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Teachers Academy 2023 - Years 2/3+
CREC Staff Only

Description
FOR CREC STAFF ONLY: 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. Year 2/3 teachers are asked to register here for synchronous sessions that are outlined in the Teachers Academy catalog.

Session Type
Multiple Session

Year Code
2022-2023

Code
241-23-934-010

Activity Type
Face to Face

Status
CLOSED

Maximum Attendance
300

Max # of Awards
12

Min # of Awards
0

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

Target Audience
[Certified Staff ], [CREC Staff]

Area of Focus
[District - Equity], [District - Instruction], [District - Relationships], [District and/or School Goals]

Topic/Subject:
934 Magnet Schools

Award
COC

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
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	Date -- 08/21/2023
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M101: Developing Standards Based Proficiency Scales and Rubrics Audience: Secondary (6-12), Focus: Open to All Classroom Teachers, Teachers will be able to use their scoring criteria as a way to provide formative and summative feedback to students throughout the learning process. Please bring either your CREC Curriculum documents, an upcoming unit of study or your favorite assessment! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 244 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M103: Introduction to Ellevation Audience: Grades K-12, Focus: MLL, The Ellevation platform is a program designed to provide teachers with data and tools to help Multilingual Leaners reach their highest potential. Bring laptop. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 246 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M104: Principles of Reinforcement Audience: All Grades, Focus: High School Special Education Teachers, Social Workers, Students will have more access to their education through increased effectiveness of reinforcement principles. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 210 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M106: Fluency Buddies: Routines to access grade-level text and build knowledge Audience: Grades 2-8 Focus: English Language Arts, This routine is a support that gives kids access to grade level text and builds automaticity and prosody. Have your laptop ready to search for texts and plan for implementation! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 241 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M107: Teacher Self-Care & Building a Connected Classroom Audience: Secondary (6-12) Focus: General (Environment, Instruction), My session connects to both of the relationships areas as well as instruction. It will offer self-care strategies & education for teachers (some of which can also be used in the classroom) while also modeling classroom management routines and techniques inclusive of: classroom rewards (positive behavior reinforcement), using activators/do now, social emotional check-ins and check-outs, using the circles for communication, and take care area/station. Laptops are not necessary for this session. Everything needed will be provided in the session. Additionally, there will be access to a Schoology course with all the resources used in the session. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 242 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M108: Inclusive Education Through Picture Books Audience: Lower Elementary (K-2) Focus: Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education Through Picture Books addresses the learning strand of Relationships: Social Emotional Learning. Reading and discussing diverse picture books is a developmentally appropriate instructional strategy for supporting SEL. The characters and concepts in these stories help children to develop a positive self image, learn to respect and value differences and form meaningful and lasting relationships. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 208 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M109: Authentic Assessing throughout the PreK Day Audience: Pre-K, Focus: Preschool, We will utilize the CT DOTS Documentation and Observation for Teaching System as we discuss formative assessment strategies and how assessing informs our curriculum through the cycle of intentional teaching. Laptops are not necessary for this CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 329 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M110: Secondary Social Studies Purposeful Planning Audience: Secondary (6-12), Focus: Social Studies, Good teaching starts with instructional strategies, tools, and practices. Bring a fully charged laptop CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 333 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M113: Cultivating Self Awareness, Peace, & Positivity in the Classroom Audience: Secondary (6-12) Focus: General (Environment, Instruction), As teachers, our most important job is to create an emotionally safe classroom where students feel safe to learn and take educational risks. This workshop has components of Equity, Instruction, relationships, and student support; it checks all the boxes. I developed and lead it for Windsor High School, Windsor Middle School, and Bloomfield High School, all with much positive feedback. It will be a pleasure to lead it for CREC. Thank you! Bring: Laptop, open mind, positive attitude, loose clothes that are comfortable and easy to move in. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 238 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M114: School Counselors: Creating and Sustaining a College/Career Going Culture Audience: Secondary (6-12) Focus: School Counseling, School counselors will develop the skills necessary to create and sustain a humanistic and holistic college and career going culture at CREC. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School Guidance Conference Room 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M116: Maximizing the potential of Schoology in your secondary classroom Audience: Secondary (6-12) Guidance on utilizing Schoology will allow new teachers to enter the school with more confidence in their classroom organization and instructional strategies that can be used in Schoology. Participants should come with their district issued Google email address and password. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 243 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	M117: Visualize and Verbalize Audience: All Grades Focus: English Language Arts, Visualize and Verbalize is a program that helps student to develop strategies to enhance comprehension of both oral and written language. Please bring Program materials CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 240 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	2:15PM	M300: Fatherhood Engagement: The Importance of Engaging Your Dads in your Classroom Audience: All Grades Focus: Family and Community Engagement, Teachers will be able to understand, create and administer a plan that includes strategies , tools and approaches fathers in their classroom. Bring: Laptop, pens/paper or notebook CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 212 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	8:30AM	2:15PM	M303: Proactive Strategies for language, communication and behavior Audience: Speech and Language Pathologists, Related Services Staff Members CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 112 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M201: Developing Standards Based Proficiency Scales and Rubrics Audience: Secondary (6-12) Focus: Open to All Classroom Teachers, Teachers will be able to use their scoring criteria as a way to provide formative and summative feedback to students throughout the learning process. Please bring either your CREC Curriculum documents, an upcoming unit of study or your favorite assessment! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 244 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M203: Secondary Mathematics Planning for Impactful Instruction Audience: Secondary (6-12) Focus: Math, It is all about good instructional practices in the mathematics classroom and allowing teachers to apply what they learned CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 333 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M204: Introduction to Ellevation Audience: Grades K-12 Focus: MLL, The Ellevation platform is a program designed to provide teachers with data and tools to help Multilingual Leaners reach their highest potential. Bring a laptop. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 246 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M205: Principles of Reinforcement Audience: All Grades Focus: High School Special Education Teachers, Social Workers, Students will have more access to their education through increased effectiveness of reinforcement principles. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 210 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M208: Teacher Self-Care & Building a Connected Classroom Audience: Secondary (6-12), Focus: General (Environment, Instruction), My session connects to both of the relationships areas as well as instruction. It will offer self-care strategies & education for teachers (some of which can also be used in the classroom) while also modeling classroom management routines and techniques inclusive of: classroom rewards (positive behavior reinforcement), using activators/do now, social emotional check-ins and check-outs, using the circles for communication, and take care area/station. Laptops are not necessary for this session. Everything needed will be provided in the session. Additionally, there will be access to a Schoology course with all the resources used in the session. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 242 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M209: Inclusive Education Through Picture Books Audience: Lower Elementary (K-2), Focus: Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education Through Picture Books addresses the learning strand of Relationships: Social Emotional Learning. Reading and discussing diverse picture books is a developmentally appropriate instructional strategy for supporting SEL. The characters and concepts in these stories help children to develop a positive self image, learn to respect and value differences and form meaningful and lasting relationships. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 208 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M210: Engaging Science Learning Audience: All Grades Focus: Science, This session will focus on the instructional moves for great science lessons. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 214 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M212: Cultivating Self Awareness, Peace, & Positivity in the Classroom Audience: Secondary (6-12), Focus: General (Environment, Instruction), As teachers, our most important job is to create an emotionally safe classroom where students feel safe to learn and take educational risks. This workshop has components of Equity, Instruction, relationships, and student support; it checks all the boxes. I developed and lead it for Windsor High School, Windsor Middle School, and Bloomfield High School, all with much positive feedback. It will be a pleasure to lead it for CREC. Thank you! Bring: Laptop, open mind, positive attitude, loose clothes that are comfortable and easy to move in. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 238 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M213: Using the Inquiry Model in preschool science (structures) Audience: Pre-K, Focus: Science, This session will equip teachers with instructional strategies, tools and approaches that will enhance thier ability to plan and implement science instruction in the preschool classroom. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 245 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/21/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	M215: Visualize and Verbalize Audience: All Grades, Focus: English Language Arts, Visualize and Verbalize is a program that helps student to develop strategies to enhance comprehension of both oral and written language. Bring: Program materials CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 240 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
