Summer Course Offerings

1. LETRS Modules 1-3  Course #154146 The contents of this training are a combination of:
1.  LETRS modules 1-3,(Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, published by Sopris West)
2. Various other collections of research in literacy and learning including the North Carolina School Improvement and the West Virginia Reading First Site
3. **Note - Materials Needed! This course will be using the LETRS (Second Edition) Modules 1-3 Set, from Sopris West. Purchase of this book is required for attendance in the class. This book can be purchased at the website.
4.  June 3, 4, 5, and 6 in Avoca
5.  June 10, 11, 23 and 13 in Hamburg
2.  Autism- The Basics Teachers Should Know Course #180262 This workshop will address what special education and general education teachers need to know (and do) when a student with autism will enter their classrooms.
1. June 4 in Missouri Valley
3. Foundations of MTSS for Social Emotional, Behavior, and Mental Health Course #154176 Building a fundamental awareness around the effects of trauma as well as the need to cultivate environments that nurture social-emotional behavioral and mental health has come to the forefront of school and community initiatives.  This workshop will present research that reveals the adverse effects of trauma and the significance of social-emotional, behavioral and mental health in child development that strongly influences the future of a child's ability to learn,  build and maintain healthy relationships, and sustain a healthy lifestyle. We will explore how educators can develop skills to recognize needs and respond responsibly and compassionately to individual needs.  Additionally, participants will develop strategies that support resiliency, trust, and an enhanced capacity to learn.  Lastly, participants will explore the importance of self-care and the contribution to a healthy school culture and climate.
1. June 6 in Creston
4. Adaptive Expertise through the Science Writing Heuristic Year 1 - Course #179884 (license renewal) or Course #179861 (graduate credit) The Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) approach is about transforming students’ thinking by transforming the science classroom. With the SWH approach, teachers move away from verification labs and memorization to the kinds of activities, conversations, and writing that real scientists do as required by the new Iowa Science Standards. In addition, teachers will shift from routine to adaptive expertise in order to respond to students' sense making. Students learn to negotiate meaning both publicly and privately from the results of their work and to argue for their ideas by posing questions, gathering data, and generating claims based on evidence. Critical to this approach is the emphasis on language, both written and oral, through all the negotiation opportunities that are created. This approach creates classroom environments where ideas are debated and everybody has a chance for success – the emphasis is on understanding and practicing science not memorizing scientific facts.
1. June 11, 12, 13, and 14 at Lewis Central CSD
5. AAIMS Progress Monitoring Training - Course #168598 Project AAIMS is pleased to announce that we are now disseminating the algebra progress monitoring measures! To access the measures, you will need to participate in a training session that includes an overview of the four types of progress monitoring measures for PreAlgebra and Algebra 1. The research evidence supporting the measures will be summarized and the training session will include detailed, hands-on experiences with administration, scoring, and data interpretation. By participating in the training, you will receive both electronic and hard copy versions of the measures and keys, along with permission for unlimited duplication. 
1. June 10 in Avoca
6. Essentials of Dyslexia -  Course #154143 Participants will:  
1. Deepen their understanding of dyslexia. 
2. Explore diagnostic tools to support identifying students' strengths and needs. 
3. Develop an understanding of instructional routines that support students with reading disabilities, including dyslexia.
4. **Note - Materials Needed! This course will be using the book Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling. Purchase of this book is required for attendance in the class. This book can be purchased at the website.
5. June 10 and 11 in Missouri Valley

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