Specialized+Training

- Analyze and address the complexities of working with adults from diverse identities in educational communities. - Demonstrate the ability to evaluate readiness of a learning community and make appropriate professional development choices. ||
 * Training || Semester || Description ||
 * Social Justice || Spring 2012 || Four-day training focused with the following objectives: - Deepen understanding of one’s identity in supporting equity in school and district settings.
 * Data Day: EVAAS, ACRE, Metametrics, NC WISE || Spring 2012 || Become familiar with the data systems and metrics commonly used in North Carolina. ||
 * Literacy || Spring 2012 || Three-day session delivered by NCSU literacy professors focused on effectively teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the K-12 classroom. ||
 * Common Core Overview (the one we had on mock interview day) || Spring 2012 || Session presented by ??? focused on implementing the Common Core/Essential Standards in schools. ||
 * Special Education & the Media || Spring 2012 || TBD ||
 * Understanding by Design || Fall 2011 || Two-day session on Wiggins and McTighe’s framework for backwards design. ||
 * Schooling by Design || Fall 2011 ||  ||
 * IEL Federal Policy Institute || Fall 2011 || Need to list various sessions here ||
 * School Visits: KIPP Gaston, AB Combs, Bertie Middle School || Fall 2011 || School visits planned by NELA fellows to observe high-performing middle school classrooms and speak with students, staff, parents/guardians, and administrators about their best practices. ||
 * Llano Grande Digital Storytelling Workshop || Fall 2011 || Weekend retreat focused on exploring and sharing our own personal stories and those of our school districts. ||
 * Mathematics Common Core Trajectories || Fall 2011 || Session delivered by NCSU math professors designed to introduce the Common Core mathematics learning trajectories. ||
 * Assistments || Fall 2011 || Training on use of free formative assessment system. ||
 * Facilitative Leadership || Fall 2010, Spring 2011 || Four-day training on Facilitative Leadership, practices that enable leaders to inspire commitment from and bring out the best in others. ||
 * Crucial Conversations || Spring 2011 || Two-day training on how to engage with others in critical, potentially challenging conversations that result in positive outcomes. ||
 * Teacher Evaluation Instrument || Spring 2011 || Training on the content and use of the new NC Teacher Evaluation Instrument. ||
 * Ruby Payne || Spring 2011 || Training focused on raising achievement for students living in poverty. ||
 * DPI Special Education Day || Spring 2011 || Session designed to build our knowledge of federal and state special education policy. ||
 * Conflict Resolution || Spring 2011 || Dr. Riddick led conversation about latest research on conflict escalation and resolution. Role played various scenarios, including proven ways to de-escalate highly-emotional situations with influential figures. ||