Instruction and Leadership
Literacy Leaders Cadre
This cadre is free and open to any Kentucky literacy educator, literacy coach, literacy lead or educator whose focus is to implement, and support school and district literacy plans.
The cadre meetings will be an opportunity for these educators to come together in order to share ideas and work on problems of practice.
Facilitators
Wayne Stevens - Dean of Literacy , Washington County Schools Mike York - Director-Title II, Clark County Schools
Sessions
- Ethics: Ethical Governance
- Finance: Finance III
- Charter: Application Part II
Registration paperwork is attached to this post and here https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g72XxEfbCZw5q4ivLl7i-K_y6h3rC-ca
Questions? Call Laura Cole at 502-783-2717 or email Laura.Cole@KSBA.org
- Ethics: Ethical Governance
Ethical Governance in a Divisive Era Meets mandated ethics training requirement. Counts toward annual charter authorizer training requirements. (Charter topics met: Ethics, Conflict of interest) School board members and charter school authorizers must be at the forefront in respecting ethical boundaries. They must take ethical decisions and behavior seriously, removing any personal issues or political views from their agendas in order to address student needs. After all, they set a public example for all students to learn to make ethical choices, to think critically and to believe they can make a difference through their words and actions.
- Finance: Finance III
Finance III: Dollars and Decisions Counts toward mandated finance training requirement. Counts toward annual charter authorizer training requirements. (Charter topic met: Financial governance and transparency) This session extends the budgeting and resource allocation down to the school level. Participants learn how policy and discretionary decisions impact funding for instructional resources at the school level, including classroom sizes and instructional materials. Participants see how the budget extends to the procurement and payment process and get a short overview of restricted funds and the scope of the annual audit.
- Charter: Application Part II
Preparing for Charter School Applications Part 2 Counts toward annual charter authorizer training requirements. (Charter topics met: Charter application; Financial governance and transparency; Charter school contracting; Charter school closure; Curriculum and instruction; Conflict of interest; Educational services provided for special needs, at risk, English learner, gifted, and other special population students; Physical restraint and seclusion of students Ethics.) School boards may or may not receive any charter school inquiries, but they still need to understand the process as authorizers and to be prepared if they receive an application. The presenter guides participants in understanding the state’s uniform charter school application issued by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Sessions
- Ethics: Ethical Governance
- Finance: Moinitor the Budget By Asking the Right Questions
- Charter: Application Part II
Registration paperwork is attached to this post and here https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g72XxEfbCZw5q4ivLl7i-K_y6h3rC-ca
Questions? Call Laura Cole at 502-783-2717 or email Laura.Cole@KSBA.org
Ethics: Ethical Governance
Ethical Governance in a Divisive Era Meets mandated ethics training requirement. Counts toward annual charter authorizer training requirements. (Charter topics met: Ethics, Conflict of interest) School board members and charter school authorizers must be at the forefront in respecting ethical boundaries. They must take ethical decisions and behavior seriously, removing any personal issues or political views from their agendas in order to address student needs. After all, they set a public example for all students to learn to make ethical choices, to think critically and to believe they can make a difference through their words and actions.
Finance: Monitor the Budget by Asking the Right Questions
Monitor the budget by Asking the Right Questions Counts toward mandated finance training requirement. Counts toward annual charter authorizer training requirements. (Charter topic met: Financial governance and transparency) School district finances can be complicated, but board members and charter school authorizers can learn faster by asking the right questions, and making sure education goals are aligned with financial priorities. Join us for a discussion on how to get to the bottom of your budget.
Charter: Application Part II
Preparing for Charter School Applications Part 2 Counts toward annual charter authorizer training requirements. (Charter topics met: Charter application; Financial governance and transparency; Charter school contracting; Charter school closure; Curriculum and instruction; Conflict of interest; Educational services provided for special needs, at risk, English learner, gifted, and other special population students; Physical restraint and seclusion of students Ethics.) School boards may or may not receive any charter school inquiries, but they still need to understand the process as authorizers and to be prepared if they receive an application. The presenter guides participants in understanding the state’s uniform charter school application issued by the Kentucky Department of Education.
The KRUSH group is designed to support students with incarcerated parents and/or family members. The goal of the group is to build knowledge, provide emotional support & tools, and begin goal setting with group members. This training includes: Group Lesson Guide (aligned with state and/ national standards), materials used, information in approach and on-going online support.
$50 registration includes all materials , online support and light refreshments.
Sessions will be led by KRUSH PROGRAM creators Jalina Wheeler and Kristie Whittaker.
