Friday, January 16, 2015

STAAR Alternative 2 Test - Quick Info Webinar

Research continues to support the fact that Educational leadership is ranked as the number one key variable associated with effective schools, but the principal of an effective school must be the leader for all students and all programs within the school--including special education services.

The role of principals is crucial for improved education for students with disabilities, so Region 7 is launching a new series webinars that we will support your responsibility to focus on all students - including those with special needs.

The first webinar in this series provides information about STAAR Alternative 2, with special guest, Liz Adams, Special Education Specialist at Region 7ESC.  

Click here to view the webinar - which is about 7 minutes long - recorded on Jan. 16, 2015.  Please comment below to give us feedback on this package of information.

Best Practices for Grading Students with Special Needs

Best practices in how to grade students have increased in complexity with regards to our special needs students’ success in the general education inclusive classroom.  

Dr. Lee Ann Jung, co-author of Grading Exceptional and Struggling Learners and Answers to Essential Questions About Standards, Assessments, Grading, and Reporting will share her framework and ideas for grading students with diagnosed disabilities, students who are English learners, and students who have difficulty, but do not have an identified disability, including Section 504 students.  

This session applies to Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Diagnosticians, LSSPs, Principals, Teachers, Special Ed Directors, and Superintendents. 

It is scheduled for Feb. 11th - click the link below for information on registration.




Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Publishers Showcase for Fine Arts Textbooks / Instructional Materials Adpotion

Your leadership team is invited to the Fine Arts Showcase of approved publishers.  This is an important way to support the expectations for instruction in the Fine Arts in House Bill 5.

Join teachers, curriculum directors and fine arts directors to view the textbooks, materials and resources, approved by TEA’s as Fine Arts Instructional Materials for the 2015-2016 school year.

Make sure you have the resources needed for implementation of the new Fine Arts TEKS and reinforce your House Bill 5 evaluation. 

Please share this information with any leaders and teachers of the arts that may be interested in attending. For more information, contact Betty Steele, Phone: (903) 988-6821, bsteele@esc7.net

Registration:

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Peace - Love - Teach: Curriculum Conference 2015

CALLING ALL PRESENTERS!
Region 7's Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Department invites all administrators,
school leaders and teachers to share their expertise as a presenter at the 2015 Region 7 Annual
Curriculum Conference. This is an opportunity for educators to share their story!

SAVE THE DATE
for the annual
June 10-11, 2015
Region 7 ESC in Kilgore

As educators in 21st Century schools, we are all learners and leaders in a rapidly changing world. Please consider sharing your journey by submitting a proposal to present! All proposals must be submitted online. Please help us spread the word!

Proposal Submission Deadline: February 1, 2015
Presenter Proposal Submission Information

Poetry Contest and Workshop Options

Poetry Workshop for Teachers:

Don’t miss the opportunity for your teachers to participate in a poetry writing workshop by award winning poet and storyteller, Anne McCrady, who will present to Region 7 teachers on January 28, 2015 a poetry writing workshop, Falling in Love with Language –The Secret to Teaching Poetry! 

Forward this blog-post to those who wish to register for this training >>>  session # 047642.  

This session is free to Region 7 Fine Arts Coop Members and Academic Content Coop.

Anne will help teachers with techniques for developing the creative process with their students. To learn more about Anne Mc Crady, visit her website at InSpiritry.com.

For more information about this workshop please contact Betty Steele, bsteele@esc7.net 903-988-6821 or Dixie Cearnal, dcearnal@esc7.net 903-988-6758.
 

Poetry Contest for K-12 Students:

Young Audiences of Northeast Texas, in partnership with Region 7 ESC, InSpiritry, and County Line Magazine, is sponsoring the annual Northeast Texas Poetry in Schools Contest. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2015.

This contest provides a great opportunity for K-12 students to write for an extended audience, with the opportunity to be recognized for their creative writing in Poetry! The awards ceremony will be hosted by Region 7 in late April!

Visit Young Audiences of Northeast Texas to learn more about this contest and guidelines for entering your students’ poetry!