In this session new librarians will be walked through different tools to help them be successful in their first year in Greenville County Schools. We will make our way through library programming, technology, and collaborations. This will be a hands on session that you will walk away with things to implement your first day in your new library.
Join us for a one-hour session designed for Principals, Instructional Coaches, and Literacy Specialists to get acquainted with Amira, an AI-powered reading tutor and assessment tool. Educators will learn about Amira's personalized reading practice tool, preview Amira's data and reporting features, and hear about tips and tricks for successful Amira implementation in the '24-'25 school year.
This session will lead participants through how to utilize the compare faeature within MasteryConnect. Participants will learn how to compare Benchmark reports with CFAs from the classroom and have time to delve into their own data.
Join us for a one-hour session designed for Principals, Instructional Coaches, and Literacy Specialists to get acquainted with Amira, an AI-powered reading tutor and assessment tool. Educators will learn about Amira's personalized reading practice tool, preview Amira's data and reporting features, and hear about tips and tricks for successful Amira implementation in the '24-'25 school year.
SPED GATE teachers will learn the components of an IEP and the content required for creating compliant IEPs that meet students academic and functional needs.
Join us for a one-hour session designed for Principals, Instructional Coaches, and Literacy Specialists to get acquainted with Amira, an AI-powered reading tutor and assessment tool. Educators will learn about Amira's personalized reading practice tool, preview Amira's data and reporting features, and hear about tips and tricks for successful Amira implementation in the '24-'25 school year.
In this session, we will walk school librarians through the South Carolina Standards for School Library Resource Collections. This session aims to help all Greenville County School Librarians to analyze their collection and create goals for their collections for the next school year.
Having trouble with student engagement? Learn about visual thinking routines and how to implement them to maximize student engagement. You will be able to leave the session experiencing some of the routines in the session as well and leave with access to 83 thinking routines.
Join us for a one-hour session designed for Principals, Instructional Coaches, and Literacy Specialists to get acquainted with Amira, an AI-powered reading tutor and assessment tool. Educators will learn about Amira's personalized reading practice tool, preview Amira's data and reporting features, and hear about tips and tricks for successful Amira implementation in the '24-'25 school year.
Participants will walk away with a plan for scheduling so that co-teacher teams survive and thrive.Creating a professional development plan to enhance the co-teaching model. Using co-teaching models with fidelity increases student achievement for students with disabilities.
In this session, participants will learn how to apply Universal Design of Learning principles while utilizing and integrating Canva and Google Apps that increase student engagement. Lessons will focus on modifying teachers' current UDL practices through the use of Canva activities and Google Apps such as Google Drawings, Slides, and YouTube.
Secondary Special education teachers using the Brigance will learn how to utilize this assessment tool in assisting students for a successful transition into adult life, assessing student’s mastery of skills within the key skill areas identified by the IDEA guidelines for Indicator 13.
SPED GATE teachers will create systems for organization for IEPs, Re-evaluation Reviews, progress monitoring, and baseline assessments, and important dates.
Effective engagement with students during the initial and concluding 15 minutes of each class/session has a significant impact on the teaching and learning process. This session will explore a variety of strategies to maximize class time, promote student ownership, and improve student success.
In this session, participants will learn how to apply Universal Design of Learning principles while utilizing and integrating Canva and Google Apps that increase student engagement. Lessons will focus on modifying teachers' current UDL practices through the use of Canva activities and Google Apps such as Google Drawings, Slides, and YouTube.
**This session is for Middle and High School Teachers and ESOL/MLP Teachers.** This session will provide attendees with guidance in determining what their multilingual learners can do in the classroom and specific strategies for accommodating instruction in content area classes to meet their needs.
Participants will understand how to articulate clear learning objectives and discover effective strategies for embedding success criteria into the teaching. Designed for a commitment to enhancing student learning outcomes by giving students the tools they need to succeed!
