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February 2023
R.I.S.E. K-2 Day 1: The Science of Reading
The science of reading has changed reading instruction in elementary classrooms. Day 1 of R.I.S.E. (Reading Initiative for Student Excellence) provides an overview of the scientific evidence from brain research and imaging on how young children learn to read. The session will be held at the APSRC Training Center, Suite 375 in the Victory Building, which is located at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street, which runs parallel…
Find out more »Designing & Creating Master Schedules
APSRC's Teaching & Learning Team is hosting a session for APSRC member schools on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, during which a small team of staff members (three or fewer) will work with Arkansas leaders to learn strategies for developing a quality master schedule complete with the steps needed for implementation. Presenters: Melody Morgan and Jeana Williams, Co-Directors of Teaching & Learning
Find out more »Stand-Alone R.I.S.E. Day: Phonological Awareness
This session is for educators who have chosen Pathway D as their proficiency pathway for Science of Reading which includes watching the Arkansas IDEAS videos plus 3 additional days. This session is one of six options for the 3 days required along with the videos to complete phase 1 of Pathway D and the content will focus upon Phonological Awareness. Educators needing a proficiency pathway are K-6 teachers of ELA, math, science or social studies and K-12 SpEd teachers. This…
Find out more »APSRC Finance Academy – Best Practices
"Best Practices" is a term we hear thrown around a lot. Often, we sit in a lecture on best practice and think that would be great if only we had the staff, or the funds, or the time. This class moves best practice from a mythical idea into practical, everyday operations. Once these practices become embedded in our daily practice, school business operations improve exponentially. Topics will include: Accounting Fixed Assets Investments Crowd funding Purchasing Vendor contracts Documentation Planning Forecasting…
Find out more »APSRC Finance Academy – Budgeting
Budget season is coming! This month's academy will cover eFinance+ salary negotiations and personnel budgeting. We will talk about budget planning, budgeting tips and tricks, legal requirements, and how to present the budget. APSRC's Finance Academy classes are stand-alone so you can choose whichever class is relevant to you. These sessions are designed to provide training opportunities for new staff, cross-training staff, or just to give you a chance to see if there is a better way than what you…
Find out more »March 2023
Charter Leadership Institute-Day 5
Arkansas Public Schools Resource Center (APSRC) offers the Charter Leadership Institute to Beginning Administrators and Veteran Administrators in Charter Schools. We are excited to announce that each of the five (5) sessions will include a conversation on coaching skills for building leaders with Dr. Lloyd Sain, as well as presenters from the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on current state initiatives, presenters from APSRC on current issues, and so much more. We do encourage both Beginning and Veteran Administrators to attend…
Find out more »Learning For All
Teams from Arkansas schools are invited to attend this full-day professional learning opportunity provided by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. Attendees will explore evidence-based approaches to enhance outcomes for all students. The approaches to be examined include cognitive and metacognitive strategies and the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines. Teams will collaborate to develop a UDL lesson plan and explore how the Council for Exceptional Children's High Leverage Practices can support all students, including those with disabilities.…
Find out more »Small Group Instruction – 2-day Session (3/8 and 3/10)
Differentiation in small group reading instruction includes differentiating the types of texts that are used. This session is designed to help you plan small group reading instruction for struggling students as well as instruction for students who are reading on grade level and above. We will focus on the progression of skills students need, how to assess students for group placement, and practical plans to differentiate small group instruction to meet individual student needs during this critical time in their…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. K-2 Day 2: Oral Language and Phonological Awareness
This session will focus on ways to increase opportunities to stimulate and improve conversations in the classroom. We will learn the importance of phonological and phonemic awareness in reading instruction by practicing speech sounds of consonants and vowels and using assessment to guide instructional techniques. The session will be held at the APSRC Training Center, Suite 375 in the Victory Building at 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201. Parking is available in a garage located on 6th Street,…
Find out more »R.I.S.E. K-2 Day 3: Phonics
This session will explain the role of phonics in reading. We will learn multisensory strategies to teach students decoding and encoding skills that promote orthographic mapping - the process of storing words permanently. Explicit spelling instruction will be demonstrated with the six syllable types that follow regular spelling patterns as well as how to teach high-frequency words. For more complex spelling patterns, we will learn syllable division rules to set students up for the successful reading of multi-syllable words. The…
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