April
A Review of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
April 24, 2024 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Krista Bell
Virtual
In this online/virtual training, participants will review the original ACES study/findings and learn several trauma sensitive strategies to help students build resilience. Contact krista.bell@ckec.org with any questions.
UFLI Professional Learning Network
April 25, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Erica Price
Virtual
We have been trained in using the UFLI Foundations now what? Sign up for our UFLI Professional Learning Network! This will be a year-long learning opportunity to enhance UFLI skills. We will share secrets, tips and tricks, and other ideas during our time together.
Contact erica.price@ckec.org with any questions.
The Write Direction: Bolstering Elementary Tier 1 Writing Instruction
April 30, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Emily Hurst
In Person
Take note! In this 6-hr in-person training, we will learn how to strengthen elementary Tier 1 writing instruction in order to amplify student achievement. Don’t write off the importance of creating a community of writers, writing across content areas, and analyzing growth over time. Let’s dive into the word realm together – where the “write stuff” happens! Contact emily.hurst@ckec.org with any questions.
May
Teaching for Deeper Learning - Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making
May 1, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Harvey Silver & Jay McTighe
In Person
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn directly from today’s top experts on deeper learning—Harvey Silver and Jay McTighe, authors of ASCD’s bestselling Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making. In connecting their renowned work to Kentucky’s Deeper Learning Initiative, Harvey and Jay will help you:
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Develop a meaningful definition of deeper learning that you can use to assess and refine classroom practice.
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Frame instruction around big ideas and essential questions that promote conceptual thinking and transfer.
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Focus on a set of thinking skills that make content learning active and deep.
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Integrate deep-learning tools and strategies into your current lessons and units
All participants will receive a FREE copy of Teaching for Deeper Learning.
6 Hours of EILA/PD credit
“Teach Like a Pirate” Book Study
May 2, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emily Hurst
Virtual
☠️Embark on a riveting journey with our virtual "Teach Like a Pirate" book study, a perfect pre-accompaniment to CKEC’s EduCon! 🏴☠️In this immersive experience, we'll navigate the waters of innovative teaching methods, including passion, creativity, & enthusiasm, guided by Dave Burgess’ best-selling book.
This virtual book study promises to be a quick, energizing plunge into transformative teaching practices that will leave you inspired and ready to set sail on a legendary teaching adventure! Participating in all three sessions (2 live & 1 asynchronous) will secure special “Pirate Pricing” to CKEC’s EduCon happening June 13 & 14, where Dave Burgess will be a keynote speaker. Participants arrrr encouraged to read the assigned sections for each meeting before attending the session. Sign up today or walk the plank!📚
March 21: Introduction and Part 1: Teach Like a Pirate!
May 2: Part 2: Crafting Engaging Lessons
By June 7 (asynchronous): Part 3: Building a Better Pirate
3 hours of PD/EILA credit will be provided for each session.
Participants may earn up to 9 hours of PD credit.
Three total sessions - 2 live, 1 asynchronous
March 21 → 4-5pm ET
May 2 → 4-5pm ET
One asynchronous session completed by June 7
Catalyzing Change: Middle and High School Mathematics
May 7, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Jane Goatley
Virtual
This professional learning opportunity geared toward middle and high school educators will explore ways to promote positive mathematical identities, along with equity and agency when learning mathematics. There will be discussion around specific ways to support middle and high school students and as educators how to guide the mathematics learning for students in these stages.
Summary of Performance
May 8, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Christina Krantz
Virtual
This one hour virtual session will look at different examples of summary of performance for students who are graduating from high school. The link to this Zoom session will be sent out no later than that end of the day on May 7, 2024.
How to Support Students with Mnemonics
May 14, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Laura Smith
Virtual
This session will aid teachers in providing educators with strategies to implement mnemonic strategies in every area of curriculum.
Contact laura.smith@ckec.org with questions.
