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Professional Development Activities

Winter/Spring 2013 LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGIES TO DRIVE DISTRICT INITIATIVES

January 12, 2013 (Saturday) 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

January 24, and February 7, 2013 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Approximately four additional hours online

This course will explore the use of technology as both a medium and a tool to facilitate school or

district-wide initiatives. Lee McCanne, Director of Technology & Libraries, and Amber Bock,

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction will show a range of examples that they

have used in Weston to communicate and organize professional development and staff work in

professional learning communities, including websites, movies and screencasts. Participants will

also explore online tools that can be used to gather data and monitor progress of team and district

goals. A key part of the workshop will be discussions about the use of these tools in the context

of complex curriculum and technology initiatives, looking at how to bring stakeholders on board

and how to deal with push-back and resistance from various groups.

Presenter: Lee McCanne, Director of Technology and School Libraries, Weston Public Schools

Amber Bock, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Weston Public Schools

Audience: Department chairs, curriculum leaders, administrators, technology leaders

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $215 for EDCO members who register by January 4, 2013, $245 for

non-members and anyone who registers after January 4, 2013.

Credit Option: At the first class, participants may choose to register for 1 graduate credit through Worcester

State University for an additional fee of $100. All participants, including those who do not opt for

graduate credit, will receive a certificate documenting the number of course hours attended.

Location: EDCO Seefurth Education Center and Weston Public Schools

Registration: Contact the office of Curriculum and Instruction in your district. Participants will receive

confirmation details via email from EDCO once the course has been finalized.

Register by: January 4, 2013. Registrations received after the deadline will be accepted if space is available.

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GIVING FEEDBACK: THE “GOOD JUDGEMENT” APPROACH

January 14, 2013 4:00PM - 7:00PM

Coaches and administrators who regularly observe and supervise teachers are asked to give

ongoing feedback, both positive and negative. Most are well versed in open communication,

reflection on practice, and respecting others’ opinions. However, giving feedback that is useful

can often be challenging, ineffectual, and may close down dialogue.

The “good judgment approach” balances advocacy with inquiry and has been successfully used in

management (Argyris, 1985 and Torbert, 2004) and in medical education (Rudolph, Simon,

Dufresne, and Raemer, 2006). The technique involves using direct observational statements,

sharing one’s own judgment, and asking open-ended questions to uncover another’s “frames”. It

stimulates the debriefing conversation allowing timely, concrete, specific, & useful learning.

This 3-hour workshop will be interactive, include multi-media, and involve deliberate practice.

Follow-up coaching is also an option.

Presenter: Dr. Wallis Raemer, Ph.D. former Assistant Superintendent, Arlington Public Schools and

Consultant on Curriculum and Instruction

Daniel Raemer, Center for Medical Simulation, Harvard Medical School

Jenny Rudolph, Center for Medical Simulation, Harvard Medical School

Audience: Principals, Department Heads, Mentors, Instructional Specialists, Coaches and Grade Level

Teacher Leaders



Location: EDCO Seefurth Center, Waltham




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DEVELOPING MATH AND SCIENCE SKILLS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN: COMMON

CORE STANDARDS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS

January 14 and 28, 2013; February 4 and 11, 2013 4:00 PM - 7:15 PM

The Common Core State Standards have implications for practice at the early childhood level.

There are also new K-12 science education standards under development at the national level (the

Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS) and in Massachusetts. This course is designed to

introduce these standards to Kindergarten and pre-school teachers and to model ways to integrate

these standards with teaching practices in early childhood education. Teachers will be engaged in

active learning experiences around science and math phenomena and in discussions about the

implications of these and the Common Core Literacy standards for preschool curriculum and

teaching. The course will meet in four sessions, two will focus on science and two will focus on

mathematics. Literacy strands will be interwoven throughout.

Presenter: Patricia Kinsella, K - 8 Literacy Coordinator, Brookline Public Schools

Jeff Winokur, Wheelock College and EDC

Martha Winokur, Literacy Consultant

Vicki Milstein, Principal, Early Education Program, Brookline Public Schools

Audience: Early Childhood Teachers and Administrators

Fee: $25 - Registration fee. Workshop is supported by a grant from the Greater Boston Readiness

Center.

Credit Option: At the first class, participants may choose to register for 1 graduate credit through Framingham

State University at no additional fee. The tuition will be funded through a grant from the Greater

Boston Readiness Center. All participants, including those who do not opt for graduate credit,

will receive a certificate documenting the number of course hours attended. Application to award

CEUs is pending.

Location: EDCO Seefurth Education Center, Waltham




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DIGITAL STORYTELLING TO ENHANCE STUDENT LITERACY

Online from January 16, 2013 to March 19, 2013

Approximately 4 - 6 hours per week - No sessions over February break

This course will support you as you integrate 21st Century Digital Storytelling into a curriculum

unit of study. While digital storytelling is often thought of as a literacy activity, it should also be

seen as a way to demonstrate understanding in any content area.

“Storytelling, or narrative, allows students a deeper understanding of standards. Teaching

through story helps all students, especially English Language Learners and special needs

students to contextualize new knowledge within their existing experience. As the Common Core

depends more heavily upon informational texts, digital storytelling allows students an accessible

means to present their learning.” (http://www.gpb.org/events/2012/05/17/digital-storytelling-

ancient-art-with- a-21st-century-twist)

Participants will reshape existing curriculum units, or build a new ones, to include these tools to

enhance your teaching and/or your students’ learning. Activities include readings and/or videos,

with periods for discussion and reflection. Using Backwards Design theory and a Constructivist

approach, you will design a lesson that supports the curriculum by creating a digital storytelling

project experience for your students.

Presenter: Donna Criswell has been an Instructional Technology Specialist for 28 years, currently for the

K-8 Sudbury Public Schools. She has been a presenter at MassCUE Conferences and EDCO

Technology Showcases, is a Framingham State University Adjunct Instructor, and a chairperson

for the Discovery Education Network.

Audience: K - 12 Classroom teachers and technology specialists



Credit Option: At the first class, participants may choose to register for 2 graduate credits through Framingham



Location: Online




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DRAW ON IT: AN ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR USING IPAD TOOLS TO INTEGRATE

IMAGES INTO STUDENT LEARNING

Online from January 16, 2013 to March 20, 2013

Approximately 4 - 6 hours per week - No sessions over February break.

