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Region III Education Service Center
Professional Development
6+1 Trait Writing Model of Instruction & Assessment
This six-hour workshop for 6+1 Trait® Writing Model gives teachers a powerful framework to formatively evaluate student writing through an analytical approach focused on the six sub-skill traits that characterize quality writing. Developed at the Northwest Regional Education Lab (NWREL) by educators seeking a better system for evaluating students’ written work, 6+1 Traits® provides a strong, effective model to address the high stakes state testing rubric, as well as provide feedback that will improve all students’ writing. The model is accepted as part of the Ensuring Literacy state initiative.
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Backward Design (Understanding by Design (UbD)
Defined by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, Understanding by Design(UbD), informally called Backward Design, is a "framework for designing curriculum units, performance assessments, and classroom instruction that leads students to deep understanding of the content taught.” UbD’s foundation is that, if students are to be successful on any assessment that may encounter, curriculum planning must begin with the end in mind, e.g., iLEAP, LEAP, and/or GEE. Therefore, this training focuses on lesson design that addresses teaching for understanding of the big ideas and aligning assessments of these ideas with the format of the High Stakes testing instrument.
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Data-Driven Leadership for School Improvement
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.
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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 pre-requisite to 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 to 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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Developing Effective Constructed Response Items
This workshop focuses on the preparation of students for the CRT constructed response items portion of High Stakes test. Participants will apply strategies that will assist students in identifying how to address the testing prompt and construct a written response that meets the rubric standards. Participants will also gain practice in writing High Stakes type constructed response questions that align with state testing format.
| For more information contact: |
| Geraldine Davis |
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School Improvement Coordinator
geraldine.davis@la.gov
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985.448.4309
985.448.4120 Fax
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| Debra Estevens |
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School Improvement Coordinator
debbie.estevens@la.gov
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985.448.4324
985.448.4120 Fax
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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: |
| Vicki Adams |
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Reading First Coordinator
vicki.adams@la.gov
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985-449-7137
985-448-4120 Fax
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Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) Training
The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) is an early childhood evaluation instrument used to determine program quality. The ECERS-R is designed to be used in ALL programs that serve children from 3-5 years of age. The Louisiana Department of Education uses this instrument to ensure that high quality early childhood programs are being provided across the state.
| For more information contact: |
| Stephanie Blanchard |
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Early Childhood Coordinator
stephanie.blanchard@la.gov
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985.449.7075
985.448.4120 Fax
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Louisiana Online LEAP/iLEAP Practice Workshop: EAGLE or Newton's Classroom
Louisiana Department of Education provides many online programs to assist the teacher and student in meeting the standards of High Stakes testing. EAGLE and Newton’s Classroom are two such programs. EAGLE is an online GLE assessment that will allow teachers to provide feedback to students about standard and benchmark skill acquisition (presently EAGLE can assist with grades 4, and 8-12 math and grades 4 and 8-12 ELA). Newton’s Classroom is an online math tutorial and assessment program for grades 1-8. Training will consist of showing teachers how to create rosters, access individual lessons for students, score, and create specific reports for feedback.
| For more information contact: |
| Geraldine Davis |
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School Improvement Coordinator
geraldine.davis@la.gov
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985.448.4309
985.448.4120 Fax
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| Deborah Toups |
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School Improvement Coordinator
deborah.toups@la.gov
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985-448-4323
985-448-4120 Fax
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Para Educator Assistance
The goal of this workshop is to provide information and assistance to district paraprofessionals in order for them to meet the definition of "highly qualified" according to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Paraprofessionals are provided with information on effective test-taking strategies as well as the opportunity to learn, review, and practice content skills in the areas of reading, writing and math.
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Positive Behavior Workshop
The process of Positive Discipline involves teaching students to monitor and adjust their own behaviors in a teaching-learning atmosphere in which all persons are treated with dignity and respect. Positive Discipline methods empower teachers with the skills to prepare students for successful living as well as to significantly reduce discipline problems through self-discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and problem-solving.
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School Improvement Plan (SIP) Writing for School Improvement Teams
There are two levels of this training, SIP Writing Workshop and Advanced SIP Writing Workshop. The SIP Writing Workshop focuses on understanding the SIP process and components, reviewing how the data is collected, analyzed, and reported; translating SIP goals into strategies and activities; and supporting faculty in the continuous evolution of SIP implementation and change. The Advanced SIP Workshop focuses on the actual writing of the SIP Indicators of Implementation and the Evaluation of the Indicator of Implementation sections of the Action Plan. Time is given in the Advanced section to actually revise the school plan with assistance from the trainer.
| For more information contact: |
| Deborah Toups |
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School Improvement Coordinator
deborah.toups@la.gov
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985-448-4323
985-448-4120 Fax
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| Geraldine Davis |
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School Improvement Coordinator
geraldine.davis@la.gov
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985.448.4309
985.448.4120 Fax
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Strategic Instruction Model
The goal of this professional development opportunity is to provide teachers with differentiated learning strategies, teaching routines, and cooperative thinking strategies to improve their performance as well as that of their students.
| For more information contact: |
| Debra Estevens |
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School Improvement Coordinator
debbie.estevens@la.gov
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985.448.4324
985.448.4120 Fax
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Thinking Maps
Professional Development is provided for teachers in all subject areas and grade levels on visual tools that can be used in the classroom. "Thinking Maps" are eight visual-verbal learning tools, each based on a fundamental thinking process and used together as a set of tools for showing relationships.
"Thinking Maps" gives all students and teachers a common language for meaningful learning. The consistency and flexibility of the maps provide for student-centered cooperative learning, concept development, reflective thinking, creativity, clarity of communication, and cognitive development.
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Trend Data Calculator/Analysis
Participants will learn to manipulate the CSV file to determine trend data, locate the necessary data to input into the trend data calculator, use the trend data calculator to gain and analyze school data, and analyze SPS reports in this six-hour training.
| For more information contact: |
| Deborah Toups |
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School Improvement Coordinator
deborah.toups@la.gov
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985-448-4323
985-448-4120 Fax
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Team Building
In the "Challenge Master" team-building offering, participants further their teaming skills as they are led through a series of exercises that emphasize trust-building, problem-solving, and risk-taking, all necessary to the development of cohesive teams.
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