Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District

General Education
Benzie County Central Schools
Report of TBAISD Services Received 2008-09
Professional Learning Opportunities
TBAISD offers multiple professional development workshops and trainings each school year. This district
participated in the opportunities identified below. State Board - Continuing Education Unit (SB-CEU) credits
are made available for attendance at most workshops. College credit may be offered when possible.
Consultation and On-Site Delivery of Service:
General Education Consultants provided a variety of local and regional Professional Development programs and
services to local districts. TBAISD consultants were available to meet with local districts for staff meetings, Board
of Education meetings and School Improvement meetings. Assistance was provided in the development of local
district improvement plans, data review and school planning, and curriculum development.
A regional Leadership Academy was offered to all districts in August focusing on Robert Marzano’s Instructional
Strategies and the Art & Science of Teaching. Marzano’s presentation provided a focus for continued
discussion about Professional Learning Communities, effective instruction and also supported our region’s implementation
of the TBAISD pacing guides and writing prompts.
RSDD continues to focus on the essential questions of Professional Learning Communities:
Curriculum - What do students need to know and be able to do?
Assessment - How will we know they have learned it?
Instruction and Intervention - What strategies work for all students and what will we do for
students who have difficulty learning?
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Boardmaker
NM Speech-Language in the schools alliance
Successful Strategies for supporting students w/Autism
TBAISD Specialized Support Professional Development
NASW Code of Ethics - Social Worker
Using Visual Supports with Toddlers
Northern Autism Network (NAN) EPLI Trainer Update
CPR Training
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Nature, Assess, Treatment
Quill Method Training
Assistive Technology Supporting Struggling Readers/Writers
TA Conference RSDD
Effective Practice Leadership Initiative (EPLI) mini intensive training
6+1 And then Some (K-2)
Special Education Building Bridges 6+1 And then Some (3-12)
3rd Annual Leadership Academy
PLC: Leading Profesional Learning Communities 08-09
PLC: Leadership in Action
Dealing with Grief in Children
Using MiPHY to Make Data Driven Decisions
HS MASS - Math Inquiry
HS MASS - Science
Challenges to Early Development
Prentice Hall's Math Software
Educational Strategies for Students with ASD
K-1 Michigan Model for Health Training Sexual Abuse in families & effective treatment
Grade 2 Michigan Model for Health Training
Grade 3 Michigan Model for Health Training
Grade 4 Michigan Model for Health Training
Grade 5 Michigan Model for Health Training
Training- Instructional Consultation, Assessment, Teaming
Sexuality Certification for Special Ed Staff
Quill Method Training
Curriculum Extension Guide Training
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Using the NEW K-7 Science Companion Docs
Dynavox Series 5 Beginner Programming Training
Teaching Struggling Readers
Peer-to-peer Supports for Students with ASD
Blended Instruction with MOODLE Training
Creative Curriculum - Literacy Focus
P-Bit Training
RSDD Instructional Strategies, Nov. '08 (Benzie: 105 participants)
Dynavox Technologies-AAC Device Advanced Applications
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Live Space Crisis Intervention
Sharon LaPointe: New SLD Definition
Sharon LaPointe: Responsiveness to Intervention & SLP
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