This online workshop is designed for teachers of all content areas who have acquired an iPad and

are looking to explore alternative ways to present and share information. A variety of powerful

and easy tools for creating and collaborating with an iPad will be introduced: two

drawing/painting apps, Brushes 3 ($2.99 for layer upgrade) and Sketchbook Pro ($4.99); the new

Voicethread App, a free tool that enables group conversations around images, documents and

videos; flickr, an online image management and sharing application; and a selection of YouTube

videos which instruct how to make your own stylus to use with the iPad. It is strongly

recommended that participants have their own iPad to work with, or be able to plan with

their IT department to install the necessary apps ahead of time on a school or district iPad.

Participants will explore the apps/tools, create and share images, and ultimately craft

presentations for fellow participants to view in “the cloud”. Class explorations will be shared

through a class Group on flickr.com. There will also be weekly discussion forums to exchange

ideas on ways to use the apps in the classroom, and to consider how producing drawings and

integrating images may help students connect to the curriculum content. Considerable time will

be allotted for participants to become familiar with the three main apps of the class.

By the end of the class participants will be very comfortable with drawing and painting digitally,

and with making Voicethread presentations. They will have gathered a collection of useful

drawing apps, and built a portfolio of digital images to access after the workshop is completed.

Most importantly, they will have expanded their thinking about iPad usability and the impact of

collaboration opportunities for their students. No drawing experience is required; just an open,

creative and curious mind.

Presenter: Sue Collins, former Technology Integration Specialist for Bedford Public Schools and developer

of multiple online courses to teach teachers how to use 21st century tools

Audience: K - 12 classroom teachers and art teachers



Credit Option: At the first class, participants may choose to register for 2 graduate credits through Worcester



Location: Online




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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION - MAKING STUDENTS THE EXPERTS Co-sponsored with TEC

Online from January 16, 2013 to February 13, 2013

Approximately 4 - 6 hours online per week

Looking for new tools to empower and engage your students to become contributors in their

learning community? Are you interesting in designing a classroom where students choose the

tools to display their knowledge? Based on Alan November’s Digital Learning Farm, this online

workshop will lead teachers through the steps in creating a learning environment where students

become classroom experts who take responsibility for displaying their own learning.

Participants will explore a range of student projects and learn the tools used to create them,

including blogs, Voki, Glogster, Voice Thread, Bitstrips, AudioBoo, and more. The goal is to

help teachers learn tools that they can take back to their classrooms in order to prepare their

students to be more productive in our new global society.

Online work will include reading about implementation strategies as well as learning other online

tools, creating products, and participating in discussion forums about what we have learned and

how you see this being used in a classroom setting. By the end of the workshop, participants will

have a range of skills and strategies for engaging students in dynamic 21st century projects.

Presenter: Susan Erickson, Grade 5 Teacher, Concord Public Schools

Audience: Grades 3 - 8 classroom teachers

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $185 for EDCO and TEC members who register by January 8, 2013,

$215 for non-members and anyone who registers after January 8, 2013.




Location: Online

Registration: Contact the office of Curriculum and Instruction in your district or the program manager in your

collaborative. Participants will receive confirmation details via email from EDCO once the course

has been finalized.


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EXECUTIVE FUNCTION: BEYOND THE BASICS

January 30 and February 13, 2013 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

This two day workshop will address a variety of cross-curricular strategies and routines that

enhance executive function skills for all students Informal assessment and more intensive

interventions for students with weak executive skills will also be discussed. The workshop will

also incorporate approaches to fostering motivation, positive emotion, and effective memory

skills as ways to develop more robust executive skills.

Prerequisite: Participants should have a basic understanding of executive function.

For example, participation in the Landmark 2 day Executive Function workshop last year or

equivalent.

Presenter: Trish Newhall, Associate Director of Outreach Program at Landmark School

Audience: Teachers and special educators of grades 7 - 12

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $95 for EDCO, CASE and LABBB members who register by January

12, 2013, $115 for non-members and anyone who registers after January 12, 2013.




has been finalized.

Register by: January 12, 2013. Registrations received after the deadline will be accepted if space is availabl

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DE-ESCALATION AND RESTRAINT: PRACTICES IN THE PRESCHOOL SETTING Co-Sponsored with LABBB Collaborative

January 22, 2013 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

In this discussion-based workshop, we will review the Massachusetts state regulations regarding

restraint practices in the public schools and talk about how these regulations relate to the

preschool setting. Given the regulations, we will discuss how to manage real-life situations that

may require hands-on approaches. Best practices regarding behavior management will also be

addressed according to the specific issues that are presented by participants.

Presenter: Stephen Eastridge, Behavior Specialist and Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)

Master Instructor, LABBB Collaborative

Lisa Gurdin, MS, BCBA, Clinical Resource Coordinator, LABBB Collaborative

Audience: Early Childhood Teachers and Administrators

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $60 for EDCO, CASE and LABBB members who register by January

4, 2013, $75 for non-members and anyone who registers after January 4, 2013.




has been finalized.


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DEVELOPING ASSESSMENTS IN MUSIC Co-sponsored with TEC

January 24, 2013 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

This workshop will introduce participants to a multitude of classroom-tested assessment

strategies and tools useful in music and in all domains of the arts. These approaches effectively

capture and focus student attention in both aesthetic and intellectual spheres, develop critical

thinking, and foster high levels of musical skill and knowledge. Developing musical literacy will

be an important ingredient to support music learning standards as well as pollinating cross-

disciplinary learning between music and other academic subjects in the Common Core. Included

will be a review of the State of Connecticut music assessment units in grades 2, 5, and 8.

