February 
 

Adaptive Schools Foundations Seminar
February 1, 2024, February 2, 2024, March 4, 2024, March 5, 2024
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Mark Helton
In Person

The goal of the Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar is to develop the collective identity and capacity of organization members as collaborators and inquirers. School-wide improvements in student learning accrue in schools whose work cultures are collaborative. In such cultures, professionals learn to talk about the hard-to-talk-about details of learning, teaching, assessment and the cumulative effects of their work with students. The Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar presents a productive, practical set of ideas and tools for developing collaborative groups in becoming effective and better equipped to resolve complex issues around student learning. The work of the Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar is to develop the resources and capacities of the organization and of individuals to cohesively respond to the changing needs of students and society.
 

 

Youth Mental Health First Aid
February 6, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Christina Krantz
In Person

Oftentimes our students are experiencing mental health issues or may be in crisis. As educators, we want to help our students. Unfortunately, we don’t always know how or feel like we have the skills to help. Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) can help! YMHFA teaches school staff how to provide “first aid” and intervene until a counselor, social worker or someone else in the school can take over.   YMHFA is evidenced based and is designed to help participants feel confident and comfortable in intervening with youth. Youth Mental Health First Aid does not teach people to diagnose or to provide treatment.

 

8 Standards for Mathematical Practice for Teachers and Administrators
February 6, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Jane Goatley

Virtual

This session will provide an overview of the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice. Attention will be given to where they are found within the Kentucky Academic Standards for Mathematics and how to incorporate the 8 SMPs into instruction. Participants will learn how to read the standards, explore big ideas within the grade level standards, investigate connections within their grade level(s), and consider vertical progressions of the standards. Implementation strategies for students with disabilities will be shared along with other resources. EILA credits will be available with successful completion of this training.

 

Paragraph with Pizzazz
February 6, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Erica Price/Laura Smith
Virtual

The Paraphrasing Strategy is designed to teach students to write well-organized paragraphs that include: topic, detail, and clincher sentence, a consistent point of view, consistency in tense, logically sequenced ideas, and appropriate transitions between ideas. Participants will work through the instructional sequence for each lesson to learn and understand the strategies included. Participants will receive a copy of the student materials and instructor's manual in Paragraph Writing.  This strategy is part of the Strategic Instructional Model (SIM). Please contact Erica or Laura with any questions: erica.price@ckec.org or laura.smith@ckec.org
 

 

Thinking Maps Cohort

February 6, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Erin McIver

In Person

Thinking Maps is a set of 8 visual patterns that correlate to specific cognitive processes. Based on the building blocks of brain-based learning, they are used across all grades and content areas to build critical thinking, problem-solving, comprehension, and communication skills necessary for academic success in every domain. Participants who register for this training will sign up for a three day cohort during the 2023-2024 school year. Day 1 will introduce participants to the basics of Thinking Maps implementation. Days 2 and 3 are designed to help teachers move “beyond the basics” by building on their base of knowledge from utilizing Thinking Maps in their classrooms. Participants in this cohort will receive a FREE, physical copy of Thinking Maps: A Language for Learning, 2nd Ed. Teacher’s Guide. 

 

Day 1 Overview (9/18/2023):

• Examination of building blocks of brain-based learning

• Introduction to the defining characteristics of Thinking Maps 

• Learning the Thinking Maps: 8 Visual Patterns for Critical Thinking

• Strategies for developing independent learners: teaching the maps to students

 

Day 2 Overview (11/28/2023):

• How to use color to rehearse, enhance, and add rigor to content knowledge

• The metacognitive importance of the Frame of Reference for rigorous and reflective thinking

• How to use multiple maps and help students build maps in cooperative teams

• Strategies to help students communicate ideas and take information off the map

 

Day 3 Overview (2/6/2024):

• How to use additional multiple map combinations

• Vocabulary development strategies

• Strategies to help students communicate ideas and take information off the map

• Writing Short Constructed Responses Off the Map

• Writing Summary Paragraphs Off the Map

Intervention and Specially Designed Instruction in Writing
February 7, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Laura Smith
In Person
 

This in-person session will address Intervention Specially Designed Instruction in the area of writing. Research and/or evidenced-based strategies for scaffolding, explicit instruction, direct instruction, and specifically SRSD (Self Regulatory Strategy Development)


Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education Book Study
February 7, 2024, February 14, 2024, February 21, 2024, February 28, 2024

March 6, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Rachel Pufall
Virtual

Read and discuss the book “Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education” by Alex Shevrin Venet in this virtual book study. We will meet 5 times to discuss each section of the book. Meeting times will be from 3:30-4:45 on February 7, 14, 21, 28, and March 6 (Wednesdays). Participants are asked to purchase their copy of the book.  

