Full Catalog of Upcoming Events

Compare and Contrast is an instructional strategy that can be used at all grade levels and in all content areas.  This is an electronic version of the training that was offered through Georgia's Critical Thinking Skills program first issued in the 1990s.  The Compare and Contrast Strategy has the rationale for using the strategy, model lessons, sample lessons, processing activities, and variations for use in different content areas.  It also includes a variety of visual organizers and took box activities to actively engage students to participate in class.  Instructions are included for Kindling, Survey, Boggle, and Give One-Get one.

A touch-screen instructional math resource for every 3-8 classroom, teachers select tasks that are as engaging as they are rigorous. Organized by math concepts, Math in the Fast Lane is a research-based instructional framework that builds success in ALL students. Within the MFL framework, teachers utilize resources to build dynamic, 100% engagement lessons.

Text-Dependent Questions breaks down the process into four cognitive pathways that help teachers "organize the journey through a text" and frame an extended discussion around it.  This study includes illustrative videos, recommended texts and questions, and examples from across content areas.

Text-Dependent Questions breaks down the process into four cognitive pathways that help teachers "organize the journey through a text" and frame an extended discussion around it.  This study includes illustrative videos, recommended texts and questions, and examples from across content areas.

This course will give you the information you need to work with wrap-around staff in different mental health conditions and the coexisting issues they might travel with in our students.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

This course will lay the groundwork necessary to create the climate for all three tiers of mental health.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

This session focuses on the manifestations of mental health issues and how to ameliorate them in the classroom.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

The School Improvement (SI) Dashboard feature in SLDS provides an insight of different data variables reflected at a school, district and state level.  This professional development gives a brief overview of how to navigate the platform, and explores possible uses of the trend data housed in the platform as schools engage in data-driven school improvement planning. 

What are our biggest challenges in the classroom today? Three of the major ones are student motivation, student engagement, and high expectations for learning.  How can we make a difference in each of these areas to positively impact student learning?

Goals of Session:

1. Understand aspects of intrinsic motivation and how that applies in the classroom.
2. Understand how expectations relate to motivation and engagement.
3. Learn highly engaging and motivating strategies for use in all classrooms.
4. Develop and action plan to apply the information in your classroom.

There will be no out of HGRESA area registrations allowed.

 Brian Buffington, EdTech Guru and Educator Innovator has created a self-paced online course for district and school leaders. The hands-on modules will help attendees become more efficient, effective, and safe with their use of Google Apps and other technology. Modules include Drive, Chrome, Gmail, Forms, Security & Privacy, and Engagement & Creativity. Brian shares some of his favorite engagement and creative tools that are perfect for K-12 leaders.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

EdTech Trainer and Presenter, Brian Buffington walks educators through the basics of Google Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets and Forms. This training is self-paced, using a mixture of video instruction and hands-on application. Brian gives examples and ideas that are specific to K-12 education.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

Mental Health Training- Functional Behavior Assessment

Tertiary Level – How to Determine the Function of a Behavior and Implement a Multi-modal Plan

At this tier three level training, we will take ten days of data on a student with an IEP and learn how to analyze the data by hand to determine the summary statement.  Once we learn how to do this by hand, Dr. Riffel will show participants how to collect the data using her free FBA Data Tool that graphs antecedent, behavior, and consequence data instantly.  She will then proceed to show them how to use this information to write a Behavioral Intervention Plan that is based on data and matches the function of the behavior.  She will also show participants how to gather intervention and follow-up data using her free Baseline, Intervention, Follow-up Graphing Tool.

Session One: Ten Rules that Govern Behavior

Session Two:  What is a Functional Behavior Assessment

Session Three: Real Data

Session Four: Intervention and Follow-up Data

Session Five: Revising the Environment, Replacing the Behavior, and Reframing the Response

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

Amie has worked with thousands of teachers across the U.S. and is thrilled to be able to impact students’ lives by sharing interventions that increase teacher effectiveness. With over 25 years in education, as a teacher, behavior interventionist and classroom coach, Amie has built a great ‘toolbox’ for motivating and managing even the most challenging students. Her live seminars are attended by teachers, school counselors, assistants, and administrators. Through teachable.com, you can now learn from Amie in your own space, on your own time.

 Amie is the author of two books for elementary aged children, Your Happy Heart and There's No Dream Too Tall. Both books can be purchased at www.behaviorqueen.com/book or Amazon. Each book has additional teacher resources available.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

This training is limited to person who will substitute in a Heart of Georgia RESA school system:  Bleckley, Dodge, Dublin City, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, or Wilcox.  If you wish to substitute somewhere else, you must register for 210.1, Substitute Teach Training out of the HGRESA Area and pay an additional fee.

The purpose of this training program is to help participants be more successful as substitute teachers; therefore, meeting the requirement of the Georgia Board of Education (Code: GBRJ). Participants will be exposed to the rudiments of professional ethics, classroom management, instructional techniques, and some basic curriculum content. Participants will receive suggestions regarding "do's and don'ts" when substituting and activities to use when the classroom teacher's lesson plans cannot be followed.

CODE CLASS (On Demand)

An online module has been developed and will be available at all times. However, there are accountability measures embedded, so please read the instructions carefully upon registering online. You will not be issued credit for the class  until you have paid for the class. (Money orders only; No checks or credit cards)

Step 1:  Register online via the HGRESA Professional Learning page.

Step 2:  Mail money order to HGRESA, 717 Smith Street, Dublin, GA 31021  (Attention:  Substitute Teacher Training)

Step 3: Access the links that you have been provided in the instructions.

Step 4:  Start the video. listen intently, and take notes. This is an auditory process and you have the option to re-listen.

Step 5: Complete the assessment at the end.

Step 6:  Complete the HGRESA Event Feedback Form.

This training is limited to person who will NOT substitute in a Heart of Georgia RESA school system:  Bleckley, Dodge, Dublin City, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, or Wilcox. There will be a $75 Out of Area Fee.

The purpose of this training program is to help participants be more successful as substitute teachers; therefore, meeting the requirement of the Georgia Board of Education (Code: GBRJ). Participants will be exposed to the rudiments of professional ethics, classroom management, instructional techniques, and some basic curriculum content. Participants will receive suggestions regarding "do's and don'ts" when substituting and activities to use when the classroom teacher's lesson plans cannot be followed.

CODE CLASS (On Demand)

An online module has been developed and will be available at all times. However, there are accountability measures embedded, so please read the instructions carefully upon registering online. You will not be issued credit for the class  until you have paid for the class. (Money orders only; No checks or credit cards)

Step 1:  Register online via the HGRESA Professional Learning page.

Step 2:  Mail money order to HGRESA, 717 Smith Street, Dublin, GA 31021  (Attention:  Substitute Teacher Training Out of Area)

Step 3: Access the links that you have been provided in the instructions.

Step 4:  Start the video. listen intently, and take notes. This is an auditory process and you have the option to re-listen.

Step 5: Complete the assessment at the end.

Step 6:  Complete the HGRESA Event Feedback Form.

There are seven different modules, organized by pages on this website: What is Classroom?, Setup, Assignments, Grading/Feedback, Classroom Communication, Guardian Communication, and What's New?!

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

There are 7 different modules, organized by pages on this website: Phones, Communication, Gaming, Social Media, Parental Control Apps, Online Bullying, and Educational Tech.

There will be an out of the HGRESA area fee of $50.

This boo

This book study requires the use of the text Disruptive Thinking:Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst.  Copies of the book are available in districts that have federally identified schools or by requesting from Heart of Georgia RESA.  There are author videos for each chapter plus additional resources for downloading from Scholastic.  This book emphasizes the need for students to think as they read so that they become responsive, responsible, compassionate readers.

Pre-Steps:

Send an email to Professional Standards Commission (Georgia PSC) and ask about the requirements for recertification.

Send the response to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

HGRESA Steps:

Step 1:  Register online for the class:

Step 2:  Send a check for $100 to HGRESA  717 Smith Street  Dublin, GA and put a note indicating payment for the course.  Out of area cost - $175.00.

Step 3:  Book is not included in the cost.   Purchase the book:  Classroom Management by Dr. Harry Wong. 

Pre-Steps:

Send an email to Professional Standards Commission (Georgia PSC) and ask about the requirements for recertification.

Send the response to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

HGRESA Steps:

Step 1:  Register online for the class:

Step 2:  Send a check for $100 to HGRESA  717 Smith Street  Dublin, GA and put a note indicating payment for the course.  Out of area cost - $175.00.

Step 3:  Book is not included in the cost. Purchase the book:  Teaching Adolescent Writers by Kelly Gallagher.

Remote learning has exploded, due in part, to COVID-19.  Did you find yourself struggling to provide the quality of instruction that you use in the physical classroom?  Let’s look at ways to take remote learning to a new level.

Goals of Session:

1. Understand ways remote learning can support best practices in instruction.
2. Learn strategies for taking best practices that you use in your classroom and adapting them for remote learning.
3. Learn new strategies to enhance your current and future remote instruction.
4. Develop and action plan to apply the information in your classroom.

No one out of the Heart of Georgia RESA area is allowed to register for this course.

This in-depth book study of Jennifer Serravallo's A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences Grades K-8 utilizes all the resources on the Heinemann site.  A copy of the text is necessary to access the videos and handouts.  If you do not have a copy, you may request one from Heart of Georgia RESA by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  This text is used in the Growing Literacy Reading Grant.

Teachers will listen to the video segment. They will request a copy of the book from HGRESA (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). They will read the book, share the information from the book with another reading teacher or share during PLC time. The teacher will complete the HGRESA feedback form. If he or she wants contact hours, he or she will complete a certification form and submit.