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Learning About Brody –Using Story
Grammar
The Reggio Emilia Approach for
Kindergarten
Moodling with Michael
If They’re so Smart – Gifted Students
Math Games for Primary
RTI for Elementary
Mobile Tech for K and Primary
Math Games for Intermediate
E. E. E. Language Strategies
John Mighton founder of
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The Daily 5
New Ministry Curriculum
Great “Go To Apps”
Self-Regulation
Jump Math: Nurturing
Mathematical Talent in Every
Student K – 3 and 4 - 8
Aboriginal Art
Literacy Strategy Kit Pilot
Mentorship Orientation
Ideas for Using the SmartBoard
RTI²
Running Records: Analysis to
Instruction
Jump Math
will be here on Wednesday
to talk about the program he created for helping students better
understand math concepts. For more information look inside and
check out the website: jump math.
FREE for SD 33 staff
$40.00 Out of District email [email protected]
Excellence in Writing (Part I)
Excellence in Writing is a two-day workshop based upon Blended Structure and Style in Composition as written and developed by
Dr. James B. Webster, and is an exceptionally effective method of teaching writing to children. Areas of instruction include note
taking, narratives, writing from pictures, creative writing, summaries, essays and library research reports along with stylistic
techniques to add interest and persuasion to their writing. This program is an extremely powerful tool for teaching children to write
effectively by demonstrating how to teach students the skills they need to add structure, style and variety. Within a short time,
students experience a dramatic improvement in their writing which in turn creates high levels of intrinsic motivation. Meeting the
needs of both criteria-based assessment and Ministry Performance Standards, this program is ideal for teachers eager for their
students to achieve excellence in writing. All participants will receive Excellence in Writing resources. PART II: October 18, 2013
(location TBA) YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH DATES.
Facilitator:
Devon DePutter
Audience:
Teachers, Grades 3 - 10
LOCATION:
SCHOOL DISTRCT OFFICE
8:30am
WELCOME
Session:
9:00am
T.1.1
PWIM
T.2
The Reggio
Emilia Approach
for Kindergarten
T.3
Moodling with
Michael
11:00am
If They’re so
Smart…
T.5
Math Games
for Primary
T.6
T.11
RTI for
Elem.
CPI
Training
T.10
T.11
LUNCH
Session:
11:45am
T.4
T.1.2
Learning About
Brody… Story
Grammar cont...
T.7 (Wednesday)
Running Records:
Moved to
Wednesday
T.3
Moodling with
Michael cont…
T.8
Mobile Tech
for K and
Primary
T.9
Math Games
for
Intermediate
Exciting
Engaging
Effective:
Language
Strategies
CPI
Training
Tuesday 9:00am – 11:00am
T.1.1
PWIM
PWIM is an inquiry oriented language arts strategy that uses pictures containing familiar objects and actions to elicit words from
children's listening and speaking vocabularies. It can be used with classes, small groups or individually. PWIM helps students
become curious about words and helps increase vocabulary, language comprehension and expression as well as sight-word
vocabulary, phonetic/phonemic awareness and writing skills. It is an excellent tier one RTI intervention. This workshop will focus
on PWIM use in elementary school (K to Grade 6).
Facilitators:
Audrey Cheney and Inga Mah
Audience:
Teachers, Grades K – 6, LAT and Resource Teachers
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ON PD PLACE
T.2
The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Learning
As the recipient of the International Conference Grant from CTA, I will be traveling to Honolulu, Hawaii to participate in the The
Ninth NAREA Summer Conference (Dialogue Across the Pacific: Honoring the Child as Learner, Collaborator and Citizen). This
presentation will discuss highlights from the conference including the history of Reggio, the philosophy of Reggio and ways to
integrate Reggio philosophies into the Kindergarten classroom.