This will be a hands-on workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring one piece of

student music work from their classes (singing, instrumental or compositional) and multiple

copies of the background to the piece - details of the assignment to create the work, what tools

were envisioned to be used to assess the work, and information about the frequency of instruction

and the grade level of the student. It is best to have examples that are not exemplary but pose a

conflict of meeting or exceeding expectations on one level while simultaneously falling short in

others (such work is not uncommon and creates challenges for fair and objective grading). This

will enable all participants the hands-on opportunity to evaluate student work and learn from one

another during the afternoon portions of the meeting. Participants are encouraged to look at the

Connecticut Common Music Assessments for examples of how to assess students in

music. These may be found on the CT Beta Curriculum website: http://tinyurl.com/atasmll.

Presenter: Jonathan Rappaport Executive Director of Arts|Learning, Natick; Co-Director of the Kodály

Music Institute; and conductor of Shir Joy Chorus, Westborough. He helped write the MA Arts

Curriculum Framework (1999), currently is co-chair, Arts Education Advisory Council, MA

DESE, and just completed serving as a Commissioner to develop the Creative Challenge Index.

Audience: K - 12 Music Teachers






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WEAVING THE MAGIC OF THEATER GAMES, STORY-TELLING AND CREATIVE

PLAY IN THE NEW ELA AND LITERACY FRAMEWORKS Co-sponsored with TEC

January 26, and February 9, 2013 (Saturdays) 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Designed for the educator who has little or no training in the theater, this two-day workshop will

provide participants with a multitude of theater games, stories and other dramatic activities that

will help address the new ELA and Literacy standards in Pre-K through second grade. In the

introduction to the new standards, the DESE states:

In this age group, the foundations of reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language

development are formed during children’s conversations and informal dramatics, while learning songs

and poems, and from experiences with real objects, as well as while listening to and “reading” books on

a variety of subjects. [Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts and Literacy,

March 2011, page 3]

This workshop will focus on a wide range of ways to act out and enhance student comprehension

of literature from folktales, legends, realistic fiction, myths, and poetry. In addition, participants

will be introduced to techniques such as Readers’ Theater that can be used with informational

texts in social studies and science. Additional dramatic tools will be keyed to the Speaking and

Listening Skills and Language Skills.

The course is designed on the work of renowned theater educator Viola Spolin. Participating

teachers will receive handouts describing the activities with step-by-step tips for integrating them

into the primary classroom community. This course is a playful course. Everyone can learn from

playing, as the new Frameworks acknowledge:

.”. .the use of play with young children is not specified by the standards, but it is welcome as a valuable

activity in its own right and as a way to help students meet the expectations in this document. .” [Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts and Literacy, March 2011, page 6]

Presenter: Mary Ann Brandt, Theater-in-Education Specialist, with 20 years of classroom experience in

grades one through middle school language arts. Mary Ann is a highly sought out trainer who

presents workshops all over the country.

Audience: Pre-K - Grade 3 classroom teachers and specialists

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $185 for EDCO and TEC members who register by January 12,

2013, $215 for non-members and anyone who registers after January 12, 2013.







has been finalized.

Register by:

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January 12, 2013. Registrations received after the deadline will be accepted if space is available. SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION Co-sponsored with TEC

January 26, and March 2, 2013 (Saturdays) 9:00 AM - 1:00PM

Plus four additional hours online

In this workshop for teachers of Spanish, participants will explore and compare three Spanish-

speaking countries: Mexico, Spain, and the Dominican Republic. All share a common language,

but each of their cultures reflects the different ethnic populations, historical events, and

geographical locations that have influenced who they are today. Among the topics to be explored

are: the history and impact of invading groups; the evolution of the country's political system,

and; the language variations both within and between the countries.

This is a blended workshop. The face-to-face time will include lecture, discovery, and discussion,

while the online time will include exploration of online resources and discussion forums about

which resources look to be most useful and how they might be incorporated into the Spanish

classroom. At the final face-to-face classroom, participants will share lesson plans based on the

countries, all of which will be shared electronically with the other participants so that everyone

has a rich compilation of ideas to take back to their classroom.

The workshop will be conducted in Spanish, and will be aligned with the State and National

Frameworks and include reading, writing and oral activities that teachers can include in their

classrooms.

Presenter: Pat Donahue-McElhiney Professor of Spanish at Regis College, Coordinator of National Spanish

Exam, Mass Bay Chapter and former Spanish teacher, Brookline Public Schools

Audience: Teachers of Spanish in grades 6 - 12









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WHAT’S YOUR CONTAINER? GOOGLE TOOLS, BLOGS, WIKIS AND SOCIAL

NETWORKS Co-sponsored with TEC

Online from January 28, 2013 to April 1, 2013

Approximately 4 - 6 hours per week - No sessions over February break

This on-line class is designed to introduce teachers to some of the major “containers” that other

educators (and students) are using for collaboration, content creation and information

management in the classroom. Among the containers to be explored are Google Docs (and

Google Reader); blogs; wikis; Google Sites; and social networks. Participants will learn about

each of the containers through readings and videos and then try them out for themselves. Since

this class will take place in a “container” of our own -- a social networking site (Ning) -- we will

be able to share our discoveries, thoughts, and problems while exploring the advantages and

limitations of on-line environments.

Throughout the class, participants will be developing a toolbox of ideas for future classroom

projects. By the end of the class, participants will have designed a social network for their own

classrooms or for a project their students might undertake.

Presenter: Elon Fischer has taught English--especially public speaking and research-based writing--at

Brookline High School for the past 18 years. The containers that he will be working with in this

course are ones that he uses with his own students on a regular basis.

Audience: K - 12 teachers and specialists






Location: Online



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UNDERSTANDING SELF-EFFICACY: HELPING STUDENTS DO THEIR BEST

WORK January 31, February 12 and 26; March 5, 2013 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

This course is designed to provide participants with an opportunity to explore concepts such as

praise, feedback, effective effort and self-confidence. Participants will learn how to use a

strengths approach, give praise and constructive feedback that promote student engagement and

academic success in the school setting.

Presenter: Elli Stern, Co-Coordinator for E.M.I.

Claudia Fox Tree, E.M.I. Instructor

Audience: K - 12 administrators, teachers and specialists

Fee: $200 for EDCO and EMI Network members, $240 for non-members




Location: Location within Lincoln Public Schools TBD



Register by: December 19, 2012. Registrations received after the deadline will be accepted if space is

available.

