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Current Workshop Offerings
NOTE: Submitting a registration request does not guarantee you a seat in the Workshop, you will receive an official confirmation by e-mail.
CCIP/Compliance Workshop
Instructor: Ron Stewart and Randy Overbeck
Description: THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR DISTRICT LEADERS WHO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS

COST:  $100 per team

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 Friday, 5/25/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
CPI Training-4 hour Refresher Course
Instructor: Christy Even
Description: 8:00 am -12:00 pm June 8, 2012-CPI  4 hour Refresher Course
The cost is $25.00 per participant
Please pay with PO or check made out to WCESC
The maximum participants per session is 40
 Friday, 6/8/2012 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CPI Training-4 hour Refresher Course
Instructor: Christy Even
Description: 12:30 pm -4:30 pm June 8, 2012-CPI 4 hour Refresher Course
The cost is $25.00 per participant
Please pay with PO or check made out to WCESC
The maximum participants per session is 40
 Friday, 6/8/2012 - 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
SCIENCE - NEW CONTENT and NEW DEPTH, Grade 3
Instructor: Dan Michael, Ph.D.
Description:

Workshop will provide a detailed explanation of the revisions to the Grade 3 Science Curriculum.  These changes need to be implemented next academic year in order to prepare students for the new Grade 5 science assessment in 2014-15.

Special Emphasis:  Matter, Energy, and Inheritance

While tailored to grade 3, registration is not limited to grade 3 teachers if content knowledge is useful to you.

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 Monday, 6/11/2012 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
SCIENCE - NEW CONTENTand NEW DEPTH, Grade 6
Instructor: Dan Michael, Ph.D.
Description: Workshop will provide a detailed explanation of the revisions to the Grade 6 Science Curriculum.  These changes need to be implemented next academic year in order to prepare students for the new Grade 8 science assessment in 2014-15.

Special Emphasis:  Matter, Motion, and Cells

While tailored for Grade 6, registration is not limited to grade 6 teachers if the content knowledge is useful to you.

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 Tuesday, 6/12/2012 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
SCIENCE for YOUNG EINSTEINS for K-2 TEACHERS
Instructor: WCESC Gifted and Science Curriculum Departments
Description: The workshop will focus on teaching thinking skills and using the inquiry process with all primary students.  Activities and resources will be related to ODE's new science standards.

Bring a laptop or iPad if possible.  Wireless connection available.

Registration deadline:  June 8, 2012

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 Thursday, 6/14/2012 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
 Friday, 6/15/2012 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
ENERGIZING SUCCESS: THE NURTURED HEART APPROACH (NHA)
Instructor: Pam Harsacky
Description: Workshop based on the research of Dr. Howard Glassner, author of Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach. Presented by Certified Nurtured Heart Consultant Pam Harsacky, Director of Warren County Learning Center.

Participants will be able to:
  • Describe and utilize the concepts that yield full understanding of the dynamics of a challenging child
  • Explain why conventional methods of parenting, therapy, and teaching often fail with intense children, despite their best intentions
  • Shift a challenging child to using his or her intensity in successful ways, even if the child is diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, or is difficult in other ways, regardless of the child’s age or level of severity
  • Apply techniques to create experiences of success that are more powerful and more intensive than traditional approaches
  • Utilize strategies to avoid the traps of accidentally rewarding negativity while upholding a perfect level of accountability
  • Question parents and teachers who are using this approach at home and in the classrooms
Certificate of Attendance: Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance, 4 contact hours upon completion of the training. The certificate may be presented to the Local Professional Development Committee for final approval and acceptance.

Cost: $40.00 per participant, or $25.00 for WCESC employees and Warren County Local District staff. Make check or purchase order payable to the Warren County Learning Center.

Contact Pam Harsacky for further information at pam.harsacky@warrencountyesc.com or 937-746-1969

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 Tuesday, 6/19/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
MATH SYMPOSIUM Grades K-5
Instructor: Kathy Carpenter
Description: The goals of this symposium are to engage mathematics teachers and leaders in the resources and processes available for successful implementation of the Common core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M). A county-level plan will be devised for future activities and development of further support materials. The meeting will be conducted in two parts: one for grades K-5 and one for grades 6-12. There will be an overlapping session on August 2nd to engage attendees in a K-12 discussion.

Registration Deadline:  July 15, 2012

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 Wednesday, 8/1/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
 Thursday, 8/2/2012 - 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
MATH SYMPOSIUM Grades 6-12
Instructor: Kathy Carpenter
Description: The goals of this symposium are to engage mathematics teachers and leaders in the resources and processes available for successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M). A county-level plan will be devised for future activities and development of further support materials. The meeting will be conducted in two parts: one for grades K-5 and one for grades 6-12. There will be an overlapping session on August 2nd to engage attendees in a K-12 discussion.