Facilitator:
Jackie Schott
Audience:
Kindergarten teachers
T.3
Moodling with Michael (full day)
Moodle is a widely used online learning management system (LMS) that is very flexible in how it can be customized and used. It
can be changed or added to by teachers on an ongoing basis as needed. Students are able to access specific Moodle areas and
use the resources and participate in the provided activities both at school and at home. The district Moodle server is available to
teachers and students to provide a private and personalized web area for online resources such as:
Webpages
Discussion Groups
Calendars
Documents/Videos/ Other Online Resources
Student Wikis
Student Collaboration
Online Quizzes
Assignment Dropbox
The session will introduce new and developing Moodle users to creating and using Moodle-based resources with students, how to
enroll/manage students within Moodle and other topics of interest to participating teachers for use during this school year and/or the
following school year.
Facilitator:
Michael Haworth
Audience:
Teachers, Grades 3 – 12
T.4
If They’re So Smart…? Why It’s Not Always Easy Being Gifted in School
As we define interventions for struggling students we must also keep in mind the gifted students. In this session Wendy will look at
some of the important questions: Who are our gifted students and what do they look like in class? Why is it important to identify
them? What are we doing for them and what do they want us to do for them? What are their challenges and struggles? You will
walk away from this session with a deeper understanding of these at risk students and strategies to support them.
Facilitator:
Wendy Nelson
Audience:
Teachers, Learning Assistance Teachers, Resource Teachers
T.5
The Power of Math Games: Primary
Participants will be engaged in playing simple, easy to organize math games that will help to teach and practice numeracy concepts
and basic math skills. Participants will take home a collection of games and ideas for making concept relevant math games using
easily accessible and inexpensive materials. Participants will also learn about our series of math workshops for parents and how to
access and use the district math fair kits or build a kit for your own school.
Facilitators:
Linda Lacerte and Wendy Toth
Audience:
Teachers K – 3
T.6
RTI (Response to Intervention) for Elementary
Brenda and Jill, teachers from Abbotsford SD, will share their journey with RTI. They began with using the RTI model in one
classroom, having the Learning Support Teacher (LST) support the classroom teacher in class with story writing and literature
circles. After attending the RTI conference in Vancouver, they realized that they were well on their way to implementing RTI as a
model for student support. Along with their staff, they are planning to expand this model to include the whole school. They will
share real examples of how they have used RTI in the classroom using differentiated instruction with the support of the LST in
collaboration with the classroom teacher. Using co-teaching as an instructional practice, Jill and Brenda will wow and amaze you!
They will end with the vision they have for their small school.
Facilitators:
Brenda Kawasaki and Jill Omichinski, Abbotsford SD
Audience:
Teachers, K - 6
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ON PD PLACE
Tuesday 11:45am – 1:45pm
T.1.2
Learning about Brody – Using Story Grammar in the Classroom
This session will provide teachers with an overview of “Brody” a visual strategy to help students retell stories, tell more complex
stories/narratives and develop improved comprehension skills. Participants will learn how to teach storytelling using the “big
picture” – by building better language skills, students will have the foundation skills for writing stories and understanding literature.
Participants will become familiar with the stages of a good narrative and will learn how students develop narrative skills for language
and literacy from kindergarten to late elementary school. These sessions will use familiar children’s literature to teach these
strategies – all participants will have a small poster to take back to their classroom.
Facilitators:
Audrey Cheney and Inga Mah
Audience:
Teachers, Grades K – 6, LAT and Resource Teachers
T.8
Mobile Technology in the Kindergarten and Primary Classrooms
Explore the use of mobile technology such as the Apple iPad within the Kindergarten/Primary classroom to support and enhance
the curriculum. It is recommended that you bring an Apple iPad for use during the presentation.
Facilitator:
Kandace Wood
Audience:
Teachers K and Primary
T.9
The Power of Math Games: Intermediate
Participants will be engaged in playing simple, easy to organize math games that will help to teach and practice numeracy concepts
and basic math skills. Participants will take home a collection of games and ideas for making concept relevant math games using
easily accessible and inexpensive materials. Participants will also learn about our series of math workshops for parents and how to
access and use the district math fair kits or build a kit for your own school.
Facilitators:
Linda Lacerte and Wendy Toth
Audience:
Intermediate Teachers
T.10
Exciting, Engaging, Effective: Language Strategies
Academic language is the vehicle for learning content material. Using the Sheltered Instructional Observational Protocol (SIOP)
framework, come discover some fun, effective strategies for making classroom language accessible, comprehensible and “stick”.
