CO-TEACHING PD OPPORTUNITIES!

Check out these Co-Teaching PD offerings from SERC (for more information see announcements below) -  Click Here to sign up for Making A Difference Through Co-Teaching and email Virginia Babcock at babcock@ctserc.org  or Clare Wurm at wurm@ctserc.org for additional information on the Calling All Co-Teachers announcement.

SERC's Co-Teaching PD Opportunities - Flyer below for more information!  
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ATTENTION Co-Teachers!

Greetings, Co-Teachers!

We hope that 2015 is off to a good start and that you and your colleagues are continuing to enjoy the benefits of your collaborative partnerships!  Since you have participated in our professional learning on co-teaching, we’re making sure you know about a follow-up planning session scheduled in just a couple of weeks.

Our session on February 5^th promises to be helpful in assisting teams to not only find the time to plan, but to also use co-teaching efficiently, and effectively, in planning instruction that results in the most benefit for all students. A link to registration is below. Hope to see you there!

A Facilitated Planning Session for the Co-Taught Classroom

Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM

SERC Library

Community Room, Middletown

Registration Closing Date: 1/28/2015

Audience:  Pre-K-Grade 12; Co-teaching Teams consisting of General and Special Educators,

ELL/ESL/Bilingual Educators, Reading or Math Consultants/Specialists, or other

Student Support Services Professionals

Presenters:  Virginia Babcock and Missy Wrigley , SERC Consultants

Fee: $95 per person

Effective planning leads to effective co-teaching. When planning time is lacking or

not used strategically, many co-teaching teams fall into the trap of "one teach, one

help." Through role clarification and increased collaboration in lesson development

and delivery, co-teachers’ use of time will be more efficient and effective, resulting in

more cohesive instruction and improved student outcomes.

During this session, teams will explore creative ways to find additional time for co-planning

Participants will have the opportunity to share strategies for maximizing the

use of allotted planning time, discuss the division of roles and responsibilities, and

address students’ individualized education program (IEP) goals through purposeful

planning. Teams should bring all the materials necessary to plan a unit or series of lessons.

The $90 per-person fee includes the full-day session at SERC, plus one copy per team of Lisa Dieker’s "The

Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Book" (Third Edition).

PLEASE NOTE: This session is designed for experienced co-teachers who are

seeking to improve the effectiveness of their planning and instruction in a co-taught

classroom.  Attendance by both co-teaching team members is required.

Please register online at:  https://15-12-059.eventbrite.com

For registration questions, please contact Leticia Garcia Guerra, SERC, (860) 632-1485, ext. 233 or guerra@ctserc.org.

Are you interested in some webinars?

From edWeb.net:

Free webinar:Transitioning from college to classroom using co-teaching programs

Join us on Tuesday June 10 at 5 p.m. Eastern for Transitioning From College to Classroom Using Co-Teaching Programs with Shannon Holden, assistant principal of Republic Middle School in Missouri. Learnmore and pre-register. Visit the New Teacher Help community at www.edweb.net/newteacherhelp.

Free webinar:Bite-sized narratives: The impact of mobile devices on learning andcommunication

Join us on Wednesday, June 11 at 4 p.m. Eastern for Bite-Sized Narratives: The Impact of Mobile Devices on Learning and Communication with Shelly Sanchez Terrell, teacher trainer, instructional designer, and author. Learnmore and pre-register. Visit the Mobile Learning Explorations community at www.edweb.net/mobilelearning.

From Education Week:

The Power of Peer Groups and Posses in College Success
The transition from high school to college can be daunting, academically, socially, and emotionally - and often especially so for students from minority groups who aren't well represented on many college campuses.
The Posse Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in New York that gives scholarships to diverse groups of students with strong leadership skills and sends them to selective colleges in "possess" of 10. The idea is that the scholars can bond before they ever go to campus and then can provide support to one another throughout their college years. The approach seems to work: While typical college graduation rates hover around 57 percent, about 90 percent of Posse scholars finish in four years.
Join Education Week for this webinar featuring the founder of Posse and a professor who came up with the idea of a STEM posse for students pursuing careers in science-related careers.
Underwriting for the content of this webinar has been provided by The Atlantic Philanthropies, NoVo Foundation, The Raikes Foundation, and The California Endowment.

Guests:

Deborah Bial, founder and president, The Posse Foundation.
Irving Epstein, Henry F. Fischbach professor of chemistry and senior research advisor to the provost, Brandeis University
This webinar will be moderated by Caralee Adams, contributing writer, Education Week
Registernow for this free live webinar.