FREE....Free....free...

SEE below for more information on the day or click HERE for more information.

The day begins at 9:00 a.m. at Riverside Church, one block west of Teachers College, and continues throughout the entire College.

The day is free of charge, without registration. It is a gift offered to the TCRWP community.  

In addition, mark your calendars for March 3, 2018 for the next Saturday Reunion!

Early Childhood Professional Development!

Click HERE to register for the Technology session; click HERE to register for the Social Emotional session; click HERE for the FUNTASTIC session and click HERE for Proud to Be Me session.

International Literacy Day - September 8th!

                    

The Power of People:START A LITERACY MOVEMENT 

We’ve said it before and we’ll stay it again: Change is good! This year, in addition to our new name, the International Literacy Association (formerly the International Reading Association) has a fresh take on celebrating International Literacy Day. ILA believes in the transformative power of literacy to create more successful societies, healthy communities, and prosperous economies. As champions of a vibrant literacy community for the last 60 years, we’ve learned that to create a literate world, we must be willing to come together and lead the charge in our own backyards. That is why on this International Literacy Day, we’ve created literacy activities and ideas inspired by a country that has done just that—the Philippines! We’re intrigued by this country’s powerful history, rich culture, and dedication to literacy and learning, and we know you and your students will be, too!

Check out the Activity Kit.  For more information on Literacy Day including suggested activities, click HERE!

OpenEd

OpenEd is the largest K-12 educational resource library, offering over a million assessments, homework assignments, videos, games and lesson plans for every Common Core Math, Language Arts, Literacy and Next Generation Science standard. OpenEd lets you assign quizzes and homework to your students and automatically grades them, recommending videos for whatever they have problems with. The result is truly personalized learning for each student.

OpenEd also offers a free modern (Common Core, SBAC and PARCC-oriented) assessment tool. After a student takes a formative assessment OpenEd recommends just the right resources for the student to watch or play to gain mastery. OpenEd's also offers free assessments for every Common Core Standard and more. We are the only free and open source assessment item bank in existence. Over 150,000 teachers use OpenEd, reaching over 3 million students nationwide.

NERA Conference - May 29th and May 30th - Springfield, MA

Click here to register.  For a conference program and more information, click here.

Two exciting workshops coming up at SERC!

Check out the two workshops below ----- to register for the The reading and writing connection for preschool and primary grades with Kathy Collins workshop on Tuesday, April 21st use this link http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-reading-and-writing-connection-for-preschool-and-primary-grades-with-kathy-collins-registration-12737326687 .  For the Let's Pretend! Using storybooks to encourage play and friendships workshop on Thursday, May 21st use this link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-date-lets-pretend-using-storybooks-to-encourage-play-and-friendships-registration-12192689663   ----- Hurry workshops fill quickly!

Webinars

 


Teaching Social Issues in the Common-Core Era
The Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts, as well as other college-and-career-ready standards, place strong emphases on critical literacy, cross-curricular learning, and cultural understanding. This webinar will explore how some educators are using those levers to create interdisciplinary units that integrate a variety of texts and learning methods to help students delve into social issues, including identity, cultural history, diversity, and civic engagement. The presentations will address issues such as instructional relevancy and student engagement, as well as boosting students' proficiency in close reading, critical thinking, and social-emotional understanding. The guests will also reflect on the challenges involved in developing interdisciplinary literacy units, teaching social topics, and transitioning to new standards.

Guests:

Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, adjunct professor, elementary education, San Francisco State University; author, Social Studies, Literacy, and Social Justice in the Common Core Classroom: A Guide for Teachers
Erin Angell, high school English teacher, Palo Alto High School, Calif., and co-creator of the Social Justice Pathway curriculum
Eric Bloom, high school history and economics teacher, Palo Alto High School, Calif., and co-creator of the Social Justice Pathway curriculum
This webinar will be moderated by Anthony Rebora, managing editor, Education Week Teacher
Register now for this free live webinar.

 


Building Better Ed-Tech Strategies for the Pre-K-5 Crowd
Using technology to improve literacy and math skills for younger students takes very different strategies and tools than are typically used for middle and high school students. Our guests will discuss the best approaches for using digital devices, apps, and software for students in preschool through 5th grade, examining issues around how to balance the use of text versus multimedia, what types of online interactivity are most effective, and when technology should be turned off.

Guests:

Suzy Brooks, fourth grade teacher, Mullen-Hall School, Falmouth, Mass.
Todd Nesloney, principal, Navasota Intermediate School, Navasota, Texas
This webinar will be moderated by Michelle R. Davis, senior writer, Education Week/Digital Directions
Register now for this free live webinar.




What's Next in K-12 Assessment?
The assessment field in K-12 education is in a period of transition—sparked by widespread dissatisfaction with conventional testing formats, changes in technology, and developments in the learning sciences. In this webinar, two highly regarded experts in assessment innovation will discuss promising new and developing approaches to testing (both formative and summative) and how schools can begin integrating them into instructional programs. In particular, the presenters will address ways that assessment in schools can become more personalized and better integrated with learning, and used to provide deeper and timely information to educators. They will also make predictions about the future of assessment in schools.
Underwriting for the content of this webinar has been provided by The Joyce Foundation.

Guests:

Randy Bennett, Norman O. Frederiksen Chair in Assessment Innovation, ETS; director, Cognitively-Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning initiative (CBAL)
Daniel T. Hickey, associate professor and program director of learning sciences, Indiana University; co-editor, New Frontiers in Formative Assessment
This webinar will be moderated by Anthony Rebora, managing editor, Education Week Teacher
Register now for this free live webinar.