Leadership Development @Region 7
Where Campus and District Leaders Network, Learn and Grow
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Discipline and Data with Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh Session
Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from the always informative and entertaining legal expert!
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Standards-Based Grading
Standards-Based Grading
Grading and progress-monitoring is an important issue in Texas right now, so this is an upcoming session educators may want to check out!
Friday, June 19, 2015
Certification Updates
Certification Updates with Keri Elzie, TEA Credentialing
Specialist
This workshop will be a half-day session on July 24 from 8:30-12:30
with
Q & A to follow if needed. Topics include, but are not
limited to: certification requirements: emergency/hardship
certification/permits, renewal of certificates, verifying service records,
contract void and certification records management.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
FitnessGram Texas Training Program
FitnessGram
Texas Training Program
Calling all Texas Physical Education
public school teachers! Get FREE, in-person FitnessGram training! Attendees
will receive:
· Hands-on, FREE FitnessGram training - in person
with an expert!
· Complimentary
breakfast or lunch provided by US Games.
· Each Texas school* in attendance will
receive a FitnessGram equipment pack from US Games (value of $499)!
*Disclaimer concerning
eligible schools: K-2 campuses, alternative buildings, teen centers and select
magnet schools do not qualify to receive FitnessGram equipment packs. Only one
free pack will be issued to schools from June 2014 through July 2015.
Register online at: http://www.cooperinstitute.org/youth/fitnessgram/texastrainings
Training
includes FitnessGram
101:
FitnessGram updates and changes
from past FitnessGram versions
Test
administration
Texas
education code for student fitness assessment
And…each
training will offer an overview of:
Goal
Setting and Utilizing Reporting Capabilities
Communication
with Stakeholders and Advocating for Your Program
Questions?
Contact Kathy Goodlett at Kathy.Goodlett@tea.state.tx.us.
FitnessGram Texas Training Program
1.
Boys Ranch: June 3, 10:00am-2:00pm at Diffel
Activity Center
2. Corpus Christi: June 5, 9:00am-12:00pm at Del
Mar College
3. Grand Prairie: June 8th:
8:30am-11:30am at Adams Middle School
4. Beaumont: June 11th 8:30am-11:30am
at Blanchette Elementary School
5. Waco: June
15th 9:00am-12:00pm at Connally Junior High School
6. Seminole: June 17th 8:30am-11:30am
at FJ Young Elementary School
7. El Paso: June 18th 9:00am-12:00pm at
Del Valle High School
8. Conroe: June 22nd 9:00am-12:00pm at
Gerald D. Irons Jr. High School
9. Bullard: June 25th 9:00am-12:00pm at
Bullard Elementary School
10. San Angelo: June 30th 9:00am-12:00pm Glenn Middle
School
11. San Marcus: July 13th 9:00am–2:00pm Embassy Suites
Hotel
12. Odessa: July 16th 9:00am-12:00pm Reagan Elementary
School
13. San Antonio: July 20th
9:00am-12:00pm Scobbe Middle School
Engaged LOTE Classroom
Attention Spanish/Foreign Language Teachers:
Region 7 has a workshop just for LOTE teachers on August 12.
The
Engaged LOTE Classroom is a one day only event with master teacher Desiree
Hanson.
This hands-on workshop will equip you with teaching tools and
strategies that will engage your students and take your class to a whole new
level.
For more information and to register
visit: https://www.smore.com/xskgj-attention-spanish-lote-teachers
TRIBES Learning Communities
TRIBES Learning Communities
There are still slots available
for the TRIBES Learning Communities training being held here at ESC7, in June 2015.
Tribes Learning Communities is designed to provide a caring learning environment for
all students and staff on your campus.
Please share this training
opportunity with teachers, counselors, administrators, and others in your
district who may be interested.
This session is limited to 32 participants. Click HERE to register:
Days 1 & 2: June 15-16, 2014 will focus on creating a positive
learning environment in the classroom by teaching collaborative skills,
establishing agreements, and using reflection to increase learning.
Days 3 & 4: June 22-23, 2015 will focus on embedding the Tribes processes into
instructional delivery.
This is a $300 value being provided to
our the Title I Complete Contract members, and Title I Focus campuses, at NO
FEE. Others may attend for $110 fee for all four days, and includes
the 30th Anniversary Edition of Reaching All by Creating Tribes
Learning Communities, by Jeanne Gibbs.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Anne McCrady Session
Through a
partnership with Region 7 and Young Audiences of Northeast Texas…
Award –winning
poet and storyteller, Anne McCrady is back!
Falling in
Love with Language – The Secret to Teaching Poetry
Don’t miss this opportunity
to attend Anne’s workshop for ELA teachers! Learn to teach poetry in a
way that brings magic to writing by using metaphor, imagery, music, allusion,
emotion and much more! Please see the attached flyers for more
information. Free to members of the Academic Content Coop and Fine Arts
Coop.
K-5 Teachers register
for Session # 050883
July 17, 2015
Grades 6-12 Teachers register
for Session #050885
July 31, 2015
Fine Arts Summit
Registration is open for the 2015 Fine
Arts Summit!
K-12 Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, STEAM
“Equal Partners in Shaping the Future!”
