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• Provisional Gifted Endorsement Course

  • Start
    Monday, July 08, 2019
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    8:00 AM
  • End
    Friday, August 09, 2019
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    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Pima County School Superintendent's Office
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  Completion of this training (45 contact hours, additional 45 hours completed independently) will qualify participant for AZ gifted provisional endorsement.  Individual districts must approve professional development hours per gifted endorsements regulations. This training will focus on best practices in gifted instruction including navigating national gifted standards, social and emotional growth, differentiated instruction, critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving.
  
  Interactive workshops will provide participants with a knowledge base in gifted education and highly effective, research based strategies for instructing gifted students.  

  • Monday, July 8th, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm:  Introduction to Gifted Education
  • Tuesday, July 9th,  8:00 am - 4:30 pm:  Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
  • Wednesday, July 10th,  8:00 am - 4:30 pm:  Differentiated Instruction 
  • Thursday, July 11th, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm: Critical / Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Questioning
  • Friday, July 12th,  8:00 am - 4:30 pm:  Inquiry, Project Based Learning and STEM
    
  • Friday, August 9th,  5:00 - 7:30 pm: Best Practices in Gifted Instruction

  Audience: Certified Teachers, Instructional Coaches and Administrators interested in obtaining a provisional gifted endorsement.  

  
  

  Date:  Monday through Friday, July 8th - 12th, 2019  8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Friday August 9th, 5:00-7:30 pm

  
  

  Cost: $ 240   Registration fee includes materials and dinner | lunch for six sessions
  

  
  

  Location:  Pima County School Superintendent’s Office;  200 N. Stone Avenue  Tucson, Arizona 85701

  
  

  Facilitators: 
  

  Marianne Landrith is a gifted endorsed certified teacher and Co-Chair for the Gifted Education Program in the Sunnyside Unified School District, and Coordinator of the Javits Grant for Sunnyside and Pima County Schools. Marianne has taught for 34 years in regular and gifted education. She has worked as a Teacher Trainer Mentor, Peer Coach Trainer, Program Facilitator and Career Ladder Peer Evaluator. She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Language, Reading and Culture.

  
  Louise Till is a  coordinator in the gifted education program in Tucson Unified School District. Louise has worked as a classroom teacher, librarian, mentor, coach and professional development facilitator. She is a gifted endorsed certified teacher who has taught kindergarten through college. She has her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Creative Writing and is currently a board member of the Arizona Association of Gifted and Talented (AAGT).

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• SAREC: Teaching Reading Effectively

  • Start
    Thursday, July 18, 2019
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    8:30 AM (UTC-07:00)
  • End
    Friday, December 20, 2019
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    3:30 PM (UTC-07:00)
  • Location
    Baboquivari USD Primary School
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  The course content includes current research and evidence based practices that are necessary for the development of the technical skills of reading along with academic vocabulary and deep comprehension. Important components of an effective comprehensive reading program designed to develop proficient readers, competent writers and critical thinkers are included in this material.
  

  Units to include:

  • Foundations of Reading
  • Learning to Read and Spell: A National Problem and  Recommended Solutions
  • Basic Principles of Reading Assessment
  • The Structure of Language
  • Graphophonemic Awareness
  • Teaching Word Identification and Spelling Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension to summarizing

  Audience:  K-3rd grade teachers, K-5 ELL teachers, K-8 special education teachers
  

  Dates:  July 18 and 19, August 30, Sept. 27, December 20,  2019
  

  Location: Baboquivari USD Primary School
  

  Course Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.      
  

  Cost:  $60 for all 5-days (Assessment book and fundamentals of reading book included.   Lunch NOT included.)

  Payment Policy
  Payments must be received five (5) business days prior to the start of the class.  Payments can be in the form of a check, credit card, P-Card, or a school purchase order. Registrations within the five (5) day window must be paid immediately upon registering for the course. 
  
