Are you curious what to do now that you have received your High Reliability School books?  Come learn about it from Dr. Mike Ruyle, an author and consultant with Marzano Research.

High-Reliability Organizations (HROs) continually pursue error-free performance and take proactive steps to prevent failure. In the era of accountability, schools are expected to be HROs. The Marzano High-Reliability Schools framework provides a clear blueprint for this purpose. This workshop will introduce school leaders to five levels of high-reliability schooling and the use of leading and lagging indicators as tools for strategic planning and monitoring school progress.

Before, During, and After the Task – You have a task, but now what? By using the before, during, and after approach, teachers will have a structure for implementing tasks. Teachers will find connections among formative assessment, Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, and Standards for Mathematical Practices. Resources for finding tasks will be shared. This session is designed for middle-school math teachers.

Participants will receive a copy of Disrupting Thinking: Why HOW We Read Matters by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst and participate in a book study emphasizing how critical it is that we teach students how to approach and read complex texts. This session will be led by ADE Literacy Specialist Connie Echols.

Spend a day learning and practicing classroom strategies designed to help increase the achievement of your advanced learners and provide them with the opportunity to learn something new each day. From bell-ringers to differentiation, best practices to use with advanced learners will be shared along with techniques to address their affective needs.

AR Math QuEST is a two-year, state-initiated professional development opportunity for exemplary teaching and learning based on NCTM’s Mathematics Teaching Practices and the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Join Sandra Leiterman, Mathematics Instructional Specialist, for this two-day training at APSRC. 

ADE has partnered with ACT to provide a one-day training centered around the design, scoring and reporting of ACT Aspire assessments and provide lessons that can be used in the classroom to help promote student success on these assessments. Participants will hear from experts at Pearson, ACT, and state content specialists about activities that can be incorporated into their classrooms to support success on the ACT Aspire assessments. This workshop is intended for ELA classroom teachers in grades 6-8.

ADE has partnered with ACT to provide a one-day training centered around the design, scoring and reporting of ACT Aspire assessments and provide lessons that can be used in the classroom to help promote student success on these assessments. Participants will hear from experts at Pearson, ACT, and state content specialists about activities that can be incorporated into their classrooms to support success on the ACT Aspire assessments. This workshop is intended for ELA classroom teachers in grades 9-12.