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Complete Certified Culinary Educator Course (120 Hours)
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Differentiation and the Issue of Quality		Carol Ann Tomlinson
More Strategies for Differentiation		Carol Ann Tomlinson
Strategies for Differentiation		Carol Ann Tomlinson
More Strategies for Addressing Academic Diversity in the Middles Grades		Carol Ann Tomlinson
Strategies for Addressing Academic Diversity in the Middle Grades		Carol Ann Tomlinson
Changing Instruction for the Block Length Class		Rick Wormeli
Games as Tools for Learning		Rick Wormeli
Motivating and Engaging the Middle School Student		Rick Wormeli
Brain Research and the Middle School Student		Rick Wormeli
Motivating Colleagues		Rick Wormeli
What Great Principals Do Differently		Todd Whitaker
Building Integrity Based Learning Communities		Eileen Griffin
Failure Is Not An Option: Closing the Achievement Gap		Alan Blankstein
School Leadership		Michelle Pedigo
Teaching and Learning Through Multiple Intelligences		Bruce Campbell
The Brain, Learning and Multiple Intelligences		Bruce Campbell
Differentiated Teaching and Assessing Through Multiple Intelligences		Debbie Silver
Designing Standards-Based Lessons that Meet Different Student Needs		Debbie Silver
Building a Classroom Community that Supports a Differentiated Environment		Debbie Silver
Managing the Differentiated Classrooms		Debbie Silver
Finding Your Strengths as a Teacher		Debbie Silver
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Part 1		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Part 2		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Part 3		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom: Part 1		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom: Part 2		Susan Winebrenner
User Friendly Data Tools for Schools		Lynda Irvin
Web Resources for a Standards-Based Curriculum		Jim Moulton
Literacy on All Fronts - Teaching Reading, Writing & Vocabulary in All Subjects		Rick Wormeli
School Wide Literacy, Part 1: The Building Blocks for Academic Achievement		Judith Irvin
School Wide Literacy, Part 2: Improving Academic Achievement Through Content Area Literacy		Nancy Dean
Homework Practices and Policies that Work		Rick Wormeli
Strategies to Reduce Classroom Disruption		Rick Wormeli
Integrating Curriculum: Part 1		Mark Springer
Integrating Curriculum: Part 2		Mark Springer
School and After School Connections		Daryl Bundrige
What Great Teachers Do Differently: Part 1		Todd Whitaker
What Great Teachers Do Differently: Part 2		Todd Whitaker
What Great Teachers Do Differently: Part 3		Todd Whitaker
What Great Teachers Do Differently: Part 4		Todd Whitaker
What Great Teachers Do Differently: Part 5		Todd Whitaker
Differentiated Assessment and Grading		Rick Wormeli
Strategic Instruction Model		Donald Deshler
Using Rubrics to Evaluate and Improve Student Performance Part I		Jay McTighe
Enhancing Your Instructional Content		Keith Lenz
The Building Blocks of Differentiated Instruction		Bruce Campbell
Aligning School Leadership with the ISLLC Standards		Doug Fiore
Dealing with Difficult Parents		Doug Fiore
Differentiation Through Learning Styles and Memory		Marilee Sprenger
Matching Instruction and Assessment Using Memory Pathways		Marilee Sprenger
Day-to-Day in a Differentiated Classroom: Differentiated Assessment		Bruce Campbell
The Adolescent Brain		Marilee Sprenger
Using Rubrics to Evaluate and Improve Student Performance Part II		Jay McTighe
Teaching Kids In a Mixed Ability Classroom: Part 1		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Kids In a Mixed Ability Classroom: Part 2		Susan Winebrenner
Educators: Leading for Excellence, Part 1		Clifton Taulbert
Educators: Leading for Excellence, Part 2		Clifton Taulbert
Educators: Leading for Excellence, Part 3		Clifton Taulbert
Educators: Leading for Excellence, Part 4		Clifton Taulbert

