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.
When: August 6-9, 2012
Where: South Central North Dakota
Enjoy the breath-taking beauty of south central North Dakota and join us on this four-day learning experience sponsored by the ND Geographic Alliance (NDGA) and ND Forest Service that will take place in a classroom on wheels. Step-on guides will interpret the landscape. Experts will lead tours to many amazing sites that put ND on the map while learning about the geography, geology and forestry of the region. Presenters and local citizens will provide participants with information and resources that will stir appreciation for the unique character and qualities of the people in our state. Expand your network of colleagues who are valuable resources in the job of educating our children. This ‘trip of a lifetime’ adventure begins (and ends) in Jamestown. Via the Scenic “Backway” highlights on the journey include the Danzig Honey Plant, Long Lake Wildlife Refuge, seeing a hazardous fuels reduction project, Tesoro Refinery, Great Plains Research Lab, Crystal Springs and the Pipestem Reservoir.
Sponsored by NDGA and ND Forest Service. Lodging is provided. To request a registration form or more information please contact NDGA, Minot, ND, at 858-3063 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (721-6248). There is a $100 registration fee.
When: June 4-8, 2012
Where: Dickinson, ND
Summer Geography Institute – Dickinson, North Dakota—June 4-8—3 graduate credits
The ‘face’ of North Dakota is changing rapidly with the expansion of our prairie energy industry. The North Dakota Geographic Alliance (NDGA) and Prairie Public Education Services will sponsor the Summer Geography Institute that will focus on current topics and specific impacts the energy industry has on advancements in technology, green energy, and the economy of North Dakota as well as the impact on our environment, communities, schools, and children.
Attendees of this institute will explore how educators and other professionals teach the regional and global issues of energy use, their environmental impact and how these topics can be easily integrated into all areas of the curriculum. The theme of this institute is current, relevant, and statewide. These events are happening in your backyard launching North Dakota into the global marketplace.
Housing for attendees will be provided on the campus of Dickinson State University. To request a registration form or more information please contact NDGA, Minot, ND, at 701-858-3063, 701-721-6248 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). There is a $50 registration fee. For online registration and information: http://www.prairiepublic.org/education/
Presented by: Sponsored by North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
When: September 7, 2011 – April 4, 2012
Where: Online
See flyer for detailed information: ELL_Bootcamp_II_Workshop_Flyer.docx
ND ELL Program Bootcamp will cover the necessary topics for new ELL teachers and program administrators to set up a local ELL program at their school. Veteran ELL program administrators and teachers may participate in order to refresh their knowledge and learn about any changes that have been made to the state ELL program in the past few years. Each session will include time for questions and answers. Participants will attend each session in person or view the archived version of the webinar after it is posted online.
Presented by: Sponsored by North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
When: August 2-4, 2011
Where: Fargo
Learn how to provide effective reading instruction to ELLs in grades K-8.
See flyer for detailed information: Whats_Different_about_Teaching_Reading_to_ELLs_flyer.docx
Please join us at an upcoming three-day Direct Strategies Institute using CAL’s widely-used What’s Different? professional development program. The training will provide participants with an understanding of the methodology and strategies for teaching English language learners (ELLs) how to read. This research-based curriculum incorporates key findings from the National Literacy Panel (2006).
The three-day What’s Different? Direct Strategies Institute is designed for elementary and middle school classroom, ESL, reading and Title I teachers as well as school administrators who want to ensure reading progress on the part of ELLs. CAL encourages teams of ESL, reading, and classroom teachers.