the April 2015 Month-at-a

Central Alberta Regional Consortium
Working Together: Making a Difference
Month at a Glance - April 2015
Transforming School Culture with Anthony Muhammad Apr. 13-14 | $400
No matter how hard you work, school improvement will not happen in a toxic culture. This hands-on workshop sheds
new light on an age-old challenge: addressing diverse issues of resistant staff to develop a cohesive, positive culture.
Explore the root causes of staff resistance to change, and leave with concrete strategies that will improve school
culture and lay the foundation for a powerful learning environment. Dr. Muhammad has developed the strategies
necessary to address staff cohesion issues and maximize human potential in schools and districts. Get ready to roll
up your sleeves to develop an effective action plan for eliminating unproductive conflicts and creating healthy
working and learning environments.
L’enseignement différencié du sens du nombre M à 3
with Renée Michaud Apr. 15 | $45
Challenge of Differentiation in a Secondary FI Class
with Johanne Proulx Apr. 28 | $45
Nos élèves sont tous très différents les uns des autres. Il est donc
important de donner à chacun l’opportunité d’apprendre, de
comprendre et de montrer leurs apprentissages de différentes façons. Cet atelier vous propose d’élargir votre répertoire de stratégies afin de mieux prendre en considération les particularités de
vos élèves. Plusieurs sujets seront discutés tels que les questions
ouvertes, les tâches parallèles, le jeu, l’importance de la communication et des stratégies pour y arriver et la résolution de problèmes.
J’ai 25 eleves dans ma classe, comment puis-je repondre aux besoins de chacun? Est-ce que je dois individualiser mon enseignement pour chacun de mes eleves? Qu’est-ce que je dois differencier? Par ou commencer? Voila des questions que l’on entend
souvent!
L’enseignement différencié du sens du nombre - 4e à 6e
with Renée Michaud Apr. 16 | $45
Nos élèves sont tous très différents les uns des autres. Il est donc
important de donner à chacun l’opportunité d’apprendre, de
comprendre et de montrer leurs apprentissages de différentes façons. Cet atelier vous propose d’élargir votre répertoire de stratégies afin de mieux prendre en considération les particularités de
vos élèves. Plusieurs sujets seront discutés tels que les questions
ouvertes, les tâches parallèles, le jeu, l’importance de la communication et des stratégies pour y arriver et la résolution de problèmes.
Oral Language & Vocabulary Building K-6
with Purnima Lindsay
April 27 | $45
“First grade vocabulary predicts students’ reading achievement
in their junior year in high school” (Cunningham and Stanovich,
1997). Vocabulary instruction in the classroom is very important
but is often overlooked. In this interactive session, participants
will learn effective methods to increase vocabulary across all subject areas in the classroom.
Lors de cette session, nous allons explorer les reponses a ces questions ainsi que des facons efficaces pour differencier des taches
et nous permettre de repondre aux besoins des eleves. Une approche pedagogique par centres pourra nous aider a offrir des
taches engageantes qui sauront motiver nos eleves.
Discover Redesign
with Myranda Shepherd
Apr. 28 | $45
It is about so much more than a change to the timetable. Moving Forward with High School Redesign (MFWHSR) provides
an opportunity to transform education in schools and jurisdictions. For transformation to take place, it is essential to delve
deeper into the foundational philosophy - the WHY of Redesign.
Go beyond the surface and the structures and explore the nine
principles of High School Redesign in school and/or jurisdictional
teams to better situate your staff for successful implementation.
Discover redesign and transform education.
