2012 Leadership Summit for Aspiring Superintendents and System Level Administrators

This summit is for educators who are aspiring to hold district-level positions. The purpose is to gain practical knowledge and experience that may not be taught in graduate school programs.

A panel of school superintendents and other administrators will be available to discuss a variety of topics including:
·         “So You Want to Be a Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent?”
·         ”Critical Elements of Dealing with Boards of Education”
·         “Organizing a District-Level Team”
·         “Qualities for a District-Level Administrator”
·         “Balancing Your Personal and Professional Life” 

Date/Time:               Thursday, April 26, 2012     9:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Target Audience:     Administrators and Central Office Personnel 

WHERE:                   Holiday Inn Express, Wilkesboro, NC    (directions/map)

Cost:                          No cost to NWRESA Member LEAs

Renewal Credit:       0.5 Educational Leadership credit

 Registration will be limited.  

Questions?  Contact Carla Leslie at 336.667.2191 or email.
To register CLICK HERE  or copy/paste this link into your browser:

http://nwresa.org/zadora.htm

2012 Leadership Academy for Practicing Building-Level Administrators

Northwest RESA, with the support of member superintendents, is providing this academy for aspiring administrators who wish to have a variety of information about the role of a building-level administrator.

A panel of practicing school administrators will be available to discuss a variety of topics including:
·         “So You Want to Be a School Administrator?”
·         “Politics in Education”
·         “School Finance and Resource Management”
·         “Nurturing Your Employees”

Date/Time:                 Tuesday, April 17, 2012     9:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Target Audience:       Educators who aspire to become building-level administrators 

WHERE:                    Holiday Inn Express, Wilkesboro, NC    (directions/map)

Cost:                           No cost to NWRESA member LEAs

Renewal Credit:         0.5 Leadership credit 

Enrollment for this academy is limited. Therefore, participants must have the approval of their principal to enroll.   

Questions?  Contact Carla Leslie at 336.667.2191 or email.

To register CLICK HERE  or copy/paste this link into your browser:
http://nwresa.org/zadora.htm

Examining the Holocaust
Substitute pay will be provided by the Holocaust Council for public school teachers attending.

Presenter(s):

Linda Scher, Program Coordinator, NC Council on the Holocaust.

Featured speakers: Morris Glass, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, Hank Brodt who was imprisoned in several forced labor camps, or Alfred Schnog, whose family escaped from Nazi Germany on the morning after Kristalnacht.  Holocaust scholar, Dr. Karl Schleunes, Chair of the History Dept. UNC-Greensboro and author of The Twisted Road to Auschwitz and Legislating the Holocaust: The Nuremburg Laws.

Date/Time:

Monday, March 26, 2012 (8:30 – 3:30)

Audience:

Middle and High School Social Studies and Language Arts Teachers

Description:

We are pleased to inform you that middle and high school social studies and language arts teachers in your county are invited to attend a multi-county Holocaust teacher workshop. This workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn Express in Wilkesboro on March 26, 2012. This workshop is of particular interest to social studies teachers teaching American history or world history and sixth-grade teachers teaching about Eastern Europe. It is also of interest to language arts teachers teaching the Diary of Anne Frank in the middle grades or Elie Wiesel's novel about the Holocaust, Night or other literature of the Holocaust at the high-school level. All workshop participants will also receive copies of the resource guide The Holocaust: A North Carolina Teachers' Resource, published by the N.C. State Department of Public Instruction in cooperation with the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust. 

 This workshop is particularly useful for teachers teaching World History or American History as well as teachers at the middle school level teaching History and Culture.  It is also recommended for middle school language arts teachers teaching Anne Frank’s Diary or high school English teachers studying Elie Wiesel’s, Night and other Holocaust literature at the upper grades.  

Substitute pay will be provided by the Holocaust Council for public school teachers attending.

Location:

Holiday Inn Express, 1700 Winkler Street, Wilkesboro, NC  28697
Traveling Hwy. 421-North into Wilkesboro; turn right at the second traffic light.  (The Holiday Inn Express is on the right.)    Holiday Inn Express 336-838-1800    NW RESA 336-667-2191

Cost:

NONE for member systems

RENEWAL CREDIT:  6 Hours = 0.6 Social Studies or Reading Credit

Registration Deadline:

Monday, March 19, 2012
You are not registered unless you have received an email confirmation to that effect.  Please contact the NWRESA at 336.667.2191 before arranging for a substitute if you have not received a confirmation.

To Register By INTERNET:

FULL

Contact Email: Linda Reeves

What Should a Common Core Math Class Look Like?

Presenter(s):

Deanna Hanlin, Math Consultant, NWRESA

Date/Time:

Thursday, January 12, 2012 (9:00-3:00)
Snow Make-up Date - Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Audience:

Administrators, Principals, and Curriculum Coaches

Description:

The 8 Mathematical Practices are the “Rigor” element of the common core mathematics curriculum, as well as lending coherence across the K-12 curriculum. Teaching familiar topics with traditional pedagogy will not meet this rigor and focus on College and Career Readiness.

This session is designed to immerse administrators in the 8 Practices through summarizing, critiquing a lesson, participating in a lesson from a student perspective, and ties to assessment. Leave with a “hands on” and “minds on” understanding of this new curriculum element, essential to Common Core Mathematics K-12. (Limited to 30 participants)

Location:

Holiday Inn Express, 1700 Winkler Street, Wilkesboro, NC  28697
Traveling Hwy. 421-North into Wilkesboro; turn right at the second traffic light.  (The Holiday Inn Express is on the right.)    Holiday Inn Express 336-838-1800    NW RESA 336-667-2191

Cost:

NO COST for member systems

RENEWAL CREDIT:  5 Hours = 0.5 Math Unit

Registration Deadline:

Monday, January 9, 2012
You are not registered unless you have received an email confirmation to that effect.  Please contact the NWRESA at 336.667.2191 before arranging for a substitute if you have not received a confirmation.

To Register By INTERNET:

Click here and follow instructions.

Contact Email: Linda Reeves

Teaching Reading in Middle School : Book Study

Presenter(s):

Deanna K. Hanlin, NWRESA Education Consultant

Date/Time:

January 2011-March 2011

Audience:

Middle Grades teachers – All subject areas

Description:

This online class will be a book study with a completely flexible schedule for each participant. We will use Teaching Reading in Middle School by Laura Robb as our focus text. Participants will be expected to purchase their own copy of the book (available at www.amazon.com for $22.01 new or as low as $2.35 used).  Registered participants will receive instructions for discussion questions/lesson plans. Upon completion of all requirements, participants will receive a certificate for 5 contact hours (0.5 CEU in reading) for each unit of study completed; the entire book consists of 4 units so a maximum or 2.0 credits is possible. Online book study class facilitator will be Deanna Hanlin, NWRESA Education Consultant.   hanlind@nwresa.org

Do not register, however, until you are committed to following through by completing at least one unit of study.

October 2011-April 2012

Cost:

NONE for member systems

RENEWAL CREDIT:  0.5 to 2.0  Reading credits possible

Registration Deadline:

You must register for this online staff development opportunity. You are not registered unless you have received an email confirmation from NWRESA.

To Register By INTERNET:

Click here and follow instructions.

Contact Email: Carla Leslie

Teaching Reading in Social Studies, Science, and Math : Book Study

Presenter(s):

Deanna K. Hanlin, NWRESA Education Consultant

Date/Time:

January 2011-March 2011

Audience:

Middle Grades teachers in Social Studies, Science and Math

Description:

This online class will be a book study with a completely flexible schedule for each participant. We will use Teaching Reading in Social Studies, Science, and Math by Laura Robb as our focus text. Participants will be expected to purchase their own copy of the book (available at www.amazon.com for $24.40 new or as low as $7.00 used).  Registered participants will receive instructions for discussion questions/lesson plans. Upon completion of all requirements, participants will receive a certificate for 5 contact hours (0.5 CEU in reading) for each unit of study completed; the entire book consists of 4 units so a maximum or 2.0 credits is possible. Online book study class facilitator will be Deanna Hanlin, NWRESA Education Consultant. hanlind@nwresa.org

You can register at any time—the assignments involve your students, so don’t wait until the last minute.

Do not register, however, until you are committed to following through by completing at least one unit of study.

October 2011-April 2012

Cost:

NONE for member systems

RENEWAL CREDIT:   0.5 to 2.0 credits possible in either Reading or Math or Science or Social Studies

Registration Deadline:

You must register for this online staff development opportunity. You are not registered unless you have received an email confirmation from NWRESA.

To Register By INTERNET:

Click here and follow instructions.

Contact Email: Carla Leslie