SRI&ETTC Professional Development Calendar - October 2024

Professional Development for the K-12 Community provided by the

Southern Regional Institute and Educational Technology Training Center (SRI&ETTC)

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION - STOCKTON UNIVERSITY

SRI&ETTC

10 West Jimmie Leeds Road

Galloway, New Jersey 08205

www.ettc.net

Phone: (609) 626-3850

Fax: (609) 748-6212

FEATURED EVENTS

Intervention & Referral Services (I&RS) Team Training October & December 2024

Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) Team Training is designed to provide schools which have new or reorganized (e.g, new members, new structure) school building I&RS teams with basic information, materials and skills to help them fulfill the regulatory requirements for the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of programs of I&RS (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-8). This training can also be used to provide review for existing teams. The workshop focus will include identifying and addressing academic, behavior and health issues and developing effective intervention strategies and action plans. In this training participants will also discuss how to incorporate RTI into the I&RS process.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as a Hybrid Course with in-person and Live via Zoom registration options. When registering for this course please select the option that best suits the needs of your district.


October 2024: October 17, 2024 - 9 am to 3 pm

December 2024: December 5, 2024 - 9 am to 3 pm


Click here for more information or to register for I&RS Team Training

Building a Toolkit for Instructional Coaching

October 9, 2024

Instructional coaching is one of the best ways for schools to improve teaching. In this session, strategies for successful instructional coaching will be shared. The session will include:

- a definition of instructional coaching;

- a summary of the evidence supporting instructional coaching;

- common challenges faced by instructional coaches;

- how to select and support instructional coaches; and

- building systems to support instructional coaching.


Participants will leave ready to help teachers grow their practice.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as a Hybrid Course with in-person and Live via Zoom registration options. When registering for this course please select the option that best suits the needs of your district.


Click here for more information or to register

for the Building a Toolkit for Instructional Coaching workshop

Essentials for Working with Multilingual Learners

October 16, 2024

This is a comprehensive training designed for districts whose Multilingual Learner populations are experiencing growth. It includes an overview of topics such as ML and immigrant rights, ML demographics in the US, an overview of the WIDA ACCESS Assessment and Can Do Descriptors, and the basics of language acquisition. We take a look at translanguaging, its implementation in the classroom and its benefits for Multilingual Learners. We will discuss strategies and activities that make effective use of student languages and the pedagogy of translanguaging.


Throughout the training, teachers will have a forum to share and discuss strategies that have worked for them as well as design a plan to incorporate new strategies into their instructional practice. We will look at various strategies that equip students with valuable self-monitoring and accountability tools. Participants will be provided resources that will assist them in working with Multilingual Learners.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as an in-person session only.


Click here for more information or to register for the

Essentials for Working with Multilingual Learners workshop

Teach Your Students How to Write with Spice

October 22, 2024


The expanded version of this very successful and popular workshop will provide a full day of Spice Language Arts training, demonstrating how to identify and apply the skills needed to teach and enhance writing abilities at the elementary and middle school level for NJSLA. Language Arts teachers, special education teachers, and ELL teachers will learn a variety of techniques designed through years of practical use. Spice strategies have been successful in improving state assessment scores. After review of numerous state standards, participants will learn and practice unique assessment tools, skill application strategies for NJSLA prompts, and time testing awareness with encouragement tips. The instructor will demonstrate close reading and modeled writing strategies, unique skill teaching techniques, and application of common core and New Jersey's core curriculum language arts skills used in NJSLA essays. Written expression including chunking and conferencing will be covered extensively. Join us for an engaging day of Spice writing and you'll be prepared to help your students become better writers.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as an in-person session only.


Click here for more information or to register for the Writing with Spice workshop

The Science of Reading

October 23, 2024

The science of reading is a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing. This research has been conducted over the last five decades across the world and is derived from thousands of studies conducted in multiple languages. The science of reading has culminated in a preponderance of evidence to inform how proficient reading and writing develop; why some have difficulty; and how we can most effectively assess and teach and, therefore, improve student outcomes through prevention of and intervention for reading difficulties. This session will provide participants with strategies to shift practices to those that align with the research in order to improve student outcomes.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as a Hybrid Course with in-person and Live via Zoom registration options. When registering for this course please select the option that best suits the needs of your district.


Click here for more information or to register for The Science of Reading workshop

Best Practices for Paraprofessionals

October 24, 2024

This workshop shows paraprofessionals how to successfully work side-by-side with the classroom teacher. Topics include: -Classroom management

-Behavior management

-Teaching roles and strategies for paraprofessionals

-Student engagement

-Keeping creativity alive in the classroom

In this workshop paraprofessionals will learn strategies and techniques they can apply in the classroom the next day!


Please note: This workshop is being offered as an in-person session only.


Click here for more information or to register for the

Best Practices for Paraprofessionals workshop

LGBTQ Inclusive Pedagogy

October 25, 2024

New Jersey public schools are now required by state law to include the economic, social, and political contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals in their middle and high school curricula. Through engaging discussions and hands-on activities, we'll explore how gender and sexuality are socially constructed concepts that influence history, science, literature, and the tools we use to measure social change. Educators in all fields will develop practical applications to build cultural competency, strengthen students' critical thinking skills, and enhance school and classroom climate.


Audience: Middle School and High School Teachers


Please note: This workshop will take place on the Stockton University Galloway Campus.


Click here for more information or to register for the LGBTQ Inclusive Pedagogy workshop

Write More, Grade Less - 16 Techniques

October 28, 2024

We all know that students perform better when more writing is added to their lessons…but, oh, the paper grading that follows! When you consider that teachers in the higher grades have as many as 150 students, it all adds up to lost weeknights and weekends. This workshop will give participants choices from sixteen different techniques for reducing their time spent grading papers, while increasing the writing skills and achievement rates of their students at the same time.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as an in-person session only.


Click here for more information or to register for the Write More, Grade Less workshop

Making the Mentoring Process More Meaningful October 29, 2024

Effective May 5, 2014, the NJ Teacher Mentoring Regulations have been amended to better align with the TEACHNJ Act, and specifies that mentors need training prior to working with novice teachers and guiding experienced teachers that are new to the district.


In this workshop, mentors will explore the mentoring process and understand the requirements for working with novice teachers. Practical strategies, skills, information, and resources will be discussed that will help them to successfully mentor novice teachers and positively impact their professional growth. Through role playing, communication skills, and knowledge of adult learning principles, mentor teachers will be provided with resources that will not only help them to become effective mentors and role models, but will also expand their own professional expertise.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as a Hybrid Course with in-person and Live via Zoom registration options. When registering for this course please select the option that best suits the needs of your district.


Click here for more information or to register for the Making the Mentoring Process More Meaningful workshop

Leading in Diverse and Complex Times

First Annual Fall Leadership Conference presented by the Organizational Leadership Program at Stockton University

November 1, 2024


Join us for the First Annual Fall Leadership Conference. The conference will showcase alumni and current students of the Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership Program at Stockton University. Each session will be led by distinguished alumni or students, offering diverse perspectives on leadership. Our keynote speaker, along with other presenters, will focus on critical leadership topics, particularly in the areas of diversity and complexity within their respective fields. The Ed.D. Program at Stockton University is designed as a comprehensive leadership development experience, drawing students from a variety of disciplines. This event provides a unique opportunity to explore the multifaceted nature of leadership and learn how it can be applied effectively across different sectors. Morning coffee/refreshments and lunch will be provided.


Audience: This event is intended for leaders and prospective leaders from various sectors of practice including higher education, P-12 education, for profit business, non-profit, law enforcement, military, healthcare, social services, and others who are interested in learning more about leading in diverse and complex work environments and cultures.


Please note: This workshop will take place on the Stockton University Atlantic City Campus


Click here fore more information or to register for the Leading in Diverse and Complex Times First Annual Fall Leadership Conference

What Schools Need to Know About 504 Plans to Ensure Compliance

November 14, 2024


In this workshop participants will discuss the process of creating a 504 plan for a student, including the paperwork and procedures, as well as the legal requirements of a 504 plan. Participants will have a clear understanding of everything a school district needs to know to ensure your school is compliant. The information presented in this workshop is structured so that participants can turn-key the information with colleagues the next day. Participants will have time at the end of the workshop for a question and answer session.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as a Hybrid Course with in-person and Live via Zoom registration options. When registering for this course please select the option that best suits the needs of your district.



