Southwest Plains Regional Service Center

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Carol Panzer, SWPRSC
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Teachers will take away suggestions for WHAT and HOW to study for the Praxis Assessment for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The sessions are designed to help teachers prepare their thinking and their classrooms for students whose first language is not English. The expectation for ESOL endorsed teachers is that they will be able to structure their classrooms, lesson plans, and teaching strategies to successfully support English learners. There are 3 separate workshops in this series. Pick one or more as needed to support your preparations for the ESOL Praxis.
THIS WORKSHOP IS APPROPRIATE FOR ALL EDUCATORS, PK-12

TODAY'S SESSION FOCUSES ON:

• Lesson preparation: language and content objectives
• Cooperative learning strategies to support ELLs
• Stages of language acquisition
• Krashen's research on language acquisition
• Approaches to language instruction
• Vocabulary to support assessment procedures 

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SWP Title III Consortium Members
Free to HPEC Member USDs (200, 209, 210, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 363, 371, 374, 452, 466, 467, 476, 494, 507) 
$125/person for SWP members
$140/person for non members
COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATIONS: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Presented by Maria Ortiz-Smith, SWPRSC
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The SWPRSC Title III/ESOL Cadre days are designed to provide participants with information about Title III and state ESOL program guidance and compliance, assessment information, Office of Civil Rights compliance, programming for English Learners (ELs), cultural competencies, and information about other state and national initiatives that affect the education of ELs. 

These days represent a special time for ESOL teachers to come together to network, share ideas and problem-solve, with the goal of creating a community of teachers who work to assist a growing special population in western Kansas. The cadre is designed for PK-12 ESOL/Content teachers.

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION INCLUDE:
  .  Remain current on ESOL/Title III guidance, assessment, and counting minutes
  .  View and practice ESOL strategies and resouces for the classroom
  .  Share information, resources, and lessons learned in the classroom and program
REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE for SWPRSC Title III consortium members
$95/person for SWP members
$115/person for non members
COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATIONS/CANCELLATIONS: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

THIS IS A VIRTUAL ONLY EVENT
Facilitated by Kim Mauk and Traci Taylor, SWPRSC

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Join us for an opportunity to discuss and ensure you are completing all data expectations for CTE. These brief sessions will allow participants to ask questions and review current timelines for data completion.   All SWPRSC CTE Perkins districts can join for FREE!
A $150 stipend will be given to individuals that attend all 6 sessions. 

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SWPRSC Perkins/CTE Consortium Members

COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires attendance at all 6 sessions and completion of assignment. Credit information will be made available at the end of the last session in December.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
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Collaborative opportunity for area PK-12 principals to come together to share their successes, challenges and learn about/discuss state initiatives and other areas essential to a successful school system.  Participation is welcome in person or by Zoom.   
REGISTRATION FEE:*
FREE to SWPRSC members
$30/person for non-members
*includes lunch for onsite participants

THIS IS AN ALL VIRTUAL EVENT

Presented by Meg Richard, KSDE Science Consultant

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During this session, participants will examine the Kansas State Science Standards and practice constructing/using science storylines to guide students in a sense-making process centered around anchoring phenomena. This session will include strategies for tracking students' understanding as well as techniques for how to ensure class discourse is equitable. 

Participants will want to bring a unit on which to focus and an electronic device for use during the day.

THIS WORKSHOP IS APPROPRIATE FOR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, GRADES K-6

REGISTRATION FEE:*
$25/person  
COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATIONS: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

THIS IS AN ALL VIRTUAL EVENT

Presented by Meg Richard, KSDE Science Consultant
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
https://forms.gle/YdDCzVdcMeCE8bfe9

During this session, participants will examine the Kansas State Science Standards and practice constructing/using science storylines to guide students in a sense-making process centered around anchoring phenomena. This session will include strategies for tracking students' understanding as well as techniques for how to ensure class discourse is equitable. 

Participants will want to bring a unit on which to focus and an electronic device for use during the day.


THIS WORKSHOP IS APPROPRIATE FOR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, GRADES 7-12

REGISTRATION FEE:*
$25/person 
COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATIONS: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Presented by Jen Stelter

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In November 2019, the Kansas State Board of Education unanimously approved recommendations on dyslexia. These recommendations state school systems shall provide evidence-based and consistent professional learning opportunities consisting of training regarding the nature of dyslexia, an introduction to procedures to identify students who are struggling in reading, and an introduction to intervention strategies and procedures. 

In a concerted effort for Service Centers to act as the conduit for providing statewide professional development provided by KSDE, SWP consultants stand ready to support your district needs to meet this requirement. Under no circumstances will this six-hour training prepare you to fully understand dyslexia, characteristics of dyslexia, the science of reading, or structured literacy. This training is to inform you. This training is intended to stretch your teaching practices, help you gain a better understanding of this initiative, and to find areas to take deeper-dives for your own learning.  

THIS TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL K-6 TEACHERS, SPED TEACHERS AND MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ELA TEACHERS. 

REGISTRATION FEE:
$125/person for SWPRSC members
$140/person for non members
COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Credit reguires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATIONS/CANCELLATIONS: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

Presented by Dr. Amber Miller
IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
NOTE: Date changed from March 11 to April 23.

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In today's remote learning scenarios, student-centered learning is pertinent to autonomous learning. Participants will learn how to facilitate online project-based learning through the use of Headrush and PBLWorks platforms, as well as engaging students with standard PBL teaching and learning components.
THIS WORKSHOP IS APPROPRIATE FOR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN GRADES 3-12.

OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:
   .  learn ways to utilize online PBL platforms to extend student-centered learning
   .  increase awareness of online PBL resources 

REGISTRATION FEE:
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non members
COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Carol Panzer, SWPRSC
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Teachers will take away suggestions for WHAT and HOW to study for the Praxis Assessment for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The sessions are designed to help teachers prepare their thinking and their classrooms for students whose first language is not English. The expectation for ESOL endorsed teachers is that they will be able to structure their classrooms, lesson plans, and teaching strategies to successfully support English learners. There are 3 separate workshops in this series. Pick one or more as needed to support your preparations for the ESOL Praxis.
TODAY'S SESSION FOCUSES ON:

• Registers of language
• Important theorists for teachers of ELs
• Literacy instruction
• Acronyms important for teachers of ELs

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SWP Title III Consortium Members
FREE to SWP Title III Consortium Members 
$125/person for SWP members
$140/person for non members
COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATIONS: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpde2tpjMiHdO5qlroIFjDOIyDfJ8VEa6f

KSDE's Joann McRell and Cindy Hadicke are hosting the third in a series of four professional development webinars for middle and high school teachers and leaders. This series of webinars' focus is to help middle and high school staff with upcoming dyslexia and struggling reader initiatives. 
The first two pieces of training are archived on the KSDE Dyslexia Webpage - navigate to the bottom of the page to view and access materials. 

The focus of this third training will be verbal reasoning. Verbal reasoning is a form of problem-solving based around words and language. It involves thinking about text, following written instructions, and understanding what you read and hear. Verbal reasoning is the skill most highly correlated with standardized tests in high schools. Join us for learning about this important skill and discover ways to enhance instruction to meet this need in struggling readers at the middle and high school levels. 

If this date and time does not work for you, here are some other options.

NKESC: April 19, 8:30-11:30, MS & HS #3: Verbal Reasoning Register

Orion: April 23, 9:30-12:30, MS & HS #3: Verbal Reasoning Register

Greenbush: April 27, 1:00-4:00, MS & HS #3: Verbal Reasoning Register 

ESSDACK: April 29, 8:30-11:30:  MS & HS #3: Verbal Reasoning  Register

Smoky Hill: April 30, 8:30-11:30:  MS & HS #3: Verbal Reasoning Register

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Jen Stelter
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Do you work with Title I in your building/district? If so, we invite you to join us for a day of networking and sharing of resources with other Title I colleagues. This is a great opportunity to talk about and learn to explain Title I regulations; apply best-practice strategies "from the field" to current content; explore and learn about new resources to utilize with at-risk students; share assessment strategies and practices; explore new technology resources and dialogue around current "hot topics". Attend today and take-away information and strategies you can use tomorrow!

