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8:30 am
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $70 (does not include the GIST software) or $130 (includes the GIST software) (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
This preconference workshop will explore the integration of many current and new content enhancement devices using the commercial version of GIST. We will review the relationships among different content enhancement devices and then use GIST to link courses, units, and lessons with other instructional materials and Internet sites as part of the planning and presentation process. Guided technical training, one-on-one support, and development practice will be provided. Bring a laptop computer and headphones to facilitate a hands-on experience with the program.
8:30 am
Jim Knight, KU-CRL
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $100 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
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8:30 am
Mike Hock, Irma Brasseur, and Don Deshler, KU-CRL
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $70 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
New KU-CRL research on reading instruction for adolescent struggling readers has yielded interesting results and led us to develop a reading program called Fusion Reading(TM). The program includes strategies for increasing reading motivation, decoding, word identification, and fluency; reading comprehension strategies for paraphrasing, summarizing, generating questions, drawing inferences, and recognizing text structures; a vocabulary component focused on learning vocabulary in context and through class discussion; and an instructional methodology based on explicit instruction with extensive practice and feedback. This session will share the Fusion Reading curriculum and our research findings. Participants will be asked to help conceptualize the professional development model and activities used to support implementation of Fusion Reading at the school and classroom level.
8:30 am
Paula Lancaster, Grand Valley State University, Michigan
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $100 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
This session will introduce participants to the Strategic Tutoring Professional Development CD Program. Specifically, participants will receive an overview of all three CDs in the program and their accompanying documents and will have an opportunity to review each one. (Be sure to bring your laptop!) Considerable time will be spent on ways to implement the program in an effort to develop a Strategic Tutoring Center and the role of the SIM Professional Developer in supporting potential tutors and center directors. Registration fee includes set of three Strategic Tutoring Professional Development Program CDs.
8:30 am
Melanie Bacon, ALTEC/KU-CRL
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $70 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
Google offers many ingredients to add to your menu of options that engage students in 21st Century learning activities. Learn from a Google Certified Teacher about the suite of free web-based Google resources and some groundbreaking strategies to use technology in the classroom. Leave the session with your road map to use Google tools that work best in your content area and teaching environment, as well as the potential to connect with colleagues and collaborate online to design innovative learning opportunities.
1:00 pm
Jean Schumaker and Lisa Walsh, Edge Enterprises
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $100 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
Some students just do not have the prerequisite skills for the Error Monitoring Strategy, and others have not learned the complex rules for capitalization and punctuation required on their state competency exams and college entrance exams. This session will focus on three computerized programs for teaching strategies associated with capitalization rules, comma rules, and other punctuation rules. Participants will learn about the strategies themselves and will try out the programs on their computers. (Please remember to bring a laptop if you have one!) Participants also will learn how to provide workshops on the programs and instruct teachers on their roles in using the computerized instruction format. Registration fee includes three CDs and handouts.
1:00 pm
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $70 (does not include the GIST software) or $130 (includes the GIST software) (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
This advanced GIST workshop is designed for professional developers who already have some working knowledge of the GIST software. The workshop will cover the same topics as the Basic workshop, but will be more detailed. This workshop will provide more in-depth exploration of how to use GIST in presentations and in working with teachers. Guided technical training, one-on-one support, and development practice will be provided. Bring a laptop computer and headphones to facilitate a hands-on experience with the program.
1:00 pm
Amber Rowland, ALTEC/KU-CRL
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $70 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
The proper construction of 21st Century learning requires a strong foundation, powerful structural supports, and adherence to code. The purpose of this session is to assist participants with the exploration of five specific technology integration and implementation tools. The free, web-based, and easy-to-use 4teacher tools help teachers locate and create standards-based lessons, activities, and rubrics as well as resources and tools for students who are at risk or have specific special needs.
1:00 pm
Barbara Duchardt, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, La.; Dee Berlinghoff, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, N.Y.; and Joyce Rademacher, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $70 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
Are you planning to integrate SIM in your college/university classes? Have you already created SIM syllabi for your college/university classes? If you can answer “Yes” to both of these questions, then this session is for you. This discussion will focus on five specific higher education needs: (1) How to integrate the Strategic Instruction Model in course syllabi through syllabi sharing, planning, and creating; (2) How to embed SIM objectives in your course syllabi along with the national and state professional content standards (e.g., NCATE, CEC, GLE, GEE); (3) How to evaluate/assess SIM course requirements in your classes (e.g., SIM assignment rubrics); (4) How to update the challenging school culture to make room for SIM (i.e., changing from ineffective to effective research-based teaching practices); and (5) How to create a continuing SIM support network for higher education faculty. Please bring to this session any SIM higher education documents that you have created and would like to share with the participants.We encourage you to bring laptops and flash drives for saving documents.
1:00 pm
Jim Knight, KU-CRL
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, July 14
Registration fee: $70 (after June 15, add $25 late fee)
Jim Knight has read widely about presentation skills in preparation for writing his book on the Partnership Learning approach. During this preconference session, he’ll summarize what he’s learned while he and participants collectively revisit the partnership principles, the Partnership Learning structures, and the research that was conducted to validate this approach to leading workshops. In addition, Jim and participants will consider other topics, including effective slides, engaging delivery tactics, and community building strategies. Participants should bring a presentation that they would like to develop or refine.
