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April 28, 2008

McREL 2008 Summer Professional Development

Translate research into results

Come to McREL this summer for professional development that makes a difference. Choose from among sessions for both teachers and leaders, held in our Denver facilities.

Sessions for Teachers

Learn from research how to improve your teaching

Classroom Instruction that Works
June 9?11, 2008, $350
This 3-day institute describes nine categories of effective instructional strategies and shows how to implement them in the classroom. Based on the best-selling Classroom Instruction that Works, one of the most widely-used professional development manuals in education today.

Use technology to improve student achievement

Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works
June 16?18, 2008, $525
This 3-day workshop explores ways to use technology with the nine research-based instructional strategies to enhance student achievement using your existing lesson plans.

Designing Effective Science Lessons

Through 2-day workshops or a week-long academy, science teachers will learn how to focus on the right content, deepen students? understanding of science, engage students, and encourage high-order thinking.

Developing Student Understanding
June 23?24, 2008, $350

Designing Effective Science Lessons Academy (Complete series)
July 7?11, 2008, $1,000 ($800 before June 1)

Identifying Important Content
September 1?2, 2008, $350

Creating a Learning Environment
November 3?4, 2008, $350

Help ELL students succeed in mainstream settings

Classroom Instruction that Works with ELLs
July 15?16, $350
Based on our popular book of the same title, this 2-day workshop applies the nine categories of research-based instructional strategies to five stages of language acquisition. Learn how to successfully engage and raise the achievement of English-language learners in mainstream classrooms.

Create a guaranteed & viable science curriculum

Designing a School or District Curriculum Audit in Science
August 4?5, 2008, $350
Develop a step-by-step process for creating an alignment matrix, mapping assessments to standards, identifying gaps in instruction and achievement, and evaluating a school or district curriculum framework for appropriateness.

Challenge & motivate your math students

Doing the Right Things Right in Mathematics
August 7?8, 2008, $350
Examine and experience for yourself the characteristics of effective mathematics learning environments through activities, dialogue, video clips, and selected readings. Learn strategies to increase student engagement and accountability and to incorporate data from formative assessment into the learning process.

Sessions for Leaders

Help ELL students succeed in mainstream settings

What Works with ELLs: Academies for Instructional Leaders
April 24, 2008?June 26, 2009, $4,000/team
This five-session, fifteen-month professional development program brings instructional leaders together to get their schools focused on proven, practical strategies for improving ELL achievement.

Power Walkthrough seminar
June 12?13, 2008, $600 (includes software license)
During this 2-day seminar, you?ll gain a practical understanding of the strategies in Classroom Instruction that Works, why they are so powerful in student learning, and how to identify their use in classrooms. Learn how to use McREL?s Power Walkthrough software on your hand-held device to observe, evaluate, and record classroom observations and coach your teachers to higher levels of performance.

Learn how leaders make a difference for students

Balanced Leadership Institutes

Gain knowledge and practical skills from McREL?s research, reported in the ASCD publication School Leadership that Works, to guide your school to higher levels of performance and student achievement. Attend one or all four in a series of 2-day institutes.

An Overview
June 25?26, $350

Developing a Purposeful Community
June 27?28, $350

Managing Change
June 30?July 1, $350

Choosing the Right Focus
July 2?3, $350

Discounts are available for group registrations or multiple sessions.