- Dr. Gary Ackerman
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Date: November 15, 2012, 1:29:38 PM EST
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November 15, 2012 - NELMS Weekly Blast Wondering how to find funding to attend a NELMS event like the Annual Conference coming up in April 2013?
Find the funding you need…
Start planning now!We know that at times funding for quality professional development can be a challenge. Following are some suggestions and options for financial support.
- School Improvement Grant (1003g) and 1003a Title I SIG
- Title II funds
- Title III funds
- IDEA funds
- Propose whole team participation funded through local professional development budget
- Make a funding request to a local civic organization. Civic organizations often are very supportive of educational initiatives and they welcome having a follow up presentation from the recipient(s)
- Request a mini grant/funds from a local bank, business, corporation
Remember that education is important and a valuable asset to our communities. Support, including financial, is often available if we make a request.
Connecticut Association of Schools &
New England League of Middle Schools Present"Meeting the Demands of CCSS in the Middle(CCSS 101)"
December 7, 2012
CAS Offices, 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410Presenters: Jerry Belair, Charlene Tate Nichols, Amy Radikas, Cristi Alberino and Gail Pagano
Description:Using a backwards design approach, this conference is targeted to teach the substance of the CCSS as well as connect the standards to middle school philosophy and practice. Sample assessments will be used to demonstrate what the CCSS expects students to know and demonstrate on the SBAC assessment.
For more information and/or to register please click here.
NELMS 2012 Literacy Summit
Common Core Strategies For All
Middle School TeachersLiteracy Summit Day 2-December 7, 2012
Wyndham Andover Boston
123 Old River Rd., Andover, MA 01810How to Implement the Common Core in Your
Middle School ClassroomWith the common core, literacy instruction is the responsibility of all content teachers - it is no longer an option, it is a necessity. At the summit you will learn practical comprehension, vocabulary and writing strategies that all teachers can implement immediately to meet the Common Core standards. In addition, you can learn a practical and effective framework to develop a district or school wide literacy plan that will help guide Common Core instructional implementation.
NELMS is partnering with Keys to Literacy to bring you the Literacy Summit. We selected Keys to Literacy because their programs are an effective way to implement the Common Core in the classroom. We have organized the Literacy Summit around these programs to provide participants a practical, easy to implement and effective way to meet the Common Core objectives.
Summit Presenters
Elissa Arndt, Ph.D.
Elissa is a speech-language pathologist and reading specialist with experience providing instruction and intervention in language and literacy to students Prek-8th. She received her bachelor's degree from Gordon College, her master's degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions and her doctorate degree in Reading and Language Arts from Florida State University. Prior to working at Keys to Literacy, Elissa was a curriculum and intervention specialist at the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University. She serves as an adjunct faculty member in the graduate education department at Gordon College teaching graduate classes on reading foundations, adolescent literacy, instruction, assessment, and intervention.
Lisa Klein, M.Ed
During Lisa's 15-year career as an educator, she has been a classroom teacher in private and public schools, a literacy trainer, and a Reading Specialist. She has held several positions in both urban and suburban schools in the Palm Beach County, Florida school system. Lisa is a literacy consultant providing guidance on both Reading and Writing curriculum. In addition, she also worked for a publishing company presenting teacher training for district-wide adoptions across the state of Florida. Lisa graduated from Rivier College with a M.Ed. in Reading and B.A. in Elementary Education and Special Education.
For more information about the agenda and/or to register please click here.
Save the date for the NELMS 32nd Annual Conference
April 4 & 5, 2013 • RI Convention Center • Providence, RI
Tom Burton - Keynote - Thursday April 4, 2013
Carol Ann Tomlinson - Keynote - Friday April 5, 2013
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