Registration Deadline:  July 15, 2012

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 Thursday, 8/2/2012 - 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
 Friday, 8/3/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
CPI Training-8 hour Initial Course
Instructor: Christy Even
Description: 8:00 am -4:30 pm August 6, 2012-CPI 8 hour Initial Course
The cost is $25.00 per participant
Please pay with PO or check made out to WCESC
The maximum participants per session is 40
 Monday, 8/6/2012 - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
TEACHING READING WITH SHORT COMPLEX TEXTS
Instructor: Laura Robb
Description: Some information covered at this hands-on workshop:
  • Common Core State Standards and implications for teaching reading
  • Definition of the term complexity and models of these kind of texts
  • Developing reading lessons using short texts or parts of texts
  • How to demonstrate the comprehension process when the emphasis is on analysis, text dependent comprehension, and inferential thing.
  • Lessons include explanatory texts, texts that feature argument, biography, and narrative
  • Emphasis on nonfiction as recommended by Common Core
  • Why it's important for readers who struggle to practice reading with accessible texts
  • Strategy emphasis on close reading, inferential thinking, determining importance and big ideas, vocabulary using context clues
  • Importance of independent reading and instructional reading with longer texts
Registration Deadline:  June 30, 2012

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 Wednesday, 8/8/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
ENERGIZING SUCCESS: THE NURTURED HEART APPROACH (NHA)
Instructor: Pam Harsacky
Description: Workshop based on the research of Dr. Howard Glassner, author of Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach. Presented by Certified Nurtured Heart Consultant Pam Harsacky, Director of Warren County Learning Center.

Participants will be able to:
  • Describe and utilize the concepts that yield full understanding of the dynamics of a challenging child
  • Explain why conventional methods of parenting, therapy, and teaching often fail with intense children, despite their best intentions
  • Shift a challenging child to using his or her intensity in successful ways, even if the child is diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, or is difficult in other ways, regardless of the child’s age or level of severity
  • Apply techniques to create experiences of success that are more powerful and more intensive than traditional approaches
  • Utilize strategies to avoid the traps of accidentally rewarding negativity while upholding a perfect level of accountability
  • Question parents and teachers who are using this approach at home and in the classrooms
Certificate of Attendance: Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance, 4 contact hours upon completion of the training. The certificate may be presented to the Local Professional Development Committee for final approval and acceptance.

Cost: $40.00 per participant, or $25.00 for WCESC employees and Warren County Local District staff. Make check or purchase order payable to the Warren County Learning Center.

Contact Pam Harsacky for further information at pam.harsacky@warrencountyesc.com or 937-746-1969

Click on workshop title for information and to register
 Wednesday, 8/8/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND TEACHING WRITING
Instructor: Laura Robb
Description: Participants will study the common core as it relates to writing instruction and the teaching of grammar and usage to improve writing.

This workshop will focus on writing arguments and includes persuasive and analytical writing. Participants will work on a short persuasive essay and on developing a thesis for a short piece of literature, and then argue for the thesis in an essay.

During the workshop participants will experience and then see the importance of planning writing, having grade-level guidelines, and self and peer evaluation.

Registration Deadline:  June 30, 2012

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 Thursday, 8/9/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
CPI Training-8 hour Initial Course
Instructor: Christy Even
Description: 8:00 am -4:30 pm August 10, 2012-CPI 8 hour Initial Course
The cost is $25.00 per participant
Please pay with PO or check made out to WCESC
The maximum participants per session is 40
 Friday, 8/10/2012 - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PRACTITIONER SERIES - Grades K-2 Creating Classroom Connections: Linking Learning to Student Success
Instructor: Jill Hull and Christy Troehler
Description:

Jill Hull and Christy Troehler are a successful regular education and special education team at the Kings Local School District. They will provide participants with a rich array of teaching strategies and ideas to:

  • Start with the Common Core Standards
  • Understand how readers learn
  • Add the best literacy practices
  • Organize the best literacy block
  • Design and teach great lessons in the classroom
  • Use assessments to guide planning
  • Progress monitor and diagnose through RTI
  • Support and specialize instruction through special education
Registration Deadline:  June 30, 2012

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 Tuesday, 8/14/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
PRACTITIONER SERIES - Grades 3-6 Creating Classroom Connections: Linking Learning to Student Success
Instructor: Jill Hull and Christy Troehler
Description: Jill Hull and Christy Troehler are a successful regular education and special education team at the Kings Local School District. They will provide participants with a rich array of teaching strategies and ideas to:
  • Start with the Common Core Standards
  • Understand how readers learn
  • Add the best literacy practices
  • Organize the best literacy block
  • Design and teach great lessons in the classroom
  • Use assessments to guide planning
  • Progress monitor and diagnose through RTI
  • Support and specialize instruction through special education
     
Registration Deadline:  June 30, 2012

Click on workshop title for more details and to register
 Wednesday, 8/15/2012 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
CPI Training 4 hour Refresher Course
Instructor: Christy Even
Description: 8:00 am -12:00 pm August 16, 2012-CPI  4 hour Refresher Course
The cost is $25.00 per participant
Please pay with PO or check made out to WCESC
The maximum participants per session is 40
 Thursday, 8/16/2012 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CPI Training 4 hour Refresher Course
Instructor: Christy Even
Description: 12:30 pm -4:30 pm August 16, 2012-CPI 4 hour Refresher Course
The cost is $25.00 per participant
Please pay with PO or check made out to WCESC
The maximum participants per session is 40
 Thursday, 8/16/2012 - 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM