Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Planning and Implementing a Successful I&RS Program for School Administrators

Added On: 12/19/2018 11:48:54
Event Name: Planning and Implementing a Successful I&RS Program for School Administrators
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 5/8/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: This training program is specifically designed to provide administrators of schools which have new or reorganized (e.g., new members, new structure) school building I&RS teams with basic information, materials and skills to help them support the effective implementation of N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8. Professional development credits will be offered to participants.

As a result of their participation in this technical support program participants will be able to:

1. Summarize the provisions of administrative code (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8) for the implementation of I&RS.

2. Explain the benefits and purposes of using the building-based multidisciplinary team model as a best practice for addressing academic, behavior and health barriers for students in grades K-12.

3. Identify the theoretical and research underpinnings of the I&RS multidisciplinary team model.

4. Describe and identify the importance of each of the following components of the NJDOE?s best practice model for the implementation of I&RS:

a. Procedures for identifying and assisting students with academic, behavior and health problems.

b. A systematic problem-solving process for the creative and resourceful resolution of identified educational problems.

c. The characteristics of an effective consultation model.

d. The review of the building?s system of I&RS in order to make recommendations for improving school programs and services.

5. Develop a plan of action for I&RS program implementation.

6. Apply research-based principles and practices to the planning, management and maintenance of building-based I&RS teams.

7. Describe the importance of developing collaborative relationships with diverse school and community resources in support of I&RS activities.

8. Describe applications of the I&RS program that support school-wide planning.



Audience: I&RS Team Leaders and School Administrators
Workshop Code: W19029

Dates: Wednesday, May 8, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 1:00

Cost: $130 OR 5 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Dennis Burd
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) One Day Team Training

Added On: 12/19/2018 11:47:04
Event Name: Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) One Day Team Training
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 5/1/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) One Day Team Training is designed to provide schools which have new or reorganized (e.g, new members, new structure) school building I&RS teams with basic information, materials and skills to help them fulfill the regulatory requirements for the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of programs of I&RS (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8). Workshop focus will include identifying and addressing academic, behavior and health issues and developing effective intervention strategies and action plans.

Participants will be able to perform the following tasks as a result of their participation in this program:

1. Summarize the provisions of administrative code (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8) for the implementation of I&RS.

2. Explain the benefits and purposes of using the building-based multidisciplinary team model as a best practice for addressing academic, behavior and health issues for students in grades K-12.

3. Identify the theoretical and research underpinnings of the I&RS multidisciplinary team model.

4. Apply the procedures for identifying and assisting students with academic, behavior and health issues.

5. Employ a systematic problem-solving process for the creative and resourceful resolution of identified educational issues.

6. Provide effective consultations with students? parents and with school staff who request assistance for educational issues.

7. Review information gathered and the actions taken as a result of the building's system of I&RS and make recommendations to the principal for improving school programs and services.

8. Develop a plan of action for I&RS program implementation.

9. Apply research-based principles and practices to the planning, management and maintenance of building-based I&RS teams.

10. Describe the importance of developing collaborative relationships with diverse school and community resources in support of I&RS activities.

11. Describe applications of the I&RS program that support school-wide planning.

12. Describe the importance of collecting data and utilizing data-driven decision-making in the I&RS process.

Audience: I&RS Team Members, School Administrators, Social Workers or Guidance Counselors working with Grades K-12
Workshop Code: W19028

Dates: Wednesday, May 1, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 3:00

Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Dennis Burd
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

Employee Relations An Interactive Situational Leadership Seminar-Part of the Situational Leadership Series

Added On: 12/19/2018 11:43:10
Event Name: Employee Relations An Interactive Situational Leadership Seminar-Part of the Situational Leadership Series
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 2/12/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: Administrators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Does a "Reduction In Force" (RIF), and a Non-renewal hold the same value for employees? May an employee's voluntary letter of resignation, accepted by the Board, have the right to be rescinded? Can seniority be earned in categories you have not been assigned? Can you be an effective leader without being an ethical one? What will you do when a teacher brings you a love letter he received from a high school student? What are the consequences for a teacher who consciously violates a policy to ethically help a student?

As enthusiastic new administrators, or those transitioning to new responsibilities soon discover, theoretical perceptions of your duties based on real dilemma situations may be grossly underestimated. Decisive actions are universal expectations from all stakeholders and now you are the decisive principle player expected to have the corrective and appropriate solutions!

This forum will include fictitious and documented school decision making scenarios and situational leadership dilemmas that may be daily judgments at the building and central office administrative levels. The solutions shall add tools to your administrative tool box!

The interactive workshop, suggesting your opinion matters, shall also include discussions regarding when to include available personnel resources including law enforcement and legal counsel to assist in the daily decision making judgments that reactively or responsively direct the success or failures that a school system encounters every day.

Join us in this open forum, led by Dr. Robert Previti, Retired Superintendent of Schools, to discuss multi-dimensional, situational decision making from the perspective of Building Level and Central Office Adminis-trators as they relate to employee relations and legal ramifications.

