Events
Agenda_-_NEW_Jan_28-29.pdf
When: January 28-29, 2009
Where: Bismarck, ND ~ Doublewood Inn
This NDCI sponsored one and a half day event will highlight vocabulary instruction across content areas that support school and district goals in reading comprehension. Learn from ND Colleagues and Adolescent Literacy experts during this practical session designed for teachers and administrators. Participants will also hear about coaching models that support reading and vocabulary development and discuss what a model might look like in your school or district. Additional speaker updates and detailed agenda will be forthcoming.
Featured Presenter: Dr. Marcia Kosanovich is a former classroom teacher with experience teaching kindergarten, first grade, third grade, ESE Pre-K, and tutoring K-12 students. She completed a doctorate in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Literacy at Florida State University in 2000. Dr. Kosanovich has co-authored an intervention reading curriculum designed for small group instruction, research articles in peer-reviewed journals, and chapters in books. She is also a co-author of an interactive professional development CD designed to increase teacher knowledge in research-based strategies to teach beginning reading. Dr. Kosanovich has experience teaching general and special education reading methods classes at the graduate and undergraduate level. She is a reading educator with extensive experience in professional development and expertise in teaching struggling readers. For the past six years, she was the Director of Curriculum and Instructional Projects at the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University and led the Center’s review of curricula and the development of the Student Center Activities. She was also the Deputy Director for the National Reading K-12 Center on Instruction and led the creation of professional development and guidance documents for regional and state level reading educators. Currently, Dr. Kosanovich is a K-12 Educational Consultant.
Registration: To register, please click here.
Travel Assistance: Some assistance is available for sub costs, mileage, and lodging. Please see our Reimbursement Guidelines for more information.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN AFTER OCTOBER EVENT
Presented by: Peg Portscheller & Ava Lanes
When: February 17-18, 2011
Where: Grand Forks, ND
This is a series of connected seminars, though each session can stand alone. To register go to http://ndcurriculuminitiative.org. One graduate credit will be made available for each session through NDSU (pending).
Session five focuses on “bringing it all together” through:
Planning for improved results linking back to the earlier assessment of “current reality”
Putting the plan into a roadmap for school improvement
Prioritizing for implementation at home
Day One: 10:00am-3:30pm
Day Two: 8:30am-3:00pm
Hotel
Canad Inn
1000 South 42nd Street
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Phone: (701) 772-8404
http://www.canadinns.com/index.php
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN AFTER OCTOBER EVENT
Presented by: Peg Portscheller & Ava Lanes
When: February 15-16, 2011
Where: Bismarck, ND
This is a series of connected seminars, though each session can stand alone. To register go to http://ndcurriculuminitiative.org. One graduate credit will be made available for each session through NDSU (pending).
Session five focuses on “bringing it all together” through:
Planning for improved results linking back to the earlier assessment of “current reality”
Putting the plan into a roadmap for school improvement
Prioritizing for implementation at home
Day One: 10:00am-3:30pm
Day Two: 8:30am-3:00pm
Hotel
Radisson Hotel
605 East Broadway Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 255-6000
http://www.radisson.com/
NEW SESSION FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
Presented by: Peg Portscheller & Ava Lanes
When: January 19-20, 2011
Where: Bismarck, ND
For administrators who have attended sessions 1-4
Using leadership skills to increase student achievement through standards-based practices
Making standards-based practices work in your system
One graduate credit will be made available for each session through NDSU (pending).
Day One: 10:00am-3:30pm
Day Two: 8:30am-3:00pm
Hotel
A block of rooms has been reserved for this event. Please make you reservations directly with the hotel.
Best Western Doublewood Inn
1400 E Interchange Ave
Bismarck, ND 58501
phone: 701-258-7000 or 1-800-554-7077
http://www.doublewoodinn.com
Registration: To register, please click here.
Travel Assistance: Some assistance is available for sub costs, mileage, and lodging. Please see our Reimbursement Guidelines for more information.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN AFTER OCTOBER EVENT
Presented by: Peg Portscheller & Ava Lanes
When: January 12-13, 2011
Where: Bismarck, ND
This is a series of connected seminars, though each session can stand alone. To register go to http://ndcurriculuminitiative.org. One graduate credit will be made available for each session through NDSU (pending).
Session four focuses on effective practices around extensions and interventions, such as:
What do we do if students already know it or haven’t learned it?
RTI
Feedback, Grading and Reporting
Day One: 10:00am-3:30pm
Day Two: 8:30am-3:00pm
Hotel
A block of rooms has been reserved for this event. Please make you reservations directly with the hotel.
Best Western Doublewood Inn
1400 E Interchange Ave
Bismarck, ND 58501
phone: 701-258-7000 or 1-800-554-7077
http://www.doublewoodinn.com