This innovative professional development offering seeks to establish an effective and efficient system to address behavioral issues by utilizing proactive educational positive practices that support success and define student and staff appropriate behaviors. This training uses data-based decisions to target interventions and evaluate progress.

Audience: K-12 educators
Length: 3 hours
CLUs: 3.0
Date/Time: February 7-8, 2008, Baton Rouge; February 13-14, 2008, Alexandria

This workshop will provide best practices for improving school performance and practical information on how to transform schools using PLCs.

Audience: Teachers and Administrators
Length: 1 day
CLUs: 1.0
Date/Time: May 8, 2008 (visit Coursewhere for additional information)

This workshop will demonstrate the power of technology to support the implementation of DI strategies. Participants will explore three technology applications which support DI to meet the learning needs of all students.

Audience: Regular and Special Education Teachers, Curriculum Specialists, Technology Specialists, Administrators
Length: 4 hours
CLUs: 4.0
Date/Time: April 22, 2008 - 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and as requested by High Priority Schools

The Write Traits Workshop is designed for teachers who want to begin using the six traits of writing in their classroom instruction. Through a variety of hands-on activities, participants will learn about the traits, become familiar with trait language, and understand how the traits support process-based instruction. In addition, participants will learn to assess student writing across all six traits, use literature to provide models of the traits for student writers, and support students as they assess and revise their own work.

Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Curriculum Directors, and Reading Specialists
Length: 2 days
CLUs: 16.0
Date/Time: April 24-25, 2008 - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Take part in this three hour workshop to experience how visual thinking can transform your classroom. We will spotlight and discuss different tools that can be used to increase higher order thinking levels of your students. Educators will demonstrate these tools while presenting activities from the Comprehensive Curriculum. Resources and professional development opportunities will be provided.

Audience: K-12 educators
Length: 3 hours
CLUs: 3.0
Date/Time: February 20, 2008 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm