Classes
Learning opportunities take many forms! Do you need someone to lead instructional rounds? Content classes? Topical workshops? Embedded coaching? Several opportunities are listed below, or customize your own learning opportunity in your area by contacting us!
2019-2020 fall classes
Teacher academy, cohort 6
Purpose: A professional learning opportunity offered by the Northeastern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program (NNRPDP) to all educators in the six northeastern school districts. The Teacher Academy’s focus is the NEPF standards and indicators with the following specific goals: 1) foster student learning and growth and 2) improve educators’ instructional practices. The Teacher Academy is comprised of five full-day sessions that incorporate both whole group and small group learning.
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: Sept. 17, Oct. 8, Oct. 29, Nov. 19, Dec. 13
Location: Elko, High Tech Center, room 120
Credit: 2 SUU continuing education credit
Instructors: NNRPDP coordinators
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: Sept. 17, Oct. 8, Oct. 29, Nov. 19, Dec. 13
Location: Elko, High Tech Center, room 120
Credit: 2 SUU continuing education credit
Instructors: NNRPDP coordinators
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
national board certified teACHER cohort
Purpose: National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) are recognized for meeting the highest standards in the profession. Join this cohort to work through the NBC components finding support through colleagues facilitators. Once certified there is a salary increase of 5%!
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators
Dates: September 16 and January 13 [4:30 - 7:30] October 7 November 18, December 9, February 3, 24, March 16, April 20 [4:30 - 6:30]
Location: Interactive at a location near you
Credit: N/A
Instructors: Treena Parker and Holly Marich
Registration: Still Open
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators
Dates: September 16 and January 13 [4:30 - 7:30] October 7 November 18, December 9, February 3, 24, March 16, April 20 [4:30 - 6:30]
Location: Interactive at a location near you
Credit: N/A
Instructors: Treena Parker and Holly Marich
Registration: Still Open
k-12 Endorsement in reading january 2020 cohort
Purpose: The Curriculum and Instruction Literacy RPDP (CILR) Program is an 18-credit program designed to help Nevada licensed teachers earn a K-12 Endorsement in Reading. Graduate-level courses are offered through the RPDP in collaboration with UNLV at a reduced rate. Courses are transferable into the UNLV master’s degree.
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators
Dates: January 2020 - January 2021 [Tuesdays 5:00 - 9:30 p.m.]
Location: Interactive at a location near you
Credit: 3 UNLV graduate credits per course
Instructors: Treena Parker, Holly Marich, Ketra Gardner, Sarah Negrete
Registration: Open until December 13, 2019
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators
Dates: January 2020 - January 2021 [Tuesdays 5:00 - 9:30 p.m.]
Location: Interactive at a location near you
Credit: 3 UNLV graduate credits per course
Instructors: Treena Parker, Holly Marich, Ketra Gardner, Sarah Negrete
Registration: Open until December 13, 2019
Family engagement: developing positive family-school partnerships
Purpose: Support educators’ and administrators’ efforts to build capacity, develop positive relationships with families and co-create school-family partnerships connected to learning & meet the NV DOE requirements for licensure (Family Engagement).
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: September 23 - November 18 [Mondays 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 3 UNLV continuing education credits
Instructor: Annie Hicks
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: September 23 - November 18 [Mondays 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 3 UNLV continuing education credits
Instructor: Annie Hicks
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Multicultural education: culturally responsive teaching across contexts
Purpose: Develop educators’ and administrators’ capacity to develop a culturally responsive approach to teaching, engaging with and supporting diverse students/families and meet the NV DOE requirements for licensure (Multicultural Education).
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: September 24 - November 19 [Tuesdays 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 3 SUU continuing education credits
Instructor: Annie Hicks
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators and Administrators
Dates: September 24 - November 19 [Tuesdays 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 3 SUU continuing education credits
Instructor: Annie Hicks
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
book study: a teacher's guide to getting started with beginning writers
Purpose: A Teacher’s Guide to Getting Started with Beginning Writers Grades K-2 (Ray & Cleaveland, 2018) will offer a vision, insight, and practical support for how to start a writing workshop with beginning writers at any time of the school year. Purchase the book on Amazon prior to the first class.