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EMI 1: ANTI-RACIST SCHOOL PRACTICES TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF ALL

STUDENTS

February 1 and April 5, 2013 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

February 13, March 6 and 20 and April 10, 2013 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

This 24 hour course is designed to introduce educators to the complex issues raised by race and

racism and their impact on student learning and achievement.

Participants will explore the current personal, interpersonal, social, and structural meanings of

race, ethnicity and culture, the cycle of oppression as well as the roles of power, oppression, and

identity. Further, participants will discuss how these issues affect classrooms and school systems,

their impact on the academic achievement gap and how to develop and implement practical ideas

to help narrow the gap.

Presenters: Doug Weinstock, Co-Coordinator for E.M.I.

Melissa Wong, E.M.I. Instructor

Audience: K - 12 teachers, administrators and specialists


Credit Option: At the first class, participants may choose to register for 2 graduate credits through Framingham



Location: Location within Newton Public Schools TBD




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USING IPADS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

February 2 and March 9, 2013 (Saturdays) 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Snow Date: May 4, 2013

This workshop is for teachers who are comfortable with the iPad and are looking to develop

classroom practices for the iPad. The focus will not be on finding the perfect App but on how to

implement the iPad using a series of common Apps. Teachers will need to have an iPad to take

the class, and some of the Apps featured are 'paid' Apps. While you will not be required to buy

Apps, it may be something you want to consider to get the most out of the class. Among the

Apps and topics to be covered:

Note taking: Evernote, Skitch, and iAnnotate

Organization: popplet, myHomework

Productivity: Pages, Keynote, Educreations, WavePad, POW Strip Design

Teacher tools: Splashtop, LAN School, File Browser, Citrix, Reflection App

Topics: the delivery and collection of materials, iPad management and JSS, student

expectations, insurance and repair, iCloud and backups

While the focus of this workshop will be on work with middle school students, the concepts and

ideas will easily translate up to high school. Also, a lot of the implementation of the project

revolves around a back-end that includes Google Docs and Moodle. Teachers are encouraged to

find out what resources their district provides and establish access to those systems, if feasible.

Presenter: Peter Kidwell, Technology Integration Specialist, Weston Middle School

Audience: Grade 6 - 12 teachers, technology specialists and administrators







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DRAWING CONCEPTS TO TEACH FOR UNDERSTANDING AND THE STILL LIFE

AS A NARRATIVE SUBJECT Co-sponsored with TEC

February 4, 11, 25, and March 4, 2013 4:00PM - 7:00PM

Participants will examine the essential drawing concepts in the K-12 curriculum and how those

concepts are scaffolded across the grades. Drawing strategies and ways to employ drawing from

observation for expressing ideas will be discussed, demonstrated, and applied during the studio

time planned for each week. The history of the still life as a subject will be examined, and

methods to engage students in critical thinking and purposeful compositional planning will be

explored. Each participant will select objects for symbolic iconography and create a personal

narrative through organizing and drawing an individual still life. Planning formative and

summative assessments will be modeled as participants reflect on in-process work and share ideas

in a final critique. Handouts and readings to support curriculum planning will be shared. Reading

assignments, research, and a critical analysis will be expected to earn graduate credit.

Presenter: Diana Hampe was the Visual Arts Curriculum Coordinator K-12 for the Walpole Public Schools

where she taught Drawing and Painting I, II, III, and Advanced Placement Studio Art: Drawing.

Diana has been an AP Reader and given AP workshops at state and national conferences. She has

studied with numerous plein air painters and draws and paints the landscape in pastel, acrylic, oil

and mixed media. Presently she is teaching art education at Boston University.

Audience: K - 12 art teachers






Location:

TEC Professional Development Center, Dedham


collaborative. Participants will receive confirmation details via email from TEC once the course

has been finalized.


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USING ADAPTED TEXTS WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: HOW TO

INCREASE COMPREHENSION FOR ENTERING, EMERGING AND DEVELOPING

ELLS

February 5 and 12, 2013; April 23 and 30, 2013 3:45 PM - 6:45 PM

What instructional strategies and supports are needed to increase comprehension and to scaffold

instruction for Entering, Emerging and Developing English language learners in the ESL and

mainstream classroom? What are some protocols for adapting and using adapted texts (primarily

literature) when sheltering instruction for English language learners?

This hands-on workshop will allow participants to review examples of both commercial and

teacher-created adapted texts, and learn some techniques for creating their own adapted text or

resource to use with ELL students. The presenter will share resources she uses and her rationale

for creating adapted units of study. She takes an interdisciplinary approach to this process.

While the example materials are used primarily in the language arts classroom, a strong emphasis

is placed on looking for areas to help students make connections across the curriculum.

As part of the workshop, participants will choose a book or unit of study they would like to adapt.

With the guidance of the instructor and colleagues in the workshop, participants will prepare

some lessons or a unit of study. By the end of the workshop, participants will have identified

important principles for sheltering and crafting a language arts unit (or other unit of study) for

ELLs that takes into account literacy development in the first and second languages and makes

connections to academic language and topics covered across disciplines.

Presenter: Kathy Lobo is an ESL teacher at the Chenery Middle School in Belmont and has presented many

workshops for EDCO.

Audience: ELL and classroom teachers of grades 3 - 12

Fee: No cost - supported with Title III funding

Priority Seating will be given to districts that are members of the EDCO Title III consortium.








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USING MODELS TO UNDERSTAND FRACTIONS

Online from February 6, 2013 to April 7, 2013

No sessions over February vacation

Mathematical models can be used to promote a deep understanding of fractions and fractional

relationships. All too often, students are taught mechanical ways to make sense out of fractions.

This course offers alternative ideas for fraction instruction and is based on the belief that students

can come to understand fractions in a number of different ways. Completion of a student

interview and a final project are integral parts of this course. A variety of readings, applets, and

videos form the content of this course, and participants are expected to share ideas with their

online colleagues in the discussion forums.

Presenter: Margaret LeBlanc is a former math middle school teacher and curriculum coordinator. She is

presently teaching math and math methods to college students preparing to be elementary

teachers. Margaret has taught a number of online courses for EDCO including this course, which

she enjoys teaching as it allows her to engage in rich conversations about mathematics, how

children learn, and how to teach them.

Audience: Teachers of grades 3 - 6






Location: Online




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COMMON CORE WRITING COURSE

February 7 and 8, 2013 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Are you seeking a better way to teach writing, especially to those who struggle? This course will

provide an overview of how to teach Common Core’s three major writing genres (narrative,

opinion and informative) through an evidence-based model: Self Regulated Strategy

Development, developed by Harris & Graham. Learn to use methods validated as effective in

teaching struggling writers, such as: formative assessment, rubrics, modeling, goal setting and

graphic organizers. Also learn to cultivate the necessary self-regulation in students that expert

writers possess. Leave equipped with frameworks for teaching Common Core’s major

writing genres. Whether you use Writer’s Workshop, or a Core Literacy/Writing Program, these

frameworks can strengthen your existing writing instruction, or be taught as stand-alone units.

Presenter: Leslie Laud Ed.D., holds an M.A. in special education and a doctorate in curriculum and

teaching, both from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Audience: Grades 2- 5 classroom teachers and Special Education teachers

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $225 for EDCO, CASE and LABBB members who register by

January 24, 2013, $275 for non-members and anyone who registers after January 24, 2013.

Credit Option: At the first class, participants may choose to register for 1 graduate credit through Endicott

College for an additional fee of $70. All participants, including those who do not opt for graduate

credit, will receive a certificate documenting the number of course hours attended.




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MIRRORS AND WINDOWS: USING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE TO FOSTER

CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

February 9 and March 16, 2013 (Saturdays) 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Children's literature provides an excellent vehicle for exploring literary themes and genre from

the perspective of multiple cultures. It also opens "windows" into other people's experiences and

renders "mirrors" of students' own lives. The intent of this course is to heighten educators’

sensitivity toward providing broad and balanced literature experiences that reflect the faces and

the cultures of their classrooms. Participants will explore a wide range of children's literature,

including works that illuminate the personal and historical experiences of the African American,

Hispanic American and Asian American communities. Literature that promotes understanding of

the global world will also be examined, with an emphasis on specific authors known and honored

for their cross-cultural writing for children. Participants will focus on developing and applying

an evaluation tool to guide material selection and engage in discussions that define new and

emerging themes, authors and illustrators. Texts will be analyzed for evidence of stereotyping,

and ways of addressing the reading of those texts will be discussed.

Presenter: Chris Swerling, Library Coordinator, Newton Public Schools

Audience: K - 5 Classroom teachers and librarians










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ASSESSMENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE Co-sponsored with TEC

February 9 and 16, 2013 (Saturdays) 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

As foreign language teachers, we face the challenge of promoting communication in a cultural

context. We need to constantly be assessing student performance using a wide range of formal

and informal methods. In these sessions, we will examine desired course and lesson outcomes

and match them with effective and efficient assessment strategies. What are the best ways to

assess the interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication? How do we

balance formative and summative assessment? How do we accurately convey a student’s

performance to others? Through formal presentations, sharing, and discussion we will answer

these questions. Topics will include:

Learning standards

From standards to assessment

Formative and summative assessment

Types of assessment strategies

Using authentic documents to create assessments

Using assessments to measure all communicative modes

Conveying assessment data to students, parents and colleagues

Presenter: Karen Nerpouni worked as a French language teacher, foreign language department head, K-12

curriculum coordinator, and assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. She is

currently an educational consultant and coordinates the TEC Licensure Programs.

Audience: Middle and high school foreign language teachers






Location:




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SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS: A TOOL FOR ENHANCING SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND

LITERACY Co-sponsored with TEC

February 11, March 11 and April 22, 2013 4:00PM - 6:00PM

This three part workshop will introduce a research-based model for enhancing inquiry-based

science in elementary schools through the integration of science and literacy. The presenters will

engage participants in the “Scientist's Notebook” model of instruction, introduce activities

illustrating the use of science notebooks as a formative assessment practice, and identify

formative assessment tools. Video glimpses of classrooms where this model has resulted in

student gains in science and language literacy will be featured.

During the first meeting, participants will “do” notebook entries, learn about practical aspects of

using science notebooks, and work with lesson planning templates for upcoming units.

Following this meeting, participants will pilot some science notebook activities in their

classrooms. During the subsequent sessions, participants will share their students’ work with

others in small groups, and obtain suggestions from experienced users of science notebooks.

Practice in formative assessment of science notebooks will help participants know how to provide

valuable feedback to students and craft future instruction.

Presenter: Fran Ludwig is a former K - 8 Science Specialist in the Lexington Public Schools who now

consults with EDCO and a number of organizations in greater Boston.

Pam Bator, Elementary Science Curriculum Specialist, Weston Public Schools

Audience: K - 6 teachers, literacy specialists, and administrators






has been finalized.


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INTERACTING WITH MATHEMATICS: LANDMARK SCHOOL OUTREACH

PROGRAM February 26, 2013 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

March 5 and 12, 2013 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

In this three part workshop, participants will consider the needs of the different and struggling

learners in the classroom and the inherent difficulties with learning mathematics in the middle

and high school years. Within the current construct of differentiated instruction, participants will

discuss presentation of mathematical concepts through lenses of content, process, and product.

Additionally, the seminar will focus on metacognition with the concept of identifying purpose.

Strategies for helping students manage the information-in and information-out processes will be

addressed, focusing on helping students develop skills and strategies for learning mathematics.

The presenter will also introduce activities that foster student talk and interaction with

mathematics in both formal and informal ways. Participants will also discuss the value of these

interactions to the specific learning needs of students and leave with a wealth of ideas to bring

back to their classrooms.

Upon completion participants will be able to:

• implement strategies for supporting metacognition, and for managing

the information-in/information-out process

• implement activities to help students talk about and interact with

mathematics

• incorporate activities to encourage formal and informal oral and written

language in the mathematics classroom

Presenter: Jennifer Sauriol, former Landmark Math Department Head and current Outreach Presenter. She

currently teaching mathematics at Hamilton -Wenham High School.

Audience: Regular and Special Education Middle School Math Teachers


February 12, 2013, $275 for non-members and anyone who registers after February 12, 2013.







has been finalized.

Register by: February 12, 2013. Registrations received after the deadline will be accepted if space is

available.

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ADDRESSING LITERACY STANDARDS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL

STUDIES CLASS Co-sponsored with TEC

February 28 and March 7, 2013 3:45 PM - 7:00 PM

March 2, 2013 (Saturday) 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Students need strategies to interpret and make meaning from content-specific material and to use

the information. This class will address ways teachers of social studies in the middle grades can

enhance both reading comprehension and writing skills in their content area. The presenters will

demonstrate various strategies that will support teachers’ work with students on understanding

text with content-specific examples. Some of these strategies include: approaches to vocabulary

instruction, building creative note taking strategies so that students become active learners

through the process, designating and using consistent editing and revision practices, and

developing both active listening skills and speaking skills so that students develop confidence and

competence in communicating ideas. As the final project, participants will develop a lesson plan

that incorporates selected strategies for their own classroom instruction.

Presenter: Jan Binus, former Teacher of English and Literacy Coordinator, Sudbury Public Schools

Anneke Bartlesman, Teacher of Middle School Social Studies, Sudbury Public Schools

Audience: Teachers of Middle School Social Studies

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $225 for EDCO and TEC members who register by February 12,

2013, $250 for non-members and anyone who registers after February 12, 2013.







has been finalized.


available.

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INTRODUCTION TO AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION:

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS

March 4 and 18, 2013 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

In this 3-session course series, participants will gain an understanding of the significant impact

augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can have on students with little or no

functional speech and on the teams that support them. Learners will acquire a solid foundation in

the terminology and basic concepts used on AAC intervention. presenters will also guide an

overview of the assistive technology consideration process (as it applies to AAC) according to

IDEA 2004. Strategies for beginning communicators (e.g., students with little or no functional

speech who do not currently have an AAC system in place, and students who may currently use

AAC to communicate at the 1-2 word level, etc.) of varying ages will be examined in-depth. A

combination of lecture, discussion and hands-on activities will be used to teach key concepts,

with an emphasis on real-world application. Practical ideas for incorporating AAC into the

classroom, data collection and writing goals and objectives will be covered. Course sessions will

focus on:

AAC Basics: Discuss the terminology, symbols, access methods, frequently asked

questions, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) related to

AAC.

Systems, Strategies, and Vocabulary: Examine different types of AAC supports,

intervention strategies, and vocabulary selection.

Activities and Action: Identify areas to expand, supplement, or modify AAC currently in

use in the classroom and generate a “next steps” plan including specific activities and/or

strategies.

Presenter: Katharine Grandbois, Speech and Language Pathologist and owner of the Greater Boston Speech

and Language Therapy, PLLC. She also lectures at Northeastern University on Speech and

Language Development.

Audience: This introductory course is appropriate for Special Education Teachers, Speech Language

Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Board Certified Behavior Analysts,

Paraprofessionals, and/or General Education Teachers supporting school-aged beginning

communicators who have little or no functional speech (ages PreK – 22).

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $75 for CASE, EDCO and LABBB members who register by

February 15, 2013, $90 for non-members and anyone who registers after February 15, 2013.





available.

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HELPING STUDENTS COPE WITH ANXIETY

April 11, 2013 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

In this one day workshop Dr. Wagner will discuss worry, separation anxiety, school refusal,

perfectionism, social anxiety, panic, obsessions and compulsions. She will help you tell the

differences between normal and problem anxiety, recognize early warning signs in children and

teenagers, and learn how anxiety manifests in school. Dr. Wagner will discuss effective treatment

of anxiety, focusing on cognitive-behavioral therapy. She will offer valuable practical guidance

and specific how-to strategies to use at home and school. This workshop is for staff with more

involvement in handling anxiety. In the afternoon participants will work on specific cases in

small groups with the presenters' guidance followed by large group discussion of the pragmatics

of implementing interventions with in the constraints of school or the classroom setting.

Presenter: Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D. is a sought-after international speaker who presents workshops for

parents, school professionals and clinicians in the treatment of anxiety. She specializes in

cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and has developed the child-friendly Worry Hill™ approach

to making CBT accessible to youngsters. Dr. Wagner is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the

Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

Audience: K-12 Psychologists and Social Workers and Counselors and Nurses.

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $125 for EDCO, CASE and LABBB members who register by March

15, 2013, $150 for non-members and anyone who registers after March 15, 2013.




has been finalized.

Register by: March 15, 2013. Registrations received after the deadline will be accepted if space is available.

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FIRST YOU MOVE, THEN YOU DANCE Co-sponsored with TEC

March 9 and 16, 2013 (Saturdays) 9:00AM - 12:00PM

In this workshop, you will learn to move and then move to learn. Using Education Through

Movement: Building the Foundation, an active learning process developed by Phyllis S. Weikart,

participants of this workshop will discover they can learn an approach for teaching that uses

movement as an instructional tool. The first session will be an introduction to purposeful

movement: what makes one movement easier than another, how teachers can use this information

for teaching students, and how they can lead students to develop basic timing. In the second

session, participants will be moving through beginning organized movement and a progression of

folk dances. This session will model easier to more challenging dances with guidelines for how

to teach them.

The life work of Phyllis S. Weikart, herself a physical educator, has been to reach all students

with a background rich in movement experiences for many lifelong benefits: increased balance,

coordination, and strength, the ability to pay attention, a sense of timing for sports and for music,

and an overall enjoyment in being a part of the world around them. In recent years, young

students enter school with fewer movement skills because of time spent sitting with TV,

computer, and video games. Education Through Movement is a unique way to extend what a

student already knows and to engage all students with creative choices for their learning. This

workshop will present Weikart’s Four-step language process, her Teaching Model, and Key

Experiences for building success in all learners.

Come ready to move and learn some new activities that you can use in your classroom

immediately.

Presenter: Charlyn Bethell, Endorsed Trainer for Education Through Movement and she teaches General

Music in the Concord Public Schools

Audience: K-12 Classroom teachers, Music teachers, Physical Education teachers

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $95 for EDCO and TEC members who register by February 27, 2013,

$115 for non-members and anyone who registers after February 27, 2013.

