Professional Development Sessions

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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY & CMSD

Cleveland State University Reading Endorsement Cohort Information

Due Date for Enrollment Inquiries: Please email Cheryl Shelton of the Office of Professional Development at Cheryl.Shelton@cmsdnet.net if you wish to enroll in this Reading Endorsement program on or before 4:00 pm on Friday, May 9, 2013.

Course Sequence:

EDL 502 Foundations of Literacy: Theory and Practice	3 credits
EDL 511 Emergent Literacy * only if needed or EDL 512 Literature Based Reading Methods * only if needed	3 credits
EDL 505 Content Area Literacy	3 credits
EDL 503 Assessment and Evaluation of Diverse Literacy Learners	4 credits
EDL 504 Literacy Development: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners	4 credits
EDL 695 Seminar in Literacy Research	3 credits
Total Credit Hours	20

Although our program is technically listed as "20 hours" it typically works out for most teachers to be "17 hours" due to the flexibility in allowing (1) course from their undergraduate work to count towards the Reading Endorsement.

Course Descriptions:

EDL 502 Foundations of Literacy: Theory and Practice (3 credits)

Explores the linguistic, psychological, social, cultural, and historical bases of literacy. Particular emphasis is given to current research and classroom practice. Required for Reading Endorsement.

EDL 511 Emergent Literacy (3 credits)

Examines theory, research, and practice as it pertains to the processes by which young children learn to read and write in day care, preschool, and primary classrooms. Consideration of language and of literacy and concept development, with emphasis on factors that influence children's growth in these areas. Addresses the relationships between thought and language, as well as instructional practices that build on these relationships and contribute to the acquisition of literacy during early childhood.

EDL 512 Literature Based Reading Methods for Children (3 Credits)

Focuses on techniques for using classic, contemporary, and multiethnic children's literature of all genres to support reading acquisition and instruction in preschool, primary and the elementary grades, with particular attention given to teaching methods using literature. Other topics for discussion include the evaluation and selection of appropriate trade and picture books for classroom use and the role of children's literature in family literacy and recreational reading.

EDL 505 Content Area Literacy (3 Credits)

Critique and analysis of current theory, research, and practice as they relate to content-area reading instruction. Particular attention is given to the development of comprehension, metacognitive awareness, and effective studying strategies. Also stresses thinking skills, the integrated use of reading and writing across the curriculum, and materials and methods to promote lifelong learning. Other topics include media literacy, inquiry learning, authentic assessment, action research, and diversity issues.

EDL 503 Assessment and Evaluation of Diverse Literacy Learners (4 Credits)

Prerequisite: EDL 502. Assessment and evaluation of literacy development, with a focus on reading, writing, and complementary language-arts processes for students of all ages. Linguistic, affective, cognitive, and physical factors that may influence encoding, decoding (emphasis on early phonics skills are highlighted), comprehension, and composition and their evaluation are considered. The construction, administration, interpretation, and critique of formal and informal assessment procedures are addressed. The course also looks at the public discourse around literacy assessment. Course involves teachers working with children in their own classroom and culminates with the development of a case study focused on meeting the needs of identified struggling readers. Required for Reading Endorsement.

EDL 504 Literacy Development: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners (4 Credits)

Prerequisite: EDL 503. Includes a supervised practice in teaching reading and writing with emphasis given to the preparation, analysis, and evaluation of individualized instructional programs based on case-study evaluation. Approaches of developing positive attitudes toward and strategies aimed at overcoming difficulties in reading and writing development. This course offers practical strategies for integrating fiction with nonfiction in support of reading and writing development. The course also introduces literacy staff development within schools. Course involves teachers building on the continuing work with children in their own classroom (from EDL 503) and culminates with the development of a progress report emphasizing how the recommendations from the EDL 503 Case Study were acted upon as well as how district data was used to inform and support the instruction of these struggling readers. Required for Reading Endorsement.

EDL 695 Seminar in Literacy Research (3 Credits)

Prerequisites: EDL 502, EDL 503, EDL 505; and EDL 511, EDL 512, EDL 513, Prerequisite or Co-requisite: EDL 504. Concluding seminar for Reading Endorsement. Provides synthesis of program content and exploration of the implications of current theory and research for practice. An original teacher research project and a portfolio are requirements for the course. Action research projects will focus on research based strategies to support K-3 struggling readers. Required for Reading Endorsement.

Note: If K-3 teachers were educated in accredited undergraduate programs in Ohio, then we routinely waive EDL 511 or EDL 512 from the Reading Endorsement requirements.

Timeline:

Timeline � 13 months ( Tentative Dates)

CMSD Cohort Orientation

To be scheduled during the week of May 13^th 2013

Summer I 2013 - EDL 502

May 20� June 28, 2013

EDL 511 or EDL 512 (only if needed)

Summer I � May 20 � June 28, 2013

Summer II � July 1 � August 9, 2013

EDL 505

Summer I � May 20� June 28, 2013

Summer II � July 1� August 9, 2013

Fall 2013 - EDL 503 & EDL 504

August 26, 2013 � February 14, 2014

Spring 2014 - EDL 695

February 17 � June 6,2014

CMSD Reading Endorsement Cohort Culminating Presentation and Celebration

(To be scheduled during the week of June 2^nd, 2014)

Location: Courses will be offered on the campus of Cleveland State University.

Prerequisites: * Please see course descriptions for specific pre-requisites

Cost: The CMSD Reading Endorsement Cohort participants will be offered a reduced tuition rate of $400 per credit hour (excluding course and miscellaneous fees).

Due Date for Enrollment Inquiries:

Please email Cheryl Shelton of the Office of Professional Development at Cheryl.Shelton@cmsdnet.net if you wish to enroll in this Reading Endorsement program on or before 4:00 pm on Friday, May 9, 2013. Email the following information listed below:

Name:

School:

Email address:

Grade you teach:

Telephone number:

Do you need to take EDL 511 or EDL 512:

CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP (CTAG)

Closing the Achievement Gap (CTAG) June 2013 Symposium

Registration is now closed.

Please email Rachel Snider for waiting list requests.

Rachel.J.Snider@cmsdnet.net

Registrants are required to fill in the following fields as part of the registration process.

The Journey Continues: Theory to Practice
Producing Culturally Responsive Lesson Plans

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tyrone Howard, an expert on public education in diversity and the achievement gap, will give the keynote address as well as guide educators through the process of putting theories into practice to create culturally responsive lesson plans.

Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Locations: Barbara Byrd Bennett Professional Development Center
11404 Lakeshore Blvd., Bratenahl, Ohio 44108

Description: This professional development workshop is designed to guide educators as they begin to put theories into practice by creating culturally responsive lesson plans. By engaging in this professional development workshop, educators will gain valuable hands on experience infusing lesson plans with the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies. As a result, educators will create content specific lesson plans in an effort to address the needs of a diverse group of learners.

Target Audience: All CMSD educators are welcome to register. However, should registration become full priority will be given to the 12 CTAG high schools; which include Collinwood, East Tech, Glenville, John Adams, John F. Kennedy, John Marshall, John Marshall Ninth Grade Academy, Lincoln West, Martin Luther King, Rhodes, Thomas Jefferson, and Washington Park.

Additional Note: Teachers will receive Continuing Education Credits (CEU's) and will be compensated according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for attending this professional development workshop.

Maximum # of Participants: 100

For More Information, Please Contact:
Yuri Thornton, Regional Diversity Coordinator
(216) 574-8616
Yuri.C.Thornton@cmsdnet.net

COMMON CORE

DIRECTIONS FOR CALLING SUB CENTER:

Teacher Quick Reference for Calling Absence for PD Center Session Project

System Phone Number 216-920-0905

Help Desk Phone Number 216-781-4069

Web Browser URL www.subcenter@cmsdnet.net

TEACHERS: Use Reason Code 26 (Stimulus HCC)

(Do not use any other reason codes)

If you have any questions feel free to call Elizabeth Nelson at 216.701.5769 or email at Elizabeth.Nelson@cmsdnet.net

Professional Development Dates and Times:

Please refer to the Monthly PD Calendar for Cohort Dates and Locations.

K � 8 COHORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY

TIME: 8:30 am � 3:00 pm (ALL COHORTS)

Grades K � 8 Cohort A

24 Schools

Grades K � 8 Cohort B

24 Schools

Grades K � 8 Cohort C

24 Schools


Buckeye Woodland
Carl & Louis Stokes
Charles Dickens
CSA Lower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fullerton
George W. Carver
H. Barbara Booker
Hannah Gibbons
Harvey Rice
Luis Munoz Marin
Marion Sterling
Mary B. Martin
Mary M. Bethune
Michael R. White
Miles Park
Mound
Newton D. Baker
Orchard
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
Robert Jamison
Wilbur Wright
Willow


Benjamin Franklin
Buhrer
Campus International
Clara E. Westropp
Clark
Daniel E. Morgan
Denison
Douglas MacArthur
Early Childhood
Garfield
Kenneth Clement
Louis Agassiz
Louisa May Alcott
Marion Seltzer
O. H. Perry
Riverside
Robison G. Jones
Tremont
Valley View
Wade Park
Warner
Watterson-Lake
Whitney Young
William C. Bryant

Adlai Stevenson

Almira

Andrew J. Rickoff

Anton Grdina

Artemus Ward

Bolton

Case

Charles Eliot

Charles Mooney

East Clark

Euclid Park

Iowa-Maple

Joseph Gallagher

McKinley

Memorial

Miles

Nathan Hale

Paul Dunbar

Scranton

Sunbeam

TJ Newcomers

Walton

Waverly

Willson

HIGH SCHOOL COHORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY

Cohorts at a Glance

TIME: 8:00 AM � 2:30 PM

High School Cohort A

14 - Schools

High School Cohort B

13 - Schools

Collinwood

Design Lab

East Tech

Facing History � New Tech

Ginn Academy

Glenville

John F. Kennedy

John Hay

Lincoln-West

MC2STEM

MLK/Law & Municipal

New Tech � East

New Tech � West

Thomas Jefferson � 9^th Grade

CSA @ Harry E. Davis

Garrett Morgan

James F. Rhodes

Jane Addams

John Adams

John Marshall

John Marshall � 9^th Grade

Max Hayes

MLK/Health Careers

Success Tech

Thomas Jefferson � Newcomer�s

Washington Park

Whitney Young

Download } Cohort Professional Development 2012-2013 Calendar

Download } Professional Development Center location's - (Health Career & Alfred H. Benesch)

Susan Wagner, Flexible Content Expert - (ELA) English Language Arts

Susan.M.Wagner@cmsdnet.net

216.647.4536

Elizabeth Nelson, Flexible Content Expert - Math

Elizabeth.Nelson@cmsdnet.net

216.701.5769

MATHEMATICS

Engaging Students Through Technology

Title: Engaging Students Through Technology
Presenters: Rosemarie Ziegler and Doug Ramage
Location: Charles Mooney
Time: 4:00 pm � 6:15 pm
Dates: April: 30, May 1, 7 and 8 (Series)

Target Audience: Grades 7 � 9 Classroom Teachers

Description: The focus of this professional development opportunity is problem-based learning utilizing web 2.0 tools with an emphasis on mathematics instruction. Participants will learn good pedagogical strategies to incorporate learning with technology and create their own problem-based WebQuest aligned to the Ohio Academic Content Standards for Mathematics housed in their own classroom Google site. The target audience is: teachers who teach at least one mathematics course grades 7-9. Each teacher will be required to design and present a WebQuest unit. Participants can purchase 1 semester of college credit from Ashland University.

ON-line registration will go to: Rosemarie.K.Ziegler@cmsdnet.net

PCIA

No sessions scheduled at this time.

READING A-Z

Date	Compensation	Time	Location	Audience and Topic	Agenda Items
Thursday, May 30, 2013	Possible VPD hours *Check with the principal and the CTU representative to determine, if the session will be accepted for VPD hours	3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Barbara Byrd Bennett PD Center Computer Lab	Scope & Sequence	Bridges to Curriculum Across Content Areas Connections

Please note that webinars on these topics will also be available on the Office of Professional Development website.

On-line registration will be available via the Office of Professional Development�s website. Please email Cheryl Shelton at Cheryl.Shelton@cmsdnet.net should you have questions. Thank you.

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SCIENCE

Science Inquiry Workshops: The Engaging New Science Classroom on a Spectrum of Inquiry

Location: Barbara Byrd-Bennett (Bratenahl)

Professional Development Center

11404 Lake Shore Blvd

Bratenahl, OH

When: July 29 � August 3, 2013 OR August 5-9, 2013

October TBA (2-hour session)

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Target Audience: Grade 6-9 Middle-Grade Science Teachers

We will cover what Inquiry is�and isn�t! You may be closer than you think. Learn about the spectrum of science inquiry, from teacher led to full-blown inquiry�and everything in between. Learn about process skills and how to move students from one level to the next. Discover the subtle shifts that will renew your current science lessons and bring them into clear alignment with the new science standards.

This course will be offered for credit through Ashland University. Participation in the October session is required for graduate credit to be awarded.

Outcomes:

� Participants will learn the spectrum of Science Inquiry

� Participants will learn Process Skills to layer onto new science standards-and how to move students to new levels of a process skill

� Participants will practice shifting linear lessons to a science inquiry based approach

ON-line registration will go to: Terry.Lyles@cmsdnet.net

Special Education

No sessions scheduled at this time.