Click here for more information or to register for What Schools Need to Know About 504 Plans to Ensure Compliance Training

Classroom Management

November 19, 2024

In this exciting and informative workshop participants will address classroom and behavior management issues, and learn specific strategies to use to increase teacher effectiveness. After the workshop participants will be able to go back to the district with tools to implement in their classrooms the very next day.


Participants will learn about:


- Principles of behavior management


- Analysis of the functions of behavior


- Antecedent based strategies


- Discipline vs. punishment


- Establishment of rules and procedures


- Strategies for difficult students


Participants will have time to work and brainstorm together about discipline strategies and policies. Participants will also have adequate time to ask questions about what strategies work and why.


This workshop is beneficial for K-12 Teachers, ESL, SP ED, Supervisors, Student Support Staff, Counselors, CST, Administrators, and Supervisors struggling with student behavior issues.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as a Hybrid Course with in-person and Live via Zoom registration options. When registering for this course please select the option that best suits the needs of your district.


Click here for more information or to register for the Classroom Management workshop

Strategies to De-escalate Conflict and Respond Effectively to Disruptive Student Behavior

November 21, 2024

In this workshop participants will learn how to develop caring and trusting relationships with students, and learn methods to help students de-escalate conflict and respond effectively to difficult social situations. Participants will learn to identify what disruptive students are communicating when they escalate conflict, and learn to understand the desperation cycle and how to end it. Participants will learn strategies to help disruptive students find more effective ways to meet their needs and work towards a more peaceful learning environment. In addition, educators will have the opportunity to discuss challenging behavior patterns with the instructor.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as an in-person session only.


Click here for more information or to register for the Strategies To De-escalate Conflict workshop

Differentiated Instruction, Meeting Students Where They Are

December 4, 2024

No two students enter a classroom with identical abilities, experiences, or needs. Learning styles, language proficiency, background knowledge, readiness to learn, and other factors can vary widely within a single classroom. Regardless of their individual differences, however, students are expected to master their grade level standards. This session will provide strategies for providing several learning options or different paths to learning which help students take in information and make sense of concepts and skills. Participants will leave with strategies for providing appropriate levels of challenge for all students at various levels of learning.


Please note: This workshop is being offered as a Hybrid Course with in-person and Live via Zoom registration options. When registering for this course please select the option that best suits the needs of your district.


Click here for more information or to register for the Differentiated Instruction workshop

Fundamentals of Social-Emotional Learning

December 12, 2024

What are the fundamentals of social-emotional learning (SEL)? This workshop is an introductory, in-depth overview of SEL for school leaders, teaching staff, and counselors (preschool-6th grade). Participants will examine CASEL's five core competencies and further develop an understanding on how SEL can be integrated into our schools. This is a great opportunity to better understand the value social-emotional learning has in our instructional day and the essential steps we can take for its implementation. Please note: This workshop is being offered as an in-person session only.


Click here for more information or to register for the

Fundamentals of Social-Emotional Learning workshop

31st Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway - Murphy Writing of Stockton University

January 17-20, 2025

The Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway is a conference where educators hone their creative writing skills and expand their teaching strategies. Now celebrating its 31st anniversary, the Winter Getaway is known for challenging and supportive workshops featuring small classes led by award-winning professionals. Faculty include Jan Beatty, Nicole Callihan, Jiordan Castle, Tyrese L. Coleman, Libby Cudmore, Celeste Doaks, Hugo dos Santos, R.G. Evans, Luray Gross, Lois Marie Harrod, Sam Heaps, Le Hinton, Anndee Hochman, Heather Lanier, Davon Loeb, Peter E. Murphy, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Christine E. Salvatore, and Gretna Wilkinson.


