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PALS Training for Kindergarten Teachers

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Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 9/19/2012 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 9/18/2012 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 10
Agency Contact: Paula Harms
Agency Assistant: Judy Doro 715-861-6982
Audience: Kindergarten Teachers, Title I, SPED, and Reading Specialists
Location: Loyal
Facility: IMC
Date/Time:
9/20/2012 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
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This workshop is designed for Kindergarten teachers, Title I teachers, Special Ed. teachers and others who will be administering Wisconsin’s new Kindergarten screener. 
Attendance at this workshop will help teachers become familiar with PALS and also provide time to complete the online professional development modules that are required by the DPI and expected to be completed by October 1. Please bring your PALS kit & one laptop per teacher. If completion of modules is done, headphones will be needed also. Lunch will not be provided.
 

Learning Outcome 1: Participants will learn how to administer and score PALS.

Learning Outcome 2: Participants will learn how to log into Wisconsin's PALS online resource center.

Learning Outcome 3: Participants will learn how to use PALS online reports.

Teacher Standards
WES1The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
WES2The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
WES3The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
WES4The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
WES7The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
WES8The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.