Region IV Education Service Center
Professional Development
CourseWhere
Coursewhere is an online registration system for professional development events. Technical Assistance is provided to school districts and school users via telephone or e-mail for sessions sponsored by the Region IV Education Service Center. This sytem allows participants to print registration forms and to maintain a record of completed professional development activities.
| For more information contact: |
| Tonya Trahan |
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Administrative Assistant 2
tonya.trahan@la.gov
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(337) 262-5209
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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Cracking the Code of Constructed Response
This workshop focuses on the preparation of students for the CRT constructed response items through a four-step approach. Participants will apply strategies for helping students create high quality, open-ended responses to contructed response questions.
| For more information contact: |
| Stephanie Funderburk |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.funderburk@la.gov
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(337) 262-1224
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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Data-Driven Leadership for School Improvement: A Seminar for Principals
This seven-session seminar is for principals and their central office counterparts who want to become competent and confident instructional leaders. At each of the three-hour, monthly sessions, participants will learn practical methods of checking implementation of School Improvement strategies. A commitment to attendance at all sessions is required.
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District Assistance Team Training (DAT)
District personnel who work with schools in School Improvement must participate in professional development on the following DAT modules in order to be certified. Certification is a requirement for serving on a DAT.
| For more information contact: |
| Stephanie Funderburk |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.funderburk@la.gov
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(337) 262-1224
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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Accountability/Louisiana Needs Assessment (LANA) Module
Louisiana’s School and District Accountability System is intended to drive fundamental change in classroom teaching by helping schools and communities focus on improved student achievement. The system is designed to encourage and support the School Improvement process. Participants will receive a general overview of the Accountability System, followed by professional development on the first piece of the School Improvement process, the needs assessment. Working from student assessment results, districts and schools will use the LANA to collect and analyze pertinent data for use in the School Improvement planning process.
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School Improvement Planning Module
Participants are led through the process of writing a School Improvement Plan as outlined in the Louisiana Department of Education’s "Tools for Success” and "School Improvement Plan Template.” Emphasis is placed on planning as a process and quality implementation/evaluation for success. Participation in the Louisiana Needs Assessment Module (LANA) is a prerequisite for attending the School Improvement Planning Module. The Accountability/Louisiana Needs Assessment module is a prerequisite for attending this professional development offering.
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Degree of Implementation Guide (DIG)
The writing of the School Improvement Plan is just the beginning step in impacting student achievement in a given school. The second step is the quality implementation of the plan. The DIG is a process designed to systematically collect and analyze evidence to measure the level and quality of implementation of pre-determined indicators for each strategy in the School Improvement Plan. The Accountability/LANA and SIP modules are prerequisites for attending this professional development offering.
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District Accountability Personnel Training
Louisiana’s School and District Accountability System is intended to drive fundamental change in classroom teaching by helping schools and communities focus on improved student achievement. District personnel who work with School Accountability are responsible for conveying Accountability policies to school personnel in their district. This training is computer-based and designed to give the Accountability personnel in the districts a full and detailed explanation of the Accountability System, including terminology, policies, and calculations of scores. This training is only recommended for district-level personnel that are new to accountability and responsible for accountability issues in the district.
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Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
DIBELS testing is used to measure critical skills that underline early reading success. The seven, one-minute assessments predict how well children are likely to be doing in reading comprehension by the end of third grade. The results of grade-level indicators are used as a screening instrument to determine needed intervention. The three-step training process involves Administration and Scoring, Mentoring Scoring and Intervention.
| For more information contact: |
| Sonya Mouille |
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Reading First Coordinator
sonya.mouille@la.gov
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(337) 262-5287
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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| Penny Black |
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Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator
penny.black@la.gov
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337-262-5201
337-262-5210 Fax
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Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R)
The ECERS-R training consists of an overveiw of the subscales and items; discussion of classroom environments; examination of terminology; as well as a review of the purpose, procedures, and scoring system.
| For more information contact: |
| Penny Black |
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Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator
penny.black@la.gov
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337-262-5201
337-262-5210 Fax
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Instructional Collaboration
The Instructional Collaboration Project pairs regular educators with their special educator counterparts so they may develop effective instructional and behavior management strategies for all students through collaboration.
| For more information contact: |
| Penny Black |
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Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator
penny.black@la.gov
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337-262-5201
337-262-5210 Fax
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| Stephanie Funderburk |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.funderburk@la.gov
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(337) 262-1224
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)
The goal of this professional development opportunity is to provide teachers with differentiated learning strategies, teaching routines, and cooperative thinking strategies to improve the performance of students and teachers.
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Strategic Reading
This workshop addresses several of the metacognitive strategies students may use to increase reading comprehension. Teachers at all grade levels will apply specific lessons that help students become better readers. Participants will engage in activities that help students gain awareness of their thinking to better monitor their comprehension, thus gaining meaning from text.
| For more information contact: |
| Stephanie Funderburk |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.funderburk@la.gov
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(337) 262-1224
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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Thinking Maps
This professional development provides teachers with the knowledge of how to teach, integrate, and assess using visual tools. Each Thinking Map is associated with a clearly defined, common thinking process language and allows learning communities to have a common visual language.
| For more information contact: |
| Penny Black |
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Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator
penny.black@la.gov
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337-262-5201
337-262-5210 Fax
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| Stephanie Funderburk |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.funderburk@la.gov
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(337) 262-1224
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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| Carla Trahan |
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School Improvement Coordinator
carla.trahan@la.gov
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337-262-5185
337-262-5210 Fax
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6 +1 Trait Writing
The 6+1 Trait Writing framework is a powerful way to learn and use a common language to refer to characteristics of writing as well as create a common vision of what 'good' writing looks like. Teachers and students can use the 6+1 Trait model to pinpoint areas of strength and weakness as they continue to focus on improved writing.
| For more information contact: |
| Penny Black |
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Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator
penny.black@la.gov
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337-262-5201
337-262-5210 Fax
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| Stephanie Funderburk |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.funderburk@la.gov
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(337) 262-1224
(337) 262-5210 Fax
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| Carla Trahan |
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School Improvement Coordinator
carla.trahan@la.gov
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337-262-5185
337-262-5210 Fax
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