Fall Online Course: Becoming an Effective Mentor

VIRTUAL

Title: Fall Online Course: Becoming an Effective Mentor Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators Date/Times: Class Starts 10/06/23 and ends 11/03/23 Location: Asynchronous learning Course #: 2023-46 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: Instructors: Carol Pelletier Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Mindful Mentoring  Participants: Teachers, Specialists, and Administrators Course cost: $150 and two required books. Both are on Amazon Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing, and Reflecting With Novice Teachers The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Teacher   Dates/Times:Asynchronous Work Class starts -10/06/23- Ends 11/03/23 Self Paced course are designed to complete 3-4 weeks or less.  More than one [...]

$150

Supporting Special Education for Students to be Successful

VIRTUAL

Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators Date/Times: Rolling Registration from 10/06/23- 11/03/2023 Location: Asynchronous learning Course #: 2023-45 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: Instructor: Carol Pelletier Radford,Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers COST: $150 Participants: Teachers, Specialists, and Administrators Dates/Times:Rolling Registration from 10/06/23-11/03/23-All participants must complete course by 11/03/2023 Supporting Special Education Students  15 PDPS can be used to document required SPED PDPs for DESE professional license recertification. One way to support students with special needs is to uncover their strengths. This course offers teachers and administrators an opportunity to learn; 1) who the SPED students are in the school or the classroom 2) [...]

$150

Building Relationships with English Language Learners

VIRTUAL

Type: ELL & Cultural Proficiency Title: Building Relationships with English Language Learners (15 PDPs) Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators Date/Times: Rolling Registration 10/06/23 -Course must be completed by 11/3/23 Location: Asynchronous learning Course #: 2023-44 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: Instructor: Carol Pelletier Radford,Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, and Administrators Dates/Times:Asynchronous Learning  Rolling Registration 10/06/23 Course must be completed by 11/03/23 For all educators who need to document SEI/ESL PDPs for DESE Recertification. Building Relationships With ELL Students 15 PDPS can be used to document required ELL/SEI for DESE professional license recertification. One important way to [...]

$150

Winter Session 1 2024 Wednesday SEI Teacher Endorsement Course

VIRTUAL

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Laurie Sullivan Participants: Teachers Date/Times: 01/03/24,01/10/24,01/17/24,01/31/24,02/07/24,02/14/24,02/28/24,03/06/24,03/13/24,03/20/24,03/27/24,04/03/24/4:30--7:30 Location: Virtual Course #: 2023-54 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 508-998-5599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: The RETELL initiative (Rethinking Equity in the Teaching of English Language Learners) represents a commitment to address the persistent gap in academic proficiency experienced by ELL students. At the heart of this initiative are training and licensure requirements for the Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement, which core academic teachers of ELLs and principals/assistant principals and supervisors/directors who supervise or evaluate such teachers must obtain. The purpose of this course is to prepare the Commonwealth’s teachers with [...]

Building Relationships with English Language Learners (15 PDPs)

VIRTUAL

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators Date/Times: Registration 11/13/24 - 01/12/24. Course begins 1/19/24 must be completed by 2/16/24 Location: Asynchronous learning Course #: 2024-2 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: Instructor: Carol Pelletier Radford,Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, and Administrators Dates/Times:Asynchronous Learning  Registration ends January 12th and courses begin January 19th with completion February 16th (extensions upon request). These self-paced courses are designed to be completed in 3-4 weeks or less. More than one course may be taken. 15 PDPs are awarded by SMEC upon successful completion of required [...]

$150

Supporting Special Education for Students to be Successful

VIRTUAL

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators Date/Times: Registration from 11/14/23- 1/12/2024 Location: Asynchronous learning Course #: 2024-3 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: Instructor: Carol Pelletier Radford,Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers COST: $150 Participants: Teachers, Specialists, and Administrators One way to support students with special needs is to uncover their strengths. This course offers teachers and administrators an opportunity to learn; 1) who the SPED students are in the school or the classroom. 2) how to uncover their strengths, and 3) ways mindfulness and SEL strategies can minimize stress for SPED students. The [...]

$150

Online Course: Becoming an Effective Mentor

VIRTUAL

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators Date/Times: Class Starts 1/19/24 Location: Asynchronous learning Course #: 2024-4 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: Instructors: Carol Pelletier Radford, Karen Gannon, Kathi Rogers Mindful Mentoring  Participants: Teachers, Specialists, and Administrators Course cost: $120 and two required books. Both are on Amazon Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing, and Reflecting With Novice Teachers The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Teacher   Registration ends January 12th and courses begin January 19th with completion February 16th (extensions upon request). These self-paced courses are designed to be completed in 3-4 weeks or less. [...]

$120

Winter Session 2: 2024 Monday SEI Teacher Endorsement Course

VIRTUAL

Title: Winter Session 2 2024 Monday SEI Teacher Endorsement Course Virtual #14 OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Laurie Sullivan Participants: Teachers Date/Times: 2/5/2024,2/12/2024,2/26/2024,3/4/2024,3/11/2024,3/18/2024,3/25/2024,4/1/2024,4/8/2024,4/22/2024,4/29/2024,5/6/2024,5/13/24,5/14/2024,5/21/2024,6/3/2024,6/4/2024/4:30--7:30 Location: Virtual Course #: 2024-6 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 508-998-5599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: The RETELL initiative (Rethinking Equity in the Teaching of English Language Learners) represents a commitment to address the persistent gap in academic proficiency experienced by ELL students. At the heart of this initiative are training and licensure requirements for the Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement, which core academic teachers of ELLs and principals/assistant principals and supervisors/directors who supervise or evaluate such teachers must obtain. The purpose [...]

$350

Spring Session 1 2024 Tuesday/Saturday SEI Teacher Endorsement Course Virtual

VIRTUAL

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Laurie Sullivan Participants: Teachers Date: 3/5/24,3/9/24,3/14/2024,3/26/24,04/02/24,04/09/24,04/23/2024,04/27/24, 4/30/24,5/7/24,5/14/24,5/21/24 Time: 4:30--7:30 Location: Virtual Course #: 2024-7 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 508-998-5599 ex 130, [email protected] Course Description: The RETELL initiative (Rethinking Equity in the Teaching of English Language Learners) represents a commitment to address the persistent gap in academic proficiency experienced by ELL students. At the heart of this initiative are training and licensure requirements for the Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement, which core academic teachers of ELLs and principals/assistant principals and supervisors/directors who supervise or evaluate such teachers must obtain. The purpose of this course is to prepare the Commonwealth’s [...]

$350

IEP Writing Strategies Implementing the DESE IEP Improvement Project (3 Virtual Classes)

VIRTUAL

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Instructor: Allan Blume Participants: Teachers, Administrators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists Date/Times: 03/13/24,03/27/24,04/01/24 / 3:15-5:15 Location: ONLINE- Virtual sessions and Online Course Work Assignments Course #: 2023-28 Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130,[email protected] Course Description: Dates: IEP Writing Strategies Implementing the DESE IEP Improvement Project Time:  Virtual Sessions 3:15-5:15 Cost:  $250 SMEC Member District $275 Non Member Course Description: Let’s turn the perceived mountain of the new IEP into a molehill. This 6-hour workshop provides information regarding the newly adopted IEP form in Massachusetts. The new IEP is a new form; it is not a new process. This professional development series [...]