 

Assessing and Grading in a Standards-Based System

February 7, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Lindsey Troutman/Mark Helton
In Person
 

This interactive session will allow participants to dig into the why, what, and how of assessing and grading in a standards-based classroom. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of designing and using proficiency scales, administering assessments, and communicating grades.

Participants Should bring a laptop or other device with them.

 

6 Hours of EILA will be awarded.

 

LINCS Vocabulary Strategy
February 8, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Erica Price
Virtual

LINCS Vocabulary Strategy is a research-based strategy developed at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. It is designed to help students learn the meaning of new vocabulary words using powerful memory-enhancement techniques. Strategy steps cue students to focus on critical elements of the concept; to use visual imagery, associations with prior knowledge, and key-word mnemonic devices to create a study card; and to study the card to enhance comprehension and recall of the concept.

 

Executive Functioning: Attention Strategies
February 8, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Christina Krantz
Virtual

This virtual session will provide an overview of strategies and resources to support the executive functioning skill of attention. The link to the Zoom session will be sent no later than the end of the day on February 7, 2024.

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Elevating ELA: Creating a Community of Inquiry and Book Club Discussions in the Secondary Classroom

February 9, 2024, 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) 

 

CKEC New Teacher Virtual Academy - February Sessions
February 12, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
CKEC Staff
Virtual

Are you a new teacher and feel like you could use some additional support? Join us for the New Teacher Virtual Academy. Each month will feature topics led by CKEC staff.  January Special Education topics include Transition 101 and Collaboration. The CRRSA topic will be Data Based Instructional Decision Making. The Deeper Learning topic will be Facilitating Student Curiosity and Engagement .  Join us each month for new sessions. Each month will have a separate registration. The October session grid with Zoom links will be sent out no later than the end of the day on February 9, 2024. 

 

SDI Reading Toolkit
February 13, 2024 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Erica Price
In Person

The SDI Reading Toolkit is to improve the quality and selection of specially designed instruction specific to areas of reading to better connect IEP goals, progress monitoring and KY Academic Standards. The session will include deepening understanding of specially designed instruction in reading and utilization of the toolkit resources.
 

 

Indicator 13 Office Hours: February
February 13, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Christina Krantz
Virtual

Do you have questions about the Indicator 13 post-secondary transition requirements? Get your questions answered during the virtual Indicator 13 Record Review Office Hours. Participants should bring specific indicator 13 questions with them. The link to the session will be sent out no later than the end of the day on February 12.


Mindful Strategies to Educate the Whole Child
February 13, 2023 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Rachel Pufall
In Person

Learn and practice mindful ways to connect your body and your brain to achieve well-being and the optimal conditions for learning.  Apply your discoveries to your interactions with your students to create ideal learning environments for all. 


Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines
February 14, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 - pm
Krista Bell
In Person

The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) is an evidence-based model for schools to use in conducting threat assessments. This model was developed by Dr. Dewey Cornell and colleagues at the University of Virginia in 2001 and has been extensively examined through field tests and controlled studies that demonstrate its utility and effectiveness.  This training is most effective when completed by all members of the threat assessment team.  Participants will be able to work as a member of an multidisciplinary team to:

• Identify students and situations that raise concern

• Gather information and facts to assess risk of violence

Develop  intervention and management strategies to support the student and prevent violence.


UFLI Professional Learning Network
February 15, 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. 


The Math Pact: Mathematics Whole School Agreement
February 15, 2024 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Jane Goatley
In Person

This three hour face-to-face make-and-take training is intended for teachers and administrators to walk through the action steps that would need to take place in order to get all members of a school community in agreement on expectations and norms surrounding best practices in mathematics. There is a focus on vertical and horizontal alignment of math pedagogy in a school building and/or district. Participants will work through and receive a copy of The Math Pact, written by Barbara Dougherty, Sarah Bush, and Karen Karp. This book and the idea of the Mathematics Whole School Agreement are promoted by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).

 

Gaining Teacher Clarity to Accelerate Learning through Evidence-Based Practices
February 15, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (In Person)
March 27, 2024 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm (Virtual)
Ashley Smith
In Person/Virtual
 

This in-person session will lead participants through using evidence-based practices and  the research behind teaching with clarity.  We will explore  the difference between learning progressions, learning intentions, and success criteria, as well as how to analyze tasks and their alignment with learning intentions and success criteria.  This all-day session will be followed up with an optional 90-minute virtual session in March 27 from 3:30-5pm

All participants will receive the Teacher Clarity Playbook 

6 hours of EILA will be available for this day and 1.5 hours for the follow-up day.

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Behavior from A to Z: What to do when you don’t know what to do.
February 19, 2024 8:30 am - 11:30 pm
Maggie Hartlage/Christina Krantz/Cari Sherrets
In Person

Whether it’s absenteeism, work refusal or something in between, behavior can have a lasting impact in the classroom. In this session, participants will learn how to plan, monitor and adjust behavior interventions for common classroom behaviors.   Participants will receive a copy of Teacher’s Encyclopedia of Behavior Management. 
 

