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Roadshow - Melissa - Day 2 pm
Region 10 is coming to a district near you to provide professional development that fosters growth, supports innovative practices, and prepares educators to meet diverse student needs.
Session ID: 2630179
And That's a Fact! Informational Reading & Writing (K - 2)
Seats Filled: 13 / 30
Fee: $100.00
Location:MELISSA ISD, MELISSA MIDDLE
Contact Person: Susan Speed
Important Breakout Information:
Kindergartners, first graders and second graders come to school with a world of personal knowledge and background information but they don’t have the experience to put it in conventional print. This session will explore strategies for teaching informational writing using mentor text. Participants will walk away with a better understanding of how to teach young writers to organize their thinking and share their ideas through writing and drawing.
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Session ID: 2630184
Thinking Through Texts: Annotating Our Way to Understanding (3-8)
Seats Filled: 3 / 30
Fee: $100.00
Location:MELISSA ISD, MELISSA MIDDLE
Contact Person: Susan Speed
Important Breakout Information:
The act of annotating is a multisensory interaction with text which makes a much stronger imprint on your mind. Therefore, when done correctly, annotating texts can lead to deeper understanding and greater retention and processing of important information. In this session, we will look at the benefits of teaching annotating as a valuable comprehension tool so that students become strategic readers with the stamina to pursue understanding.
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Session ID: 2630185
College Ready Reading & Writing (7-12)
Seats Filled: 4 / 30
Fee: $100.00
Location:MELISSA ISD, MELISSA MIDDLE
Contact Person: Susan Speed
Important Breakout Information:
According to the 2019 Texas Public Higher Education Almanac, “almost 40 percent of students entering a Texas public institution do not meet one or more state college readiness standards.” In this session, we’ll look at the overlap between the new ELAR TEKS and the College Career Readiness Standards (CCRS). Participants will experience and apply cognitively rigorous integrated reading and writing that support preparation for TSI, SAT, and ACT.
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Session ID: 2630524
Social Communication in the Classroom (K-12)
Seats Filled: 5 / 30
Fee: $100.00
Location:MELISSA ISD, MELISSA MIDDLE
Contact Person: Susan Speed
Important Breakout Information:
Learn what is “social communication”, which includes verbal and non-verbal pragmatic language skills, language processing skills, social cognition, and social interaction. Answer the question, is there a difference between social skills and pragmatic language skills? Understand how students with social communication differences/disorders may experience their environment. Learn practical strategies for the classroom to increase success for students with social communication difficulties.
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Session ID: 2630525
The Brain and Autism (K-12)
Seats Filled: 11 / 30
Fee: $100.00
Location:MELISSA ISD, MELISSA MIDDLE
Contact Person: Susan Speed
Important Breakout Information:
The latest advancement in brain studies has provided greater understanding of the brain and autism. This session will show how these studies can help us look at students with autism in a different way that will help promote deeper understanding and assist with better interventions.
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Session ID: 2630526
Classroom Management for All Teachers (K-12)
Seats Filled: 0 / 30
Fee: $100.00
Location:MELISSA ISD, MELISSA MIDDLE
Contact Person: Susan Speed
Important Breakout Information:
Effective and consistent classroom management skills are essential for every teacher in order to maintain a quality learning environment for all students. This workshop will equip teachers with the necessary tools in order to establish classroom guidelines, procedures, and behavior management techniques.
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Session ID: 2630806
STAAR Accessibility Part 2
Seats Filled: 2 / 30
Fee: $100.00
Location:MELISSA ISD, MELISSA MIDDLE
Contact Person: Susan Speed
Important Breakout Information:
This is a hands-on session using the STAAR online testing platform and the accommodation website. A device will be needed.
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