Winter/Spring 2012 OWL
Courses
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Please check this site often for updates on our programs.
Note that there are no fees for inservice courses now that funding
has been restored.
Note that 2 courses are offered during the February recess.
For information on graduate courses from NYSUT ELT and NYIT,
kindly
email the director at owlcenter@lindenhurstschools.org.
To request SAS Curriculum Pathways training for groups of teachers,
please email the director at owlcenter@lindenhurstschools.org.
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Please
print out the registration form below, and send it to the
OWL Teacher Center
350 Daniel St., Room 107
Lindenhurst NY 11757
Kindly adhere to the deadlines for registration
for each course.
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Smart Boards, Parts 1-2-3
The following series of Smart Board courses may be taken separately,
or strung together as a 2 or 3 credit course, depending upon
the needs of the individual teacher. Although the courses begin
at
3 p.m., elementary teachers may begin at 4 p.m. and add hours
to their practicum to make up the 15 hours for each course.
Due to
the hands-on nature of these courses, each is limited to 12
participants, so register early!
Smart Board for Beginners
(Part 1 of 3 – 15
hour courses)
Instructor, Scott Tighe
Dates: Tuesdays, January 10, 17,
24, and February 7, 2012
Time:
3:00 – 6:00 pm
Site: Lindenhurst Middle School – Rooms
S213-214
15 hours, One Inservice Credit
Grades K-12
This course has been designed to accommodate teachers who are
new to Smart Boards as well as those who would like a refresher
course on using Smart Boards in the classroom. This
is a “blended” learning
course consisting of four face-to-face sessions plus a 3 hour
practicum in which participants will work outside of class to
create a project.
The last session will include project presentations, a review
of the course material, and a preview of the next Smart Board
course
in the series. This course will cover a thorough introduction
to the Smart board and its corresponding Notebook software, the
Gallery
Essentials, the Lesson Activity Toolkit, and hands- on experience
with the Smart Board. Class is limited to 12 participants.
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Smart Boards - Intermediate Course
(Part 2 of 3 – 15 hour courses)
Instructor, Scott Tighe
Dates: Tuesdays February 28, March 6, 13, and 27, 2012
Time:
3:00 – 6:00
pm
Site: Lindenhurst Middle School – Rooms
S213-214
15 hours, One Inservice Credit
Grades K-12
This course has been designed to accommodate teachers who are
familiar with Smart Boards and would like to learn more about
creating lessons
for the classroom. This course is a “blended” learning
course consisting of four face-to-face sessions plus a 3 hour practicum
in which participants will work outside of class to create a project.
The last session will include project presentations, a review of
the course material, and a preview of the next Smart Board course
in the series. This course will cover the Gallery Essentials, including “Activities” and “Examples”, “Games” and “Graphics”, “Pages” and “Tools”.
Hands on practice and application will be provided in every session.
Class is limited to 12 participants.
Deadline for registration:
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Smart Boards - Advanced Course
(Part 3 of 3 – 15 hour courses)
Instructor, Scott Tighe
Approved for advancement to MA75 for Lindenhurst
teachers.
Dates: Tuesdays April 17, 24, May 1, and 15, 2012
Time: 3:00 – 6:00
pm
Site: Lindenhurst Middle School – Rooms
S213-214
15 hours, One Inservice Credit
Grades K-12
This course has been designed to accommodate teachers who are
adept at the use of Smart boards and would like to learn more
about creating
lessons for the classroom. This is a “blended” course
consisting of four face-to-face sessions plus a 3 hour practicum
in which participants will work outside of class to create
a project. This course will cover continued exploration of
Smart
board content,
and an introduction to PREZI, a free web resource for teachers.
A project using both Notebook and Prezi will be created and
presented at the last session.
Deadline for registration: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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Math
Workshop:
Design and Implementation in the K-8 Classroom
Instructor: Beth Read
Approved for advancement to MA75 for Lindenhurst
teachers.
Dates: Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 28; March 6, 13,
20, 27; April 3 plus 15 hour practicum
Time: 4-7:30 p.m.
Site: Lindenhurst, Albany Ave. School Library
45 hours, 3 inservice credits
Grades K-8
The workshop model has been used successfully in literacy instruction
for years. Why not apply the process to mathematics instruction?
This course is designed to teach the workshop model and provide
a roadmap for implementation. The process is aligned with Response
to Intervention, and is an excellent means of differentiating
for, and accommodating all types of learners. Participants
will group
their students, create a protocol for management and rotations,
and create a minimum of 5 workstations based upon their curricular
units. The workstations will include independent stations,
teacher stations and “power play” stations. Join Beth and
learn to teach math in a new and exciting way.
Deadline for Registration for this course: January
27, 2012
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Understanding
by Design
Instructor: Audrey Gottlieb
Approved for advancement to MA75 for
Lindenhurst teachers.
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 21-22, 2012
Time:
8:00am – 3:30pm
Site: Lindenhurst HS Library
15 hours, 1 inservice credit
Grades 3-12
This course is designed for the teacher who wants to enhance
his/her style of teaching and/or improve his/her effectiveness
in the classroom.
Participants will be taught how to develop essential
questions and to design unit plans according to the UbD model
created
by Jay McTighe. By the end of the course, teachers will
have a unit
plan, or framework, that they can build upon, and ideas
and strategies that will maximize student learning.
Deadline
for Registration for this course: February 10,
2012
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HOW TO HIT THE BULLSEYE: USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TO DIFFERENTIATE
INSTRUCTION
Instructor: Audrey Gottlieb
Approved for advancement to MA75 for
Lindenhurst teachers.
Dates: Thursday & Friday, February 23-24, 2012
Time: 8:00am – 3:30pm
Site: Lindenhurst HS Library
15 hours, 1 inservice credit
K-12
Children come to us with major differences in their backgrounds,
experiences, needs, interests and prior learning. This is why
differentiation in teaching makes sense. This course will focus
on how to reach
all learners within a classroom. Often teachers do not know
how to reach a specific student or small group. This course will
focus on content, the process of how to create lessons that
are
differentiated,
and meaningful projects that reflect what students have learned
from unit plans. In a differentiated classroom, lessons plans
will meet students’ interests and needs, not just intellect
and ability. This class will show teachers how to keep students
alert
and involved.
Deadline for Registration for this course: February
10, 2012
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Spanish
for Educators
Instructor: Francine Voulo
Dates: Thursdays March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 19,
26, plus 24 hour online practicum
Time: 4-7 p.m.
Site: North Babylon, Robt. Moses Middle School, Room
222
45 hrs; 3 inservice credits
Grades K-12
Teachers often need a translator to communicate with
Spanish speaking students and their families. Conferences,
letter
writing, phone
calls, and CSE meetings can be more comfortable and personalized
if teachers know the basics of the Spanish language.
This course will help teachers communicate in the classroom
with students,
and with families in a variety of ways. The instructor
will teach letter writing, phone call language, simple
lessons
in Spanish,
and explore cultural issues which promote better understanding
of the English language learner.
This is a hybrid course consisting of 21 face2face hours,
and a 24 hour online component. Online
work will include reading
and
writing assignments and visiting various designated websites.
Internet access is required.
Deadline for registration
for this class: February 29, 2012
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Unpacking the Common Core Learning Standards in Literacy for Secondary
Teachers
Instructor: Audrey Gottlieb
Approved for advancement to MA75 for
Lindenhurst teachers.
Dates: Saturdays, March 10 & 17, 2012
Time: 8:00am – 3:30pm
Site: Lindenhurst HS Library
15 hours, 1 inservice credit
Grades 6-12
Teachers are faced with enormous challenges in the 21st Century
classroom. This course is for all ELA, Social Studies,
Science and/or Technical teachers seeking to learn best practices and
meet the demands of the new Common Core Literacy Standards that
apply
to all content area teachers. Participants will gain information
and confidence in being able to implement the standards within
their lessons immediately.
Please come with a lesson that is challenging for students to
understand, and/or a lesson that needs revising.
Deadline for
Registration for this course: March 1, 2012
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