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e) info@carcpd.ab.ca
Central Alberta Regional Consortium
Working Together: Making a Difference
RTI at Work - Workshop with Austin Buffum and Mike Mattos
April 29 & 30 | Commonwealth Centre - CALGARY | $450
Proven techniques to close learning gaps, RTI is not a series of implementation steps to cross
off on a list, but a way of thinking about how educators can ensure each child receives the time
and support needed to achieve success. This workshop was developed for school teams who have
started RTI but are still refining processes or experiencing challenges. The presenters have worked
with hundreds of schools throughout North America and can help your school make RTI efficient, effective, and equitable. RTI work
must be divided between collaborative teacher teams and two schoolwide teams (a leadership team and an intervention team). Together, the entire school assumes responsibility for the learning of every student.
Learn why bureaucratic, paperwork-heavy, compliance-oriented, test-score-driven approaches fail - and then learn how to create
an RTI model that works. Acquire four essential guiding principles—collective responsibility, concentrated instruction, convergent
assessment, and certain access—and experience a simple process for bringing these principles to life in your school.
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Use the four guiding principles to guide thinking and implementation •
Define essential learnings in a program of concentrated instruction
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Create a toolbox of effective interventions
Shift to culture of collective responsibility
Implementing Literacy and Numeracy Performance
Assessments Gr 2-3
with Sandi Berg & Purnima Lindsay
Apr. 29 | $45
Build team structures for collaboration
Develop a system of convergent assessment to identify
students for intervention and their unique needs,
monitor thier progress, and revise or extend learning
based.
Intro To PBL
with Charity Allen
May 4-6 | $325
Participants will explore several literacy and numeracy performance assessments and have the opportunity to develop a performance assessment.
Learn the fundamentals of project-based learning development and implementation in this three-day workshop for up to
35 teachers and instructional leaders. Highly interactive by design, this workshop balances work-time with engaging didactics,
activities, facilitated discussions, protocols and task review checkpoints. Edmodo is interwoven throughout the training to model
technology integration as well as support specific technology
learning outcomes. The training results in useable, peer-reviewed
project-based units participants can implement.
Teaching Measurement in the Elementary Math Class
with Sandi Berg
Apr. 30 | $45
PBL Elevate
with Charity Allen
How can we effectively teach measurement? During this handson workshop, we will explore a variety of activities that will help
students more fully understand the concepts of measuring
length, distance, mass, area, perimeter, circumference, volume,
etc.
This session is designed to empower site-level leadership
to enable effective implementation of PBL. It involves an indepth look at the Essential Conditions for implementation as
well as structured time to clarify your vision, determine your
needs, plan for growth, review criteria for successful implementation and define checkpoints for progress monitoring.
Edmodo is interwoven throughout the training to model
technology integration as well as support specific technology
learning outcomes.
Life seldom asks us to simply regurgitate facts. Instead, we must
think critically about a vast amount of information in order to
solve complex problems. It is imperative that we provide students with the skills necessary to be successful in this process.
w) www.carcpd.ab.ca p) 403-348-8194
e) info@carcpd.ab.ca
May 7 | $100
Central Alberta Regional Consortium
Working Together: Making a Difference
Teaching Grammar in an FI Classroom Gr 4-9
with Lise May
May 6 | $45
We all know as FI teachers how important it is to teach ‘la grammaire’ in our FLA classes. It is done in so many ways by all of us
and yet students continue to make the same mistakes when they
speak and when they write. How can we be more efficient in introducing grammar in such a way that students will understand
and know how to use the basics of the French language. This session will give you practical ways to efficiently introduce the teaching of ‘la grammaire’ in an authentic way. It will be presented in
French.
Response to Intervention: New Roles for
Speech-Language Pathologists
with Barbara Ehren
May 7 | $75
Session description available soon...
Developing Spatial Awareness - Elementary Math
with Sandi Berg
May 8 | $45
Do you have students who struggle with spatial awareness? During this hands-on workshop, we will explore a variety of activities
that will help develop this skill in your students.
Cross-Curricular Competencies in the Classroom
Practical Ideas For and From Classroom Teachers
with Sandi Berg
*Webinar 4-5pm* May 13 | $20
Teachers will address the following discussion questions:
How do I currently plan for and support students in developing the “Demonstrate global and cultural understanding”
and “Identify and apply career and life skills” competencies?