The KRUSH group is designed to support students with incarcerated parents and/or family members. The goal of the group is to build knowledge, provide emotional support & tools, and begin goal setting with group members. This training includes: Group Lesson Guide (aligned with state and/ national standards), materials used, information in approach and on-going online support.
$50 registration includes all materials , online support and light refreshments.
Sessions will be led by KRUSH PROGRAM creators Jalina Wheeler and Kristie Whittaker.
Join Google Certified Innovator and National Geographic Educator, Donnie Piercey, for a day-long Google Tour Creator training. Participants will be learn how to create VR content using Ricoh Theta cameras and how to use that content to create their own Google Tours. The afternoon will offer time to practice and to plan lessons and learning experiences to create VR stories with students.
Participants will have the opportunity to reserve and check-out Ricoh Theta cameras and equipment for use in their own classroom throughout the school year.
$75 registration fee will include lunch
Join Google Certified Innovator and National Geographic Educator, Donnie Piercey, for a day-long Google Tour Creator training. Participants will be learn how to create VR content using Ricoh Theta cameras and how to use that content to create their own Google Tours. The afternoon will offer time to practice and to plan lessons and learning experiences to create VR stories with students.
Participants will have the opportunity to reserve and check-out Ricoh Theta cameras and equipment for use in their own classroom throughout the school year.
$75 registration includes lunch
REGISTER HERE
This session will be tailored to the 9-12 classroom.
How do we create impactful and thoughtful learning of the Holocaust with students? Through our signature professional development program, participants explore and gain access to a range of classroom content and consider instructional enhancements to support students’ study and reflection of the history of the Holocaust and its ongoing meaning in the world today. Educators enhance their own knowledge about the Holocaust, including the history of antisemitism, and build confidence and capacity to teach this complex subject.
Echoes & Reflections delivers value to both experienced Holocaust educators who are supplementing their curricula and for teachers new to Holocaust education. There is no fee for educators to participate.
This session will be tailored to the 6-8 classroom .
How do we create impactful and thoughtful learning of the Holocaust with students? Through our signature professional development program, participants explore and gain access to a range of classroom content and consider instructional enhancements to support students’ study and reflection of the history of the Holocaust and its ongoing meaning in the world today. Educators enhance their own knowledge about the Holocaust, including the history of antisemitism, and build confidence and capacity to teach this complex subject.
Echoes & Reflections delivers value to both experienced Holocaust educators who are supplementing their curricula and for teachers new to Holocaust education.
Program Description
My strategies help you build student motivation which in turn increases student participation. Fun, engaging lessons are at the heart of building a classroom that has participation from all students. We also introduce methods for creating an inquisitive classroom, where students are free to question the material and explore the curricula in greater depth. By honoring student voice, giving them more opportunities to respond to instruction and presenting the material in several modes and intelligences of learning, we greatly increase the chances our students will discover more ways of learning. If we teach to their strengths and help them overcome their weaker areas, they will have more tools for their own learning.
Objectives of program
Teachers will know... ...practical methods to build interest with students ...how to motivate the unmotivated ...how to use Storytelling for Project-Based Learning ...how to grab and keep student interest ...how to incorporate fun and divergent ways of learning ...how to develop critical thinking in the student’s approach to learning ...how this can be modified for all kids and communities ...how to become real to their students ...how to use human graphing to get immediate feedback from students ...how to quickly assess how effective their lesson is going
Presenter : Jeani Gollihue, Center for Teacher Effectiveness
Registration fee - $80 includes all materials and lunch
Program Description
My strategies help you build student motivation which in turn increases student participation. Fun, engaging lessons are at the heart of building a classroom that has participation from all students. We also introduce methods for creating an inquisitive classroom, where students are free to question the material and explore the curricula in greater depth. By honoring student voice, giving them more opportunities to respond to instruction and presenting the material in several modes and intelligences of learning, we greatly increase the chances our students will discover more ways of learning. If we teach to their strengths and help them overcome their weaker areas, they will have more tools for their own learning.
Objectives of program
Teachers will know... ...practical methods to build interest with students ...how to motivate the unmotivated ...how to use Storytelling for Project-Based Learning ...how to grab and keep student interest ...how to incorporate fun and divergent ways of learning ...how to develop critical thinking in the student’s approach to learning ...how this can be modified for all kids and communities ...how to become real to their students ...how to use human graphing to get immediate feedback from students ...how to quickly assess how effective their lesson is going
Presenter : Jeani Gollihue, Center for Teacher Effectiveness
Registration fee - $80 includes materials and lunch
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