Building Thinking Classrooms - a series of sessions covering the excellent math instructional strategies presented in Peter Liljedahl's book, "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics" for ROE 24 teachers, leaders, and administrators. This book has become a game changer for teachers across the country and I have personally seen the "magic" happening in classrooms where I have done sessions on these strategies. Participants do not need to have read or own the book to attend. I will present, discuss, and give resources to implement the toolkits in each session that will create powerful math instructional routines in your building! 

IAR Data Dive - Bring your school improvement and/or school leadership team and designate a day to do a deep data dive! 
*Coffee service and lunch included

Our school improvement team will facilitate activities and conversations around your IAR reports to identify local trends & needs. We will help you truly understand & reflect on the information from the data, and build a culture of ongoing continuous improvement around it. 

This session will be followed by a second session on completing the IQFSR as a team before the deadline for submission. You do not have to have a targeted designation to attend- we would love to work with any team on this project! 

You will need to bring copies of your school’s IAR reports for your team.

Part I:
Ruby Payne is a respected expert in child development and behavioral management. In her book Emotional Poverty How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety, and Violence in the Classroom- she expounds on the importance of understanding why, as opposed to judging and stereotyping students. Her insights provide valuable tools for educators to practice in our schools. This course is fashioned to assist teachers in behaviorally and psychologically understanding our most challenging question, WHY?
The purpose of this course is to identify tools and strategies that promote classrooms and campuses with less anger, anxiety, avoidance, and violence. The major objectives on Day 1 are to; Name emotional realities in the classroom; Share tools to address student anger, anxiety, resentment, avoidance, relationship building, and behavior, Separate discipline strategies from interventions that build motivation in students.
During this presentation we will provide concrete strategies to address many emotional issues and provide conceptual shifts for educators. Specific topics addressed during this session will be Basics about Emotions, The Brain and its regulation and integration, Hand Model of the Brain, The Physiology of Negative Emotions, Emotional Meltdowns, Calming Techniques, Self-Construction, Inherited Tendencies, Stages of Development, and Getting Stuck.

Coffee Service & Lunch provided

Leading Literacy Pt. 3 for Administrators

Building Thinking Classrooms - a series of sessions covering the excellent math instructional strategies presented in Peter Liljedahl's book, "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics" for ROE 24 teachers, leaders, and administrators. This book has become a game changer for teachers across the country and I have personally seen the "magic" happening in classrooms where I have done sessions on these strategies. Participants do not need to have read or own the book to attend. I will present, discuss, and give resources to implement the toolkits in each session that will create powerful math instructional routines in your building!