Location: EDCO Seefurth Education Center



has been finalized.


available.

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DEMONSTRATING STUDENT GROWTH IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION THROUGH

THE NASPE STANDARDS AND PE METRICS Co-sponsored with TEC

March 14, 2013 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM

This workshop will explore assessment practices that will enable physical education teachers to

demonstrate student growth as required in the new teacher evaluation process. Participants will

be presented with an overview of PE Metrics, the standards-based, cognitive and motor skills

assessment package from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. The

package uses valid and reliable evaluation tools to measure student progress toward meeting

identified goals. The overview will include watching videos that are part of the PE Metrics

training and then coding the students in the videos while using a PE Metric Rubric. By the end of

the workshop, participants will be able to:

• explain the value of including informal assessment in their practice

• identify 1 - 2 PE Metric assessments that apply to their curriculum

• determine whether using PE Metrics is appropriate for their school

or district.

Presenter: Donna Ruseckas, Director of Health and Physical Education, Watertown Public Schools

Gary Nihan, Adjunct Faculty at Salem State University; Retired Director of Health and Physical

Education, Danvers Public Schools

Audience: K - 12 Physical Education teachers

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $50 for EDCO and TEC members who register by February 28, 2013,

$65 for non-members and anyone who registers after February 28, 2013.




has been finalized.


available.

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BUILDING A MULTI-SENSORY READING TOOLBOX: TEACHING ALL CHILDREN

TO READ Co-sponsored with TEC

March 14, 21, 28 and April 4, 2013 4:00PM - 7:00PM

This course highlights the essential phonemic awareness and phonic skills all students need when

learning to read while providing multi-sensory instructional practices to reinforce these skills.

Since assessment is a key component in progress monitoring and determining next instructional

steps, the running record and other informal assessments, which might be paired with these

essential skills, will be discussed. Strategies for understanding the text and for figuring out words

will be explored. Are you unsure of just where to begin, or what sequence of skills to teach

beginner readers? Do your students have difficulty holding onto or applying what you are

teaching? Want to put assessment data to better use? This course is designed to build an

instructional toolbox that will enhance a teacher’s understanding of specific reading skills,

broaden a teacher’s repertoire of instructional practices to meet the Common Core standards, and

better identify individual needs through informal assessments. Participants will leave the course

equipped with an array of practical, multi-sensory activities to explicitly teach a comprehensive

reading program in the primary grades.

Presenter: Kathy Zito was the literacy specialist at General John Nixon Elementary School for 13 years, and

has taught 1st grade and preschool as well. She is a certified Reading Recovery teacher and has

been trained in the Wilson reading program, Fundations and Project Read. She has combined this

knowledge to develop a variety of multi-sensory instructional practices to help both emergent and

struggling students learn to read.

Audience: K- 2 Classroom Teachers, Special Educators and other professionals

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $220 for EDCO and TEC members who register by January 31, 2013;





Location:




has been finalized.


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A REALISTIC APPROACH TO BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS: WHY DO THEY

MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT?

March 14 and 28, 2013 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Have you ever wondered why behavioral approaches sometimes seem so complicated, or why a

perfectly reasonably behavioral plan backfires, or stops being useful? Behavioral principles

really work and are very helpful to students and staff who want to learn them, but a behavioral

management plan that is not based in the realities of your environment, even though it is well

designed, is not helpful. And in addition, it may make YOU considerably distressed.

This “hands-on” workshop, will review the principles and vocabulary of behavioral theory. Then

participants will proceed quickly to using this knowledge to formulate realistic and doable

responses to challenges presented by their students. This workshop will be a seminar type

presentation but the presenter also encourages participants to bring their own cases/examples to

share.

Presenter: Charlie Brown PH.D., NCSP, licensed clinical and school psychologist. Dr. Brown worked in

the public schools for over 30 years and continues to consult to Massachusetts’ school districts.

Audience: Teachers, Special educators, School Psychologists, Counselors, Nurses, Adjustment Counselors

and Administrators


February 28, 2013; $90 for non-members and anyone who registers after February 28, 2013.



collaborative. Participants will receive confirmation details from EDCO once the course has been

finalized.


available.

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DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS: TALKING ABOUT RACE AND RACISM WITH

STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS

March 16, 2013 (Saturday) 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

March 26 and April 9, 2013 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

This course is designed to help educators develop a better understanding of ways to address

and respond to issues of race and racism on a personal and professional level. Participants will

consider the experiences of students and families from ethnically or racially diverse

backgrounds in predominantly white schools, and will examine both the barriers to/challenges

of talking about race/racism/ethnicity and strategies for engaging in productive discussions.

Presenters: E.M.I. Instructors

Audience: K - 12 administrators, teachers and specialists





Location: Location within Needham Public Schools TBD




available.

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FREEDOM TO LEARN: HOW AND WHAT CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH THEIR

SELF-DIRECTED PLAY AND EXPLORATION

March 19, 2013 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Some research has suggested that there may be a relationship between the decline of play and the

rise of helplessness, anxiety and depression among children. In this workshop, the presenter will

provide an overview of the different aspects of play and the its defining characteristics as well as

information about what children learn through play and how play affects physical, intellectual,

emotional and social/moral development. Participants will have the opportunity to share their

experiences with children and the feedback they have from parents regarding play in school. The

presenter will also be available after the workshop to answer more specific questions from

participants.

Presenter: Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology at Boston College. He has conducted and

published research in comparative, evolutionary, developmental, and educational psychology and

is author of Psychology (Worth Publishers), an introductory college textbook now in its 6th

edition. His current research and writing focus primarily on children’s natural, instinctive ways of

educating themselves through play and exploration.

Audience: Pre-K - 2 teachers, administrators and specialists






has been finalized.


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TEACHING STUDENTS TO ASK THEIR OWN QUESTIONS

March 21, 2013 3:30PM - 7:00PM

The skill of question formulation may be, other than basic literacy, one of the most important

learning skills. Students can become more effective, self-directed learners when they are able to

produce, improve and strategize on how to use their own questions. Over the past twenty years,

the Right Question Institute has developed, tested and refined a process for building this skill,

which improves learning for all students and strengthens our democracy.

