Strand: Professional Development: Strengthening Your SIM Core
Posted by David on July 15th, 2009 in sessions
Time: 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Regency A
Strand Leader: Ann Hoffman, Educational Consultant, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Team: Shari Schindele, Education Consultant, Maple Grove , Minn.; and Helen Barrier, High Incidence Disabilities Coordinator, Virginia Tech T/TAC
Strand Targeted Content:
This strand will provide resources to move SIM Professional Developers to Professional Developers of distinction! Participants will actively engage in conversations focused on the areas listed below.
1. CLC as an RTI Initiative
- Conversations on current RTI research with CRL staff
- Conversations including contributions from current CLC sites
2. Interweaving SIM and Other Initiatives
- Identification of key initiatives
- Synergy of SIM & other initiatives
3. Research & Data Collection
- Conversations about current SIM initiatives and projects with CRL staff
- Setting up data collection & action research
- Using data to make instructional decisions
4. High-Quality Professional Development
- Components of effective professional development
- Coaching and building capacity
- Building teacher leadership and handling resistance
Resources will be provided during this session and participants are encouraged to come prepared with ideas and products to enrich the conversations. This strand will be your “go to source” for professional developers of distinction!
Conference registrants: visit the conference downloads page for materials related to this session.
Tags: ann hoffman, helen barrier, shari schindele, wednesday
If you are thinking about attending the Strengthening your SIM Core session here are some of the items we’ll be sharing and discussing together:
• Information about many of the current initiatives (i.e. Read 180, Understanding by Design, AVID, etc) and how PDers see them working with SIM
• Sara Prewett will share the latest from the National Center on RTI and we’ll talk about how different states and districts are working with CLC and RTI
• Don will be with us for part of the session to share info and talk with us to further strengthen our SIM core
• Jean will stop by for a discussion on data collection and the research
• A Share Fair of sorts where a number of folks will be sharing things such as use of videos, Powerpoints with a twist, organization systems and record keeping for SIM PDers, using Stratepedia, Moodle and more, and energizers and activities.
• Lots and lots of sharing!!!!