  Cancellation & Refund Policy
  Cancellations must be submitted in writing five (5) business days prior to the start of the class to receive a refund.  No refunds will be given for “no shows.”  If courses are cancelled due to low enrollment, refunds will be issued to the individual or the school.
  

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• SAREC: Teaching Reading Effectively

  • Start
    Wednesday, August 28, 2019
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    8:30 AM (UTC-07:00)
  • End
    Friday, September 13, 2019
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    3:30 PM (UTC-07:00)
  • Location
    Nogales USD Board Room; 310 W. Plum; Nogales AZ
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  The course content includes current research and evidence based practices that are necessary for the development of the technical skills of reading along with academic vocabulary and deep comprehension. Important components of an effective comprehensive reading program designed to develop proficient readers, competent writers and critical thinkers are included in this material.
  

  Units to include:

  • Foundations of Reading
  • Learning to Read and Spell: A National Problem and  Recommended Solutions
  • Basic Principles of Reading Assessment
  • The Structure of Language
  • Graphophonemic Awareness
  • Teaching Word Identification and Spelling Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension to summarizing

  Audience:  K-3rd grade teachers, K-5 ELL teachers, K-8 special education teachers
  

  Course Dates: August 28, 29 and September 11, 12, 13,  2019
  

  Location: Nogales USD Board Room; 310 W. Plum Street | Nogales, AZ
  

  Course Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.      
  

  Cost:  $60 for all 5-days (Assessment book and fundamentals of reading book included.   Lunch NOT included.)

  Payment Policy
  Payments must be received five (5) business days prior to the start of the class.  Payments can be in the form of a check, credit card, P-Card, or a school purchase order. Registrations within the five (5) day window must be paid immediately upon registering for the course. 
  
  Cancellation & Refund Policy
  Cancellations must be submitted in writing five (5) business days prior to the start of the class to receive a refund.  No refunds will be given for “no shows.”  If courses are cancelled due to low enrollment, refunds will be issued to the individual or the school.
  

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• LETRS 4,6,7 -- Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling

  • Start
    Friday, October 25, 2019
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    8:30 AM (UTC-07:00)
  • End
    Friday, November 08, 2019
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    3:30 PM (UTC-07:00)
  • Location
    Nogales USD District Office; Nogales, AZ
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  LETRS is an ideal follow-up professional learning to Teaching Reading Effectively!

  
  

  Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) is an opportunity for intensive professional development that increases teacher knowledge of literacy. Participants are provided with comprehensive and practical knowledge of how children learn to read, write, and spell. Teachers and administrators can use this knowledge to improve instruction and implement evidence-based literacy interventions.
  

  • Module 4 - Vocabulary
  • Module 6 - Phonics, Spelling and Word Study
  • Module 7 - Text Comprehension

  Prerequisite:  LETRS Modules 1-3 must be successfully completed before taking this course.

  Dates: October 24, 25 and November 7, 8,  2019    Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

  
  

  Audience: School teams are encouraged to attend and may be composed 3 - 6 team members, including the following: • K-2 Teacher • 3-5 Teacher • Special Education Teacher/Leader • English Learner Teacher • Reading Coach • District-Level Member

  
  

  Facilitators: Gloria Carrington and Bette Lovelace

  
  

  Location: Nogales USD  310 W. Plum Street  |  Nogales AZ  85621

  
  

  Cost: $325 for 4-days (Cost includes manuals for LETRS Modules 4,6,7).  Lunch is on your own.

  
  

  Schools may use their Move On When Reading funds for registration. Coaching extension options available upon request after professional development.

  Payment Policy
  Payments must be received five (5) business days prior to the start of the class.  Payments can be in the form of a check, credit card, P-Card, or a school purchase order. Registrations within the five (5) day window must be paid immediately upon registering for the course. Payment can be made to ar@schools.pima.gov
  
  Cancellation & Refund Policy
  Cancellations must be submitted in writing five (5) business days prior to the start of the class to receive a refund.  No refunds will be given for “no shows.”  If courses are cancelled due to low enrollment, refunds will be issued to the individual or the school.
  

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