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• Common Core - ELA

  • Start
    Wednesday, January 23, 2013
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    Wednesday, February 27, 2013
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Nosotros Academy
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  ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

  Where:  Nosotros Academy 
                440 North Grande Avenue  Tucson, AZ 85745

  
  Wednesdays: January 23rd, January 30th, February 13th and February 27th

  Wednesdays from 3:00-5:00
  
  Cost $40 includes binder, book, materials (same as the others)
  
  

  Registration Fee:  $40.00

  Materials Include:  Rigor is Not a Four Letter Word; Barbara R. Blackburn

  Facilitator:  Laura Miller

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• Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS)

  • When
    Monday, March 11, 2013
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Tucson, AZ

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  Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) Supports College Readiness

  3-11-13 in Tucson
  

  Time:  8:30-4:00, Cost $50.00, lunch, parking and snacks included.

  PBIS is a proactive, research-based approach to preventing student behavior problems and to achieving social and educational goals.   In addition, learn how school counselors implementing PBIS can make change to raise career and college readiness for all students.

  PBIS Components

  •Define behavior expectations

  •Teach desired behavior skills

  •Focus on the positive behaviors

  •Change systems

  •Offer a continuum of support

  •Make data-informed decisions

  PBIS Outcomes

  •Reduce referrals & suspensions

  •Save instruction & administrative time

  •Improve school climate & academics

  •Increase staff satisfaction

  •Improve individual behaviors

  •Increases student career and college goals

   

  All workshops must be paid for two weeks in advance.  All workshops are $50 and include lunch and snack.

  Please send checks or P.O.s to:

  Pima Special Programs – School Counseling Workshops

  200 N. Stone Avenue

  Mailstop DT-AB4-127

  Tucson, Az.  85701

  • Registrations will not be taken at the door. 
  • Questions about registration:  Contact Cody Cassidy:  cody.Cassidy@schools,pima.gov
  • Trainings for Individual and group School Districts are available. Please contact Dr. Judy Bowers.

  For questions:  please email or call

  Angela Robinson – [email protected], (520) 724-8395

  or

  Dr. Judy Bowers – [email protected], (520) 861-2422

   

   

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• Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products (EQuIP Rubric) - Mathematics

  • When
    Tuesday, March 12, 2013
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Office of the Pima County School Superintendent
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  Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products (EQuIP Rubric) - Mathematics

  This is a Phase 2 Mathematics professional development opportunity. Phase 2 professional development supports the content and instructional shifts in Arizona’s Common Core State Standards that will impact classroom practice to ensure students are college and career ready.
  
  In this session educators will learn how to use the EQuIP tools and processes to review and evaluate the quality of instructional materials (lessons and units). All participants will leave the training with the materials to replicate this evaluative process in their schools, districts, and/or counties.

  
  

  Grade Levels K-12 ELA (English Language Arts)

  Where:  Office of the Pima County School Superintendent

  200 N. Stone (Parking for the Office of the Pima County School Superintendent will be validated

  from the Public Works Garage  ---  50 W. Alameda.) 

  When:  9:00-3:30 on Tuesday, March 12^th, 2013

  Registration Fee:  $20.00

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• Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products (EQuIP Rubric) - English Language Arts

  • When
    Tuesday, March 12, 2013
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Office of the Pima County School Superintendent
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  Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products (EQuIP Rubric) - English Language Arts

  This is a Phase 2 English Language Arts professional development opportunity. Phase 2 professional development supports the content and instructional shifts in Arizona’s Common Core State Standards that will impact classroom practice to ensure students are college and career ready.
  
  In this session educators will learn how to use the EQuIP tools and processes to review and evaluate the quality of instructional materials (lessons and units). All participants will leave the training with the materials to replicate this evaluative process in their schools, districts, and/or counties.

  
  

  Grade Levels K-12 ELA (English Language Arts)

  Where:  Office of the Pima County School Superintendent

  200 N. Stone (Parking for the Office of the Pima County School Superintendent will be validated

  from the Public Works Garage  ---  50 W. Alameda.) 

