Location: Asheville Event Center, 291 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
October 10, 2017 Focus on AIG Cost: $75
Presenter: Sandra Page
Education Consultant and ASCD Faculty Member
Differentiating for gifted students doesn’t have to mean creating independent projects or complicated additions to lessons; it can also be simpler modifications to instructions and tasks that will challenge students appropriately. We will explore several possible strategies that align with the principles of differentiated instruction. Come prepared to modify an upcoming lesson for your classroom during this workshop.
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October 24, 2017 Focus on HS/MS Cost: $75
Presenter: Hilary Dack, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor/Middle Grades Education/Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education
Cato College of Education
This hands-on session will address best practices for differentiated instruction in middle and high school classrooms. Specifically, we’ll analyze effective examples of teachers using particular strategies that respond to student readiness, interest, or learning profile, and we’ll consider how high quality curriculum and assessment must underlie those strategies. We’ll also examine some approaches that are effective in contexts with one-to-one initiatives.
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November 7, 2017 Creating a Differentiated Experience for Students in Science and STEM Cost: $50
Presenter: Brian Maccarelli
K-12 Science Specialist
Buncombe County Schools
Presenter: Carla Billups
Elementary STEM Coach
Buncombe County Schools
With a focus on STEM thinking, problem-based learning, and inquiry, this workshop will expose teachers to strategies and techniques to successfully differentiate in the Science classroom. Differentiation strategies appropriate for AIG students, diverse learners, and EC students will be addressed. The workshop will include curriculum and lesson design considerations and how to modify activities and assessments. Time for teachers to create differentiation strategies for self-selected upcoming unit will be included in the session.
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November 14, 2017 Focus on Elementary Cost: $75
Presenter: Kristina Doubet, Ph.D.
Professor/Department of Middle, Secondary and Mathematics Education
James Madison University
Differentiation Strategies to Engage and Equip All LearnersThis active professional development session will feature road-tested strategies for helping teachers “upgrade” their differentiation practices in order to reach even more learners. The session will feature new strategies for determining and responding to the wide range of learning needs present in today’s diverse classrooms. Using strategies from the new book, Differentiation in the Elementary Grades: Strategies to Engage and Equip All Learners, participants will themselves engage in differentiation activities in order to better understand and be able to implement them. Teachers will leave the session with ideas to use in their classrooms the next day and beyond. Included with the session is a copy of the book, which features a plethora of planning tools and content specific examples to help teachers plan for future differentiation. Get ready for an active, engaging, and equipping day of learning!
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Date: February 13, 2018 Dr. Jen Curtis
Time: 9:00-3:00
Cost: $85
Location: WRESA
Promote a positive mathematics identity for each and every student through differentiation and a growth-mindset. Learn how to incorporate strategies for promoting a growth mindset and encouraging positive identities in your students, your colleagues, your parents, guardians and communities-at-large through problem solving, belief systems, and strategies for successful differentiation in the mathematics classroom and beyond. Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Curtis
Participants will implement research-based findings and strategies throughout this one day session, building upon previous knowledge and practices.
Session will focus on:
- Problem-solving for all students
- How teachers can assure there are entry-points for every student
- What to do when students struggle with problems and mathematics in general
- Strategies for working with parents
- Sample activities to use immediately in the classroom
- Promoting a growth mindset in the classroom, with colleagues, and parents/guardians
- Assuring access, equity, and opportunities to learn through cultivation of positive mathematics identities
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Grades 3-5 NCMAST (Leanne Daughtry and Dr. Jennifer Curtis)
Cost:$85
Location: WRESA
Date: December 12, 2017
Promote a positive mathematics identity for each and every student through differentiation and a growth-mindset. Learn how to incorporate strategies for promoting a growth mindset and encouraging positive identities in your students, your colleagues, your parents, guardians and communities-at-large through problem solving, belief systems, and strategies for successful differentiation in the mathematics classroom and beyond.
Participants will implement research-based findings and strategies throughout this one day session, building upon previous knowledge and practices.
Session will focus on:
- Problem-solving for all students
- How teachers can assure there are entry-points for every student
- What to do when students struggle with problems and mathematics in general
- Strategies for working with parents
- Sample activities to use immediately in the classroom
- Promoting a growth mindset in the classroom, with colleagues, and parents/guardians
- Assuring access, equity, and opportunities to learn through cultivation of positive mathematics identities
