Full Catalog of Upcoming Events

Format: CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  ELA, Writing

Grade Span: 6

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Dr. Kevin Raczynski

Contact Hours:            

These CODE courses focus on techniques for providing feedback on students’ writing. Research has shown that these techniques are effective (Hattie & Timperley, 2007; Yuan, Engelhard, Raczynski, & Wang, 2022). 

 

“Effective” means the student understands the feedback more clearly and so is more likely to take action, making changes that clearly improve the written response.  

 

These techniques include:

 

  • Not giving students too much feedback but instead prioritizing feedback in just a few areas that would lead to the greatest improvement between drafts.

 

  • Being as specific as possible.

 

  • Putting the feedback in the form of a question (whenever possible).

 

  • Tailoring the feedback to the student’s current level of progress.

 

In each course, we model applying these techniques, and then there is an application exercise where you can practice applying the same techniques to a small sample of student responses.

 

There is a unique course for each grade level and genre (opinion/argumentative, informational, and narrative). Therefore, there are three unique courses per grade level. Note, at the high school level, there are three courses per grade band (9-10 and 11-12).  

Event Date 09-26-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format: CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  ELA, Writing

Grade Span: 7

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Dr. Kevin Raczynski

Contact Hours:            

These CODE courses focus on techniques for providing feedback on students’ writing. Research has shown that these techniques are effective (Hattie & Timperley, 2007; Yuan, Engelhard, Raczynski, & Wang, 2022). 

 

“Effective” means the student understands the feedback more clearly and so is more likely to take action, making changes that clearly improve the written response.  

 

These techniques include:

 

  • Not giving students too much feedback but instead prioritizing feedback in just a few areas that would lead to the greatest improvement between drafts.

 

  • Being as specific as possible.

 

  • Putting the feedback in the form of a question (whenever possible).

 

  • Tailoring the feedback to the student’s current level of progress.

 

In each course, we model applying these techniques, and then there is an application exercise where you can practice applying the same techniques to a small sample of student responses.

 

There is a unique course for each grade level and genre (opinion/argumentative, informational, and narrative). Therefore, there are three unique courses per grade level. Note, at the high school level, there are three courses per grade band (9-10 and 11-12).  

Event Date 09-26-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format: CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  ELA, Writing

Grade Span: 8

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Dr. Kevin Raczynski

Contact Hours:            

These CODE courses focus on techniques for providing feedback on students’ writing. Research has shown that these techniques are effective (Hattie & Timperley, 2007; Yuan, Engelhard, Raczynski, & Wang, 2022). 

 

“Effective” means the student understands the feedback more clearly and so is more likely to take action, making changes that clearly improve the written response.  

 

These techniques include:

 

  • Not giving students too much feedback but instead prioritizing feedback in just a few areas that would lead to the greatest improvement between drafts.

 

  • Being as specific as possible.

 

  • Putting the feedback in the form of a question (whenever possible).

 

  • Tailoring the feedback to the student’s current level of progress.

 

In each course, we model applying these techniques, and then there is an application exercise where you can practice applying the same techniques to a small sample of student responses.

 

There is a unique course for each grade level and genre (opinion/argumentative, informational, and narrative). Therefore, there are three unique courses per grade level. Note, at the high school level, there are three courses per grade band (9-10 and 11-12).  

Event Date 09-26-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format: CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  ELA, Writing

Grade Span: 9-10

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Dr. Kevin Raczynski

Contact Hours:            

These CODE courses focus on techniques for providing feedback on students’ writing. Research has shown that these techniques are effective (Hattie & Timperley, 2007; Yuan, Engelhard, Raczynski, & Wang, 2022). 

 

“Effective” means the student understands the feedback more clearly and so is more likely to take action, making changes that clearly improve the written response.  

 

These techniques include:

 

  • Not giving students too much feedback but instead prioritizing feedback in just a few areas that would lead to the greatest improvement between drafts.

 

  • Being as specific as possible.

 

  • Putting the feedback in the form of a question (whenever possible).

