Roselle Public Schools After School  
Professional Development Workshops
2007-2008

These after school workshops are first offered to the staff in our District and will count toward professional development hours. If space remains, these workshops are available to the community of Roselle. Pre-registration is required, the form for registration can be obtained by clicking here. Incentives are available after attending 5 workshops for teachers only.  When workshops are held in the computer labs and hands-on, registration is limited to 25 participants per class.

Attendance is voluntary and teacher's will not be compensated for their attendance. Please do not sign up for advanced or intermediate workshop unless you have basic knowledge of program.

ROSELLE STAFF:  THERE WILL BE A $10.00 CHARGE FOR TEACHERS WHO SIGN UP AND DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THE WORKSHOP, IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND YOU MUST NOTIFY KIM ALEXANDER 1 DAY PRIOR VIA EMAIL OR CALL 298-2051 TO AVOID BEING CHARGED!

Day/Date

Topic

Location

Instructor

Click here to sign up for a workshop.
Thursday 1/24/08 3:15-5:15 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLISHER Learn how to design and develop flyers and brochures.  LVMoore Computer Lab Linwood Stevens
Tuesday 2/12/08 3:15-5:15 PHOTOSTORY -Come learn how to use this free interactive software. You will learn how to bring your digital photos to life. Photo Story includes features that enable you to create a slideshow with your digital pictures, edit your pictures, create your story with original music, add narration, and share them with your family and friends.    ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 Union County ETTC
Thursday 2/21/08 3:15-5:15 KIDSPIRATION-helps students see, organize, and develop their great ideas. Come see how to brainstorm with pictures and words, organize and categorize information, and more. ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 Union County ETTC
Tuesday 2/19/08 3:15-5:15 CREATING SURVEYS IN ECHALK Learn how to create a survey, post it online and collect data. Use this as a data gathering tool for students, parents, teachers, and/or administrators. (Same format as the Survey taken by teachers December) ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 EChalk Trainer Randy Hall
Wednesday 2/20/08 3:15-5:15 CREATING GROUP PAGES IN ECHALK - All teachers must have a teacher page in EChalk, if you have not set this up yet or need a refresher on how to set up your page, this is for you! ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 EChalk trainer Randy Hall
Tuesday 2/26/08 3:15-5:15 CREATING SURVEYS IN ECHALK - Additional session for those that could not attend on 2/19. Same content as on 2/19 ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 EChalk trainer Randy Hall
Wednesday 2/27/08 3:15-5:15 CREATING GROUP PAGES IN ECHALK - Additional session for those that could not attend on 2/20. Same content as on 2/20 ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 EChalk trainer Randy Hall
Thursday 3/6/08 3:15-5:15 RUBRICS Learn how to design and develop rubrics for project assessment. Original session on 12/13 was canceled due to weather. Please re-signup if you were originally scheduled.   ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 Union County ETTC
Tuesday 3/11/08 3:15-5:15 DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION STRATEGIES  This workshop will explore the principles and learn many strategies needed to set up a differentiated classroom. In a differentiated classroom, students are regularly offered choices, and students are matched with tasks appropriate to their readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles. This workshop will enable teachers to design differentiated lessons for their students. ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 Union County ETTC
Tuesday 4/8/08 3:15-5:15 THINKFINITY The Thinkfinity program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities and materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines. ACHS Computer Lab Room 4 Union County ETTC
Thursday 4/10/08 3:15-5:15 NON TRADITIONAL STUDENT DISABILITIES - This course will educate teachers and support staff with an overview of the non-traditional medical conditions that have affected some of our students. This course will review the functional outcomes of these types of disabilities. Diagnosis that will be covered, but not limited to: strokes in children and visual deficits. Polk School Sheryl Brown
Tuesday 4/15/08 3:15-5:15 INSPIRATION-  a visual learning tool that inspires students to organize their thinking. Learn how to create visual outlines and graphic organizers as well as practical ideas to integrate Inspiration into your classroom. ACHS Computer Lab Room4 Union County ETTC
Thursday 5/29/08 3:15-5:15 USING MICROSOFT 2007 - A glimpse into the new features and differences as compared to 03. Space is limited. ACHS Computer Lab Room4 Union County ETTC
  Click here to sign up for a workshop.