June 22,2015
Region 7 ESC
Register for Session
# 047525
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
May is National Foster Care Month
National Foster Care Month is an important time
to reflect on students impacted by foster care. Continuing to work in new ways
to promote school success, school stability and encourage students in foster
care is of the utmost importance. Preparing students to be career and college
ready and taking steps to encourage successful transitions to post-secondary
for students in DFPS managing conservatorship is not only encouraged, but is
required by state law (TEC § 25.007(7)). To that end, below are some up-coming
opportunities, reminders and announcements that you don’t want to miss:
Reminder
for Graduating Students:
May
is a good time to help ensure students in foster care have items such as caps
and gowns, senior pictures, yearbooks and are able to participate in all
school-related graduation activities!
Paying
for College:
- Remember,
Texas youth in foster care may be entitled to a LIFETIME college tuition
and fee waiver, as long as a student enrolls in at least one college
credit before the age of 25. Students do not need to wait until graduation
to access this benefit. Consider also how eligible students could use dual
credit opportunities to complete high school required classes and
transition successfully to a postsecondary institution. Check the qualifications to see which
students may benefit from a verification letter provided by the Department
of Family and Protective Services to the institution the student is
enrolled in for postsecondary courses.
- The
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Deadline is June 30.
Individual institutions may have different deadlines. Please contact
postsecondary institutions directly for more information. Below are some
resources to assist students in foster care when filing the FAFSA:
- Providing Effective Financial Aid Assistance to
Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: A Key to
Higher Education Access and Success: www.californiacasa.org/Downloads/Providing_Effective_Financial_Aid.pdf
- The National Association for Student Financial Aid
Administrators compiled a handy guide to help students with unique circumstances
fill out the forms correctly.
- Looking
for more resources to help foster care students plan for college? Visit College for All Texans, Texas Youth Connection and the Texas GEAR UP portal for additional ideas!
Texas
Colleges with Support Programs for Students Who’ve Experienced Foster Care:
Foster
Care and Student Success Guide Spotlight:
This
is an excellent time to review chapter 13 of the Foster Care and Student Success Resource
Guide. “Transitioning Out of Foster Care & Post-Secondary
Education Opportunities” answers questions about documents students need for
life after foster care, financial opportunities available such as the Education & Training Voucher (ETV) Program
and describes resources to help students make a sustainable plan for their
future. If you have any questions about the information in this chapter, please
feel free to contact your local school district foster care liaison
or fostercareliasion@tea.texas.gov
and the Department of Family and Protective Services in
your region for more information.
Encouraging
Postsecondary – FREE Student Opportunity:
Prairie
View A&M University Summer ACCESS Program – Academy for Collegiate Excellence and Student Success (ACCESS) is
a seven week residential academic camp for graduating seniors and GED students
which prepares and assists students for higher education attendance. $300
student fee is waived for students from foster care. ACCESS
starts Sunday, June 14th. The application deadline was
originally May 1, but they are still taking applications and it is NOT too
late to register. Students DO NOT have to attend PVAMU in fall 2015 to attend
this program. ACCESS information: http://www.pvamu.edu/universitycollege/access/. You may also
contact Dr. Vivian Dorsett at, fostercare.can@gmail.com, for more information.
Future
Training Opportunities (see attached):
- FREE
- Trauma Informed Classrooms
hosted by Texas Christian University’s Institute of Child Development (for
educators in Travis County). August 4-5,
2015 in Austin, TX at the Holiday Inn Midtown, 8:30-3:30pm. Registration
deadline, July 20th: https://tcu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3C5SKcEQUJogN0x
- SAVE
THE DATE - Texas is hosting the National Dropout Prevention Network Conference
October 25-28th, 2015 in San Antonio, TX. A special track
with professional development for Texas Foster Care Liaisons and ESC
Champions will be included during the regular conference schedule.
Call
for Submissions:
We
want to hear from YOU! Are you doing something innovative and outstanding in
service of youth in foster care? Send your stories to TEA at fostercareliaison@tea.texas.gov
so we can feature your hard work in the monthly listserv message!
"Teacher Excellence" with John Wink
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District and
Campus Leadership Teams
Plan the next
steps for your Professional Learning Community!
Registration
Now Open for
Teacher
Excellence with John Wink
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Registration is
now open for Teacher Excellence on August 6-7, so please share with your staff! In this two-day session, John
Wink will support campus leaders and
leadership teams in developing campus plans to unleash the collaborative
power of professional learning communities to help every teacher grow and
gain the skills to become an excellent teacher. Register Now.
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Don’t miss this opportunity to
work with John as you develop a plan for supporting teacher growth. Learn
about moving your Professional Learning Community to the next step through a
growth mindset model! Begin now to develop frameworks and systems
to support the transition to T-TESS, the teacher appraisal system designed to
develop teacher excellence!
Betty Steele, M.Ed.
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Associate Director, Curriculum
Services
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Region 7 Education Service
Center
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1909 North Longview Street
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Kilgore, Texas 75662
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Phone: (903) 988-6821
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Friday, May 15, 2015
Project Based Learning Institute: June and July
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Are Your Students Ready for College?
Save the Date
COLLEGE READINESS
UPDATES: CHALLENGING STUDENTS TO OWN THEIR FUTURE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE BOARD, AND REGION 7
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Stephen F. Austin
University
Fee: $0
You and fellow staff
members are cordially invited to meet with local districts on Tuesday, June 2
from 9 am- 11:30 am to discuss practices that develop a culture of college
readiness and success in Region 7 districts. The focus of the meeting will be
the first administration of the redesigned SAT®.
Registration information is coming soon.
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