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Education & Learning

4-5 Essential Instructional Practices

Please join us as we explore the Essential Instructional Practices in Literacy for Grades 4-5 and work to improve student achievement.

A Deeper Dive into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for K-12 Educators

If you have already taken the NGSX or Introduction to NGSS professional development, you will still benefit from this workship.

Adaptive Schools

Develop a collective identity and capacity as a collaborator, inquirer, and leader.

Additional Go-To Strategies for EL Language Scaffolding

Two topics to explore supporting English Learners in your classroom

Chemical Safety and Storage

Learn about the requirements and recommendations for safely using and storing chemicals both in Middle School and High School.

Cognitive Coaching

These maps and tools develop teacher self-efficacy and cognitive autonomy, while also developing a sense of community and professional culture.

Developing Early Literacy Skills for English Learners (EL) Grades K-1st

How does literacy instruction look different to English Learners? This course will focus on this essential question.

Developing Individual Reading Instruction Plans (IRIP) Plans for English Learners

Developing IRIP Plans for EL grades K-3

Developing Quality Classroom Summative Assessments

This 2 day- learning series, will guide participants through the process of developing high quality classroom assessments

ELA and Technology PLAYdate

Educators from around the area will join together to "PLAY" with apps, programs and tools.

The Plus Sign, Minus Sign, Multiplication Sign and Division Sign

Elementary Mathematics Leadership

Elementary Mathematics Leadership meetings provide networking opportunities to teachers who serve as representatives of their district.

Elementary Newcomer EL Jumpstart

Basics of supporting newcomer EL

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Elementary Science Leadership Meetings 2022-2023

Teachers are provided with updates, supports and engage in collaboration to enhance elementary science and STEM education.

Elementary Science: Multiple Literacies in Project Based Learning (ML-PBL)

For 4th and 5th grade Teachers wishing to implement ML-PBL in their classrooms

Engaging Struggling Writers in the K-1 Classroom Series

English Learner (EL) Friendly Classroom Practices

Research-Based best practices to implement with English Learners

English Learners in the Early Childhood Setting

Supporting EL in the early years of schools

Formative Assessment PLC

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Foundations of Working with English Learners

The basics of beginning to work with English Learners in the classroom

Genesee County Curriculum Directors Retreat

Retreat for Directors to discuss and assess curriculum

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GFEC Annual Writing Conference 2022 Featuring Kate Roberts

The GFEC Annual Writing Conference 2022 features Kate Roberts.

Health in Our Hands

NGSS-aligned Curricula for Middle Schools Life Science including discussion on diabetes and substance abuse disorder.

High School Science Leadership Meetings 2022-2023

Teachers of all high school science subjects are encouraged to attend as representatives of their districts.

Improving Comprehension for K-5 Readers

Three sessions to learn tools for supporting student comprehension.

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Integrating Computation into Science (ICSAM)

This one day workshop is an introduction to how to integrate coding into your physics or physical science classroom.

Introduction to Modeling

Join us as we go through a mini modeling cycle, development and deployment.

Introduction to NGSS for Administrators

Workshop designed for administrators to understand NGSS on a deeper level.

K-3 Essential Instructional Literacy Practices #10 Collaboration with Families in Promoting Literacy

K-3 EILP #10 Collaboration with Families

K-3 Essential Instructional Literacy Practices #2 Read Aloud

K-3 EILP #2 Read Aloud

K-3 Essential Instructional Literacy Practices #3 Small Group and Individual Instruction

K-3 EILP #3 Small Group and Individual Instruction

Linking Walks

Collected data will be used to identify trends and patterns that impact student learning.

MeL.org 6-12 (All Content Areas)

This session will walk through databases available through the Michigan eLibrary.

MeL.org K-5 (All Content Areas)

This session will walk through databases available through the Michigan eLibrary.

MICIP Tech Assistance Sessions

Assistance working in the MICIP platform

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Middle School Science Leadership Meetings 2022-2023

Teachers are provided with updates and supports in a collaborative space with the goal of enhancing Middle School Science Education.

MiSTAR Community Partner Engagement Meeting

Information on meeting the requirements for the MiSTEM Scholarship

Number Talks at the Secondary Level

Develop a number sense routine for 8-12 minutes per day to increase student fluency in the basic operations (whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percent).

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Passage Based Writing K-5

Passage based writing (PBW) is a skill that is necessary for students to fully comprehend and talk about text.

Phonological Awareness: Preparing Kindergarten and First Grade Readers and Writers

Picture Perfect/Science Read Aloud

Science & ELA

Reading Apprenticeship Training

This training is exclusively offered to Genesee & Lapeer County CSI, Partnership, ATS, and TSI school staff and Administrators ONLY through the Regional Assistance Grant.

Running Records of Text Reading Series

The word Math written on a chalk board with formulas surrounding it.

Secondary Mathematics Leadership

Our Team Purpose: The Mathematics Leadership Team will participate in research-informed professional development experiences.

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Secondary Newcomer EL Jumpstart

Strategies for Supporting Secondary EL Newcomers

Social Emotional Learning

There is research to support the benefit of developing and using SEL skills with students in their day-to-day learning.

Succeeding as a Newer Secondary Science Teacher

This workshop is designed for grades 6 through 12 science teachers in their first three years of teaching.

Success for English Language (EL) Through Language Scaffolds: The Basics

Develop Language Scaffolds to support EL reach academic success

Supporting Students M-STEP Success in Science & Social Studies

M-STEP Success

Teaching Current Events in High School Civics

This brief session is designed for HS Civics teachers who are interested in having a conversation about how best teach current events.

Using STEM Books for Read Aloud

Work to create a STEM focused read aloud plan for your classroom.

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Using the Workshop Model to Teach Reading and Writing

Build students' fluency in reading and writing.

whole school, whole community, whole child, a collaborative approach to learning and health

VIRTUAL Considering the Whole Child in District & School Improvement Plans

These half day sessions are structured to provide an overview of the ASCD/CDC Whole School, Child, Community (WSCC) model.

Writing with High-Proficiency English Learners

Writing strategies to support English Learners at a high writing proficiency level (WIDA 3.0-5.0)

Writing Workshop (K-5)

Join us as we explore the Writing Workshop model and the benefits of running a workshop classroom.

YE Club Advisor Training

To ensure you are successful in your role as club advisor, we have scheduled an upcoming training session.