  When:  9:00-3:30 on Tuesday, March 12^th, 2013

  Registration Fee:  $20.00

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• Common Core Level I Workshop (Introduction to the 2010 Arizona Common Core Standards) -- Mathematics

  • Start
    Thursday, April 25, 2013
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Friday, April 26, 2013
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Office of the Pima County School Superintendent
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  Common Core Level I Workshop (Introduction to the 2010 Arizona Common Core Standards) -- Mathematics

  A variety of sessions will be offered focusing on building awareness and knowledge of the new Arizona Common Core Standards in Mathematics:

  Participants will:

  • Examine and understand the new standards and crosswalks;
  • Unwrap the new standards and identify important ideas;
  • Consider implications for implementation of the new standards;
  • Dig deeper into the content of the new standards.

  Workshop fee includes snacks / lunch (when applicable,) print and electronic materials, parking, and accompanying book.  Participants must attend both sessions to receive professional development credit.

  Grade Levels K-12 Mathematics

  Where:  Office of the Pima County School Superintendent

  200 N. Stone (Parking for the Office of the Pima County School Superintendent will be validated

  from the Public Works Garage 50 W. Alameda.) 

  When:  8:00-4:00 on Thursday, April 25^th, and Friday, April 26^th

  Registration Fee:  $40.00

  Materials Include:  Steven Leinward’s Accessible Mathematics

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• Systems Thinking Level 1 - Developing Critical Thinking Skills

  • Start
    Monday, June 03, 2013
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Thursday, June 06, 2013
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Tucson
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  This workshop will provide an introduction to systems thinking and

  its connections to other effective instructional practices and school

  improvement efforts. During the workshop, participants will:

  ◊ develop skills and knowledge in the use of systems

  thinking concepts and tools.

  ◊ experience, practice, and discuss interactive,

  inquiry-based instructional and school improvement

  strategies.

  ◊ use systems thinking tools to analyze complex issues

  and identify high leverage interventions.

  ◊ develop and share a plan of application relevant to their

  work.

   

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• Systems Thinking Level 2 - Harnessing the Power of Visual Tools

  • Start
    Monday, June 10, 2013
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Tucson
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  Participants will build interconnected loops, create stock/flow

  maps, and use computer models and simulations.

  Prerequisite: Level 1

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• Systems Thinking Level 2 - Introduction to Computer Modeling/Simulation

  • Start
    Wednesday, June 12, 2013
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Thursday, June 13, 2013
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Tucson
  • Spaces left
    50

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  This workshop will provide an introduction to dynamic

  computer modeling using STELLA software. Participants

  will:

  ◊ create, run, and analyze simple models and

  pre-made simulations.

  ◊ identify how creation of computer models would

  enhance understanding of curriculum standards.

  Prerequisite: Level 1

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• FAIR for Educators Exhibitor Registration

  • When
    Monday, June 24, 2013
  •  
    3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Tucson High School

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  It’s time to celebrate learning and on June 24, 2013, The Office of the Pima County School Superintendent is pleased to host the Fair for Education.

  Communities in the U.S. with the highest standards of living can be identified in a number of ways, but one of the common threads is the cultural value that is placed on education.  The Fair for Education aims to promote the positive influence of education in our community, celebrate learning as a life-long endeavor and establish education as a ‘cultural pillar’ and central figure to the social identity of Tucson and Pima County. 

  The Fair for Education will be an evening to come together and find new resources for enrichment.  There will be:

  • Food truck round-up
  • Demo’s of physical activities such as salsa dancing, karate, jump rope, bike riding, BMX.  These exhibitors have been asked to include audience participation.
  • An art gallery featuring young artists, some in elementary school
  • Student jazz and other instrumental ensembles in the food court
  • Adult learning opportunities such as mini-seminars on wildlife tracking, photography, second language learning, etc
  • A display of winning science fair entries
  • Opportunities for extended education at local colleges and universities.

  The Fair will feature free educational resources for teachers and “Lighthouse Projects” - exemplary projects by master teachers around Southern Arizona that integrate Common Core Standards. These are to be projects implemented by cooperative effort between higher education and public schools (or private) or between industry and schools.  They are  innovative and will serve as a model for other educators. 

  This year the FAIR invites the public to come and celebrate education in our community by presenting a fun, family-pleasing array of educational opportunities for every age and interest.

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