ER&D Courses for Summer 2023

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School, Family and Community

May 30 - June 2, 2023

Instructor: William (Bill) Kostomiris

The primary function of this course is to help school staff understand how they can assist parents to better support their children as learners. Topics explored include: (1) using effective communication strategies to develop learning partnerships with families; (2) designing more productive homework assignments to involve families; (3) explaining classroom work and grading systems to parents; (4) developing school-wide parent involvement plans and (5) examining the role of school absenteeism on student learning.

ELITE

Saturday Classes (five classes) June 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and July 1st, 2023

Instructor: Patricia Ortega

Project ELITE (Expanding Literacy Instruction by Tutoring ELLs) - for educators working one-on-one with English language learners in grades K–5 or who train other educators. Through this course, participants will learn research-based practices to support the literacy development of ELLs with digital learning resources and individualized instruction.

English Language Learners 101

June 5 - June 7, 2023

Instructors: Kathie Waigand and Maria Gentole

This course is designed for K-12 mainstream or general education teachers and paraprofessionals of English language learners who have little to no information or preparation to work with this rapidly growing population of students. There are four sections (modules) that will include research-based information on second-language acquisition; information about the cultural, academic, and linguistic diversity of ELLs, and a range of strategies and skills to differentiate instruction for ELLs while maintaining academic rigor.

English Language Arts with Common Core

June 7 - June 9, 2023

Instructors: Kathie Waigand and Maria Gentoleo

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Literacy were developed to provide clear and rigorous expectations, which progress across the grades, of what all students should know and be able to do to graduate with the literacy skills necessary to be college and career ready. Implementing the CCSS for ELA/Literacy will require major changes in teaching and learning: The text will be at the center of student learning, and students will be expected to delve deeply into comple texts and to demonstrate facility in reading, writing about and discussing that text. Teachers will need to understand well what the standards are, what instructional shifts are aligned to the standards, how to support students’ progress toward mastery of the standards, and how to determine and use CCSS-aligned resources. Participants will: Learn about the development and implementation of the CCSS. Learn about the standards and the major instructional shifts inherent in instruction designed to help students meet the standards. Discuss CCSS-aligned resources that can help build knowledge and support implementation of the ELA standards.

Reading Comprehension Instruction

June 12 - June, 16, 2023

Instructor: Melinda Garcia

This course focuses on how children learn to read and the best ways to teach reading from kindergarten to the end of the primary grades.

Strategies for Student Success Part 1

June 19 - June 23, 2023

Instructors: Deborah Lawson & Deborah Navarro

The Strategies for Student Success program is a research-based program consisting of modules that address teaching and learning aspects of the classroom for both new and veteran teachers. Concepts and/or topics include professional learning teams, setting measurable objectives and meeting the needs of a diverse student population in the classroom. These modules are designed to be delivered in three-hour sessions, which create a manageable method of connecting with educators. The goals of this program are to offer quality professional learning.

Strategies for Student Success Part 2

June 26 - June 30, 2023

Instructors: Deborah Lawson & Deborah Navarro

The Strategies for Student Success program is a research-based program consisting of modules that address teaching and learning aspects of the classroom for both new and veteran teachers. Concepts and/or topics include professional learning teams, setting measurable objectives and meeting the needs of a diverse student population in the classroom. These modules are designed to be delivered in three-hour sessions, which create a manageable method of connecting with educators. The goals of this program are to offer quality professional learning.

Reclaiming Assessment 

July 17 - July 21, 2023

Instructor: Jeff Lowy

This class supports educators in elevating culturally responsive assessment practices that support high-quality instructional practices, providing classroom-based, day-to-day learning feedback to students and educators.

Managing Student Behaviors

July 24 – July 28, 2023

Instructor: Terry Moe

The anti-social actions of a small but powerful number of students in school not only put their own academic success at risk but threaten the learning environment for everyone. This course presents research on emotional and behavioral problems of students who consistently act out. Participants will learn strategies to reduce and/or prevent the occurrence of disruptive or dangerous outbreaks.