Audience: New Administrators, Graduate Students, Interested Teachers and Professional Support Staff
Workshop Code: W19030

Dates: Tuesday, February 12, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 12:00

Cost: $58 OR 2 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Robert Previti
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) One Day Team Training

Added On: 12/19/2018 11:45:02
Event Name: Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) One Day Team Training
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 2/14/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, NJ 08205
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) One Day Team Training is designed to provide schools which have new or reorganized (e.g, new members, new structure) school building I&RS teams with basic information, materials and skills to help them fulfill the regulatory requirements for the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of programs of I&RS (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8). Workshop focus will include identifying and addressing academic, behavior and health issues and developing effective intervention strategies and action plans.

Participants will be able to perform the following tasks as a result of their participation in this program:

1. Summarize the provisions of administrative code (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8) for the implementation of I&RS.

2. Explain the benefits and purposes of using the building-based multidisciplinary team model as a best practice for addressing academic, behavior and health issues for students in grades K-12.

3. Identify the theoretical and research underpinnings of the I&RS multidisciplinary team model.

4. Apply the procedures for identifying and assisting students with academic, behavior and health issues.

5. Employ a systematic problem-solving process for the creative and resourceful resolution of identified educational issues.

6. Provide effective consultations with students? parents and with school staff who request assistance for educational issues.

7. Review information gathered and the actions taken as a result of the building's system of I&RS and make recommendations to the principal for improving school programs and services.

8. Develop a plan of action for I&RS program implementation.

9. Apply research-based principles and practices to the planning, management and maintenance of building-based I&RS teams.

10. Describe the importance of developing collaborative relationships with diverse school and community resources in support of I&RS activities.

11. Describe applications of the I&RS program that support school-wide planning.

12. Describe the importance of collecting data and utilizing data-driven decision-making in the I&RS process.

Audience: I&RS Team Members, School Administrators, Social Workers or Guidance Counselors working with Grades K-12
Workshop Code: W19027

Dates: Thursday, February 14, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 3:00

Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Dennis Burd
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Discipline Disparities: Problems and Potential Solutions

Added On: 12/5/2018 12:57:37
Event Name: Discipline Disparities: Problems and Potential Solutions
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 2/27/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: This workshop will explore disparities in discipline among racial/ethnic minority students. Participants will understand several factors that lead to discipline disparities in classrooms at all levels. Participants will work on discipline plans and classroom management plans that will alleviate racial disparities with regards to racial/ethnic minorities being disciplined in inordinate ways.

The workshop will be presented by George Guy
George is the principal of the Rosa International Middle School in Cherry Hill, NJ. He has presented various workshops and has acted as a consultant with school districts on equity issues including cultural proficiency and restorative practices.

Audience: All K-12 Educators

Workshop Code: W19013

Dates: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 3:00

Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: George Guy
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Added On: 12/5/2018 14:39:00
Event Name: Youth Mental Health First Aid
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 3/12/2018
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an education program which introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

What Will Participants Learn?
The course teaches participants the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorder. Participants do not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling rather, participants learn to support a youth developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis by applying a core five-step action plan:

- Assess for risk of suicide or harm
- Listen nonjudgmentally
- Give reassurance and information
- Encourage appropriate professional help
- Encourage self-help and other support strategies

The Youth Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum is focused on information participants can use to help adolescents and transition-age youth, ages 12-18.

Who Should Take This Course?
The course is designed for adults who regularly interact with adolescents (teachers, administrators, staff, coaches). Since 2008, the Mental Health First Aid course has been successfully offered to more than a million people across the USA, including hospital staff, employers and business leaders, faith communities, law enforcement, and the general public.

A lite lunch is included on both days with your registration fee.

Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Staff, Coaches

Workshop Code: W19015

Dates: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | Wednesday, March 13, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 2:00

Cost: $130 OR 5 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Amy Hassa
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

The Coding Teacher Series: Have You Met Alice?

Added On: 12/5/2018 14:17:21
Event Name: The Coding Teacher Series: Have You Met Alice?
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 3/7/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Alice is a free, open-source 3-D animation software that requires coding to create the animations. It was developed by Carnegie Mellon as a means to teach coding and logic to beginning programmers and aspiring game developers. Strategic use of Alice can help to provide a foundation for concepts in programming including events, methods, functions, conditionals, loops etc. All packaged in a fun, drag-and-drop, interface where the end result is a 3-D interactive animation. This hands-on workshop will introduce Alice's potential uses for your coding classroom.

Audience: All Educators

Workshop Code: TCT19020

Dates: Thursday, March 7, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 3:00

Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Philip Polsinelli
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

The Coding Teacher Series: Intro to Micro:bit with Intro to JavaScript programming concepts

Added On: 12/5/2018 12:35:11
Event Name: The Coding Teacher Series: Intro to Micro:bit with Intro to JavaScript programming concepts
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 1/30/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Learn how to write code that controls hardware! Plug the micro:bit into the USB port of your computer, save your code to the micro:bit and immediately see the results of your coding. Learn the basic structures of coding and quickly see the results. The Micro Bit was designed to encourage students to get actively involved in writing software for computers and build new things; encouraging students to become producers rather than consumers of media.

