Tuesday Talks for Teachers
TUESDAYS | 4:30-6 PM | VIRTUAL
This dynamic, virtual professional development series is designed to empower educators like never before! On select Tuesdays throughout the year, you can join us for engaging discussions, insightful workshops, and invaluable strategies tailored to enhance your teaching prowess. From innovative classroom techniques to navigating the latest educational trends, we're here to equip you with the tools you need to excel. Elevate your teaching game, connect with fellow educators, and transform your classroom experience through Tuesday Talks for Teachers. Don't miss out on this transformative journey toward becoming the educator you aspire to be!
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
TUE, SEP 23
Creating Successful School and Parent Partnerships to Support Students with Intense Learning Needs
Ms. Jenny Nilsen | Center for Identity Potential
Early Registration Discount
- Register by September 2 and save!
- Early Registration Rate - $25
- Regular Registration Rate - $35
DESCRIPTION
By far one of the most stressful experiences can be collaboration between parents, teachers and professionals when supporting students with significant learning needs, espeically our most advanced students. With so many variables to manage and personalities to balance, it is wonder that creating positive parent partnerships can be challenging! Join us as we look at how to put together a team in a way that is non-adversarial and cooperative. The presentation will identify key parts that go into building the team and keeping that team effective over time. The appropriate role and use of testing and assessment will also be discussed.
Bio
Through her warmth and kindness as well as her extraordinary powers of observation, Jenny seeks to create healthy and productive working relationships with her clients. She is highly skilled at the evaluation process, which allows her to diligently assess the needs and desires of people of all ages, including young children. Her approach is proactive, exploratory and creative which promotes growth and identity development within an individual as well as the family. Jenny seeks to help her clients live a life that is a good fit for them.
As a listener, Jenny has an uncanny ability to integrate what she hears and notices things that others often do not. Jenny activates self-awareness in others through her mastery of combining honesty and a sensitivity to other’s vulnerabilities. She has personal experience with physical disability and has spent many years conducting workshops and facilitating group discussions pertaining to the challenges of creating identities beyond disability or exceptionality.
TUE, SEP 30
Got Engagement?
Ms. Mary Jo Ziegler | Education Consultant
Early Registration Discount
- Register by September 9 and save!
- Early Registration Rate - $25
- Regular Registration Rate - $35
DESCRIPTION
Engagement is a key to learning. So, what are the teacher moves that help increase student engagement? This session will share the research that informs our engagement efforts, and will provide easy and intentional moves to increase student engagement across the school year. Bring a planner so that you can embed the specific practices that will work in your classroom. We will explore ideas that work best with Kindergarten all the way through high school and beyond. Build these intentional engagement moves into your school year to support student learning.
Bio
Mary Jo Ziegler is an experienced education consultant and instructional coach. Her career spans over 36 years in diverse educational settings, including rural and urban classroom, school, district, and state level leadership. She spent the first 15 years of her career teaching grades 2-8, and has completed two Master’s Degrees, one in curriculum with a reading specialist certification, and one in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis both from U.W.-Madison. These led to roles as instructional resource teacher, coach, literacy coordinator, PK-12 director of instruction, and DPI Consultant for Title I and reading followed.
Throughout the years, Mary Jo has worked to support educators as they design engaging and effective learning opportunities to motivate achievement by building routines and scaffolds that increase access for all learners. Most recently, through her training as an implementation specialist, MJ has honed skills in supporting district and school leaders as they plan and implement innovations to ensure effective learning across the system.
TUE, OCT 14
TUE, OCT 21
High Leverage Practices for SPED - double session!
Dr. Elizabeth Grobart | UW-Parkside
Early Registration Discount
- Register by September 30 and save!
- Early Registration Rate - $50
- Regular Registration Rate - $70
DESCRIPTION
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TUE, OCT 28
TUE, NOV 4
Reaching Las Estrellas: Connecting to ELLS & Families
Ms. Anna Morgan | former UW-Parkside Adjunct
Early Registration Discount
- Register by October 7 and save!
- Early Registration Rate - $25
- Regular Registration Rate - $35
DESCRIPTION
¡Hola a todos! Get to know and connect with your English Language Learners and their families. These sessions will focus on understanding the basics of language acquisition and levels of English your students may have, building rapport, and practical ways to assist students in the classroom.
Our second session will focus on using assessments for students with varying levels of English. We will also differentiate between students who may need further support due to lack of English fluency versus those who may need academic support due to a learning disability.
Bio
Anna Morgan is an educator passionate about reaching second language learners and students with unique abilities. She worked many years in Milwaukee Public Schools in the areas of language immersion, DUAL language and Special Education. For the past 5 years, Ms. Morgan has enjoyed teaching educators at University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She currently is spending time with her children and provides pro-bono English translation.
TUE, NOV 11
Strategies for Secondary Reading and Literacy
Ms. Sallie Berndt | Whitewater Unified School District
Early Registration Discount
- Register by October 21 and save!
- Early Registration Rate - $25
- Regular Registration Rate - $35
DESCRIPTION
This session is all about secondary literacy and will focus on practical strategies and ideas that educators can immediately implement. During this session, participants will learn to identify and address the diverse literacy needs of secondary learners, in both content-specific and general literacy skills. Key areas of focus would include explicit instruction in vocabulary development, strategies for improving reading comprehension of complex texts, and techniques for fostering effective writing across disciplines. The session will also emphasize the importance of creating a literacy-rich classroom environment, including incorporating digital tools and promoting student engagement through active learning and collaborative activities. Participants will ideally leave the session with concrete examples, adaptable resources, and a renewed understanding of how to empower all students in the secondary literacy classroom.
Bio
Sallie Berndt has spent her entire professional career of over 19 years in middle schools, working with students and staff. Starting as an English Language Arts teacher, a reading interventionist, Reading Specialist, Instructional Coach, and now EMLSS (Equitable Multi Levels Systems of Support) Coordinator, it's safe to say that Sallie has a passion for secondary literacy! Through working with students and educators in several settings over the years, Sallie has a larger systems-approach to literacy and learning, and loves to inspire future and current educators.
November Bundle Discount
- Register for both the November 11 and November 18 Tuesday Talks and pay only
- $40 TOTAL if registered before October 21
- $60 TOTAL if registered after October 21
- Enter code: NOVEMBER BUNDLE in the course name during registration to secure your spot in both workshops!
TUE, NOV 18
Leveraging Student Invented Strategies and Notations in Teaching Math
Mr. Dan Krill & Ms. Nicole O'Connor | Hamilton School District
Early Registration Discount
- Register by October 28 and save!
- Early Registration Rate - $25
- Regular Registration Rate - $35
DESCRIPTION
The history of mathematics is rich with culture and creativity. People from all around the world have contributed to this growing body of knowledge by inventing strategies and notations to symbolize and generalize their conceptual understanding of mathematics. However, the standardization of school mathematics has (in)advertently put a focus on conventional notations and strategies (i.e. standard algorithms). While there is value to learning to communicate mathematical ideas in a conventional way, ignoring the history and development of such conventions can make mathematics seem rigid, closed, and disconnected.
The common core and NCTM standards attempt to restore the humanness of mathematics partially through the practice standards and partially through content standards that speak to strategies alongside algorithms. Wisconsin's own vision of mathematics states "Mathematics is a human activity of experiencing, interacting with, and relating to the world." To realize this vision, and bring back the richness of culture and ingenuity to mathematics, it comes down to day to day activities that allow students to invent their own strategies and notations alongside learning conventional ones. In doing so, we inspire students to engage in the art of doing mathematics.
Bio
Dan Krill is a father, educator, and songwriter. He double-majored in math education and philosophy (BS, L&S, UW Madison), then earned his master’s in math education with an emphasis in learning sciences (MS, C&I, UW Madison). He has taught secondary and post-secondary math for over 20 years and currently works as a 5-12 instructional coach in south-eastern Wisconsin.
Thus far, Dan has published a dozen articles and blogs related to maintaining teacher autonomy, fostering creativity, and recognizing opportunities to learn in day to day experiences. He has also presented at the SLATE conference on project-based learning in math and the WATG conference on math programming that supports gifted learners.
November Bundle Discount
- Register for both the November 11 and November 18 Tuesday Talks and pay only
- $40 TOTAL if registered before October 21
- $60 TOTAL if registered after October 21
- Enter code: NOVEMBER BUNDLE in the course name during registration to secure your spot in both workshops!
TUE, DEC 9
Recognizing and Fostering Motivation Through Skill Development
Ms. Jenny Nilsen | Center for Identity Potential
Early Registration Discount
- Register by November 18 and save!
- Early Registration Rate - $25
- Regular Registration Rate - $35
DESCRIPTION
Motivation is a tricky word because it can be difficult to quantify. Many studentsstruggle with this concept because their lack of "follow through" can look like they don't care, or they just aren't motivated. What if there was a better way to recognize and support the underlying skill gaps that lead to a presentation of lack of motivation? In this presentation we will explore all the different presentations of motivation and where it really stems from and how you can best support your students to produce outcomes. We will also look at how motivation is rooted in a student's social and emotional wellbeing.
Bio
Through her warmth and kindness as well as her extraordinary powers of observation, Jenny seeks to create healthy and productive working relationships with her clients. She is highly skilled at the evaluation process, which allows her to diligently assess the needs and desires of people of all ages, including young children. Her approach is proactive, exploratory and creative which promotes growth and identity development within an individual as well as the family. Jenny seeks to help her clients live a life that is a good fit for them.
As a listener, Jenny has an uncanny ability to integrate what she hears and notices things that others often do not. Jenny activates self-awareness in others through her mastery of combining honesty and a sensitivity to other’s vulnerabilities. She has personal experience with physical disability and has spent many years conducting workshops and facilitating group discussions pertaining to the challenges of creating identities beyond disability or exceptionality.