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Regional DOE ESA CC Meeting

Dates:
ELA Common Core
November 10, 2011, Vermont College of Fine Arts The Chapel, Montpelier VT

Math Common Core
November 22, 2011,
Capitol Plaza, Montpelier VT

Time: Continental breakfast and sign in at 8:30am
Meeting 9:00-3:30PM

Cost:
$50.00 per person per day please specify on the registration form if you want to attend one workshop or both
Only 100 spots available for each day

Registration: www.lapdavt.org

Call (802) 224-9110 for more information

Target Audience: 
* School/district/CTE math, ELA, and content (e.g. science, social studies, other technical subjects) leaders
* Other educators responsible for oversight/professional learning for supplemental  academic services to students (e.g.,  special ed; Title I; after-school)
* Principals, curriculum coordinators, those responsible for preparation of pre-service educators; consultants providing professional learning in the region

ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITES FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS:
1.Strong content knowledge and facilitation skills
2.Dedicated time to devote to the implementation of CCSS professional learning in their schools/districts/centers/programs
3.An Awareness (Phase 1) level of knowledge about the CCSS
4.A close reading of the CCSS in Mathematics or ELA/Literacy
5.A close reading of “Vermont’s Transition to the Common Core State Standards” professional learning plans

Purpose of the Regional Trainings: 
1. To examine key  instructional shifts implicit in the CCSS and addressed in the VT-DOE professional learning plans;
2. To provide school/district leaders with the knowledge necessary to guide educator understanding of the instructional shifts in the CCSS;
3. To prepare those leaders with processes so they can deliver effective professional learning for educators as they implement the CCSS successfully in their classrooms.

ELA Agenda Outline:
AM –   Text Complexity K-12 with embedded vocabulary strategies for all grade levels (grade level table groups)
Focused session for principals last hour before lunch – instructional culture and systems discussion
   
PM -     Breakout 1:  K-2 and K-5 Integration of Literacy Standards across Content Areas;
Breakout 2:  6-12  Integration of Literacy Standards across Content Areas (including literary nonfiction)

Mathematics Agenda Outline:
AM –   Mathematical Practices: Bringing the Print to Performance.
Focused session for principals last hour before lunch – instructional culture and systems discussion
       
PM -     Breakout 1:  K-5: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Breakout 2:  6-8: Expressions, Equations, and Functions
Breakout 3:  HS: Modeling