REGISTRATION FEE:
$95/person for SWP members
$115/person for non members
COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATIONS/CANCELLATIONS: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.    

THIS IS A VIRTUAL ONLY EVENT
Facilitated by Kim Mauk and Traci Taylor, SWPRSC

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
https://forms.gle/TjkhJUufW9pncEbd7

Join us for an opportunity to discuss and ensure you are completing all data expectations for CTE. These brief sessions will allow participants to ask questions and review current timelines for data completion.   All SWPRSC CTE Perkins districts can join for FREE!
A $150 stipend will be given to individuals that attend all 6 sessions. 

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SWPRSC Perkins/CTE Consortium Members

COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires attendance at all 6 sessions and completion of assignment. Credit information will be made available at the end of the last session in December.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Collaborative opportunity for area superintendents and PK-12 principals to come together to share their successes, challenges and learn about/discuss state initiatives and other areas essential to a successful school system. Separate roundtable session for principals during NKESC SPED meeting at end of council.
REGISTRATION FEE: NO CHARGE
Lunch provided courtesy of NKESC.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
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Collaborative opportunity for area superintendents to come together to share their successes, challenges and learn about/discuss state initiatives and other areas essential to a successful school system.   Participation is welcome in person or by Zoom.  
REGISTRATION FEE:*
FREE to SWPRSC members
$30/person for non-members
*includes lunch for onsite participants

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Presented by Michelle Harris, (Jim Knight) Instructional Coaching Group

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Effective teachers, coaches, leaders, and educators communicate their message clearly, build healthy emotional connections with others, and maneuver through emotionally complex situations in ways that allow them to speak the truth so that they will be heard. This workshop introduces 6 beliefs and 10 habits that promote healthy and productive relationships.

PARTICIPANTS WILL:

• Identify and explore their own beliefs and habits; 
• Build new habits that will have an immediate, positive impact on their ability to communicate at work and at home;
• Leave the session with a self-coaching strategy they can use to continue improving their communication skills long after they leave the workshop.

**Participants are required to have the "Better Conversations Book Bundle". If you need to purchase the book bundle, you can do so now through this link.

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SW KS LiNK Consortium Districts (Copeland, Deerfield, Kismet-Plains. Montezuma, Ness City, Satanta, Stanton County, Sublette, Syracuse, Ulysses). Book purchase can be submitted for reimbursement through LiNK funds.
$75/person for SWP members
$90/person for non members
Includes lunch (for onsite attendees)
Book bundle is not included in the registration fee.
COLLEGE CREDIT: Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATIONS/CANCELLATIONS: Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Presented by Michelle Harris, Jim Knight Instructional Coaching Group  

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Student engagement is an important aspect of learning, and a highly effective way to improve instruction. Based on the Data Toolkit in The Impact Cycle (2017) and chapters 5-9 in High-Impact Instruction by Jim Knight, this workshop focuses on defining the different types of engagement, how to measure them, and using teaching strategies to hit corresponding goals.
This workshop is appropriate for PK-12 educators and administrators.

PARTICIPANTS WILL:

• Learn what distinguishes the different types of engagement: Behavioral, Cognitive, Emotional;
• Develop methods for gathering data and measuring various types of engagement;
• Practice the five teaching strategies proven to reach engagement goals and increase learning: Thinking Prompts, Effective Questioning, Stories, Cooperative Learning, and Authentic Learning.

**Participants are required to have the "Student Engagement workbook". If you need to purchase a book, you can do so now through this link.

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SW KS LiNK Consortium Districts (Copeland, Deerfield, Kismet-Plains. Montezuma, Ness City, Satanta, Stanton County, Sublette, Syracuse, Ulysses). Book purchase can be submitted for reimbursement through LiNK funds.
$70/person for SWP members
$85/person for non members
Includes lunch (for onsite attendees)
Book is not included in the registration fee.