These strategies support all the learners in your classroom including ELL and ESD.
Facilitator:
Versha Oza
Audience:
Teachers at Intermediate and Middle levels
T.11.
CPI Training (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention) TWO DAYS OF TRAINING
Also known as How To Behave When Your Students Don't, this course focuses on early intervention and non-physical methods for
preventing and managing disruptive behaviour. The goal of the program is to teach participants how to intervene in a way that
provides for the Care, Welfare, Safety and Security of all who are involved in a crisis situation. Wear activity friendly clothing. You
must attend both days: August 27 and August 28.
Facilitator:
Bernard Klop
Audience:
All interested staff particularly new teachers and EA’s or staff whose certification has expired.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ON PD PLACE
WELCOME
8:30am
Session:
9:00am
W.1
The Daily 5:
An
Introduction…
W.2
W.3
Great “Go To
Apps”…
New
Ministry
Curriculum
11:00am
Session:
11:45am
W.4
SelfRegulation
W.5.1
JUMP Math
K-3
W.6
T.7
T.11
Aboriginal Art Running
Records
CPI
LUNCH
W.7
Literacy
Strategy Kit
Pilot
W.8
W.9
Mentorship
Orientation
Ideas for
Using the
Smartboard
W.4
SelfRegulation
cont…
W.5.2
JUMP Math
Grade 4 - 8
W.10
T.11
CPI Training
RTI²
Wednesday 9:00am – 11:00am
W.1
The Daily 5: An Introduction to Small Group Guided Reading and Writing
In this session, you will learn about the program, The Daily 5. This session will look at how guided reading and guided writing
groups can be facilitated through the structure provided with the Daily 5.
Facilitator:
Kristen Dedieu
Audience:
Teachers Grades 1 - 9
W.2
New Ministry Curriculum Framework
Wondering what the new BC Ministry Curriculum Framework might look like? Join us as we share how the curriculum framework is
being redesigned to meet the challenges students face – both now and in the future. We will present how the framework is founded
on belief that student learning is centered on three cross-curricular competencies and the exploration of big ideas to assist students
in developing their personal understanding of the learning standards.
Facilitators:
Shawna Petersen and Brad Driscoll
Audience:
Administrators, Teachers, Education Assistants
W.3
Great “Go To Apps” for Demonstrating Student Understanding
Looking for a few good apps that students can use to demonstrate their understanding? Come check out apps used by Mobile
Technology Innovation Project sites and others across the curriculum. Apps that will be focused on include SonicPics, Visual Poet,
PixntellEDU, iMovie, NFB PixStop, Comic Book!, Butlins Postcards, Garage Band, Book Creator. Attendees will get an opportunity
to explore the apps and create practice projects using them.
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Loaner iPods with all required aps can be provided, however you are welcome to bring your own iPod (4 Gen or higher), iPad
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(2 Gen or higher), iPhone (4 or higher) to the presentation. NOTE: attendees are responsible for download and purchase of apps.
Facilitators:
Michael Haworth and Connie Haworth
Audience:
Teachers Grades K – 12
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ON PD PLACE
W.4
Self-Regulation (full day)
Self-regulation is one of the most important milestones of life for our students. Without it, students of all ages have a very hard time
functioning, learning in school, playing with friends or getting along with people. In this session, you will learn how self-regulation
can be taught to support a students learning.
Facilitator:
Brenda Frisse
Audience:
All
W.5.1 Jump Math: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Student (K - 3)
In this session, John will demonstrate some effective strategies for teaching problem solving and provide lesson plans that teachers
can use in the classroom. I will also highlight new materials and programs that are available from JUMP Math, including new
interactive SmartBoard lessons which make the on-line lesson plans from the JUMP Teachers Guides easier to deliver. I will also
present recent research from cognitive science that goes against the grain of some current practice and that has important
implications for classroom practice. The session is intended for all teachers, whether or not they have used JUMP.