The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is a simple step-by-step process that consistently

leads to students who are:

• more engaged

• take greater ownership of their own learning

• learn more

This workshop is experiential and collaborative. Participants will learn the key components of the

Question Formulation Technique and identify how the process develops critical thinking skills.

Through small group work and large group discussions with colleagues, participants will learn

how to integrate the QFT technique into their classroom practice while sharing their own

experience, knowledge and expertise. There will be opportunity as well to review examples of

QFT application across content areas, to identify connections to Common Core Standards and

21st Century Skills, and to consider ways to integrate the QFT into their own classroom practice.

Presenter: Steven Flythe Director of the Right Question Institute’s Education Network. The institute’s work

has been highlighted in the Harvard Education Letter and on WBUR.

Audience: Department chairs, lead teachers of grades 5 - 12 and administrators. Participants are encouraged

to register in teams of two.

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $65 for EDCO members who register by March 4, 2013; $75 for non-

members and anyone who registers after March 4, 2013.





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DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD IEPS: MAKING GOALS AND

BENCHMARKS MEASURABLE

April 2, 2013 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

During this workshop the presenter will discuss the requirements and strategies for IEP

development. Strategies and ideas for writing writing the Student Strengths and Key Evaluation

Results statement, the Present Level of Educational Performance statement, understanding the

differences between accommodations and modifications and suggestions for how to determine

and write observable and measurable goals and objectives will also be discussed. During the

workshop participant will be provided examples, analogies and suggested approaches, and will

have opportunities for experimenting with some of the strategies for developing and writing

various parts of the IEP document.

Presenter: Allan Blume, Program Director for Licensure and Administrator programs; Associate Professor

of Practice, Simmons College and Educational Consultant

Audience: Pre-K - 2 teachers, psychologists, counselors and TEAM chairs






has been finalized.


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SCIENCE BEHIND THE KITS: HOW TO READ A ROCK...ROCKS, MINERALS AND

FOSSILS AND THE STORIES THEY TELL Co-sponsored with TEC

April 4, 2013; 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

April 6, 2013 (Saturday) 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Every rock has a story to tell if you know how to read it. Patterns found in the unique

composition and arrangement of materials that compose different rocks are evidence of their past

and clues to processes that are taking place today on this dynamic planet. This workshop offers

teachers an opportunity to learn how to identify minerals and name rocks. Using video clips, we

will visit places that will help us to understand how rocks are formed. On a field trip to Whipple

Hill, Lexington’s highest peak (374 feet), we will find out how to tell the “rest of the story”,

which includes gliding plates and melting glaciers.

Presenter: Fran Ludwig is a former K - 8 Science Specialist in the Lexington Public Schools who now

consults with EDCO and a number of organizations in greater Boston.

Audience: Teachers of grades K - 5

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $95 for EDCO and TEC members who register by March 21, 2013,

$125 for non-members and anyone who registers after March 21, 2013.

Location: The April 4th session will be held at EDCO in Waltham; the April 6th session will be a field trip

to Whipple Hill in Lexington.



has been finalized.


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DIFFERENTIATED MATH INSTRUCTION FOR GRADES K - 5

April 6 and 27, 2013 (Saturdays) 8:30AM - 3:30PM

This math workshop will address the basic tenets of differentiation as described by Carol Ann

Tomlinson. The instructor will model various ways to differentiate process, product and content.

Participants may bring units from whatever mathematics program their system uses and apply

strategies used to differentiate the unit so that it will better meet the needs of the range of learners

in their classrooms. For the final product, participants will use some of the principles of

differentiation to plan a series of mathematics lessons. Final products require that participants

demonstrate acquisition of concepts and skills of differentiation such as pre-assessment, use of

multiple intelligences, flexible grouping, and modification of content, processes and products.

Presenter: Debbie Shein-Gerson, former K - 5 Math Coordinator in Weston Public Schools and current

Elementary Math Coordinator, Maimonides School

Audience: Grade K - 5 teachers and specialists

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $185 for EDCO members who register by March 22, 2013; $215 for

non-members and anyone who registers after March 22, 2013.


State College for an additional fee of $75. All participants, including those who do not opt for


Location: EDCO Seefurth Education Center




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SUPER HEROES AND SPECIAL CHALLENGES: CHARACTER AND STORY

CREATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Co-sponsored with VSA Massachusetts

April 8, 2013 3:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Today's classrooms include an ever-growing number of students with different learning styles and

needs. The popular art form of cartooning provides an exciting tool to reach diverse learners and

build their expressive and cognitive capacities while unlocking their character and story-making

potential. By combining simple lines, shapes, and patterns, learn how to generate vocabulary,

assign character traits, and create story details by drawing super heroes. The strategies introduced

in this workshop address Common Core Standards in Writing and provide supports for a diversity

of learners through the UDL Framework. Join Richard Jenkins, cartoonist and master teaching

artist from Arlington, Massachusetts, for this three-hour workshop that explores multiple options

and entry points for ELL students and students with learning and cognitive disabilities, and

emotional challenges. No previous drawing experience required.

Presenter: Richard Jenkins, Cartoonist, author, and educator. He has been creating comics, short stories, and

graphic novels for 15 years, including the cult classic Sky Ape. Since 1997, Richard has also

worked throughout the United States as a Teaching Artist, engaging students in drawing,

cartooning, painting, and story making.

Audience: Classroom, Special Education, Art and Library teachers of Grades 3 - 6

Fee: Early Bird Registration ~ $60 for EDCO members who register by March 25, 2013; $80 for

non-members and anyone who registers after March 25, 2013.





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ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE

April 9, 2013 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

In this workshop, the presenter will explain the epidemiology of Adolescent substance abuse and

the scope of the problem including age of onset and current trends of substance abuse. This

workshop will also provide an overview of motivational interviewing principles and tools.

Several practical case examples of a Brief Negotiation Interview (BNI) including motivational

interviewing tools will be included.

Presenter: Shannon Mountain-Ray MSW, LICSW, is the Social Work Clinical Director for the Adolescent

Substance Abuse Program (ASAP).

Audience: Middle and High School Nurses

Fee: $60 – EDCO members and non-members





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