Jaqueline Frangis 

In order to address the specific language -based learning needs of English Language Learners, educators need to develop instructional skills to facilitate effective learning experiences that are culturally sensitive, support language development and are rigorous. Sheltered Instruction is the most widely-recognized research-based approach in the field of second language education and the theoretical cornerstone for this course. This methodology has also proven to be highly effective with all struggling learners, not just those for whom English is a new language.

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Part 3 "Sustaining Your MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) Process with Grace and Grit” The power and promise of this process is dependent on strong collaboration and shared leadership focused on the MTSS process. This webinar will assist school leaders and others in their efforts to sustain a strong system of supports for students. Participants will consider identifying Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions as well as building a viable schedule including regular intervention times. Through selecting key data team personnel, schools will be able to increase educator capacity that will improve teaching and learning.

Shifting our thinking about the types of questions you want to ask your students will increase higher order thinking skills and make visible learning evident. In this workshop, learn how to model high quality questions, ask different types of questions (DOK Depths of Knowledge), that engages all learners, seek ways to foster questioning from your students, and practice developing high quality throughout your instruction

We want our students to develop self-agency, communication and social awareness skills. SEL( Social and Emotional Learning) should be interwoven into our teaching and learning organically and systemically. In this workshop, participants will learn how to integrate the 5 SEL sub-competencies across reading and writing

Discussion, now more than ever, is a valuable inquiry based practice allowing students to make meaning from their learning. This collaborative practice yields higher level thinking, increases student engagement, and reinforces powerful social-emotional skills. As teachers, we build safe classroom cultures cultivated in curiosity through the Socratic method. Rich classroom discussions doesn't just happen. They develop when teachers utilize the strategies found in the Socratic method.

Part 2 "Building the Instructional Core Using the MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) Lens" This webinar will help you chart the course and navigate the MTSS process by applying principles outlined in the DOE Fidelity Implementation Rubric. Participants will focus on selecting assessments and universal screening tools, establishing data and leadership teams , examining data to determine students’ needs and curricular gaps and strengthening and fortifying the core and interventions in tier 2 and 3.

If we want to make a significant impact on our students’ reading and writing lives- conferring is where the rubber meets the road. It is at the core of differentiating instruction and that is vital for all students. Conferring with students, providing formative feedback and leaning in with a teaching move are powerfully effective and essential ways to bring about quality reading and writing proficiency in a individualized manner.

The shift to distance learning has taught us that in order to thrive, teachers need to focus on how connected we are to our own needs and emotions. In this session, we will utilize reflection as a mindful practice to powerfully reclaim our time and energy both in and out of the classroom and develop a critical awareness of our emotions. Armed with this knowledge, we will identify tools to help manage our emotional world and identify practices that allow teachers to take care of themselves during these challenging times.

The practices of mindfullness are being integrated in classrooms and schools worldwide. Research studies clearly indicate mindfulness decreases stress, anxiety and hostility while benefitting well-being, academic performance, and social relationships. Join us as we discover how contemplative techniques can be powerful tools in our professional and personal lives.

Learn everything about what dyslexia is and is not to understanding the NJ regulations and requirements of dyslexia as well as identifying the “look for’ , recognizing dyslexic behaviors and having a toolkit of interventions at the core instructional level will be thoroughly discussed

This workshop will provide the participants with close reading strategies to enhance deep levels of comprehension, communication and collaborations among students and teachers in grades K-5 and 6-12. By understanding the alignment of literacy standards and close reading strategies