Participants will engage with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards by practicing different types of writing for different purposes and audiences; and have the opportunity to choose from workshops including fiction, playwriting, songwriting, memoir, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Each workshop offers craft discussion, writing prompts, writing time, feedback, motivation, and inspiration


The conference was founded by veteran teacher Peter E. Murphy in the belief that when writers leave behind the distractions of their busy lives to gather in an encouraging community, they are able to make important breakthroughs in their art. The author of a dozen books, Peter has received numerous awards and fellowships.


Workshops are available for both beginning and experienced creative writers. Learn more at: www.stockton.edu/wintergetaway


Click here for more information or to register for the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway

Looking to Schedule Professional Development?


The SRI&ETTC is able to provide custom programming for your district in a wide number of topics, professional development programming and coaching. All of the workshops on the public calendar are available as custom in-district sessions. PD dates fill-up quickly! Contact Dr. Barbara Hagerty to discuss professional development options.



Email: barbara.hagerty@stockton.edu Phone: 609-626-3862

Computer Science Workshops are available through the CS Coastal Hub Grant.

Workshops are FREE, but pre-registration is required! 

Click here for information and workshop dates.


Climate Change Learning Collaborative Workshops are available through the CCLC Grant. Workshops are FREE, but pre-registration is required! 

Click here for information and workshop dates.

Workshops in the Cloud

Online, Self-Paced, Available Anytime

Presented by the SRI&ETTC at Stockton University

Workshops in the Cloud are online workshops offered by the SRI&ETTC that you can take from the convenience of your home or classroom. Workshops in the Cloud contain the same great content you would expect from our traditional workshops, but registrants can review the content as many times as needed within the allotted time frame and learn at their own pace.


Workshops in the Cloud are available for individual registrations, or for school districts looking to register multiple educators contact the SRI&ETTC at 609-626-3850.


Current offerings include:

  • Accessibility Tools for Today's Classroom
  • Build Equity with Choice Boards
  • Dyslexia I: What We Need to Know
  • Dyslexia II: Building on What We Already Know
  • Google Admin Online
  • Power Up Your Slides with Bitmoji
  • SAMR
  • Teacher Effectiveness Institute for Beginning Educators
  • Writing with Spice


Click here to register for a Workshop in the Cloud

THE SEI ONLINE

A Free 15-Hour Course on Sheltered English Instruction

Developed by the SRI&ETTC Funded by the NJ Department of Education

Educating students who still are acquiring English proficiency can be complex in an age of high stakes evaluations and assessments as well as college and career-ready standards. English language learners (ELLs) are not monolithic in their educational background, cultural experiences, and ability to adapt to learning environments. However, through well-planned instruction, ELLs can attain challenging academic standards.


For more information on this FREE Sheltered English Instruction course visit www.theseionline.com

SRI&ETTC Public Calendar

The SRI&ETTC Public Calendar is updated frequently.

For more information on the workshops listed below visit www.ettc.net/calendar

October 2024

  • CS Coastal Hub CORE Cohort for Grades K-8: 5 Day (Wednesday PM), 10/2 to 11/13/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Impact of Climate Change on Small and Mid-Sized Urban Areas, 10/7/2024
  • Building a Toolkit for Instructional Coaching, Hybrid Course, 10/9/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Sustainable Jersey for Schools, Live Online via Zoom (October 2024), 10/9/2024
  • Essentials for Working with Multilingual Learners, 10/16/2024
  • Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) Team Training - October 2024, Hybrid Course, 10/17/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: How Climate Change Impacts our Coastline (CORE #2), 10/17/2024
  • Teach Your Students How to Write with Spice, 10/22/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: Ozobots in the K-8 Classroom, 10/22/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Air, Water, and Land, 10/22/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Climate Change and our Community: How Climate Change Impacts the Pinelands (CORE#3). 10/22/2024
  • The Science of Reading, Hybrid Course, 10/23/2024
  • Best Practices for Paraprofessionals, 10/24/2024
  • LGBTQ Inclusive Pedagogy, 10/25/2024
  • Write More, Grade Less - 16 Techniques, 10/28/2024
  • Making the Mentoring Process More Meaningful, Hybrid Course, 10/29/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub: Virtual Office Hours and Q&A - October 2024, 10/30/2024

