Southwest GA RESAINSIDE THIS ISSUE: P1 SLDS | P2 Health & PE Conference | P3 New PL Rule | P4 Medal of Honor Training

Message from Kelly Young, Director of PL:'Lifelong learning' (Colloquialism) is the "ongoing,voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge foreither personal or professional reasons.

Try something new! - Decide now you are going to do it.Breathe a heavy sigh and say to yourself, "I’m going to dothis!" Sometimes, it is difficult to decide to do somethingthat you haven’t done before. Focus on your "learninghealth"! Find the continuing and community educationcatalog from your local college, university, or community...or peruse the Southwest RESA website under the link forProfessional Learning. Next, share what you learn withthose you work with, your family and others you come incontact with. Lifelong learning is invigorating and oftenintoxicating. The irony is that truly our learning often takesplace on our own time and through our own volition. Andthat’s the beauty of lifelong learning and choosing forourselves that which we will learn.

SLDS Administrator'sSummit

Using SLDS provides much more than just a CCRPIbonus, it also helps educators provide artifactevidence for TKES and LKES! All administratorsare encouraged to attend! Summits will be heldaround the state hosted by RESA's. Register for theafternoon session 1:00-4:00 pm.

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Don't be a Starving Baker!Feed Yourself for Personal Growth

Presenter-Richard BYRNECreating Formative Assessments and Your PLN (Personal Learning Network)Part I - Formative AssessmentsWhat are they and why should we use them?Tools for creating formative assessments:

◦ Plickers◦ Kahoot◦ Google Docs & Google Forms◦ Socrative◦ SeeSaw

Choosing the best formative assessments for yourclassroom!

Part II - Creating Your PLNWhat is a Personal Learning Network?The benefits of building a PLN.The places to create your PLN.

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October 12, 20159:00-3:00

SCHOOL COUNCIL TRAINING9-12

10/13/2015 SWRESA, Camilla10/21/2015 DCBOE Support Ctr.

Bainbridge

OCTOBER 2015

SWRESA Annual Health and PE Conference October 14-15, 2015To be held at Pelham City Schools Auditorium and Middle School Gymnasium

October 14: PE DAY for All Gr. Levels K-12 Tactical Games---Dance---SkillDevelopment GamesBONUS SESSIONTechnology in Physical EducationTechnology has accounted for many changes in education. These changes range from themethod instruction is delivered to the attitudes on how learning occurs to the amount ofcollaboration and knowledge sharing between teachers. Teaching and learning with technologyhas had a significant positive effect on student outcomes when compared with traditionalinstruction. This session will explore ways you can implementtechnology into your physical education classroom.

DAVE SENECAL-Southern District Middle School PhysicalEducation Teacher of the Year by SHAPE America –Society of Health and Physical Educators at its 130thNational Convention

October 15: Health Day for All Gr. LevelsThe FITNESSGRAM Booster training session will provide:

-Review of accurate scoring and form breaks – using real-time demonstration and pre-recorded videos for participants to identify form breaks for the five tests administered in GA-Review of common test administration errors and how to avoid them – using teacherfeedback from past sessions, a list of common errors will be provided and a discussion of how toavoid the errors-Lessons learned and best practices – using teacher feedback and best practices from thefield of physical education-Time management while assessing classes – discussion/sharing ideas about how to managelarge classes, especially when assessing less than 25% of the class at one time-Ideas on how to avoid sit and wait while assessing – discussion/sharing ideas aboutstations and/or alternative activities students can be involved in to decrease student wait time-Using school fitness assessment data to improve instruction – reviewing teacher/schoolfitness data and how the data can be used to inform curriculum decisions-Using school fitness assessment data to communicate to administrators and parentgroups - reviewing teacher/school fitness data and how to present the information toadministrators, parents, and community members-Sample activities that integrate the health related components of fitness (at least oneper health-related component of fitness area) – secondary level activities teachers canimplement with their classes, based on student need, related to fitness assessment data.

MICHAEL TENOSCHOKProgram Specialist

Health & Physical EducationGeorgia Department of Education, Atlanta, GA

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Rigor Defined in HighSchool MathematicsOctober 26-27, 2015 9-3Rigor Redefined in High SchoolMathematics is a 2-day professionallearning session that will focus onspecific strategies to enhance rigorand engagement in high school mathcourses. A variety of pedagogicalstrategies will be introduced,practiced, and refined. There will bea specific focus on writing strategiesthat are appropriate and necessaryfor true conceptual understanding ofmathematics and to assist withpreparation for the GeorgiaMilestones Assessment. Each day willinclude both content and pedagogy.All content addressed will focus onhigh school mathematics, withspecial attention given to GeorgiaMilestone courses. Teachers of allhigh school courses will benefitgreatly, as the professionaldevelopment will help to increaseunderstanding of vertical alignmentwithin the high school curriculum.Academic coaches and middle schoolteachers (particularly 8th gradeteachers) can greatly benefit fromthis workshop as well.

New Professional LearningRULE information from thePSC, October 23, 9:00-12:30

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The workshop is delivered in a three-hour and 15-minute format (15 minutes for break). It includes useof PowerPoint, handouts, video clips, and groupprocessing activities. Each participant will receive apacket of all handouts, worksheets, and thePowerPoint, as well as a flash drive containing avariety of video clips ranging from 4-20 minutes inlength that examine professional learning from variousangles. The videos show various Georgia educatorsengaged in discussions about the rule change andprofessional learning communities.The content of the workshop is designed to addressthese workshop goals:Workshop participants will:1. Review those parts of the renewal rule that impactthe professional learning of currently employedGeorgia educators,2. Develop an understanding of the shift fromprofessional learning based on seat time and collectionof PLUs to a professional learning system focused onimprovement of teaching and learning,3. Engage in discussions and activities that give anoverview of the concepts of professional learningcommunity, job-embedded learning, and linkingprofessional learning to student performance,4. Examine the role of the district office in supportingschool level implementation of professional learningcommunities and the accountability system that will beput in place to assure full implementation of the newsystem, and5. Give input regarding what future support is neededto ensure successful implementation of changes inprofessional learning.Intended Audience: Professional Learning Directors, HumanResource Directors and Administrators

TKES Training

10/28-29, 2015 (9-3)The Georgia Department ofEducation will offer requiredTeacher Keys EffectivenessSystems training for individualsseeking the initial training andcredentialing. The Teacher KeysEffectiveness System (TKES)consists of multiple components,including the TeacherAssessment on PerformanceStandards (TAPS), Surveys ofInstructional Practice, andmeasures of Student Growth.The overarching goal of TKES isto support continuous growthand development of eachteacher. Audience: New Admins

This full-day training will provideyou with all the tools you need tobring the Medal of Honor CharacterDevelopment Program into yourclassroom. This flexible, cross-curricular resource, which uses theoral histories of Medal of Honorrecipients, focuses on how studentscan use these examples of courage,commitment, sacrifice, integrity,citizenship and patriotism toinfluence change in their owncommunities. There is no cost for

attendance, and your school can bereimbursed for the cost of asubstitute teacher. Middle and Highschool teachers from all subjectareas along with counselors,coaches, and administrators areinvited to attend.November 17,8:30-3:00

Medal of Honor Character Development Training

LKES TrainingONE DAY TRAINING

FOR NEWADMINISTRATORS

9-3October 19, 2015

SWRESA

570 Martin Luther King Road | Camilla | GA 31730T: 229-207-0600 | E: kyoung@swresa.org | www.swresa.org

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