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The Delta Conference Three Days of Professional Development for Delta Teachers/Educators
July 17th, 18th, and 19^th ~ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Charlie Capps Technology Center ~ Just West of Indianola on Highway 82 Registration Absolutely Required (by EMAIL, FAX, or MAIL) to be received by Friday, July 13 (ideally sooner) ~ Limited Seats Sessions should be indicated by numbering 1st, 2nd, and 3rd preference for each day due to required number of registrants for sessions to make. No guarantee of 1st preference. If you have a *strong workshop preference, select only 1st choice.* Free CEU credit for each session for a possible total of 2.0 Continuing Education Unit’s if attending/completing all three days.
TUESDAY, JULY 17^TH Select by indicating 1st, 2nd, and 3rd preference for Tuesday:
____ ____ ____ ____	IC3 CERTIFICATION PREP- SESSION I. This session will include an initial pretest to determine how much participants already know (or don’t know) about the concepts/information required for the IC3 certifications. Training will follow based on needs prescribed by pretest. The purpose of this session will be to prepare participants for the IC3 certifications. Prerequisite - basic familiarity with MS Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Trainer: Nita Brooks, Authorized IC3 Instructor, Certiport, Inc. and Suzette Logan, IC3 Certified Instructor (Appropriate for any teacher desiring the IC3 Certifications in the areas of Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online) Participants will have the opportunity to complete Certification Tests onsite (on or before Session III) for a fee of $15 each or a total of $45 [For more information on IC3 Certification, see: http://www.techforall.org/ic3_requirements.html ] ANIMALS IN THE CLASSROOM (IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE) Have you ever felt like your classroom is a Z00? That's because it is! You have all kinds of different "animals" (learners) in you classroom. They all have different needs, and must be taught in different ways. This session will help you to identify the five different types of personalities in your classroom, and will offer you multiple ways to address each student's individuality. Join our "safari" as we explore all of the wonderful things our "jungle" has to offer us. Trainer: Sandy Graham, State Trainer (All Teachers welcomed). READING YOUR WAY THROUGH MATH. Have you been looking for a way to make your math lessons more exciting? Well, go no further. The answer lies in your school's library! Come learn how to strengthen your student's reading skills while reinforcing important math objectives at the same time. Each activity will use a children's literature book to build on one or more math concepts. Students of any age love for you to read to them. Why not teach them a little math while you have their attention? Come join the fun, and you can "calculate" the results for yourself! Trainer: Sandy Graham, State Math Trainer (Teachers of grades 3 - 9 math and/or reading). CPAS: Facts Every Career and Technical Teacher Should Know To Raise Test Scores A lively and honest discussion of the two main types of CPAS questions, special needs students and their test grades, dealing with the special needs students, why the test bank is important to you, analyzing the blueprint and how can you use it to raise your test scores, articulation is the new buzz word and why it is important, teaching your curriculum really does matter to CPAS, why Blooms is important when teaching for the CPAS, what those CPAS scores really mean, NEW CHANGE: how one student being absent will now affect your test scores, questions and answers session. Trainer: Becky Jolly-Wood, State Vocational Trainer. (Appropriate for all Vocational/Technical Instructors both secondary and postsecondary.)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18^TH Select by indicating 1st, 2nd, and 3rd preference for Wednesday:
____ ____ ____ ____ ____	IC3 CERTIFICATION PREP- SESSION II. Prerequisite: Completion of Session I. This session will include more training in preparation for the IC3 Certifications. The purpose of this session will be to prepare participants for the IC3 certifications. Trainer: Nita Brooks, Authorized IC3 Instructor, Certiport, Inc. and Suzette Logan, IC3 Certified Instructor (Appropriate for any teacher desiring the IC3 Certifications in the areas of Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online) Participants will have the opportunity to complete Certification Tests onsite (on or before Session III) for a fee of $15 each or a total of $45. HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CLASS – CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. Find out how organizing your classroom, teaching methods, your rules, and much more affect motivating students and your year as a teacher. Come and gather ideas to take back with you to implement in your classroom. Trainer: Melanie Busby, West Point (Appropriate for all teachers and principals.) WHO WANTS TO BE AN INTEGRATION SENSATION? Integration is not a new term in the world of education. On a regular basis, we see research evidence stating that integrating multiple subjects will create motivation and promote long-term memory for our students. The problem lies in the time necessary to develop these useful activities. This session will offer you multiple lessons to use in your own classroom, as well as introduce you to various web site that can offer you even more great lessons. No matter what your subject area is, this session will send you home with a wealth of knowledge to share with your learners! Trainer: Sandy Graham, State Tech Prep Trainer (Math, Science, English, History -- Grades 5-12 ) GRANT WRITING FOR EDUCATORS. Audience. This session will help you take an idea and develop it into a full proposal appropriate for funding. Participants will learn the five basic steps to writing a successful grant and how to connect with funding sources. No materials or prerequisites required. Trainer: Linda Clifton, Principal/Grant Writer, Tupelo Public Schools. (K-12 teachers, administrators, and counselors) Stop Pulling Your Hair Out: Use Bloom's Taxonomy or Webb's: Bloom's all day could be boring but not here! Learn how understanding Blooms and Webb's will help you become a better teacher in the classroom. Bring a couple of old test or activities from a concept your love to teach and some form a concept you can't get your students to understand with you so you can learn and practice how to write questions for higher level thinking skills to help improve test scores. Trainer: Becky Jolly-Wood, State Trainer. (Appropriate for all middle school, secondary and postsecondary teachers, including Vocational/Technical Instructors)
THURSDAY, JULY 19^TH Select by indicating 1st, 2nd, and 3rd preference for Thursday:
____ ____ ____ ____ ____	IC3 CERTIFICATION PREP- SESSION III. Prerequisite: Completion of Sessions I & II. This final IC3 Prep session will include more training as needed in preparation for the IC3 Certifications. During this session participants will have the opportunity to complete Certification Tests onsite online for a fee of $15 each or a total of $45, to be paid prior to taking certification tests. Trainer: Nita Brooks, Authorized IC3 Instructor, Certiport, Inc. and Suzette Logan, IC3 Certified Instructor (Appropriate for any teacher desiring the IC3 Certifications in the areas of Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online) GRANT WRITING FOR EDUCATORS (repeat session) Audience. This session will help you take an idea and develop it into a full proposal appropriate for funding. Participants will learn the five basic steps to writing a successful grant and how to connect with funding sources. No materials or prerequisites required. Trainer: Linda Clifton, Principal/Grant Writer, Tupelo Public Schools. (K-12 teachers, administrators, and counselors) NOW THAT I HAVE ALL THESE CALCULATORS, WHAT DO I DO WITH THEM? Do you have a classroom full of TI-Graphing Calculators, but you have very little knowledge about how to run one? No need to worry. We will start with the basics and work our way up to the complex. Learn how to use the calculators to "assist" in the learning process. The calculator can be used to teach your students how to check their work, which will ultimately improve their accuracy. The more you learn about them, the more you will love working with them. You may bring your own calculator or use one that will be available. Trainer: Sandy Graham, State Math Trainer (Math grades 5-12) *THURSDAY’S SELECTIONS* *CONTINUED ON PAGE 2.* PARENT INVOLVEMENT. Learn how to get parents involved in your school and classroom. Find out what other teachers and schools are doing to increase parental involvement. Take back with you information to share with your school about how to be a more parent friendly school. Trainer: Melanie Busby, West Point (For teachers and administrators; counselors may attend, but session is geared more for teachers and/or administrators.) Learning Should be Fun! Contextual Teaching and Fun Activities for the Classroom: Come learn what contextual teaching is and get new ideas for fun activities that anyone can use in their classroom. Students learn best when they can relate what they are learning to how they will use it. The games and activities are fun so the students enjoy learning what you want them to know. Trainer: Becky Jolly-Wood, State Vocational Trainer. (Appropriate for all Vocational/Technical Instructors both Sec and PS)
*R e g i s t r a t I o n F o r m* (SUBMIT BOTH PAGES: Page 1 above indicating SESSION PREFERENCES along with REGISTRATION FORM BELOW)
Please register me for the DELTA CONFERENCE for the days indicated above. I have numbered my preferences for the workshops each day. (CEU credit and all sessions are FREE except for optional Certification Tests for IC3 Session III.)
NAME: ______________________________________		SCHOOL: _____________________________________
SUBJECT TAUGHT: _____________________________________________ GRADE: _____________________
(List only if active) EMAIL ADDRESS: (PRINT CLEARLY) ________________________ (Check daily for cancellations and/or confirmations)			(or Cell Phone) HOME PHONE #: __________________ (for cancellations and/or confirmations)
YOUR HOME MAILING ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________
Note: Lunch is on your own; time will be provided. Light refreshments will be provided for breaks. You may mail this registration form along with page 1 indicating preferences, or email or fax it to me (with complete information). Please submit so that I may receive it on or by July 12. Notice if there are prerequisites for a session. Did you number your preferences above for each day? (Example: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, not check marks.) Email, fax, or mail BOTH PAGES of your registration form by Thursday, July 12. Email: wthomas@msdelta.edu OR wandathomas@netscape.net FAX #: 662.246.6517 (Questions: Phone 662.246.6502) Mailing Address: Wanda Thomas, Mississippi Delta Community College, P.O. Box 668, Moorhead, MS 38751 Registrants will be notified of CONFIRMATIONS and be given a CONFIRMATION # (KEEP THIS) via email and/or telephone no later than Friday, July 13 if registrations are received on or before July 12. Mississippi Delta Community College reserves the right to cancel workshops/sessions due to low enrollment. Participants will be notified via email or phone (provided on registration form) regarding any sessions closed for which they have enrolled, unless 2^nd or 3^rd session options were selected and are available. If selections/preferences are not indicated or page 1 is not submitted with registration, registrants will be placed in a session the coordinator thinks would be most appropriate or a session that is available. NO SHOWS or LAST MINUTE CANCELLATIONS are strongly discouraged and may prevent registrants from being notified of other workshops in the future.

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