Curriculum Planning & Development: Integrating your Curriculum in a Differentiated Environment (15 Hours)
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In this course educators will be presented with ways to design lessons that meet standards and provide meaningful learning. Participants will learn Backwards Design, the characteristics of high quality curriculum, and the Learning Cycle. They will learn various classroom activities so that they can build their learning environments to accommodate everyone’s needs. Activities and descriptions let participants explore ways of assessing their students. Additionally, resources are offered for those wishing to go deeper into this topic. Educators will be expected to integrate their curriculum based on the differentiated needs of their students to create a learning environment that meets each individual need of their students. Educators will be responsible for learning what the practical issues of initiating, maintaining, and expanding curriculum integration are and how to effectively apply differentiation.
More Strategies for Differentiation		Carol Ann Tomlinson
Strategies for Differentiation		Carol Ann Tomlinson
Differentiated Teaching and Assessing Through Multiple Intelligences		Debbie Silver
Designing Standards-Based Lessons that Meet Different Student Needs		Debbie Silver
Integrating Curriculum: Part 1		Mark Springer
Integrating Curriculum: Part 2		Mark Springer
Using Rubrics to Evaluate and Improve Student Performance Part I		Jay McTighe
Day-to-Day in a Differentiated Classroom: Differentiated Assessment		Bruce Campbell

Evaluation & Testing: Building Effective Rubrics and Assessments (10 Hours)
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Participants will first learn a step-by-step process for identifying the critical vocabulary contained within their own state standards, and they will learn the most effective methods for teaching this vocabulary to students. Meta-analysis of the research has conclusively shown that when teachers effectively introduce these specific vocabulary strategies to students that the class average will improve a minimum of 30 percentile. By teaching these specific strategies, if the class average was at the 50th percentile, this one tool can move the class average to the 100th percentile. That’s the difference between failure and exemplary performance.
Session 16: Building Effective Assessments		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 17: Leading Kids to Self-Assess		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 18: Building Rubrics for Formative and Summative Assessments		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 19: Putting It All Together		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 20: The Emotion Of Testing		Donna Walker Tileston

Teaching Methodology: Using Vocabulary in Teaching Compare and Contrast (10 Hours)
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Research has shown conclusively that the most important factor in success on high stakes tests is the student’s ability to define and use the vocabulary contained in standards and benchmarks. What this means is that educators need a working knowledge of how to identify and use the language of state standards to prepare their students with the critical skills needed for high success on state exams. Once the essential vocabulary has been identified, educators then need to know which instructional strategies will be the most effective in teaching the vocabulary and processes that underpin success on high stakes tests. The course is designed to provide educators with the tools and strategies needed to improve student test scores.
Session 6: Step-by-Step Process for Teaching Vocabulary		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 7: Teaching Vocabulary in the Classroom		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 8: Finding the Process Skills in the Standards		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 9: Teaching Compare and/or Contrast		Donna Walker Tileston
Session 10: Teaching Non-Linguistic Organizers		Donna Walker Tileston

Teaching Methodology: Challenging Gifted Students Using the SCG Model, Part I (15 Hours)
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This course will cover an in-depth set of topics that describe the School-wide Cluster Grouping Model to educators, parents, and administrators. The SCGM is a method for providing full-time gifted services without major budget implications. Implementing these strategies has the potential to raise achievement for all students. With the SCGM, all students are purposely placed into classrooms based on their abilities and potential. Participants will learn the responsibility of the SCGM and the training necessary to become an SCGM teacher, administrator, mentor or specialist. There will also be video of primary, intermediate, and middle school classroom demonstrations in which participants will be shown the name card game, various use of questioning, and other differentiated instruction techniques.
Description of the SCGM to Educators		Susan Winebrenner
Description of the SCGM to Parents		Dina Brulles
Description of the SCGM to Administrators		Susan Winebrenner
Teaching Strategies for Students in the Primary Grades		Dina Brulles
Demonstrations in Primary Classrooms		Dina Brulles
Training for Gifted Specialists and Mentors		Dina Brulles
Teaching Strategies for Students in the Intermediate Grades		Susan Winebrenner

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