Audience: All Educators

Workshop Code: TCT19011

Dates: Wednesday, January 30, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 3:00

Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Gary Schafer
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm?workshopcode=TCT19011

The Coding Teacher Series: Scratch- Ready to Code

Added On: 12/5/2018 13:04:37
Event Name: The Coding Teacher Series: Scratch- Ready to Code
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 2/28/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Join us for this workshop where we will explore the ins and outs of Harvard/MITs easy-to-use, open source program called Scratch. Youll learn to create in a simple drag and drop environment, and explore limitless resources to help you get closer to using Scratch in any learning environment. This workshop introduces you to Scratch and its advantages in your classroom, evaluates the features and functions of the Scratch interface, and introduces coding using the Scratch software application.

Audience: All Educators

Workshop Code: TCT19013

Dates: Thursday, February 28, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 3:00

Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Gary Schafer
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

The Coding Teacher Series: MIT App Inventor

Added On: 12/5/2018 12:48:29
Event Name: The Coding Teacher Series: MIT App Inventor
Event Hashtag:
Event Start Date: 2/7/2019
Event End Date:
Intended Audience: All Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: MIT's free online coding application, provides students in Middle and High School with an interface for developing small Android apps that can be tested on their devices. This user-friendly drag and drop interface starts with basic concepts but allows for growth into Java programming. Don't have access to an Android? No problem. The app inventor provides a free Android simulator for Mac or PC. This content can be applied to an Hour-of-Code session.

Audience: All Educators

Workshop Code: TCT19019

Dates: Thursday, February 7, 2019

From: 9:00 to: 3:00

Cost: $178 OR 7 ETTC Hour(s). For info on membership, call the ETTC.

Instructor: Philip Polsinelli
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm

Monday, December 3, 2018

ISTE Certification – Montvale, NJ ISTECertNJ

Added On: 12/3/2018 14:44:42
Event Name: ISTE Certification – Montvale, NJ
Event Hashtag: ISTECertNJ
Event Start Date: 7/9/2019
Event End Date: 7/10/2019
Intended Audience: All Teachers, Administrators, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education, Educational Technology
Event Type: Workshop
Organization: Eduscape
Event Location: Eduscape Office
Street Address: 28 West Grand Avenue, Suite 5
City: Montvale
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: This two-day course will cover the following topics:
-Goal-Setting and Goal Stretching
-Transforming Learning with Technology
-Visioneering: Reimagining Learning
-The Power of Crowdsourcing: Curating Tools & Virtual Networking
-Research and Educational Practice
-Instructional Design for Transformation

This two-day course counts as the 12 hours of face-to-face instruction required to become an ISTE Certified Educator.
Event Website: https://eduscape.com/event/iste-certification-montvale-nj/

ISTE Certification – Iselin, NJ in partnership with Microsoft ISTECertNJ

Added On: 12/3/2018 14:42:24
Event Name: ISTE Certification – Iselin, NJ in partnership with Microsoft
Event Hashtag: ISTECertNJ
Event Start Date: 2/12/2019
Event End Date: 2/13/2019
Intended Audience: All Teachers, Administrators, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education, Educational Technology
Event Type: Workshop
Organization: Eduscape
Event Location: Microsoft Iselin
Street Address: 101 South Wood Avenue, #900
City: Woodbridge Township
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: This Eduscape ISTE Certification is provided in partnership with Microsoft.

This two-day course will cover the following topics:
-Goal-Setting and Goal Stretching
-Transforming Learning with Technology
-Visioneering: Reimagining Learning
-The Power of Crowdsourcing: Curating Tools & Virtual Networking
-Research and Educational Practice
-Instructional Design for Transformation

This two-day course counts as the 12 hours of face-to-face instruction required to become an ISTE Certified Educator.
Event Website: https://eduscape.com/event/iste-certification-iselin-nj/

ISTE Certification – New York, NY in partnership with Microsoft ISTECertNY

Added On: 12/3/2018 14:34:40
Event Name: ISTE Certification – New York, NY in partnership with Microsoft
Event Hashtag: ISTECertNY
Event Start Date: 12/12/2018
Event End Date: 12/13/2018
Intended Audience: All Teachers, Administrators, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators
Focus / Content Area: Education, Educational Technology
Event Type: Workshop
Organization: Eduscape
Event Location: Microsoft New York
Street Address: 11 Times Square, Room 6604
City: New York
State/Country: New York
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: This Eduscape ISTE Certification is provided in partnership with Microsoft.

This two-day course will cover the following topics:
-Goal-Setting and Goal Stretching
-Transforming Learning with Technology
-Visioneering: Reimagining Learning
-The Power of Crowdsourcing: Curating Tools & Virtual Networking
-Research and Educational Practice
-Instructional Design for Transformation

This two-day course counts as the 12 hours of face-to-face instruction required to become an ISTE Certified Educator.
Event Website: https://eduscape.com/event/iste-certification-new-york-new-york/