 

  • Tailoring the feedback to the student’s current level of progress.

 

In each course, we model applying these techniques, and then there is an application exercise where you can practice applying the same techniques to a small sample of student responses.

 

There is a unique course for each grade level and genre (opinion/argumentative, informational, and narrative). Therefore, there are three unique courses per grade level. Note, at the high school level, there are three courses per grade band (9-10 and 11-12).  

Event Date 09-26-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format: CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  ELA, Writing

Grade Span: 11-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA

Presenter: Dr. Kevin Raczynski

Contact Hours:            

These CODE courses focus on techniques for providing feedback on students’ writing. Research has shown that these techniques are effective (Hattie & Timperley, 2007; Yuan, Engelhard, Raczynski, & Wang, 2022). 

 

“Effective” means the student understands the feedback more clearly and so is more likely to take action, making changes that clearly improve the written response.  

 

These techniques include:

 

  • Not giving students too much feedback but instead prioritizing feedback in just a few areas that would lead to the greatest improvement between drafts.

 

  • Being as specific as possible.

 

  • Putting the feedback in the form of a question (whenever possible).

 

  • Tailoring the feedback to the student’s current level of progress.

 

In each course, we model applying these techniques, and then there is an application exercise where you can practice applying the same techniques to a small sample of student responses.

 

There is a unique course for each grade level and genre (opinion/argumentative, informational, and narrative). Therefore, there are three unique courses per grade level. Note, at the high school level, there are three courses per grade band (9-10 and 11-12).  

Event Date 09-26-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free
 
Format:  CODE Audience:  Teachers of Gifted/Leaders or Coordinators
Area:  Gifted Grade Span:  K-12
Location:  Online Sponsor:  GaDOE & HGRESA
Presenter:  Mary Jean Banter Contact Hours:  3
      

Mary Jean Banter of the Georgia Department of Education's Program Manager for Curriculum and Instruction/ Gifted Education and Advanced Academics and her Program Specialists team gave a 3-hour Nuts and Bolts of Gifted Education.

Discussions included talent development, the impact of advanced academics, referrals, identifications, gifted service delivery models, and gifted procedures manuals.

 

          

 

Event Date 11-04-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free
    

Format: CODE

Audience: Teachers

Area:  Math

Grade Span: 8-High School

Location:  Heart of GA RESA

Sponsor: HGRESA 

Presenter: Brad Sanders

Contact Hours:      6      

     
These are teachermade and desmos activities that coincide with the GADOE Inspire "Algebra: Concepts and Connections".         Units 1-4 are already developed.  Other units will be added.

 

Event Date 11-04-2024
Event End Date 06-30-2026
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  CODE

Audience: Academic Coaches

Area:  Leadership, Job Alike

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: GaDOE & HGRESA

Presenter: Jessica Nazario

Contact Hours:    2         

This is a recording of the virtual session held on November 12, 2024.  All of the resources and PowerPoint are included.

Join us for a highly interactive session for instructional coaches focused on facilitating and planning student-centered practices or personalized learning. All content is aligned with Georgia’s vision and standards for personalized learning.

Our goal is to better understand the why, what, and how of creating rigorous choice boards and playlists. We will explore how choice boards and playlists can enhance learning in various settings and across content areas. Resources for designing and using choice boards and applying other student-focused approaches will be shared.

Facilitators will share hands-on and reflection activities designed to engage and empower learners. Participants will walk away with knowledge of easy-to-use learner-centered experiences and the ability to apply practices that build capacity for the sustainability of personalized learning.

Event Date 11-15-2024 9:00 am
Event End Date 06-30-2026 11:00 am
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  Online Live

Audience: Teachers of Gifted, Gifted Coordinators

Area:  Gifted

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Heart of GA RESA

Sponsor: HGRESA & GaDOE

Presenter: Mary Jean Banter

Contact Hours:      1      

This is the presentation delivered for HGRESA on 11-18.24.

