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Six-Part Beginning Teacher Seminar

Co-sponsored by MSSU

Six-Part Beginning Teacher Seminar—Co-sponsored by MSSU; any module meets the MSSU beginning teacher workshop requirement for Missouri certification July 29-31
Topics: Curriculum; Instruction; Assessment; Classroom Management

Date: 7/29/2009
Time: 8:30 am—12:00 pm
Location: Southwest Center
Audience: All beginning teachers
Facilitator: Barbara Arnold
Member Fee: $30 per session, $100 for all
Non-Member Fee: $80 per session, $150 for all
Description: These sessions will offer school districts the opportunity to send their new teachers to one, two, or all of the sessions that address the most critical needs for teachers. Districts have the option of selecting specific modules for different teachers who have different needs and weaknesses. Part 1, Procedures and Classroom Management: Research suggests that the most challenging aspect of teaching for the new teacher is classroom management. This module will provide the teacher with the most effective research-based essentials from a variety of resources for day one, week one, semester one and the entire first year. Activities will model procedures, focus the teacher on avoiding the most common mistakes, and provide strategies for building an effective classroom climate that builds strong student/teacher relationships.

Title: Pt. 2: Cooperative Learning
Date: 7/29/2009
Time: 12:45 pm—4:15 pm
Description: One of the most effective classroom strategies for improving student achievement is the use of cooperative learning. This module will model a variety of cooperative learning strategies, essential elements necessary for effective cooperative learning that can be applied in all content areas and at all grade levels. Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities that can be adapted to the participant’s classroom. Teachers will leave this workshop able to recognize and apply the elements of quality cooperative learning and several strategies and lessons that are designed for the teacher’s individual classroom/content.

Title: Pt. 3: Marzano “Effective Strategies”
Date: 7/30/2009
Time: 8:30 am—12:00 pm
Description: The extensive research of Robert Marzano identified nine strategies that are most effective at improving student achievement. This workshop will examine each strategy and provide the participants with the opportunity to develop an example of each strategy for their own classrooms.

Title: Pt. 4: Strategic Teaching
Date: 7/30/2009
Time: 12:45 pm—4:15 pm
Description: “Strategic Teaching” is a model with the tools for teachers to select the right research-based strategy for each of their lessons. Research and practice of teachers have created, modified, and redefined hundreds of new techniques for the classroom. This module will introduce the new teacher to the framework for selecting the right strategy to meet high standards and meet the needs of diverse learners.

Title: Pt. 5: Assessment for Learning and Grading
Date: 7/31/2009
Time: 8:30 am—12:00 pm
Description: Many teachers enter the classroom with no formal training in assessing the achievement of their students, and consequently they rely on “traditions” that often have little relationship to actual student learning. The traditional point system so often used for scoring lead to inaccurate conclusions about a student’s achievement. This module will provide the teacher with tools that will inform their instruction, assist students in tracking their learning, and will provide an accurate portrayal of the student’s progress.

Title: Pt. 6: What Every Teacher Needs to Know About the State Assessment Program
Date: 7/31/2009
Time: 12:45 pm—4:15 pm
Description: Every teacher needs to know the “in’s” and “out’s” of the state assessment program, the terminology, resources available on the DESE website, tips and day to day ideas for preparing students to succeed on the state assessment. This module will provide teachers with the basics of the state assessment, implications, and the basics of selected response, constructed response, and performance events. Released items, scoring guides and anchor papers will be used to illustrate the scoring process.