Who Should Attend: K-2 Educators
Dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 5, Nov. 12 [4:00 - 5:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Ketra Gardner
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-2 Educators
Dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 5, Nov. 12 [4:00 - 5:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Ketra Gardner
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
dare to lead, a statewide book study
Purpose: Brené Brown’s book, Dare to Lead (2018), offers actionable, research-based practices you can leverage to strengthen your practice by finding and developing potential within your students, your colleagues, and yourself.
Who Should Attend: K-2 Educators Statewide (Limited to the first 10 registered participants per region: Northwest, Northeast, South)
Dates: September 24 - November 4 [Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Connie Thomson
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-2 Educators Statewide (Limited to the first 10 registered participants per region: Northwest, Northeast, South)
Dates: September 24 - November 4 [Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Connie Thomson
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Book study: the trauma-sensitive classroom
Purpose: The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom (Jennings, 2019) offers research and practices that support students’ healing, build their resilience, and foster compassion in the classroom. Each chapter contains practical activities to hone the skills needed to create a compassionate learning environment. Purchase the book on Amazon prior to the first class.
Who Should Attend: K-2 Educators
Dates: Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 21, Jan. 27 [4:00 - 5:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Ketra Gardner
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-2 Educators
Dates: Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 21, Jan. 27 [4:00 - 5:30 p.m.]
Location: Online via Zoom (participants join the synchronous live class from their device from any location)
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Ketra Gardner
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
financial literacy
Purpose: Increase understanding of Nevada's financial literacy standards 3-12 (included in the new social studies standards) in this self-paced online course.
Who Should Attend: 3-8 Educators, HS financial literacy teachers
Dates: January 27, 2020 to March 13, 2020
Location: Online via Canvas
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Tom Reagan
Registration: Open until January 7, 2020
Who Should Attend: 3-8 Educators, HS financial literacy teachers
Dates: January 27, 2020 to March 13, 2020
Location: Online via Canvas
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Tom Reagan
Registration: Open until January 7, 2020
nvacs-social studies
Purpose: Participants will explore the new social studies standards and leave with tools for engaging students in the inquiry-based approach inherent in the standards.
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators
Dates: October 14 to November 17
Location: Online
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Treena Parker
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-12 Educators
Dates: October 14 to November 17
Location: Online
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Treena Parker
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
professional reading in mathematics
Purpose: Increase knowledge of researched-based math content through professional reading. Online discussions and reflections will enhance our knowledge and provide new perspectives.
Who Should Attend: K-8 Educators
Dates: September 25 - Nov. 19
Location: Online via Canvas
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Valerie Byrnes
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-8 Educators
Dates: September 25 - Nov. 19
Location: Online via Canvas
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Valerie Byrnes
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
sbac
Purpose: Participants will explore the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) website and utilize the resources to inform their instructional practice of both mathematics and ELA. Don’t wait until spring to learn more about this assessment. The time to align instruction to assessment is now.
Who Should Attend: K-8 Educators
Dates: October 7 - November 22
Location: Online via Canvas
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Valerie Byrnes
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: K-8 Educators
Dates: October 7 - November 22
Location: Online via Canvas
Credit: 1 SUU continuing education credit
Instructor: Valerie Byrnes
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
middle school mathematics fellowship 2.0
Purpose: Improve student learning by focusing on the 6-8 grade band in mathematics, advancing cognitive rigor, leveraging SBAC's structure/claims, and collaborating with colleagues in lesson design and student work analysis
Who Should Attend: 6-8 mathematics educators
Dates: September 23, October 7, November 4, and December 3 [9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.] in Elko and October 23, November 19, and December 18 [4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.] using Zoom virtually
Location: Elko and Virtual Zoom sessions
Credit: 2 SUU (Southern Utah University) credits optional
Instructors: Valerie Byrnes, Tom Reagan, and Connie Thomson
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!
Who Should Attend: 6-8 mathematics educators
Dates: September 23, October 7, November 4, and December 3 [9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.] in Elko and October 23, November 19, and December 18 [4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.] using Zoom virtually
Location: Elko and Virtual Zoom sessions
Credit: 2 SUU (Southern Utah University) credits optional
Instructors: Valerie Byrnes, Tom Reagan, and Connie Thomson
Registration: Registration has closed. Sorry you missed it!