Mary Jean Banter of GADOE will meet with teachers of the gifted and gifted coordinators.

Learning Targets

  • Educators will understand the significance of the delivery models selected on student engagement and achievement.
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  • Educators will compare gifted service delivery models and how they meet the needs of the gifted learners.
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  • Educators will understand the impact of the K-12 gifted services continuum upon gifted and advanced learners.

 

Event Date 11-19-2024 10:30 am
Event End Date 06-30-2026 11:30 am
Cut off date 06-30-2026
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience:   K-4 Math & ELA Teachers

Area:   Math, Literacy

Grade Span:   K - 4

Location:  Heart of Ga. RESA

Sponsor:   Dublin City Schools

Presenter:    Grade Level Teachers

Contact hours:   6 1/2

Math and ELA content teachers will have an opportunity to dig deeper in their standards and pacing guide to determine the necessities for helping students make progress this year towards mastery. Teachers also will be looking at assessments to make sure instructional activities are aligned to the same rigor of the standards.

Event Date 11-21-2024 8:30 am
Event End Date 11-21-2024 3:00 pm
Cut off date 12-05-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Online Live

Audience: District Leaders, Elementary Teachers, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, School Leaders, Teacher Leaders

Area:  School Climate, Bullying

Grade Span: 

Location:  Online

Sponsor: GaDOE

Presenter: 

3.5

This professional learning focuses on examining bullying through the lens of trauma. Participants will learn about the negative impacts of childhood adversities and trauma on children and youth, how bullying can be a childhood adversity or trauma, the key characteristics of bullying, preventing and responding to bullying, and how childhood adversities can affect teachers and administrators in their dealings with children and youth in the school. Participants will be better prepared to recognize bullying when it occurs, take action to respond to bullying incidents, and support a healthy school climate for children and staff.
Note: This is an interactive training with limited participant spots available and will not be recorded. Please only register if you can commit to attending the live training.

Event Date 11-21-2024 12:00 pm
Event End Date 11-21-2024 3:30 pm
Cut off date 09-30-2024
Individual Price Free

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

 

Format:  Online Live

Audience: School Improvement Specialists

Area:  School Improvement

Grade Span: 

Location:  Online

Sponsor: GaDOE

Presenter:  Anthony D. Pack

Contact hours:     1        

This monthly CIT meeting is for RESA SIS, school leaders, and district leaders.

Event Date 11-22-2024 9:30 am
Event End Date 11-22-2024 10:30 am
Cut off date 11-28-2024
Individual Price Free

 

Format:  Online, Live

Audience:   Leaders and Teachers

Area:  ELA, Literacy, Reading, Leadership, Content Areas

Grade Span:  4 - 12

Location:  Online

Sponsor:    GaDOE and Keys to Literacy

Presenter:  GaDOE, Keys to Literacy

Contact hours:  1

 This is copied directly from the GDOE registration page:  "Join Keys to Literacy and the Georgia Department of Education for this series of engaging live webinars where you will explore evidence-based strategies to enhance literacy outcomes for students in grades 4-12. Participants will leave equipped with actionable insights to transform literacy instruction and support all learners effectively. These events will not be recorded. November 4, 2024: Adolescent Literacy Overview (suitable for all teachers) – Join us to explore what adolescent literacy is, who is involved, and what the research shows about literacy instruction for students in grades 4-12. December 2, 2024: Leading Effective Adolescent Literacy Practices (suitable for leaders) – Explore the role of leadership in assessing and addressing adolescent literacy concerns. Attendees will gain practical strategies and tools to develop and implement a plan to drive meaningful literacy improvements in grades 4-12. February 10, 2025: Effective Comprehension Instructional Practices (suitable for all teachers) – Discover how to enhance comprehension instruction with research- and evidence-based strategies designed to meet the diverse literacy needs of adolescent learners. Attendees will leave with practical tools and strategies to enhance their students’ reading comprehension, ensuring that all learners are better prepared to engage with and comprehend texts in the ELA and content area classrooms and beyond. March 3, 2025: Effective Vocabulary Instructional Practices (suitable for all teachers) – Discover how to enhance both direct and indirect vocabulary instruction with research- and evidence-based strategies designed to meet the diverse literacy needs of adolescent learners. Attendees will leave with practical tools and strategies to grow students’ vocabularies across all subjects. April 7, 2025: Effective Writing Instructional Practices (suitable for content area teachers) – Explore effective strategies for integrating writing into subject-specific instruction for students in grades 4-12. Participants will gain practical techniques for implementing quick writes in their classrooms, understand how to connect writing with reading strategies, and leave with ready-to-use templates to engage and support adolescent learners in various content areas, including ELA. May 5, 2025: Connecting the Writing Rope and Reading Rope with Keys to Literacy (suitable for all teachers) – Discover how the interconnected strands of writing and reading can be leveraged to enhance literacy instruction. This session will explore the connections between Scarborough’s “Reading Rope” and Sedita’s “Writing Rope,” and it will highlight the reciprocal relationship between writing and reading. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of and practical methods for aligning writing and reading instruction, as well as resources to support student literacy development. " Primary Contact: Sarah Welch - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

