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Common Core Learning Standards & Assessments - ELA
Technical Subjects/Related Arts and the Common Core: Supporting ELA Standards and Skills Description: The focus of this workshop is the alignment of Related Arts Literacy (art, music, home and careers, etc.) and ELA Literacy in the Common Core context. Participants will build on current lessons and units of instruction, using literacy protocols and strategies, with individualized facilitation. Materials: Participants are asked to bring lessons/units of instruction and any relevant instructional resources. Date: Dec. 10, 2015 Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3 pm program, lunch on your own Audience: Grades K-12 Related Arts teachers and administrators. Enrollment limited to 10 due to individualized workshop focus Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528 Fee: $184 per participant for CoSer 555 members $220 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members Presenter: Lou Cordi Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 abrancucci@swboces.org Vocabulary in the Primary Years Description: The modules/domains contain vast lists of content vocabulary that may seem overwhelming to teachers and children alike. This workshop provides practical suggestions for applying research-validated methods for supporting vocabulary development required for understanding complex text and disciplinary content materials. If you have grappled with finding the most effective ways to meet the vocabulary needs of ALL students, including those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, this workshop is for you. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to develop their own common formative vocabulary assessments to demonstrate student achievement of words that have been targeted for instruction. Materials: Optional: Bring curriculum maps or vocabulary lists for units that you currently teach. Date: Jan. 11, 2016 Time: 8 am registration and coffee, 8:30am-3 pm program, lunch on your own Audience: Grades K-3 teachers, special educators, literacy coaches, ESL teachers and administrators Location: SWBOCES, 450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor, Harrison, NY 10528 Fee: $239 per participant for CoSer 555 members $287 per participant for CoSer 555 non-members Presenter: Kay Stahl, Ed.D. Contact: Anna Marie Brancucci 914-345-8500, ext. 3125 abrancucci@swboces.org 15