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Who Should Attend
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Kindergarten Teachers & First Grade Teachers
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Multiage & Looping K-1 Teachers
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Reading Teachers
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Primary Special Education Teachers
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Title I Teachers & Directors
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Administrators
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Additional Attendance Benefits
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Hands on courses
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Students dialogue with other kindergarten and first grade teachers
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Earn graduate credit
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Guided Reading in the Kindergarten Classroom and The Missing Link
This course will focus on incorporating guided reading instruction into the half-day and full-day kindergarten classroom. Participants will receive information about the essentials of a guided reading program, the gradual release of responsibility from read - aloud to independent reading, text selection, classroom management, flexible grouping and time management.
EDU 589 A
Instructor: Gwen Vann
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Music Without Fear: How To Integrate Music Into Your Curriculum
Too often, we, as humans, tend to compartmentalize life and learning when the reality is that everyone - and everything - is connected. This thought provoking course will show you how you can blend music with literature, science, social studies and math to teach the concepts you cover in your kindergarten classroom. Participants will leave with dozens of hands-on practical ideas and proven activities that are guaranteed to turn students on to learning.
EDU 589 B
Instructor: Laura Schulkind
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Thinking It Through: Reading Comprehension Instruction for Young Children
This course will focus on implementing a reading program that will help young readers incorporate seven thinking strategies proficient readers use to comprehend text. The course will provide detailed information on the seven strategies, strategy language, book titles, anchor charts, launchinglessons and response pages.
EDU 589 C
Instructor: Susan McIver
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Implementing a Kindergarten Writing Program That Works
Lead your students to writing success! In this course, you'll learn how to implement a comprehensive writing program, look at amazing kindergarten writing samples, and discover how you can duplicate them in your classroom. The practical strategies you'll learn will be invaluable as you help your students improve their writing skills by implementing the guiding principles, year- long plans and enjoyable step-by-step activities you'll explore in a writers workshop setting, but with 'the kindergarten student' in mind.
EDU 589 D
Instructor: Karen Herr
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Creating a Balanced Literacy Environment in the Kindergarten Classroom
If you want to discover ways to create a balanced literacy environment in half-and-full day kindergarten classrooms, this course is for you. In this course you will receive information on ways to incorporate all literacy elements in a kindergarten program by utilizing a reading/writing workshop framework. Assessment and evaluation strategies to monitor students' growth, managing techniques, and hands-on, meaningful ideas will be provided.
EDU 589 E
Instructor: Niki Mitchell
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