Study Island

Date	Compensation	Time	Location	Audience and Topic		Agenda Items
Monday, May 1, 2013	Possible VPD hours *Check with the principal and the CTU representative to determine, if the session will be accepted for VPD hours	4:00 PM- 6:00 PM	Barbara Byrd Bennett PD Center Computer Lab	Study Island for the Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Level User	Preparing for the next push before the test. Looking at Medium Priority Items
Monday, May 6, 2013	Possible VPD hours *Check with the principal and the CTU representative to determine, if the session will be accepted for VPD hours	3:00 PM- 5:00 PM	Barbara Byrd Bennett PD Center Computer Lab	Study Island for the Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Level User	Giving the next push before the test Looking at Medium Priority Items and Low Priority Items Sharing Parent Tips for Assisting the Student Awarding of Championship Certificates of Honor
Tuesday, May 14, 2013	Possible VPD hours *Check with the principal and the CTU representative to determine, if the session will be accepted for VPD hours	4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Barbara Byrd Bennett PD Center Computer Lab	Study Island for all Users	Giving the next push before the test Looking at Medium Priority Items and Low Priority Items Sharing Parent Tips for Assisting the Student Awarding of Championship Certificates of Honor
Monday, May 20, 2013	Possible VPD hours *Check with the principal and the CTU representative to determine, if the session will be accepted for VPD hours	3:00 PM- 5:00 PM	Barbara Byrd Bennett PD Center Computer Lab	Study Island for all Users	Giving the next push before the test Looking at Medium Priority Items and Low Priority Items Sharing Parent Tips for Assisting the Student Awarding of Championship Certificates of Honor
Wednesday, May 22, 2013	Possible VPD hours *Check with the principal and the CTU representative to determine, if the session will be accepted for VPD hours	4:00 PM- 6:00 PM	Barbara Byrd Bennett PD Center Computer Lab	Study Island for all Users	Giving the next push before the test Looking at Medium Priority Items and Low Priority Items Sharing Parent Tips for Assisting the Student Awarding of Championship Certificates of Honor
Friday, May 24, 2013	Possible VPD hours *Check with the principal and the CTU representative to determine, if the session will be accepted for VPD hours	3:00 PM- 5:00 PM	Barbara Byrd Bennett PD Center Computer Lab	Study Island for all Users	Giving the next push before the test Looking at Medium Priority Items and Low Priority Items Sharing Parent Tips for Assisting the Student Awarding of Championship Certificates of Honor

Please note that webinars on these topics will also be available on the Office of Professional Development website.

On-line registration will be available via the Office of Professional Development�s website. Please email Cheryl Shelton at Cheryl.Shelton@cmsdnet.net should you have questions. Thank you.

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External professional development opportunities

Ashland university

Ashland University - Professional Key

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CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo offers free Professional Development workshops that focus on the education program associated with our new exhibit, African

Elephant Crossing. Connections to Africa is the 1-3 grade program designed to meet updated Science Academic Content Standards with a focus on the

inquiry teaching method. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, in association with Project Dragonfly and Miami University, also offers a Master�s degree program designed

for teachers with a focus of inquiry methodologies. To get more information about our programs please go to http://www.clemetzoo.com/education/teachers/.

Register for dates and times for our free Connections to Africa Teacher Workshop at: Registration for Connections to Africa

If you teach in one of the schools listed below you have a Connections to Africa Inquiry Kit located in your library or media center. Kits include lessons for grades K-8.

Please contact your librarian or media specialist to reserve one.

Adlai Stevenson                                   Marion Champlin Seltzer
Artemus Ward @ Halle                         Marion-Sterling
Benjamin Franklin                                Michael R. White
Bolton                                                 Miles @ Cranwood
Case                                                   Mound
Charles Dickens                                  Riverside
Charles W. Eliot                                  Robinson G. Jones
Clara E. Westropp                               Robert H. Jamison
Clark                                                  Sunbeam
Daniel E. Morgan                                Wade Park
Iowa-Maple                                         Willow
Luis Munoz Marin

Any questions or comments should be directed to:
Antoinette Rivera CIH, CIG
Education Specialist
(216)661-6500 x 4457
arr@clevelandmetroparks.com

Educator Open House Rack Card Registration Information - Educator Open House Rack Card Flyer

All 5^th grade teachers who have not yet visited the Zoo with their class are required to attend.

This field experience is written into the Scope and Sequence for Grade 5, so it is important that you participate in the PD in order to prepare yourself for your Zoo Visit.

The workshop will take place in the Windows Room of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. On the day of the workshop, follow the sidewalk to the left of the Front Entrance to the Reinberger Education Center and come inside. You can follow the signs to the Windows Room. The workshop will be 2 hours in length, and you will have the option of 3 different times to attend based on the time of your early dismissal.