1 hour PD Credit
Bounce 102: Resiliency Strategies
May 14, 2024 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Krista Bell
Virtual
In this follow up to Bounce 101: A Review of ACES, this online/virtual training will allow participants to explore effective trauma sensitive strategies to help students of trauma build resilience.
June
Elevating ELA: Creating a Community of Inquiry and Book Club Discussions in the Secondary Classroom
June 6, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Amanda Burrows and Erin McIver (CKEC DL Staff)
In Person
This two day cohort designed for secondary ELA teachers will support educators in inspiring inquiry and student centered discussions. In Day 1 of the cohort, participants will learn the what, why, and how of essential questions to build a culture of sustained inquiry in their classroom. This professional learning experience will teach participants to frame student learning around thematic ideas and essential questions, utilize 10+ instructional tools to engage students in meaning making, and engage in active reading strategies for student engagement. Day 2 of the cohort will focus on how to implement a student-centered literature program that promotes critical thinking and literary understanding through the study of novels and other texts. Participants will learn how to use whole-class novels as a model to guide students to choice books and book clubs that build on skills taught through whole-class novels.
Anchor texts for this training include Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins, Whole Novels for the Whole Class by Ariel Sacks, and A Novel Approach by Kate Robers. Participants will receive free copies of these texts over the course of the two day cohort to support their learning and implementation of ideas. For more information, contact Amanda Burrows (amanda.burrow@ckes.org) or Erin McIver (erin.mciver@ckec.org)
Promoting Productive Struggle in Mathematics
June 18, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Holly Lawrence
In Person
This full-day, in-person workshop is designed to provide strategies to foster productive struggle in math classrooms. We will explore misconceptions and move towards building communities of mathematical thinkers in our classrooms. A focus will be on the Math Teaching Practices of implementing tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving, facilitating meaningful mathematical discourse, posing purposeful questions, and supporting productive struggle in learning mathematics.
During this session, participants will also receive an overview of the free tools of the Desmos Classroom Activity Builder. Participants will explore an activity from the student and teacher perspectives. Participants will learn how to create engaging activities that promote critical thinking and problem solving and begin developing an activity of their own.
6 Hours of PD/EILA Credit
July
Learn with Dr. Catlin Tucker: Partner with Your Students and Achieve Balance with Blended Learning
July 18, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
In Person at The Signature Club
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn directly from one of today’s top experts on deeper learning - Dr. Catlin R. Tucker is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, international trainer, and professor in the Masters in the Arts of Teaching Program at Pepperdine University.
Teachers must partner with their students to create learning environments that maximize the available technology and encourage students to take a lead role in monitoring, assessing, and reflecting on their learning. Too many teachers are exhausted and disillusioned with this profession because they are doing the lion’s share of the work in classrooms. It’s time to rethink our workflow, embrace new teaching and learning models that leverage technology, and shift ownership of learning over to students.
This workshop will explore a partnership model and dive into strategies teachers can use to encourage metacognitive skill-building, provide more meaningful feedback, and reimagine grading and assessment.
The spots for this workshop are limited, so be sure to register early!
All participants will receive a FREE copy of Balance with Blended Learning.
6 Hours of EILA/PD credit
August
Promoting Productive Struggle in Mathematics
July 18, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Holly Lawrence
In Person
Target Audience: Math Teachers grades 6-12, Co-teachers, Special Education Teachers, Instructional Coaches
This full-day, in-person workshop is designed to provide strategies to foster productive struggle in math classrooms. We will explore misconceptions and move towards building communities of mathematical thinkers in our classrooms. A focus will be on the Math Teaching Practices of implementing tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving, facilitating meaningful mathematical discourse, posing purposeful questions, and supporting productive struggle in learning mathematics.
During this session, participants will also receive an overview of the free tools of the Desmos Classroom Activity Builder. Participants will explore an activity from the student and teacher perspectives. Participants will learn how to create engaging activities that promote critical thinking and problem solving and begin developing an activity of their own.
6 Hours of PD/EILA Credit