How can I plan for and support students in developing these
competencies? Bring ideas to share, examples will also
provided.
Supporting Implementation of Fountas & Pinnell
Benchmark Assessment System
with Siobhan Murphy
May 15 | $45
Are you NEW to using F& P Benchmark Assessment? If so, this
session will guide you through the components of this assessment system and provide opportunities to practice administering, coding, scoring and anaylzing reading assessments.
Time will also be spent looking at how these assessments can
be used to inform instruction in the classroom. The presenter
will share some tips and strategies on how to fit these assessments into your schedule.
CTF Planning Day for Administrators with Brenda
MacDonald, Caitlin Fox & Gerry Varty May 10 | $45
The new Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) curriculum
will be provincially implemented in the fall of 2015, reflecting
the 5 CTS occupational clusters. The CTF program will enable students to explore and develop their interests, passions, and skills
in a variety of occupational contexts, and help them to create a
platform of understanding from which to choose future learning
opportunities and to explore their career connections. This fullday session will assist administrators in leading the shifts needed
to support these new course offerings.
Watch for CARC’s new
registration system and website!!
w) www.carcpd.ab.ca p) 403-348-8194
e) info@carcpd.ab.ca
Central Alberta Regional Consortium presents the 2015 Librarians' Conference
Mission Possible
The Role of the Learning Commons in Tomorrow's Schools
Thursday, April 16, 2015 || 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Black Knight Inn 2929 50 Ave || $95 (includes breakfast pastries and lunch)
Conference Schedule and Sessions:
Time
Session Title
Presented by:
9:00 – 10:00 am
Keynote: Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School
Library Learning Commons in Canada
Judith Sykes
K - 12
10:00 – 10:20 am
Coffee
Fun With Follett!
Archie Jaswal
K - 12
Get Connected to the Online Reference Centre (ORC) in K - 6
Jamie Davis
K-6
From School Library to Learning Commons: Imagine the Possibilities
Jill Usher
K - 12
Mission Possible: Information Stewardship in your Learning Commons
Mary Medinsky &
Kristine Plastow
Moving Forward with Learning Commons--Exploring
Networking Discussion
K - 12
Book Displays
Various
K - 12
10:20 – 11:20 am
Breakout
Sessions
11:20 – 12:10 pm
Facilitated Networking
12:10 – 1:10 pm
Lunch
1:10 – 2:10 pm
Breakout
Sessions
2:10 – 2:30 pm
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Breakout
Sessions
Audience
Gr 7 - 12
K - 12
Connecting Junior and Senior High Students and Staff with the Online
Reference Centre (ORC) in Gr 7-12
Jamie Davis
From School Library to Learning Commons: Imagine the Possibilities
Jill Usher
K - 12
Infusing Story with Library Skills
Marjorie Jantzen
K - 12
Library Redesign–Calgary Catholic’s Journey
Michelle Catonio &
Marylee Ang-Sadecki
K - 12
Moving Forward with Learning Commons--Emerging
Networking Discussion
K - 12
Book Displays
Various
K - 12
Drafting Change: Documenting your Library Learning Commons Plan
Leanne Gosse
K - 12
Enliven Library Learning Commons Programming with the Online Reference Centre (ORC)
Jamie Davis
K - 12
Gasp! There are Comics in the Library!
Jay Bardyla
K - 12
Moving Forward with Learning Commons--Evolving
Networking Discussion
K - 12
What You Don’t Know about Our ATA Library
Sandra Anderson
K - 12
Book Displays
Various
K - 12
Gr 7 - 12
Coffee
Book Vendors: Happy Harbor Comics, Follett Library Systems, World Book/Learn360, Young Alberta
Book Society, Scholastic, Foothills Systems & Legacy Library Services.
Register at www.carcpd.ab.ca