General Education Services
On-Site District Sessions
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On-Site District Sessions 

Our specialists come to you.

Contact Us

 

Jennifer Conner

jennifer.conner@esc12.net

(254) 297-1153

 

 

 

 

Customer Testimonial

"I just want you to know [the ESC Region 12 specialists] all have done an absolutely amazing job in out district! Top notch. They have and will make a difference in the education of our students."

ESC 12 Education Specialists provide professional learning experiences for K-12 educators that are high-leverage, research-based, and able to support district goals and priorities. Specialists are also prepared to work with district and campus leaders to develop a plan for implementation support and coaching as educators work to put their learning into practice.

With on-site professional development, our specialists come to you! Choose professional learning opportunities that are customized to meet your district's needs.

3-hour Professional Learning Experiences

Designed for Any Grade Band K-12

Workshops will incorporate skills, research, and/or resources to support Essential Action 5.1 of the Effective Schools Framework focused on providing instructional professional development. 


Annotation

Encourage students to interact meaningfully with text and promote a deeper understanding.


Complex Texts 

Learn strategies and scaffolds to help students access complex text and unlock the power of vocabulary, author’s craft, and text-based responses. 

 

Small Group Instruction 

Understand the components and structure of small group instruction. Leave with a variety of strategies and resources you can implement immediately in your classroom.


Vocabulary

Learn strategies to explicitly teach words to help students gain ownership, develop deep understanding, and improve comprehension.


Word Study

Establish routines that focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, meaning, and spelling that will aid in growing readers and writers.


Workshop Model

Focus on strategies to successfully implement a workshop model in the RLA classroom


Writing Across the Content

Develop strategies and resources that encourage thoughtful responses and authentic compositions.

 

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3-hour Professional Learning Experiences

Workshops will incorporate skills, research, and/or resources to support Essential Action 5.1 of the Effective Schools Framework focused on providing instructional professional development. 


Elementary Workshops

Developing Number Sense & Reasoning w/ Engaging Routines | Pre-K-5

Building Thinkers in Math with Tasks | 3-5

Fostering Learning Through Productive Struggle | K-5


Middle School Workshops

Building Fluency in:

  • Additive and Multiplicative Reasoning
  • Rational Numbers
  • Proportional Reasoning
  • Algebraic Reasoning
  • Solving Equations

Building Thinking Classrooms in Math through Thinking Tasks


High School Workshops

Capitalizing on the Use of: 

  • TI-Nspires in the Classroom
  • TI-Navigators in the Classroom
  • TI- 84s in the Classroom
  • Desmos in the Classroom
  • Purposeful Manipulatives for Algebra and Geometry
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TEKS Resource System 101 - Foundation Training for Educators: K-12

TEKS Resource System is a customizable, online curriculum management system aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). TEKS Resource System's high quality curriculum and assessment components assist schools in meeting the high standard of rigor and relevance required in the TEKS and STAAR assessments. TEKS Resource System 101: Foundation Training for Educators is specifically designed for NEW TEKS Resource System users. Through investigation and discussion, participants will develop a solid understanding of each component and how to effectively navigate the online system. Using the system to meet the needs of all students will be addressed.


Purposeful Planning with the IFD: K-12

This training is a hands-on, activity-based session with a step-by-step process for planning instruction using the IFD. It will incorporate research-based instructional strategies so that teachers can design instruction aligned to the TEKS and better prepare students for STAAR.


Targeting STAAR with the IFD in Math, Science and Social Studies: K-12

This session will focus on TEKS RS documents and STAAR data and blueprints. Teachers will use these resources to plan for upcoming units of instruction. A process for analyzing data, planning instruction, and targeting student needs will be modeled and explored. Teachers will have the opportunity to plan a unit using the new process and tools discussed in the session.

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