Location: Spanaway Jr. High, Library7 Clock Hours Available

This interactive training is for teachers with no prior training in Reading Mastery. Participants learn the basic information and skills needed to implement the program: how a lesson is taught; the research and philosophy of Reading Mastery; and how to effectively place students in appropriate instructional groups. Effective pacing techniques and motivational practices as well as the unique organization, management, routines and strategies of Reading Mastery will be modeled. Please bring: Post-it notes and highlighters. Workshop supports Response to Intervention. Teachers and paraeducators do not need to attend training in BOTH Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading. Select one training to attend.

October After-School Offerings

Course 8407 ~ Corrective Reading, Joyce Nacev Instructional Materials Core Training

Dates: Wednesday and Thursday, October 29 & 30Time: 4:15 – 7:45Location: Bethel High School, Library7 Clock Hours Available

This interactive training is for teachers with no prior training. Participants learn the basic information and skills needed to implement the program including how a lesson is developed for the decoding and comprehension strands and the research and philosophy of Corrective Reading. How to effectively place students in appropriate instructional groups and the unique organization, management, routines, and strategies of Corrective Reading will be discussed. Please bring: Post-it notes and highlighters. Workshop supports Response to Intervention. Teachers and paraeducators do not need to attend training in BOTH Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading. Select one training to attend.

Course 8408 ~ Fifth Grade Social Studies: Initial Training, Teacher Consultant v Qualifies for Self-Directed TRI

Date: Wednesday, October 15Time: 4:15 – 6:15Location: Bethel High School, LibraryNO Clock Hours Available

Please Bring your Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Teacher Materials. Fifth grade teachers will spend two hours learning about the instructional components of the new Houghton Mifflin Social Studies materials. Teachers will become familiar with the Teacher Resources, Social Studies Leveled Readers, and Readers Theater.

Course 8410 ~ Fourth Grade Social Studies: Washington State & Desk Map, Teacher Consultant v Qualifies for Self-Directed TRI

Date: Thursday, October 16Time: 4:15 – 6:15Location: ESC BoardroomNO Clock Hours Available

Please Bring your WA State Teacher Edition, one student book, and a teacher guide from the Washington Desk Map set. Fourth grade teachers will spend two hours learning about the instructional components of the new Washington State Social Studies materials as well as the Rand McNally Desk Map Activities.

October After-School Offerings

Bring a Lunch & Coffee on October 10!

You will need to bring your coffee & lunch with you. Catering and coffee stations are NOT available on October 10.

We recommend carpooling on October 10th!

Parking is limited at SJH so please catch a ride with a friend.

October 10 th Offerings8:00 - 3:30

Course 8393 ~ Building The Bridges: Gang Intervention and Prevention, Turner, Bennett & White

Course 8394 ~ Increasing Student Engagement and Improving Critical Thinking Skills, Oscar Graybill

Course 8395 ~ Next Steps in Science Notebooks: Grades 6-12, Tom Hathorn

Course 8396 ~Revised Washington Math Standards: Grades 6-12, Wyley Beatty & Don Prindle

Course 8397 ~ Revised Math Standards for Grades K-5, Katherine Hansen & Joan Bates

Course 8398 ~ Teaching the Science Investigative Process: Elementary Science (Grades K-6), Kirk Robbins

Course 8399 ~ Reading Mastery, Teacher Consultant

Course 8400 ~ Corrective Reading, Teacher Consultant

Course 8386 ~ Right Response Certification Course, (Day 1 of a 3-Day Course) Right Response Instructor Team

Course 8401 ~ The Power of GarageBand…in the Hands of the Music Educator, Michael Hoye

Course 8402 ~ Making the Most of MyBethel & Projector/Document Cameras, Lori Curtis & Tonya Narramore

Course 8403 ~ Student Success in a Room Full of Computers, Tim Lamas & Technology Team

Course 8404 ~ Standard First Aid, CPR & the Use of AED, Location: Challenger Secondary School

Course 8405 ~ Houghton Mifflin Communication Arts Series (K-6) Date: October 15, November 4 & 6

Course 8406 ~ Reading Mastery, Joyce Nace Date: October 27 & 28

Course 8407 ~ Corrective Reading, Joyce Nace Date: October 28 & 29

Course 8408 ~ Fifth Grade Social Studies: Initial Training Date: October 15

Course 8410 ~ Fourth Grade Social Studies: Washington State & Desk Map Date: October 16

October After-School Offerings