catchingAccelerating Reading GrowthUPK-Gr. 8Pr<strong>of</strong>essional learning to help ALL STUDENTS meet <strong>the</strong> ambitious readinggoals in <strong>the</strong> COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDSCome participate in <strong>the</strong> “catching up” process:1) Select a student who needs to “catch up” in reading, and select a team to participate in this PD.<strong>The</strong> teams should include 3-4 teachers and staff involved with <strong>the</strong> targeted student’s reading growth.2) Attend a full-day training at <strong>SERC</strong> on Thursday, October 3, 2013.<strong>The</strong> teams will develop a plan designed to accelerate <strong>the</strong> student’s reading growth by a minimum <strong>of</strong>1½-2 years during <strong>the</strong> current school year. For students who are reading significantly below gradelevel, participants will use a multi-year planning process to help <strong>the</strong> student “catch up.”3) Participate in monthly online meetings to network on progress and make any adjustments to <strong>the</strong> plan.4) Debrief at a second full-day training at <strong>SERC</strong> on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.For more information, contact Greta Skiles, Consultant, <strong>SERC</strong>, at (860) 632-1485, ext. 312 or skiles@ctserc.orgRegister at www.ctserc.org/catalog30
Especially for General and Special Educators, Grades 3-12Explore new ways to teach students, grades 3-12,how to organize and remember information;identify strategies for students to use before,during, and after reading;practice “write to learn” techniques;outline how to incorporate essential reading andwriting strategies that align with <strong>the</strong> Common Core <strong>State</strong> Standards;refl ect on <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se techniques in personal practice; andplan strategic efforts to job-embed your learning.Fridays, April 4 & May 2, 20149:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.<strong>SERC</strong> Library Community Room, MiddletownPresenters: Lucy Krause, CRISS District TrainerMissy Wrigley, CRISS District Trainer, <strong>SERC</strong> ConsultantRegistration fee: $190(<strong>The</strong> NEW “Project CRISS, Creating Independence Through Student-Owned Strategies”4 th Edition manual is included in <strong>the</strong> registration fee.)Register online @ www.ctserc.org/catalog<strong>SERC</strong> Event Code: 14-12-047Questions?(860) 632-1485Registration: Hea<strong>the</strong>r Dawes, <strong>Education</strong> Services Specialist, ext. 263 or dawes@ctserc.orgContent: Missy Wrigley, Consultant, ext. 397 or wrigley@ctserc.orgIt is <strong>the</strong> policy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Education</strong> Resource Center (<strong>SERC</strong>) that no person shall be discriminated against or excluded from participation in any <strong>SERC</strong> programs or activities on<strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> race, color, language, religion, age, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, intellectual disability, physical disability, political beliefs, sexualorientation, or gender identity or expression. Inquiries regarding <strong>SERC</strong>’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed to Alfred P. Bruno, <strong>SERC</strong> General Counsel, at bruno@ctserc.org.31