Regional Professional Learning Workshops

• Regional Fall In-service
  • August 13, 2021
  • Virtual
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Intended audience: Grades PreK-12 classroom teachers, support staff, & administrators
  • Keynotes: Jeffrey Benson and George Couros
  • In-service information: https://conta.cc/3s6sydZ

• Regional Fall In-service
  • August 20, 2021
  • Virtual
  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Optional 1:00 – 2:00 PM workshop/follow-up session to work on classroom management plans with Chelonnda Seroyer
  • Intended audience: Grades PreK-12 classroom teachers, support staff, & administrators
  • Keynotes: Karen Flories and Chelonnda Seroyer
  • In-service information: https://conta.cc/3zc5RYF

• Prioritized Instructional Planning / Workshop Time
  • ELA – September 29, 2021: https://tinyurl.com/NESCpip-ELA
  • Math – September 30, 2021: https://tinyurl.com/NESCpip-Math
  • All other subject areas – October 1, 2021: https://tinyurl.com/NESCpip-ANYsubject
  • Intended audience: All K-12 educators
  • Location: Zoom

• Prioritized Instructional Planning / Canvas Self-Paced Courses
  
  • Modules:
    • Determining What Students Sill Need to Learn
    • Effective Planning for Teaching the Most Critical Content: Part 1
    • Effective Planning for Teaching the Most Critical Content: Part 2
    • Effective Monitoring of Student Learning: Part 1
    • Effective Monitoring of Student Learning: Part 2
    • Crosswalking Benchmark Assessment Data with the North Dakota Priority Standards
  • Intended audience: All ND educators
  • Course information & registration link: https://ndrea.org/index.php?id=124

• Beginning Teacher Workshop
  • Cohort 1: January 18, February 1, February 15, March 1
  • Cohort 2: January 21, February 4, February 18, March 4
  • 1:00 – 4:00 PM CT each day
  • Virtual
  • Intended audience: First, second, and third year teachers from grades K-12
  • Facilitator: Derryn Johnson, NESC Professional Learning Specialist
  • Registration deadline: January 13, 2022

• Assessing to Inform
  • January and February 2022
  • Virtual
  • Intended audience: Educators who use FastBridge, STAR & AIMSweb assessments
  • Facilitators: Shannon Harken, Pati Montgomery, and others
  • Course information & registration link: https://conta.cc/3pXwWwr

• Assisting the Teacher
  • January 17, 2022, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • January 16, 2023, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • August 2023 – date and time TBD
  • Virtual
  • Intended audience: Paraeducators and tutors and their supervisors
  • Facilitator: Safe and Civil Schools

• Instructional Support: Reading and Writing
  • Self-paced, online course: January – April 2022
  • Includes 2 virtual check-ins with cohort
  • Includes free, one-year access to The Master Teacher suite of online courses!
  • Intended audience: Paraeducators and tutors
  • Facilitators: The Master Teacher and Danette Brown, SEEC Professional Learning Specialist
  • Course information & registration link: https://members.ndrea.org/ndrea-events/Details/nesc-seec-paraeducator-and-tutor-training-instructional-support-reading-and-writing-multi-day-series-514991

• Foundational Reading Assessments
  • February 3, 2022
  • 9:30 – 11:30 AM CT
  • Virtual
  • Intended audience: Elementary reading instructors and leaders
  • Facilitator: Pati Montgomery, Schools Cubed
  • Webinar information & registration link: https://ndregionaleducation.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/9p8eN4eP?mode=Attendee
  • Registration deadline: January 28, 2022

• Making Your Presentations Meaningful
  • January 6, 7, and 10, 2022 (1:30 – 3:30 PM CT)
  • February 15, 23, and March 2, 2022 (9:30 – 11:30 AM CT)
  • Virtual
  • Intended audience: Any ND educators who facilitate professional development within their schools/entities
  • Facilitator: Dr. Tammy Heflebower, Marzano Resources/Solution Tree
  • Series information & registration link: http://www.nesc.k12.nd.us/files/2021/10/Making-Your-Presentations-Meaningful-2022-ND-Webinar-Series.pdf
  • Registration deadline: December 6, 2022

• Angela Maiers Workshop Series
  • Session One : Creating Remarkable Virtual Learning Experiences
  • Session Two: A Framework for Sustaining the Practice of Mattering in School and Online
  • Session Three: Liberating Genius of Every Student
  • Intended audience: Grades PreK-12 classroom teachers, administrators, and support staff
  • Sessions available on-demand (asynchronous/virtual).
  • Contact Derryn.Johnson@nescnd.org for more information.

• Beginning Teacher Workshop -Instructional Rounds for 1st & 2nd Year Teachers
  • TBA Soon!

• NDMTSS (ND Multi-Tier System of Supports)
  • School Wide Behavior Expectations/Behavior Pathways – Year 2
    • TBA Soon!
  • Additional NDMTSS offerings across the state – http://www.ndmtss.org/

 

District/On-site Professional Learning Workshops

• The NESC offers customized professional learning for member schools on a variety of topics including school improvement, student engagement, standards based learning, instructional practices and more!

• The NESC offers support to schools regarding academic data analysis and School-Wide Information System (SWIS) implementation and data analysis.

• Trauma Sensitive Schools Workshop Series – Learn More

 

For more information, contact NESC Director of Professional Learning and Operations, Erin Lacina:

Erin.Lacina@nescnd.org or 888-701-NESC (6372).