Facilitator:
John Mighton
Audience:
Teachers Grades K – 3
Cost:
FREE to SD 33, $40.00 Out of District (out of district email: [email protected] to sign up)
W.6
Aboriginal Art: Mask Making and Teachings
Learn the significance of masks in Aboriginal Cultures. This workshop with Stan Thomas will allow you to express yourself by
embellishing a traditional style mask with paint and designs. This is a creative fun activity that you can do with your students; Stan
will teach you how and provide you with the information on where and how to gets these mask forms for use with your students.
Facilitator:
Stan Thomas, Langley SD
Audience:
Teachers, Education Assistants, other interested staff
T.7
Running Records: From Analysis to Instruction (Originally scheduled for Tuesday)
Running Records can give us so much more than a book level. This session will guide you through the analysis part of a Running
Record with an additional emphasis on turning this information into action.
Facilitator:
Jane Ullyot
Audience:
Teachers
Wednesday 11:45am – 1:45pm
W.5.2 Jump Math: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Student (Grades 4-8)
In this session, John will demonstrate some effective strategies for teaching problem solving and provide lesson plans that teachers
can use in the classroom. I will also highlight new materials and programs that are available from JUMP Math, including new
interactive SmartBoard lessons which make the on-line lesson plans from the JUMP Teachers Guides easier to deliver. I will also
present recent research from cognitive science that goes against the grain of some current practice and that has important
implications for classroom practice. The session is intended for all teachers, whether or not they have used JUMP.
Facilitator:
John Mighton
Audience:
Teachers Grades 4 - 8
Cost:
FREE to SD 33, $40.00 Out of District (out of district email: [email protected] to sign up)
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ON PD PLACE
W.7
I Have Given My Reading Assessments… Now What? Literacy Strategy Kit Pilot
A team of primary, intermediate and middle school teachers in our district have created a kit full of strategies that can be used to
address specific literacy gaps in students. This kit is still being developed, but is ready for teachers to take and do some field
testing. Our hope is that it becomes a useful resource for any teacher teaching reading regardless of subject or grade level.
Facilitator:
Jeanie Wilson
Audience:
Teachers Grades 1 - 9
W.8
Mentorship Orientation
This session is for teachers who are beginning their careers and for teachers in a new position. We will share with you the supports
offered through the SD 33 Mentor Program, share resources with you and answer your questions about what to expect in your first
year. Come at 11am and join us for lunch.
Facilitators:
Shawna Petersen and Chuck Bloch
Audience:
New Teachers and teachers in a new position
W.9
Ideas for Using the SmartBoard
This session is designed to provide ideas and share ideas from participants on potential uses for SmartBoards as a teaching tool
within the curriculum at the primary and intermediate/middle school levels. The session will also examine the technical aspects of
using the SmartBoard with and without the Notebook software through the lens of potential curriculum-based users.
Facilitators:
Katie Oliver and Isabelle Payne
Audience:
Teachers Grades K - 9
W.10 Response to Instruction and Intervention ( RTI²)
As a Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI²) pilot school, we will share our inquiry of the problem-solving model and the
action taken to create a school community that systematically responds to the learning needs of all students and staff. This initiative
has positively impacted student achievement through systemic and purposeful methods. In this session, we will outline the flexible
structures that are responsive to emerging successes and challenges of Tier 1, 2 and 3 instruction and intervention. Key to our
implementation has been the use of universal screeners, tiered instruction and intervention as well as collaborative problem solving.
We will also share our systematized referral process that is driven by student data and continually monitored to adjust student
support.
Facilitators:
Taryn Dixon and Nicole Driscoll
Audience:
Administrators and RTI Teacher Reps
REGISTRATION IS OPEN ON PD PLACE
Rosedale Traditional Community School (except Excellence in Writing)
50850 Yale Road East, Rosedale
8:30am
9:00am
11:00 am
11:45am
1:45pm
Welcome, Coffee and Light Breakfast
Morning Sessions
Lunch (provided)
Afternoon Sessions
Finished. Have a great afternoon!
Register on PD Place.
IMPORTANT UPDATED PD PLACE LOGIN INFORMATION
PD Place is now connected to active directory. ALL staff will login with their standard district
computer login (see example below).
USERNAME: first_last (e.g. bob_barker)
PASSWORD: your password for accessing a district computer (not your email account)
If you have any trouble with login or have any questions, email: [email protected]
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