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Information: Registration for the annual GACIS Fall Conference and the GaDOE Curriculum Directors’ Conference on September 26-28, 2012 is now open. The GACIS keynote speakers will be Doug Sovde and Melissa Fincher. Sovde works for Achieve as Director, PARCC Instructional Supports and Educator Engagement and Fincher is the Associate Superintendent, Assessment and Accountability with the Georgia Department of Education. Lucy Calkins, John Barge and Mike Buck will be keynote speakers for the GaDOE Curriculum Directors’ Conference. Calkins is Founding Director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University’s Teachers College, Barge is State School Superintendent of Georgia and Buck is Chief Academic Officer. In addition to these speakers, updates from the Department of Education and best practices from Georgia educational leaders will be shared.
Registration Fees
GACIS Fall Conference:
Current Member of GACIS (7/1/12-6/30/13): On or before 9/10: $200 After 9/10: $215
Nonmember (incl FY13 GACIS membership): On or before 9/10: $275 After 9/10: $290
Nonmember (incl FY13 GACIS and GAEL): On or before 9/10: $400 After 9/10: $415
(If you attended the 2012 GAEL Summer Conference and joined GACIS and GAEL, your membership is current. If not, you will need to register as a Nonmember)
GaDOE Curriculum Directors’ Conference: On or before 9/10: $100 After 9/10: $115
New Curriculum Leaders Program:
Current Member of GACIS (7/1/12-6/30/13): FREE
Nonmember (includes GACIS membership): $ 75
*If you register as a nonmember for GACIS, you are automatically considered as a member for purposes of registering for the New Curriculum Leaders Program. If attending the GaDOE Curriculum Director’s Conference as well, please be sure to register separately for that event.
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: This conference is designed for educators, researchers, policymakers, elected officials, civic and business leaders and concerned citizens to learn more about the top education issues facing our State.
Cost: $125 (includes conference materials, refreshment breaks and Thursday lunch)
Keynote addresses will be given by:
- Marilyn Cochran-Smith: John E. Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education for Urban Schools, Lynch School of Education, Boston College
- John Barge: State School Superintendent of Georgia
- Gregory Miller: Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at SunTrust Banks
- Andy Rotherham:Co-founder and partner -Bellwether Education
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PowerPoint Presentations:
John Barge State of Education Conference 9.20
Marilyn Cochran-Smith Presentation
Gregory Miller Economic Update Fall 2012_v1
Andy Rotherham State of State 2012
DOE State of Education Presentation
Sheneka Williams Presentation
Eric Houck Presentation: Promises Made, Promises Kept_SOTS2012
Elizabeth DeBray SOS 2012
Kristin Bernhard State of Education Conference
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: This one day workshop is designed for teachers in the elementary grades, instructional coaches, literacy coaches, administrators, after school specialists, tutors, administrators, and anyone else concerned with providing the highest quality reading instruction and literacy contexts for all children. In this terrific workshop participants will:
• Learn about the social class-sensitive, five-part framework for differentiated instruction in reading;
• Examine how social class and poverty play a role in reading and language in the classroom;
• Analyze social class and poverty in popular culture, media, and literature through critical reading practices;
• Design learning opportunities around working-class children’s literature;
• Create a concrete plan for individualizing reading instruction for “struggling” readers and enhancing literacy for all students.
Instructors:
Dr. Mark Vagle, Associate Professor, Elementary and Social Studies Education
Dr. Stephanie Jones, Associate Professor, Elementary and Social Studies Education
Cost: $175 (includes refreshment breaks, instructional materials and a copy of the book The Reading Turn-Around, A Five Part Framework for Differentiated Instruction)
Location: The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia 31419
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Come a day early and attend the Other Side of Poverty in Schools Workshop scheduled for September 6, 2012!
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: In this exciting, stimulating, and intensive one-day workshop at the University of Georgia, teachers, administrators, counselors, and teacher educators will:
• Learn about the five principles for change to better meet the needs of working-class and poor students
• Develop research-based teaching practices sensitive to working-class and poor children and families
• Reflect on formative assessment of working-class and poor students across the curriculum
• Take away powerful classroom ideas for incorporating social class-related content
• Get ideas for establishing positive relationships with working-class and poor families
Instructors:
Dr. Mark Vagle, Associate Professor, Elementary and Social Studies Education
Dr. Stephanie Jones, Associate Professor, Elementary and Social Studies Education
Cost: $175 (includes instructional materials and refreshment breaks)
Location: The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia 31419
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Stay an extra day and attend the Reading Turn-Around Workshop scheduled for September 7, 2012!
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: A one-day training designed to provide up to date information specific to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender youth in Georgia, better understand the intersections of LGBT youth in communities of color and communities of faith, learn to advocate for LGBT youth with other members of the community (fellow school officials, politicians, parents, etc.), implement anti-bullying policies that support LGBT youth, create trainings for staff, and support Gay/Straight Alliances in the school.