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	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T100: GoogleDrive: Tips, Tricks, & Time! Audience: All Grades, Focus: General (Environment, Instruction), GoogleDrive is the #1 instructional tool we have available at CREC, yet so many people are inequal in their knowledge of just what GoogleDrive can do for them! Participants are encouraged, but not required, to arrive with a GoogleDrive Tool (Doc, Sheet, Slide, Form) that they'd like to use early in the year so they can receive direct support and suggestion! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 237 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T101: Developing Standards Based Proficiency Scales and Rubrics Audience: Secondary (6-12), Focus: Open to All Classroom Teachers, Teachers will be able to use their scoring criteria as a way to provide formative and summative feedback to students throughout the learning process. Please bring either your CREC Curriculum documents, an upcoming unit of study or your favorite assessment! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 244 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T104: Supports and Strategies for Challenging Behaviors Audience: Pre-K, Focus: Preschool, Teachers will be provided with the tools to create a level playing field for all of their students while developing their management skill sets regarding challenging behaviors. Please bring your laptops and an open-mind to our session. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 333 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T105: The De-Escalation Cycle Audience: All Grades Focus: High School Special Education Teachers, Social Workers, Students who are in crisis are not able to participate in the curriculum offered by magnet schools. Systematic plans for supporting students can help reduce the amount of time a student spends escalated and return them to the classroom. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 210 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T106: Executive Functioning with a focus on Culture and Race Audience: PreK-2, Focus: Special Education, To create equality and relationships in the classroom we have to understand the child's culture, background, and race and how this applies to the areas we teach. Bring a laptop. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 239 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T107: Engaging Every Family Audience: All Grades, Focus: Family Engagement, The connection between the session and SEL will help teachers to understand the barriers and challenges that families/care givers face in creating meaningful and collaborative relationships with the school. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 334 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T108: Fluency Buddies: Routines to access grade-level text and build knowledge Audience: Grades 208, Focus: English Language Arts, This routine is a support that gives kids access to grade level text and builds automaticity and prosody. Have your laptop ready to search for texts and plan for implementation! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 241 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T110: How To Use Google Slides To Drive and Support Instruction Audience: Secondary (6-12), Focus: Science, Instructional Strategies, Tools, and Approaches will connect to "How To Use Google Slides To Drive and Support Instruction" by providing a key instruction strategy that will help with classroom management and organization. Bring: Laptop and a positive attitude CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 336 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	11:00AM	T118: Engaging Learning with Nearpod CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 214 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	2:15PM	T301: Working with Students with Challenging Behaviors Audience: Elementary Social Workers/School Psychologists CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 331 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	8:30AM	2:15PM	T302: Implementation of Occupational Therapy Best Practices in the Classroom Audience: SLP, OT, Special Education & Related Services Staff Members in all grades CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 335 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	T200: GoogleDrive: Tips, Tricks, & Time! Audience: All Grades, Focus: General (Environment, Instruction), GoogleDrive is the #1 instructional tool we have available at CREC, yet so many people are inequal in their knowledge of just what GoogleDrive can do for them! Participants are encouraged, but not required, to arrive with a GoogleDrive Tool (Doc, Sheet, Slide, Form) that they'd like to use early in the year so they can receive direct support and suggestion! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 237 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	T201: Developing Standards Based Proficiency Scales and Rubrics Audience: Secondary (6-12), Focus: Open to All Classroom Teachers, Teachers will be able to use their scoring criteria as a way to provide formative and summative feedback to students throughout the learning process. Please bring either your CREC Curriculum documents, an upcoming unit of study or your favorite assessment! CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 244 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	T204: The De-Escalation Cycle Audience: All Grades Focus: High School Special Education Teachers, Social Workers, Students who are in crisis are not able to participate in the curriculum offered by magnet schools. Systematic plans for supporting students can help reduce the amount of time a student spends escalated and return them to the classroom. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 210 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	T205: Executive Functioning with a focus on Culture and Race Audience: PreK-2, Focus: Special Education, To create equality and relationships in the classroom we have to understand the child's culture, background, and race and how this applies to the areas we teach. Bring a laptop. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 239 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT
	08/22/2023	11:45AM	2:15PM	T206: Engaging Every Family Audience: All Grades, Focus: Family Engagement, The connection between the session and SEL will help teachers to understand the barriers and challenges that families/care givers face in creating meaningful and collaborative relationships with the school. CREC Aerospace and Engineering High/Middle School 334 1101 Kennedy Road, Windsor, CT