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Southwest Georgia RESA 570 Mart in L. King, Jr. Road Camil la, Georgia 31730 http://www.swresa.org 229-207-0600 FAX: 229-336-2888

G REAT NEWS! Our new website has been launched. SW GA RESA is

very proud of our new look as well as the new benefits this site offers.

Online registration for professional learning workshops is now available. Regis-

trants will receive a confirmation email once the process has been approved. We

can also accept most credit cards if there is a tuition fee for an individual work-

shop.

To begin using this service, open <http://www.swresa.org>. This will

open our new home page and the first step will be to “Create a Profile.” An

email address is required and as you progress through the screens, a password

will also be needed. Please remember this information because it will be needed

every time you login. If you experience problems or have questions, please

email Kelly Tabb, Director of Professional Learning or Helen Smith, Profession-

al Learning Assistant. The respective email addresses are <ktabb@swresa.org>

and <hsmith@swresa.org>.

Cooperative purchasing will be the next online service to begin in the

near future. This will allow systems and schools to order supplies using pur-

chase order numbers, receive order confirmations and expected delivery dates.

Look for this section as you browse through the web pages.

Finally, Technology and Repair Requests will join our website services.

This area will allow online technology and repair requests from the system coor-

dinators. We will keep you posted on the development of this site.

SEPTEMBER DATES

September 1, 2011

9:30 RESA Board of Control

10:00 SW GA SSA Meeting

Speaker: Alexander & Company

“Gerald Ford and Chocolate Donuts”

September 8, 2011

State Board of Education Meeting

September 21, 2011

CCGPS for all Education Stakeholders

Statewide Faculty Meeting/GPB

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Online course registration is NOW available.

Be sure to check it out. www.swresa.org

The required FitnessGram Training will continue in September and wrap up in October. Don’t miss your opportunity to attend this mandated annual fitness assessment program. If you will remember from last month’s newsletter this training is a require-ment mandated for all first through twelfth graders enrolled in P.E. classes that are taught by certified P.E. teachers. In order to administer the fitness test, educators must attend a one day training session. SW GA RESA will host the FitnessGram training to assist P.E. and Health teachers (or others designated for this responsibility) to prepare for the new fitness testing requirement. Teachers will need to choose one of the three dates for elemen-tary or middle/high sessions and register through RESA. Twenty participants per date are required for GaDOE to provide a trainer.

FitnessGram Training For Grades 1-12 Continues

Elementary

Grades 1-5

Middle/High

Grades 6-12

Sept. 7, 2011 Sept. 8, 2011

October 4, 2011 October 5, 2011

All sessions are at RESA in the PLC from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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Sept. 1 8:30-3:00 Title III and ESOL Overview RESA Room 601

Sept. 7 8:00-4:00 FitnessGram/Grades 1-5 RESA PLC Sept. 8 8:00-4:00 FitnessGram/Grades 6-12 RESA PLC

Sept. 13 9:00-3:00 Academic Coaches Network/DAY 1 RESA PLC Sept. 14 9:00-3:00 Balanced Leadership/Donnie Connell RESA Room 601 & Lab

Sept. 14 9:00-3:00 Dev. & Impl. Effective Assessments (Math Consortium) RESA Room 602

Sept. 15 8:30-3:30 SBC101/Grades K-5/DAY 1 RESA PLC Sept. 15 10:00-12:00 Transportation Directors Meeting RESA Room 601

Sept. 20 9:00-3:00 Increasing Math Achievement/Grades 5-9 RESA PLC Sept. 21 3:00-4:00 CCGPS Orientation for All Education Stakeholders GPB

Sept. 22 8:30-3:30 SBC101/Grades 6-12/DAY 1 RESA PLC Sept. 27 8:00-1:00 School Nutrition Meeting RESA Room 601

Sept. 27 10:00-2:00 Technology Day “Lunch & Learn” RESA PLC

Sept. 28 8:30-4:00 GLEI Training/Margie Jordan RESA Room 601 Sept. 28 9:00-3:00 RTI for Math/Grades K-5/Jim Wright RESA PLC

Sept. 29 9:00-3:00 RTI for Math/Grades 6-12/Jim Wright RESA PLC Oct. 4 8:00-4:00 FitnessGram/Grades 1-5 RESA PLC

Oct. 4/5 9:00-3:00 Gifted Consortium RESA Room 604

Oct. 5 8:00-4:00 FitnessGram/Grades 6-12 RESA PLC Oct. 12 9:00-3:00 Balanced Leadership/Donnie Connell RESA Room 601 & Lab

Oct. 12 9:00-3:00 Teaching Biodiversity RESA Room 605 Oct. 13 8:30-3:30 SBC 101 (K-5) DAY 2 RESA PLC

Oct. 14 9:00-12:00 ESOL Administrative Session RESA PLC Oct. 18 9:00-12:00 School Council Training Decatur County Support Center

Oct. 19 9:00-3:00 Math in the Fast Lane/Suzy Pepper RESA PLC

Oct. 19 8:00-3:00 Planning for Engagement: One Slice at a Time Isabella Training Ctr. Coaches Training Sponsored by PAGE Oct. 20 8:30-3:30 SBC 101 (6-12) DAY 2 RESA PLC Oct. 21 9:00-3:00 Science Leadership Academy/DAY 2 (K-12) RESA Room 605

Oct. 24 9:00-3:00 Math Strategies for Struggling Students (K-5) RESA PLC

Oct. 25 9:00-12:00 School Council Training SW GLRS, Albany Oct. 25/26 9:00-3:00 Project WILD: Growing UP WILD (PK-2) RESA Room 605

Oct. 26 9:00-12:00 School Council Training RESA Room 601 Oct. 27 8:30-4:00 GMSEP Training RESA Room 601

Oct. 27/28 9:00-3:00 Project WILD & Aquatic WILD (K-12) RESA Room 605

Oct. 28 9:00-3:00 Math Consortium/DAY 2 RESA Room 602 Oct. 31 10:30 FOCUS Collaborative Board Meeting RESA PLC

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

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Georgia Educational Evaluation Programs SW GA RESA continues to offer workshops that provide a description of the various evaluation instruments and a summary of procedures for utilizing each instrument. The schedule of events are indicated below with a brief explanation.

Title Date(s) Description

GLEI Sept. 28, 2011

GLEI is designed for Administrators who will evaluate personnel required by law to have a valid lead-

ership certificate. Leadership personnel serving for a minimum of 120 days in a position requiring a

leadership certificate will be evaluated with the GLEI. The immediate supervisor must be trained in

this program.

GMSEP Oct. 27, 2011 Georgia Media Specialist Evaluation Program is designed for administrators who will evaluate Media

Specialists.

GSCEP Nov. 1, 2011 Georgia School Counselor Evaluation Program is designed for administrators who will evaluate

School Counselors.

Mrs. Margie Jordan, RESA Consultant, will provide the training for these topics. All classes begin at 8:30 a.m., continuing until

4:00 p.m. and will be at RESA in Room 601.

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Target Audience: Reading, Math Academic Coaches, Lead Teachers, Administrators Dates: September 13, November 29, DAYS 3 & 4 TBA Time: 9:00 am-3:00 pm Location: RESA PLC

RESA Consultants, Janna Beanblossom, Dianne Stephens and Cassandra Howell will provide the guidance for this series of networking classes. The target audience will identify nationally recognized standards-based in-struments and information for evaluating materials and programs by using the Common Core GPS. Systems will be able to share information regarding math, reading and writing strategies, programs and materials. At the completion of this program, participants will plan and implement redelivery of materials shared for their individual school. Two PLU’s will be issued to participants that attend the 4 days of training. Remember to register online for this workshop and all other sessions that SW GA RESA offers.

Academic Coaches Network

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Standards-Based Classroom

101 Begins This Month

SBC 101 for Grades K-5 and Grades 6-12 is set to begin in September and finish in November. Par-ticipants will receive 2 PLU’s after attending this 3- day workshop by providing the required follow-up documentation. Please refer to the schedule be-low for dates, times and location. Don’t forget to

register Online.

Grade Levels Dates

K-5 September 15

October 13 November 15

6-12 September 22

October 20 November 17

All sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. and will start in the SW GA RESA PLC.

Increasing Math Achievement through Formative Assessment Gayle Palka from Staff Development Workshops, Inc., will guide grade 5-9 math teachers, math coaches, school improvement specialists and co-teachers, on how to use formative assessment to assist all students increase to achievement levels. Participants will leave this workshop with the knowledge to design a varie-ty of formative assessments to monitor and adjust student learning. Learning tools will be provided to fa-cilitate examination of student work, analyze student responses and design the next instructional steps based on the evidence of student learning. This workshop will be on September 20, 2011 from 9:00-3:00 at the SW GA RESA PLC.