Instructors:
Dr. Anneliese Singh, Counseling and Human Development Services, University of Georgia
Dr. Corey Johnson, Counseling and Human Development Services, University of Georgia
Cost: $225 (includes GSSC notebook, workshop materials, refreshment breaks and lunch)
Location: UGA Gwinnett Campus: 2530 Sever Road, Lawrenceville GA 30043
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: This one-day interactive conference is designed to enhance participants’ understanding of strategies for implementing 1:1 educational environments. Administrators, curriculum directors, technology coordinators, and teachers will provide practical, personal perspectives on how to initiate, implement and sustain a 1:1 initiative. Session topics will include: options for a 1:1 initiative including BYOT, Netbooks/Macbooks/Laptops, and iPads; community engagement, policies, pedagogies, technology infrastructure, professional development, funding, and organization. Participants will engage with speakers to discuss practical considerations of implementing 1:1 policies and programs.
Speakers:
Mooresville Graded School District, 1:1 Macbooks for Five Years
Forsyth County School District, State Leader in BYOT
Elbert County High School, 1:1 Netbooks and eTextbooks
Greene County High School, 1:1 iPads
Cost: $125 (includes workshop materials, lunch, refreshment breaks and parking pass)
**Note New Location: UGA Hotel and Conference Center (The Georgia Center)
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: Multilevel models are widely used statistical methods with names such as hierarchical linear models and random or mixed effects models. This workshop presents an introduction to multilevel models featuring their use in both cross-sectional (clustered or nested samples) and longitudinal analyses. By attending the workshop, participants will gain a basic understanding of the modeling approach and will be able to conduct basic multilevel model analyses. The course will feature example handouts and syntax from several statistical packages for multilevel modeling (SAS, SPSS, and Mplus).
Instructor: Jonathan Templin, Associate Professor, University of Georgia
Cost: $525 (includes workshop materials, refreshment breaks, lunch and parking passes each day)
Requirements: Please bring your own laptop computer to participate in this workshop.
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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For more information about the CSSE Summer Institute, click here!
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: The Advanced Multivariate Statistical Methods workshop presents a modern approach to multivariate data analysis, focusing on statistical techniques commonly used in empirical research (multilevel/hierarchical linear/mixed models, structural equation models, latent class/finite mixture models) and the commonalities which tie them to the techniques developed and used historically (i.e., Multivariate ANOVA, exploratory factor analysis, canonical correlation analysis, and classical clustering methods). The workshop will teach participants the tenets of modern multivariate thinking: the interplay between assumed statistical distributions (e.g. the multivariate normal distribution) and computationally intensive estimation techniques (maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches). An emphasis is placed on how modern statistical analysis methods have used these principles to generalize methodology across many disciplines, including education, social and behavioral sciences, and the health fields. At the end of the course, participants will understand how to analyze multivariate data with modern multivariate approaches to test a variety of research hypotheses. A knowledge of linear models is preferable for participants enrolling in the course. Participants who have taken multivariate methods previously are encouraged to enroll and attend as this workshop represents a significant departure from how multivariate statistics have been taught in the past.
Instructor: Jonathan Templin, Associate Professor, University of Georgia
Cost: $525 (includes workshop materials, refreshment breaks, lunch and parking passes each day)
Requirements: Please bring your own laptop computer to participate in this workshop.
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: This workshop will feature in-depth instruction in the theory and practice of equating, as in chapters 1-8 in Kolen and Brennan (2004), Test equating, scaling, and linking: Methods and practices (2nd ed.) published by Springer-Verlag. Participants will also gain experience with computer programs for equating. The workshop is suitable for advanced graduate students in measurement; faculty who plan to teach equating; employees of state departments of education, testing companies, licensure and certification organizations, and others who want relatively in-depth training in equating. It is assumed that participants have knowledge at the level of intermediate statistics and intermediate measurement.
Instructors: Robert Brennan and Won-Chan Lee, University of Iowa
Cost: $1400 (includes workshop materials, a copy of the book Test Equating, Scaling and Linking by Kolen and Brennan, an opening reception, dinner on Wednesday, refreshment breaks, lunch and parking passes each day)
Requirements: a laptop computer is required to participate in this workshop.
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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For more information about this program, click here!
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Description: This one-day interactive conference is designed to enhance participants’ understanding of strategies to prevent and handle bullying situations. Experts and practitioners from the fields of education, counseling, law, and public health will provide Georgia-specific perspectives on how to promote safe schools and communities. Presentation topics will include: creating safe zones for diverse students, developing legal remedies for bullying, reducing bullying against LGBTQ youth, implementing strategies to improve family support for at-risk students, and exploring connections between bullying and educational outcomes. Educators, researchers, and youth will discuss practical considerations of implementing bullying prevention policies and programs.
Cost: $150.00 (includes conference materials, two refreshment breaks and lunch)
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