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Date: November 29, 2012, 1:43:45 PM EST
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November 29, 2012 - NELMS Updated Information Connecticut Association of Schools &
New England League of Middle Schools Present"Preparing Middle Level Educators for the Demands of the Common Core State Standards
December 7, 2012
30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410What: State experts will discuss the paradigm shift in thinking and practice as a result of Common Core State Standards (CCSS), review the requirements of the CCSS and provide an overview of the Smarter Balanced assessments, including the sample released items and performance tasks.
Meet the Presenters:
Jerome Belair–Superintendent, Waterford Public Schools, former principal, East Lyme Middle School, James Garvin Distinguished Service Award Winner
Cristi Alberino, Ph.D.–ELA Assessment Consultant, Connecticut State Department of
EducationGail M. Pagano–Mathematics Assessment Consultant, Connecticut State Department of
EducationAmy F. Radikas–Language Arts Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education
Charlene Tate Nichols–Mathematics Education Consultant, Connecticut State Department
of Education.For more information and/or to register please click here.
Literacy 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 Classroom
With 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
The Demographics, Research and Ethics of DifferentiationRegistration forms will be online by mid-January 2013.
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