SPED GATE will learn the roles of accommodations and modifications in the general education and special education classrooms and how to write compliant accommodations and modifications statements.
Participants will walk away with a plan for scheduling so that co-teacher teams survive and thrive.Creating a professional development plan to enhance the co-teaching model. Using co-teaching models with fidelity increases student achievement for students with disabilities.
Participants will understand how to articulate clear learning objectives and discover effective strategies for embedding success criteria into the teaching. Designed for a commitment to enhancing student learning outcomes by giving students the tools they need to succeed!
"Unit plans? How can I implement unit plans when I'm working day to day on one lesson at a time?!?" How many times have you heard this conversation in your building? This course will show that effective, strategic planning can help teachers guide the sequence and pace of skills to ensure greater student learning outcomes. Participants will learn the value of unit plans, how to create their own unit plan, and walk away with several unit plan templates!
SPED GATE teachers will create systems for organization for IEPs, Re-evaluation Reviews, progress monitoring, and baseline assessments, and important dates.
Although public education has recently faced monumental challenges that, at times, have threatened even its very existence, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is our lifeline back to rich educational experiences and increased student achievement! Learn to triage your instructional practices and use the principles of UDL to ensure all students ENGAGE, REPRESENT, and take ACTION in their learning. Together we will save education by empowering students to be motivated, knowledgeable, and strategic through the UDL framework!
The process of writing is hard work. Teaching writing, and helping students believe in themselves as writers, is even harder. Join Lisa Helsel, 2023 recipient of the NCTE Donald H. Graves Award for Excellence in Teaching Writing, as she shares ideas for connecting deeply with student writers and for helping them become aware of their own writing processes. Participants will walk away with assessment and reflection activities that can be used in classrooms across the grade levels.
Effective engagement with students during the initial and concluding 15 minutes of each class/session has a significant impact on the teaching and learning process. This session will explore a variety of strategies to maximize class time, promote student ownership, and improve student success.
SPED GATE will learn the roles of accommodations and modifications in the general education and special education classrooms and how to write compliant accommodations and modifications statements.
Participants will learn how to gather and utilize data to properly montior student progress on IEP goals. They will be provided an overview of how Goalbook can be utilized to help with progress monitoring.
Participants will learn what text-dependent writing (TDW) is, learn the modes of writing the TDW item will assess at each grade-level, how the TDW aligns to standards, and the expecations of the TDW rubric.
GCSource is a tool that provides dashboards to make data-driven decisions. Whether you're a new user or just need a refresh, this session will go over the basics of using the system to inform your work.
SPED GATE will learn effective strategies for developing strong IEPs using data to develop strong present levels, findings, goals, and impact statements using Goalbook Toolkit.
SPED GATE will learn effective strategies for developing strong IEPs using data to develop strong present levels, findings, goals, and impact statements using Goalbook Toolkit.
Teachers will learn about different data collection examples and when to use them. Teachers will walk away with data collection templates ready to use.
Whether you are wanting to dive deeper into GCSource or just need a refresher, this course will focus on GCSource for individuals who already know the basics. We'll dig into more dashboards, exports, and what you can do with data after it is exported.
GCSource is a tool that provides dashboards to make data-driven decisions. Whether you're a new user or just need a refresh, this session will go over the basics of using the system to inform your work.
This workshop is for all 24-25 MAP Growth STCs at elementary and middle schools and off-site programs serving elementary and middle school students. It will provide an overview of the MAP Growth testing program for the full year, focusing on test security and test administration procedures. Only assigned School Test Coordinators can attend.
Participants will learn how to utlize FBA data/results to create a meaningful and thorough behavior intervention plan (BIP) for students. Resources and supports will be discussed and shared regarding both common and unique BIP interventions and accommodations.
Whether you are wanting to dive deeper into GCSource or just need a refresher, this course will focus on GCSource for individuals who already know the basics. We'll dig into more dashboards, exports, and what you can do with data after it is exported.