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What:
When someone says "it counts," it means something has value and importance. "It" makes a difference and matters. When a person says "make it count," they usually mean that whatever they are doing or experiencing, they are going to make the most of the opportunity. They want to make the experience meaningful. This webinar takes these two ideas to remind participants of how valuable and important it is to give people access to core vocabulary. By giving them core vocabulary and then teaching them to use core words, it counts because it makes an important difference in that person's communication skills and ultimately their life. This webinar demonstrates how to make the most of the different activities that are part of special education programs and make them count by using these activities as opportunities to practice use of core vocabulary. A four-step process will be discussed for providing access to core, selecting activities, establishing communication goals, and scripting the activities. Videos will be used to demonstrate use of core in activities. Additional ideas will be presented for integrated core into additional classroom routines (e.g., choice making, social etiquette, etc.).

When:
Thursday, February 20, 2014
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain

Cost:
$49.00

Click here to register for the webinars   Student Response Apps for iPads, iPods and the Web 90 MINUTES Monday, November 5, 2012 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AND Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
From set up to ideas for classroom use, free, easy-to-use web-based student response apps and programs accessible from iPads, Android tablets, computers and other devices for teaching and assessment will be demonstrated. Learn how to utilize programs (from apps allowing you to run video, sound and drawing tools in a quiz on iPads, to programs that can be run from any and all devices at the same time from the Web) to keep students from falling behind, give them a voice in the classroom discussion, generate reports and monitor progress, even during the classroom lesson. PRESENTER: DAN HERLIHY   Is Your Head in the Clouds?? This can be a Good Thing! 90 MINUTES
Thursday, November 8, 2012&nb

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Improve vocabulary instruction in your school/district.  This seminar is designed to help educators develop a plan for providing explicit, systematic vocabulary instruction to improve student academic performance in the classroom and on state assessments.  Key academic vocabulary correlated to common core standards in reading, language arts, math, and science are provided along with a five day instructional plan that can be implemented in a single classroom or entire school/district.  Targeted words are embedded into existing lessons and taught in context.  An explicit, engaged instructional approach is used to introduce words followed by the use of center activities for meaningful use/practice of words to ensure long term retention.  Mastery and progress monitoring assessments are provided to monitor student learning and inform instruction. When/Where:
November 8, 2012
Crowne Plaza
27 N 27th Street, Billings, MT
Billings, MT
8:30am-3:30pm (8:00am sign-in and breakfast) Contact:
Sandra
Executive Assistant
Partners For Learning, Inc.
2971 North Mumbarto Ave.
Boise, ID  83713
208-322-5007
sandra@partnersforlearning.org

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Course # 3238 - 6 OPI Renewal Units

What:
When upper elementary or secondary students fail written assessments, teachers often assume it's because they lack specific content knowledge. But what if it's simply because they cannot read the multisyllabic words? All reading consists of three components: word identification, vocabulary, and comprehension. Word identification is often overlooked and can be the root of students' failure. Hear about new evidence-based data on prefixes, suffixes, and Greek roots occurring most often in content-area words that supports a shared responsibility for strengthening students' literacy skills. Discover quick, formative assessments for upper elementary and secondary teachers that measure students' ability to use knowledge of syllable types, syllable division patterns, and common morphemes (e.g., prefixes, suffixes, Greek roots) to decode multisyllabic words. The CORE Teaching Reading Sourcebook, a comprehensive resource in teaching research based reading instruction, is used during the session as a resource in helping teachers improve instruction in multisyllabic word instruction.

When:
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013
8:30 am - 3:30 pm Mountain

Where:
Bozeman Public Library
626 E. Main
Bozeman, MT

Cost:
No cost