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus

Math Teachers’ Consortium

The Math Consortium is designed to provide middle and high school teachers and leaders with effective

mathematics instructional strategies, as well as a unique networking opportunity to share best practic-es with area peers. Days 1 and 2 will be presented

by Mrs. Frieda Powell, while Days 3 and 4 will be instructed by Mrs. Janna Beanblossom. All work-shops will be from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in Room

602 at RESA.

DA

Y 1

Sept. 14, 2011

Developing & Implementing Effective As-

sessments/DAY 1 will focus on designing

effective assessments to increase student

achievement. Participants should bring a copy

of an assessment, preferably a benchmark test

that has not been administered yet.

DA

Y 2

Oct. 28, 2011

Developing & Implementing Effective As-

sessments/DAY 2 attendees will be taught how

to effectively analyze test results, identify valid

or misleading questions, and use the results of

the assessments to design targeted intervention.

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YS

3

& 4

Jan. 24, 2012

Feb. 23, 2012

Days 3 & 4 will teach participants how to use

achievement data to create and implement a

diagnostic plan for CRCT, GHSGT and EOCT.

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Best Practices in Math Interventions

Support for at-risk students is a challenge, but is one that must be faced head-on. This workshop presents a series of specific individualized research-based math interventions for these students. The development of “number sense,” math computation fluency and strategies to solve word problems are included topics in this course. Participants will learn about the key foundation skills and concepts for success in mathematics. They will also review a range of helpful internet resources for school-based math assessment and interven-tion. Mr. Jim Wright, author of the book “RTI (Response to Intervention) Toolkit, A Practical Guide for Schools,” will present this informative workshop on September 28, 2011 for Grades K-5 Math Teachers and on September 29, 2011 for Grades 6-12 Math Teachers. Both sessions will take place at the SW GA RESA PLC from 9:00-3:00. Register online at <www.swresa.org>

Technology Day with Presidio Networked Solutions

Calling All Technology Directors, Specialists And Anyone Involved with Technology Services. This is an event you will NOT want to miss!

Southwest Georgia RESA is hosting a “Lunch and Learn Event” with Presidio Networked Solutions on September 27, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the RESA PLC. This will be a round table set-ting, kicking off with an introduction from Presidio about their K-12 initiatives and how their team can plug in to what schools are doing in this area. The topics will include E-rate, technology refresh leasing and the overall experiences facing each attendee. Next, on the agenda, will be a more technical discussion about individual environments and challenges that face individual schools. Presidio, VMware, Cisco, EMC and Wyse Technologies engineers and account managers will be accessible to discuss their infrastructure as a whole. This session will provide all the Data Center resources that are available to systems. The group will be able to target specific trouble areas for follow-up events. Register today for this informative session by going to our website, <www.swresa.org>. Don’t forget to create a profile before trying to register. Since lunch will be provided, the registration deadline is Sep-tember 23, 2011.

Ms. Carol Johnson, Program Specialist of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development, from the Georgia Department of Education ESOL Department, has agreed to provide a second cohort of Title III and

ESOL workshops. Please refer to the chart below for the additional dates.

ESOL Overview Session Added

COHORT 1

August 30, 2011

(Session 1)

8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

RESA Room 603

COHORT 2

September 1, 2011

(Session 1)

8:30a.m.-3:00 p.m.

RESA Room 601

Highlights: Brief overview of Title III and ESOL requirements; defining academic language and

its extension beyond the content vocabulary related to concepts; using academic language to sup-

port ELs and other at-risk students; common barriers facing ELLs in core content areas and best

practices to support ELs in the classroom; introduction to WIDA Performance Definitions

(proficiency levels), English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards and CAN DO Descriptors.

Target Audience: K-12 grade level and content teachers, Instructional Lead teachers, Academic

Coaches and ESOL teachers who have not had previous training focused on academic language

and best practices for supporting English learners (ELs) in the classroom.

COHORT 1

November 1, 2011

(Session 2)

8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

RESA Room 603

COHORT 2

November 3, 2011

(Session 2)

8:30a.m.-3:00 p.m.

RESA Room 601

Highlights: Brief review of essential topics from Session 1; participants report on implementation

of best practices and / or CAN DO Descriptors in classrooms; how to integrate the WIDA ELP

Standards with the GPS / CCGPS to differentiate instruction for ELLs at varying levels of profi-

ciency; hands-on practice integrating standards from their current lessons / units. Target Audi-

ence: K-12 grade level and content teachers, Instructional Lead teachers, Academic Coaches and

ESOL teachers who have not had previous training focused on academic language and best practic-

es for supporting English learners (ELs) in the classroom.

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It’s your aptitude, not just your attitude that determines your

ultimate altitude. Zig Ziglar

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