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CREC Teachers Academy 2019

Description
FOR CREC STAFF ONLY: Please arrive at 7:30 AM to register on-site. All CREC teachers are welcome to attend this annual event! Sessions will encourage meaningful collegial conversations; inspire collaborative problem solving and innovative thinking; and result in resources for immediate classroom application. Sessions begin promptly at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, August 20. Registration opens at 7:30 AM. Breakfast and lunch are provided.

Session Type
Multiple Session

Year Code
2019-2020

Code
241-20-934-003

Activity Type
Face to Face

Status
CLOSED

Maximum Attendance
200

Max # of Awards
10

Min # of Awards
0

Subject Area
[Culturally Relevant Teaching], [Effective Teaching and Instruction]

Target Audience
[Certified Staff ], [CREC Staff]

Area of Focus
[District - Equity], [District - Instruction], [District - Relationships]

Topic/Subject:
934 Magnet Schools

Award
HOUR

Objectives
To understand what it means and what is necessary to be a CREC teacher; to learn critical content to plan for the coming school year; to encourage meaningful collegial conversations; and to inspire collaborative problem solving and innovative thinking

Additional Notes

Address
CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School
1101 Kennedy Road
Windsor, Connecticut 06095

Schedule(s)

Date	Start Time	End Time	Session	Instructor
Date -- 08/20/2019
08/20/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	T200: Your GoogleDrive: Tips And Tricks on how to use Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms (+ how to set up GoogleAssignments in Schoology!) Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Grades 6-8, Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, Foreign Language, The Arts, Physical Education & Health, All, This session is designed to help CRECies from any background incorporate GoogleDrive technology into their classrooms & professional communities. Participants will interact with the four primary Drive components - Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms. Participants will be coached on how to organize a GoogleDrive, how to send and share, and how to assign a GoogleDrive Assignment to students! Teachers will have a 24/7 accessible, organized Drive in which they can upload files, share Docs with peers, input data into Sheets, gather information with Forms, set assignments in Schoology with GoogleDrive, and most importantly, be comfortable using this incredible technology! Bring a laptop and charger. Even if you don't yet have Schoology, you can still fully participate in the session! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 238 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	T201: SPIRE Reading Program Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Special Education Teachers (K-12), Focus: Special Education, This sessions is designed to introduce special education teachers to SPIRE (Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence) in order appropriately plan for small group reading instruction. Participants will engage in a workshop focused on the ten step lesson plan for introducing and reinforcing a specific concept as well as the scope and sequence of the program; explore the materials and activities found within the program; learn how to place students within the program. As a result of the their learning, teachers will be able to appropriately and effectively plan reading instruction for targeted reading groups using SPIRE. Please bring laptops. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 240 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	T203: Emotion Based Teaching for Student Engagement Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, All Grades, Focus: English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, The Arts, This session is designed to introduce educators to the practice of creating and implementing affective lessons and their subsequent effect on student engagement, classroom culture and management. Participants will participate in modeled lessons designed specifically to elicit emotional connection to academic content and to promote discussion on topics such as equity, stereotypes, and rich analysis of topics. As a result of this learning, participants will create and safely facilitate lessons that increase students' emotional engagement in the content as well as promote and foster empathy. Please arrive with an open mind and a writing utensil. Participants may also want to bring a computer. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 242 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	T204: Module 1: Orientation to the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of Literacy Learning Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Grades 3-8, Focus: English Language Arts, This is the first (introductory) & second of four modules developed to provide a road map to specific learning targets within specific areas of literacy by grade based on the The Continuum of Literacy Learning content. This session will begin with Module One, which is the overview of the entire Continuum resource, including the definitions & descriptions of each of the literacy instruction contexts. Part two of this session, Interactive Read-Aloud & Literature Discussion will provide a clear explanation of this method of literacy instruction, along with an exploration of this section of the Continuum. The means of utilizing this resource to improve literacy instruction will be presented, along with specific examples of student work and learning goals for specific focus areas. This series of webinars complements the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment used district-wide. Participants will understand the strategic actions & how they relate to students' literacy processing & to the reading process. Participants will have a better understanding for how to best utilize the Continuum of Learning to provide instruction tailored to their students' needs. Please bring: a copy of your Continuum of