Ready for More?...Differentiated Instruction
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Last Date to Register: 1/20/2010 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 1/20/2010 12:01 AM
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Description: Take a deeper plunge into differentiating instruction by exploring ways to keep high standards for all while providing classroom tools to target specific learning goals. Utilize authentic questioning and assessment strategies that take content, process, and products to various levels of depth and complexity. Explore classroom strategies and activities that are low in preparation time yet result in high impact of student success. Some of the instructional strategies to be explored include specific ways to increase critical thinking through tiering, flexible grouping through differentiated jigsaws, realistic management of differentiated instruction through anchor activities and compacting, differentiated note taking, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies for greater success in all content areas, and more! Enjoy interactive activities that provide ideas that can be immediately applied to any classroom setting to improve student learning. Leave the workshop with specific ways to realistically manage differentiated instruction to improve long term memory retention of knowledge, conceptual understanding, and skills in any content area.
About the Presenter: KIM GEDDIE is one of the nation's outstanding teacher-trainers. She is a versatile and dynamic presenter who is committed to helping today's educators make key connections to improve instruction and to maximize student success. Kim draws upon her experiences as a teacher for students PK-12 across content areas, including specific cross content integration of language arts, math, and art, as well as her experiences as an administrator, and educational consultant for her practical, classroom-based presentations. Participants appreciate Kim's sense of humor and her realistic, proven solutions to the problems that challenge classroom teachers. Kim has been an educational consultant for Phi Delta Kappa International, Staff Development for Educators, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and several other esteemed educational organizations. She was instrumental in helping Texas teachers align their curriculum with the state standards and has presented extensively across the country customizing professional development. One of Kim's accomplishments includes co-authoring "The Write Connection: A Differentiated Approach to Writing", which integrated the writing process, six traits of writing, and a skill-based approach to teaching writing standards throughout content areas.
Audience: Regular and Special Educators, School Psychologists, Guidance Counselors, Related Service Personnel, Paraprofessionals, Principals and Administrators
When: Friday, January 22, 2010 From 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: CESA #3
Registration fees are as follows:
Level I Membership - Districts: Cuba City, Darlington, Ithaca, Pecatonica, Platteville, Seneca, Shullsburg
Level I membership entitles districts to send two (2) people to all events sponsored by the PD Consortium during 2009-2010. Additional staff may attend the events at a rate of $80 per event/per teacher.
Level II Membership - Districts: Dodgeville and Fennimore
Level II Membership entitles districts to send four (4) people to all events sponsored by the PD Consortium during 2009-2010. Additional staff may attend the events at a rate of $80 per event/per teacher.
$80.00/Per Person - CESA #3 Special Ed. Consortium School Districts
(Barneveld, Benton, Cassville, Ithaca, Potosi, Shullsburg, Southwestern and Weston)
$125.00/Per Person - Non-Consortium Members
Non-consortium Districts and Community Based Agencies & School Districts Outside of CESA #3 may attend for $125 per person.
Register early- Seating is limited!!