Region V Education Service Center
Professional Development
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
DIBELS testing is used to measure critical skills that underline early reading success. The seven minute assessments predict ow 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 & Scoring as well as Mentoring Scoring and Intervention.
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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: |
| Angie Bech |
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School Improvement Coordinator
angie.bech@la.gov
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337-491-2954
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Norma Fruge |
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School Improvement Coordinator
norma.fruge@la.gov
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337-491-2952
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Stephanie Rogers |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.rogers@la.gov
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337-491-2951
337-491-2948 Fax
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District Assistance Team (DAT)Training
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: |
| Carla Amy |
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Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator
carla.amy@la.gov
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337-491-2950
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Norma Fruge |
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School Improvement Coordinator
norma.fruge@la.gov
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337-491-2952
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Angie Bech |
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School Improvement Coordinator
angie.bech@la.gov
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337-491-2954
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Stephanie Rogers |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.rogers@la.gov
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337-491-2951
337-491-2948 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 communties 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 Improvment 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 anlayze 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.
| For more information contact: |
| Carla Amy |
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Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator
carla.amy@la.gov
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337-491-2950
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Angie Bech |
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School Improvement Coordinator
angie.bech@la.gov
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337-491-2954
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Norma Fruge |
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School Improvement Coordinator
norma.fruge@la.gov
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337-491-2952
337-491-2948 Fax
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| Stephanie Rogers |
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School Improvement Coordinator
stephanie.rogers@la.gov
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337-491-2951
337-491-2948 Fax
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School Improvement Plan: Reader Reliability Training
Both federal and state guidelines require that district personnel review their schools’ School Improvement Plans for quality. The three-day workshop will help ensure that these plans are read in a consistent manner across multiple readers. Prior completion of District Assistance Training is required to participate in this module.
| For more information contact: |
| Norma Fruge |
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School Improvement Coordinator
norma.fruge@la.gov
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337-491-2952
337-491-2948 Fax
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Praxis Pre Professional Skills Test Prep
This online simulated test package from PLATO Learning and ETS Technologies includes a simulation of the PPST® test (Pre Professional Skills Test) and PLATO courseware aligned directly to the test. It gives students an experience closely related to the actual test and provides diagnostic placement for skill building in reading, writing and math. The test system is a vital tool for colleges offering teacher preparation programs and school districts with teachers working toward professional certification on the PPST® test.
| For more information contact: |
| Angelique Ogea |
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Certification Counselor
angelique.ogea@la.gov
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337-491-2956
337-491-2948 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 the performance of students and teachers.
| For more information contact: |
| Norma Fruge |
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School Improvement Coordinator
norma.fruge@la.gov
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337-491-2952
337-491-2948 Fax
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