After registering, individuals will receive the link to register on the GDOE website and will then receive a link to the recording.

Event Date 12-02-2024 3:30 pm
Event End Date 12-02-2024 4:30 pm
Cut off date 12-16-2024
Individual Price Free

 

Format:  Online Live

Audience: School Improvement Specialists

Area:  School Improvement

Grade Span: 

Location:  Online

Sponsor: GaDOE

Presenter:  Anthony D. Pack

Contact hours:     1        

This monthly CIT meeting is for RESA SIS, school leaders, and district leaders.

Event Date 12-03-2024 10:00 am
Event End Date 12-03-2024 11:00 am
Cut off date 12-10-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience:   K-4 Teachers & Instructional Leaders

Area:   Math, Leadership, School Climate

Grade Span:   K - 4

Location:  Heart of Ga. RESA

Sponsor:   Dublin City Schools

Presenter:    Mikel (Academic Coach)

Contact hours:   7

Collaborative WORK SESSION for teachers to update pacing guides, explore resources, create assessments, etc.

Event Date 12-04-2024 8:30 am
Event End Date 12-04-2024 3:30 pm
Cut off date 12-18-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience:  Teachers in Montgomery

Area:  Reading, ELA

Grade Span:  K - 5

Location:  Heart of Ga. RESA

Sponsor:  GaDOE REI

Presenter:   Lexia

Contact hours:   7

Lexia will lead LETRS training for 45 participants. HGRESA paid for 5 seats for SI.

Event Date 12-04-2024 9:00 am
Event End Date 12-04-2024 4:00 pm
Cut off date 12-11-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience:  Family Engagement Coordinators of Dublin City Schools

Area:  Leadership

Grade Span:  K-12

Location:  Heart of Ga. RESA

Sponsor:  Dublin City Schools

Presenter:   Dr. LaRonda Fleming

Contact hours:  3

A meeting to discuss ongoing family engagement strategies and plans at Dublin City Schools.

Event Date 12-04-2024 9:00 am
Event End Date 12-04-2024 12:00 pm
Cut off date 12-18-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face and/or Online, Live

Audience:  HGRESA  Board of Control

Area:  

Grade Span:

Location: HGRESA and / or Online, Live

Sponsor:   HGRESA

Presenter:

Contact hours:   

 

This will be the monthly meeting of the Heart of Georgia RESA Board of Control. 

Event Date 12-04-2024 10:00 am
Event End Date 12-04-2024 1:00 pm
Cut off date 12-11-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience:   K-4 Teachers & Instructional Leaders

Area:   Math, Leadership, School Climate

Grade Span:   K - 4

Location:  Heart of Ga. RESA

Sponsor:   Dublin City Schools

Presenter:    Mikel (Academic Coach)

Contact hours:   7

Collaborative WORK SESSION for teachers to update pacing guides, explore resources, create assessments, etc.