Transfer of Learning-Virtual Session
February 20, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Laura Smith
Virtual
 

This 1 hour session will provide strategies to enable students to transfer and generalize learning across settings. The focus will be on surface, deep, and transfer of  conceptual learning.

 

Microteaching-John Hattie Strategies
February 21, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Laura Smith
Virtual

This  one hour session will support teachers with evaluating and reflecting on their current instructional practices.

 

Strengthening the Core Academic Series: Engagement and Student Agency
February 22, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Emily Hurst & Ashley Smith
Virtual

 

The fourth in a 4-part series, this 1-hour online training will lead you through the what, why, & how of engagement and student agency.  We’ll explore the importance of cognitive engagement, discourse, and how to get students involved.

1 hour of EILA credit is available

 

Structured Literacy: The Lesson Plan
February 26, 2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Erica Price
Virtual

This virtual session will be based on the lesson plan component of structured literacy and ways to implement this in the classroom. The focus will be on lesson plans, teaching new concepts, dictation, vowel practice, and more. 

Participants will need a copy of Recipe for Reading by Frances Bloom and Nina Traub for this training.    

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Thinking Maps Cohort

February 26, 2024, April 22, 2024, June 10, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Erin McIver

In Person

Thinking Maps is a set of 8 visual patterns that correlate to specific cognitive processes. Based on the building blocks of brain-based learning, they are used across all grades and content areas to build critical thinking, problem-solving, comprehension, and communication skills necessary for academic success in every domain. Participants who register for this training will sign up for a three day cohort during the 2023-2024 school year. Day 1 will introduce participants to the basics of Thinking Maps implementation. Days 2 and 3 are designed to help teachers move “beyond the basics” by building on their base of knowledge from utilizing Thinking Maps in their classrooms. Participants in this cohort will receive a FREE, physical copy of Thinking Maps: A Language for Learning, 2nd Ed. Teacher’s Guide. 

 

Day 1 Overview (2/26/2024):

• Examination of building blocks of brain-based learning

• Introduction to the defining characteristics of Thinking Maps 

• Learning the Thinking Maps: 8 Visual Patterns for Critical Thinking

• Strategies for developing independent learners: teaching the maps to students

 

Day 2 Overview (4/22/2024):

• How to use color to rehearse, enhance, and add rigor to content knowledge

• The metacognitive importance of the Frame of Reference for rigorous and reflective thinking

• How to use multiple maps and help students build maps in cooperative teams

• Strategies to help students communicate ideas and take information off the map

 

Day 3 Overview (6/10/2024):

• How to use additional multiple map combinations

• Vocabulary development strategies

• Strategies to help students communicate ideas and take information off the map

• Writing Short Constructed Responses Off the Map

• Writing Summary Paragraphs Off the Map

For more information, contact Erin McIver at erin.mciver@ckec.org

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Differentiating Instruction Using Open Questions in Math Class

February 26, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Jane Goatley
In Person

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Do you want to be more intentional with differentiation in math class but aren’t sure where to begin? This training is for you! During this in-person session at the CKEC Training Center we will use Marian Small’s open question technique as a guide to learn how to create low floor and high ceiling questions/tasks for students. Students will be met at their current achievement level with opportunities for teachers to formatively assess current understanding of a topic. Strategies for assessing and advancing student thinking will be provided during this training along with opportunities for planning and collaboration with other educators. Contact jane.goatley@ckec.org with any questions.
 

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Think MTV: Making Thinking Visible
February 27, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Amanda Burrows/Holly Lawrence, Erin McIver
In Person
 

This full-day, in-person workshop will unlock the power of visible thinking strategies. Participants will learn foundational information about the goals and practices of making thinking visible (MTV) and the six powers of visible thinking. The session will also workshop 15+ visible thinking routines that help teachers and students engage with others, engage with ideas, and engage in action. Each participant will receive a free copy of The Power of Making Thinking Visible by Ron Ritchart and Mark Church. 

 

6 Hours of EILA/PD Credit

 

CKEC English Language Cadre
February 28, 2024, April 24, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
In Person

The CKEC EL Cadre will be time to network with other EL teachers, specialists, admin, and other educators  in the region. Through Cadre input, training and workshop opportunities will be developed based on the needs, trends, and on-going issues that face schools and districts  across our region and the state. The Cadre will provide open chair time for members  to share success stories.  There will also be time to vet specific issues in a supportive and constructive manner.

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Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model
February 29, 2024 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Rachel Pufall
In Person
 

The Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model is a trauma informed way to work with students that are struggling to meet expectations in the school setting. In this full day, face-to-face session participants will:

1. Understand the components of the model

2. Identify how to integrate the model to support their school wide behavior support system

3. Examine how this model differs from other behavior supports.

6 Hours of PD/EILA will be provided.