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Give your primary students a leg up for Math ILearn testing by teaching them strategies for addition and subtraction fact fluency. Research says that learning relationships among facts and using these reasoning strategies fosters number sense. Now available-- a program to help teachers teach that foundational addition and subtraction fluency standard. Spend the day learning time proven methods for moving students from counting to mental fluency--all in 20 minutes a day.  Ginnie and Ginger have designed a workshop to train and equip teachers to implement A Strategic Approach to Addition Fact Fluency and Subtraction-A Better Way of Thinking.

Program Special Pricing for Workshop:

$!50 when both addition and subtraction programs are purchased together.

Site License: $1500.

Workshop will share Programs as well as:

• Research that relates to fluency and number sense.
• Best Practice methods and activities for teaching fluency
• Components for a Balanced Math Approach

How am I supposed to teach students who don’t speak English? And how do I communicate with their parents? I know about differentiation but how do I differentiate for different language levels? What do these WiDA levels even mean? If you have English language learners (ELLs) in your class, these are probably questions you’ve asked yourself. And as the state with the 2nd fastest ELL population, there are a lot of teachers that have the same questions you have. Join us for this interactive session as we seek to answer these questions and address the following:

•Introduction to WiDA resources and tools

•Second language acquisition and its impact on content learning for younger learners

•Strategies for differentiating content, instruction, student products, and assessment for ELLs

Shoshannah Hernandez serves as an instructor and director for the Institute for TESOL Studies at Huntington University. In addition to managing and teaching within HU’s TESOL programs, she has also served several local school corporations with professional development and coaching for those teaching and working with English learners. Prior to joining Huntington University Shoshannah taught at Huntington North High School in Huntington, IN for three years and taught English as a second language at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio for two years. She also taught English at Liaocheng University in the People’s Republic of China and served as a teacher trainer for the English Language Institute/China for four years.

In this workshop, we will deconstruct the new blueprints for each grade level and build a curriculum map to support the new Indiana Assessment.

Workshop Agenda:

• Examine the new ILEARN Blueprints for grades 3-5
• Explore the depth of knowledge required for each standard in the blueprint
• Build a curriculum map to match the blueprint and your textbook
• Schools are encouraged to send teams of teachers as product development time will be allocated during the workshop.

In this workshop, we will deconstruct the new blueprints for each grade level and build a curriculum map to support the new Indiana Assessment.

Workshop Agenda:

• Examine the new ILEARN Blueprints for grades 6-8
• Explore the depth of knowledge required for each standard in the blueprint
• Build a curriculum map to match the blueprint and your textbook
• Schools are encouraged to send teams of teachers as product development time will be allocated during the workshop.

Region 8 makes two portable digitariums available to our member schools and districts for a week long period during the school year.  The digitarium is delivered and picked up from your doorstep!  However; in order to reserve this valuable resource, you must attend a day long training on the set up and use of the equipment.  Join our Digitarium Coordinator, Sydnee Hamrick for this fun and instructive day.

In this workshop, we will deconstruct the new blueprints for each grade level and build a curriculum map to support the new Indiana Assessment.

Workshop Agenda:

• Review and unpack the ILEARN Blueprints
• Revise curriculum maps to align with ILEARN
• Refine and build formative assessments to prepare students
• Network and problem solve with colleagues in the field.

In this workshop, we will deconstruct the new blueprints for each grade level and build a curriculum map to support the new Indiana Assessment.

Workshop Agenda:

• Review and unpack the ILEARN Blueprints
• Revise curriculum maps to align with ILEARN
• Refine and build formative assessments to prepare students
• Network and problem solve with colleagues in the field.

You've been told you are going 1:1 and you're wondering: Who do I ask for help? What do I do with it? When do I use it? Where do I keep it? Why do I need it? How might I do it the right way?

When integrating 1:1 devices to any grade level, there are sure to be excitements and challenges. However, with K-2 students, where do you begin when devices have been nothing but toys to these young minds since they were born? This workshop will focus attention on some of the critical questions that teachers are asking when told that they are going 1:1 and offer support and resources to help them make the transition not only smooth, but transformative and exciting!  You will develop practical and useful strategies to help you be an effective and efficient 1:1 classroom teacher.

About Our Presenter

Amber was an elementary public school teacher for 11 years. In her eighth year, she began teaching in a 1:1 district with no previous experience with 1:1 technology. Though it was new to her, she embraced technology as a window to the world for her students and a way to connect with other educators from across the globe. She is now a Google Certified Trainer, Innovator, Seesaw Ambassador, and Future Design School Local Activator. Amber is also the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and owner of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching. She is passionate about public education, technology as a tool for transformation in the classroom, and helping teachers to take themselves from burned-out to FIRED UP! She specializes in technology integration in the K-2 classroom and in supporting educators with the tools they need to be successful in whatever endeavors they want to pursue.

