School Leadership Seminars

Building a professional learning community requires inclusive support of a whole school. The School Leadership Seminars will help a small team build the understanding of what it takes to produce strong, lasting, positive change in a school.

Next meeting: February 15 at Focus: HOPE in Detroit
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Literacy Across the Curriculum

This workshop series will focus on content literacy (in the four core content areas) and strategies for teaching content literacy.

Applications and more information are available here.
Application forms are due by Feb. 4. Applicants will be notified if accepted to the course by Feb. 9.

Next Meeting: February 16 at the South Redford Teacher Center

Inquiry Based Instruction

This workshop series will address the concept of "inquiry-based" learning and instruction, focusing primarily (though not exclusively) on science education.

Applications and more information are available here.
Application forms are due by Feb. 14. Applicants will be notified if accepted to the course by Feb. 16.

Next Meeting: March 2 at the DPS Welcome Center.

Mathematics

The UM Center for Mathematics Education at UM-Dearborn has developed a sequence of courses focusing of deepening understanding of mathematics needed for teaching a constructivist curriculum. More information is available through the DPS Mathematics Director's (Nancy Varner) Office, or the Wayne RESA (Carolyn Siebers).

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

Lesson Study Facilitation

These sessions will focus on the process of instructional design and review known as Lesson Study. This method allows teachers to examine their practice by collaborating with other teachers and reviewing student work and response to instruction. Workshops on facilitation of Lesson Study will begin this summer.

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