COLLEGE CREDIT: Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATIONS/CANCELLATIONS: Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

IN-PERSON AND ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Facilitated by Jen Stelter, SWPRSC

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https://forms.gle/KLYq6QP2zmswwux98 

“Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like,” Dr. Rita Pierson. Relationships are at the center of all learning and Restorative Practices are strategies to help repair relationships while working through emotions when damaging behaviors have occurred. These strategies also target the understanding of how the results of behaviors affect others while focusing on how to take actions to repair or rebuild what was damaged.

OBJECTIVES: 

• Explore the WHY behind Restorative Practices
• Define Restorative Practices and the research behind them
• Explain how Restorative Practices work in the school setting
• Apply the concepts of Restorative Practices to the classroom/building
• Design a plan to implement Restorative Practices.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR PK-12 EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS

REGISTRATION FEES:
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non Members
HPEC will pay the fees for  Member Districts
(200, 209, 210, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 363, 371, 374, 452, 466, 467, 476, 494, 507)

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN-PERSON AND ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Facilitated by Dr. Gayla Lohfink SWPRSC

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Like cogs in gears within a complex machine, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (or STEM), and literacy are the connecting parts moving forward a young child’s inquiry into real-world understandings. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to the engineering design process and use literacy (like pieces of print/non-print, art, or song) as questions/inspirations to research, problem-solve, and develop imaginative solutions. Researching will require participants to delve into how to build text sets for children as well as inquiry into various modes children might share out their discovered learnings. Come, join in, as we set the STEM and Literacy gears in motion to engage in learning by connecting to our young children’s natural curiosities.

REASONS TO ATTEND:

• to gain awareness of engineering design process (ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve)
• to view and gather literacy artifacts/pieces of print/non print, art, song, and creative drama as possible questions to investigate
• to consider the planning, creating, improving and sharing out of the design process might look in terms of literacy (speaking/retelling, journaling, visual representations like drawings, photographs, etc.)

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR PK-1ST TEACHERS, COACHES, PARA EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

REGISTRATION FEES:
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non Members
COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN-PERSON AND ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Facilitated by Jen Stelter SWPRSC

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Participants will REVIEW the free, online state program, KansaSTAR. This program walks districts through the school improvement process to write and monitor school improvement plans for KESA and Title I (required for all schoolwide Title programs beginning in 20-21. This program also has the capability to be a repository for all KESA work and evidence. 

The morning session will focus on a REVIEW of the updated system and provide an opportunity to examine examples of quality school improvement work. The afternoon work session will utilize the time for teams to input information and update their KansaSTAR plans with consultant support. 
Districts are encouraged to send a team of two or more (Title/school improvement) to come REVIEW the ins and outs of KansaSTAR and take advantage of the dedicated work time to input your information into the system.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR PK-12 EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS USING THE KansaSTAR SYSTEM.

REGISTRATION FEES:
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non Members
COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN-PERSON AND ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Presented by THOMAS MURRAY, Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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How can schools and classrooms transform from desks in rows, students facing forward, and teachers at the front to a learning environment that is personalized, innovative and connected with the community?
 
This hands-on, engaging workshop will challenge the thinking of school leaders and inspire them to transform their districts, schools and classrooms into ones that better prepare students for the world they face tomorrow.

Participants will:

• gain access to a myriad of free tools and resources to guide school transformation
• explore and reflect upon each gear of the Future Ready Framework
• leverage a human-centered design protocol to envision a Future Ready Student and leave with a toolkit to replicate the process

This session is appropriate for PK-12 educators and administrators.

Schedule for the Day:
8:00-8:30   Registration/Check-In and Optional Book Signing/Photos w/Presenter
8:30-8:45   Welcome & Introduction
8:45-11:30   Tom Murray, Leading Through Change
11:30-12:15   Lunch Break (provided for SWP onsite attendees)
12:15-2:30   Tom Murray, Leading Through Change

REGISTRATION FEE:*
$199/person for SWPRSC member
$239/person for non members
*includes lunch and book (for onsite attendees)
COLLEGE CREDIT: Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATIONS/CANCELLATIONS: Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.