San Mateo County Office of Education Events Calendar

CTEL Preparation Course

(12 Day Event) Mar 12, 2010 - May 22, 2010
This class is to assist participants in passing the California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) state examination in order to obtain the CLAD Certificate.

To register for the CTEL Exam, go to the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. website:
http://www.ctel.nesinc.com/

2009-2010 IEP Training for Parents and Professionals

Event Date: Mar 13, 2010
Learn about the IEP process and how to effectively communicate with school professionals. Understand how an IEP is developed and your child's righs under IDEA.

Assistive Technology for Literacy: Software Solutions

Event Date: Mar 15, 2010

This presentation will focus on high-tech tools for literacy, including sophisticated reading and writing software. Through interactive lecture and demonstration, we will explore comprehensive text-to-speech programs, voice-to-text, graphic organizing software and various high-tech reading and writing supports.

Attendees will learn practical applications as well as strategies for implementation and will practice finding potential AT solutions for two different case studies. By the end of this training, participants will have gained knowledge of a variety of software tools for reading, writing, and study skills. They will leave with resources from which they can acquire the technology and take the next step in addressing their students’ needs.

Flip for SMUHSD

Event Date: Mar 15, 2010

Learn to use the Flip camcorder to create videos for use in classroom assessments, lesson delivery, and home-school communication.

These workshops are for San Mateo Union High School District teachers only.

Data + Assessment = Learning (Part 1)

Event Date: Mar 18, 2010
Teachers often give assessments and learn that either their students understood the lesson or did not understand part or all of it. As teachers we often feel that we have to move on even if all of our students did not get the information. In this session we will not only discuss the different types of assessments but we will discuss when to assess, when to re-teach, and how to help students adjust their learning. By the end of the session the participants will have an assessment plan in place.

Attendance at Part 2 is strongly recommended but not mandatory.

CTEL Preparation Course

(11 Day Event) Mar 19, 2010 - May 21, 2010
This class is to assist participants in passing the California Teacher of English Learners (CTEL) state examination in order to obtain the CLAD Certificate.

To register for the CTEL Exam, go to the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. website:
http://www.ctel.nesinc.com/

Vocabulary Development and Reading in the Content Area Part 1 and Part 2

Event Date: Mar 20, 2010
For many students, learning subject matter vocabulary and reading is like learning a foreign language. During the first part of the session we will discuss teaching academic language. Topics discussed will be which words to teach and how many to teach, Kate Kinsella’s direct vocabulary instruction and democratic participation, vocabulary knowledge rating, word splash, Frayer Method and Graphic Organizers. By the end of the session the participants will have at least one vocabulary lesson that can be used the next day or in the next unit.

Many teachers assign reading from the textbook, but students often return to class without completing the assignment. Students often have to be taught how to read and comprehend expository texts. During the second part of the day we will discuss summarization, question and answer relationships, three column charts, setting purpose and visualization. Participants will practice at least one strategy and take home at least one lesson that can be implemented at any point.

Please bring any materials that you need to plan a vocabulary lesson and your textbook or any current reading material.

FlipIt

Event Date: Mar 20, 2010

Learn to use the Flip camcorder to create videos for use in classroom assessments, lesson delivery, and home-school communication.

Asperger Syndrome: Understanding and Addressing the Complexities and Subtleties (Day 2)

Event Date: Mar 23, 2010

This training expands on the information presented in Asperger Syndrome – Day 1. The focus will be on additional intervention strategies to help students with Asperger Syndrome succeed in school.

Participants will:

· Add numerous creative and effective intervention techniques to their “toolbox”

· Learn how educators have successfully implemented simple intervention strategies with students with Asperger Syndrome

· Have an opportunity to problem-solve challenges specific to their particular students

SMCOE CECC HR/Payroll User Group Meeting

Event Date: Mar 24, 2010
The meeting is for the users of the CECC HR and Payroll applications.