November 2024

  • Leading in Diverse and Complex Times, First Annual Fall Leadership Conference presented by the Organizational Leadership Program at Stockton University, 11/1/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub CORE2 Cohort Designed for High School Teachers (Tuesday PM), 11/12 to 12/10/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Sustainable Jersey for Schools, Live Online via Zoom (November 2024), 11/13/2024
  • What Schools Need to Know About 504 Plans to Ensure Compliance, Hybrid Course, 11/14/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: Physical Computing with Microbits for Elementary Teachers, 11/14/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Designing Interdisciplinary PBL Units on Climate Change Aligned to NJSLS (CORE #4) Morning Session, 11/14/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Teaching Interdisciplinary PBL Units on Climate Change - Incorporating Experiential Learning (CORE #5) Afternoon Session, 11/14/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: MakerSpace: 3D Printing with Codeblocks, 11/18/2024
  • Classroom Management, Hybrid Course, 11/19/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: Physical Computing with Microbits for Secondary Teachers, 11/20/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Choosing and Evaluating High Quality Resources (CORE #6), 11/20/2024
  • Strategies To De-escalate Conflict and Respond Effectively To Disruptive Student Behavior, 11/21/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub: Virtual Office Hours and Q&A - November 2024, 11/21/2024

December 2024

  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: Little Bits STEAM+ Coding, 12/3/2024
  • Differentiated Instruction - Meeting Students Where They Are, Hybrid Course, 12/4/2024
  • Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) Team Training - December 2024, Hybrid Course, 12/5/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Understanding Climate Change (CORE #1), 12/5/2024
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Sustainable Jersey for Schools, Live Online via Zoom (December 2024), 12/11/2024
  • Fundamentals of Social-Emotional Learning, 12/12/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: MakerSpace Coding Challenges, 12/17/2024
  • CS Coastal Hub: Virtual Office Hours and Q&A - December 2024, 12/18/2024

January 2025

  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Sustainable Jersey for Schools, Live Online via Zoom (January 2025), 1/6/2025
  • 31st Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway- Murphy Writing of Stockton University, 1/17 to 1/20/2025
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: Ethics & AI for Grades K-12, 1/22/2025
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: Integrating Computer Science in The Secondary Math/Science Classroom, 1/23/2025
  • CS Coastal Hub: Virtual Office Hours and Q&A - January 2025, 1/28/2025

February 2025

  • CS Coastal Hub CORE2 Cohort 1 - 3 Day (Designed for High School Teachers), 2/4 to 3/4/2025
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Sustainable Jersey for Schools, Live Online via Zoom (February 2025), 2/12/2025
  • CS Coastal Hub: Virtual Office Hours and Q&A - February 2025, 2/27/2025

March 2025

  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Using Local Ecosystems in the Classroom, 3/4/2025
  • CS Coastal Hub Elective: Coding with Drones for Grades 6-12, 3/5/2025
  • Climate Change Learning Collaborative: Sustainable Jersey for Schools, Live Online via Zoom (March 2025), 3/13/2025
  • CS Coastal Hub: Virtual Office Hours and Q&A - March 2025, 3/25/2025
For more information or to register for a workshop visit www.ettc.net

Discover Stockton and become a part of the Osprey family!



Encourage your students to explore Stockton by attending our fall Discover Stockton Open House on Sunday, October 6, 2024 or Instant Decision Day for Fall 2025 on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 10 am.   


- Students can register for Open House by visiting stockton.edu/openhouse

- Students can register for Instant Decision Day by visiting stockton.edu/instantdecision


For more information or to schedule a tour visit stockton.edu/admissions or email admissions@stockton.edu

Stockton University

Master of Arts in Education Literacy Track

The Master of Arts in Education program is pleased to offer an on-line graduate level Literacy track designed to prepare teachers to meet the needs of all PreK-12 learners in the areas of reading and writing. Through the Literacy track, teachers have the option to earn a Reading Specialist Endorsement. The Reading Specialist endorsement prepares teachers to diagnose and correct reading and writing problems, work cooperatively with school staff specialists, and organize and implement a total literacy program. For information please contact Dr. Kimberly Lebak at Kimberly.Lebak@stockton.edu.

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