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Professional Development

Below you will find the current professional development opportunities in Pike Township.  If you are interested in attending any of the workshops, please complete the registration form below. 

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"Ask the Expert!"

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Goals:

• to support the teaching and learning of science, PK-16

• to enhance science content knowledge

• to promote professional collegiality

Invited participants:

• PK-12 Teachers of Science, Guidance Counselors, and Members of the Educational Community

• Members of the Scientific Community- Business, Industry, Universities, and Affiliated Associations

• PHS Science and Engineering and Doctoral Medicine Academy Students

• PHS AP and IB Science Students

Agenda:

3:30 – 4:10 Meet and Greet

4:15 – 4:55 Keynote speaker

Pamela T. Horne Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions Purdue University

5:00 – 7:00 Conversation Stations

Sponsored by the M.S.D. of Pike Township Science Initiative Grant: “Making Science Matter”

Deb Teuscher, Science Coach

dsteusch@pike.k12.in.us

(317) 387-2769

Date, Time & PlaceFacilitators
4/12/2010
3:30-7:00 p.m.
Pike High School Media Center
D. Teuscher

 

Differentiation in Everyday Math

Grades K-5

Participants will:

-see how EDM lends itself to differentiation in many areas

-use games to remediate or enrich

-use part 3 based on learners' needs

-discuss how EDM can be used to differentiate processes of lessons

Date, Time & PlaceFacilitators
3/23/2010
4:30-6:30 p.m.
ASC Training Room South
M. Ravenscroft

 

Literocity: Traveling Toward Change

Pre-K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Literacy Coaches, ENL Coaches, Exceptional Learner Teachers, Loving Care

Join us for our 2nd Annual Literacy Conference. As we continue to grow as educators and move toward change in our classrooms and in the world, we will need professional development that is specific to our needs in our classrooms and schools. This conference will include various workshops that are hands-on and practical for classroom use. You will have a variety of workshops to choose from that are led by teachers in our district, university professors, doctoral students and well-known speakers/teachers such as Kelly Gallagher, Chryse Hutchins, Amy Benjamin and Leslie Blaumann. You won’t want to miss this full day of learning that will take you to many places in your very own classroom. Come and travel with us and make sure to pack light because through this collaborative learning experience you will be bringing home many strategies that are shared by your colleagues. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Date, Time & PlaceFacilitators
6/5/2010
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Pike Freshman Center
J. Wheat

 

Problem Solving in Everyday Math

Grades K-5

Participants will:

-explore the roles and characteristics of key components of the problem solving process

-help the development of students' problem solving skills

-explore how EDM embeds problem solving into lessons

Date, Time & PlaceFacilitators
4/13/2010
4:30-6:30 p.m.
ASC Training Room South
M. Ravenscroft

 

Webpage Work Session

K-12 Teachers and Webmasters

Please join us for this informal session to work on your webpage.  Tips will be shared and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and work on on your webpage with technology support right by your side.  Whether you are creating your page for the first time, or just need to make some updates, this session is for you!

This is an open work session; come and go as you please.

Date, Time & PlaceFacilitators
3/17/2010
3:30-5:30 p.m.
ASC Training Room NORTH
A. Schomacker
4/7/2010
3:30-5:30 p.m.
ASC Training Room NORTH
A. Schomacker