Your options are as follows:

12:30pm � 2:30pm

1:30pm � 3:30pm

2:30pm � 4:30pm

Please sign up for this PD by visiting the link below. Make sure to check your date and time and sign up for the proper workshop. Each teacher must sign up individually for their specified workshop time. If you have never used the Zoo�s registration system before, you will be required to create a user account in order to register for the workshop.

http://www.clemetzoo.com/education/teachers/professional-development/teacher-workshops.asp

CLAREMONT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

Summer in India Program - Summer In India Course Description

For more information, contact the program coordinator at (909) 447-6310 or

Stephanie.Varnon-Hughes@ClaremontLincoln.org

Also see: www.ClaremontLincoln.org

COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (CEC)

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - Ohio is sponsoring four major events in the coming months:

On April 28th the CEC will host the "Yes I Can" Program where students from Cuyahoga County will receive awards for achievements in nine categories which include academics, arts, athletics, community service, employment, extra curricular activities, independent living skills, technology, and self- advocacy. CMSD has several winners. It will take place at Polaris Career School at 10:30.

On May 17th, CEC-Ohio/Region One is sponsoring a professional development opportunity on Universal Design for Learning. We are hosting Jeff McCormick, MS, the Technology and Universal Design for Administrator for the Univ Design for Learning Center at the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) in Columbus. It will take place at St. Michael's Woodside Party Center from 4:30 PM to 7:00PM for $15.00, contact hours given.

On June 14th the Ohio Division of Early Childhood/ CEC-Ohio is sponsoring a Regional Conference for $35.00 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at Kent State Univ Student Center. Keynote speakers are Kristie Pretti-Frontczak Ph.D and Melody Tankersley, Ph.D.. Additionally, there will be breakout sessions all day which include Tiered Instruction for K-3, Inclusive Art Ed for K-3, Supporting Children who struggle with play and much much more.

On September 26 and 27th for the State of Ohio Leadership Conference for Office of Exceptional Children for ODE, CEC- Ohio is sponsoring the keynote speaker, Tim Lewis,Ph. D.

For additional information contact:
Christine Hericks, CEC President at 216 970-3737 or email her cahericks@aol.com.

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training � Symposium

Blomberg RMT Flyer/Course Description

Blomberg RMT Registration Form

(Please print form thank you.)

Muskingum University

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TESOL Endorsement

TESOL 2013 Flyer/Course Description for Muskingum University

SCIENCE

Linking Plant Science and Literature: LAST CHANCE!

Web-enhanced professional development for K-2^nd grade teachers

Web-enhanced Professional Development for K-2nd Grade Teachers Course Description

How to Register:

Email the following information to Renata Brown, Associate Director of Education at Cleveland Botanical Garden at rbrown@cbgarden.org:

1. Your name and the grade you teach

2. School name and school phone number

3. Home or cell phone number and city you live in

4. Whether or not you are taking the class for graduate credit

Spaces fill quickly! Pre-registration required. You are not registered until you receive a confirmation email. All participants must complete a brief pre- and post-survey pertaining to OACS. all course work must be completed and attendance at all classes in order to obtain kit and free field trip. Graduate Credit requires and additional project completed.

WVIZ/PBS

2012-13 WVIZ/PBS idea Construction Career Exploration Series �Safety on the Job Site�

Safety on the Job Site Flyer/Course Description

Schools interested in participating in this educational opportunity should contact John Ramicone

(Register Here) at 216-916-6360 or John.Ramicone@ideastream.org by May 6^th.

2012-13 Special WVIZ and CCWA FREE Distance Learning Programming �Bridges to the World�

Dynamic Democracies: Afghanistan and India

Afghanistan and India Flyer/Course Description

The Program is sponsored by the Council on World Affairs and FREE to participating schools. Schools interested in participating in this FREE educational opportunity should contact John Ramicone

(Register Here) at 216-916-6360 or John.Ramicone@ideastream.org by May 13.

Special FREE Distance Learning Programming from WVIZ/PBS ideastream� and WCLV

A Conversation with WCLV Host Bill O'Connell and Classical Guitarist Jason Vieaux

Classical Guitarist Jason Vieaux Flyer/Course Description

Schools interested in participating in this FREE educational opportunity should contact John Ramicone

(Register Here) at 216-916-6360 or John.Ramicone@ideastream.org by May 13.

Special Summer Workshop Opportunity!

"Using Distance Learning Effectively in the Classroom"

Using Distance Learning Effectively in the Classroom Flyer/Course Description

Email greg.wasil@ideastream.org) or mail this form to Idea Center c/o Greg Wasil 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. If you have any questions regarding the workshop contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or John.Ramicone@ideastream.org. Deadline for registration is August 2nd.