Literacy Learning by Fountas & Pinnell (located in your BAS, 3rd Ed. kit; a highlighter; something to record notes; copies of students' F & P assessments (OPTIONAL). CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 237 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	T205: Phonemic Awareness and phonics instruction using the Heggerty Flip Chart Audience: Second Year Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten-Grade 2, Focus: English Language Arts, This session is designed to provide a method for teaching systematic and explicit phonemic awareness and phonics instruction using the Heggerty Flip Chart as well as other resources. Participants will watch videos of explicit phonemic awareness and phonics instruction as well as practice these activities with others. As a result of their learning, teachers will understand how to teach phonemic and phonics throughout the day and integrate these specific activities into shared and interactive reading, mini lessons, guided reading and Fundations. Please bring a notebook or fully charged laptop for note taking. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 239 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	8:30AM	2:15PM	T100: CREC 101 and TEVAL: Required Year 1 Training Audience: Year 1 Teachers REQUIRED, All Grades, Focus: All Subjects, You have been chosen to represent CREC because you have shown an intense commitment to social justice, a high level of intellect, the ability to apply knowledge to your work, and substantial growth potential. CREC’s educators are our greatest resource. This orientation will provide you with the tools and resources for a successful first year at CREC. You will learn about the CREC culture, building rapport with students, technology systems, and much more. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School Auditorium and Computer Lab 125 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT	SARAH S VOCCA View Bio
08/20/2019	8:30AM	2:15PM	T101: Trauma Informed Classrooms Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, All Grades, Focus: Social/Emotional Learning, Social Work, Counseling, This session focuses on the prevalence of trauma, it’s impact on children and youth, and implications for schools. The course consists of four main content areas with group discussions and activities included for each. A pre and post training knowledge survey will be included. This session focuses on the prevalence of trauma, it’s impact on children and youth, and implications for schools. The course consists of four main content areas with group discussions and activities included for each. A pre and post training knowledge survey will be included. Please bring laptops. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 246 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT	MARY T HUTH View Bio
08/20/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	T301: Inquiry- Driven Lesson Planning Using the 5E Instructional Model Screen reader support enabled. Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, All Grades, Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, Foreign Language, This session is designed to increase student engagement and collaboration in the classroom through purposeful learning sequences. Participants will work through the inquiry process using the 5E instructional model. They will learn how to create a learning sequence through the 5E instructional model and understand how this model drives the inquiry process. Participants will be able to see how it is currently applied in a classroom and how it directly impacts student learning and engagement. Participants will be able to utilize a template to plan their own lessons using the model. As a result of their learning, teachers will be able to walk away with a learning sequence or a series of lessons that are coherent and flows into a unit. Please bring a laptop, a copy of your current curriculum, and a unit/lesson you would like to work on. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 243 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	T302: Module 2: The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum Modules 4 (Writing About Reading) & 9 (Guided Reading) Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Grades 3-8, Focus: English Language Arts, This session includes modules four & nine of the series--Fountas & Pinnell"s Literacy Continuum. Although all four modules are suggested, the first two are NOT prerequisites to these sessions (each module may stand alone). The modules were developed to provide a road map to specific learning targets within specific areas of literacy by grade based on the The Continuum of Literacy Learning content. Module Four is Writing About Reading. This workshop will provide tools to support student writing while responding a variety of types of reading selections. Writing about reading is separate from writing as the focus addresses how to respond to a range of selections read verses the writing process. Module Nine, The Guided Reading Continuum will be explored along with an overview of the guided reading teaching method, the demands of texts on readers, book introductions, & making observations & analyzing reading behaviors. The means of utilizing this resource to improve literacy instruction will be presented, along with specific examples of student work and learning goals for specific focus areas. This series of webinars complements the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment used district-wide. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the Writing About Reading & Guided Reading Continuum sections of the resource in order to make planning decisions about their instruction based on information gathered both from the BAS & daily lessons. As a result of their learning participants will: Module 4: Explore genres of forms of writing about reading; examine samples of students' writing about reading to identify their thinking & comprehending; discuss how to teach students to write about reading. Module 9: Receive an overview/explanation of guided reading, the demands of texts on readers, book introductions, & making observations & analyzing reading behaviors in order to CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 237 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	T303: Cognitively Guided Instruction: A Deeper Dive into Student Work Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Kindergarten-Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Focus: Math, This session will look more closely at the Cognitively Guided instruction by looking at student work and how one can adjust their instruction based on this work. Teachers will breifly review the Cognitvely Guided Instruction model. Teachers will look at various mathematical models and problem solving strategies for CGI problems. Teachers will then look at student work and discuss how to adjust instruction in order to increase student use of more sophisticated methods and problem solving methods. Participants will be able to better analyze student work in order to plan instruction and increase students problem solving skills. Please bring your laptop. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 241 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	T304: Using Data to Drive PPT Decisions Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, All Grades, Focsu: Special Education, This session is designed to impress upon Special Education Teachers the importance of collecting and presenting relevant data at planning and placement team meetings to help the team make informed decisions regarding student supports. Participants will be shown a variety of data collection instruments, techniques, and results and learn how this data can inform and drive PPT decisions. Participants will also be given a variety of data samples to review with fellow special education teachers to discuss if any relevant data is missing that would be beneficial to add in making more informed PPT decisions. As a result of this session, teachers will learn the importance of collecting data to drive PPT decisions, become familiar with data collection instruments and strategies, and learn when additional data may be needed to provide the best possible support for their students and to meet their students’ needs. Participants should plan on bringing their laptops. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 244 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/20/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	T305: Classroom Management Essentials Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Focus: Classroom Environment, This session is designed to increase the teacher's awareness of how to establish effective classroom routines and techniques to improve the overall management of the elementary or middle school classroom. Throughout the workshop, various management techniques and routines will be modeled for the participants and in turn the participants will have an opportunity to practice and experience these techniques with small groups. The participants will also have an opportunity to plan how they will use these new techniques in their classrooms. As a result of their learning, teachers will understand how management techniques and routines should be utilized in order to maximize student engagement. During the second half of the session, teachers will have an opportunity to mindfully plan the implementation of these new techniques for use in the first week of school. Please bring a charged laptop and an open mind. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 239 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
Date -- 08/21/2019
08/21/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	W201: Questioning and Discussion Techniques with Productive Talk Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, All Grades, Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, Foreign Language, The Arts, Physical Education & Health, This session is designed to maximize discussions in the classroom using higher order language and questioning. Participants will observe and actively participate in productive talk circles; discuss target language strategies and questioning techniques, and where they apply in NGSS or common core standards; and actively participate in collaborative planning with fellow teachers to address lessons where language can increase. As a result of their learning participants will utilize productive talk and questioning strategies in their own classroom across content areas in order to achieve maximum communication. These strategies will be useful in all future planning for learning. Please bring a fully charged laptop and a lesson where productive discussion is the focus. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 239 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	W204: The Innovative Math Classroom Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Grades 3-5, Focus: Math, This session is designed to provide innovative teaching strategies and tools for math teachers to use to engage every learner in their room. Participants will take part in discussions, readings, and hands on activities to build a tool box of go to innovative strategies for their math classroom. As a result of their learning, participants will have confidence in trying out at least one innovative teaching strategy or tool. Teachers will be able to engage students in multiple ways, releasing control of the class to the students. Bring technology with internet access. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 238 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	W205: Stretegies for working with students on the Autism Spectrum - Creating a Toolbox That Works Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten-Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Focus: Special Education, The strategies taught will be beneficial for general ed elementary teachers as well as special education. This session is designed to enhance general education and special education teachers knowledge of strategies in working with students on the Autism Spectrum. In this session participants will increase knowledge of: Autism deficits Characteristics of ASD Strategies for ASD Child in Crisis (What to do) Curriculum and Materials (What to use) Additional Resources and Information As a result of their learning, participants will learn how to create routines and structures that allow all kids to access learning, proactively and reactively restore the relationships within the classroom community and deal with challenging behaviors and create impactful routines, resolve classroom issues and help struggling individuals with behaviors that affect learning. Instructions for participants: Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuoPZkFcLVs&t=883s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_8Bjz-OCD8 CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 242 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	8:30AM	11:00AM	W206: LGBTQI+ Inclusivity in CREC Secondary Schools Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Grades 6-12, Focus: Diversity & Inclusion, In this session participants will explore what it means to be an ally to our LGBTQI+ students, and have a deeper understanding and commitment to CREC's stance on diversity and inclusion. Presenters Robin McHaelen, Executive Director of True Colors and Jeff Currey, CT Deputy Majority Leader will provide you with an overview of the legal rights of LGBTQI+ students in CT schools. Tony Ferraiolo, Certified Life Coach, Trainer, and Author will provide an engaging conversation focused on supporting our transgender students. An overview of GLSEN's Safe Spaces Toolkit will be provided. Please bring a laptop to this session. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 240 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT	Robin McHaelen View Bio
08/21/2019	8:30AM	2:15PM	W100: PK Year 1 at CREC (REQUIRED) Audience: First Year Teachers, Preschool REQUIRED, Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, This session is required for year 1 Preschool teachers and is designed to provide an overview to the Pre-Kindergarten program at CREC. Participants will have hands-on experience with the NAEYC standards, access the PK curriculum resources, and use the resources to map out their first week of teaching. As a result of their learning, participants will understand NAEYC standards, know what resources are available to them for PK curriculum. Please bring a laptop. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 237 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	8:30AM	2:15PM	W101: Overview of the CREC Elementary Curriculum (REQUIRED) Audience: First Year Teachers, Kindergarten-Grade 2, Grades 3-5 (REQUIRED), Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, This session is designed to provide an orientation and overview to the CREC Curriculum for K-5, Science, Social Studies, Math, and ELA. Participants will : -Gain an overview of the CREC Curriculum table of contents for their grade level. -Understand core instructional practices at each grade level. -Access important resources needed for their grade level. As a result of their learning, participants will: -Utilize the CREC curriculum to plan for instruction. -Be able to access all of the available resources they will need for their grade level. Please bring a laptop or device. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School Auditorium 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	8:30AM	2:15PM	W102: CREC Curriculum Overview for 6-12 Teachers (REQUIRED) Audience: First Year Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12 (REQUIRED), Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, This session is designed to provide an orientation and overview to the CREC Curriculum in the Secondary Content areas. Participants will -Gain an overview of the CREC Curriculum table of contents for their content area. -Understand core instructional practices for their content area. -Access important resources needed for their grade level. -Plan for instruction using the CREC Units in their content area. As a result of their learning, participants will: -utilize the CREC curriculum to plan for instruction. - access all of the available resources they will need for their grade level. Please bring a laptop or device. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School Auditorium, then Room 126 (128 and 130 breakout) 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	8:30AM	2:15PM	W103: Providing High Quality Services to Students with Special Needs in CREC (REQUIRED) Audience: First Year Teachers, Second & Third Year Teachers, Magnet Schools Only, All Grades, SW, SLPs, Psychs (REQUIRED for Year 1), Focus: Special Education, Special Education Teachers and Related Service Staff Members will be provided with an introduction to CREC and Magnet Schools. An in-depth Analysis of CREC procedures, best practice and expectations will be provided with an opportunity dialogue with colleagues. Participants will: 1. Become familiar with the history and current configuration of CREC as an agency. 2. Become familiar with all magnet schools. 3. Know and understand position expectations. 4. Understand the vision, mission and values of CREC. 5. Review and fully comprehend all procedures identified in the operations. As a result of their learning, participants will: 1. Be more familiar with the history and current configuration of CREC as an agency. 2. Be more familiar with all magnet schools. 3. Know and understand position expectations. 4. Understand the vision, mission and values of CREC. 5. Fully comprehend all procedures identified in the operations. Please bring paper and pencil. Please bring a laptop if you have one. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 124 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	W300: Differentiating Phonics INstruction in FUNdations Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Kindergarten-Grade 2, Focus: English Language Arts, This session is designed for K - 2 teachers who are ready to modify the Fundations curriculum resource to better meet the needs of individual students. Direct, explicit phonics instruction is required in order for students to become readers. Working with a literacy coach teachers will be able review the Fundations resources with the goal of differentiation in mind. Teachers will consider formative assessments, pacing and mastery of skills. Participants will: 1. Review the Fundations curriculum resource for the 2019-20 school year 2. Plan initial instruction and assessment 3. Strategize and plan for pacing of instruction and grouping of students Teachers will be better able to differentiate the Fundations resources to better meet the needs of individual students. Please bring a fully charged laptop. Please bring your Fundations Teacher's Guide. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 241 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	W301: Using the Social Thinking (c) Methodology in the Secondary Schools Audience: SLPs and social workers years 1, 2, and 3, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Focus: Special Education, This session is designed to increase the knowledge of the Social Thinking (c) methodology and how to implement it with students with social deficits and other challenges such as autism, ADHD, NVLD, etc. Participants will: ? Learn pieces of the Social thinking (c) curricula ? Actively participate in activities that will improve their ability to use these methodologies with their students ? Actively participate in collaborative planning with fellow SLPs and social workers to brainstorm ideas and create lessons that target and improve social skills As a result of their learning, participants will: ? Discuss the concepts related to the underpinnings of social competency, including executive functioning and social communication ?Describe and outline the basic pedagogy of the Social Thinking ® curriculum as one effective method for helping to bolster social competency ? Provide a basic working vocabulary related to these concepts ? Provide strategies and tools to help guide social skills groups and/or individual lessons with students CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 244 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	W302: Building Strong Home School Connections with Report Cards and Parent Teacher Conferences Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Kindergarten-Grade 5, Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, This session is designed to help new teachers become familiar with writing report cards (focusing on the comments) using PowerTeacher Pro and conducting effective parent-teacher conferences in order to build strong home-school relationships with families. Participants will observe exemplar report card comments and practice writing comments that focus on individual strengths and areas that need improvement (setting goals). Teachers will also participate in mock conferences. As a result of their learning, teachers will understand that report card comments need to be individualized by focusing on each child's strengths but also include student goals (areas of improvement) for the next term. Teachers will be provided handouts that can be used during parent-teacher conferences. Finally, teachers will understand how to continue to build strong home-school connections before and after the scheduled parent-teacher conferences. Please bring laptops. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 238 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	W303: Rituals and Routines of Setting up a Workshop Classroom Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Focus: English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, This session is designed to help teachers set up their classrooms to prepare for the rituals, routines, and expectations to launch the workshop model. Participants will learn how to implement daily expectations and routines to follow the workshop model and decrease loss of instruction time due to transitions and routines. As a result of their learning, participants will successfully incorporate the workshop model into their classrooms to allow for smooth transitions and increased instructional time. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 242 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	W304: Establishing a Strong Classroom Culture Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, All Grades, Focus: Classroom Management/Culture, This session is designed to help teachers understand create the 3 major components of a strong classroom culture. Participants will Learn how to create routines and structures that allow all kids to access learning, proactively and reactively restore the relationships within the classroom community and deal with challenging behaviors. As a result of their learning, participants will create impactful routines, resolve classroom issues and help struggling individuals with behaviors that affect learning. Instructions for participants: Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuoPZkFcLVs&t=883s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_8Bjz-OCD8 CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 234 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
08/21/2019	11:45AM	2:15PM	W305: LGBTQI+ Inclusivity in CREC Elementary Schools Audience: Second Year Teachers, 3+ Years Teachers, Kindergarten-Grade 5, Focus: Diversity and Inclusion. In this session participants will explore what it means to be an ally to our LGBTQI+ students in elementary grade levels, and have a deeper understanding and commitment to CREC's stance on diversity and inclusion. Presenters Robin McHaelen, Executive Director of True Colors and Jeff Currey, CT Deputy Majority Leader will provide you with an overview of the legal rights of LGBTQI+ students in CT schools. Tony Ferraiolo, Certified Life Coach, Trainer, and Author will provide an engaging conversation focused on supporting all of our transgender students. An overview of GLSEN's Safe Spaces Toolkit and Ready, Set, Respect! curriculum (expectation of CREC elementary curriculum) will be provided. Please bring a laptop to this session. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 240 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT