Learning & Teaching Institutes

5 Courses and Events – 5 “Must-Know” Topics

Learn new skills!

Attend as an individual or as a team!

Improve test scores!

Get better!

Improve learning in your classroom!

Each course is a major component of effective middle level education and will be offered for professional or graduate credit. This professional experience is based on This We Believe (from NMSA), BRIM (from NASSP), and Turning Points 2000 (from Carnegie). Terrific consultants facilitate each offering for intensive effective learning. Leave with greater confidence, new skills, and new directions.

The Courses

The Young Adolescent Learners
Presenter: Eunice Taylor, NELMS Teacher-in-Residence

Classroom Learning Strategies That Support School Improvement
Presenter: Jill Spencer

Implementing RTI at the Middle Level
Presenter: Paul and Ester Asbell

Checking for Understanding: It's Much More Than a Ticket to Leave
(Formative Assessment)
Presenter: Mary Jean Fawcett

Personalization of Learning – In the Classroom and in Advisory
Presenter: Pat Clem

Quality Teams & Teaming
Presenter: Susan Dumas, NELMS Teacher-in-Residence