Google Suite for Beginners:

A Close Look at 5 Google Tools to Help You Become a Techier Teacher

Register for 1 or 2 days of training!

Day 1: 

- Discuss current frustrations with G Suite Tools to help you set an intention for the workshop

- Set goals for yourself to reach by the end of Day 1

- Create and understand your Gmail account

- Create a PLN with other attendees using Google Sheets

- Set yourself up for success by understanding the basics of Google Drive and how to share and collaborate on documents 

- Practice sharing and collaborating on Google Slides

- Collaborate on ways that we can use these tools to simplify your teaching life

- Organize your Google Drive in a way that makes sense to you

Day 2: 

- Review what was discussed/learned on Day 1

- Review Goals set for Day 2/Adjust goals/Set intention for Day 2

- Practice creating and collaborating using google Slides, Docs, Forms, and Sheets

- Create daily routines, lessons, and/or units of study using these tools

- Organize your creations so that you can continue improving

- Share your creations with others

- Learn what you can do to become a Google Certified Educator

- Reflect on how far you have come, set yourself up for success after you leave this workshop

- Set goals for after workshop has ended

About Our Presenter

Amber was an elementary public school teacher for 11 years. In her eighth year, she began teaching in a 1:1 district with no previous experience with 1:1 technology. Though it was new to her, she embraced technology as a window to the world for her students and a way to connect with other educators from across the globe. She is now a Google Certified Trainer, Innovator, Seesaw Ambassador, and Future Design School Local Activator. Amber is also the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and owner of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching. She is passionate about public education, technology as a tool for transformation in the classroom, and helping teachers to take themselves from burned-out to FIRED UP! She specializes in technology integration in the K-2 classroom and in supporting educators with the tools they need to be successful in whatever endeavors they want to pursue.

6 PGP’s

How Does Guided Math Work?

This professional development workshop enables teachers to transition to a highly successful, innovative way to make the most use of your mathematics block. With multiple structured formats to meet the timing of any math block, the teacher develops methods for continual learning, limiting behavior challenges, and immediate feedback to each learner.

Why Does Guided Math Work?

Guided Math is a stations approach format to teaching with the teacher meeting daily with students. Teachers who already use Daily 5, CAFE, or Fountas & Pinnell methods in their reading block, find the transition to Guided Math very easy for all students in their classroom. Students have small group instruction to think through critical processing skills and have guided practice with the teacher. Students work through stations to reinforce skills.

Highlights of the Experience

Receive Guided Math schedules to use

Discuss use of pre-test data in driving your instructional planning

Discover the structure for large group and guided group lessons

Receive and practice with Engaged Math Activities

Discover questioning strategies that develop math understanding

Ongoing support during implementation

Impact student instruction the very next day

Book "Guided Math-The First 25 Days" is part of the workshop fee

Audience:   K-5 Classroom Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Curriculum Directors                           

Facilitator: Ashley Perry, Certified Guided Math Trainer  with Bauer Educational Enterprises

6 PGPs Available

Google Suite for Beginners:

A Close Look at 5 Google Tools to Help You Become a Techier Teacher

Register for 1 or 2 days of training!

Day 1: 

- Discuss current frustrations with G Suite Tools to help you set an intention for the workshop

- Set goals for yourself to reach by the end of Day 1

- Create and understand your Gmail account

- Create a PLN with other attendees using Google Sheets

- Set yourself up for success by understanding the basics of Google Drive and how to share and collaborate on documents 

- Practice sharing and collaborating on Google Slides

- Collaborate on ways that we can use these tools to simplify your teaching life

- Organize your Google Drive in a way that makes sense to you

Day 2: 

- Review what was discussed/learned on Day 1

- Review Goals set for Day 2/Adjust goals/Set intention for Day 2

- Practice creating and collaborating using google Slides, Docs, Forms, and Sheets

- Create daily routines, lessons, and/or units of study using these tools

- Organize your creations so that you can continue improving

- Share your creations with others

- Learn what you can do to become a Google Certified Educator

- Reflect on how far you have come, set yourself up for success after you leave this workshop

- Set goals for after workshop has ended

About Our Presenter

Amber was an elementary public school teacher for 11 years. In her eighth year, she began teaching in a 1:1 district with no previous experience with 1:1 technology. Though it was new to her, she embraced technology as a window to the world for her students and a way to connect with other educators from across the globe. She is now a Google Certified Trainer, Innovator, Seesaw Ambassador, and Future Design School Local Activator. Amber is also the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and owner of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching. She is passionate about public education, technology as a tool for transformation in the classroom, and helping teachers to take themselves from burned-out to FIRED UP! She specializes in technology integration in the K-2 classroom and in supporting educators with the tools they need to be successful in whatever endeavors they want to pursue.

6 PGP’s