Event Date 12-05-2024 8:30 am
Event End Date 12-05-2024 3:30 pm
Cut off date 12-19-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Online Live

Audience: Teachers, Leaders

Area:  School Climate, Mental Health

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: GaDOE

Presenter: Georgia State University Child Welfare Training Collaborative

Contact Hours:    3.5         

This professional learning from the Georgia State University Child Welfare Training Collaborative focuses on resilience as a primary strategy for combating the effects of trauma. Participants will examine the characteristics of resilience and learn specific strategies for building resilience in children and youth. Participants will be better prepared to use resilience as a strategy to improve child wellbeing and help children recover from the effects of trauma.
Note: This is an interactive training with limited participant spots available and will not be recorded. Please only register if you can commit to attending the live training.

Event Date 12-05-2024 9:00 am
Event End Date 12-05-2024 12:30 pm
Cut off date 11-21-2024
Individual Price Free

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

Format:  Online Live

Audience: RESA School Climate Staff

Area:  School Climate

Grade Span: 

Location:  Online

Sponsor: GaDOE

Presenter: Amy Yacabocci

Contact Hours:       1      

This a monthly regional job alike for RESA School Climate Specialists.

Event Date 12-05-2024 10:15 am
Event End Date 12-05-2024 11:15 am
Cut off date 12-12-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Online Live

Audience: GaDOE/RESA SES/SIS Specialists

Area:  Math

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: GaDOE

Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Johnson

Contact Hours:   1.5          

This is a monthly job alike meeting for SES/SIS Specialists.

 

Event Date 12-06-2024 9:00 am
Event End Date 12-06-2024 10:30 am
Cut off date 12-13-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience:  New Principals

Area:  Leadership

Grade Span:  K-12

Location:  Heart of Ga. RESA

Sponsor:  Heart of Ga. RESA

Presenters:   Hugh Kight and Eddie Morris

Contact Hours:  7

New principals will meet to learn about effective strategies. An ongoing book study will occur.

Event Date 12-10-2024 8:30 am
Event End Date 12-10-2024 3:30 pm
Cut off date 12-17-2024
Individual Price Free

Format: Face-to-Face

Audience: Teachers, Leaders

Area:  Technology

Grade Span: K-12

Location:  Online

Sponsor: HGRESA 

Presenter: Chris Fuller, Director of Instructional Technology, Pioneer RESA

Contact Hours:    3       

 
The PL will cover the suite of tools provided by the Georgia Department of Education; SuitCase, Inspire, and Velocity.  The training will be hands-on with the software so be ready to login and explore the DOE's software.  After exploring content standards in SuitCase we'll move into Inspire to explore lesson templates that include interactive resources, differentiation recommendations, and student supports.  Once you see the resources available in Inspire we will create our own in Velocity.  Velocity is a student learning platform with engaging activities that use research based, cognitive science and gamification to boost student learning.  Did I mention that these are collaborative platforms?  You'll be able to share and copy each others activities to modify and use in your classrooms.
Materials You'll Need:
Laptop
Access to SuitCase, Inspire, Velocity through SLDS and My GAPreview
Assessment Activity (worksheet, quiz, test)
Lesson Resources (article, website, PDF, Doc)
          

 

Event Date 12-10-2024 9:00 am
Event End Date 12-10-2024 12:00 pm
Cut off date 12-17-2024
Individual Price Free

Format:  Face-to-Face

Audience: Teachers

Area:  Literacy, LETRS

Grade Span: K-3

Location:  HGRESA

Sponsor:   HGRESA

Presenter: Wendy Slade

Contact Hours:     7        

Districts must order their own materials. HGRESA will provide a facilitator for Cohort 2, Year 1, Day 2 of LETRS training. This is a two-year-long program with essential online components. No stipend will be provided.

Event Date 12-11-2024 9:00 am
Event End Date 12-11-2024 4:00 pm
Cut off date 12-18-2024
Individual Price Materials to be purchased by system