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  • Differentiation In Action

    S24-12003 DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Gayle Meinkes-Lumia - gmeinkeslumia@bufsd.org 3 Credits - Inservice - June 26 – August 15 Learn everything there is to know about differentiating your classrooms. Learn the secrets to recognizing and building on the individual talents of each student, while preparing all students for the rigors of standards and assessments. Learn student centered ideas, lessons that differentiate, challenging ways to motivate students, current research on differentiation, constructivist practices, ideas for putting research into action, examples & strategies that assist in differentiation, assessment & tiered lesson ideas and websites.
  • "Knock Your Socks Off - Deep Engagement With Complex Text

    S24-04033 “KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF - DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH COMPLEX TEXT” Gayle Meinkes-Lumia - gmeinkeslumia@bufsd.org 3 Credits — Inservice - June 26—April 15 Participants will be instructed on the various ways to foster literacy development. You will learn the strategies that facilitate student learning, including read alouds, dialoging about texts, engagement before, during, and after reading, and extensive discussions that allow for creativity and growth. Teachers will be instructed on ways to incorporate complex texts into their repertoire as well as including orthographic mapping, text structure and interdisciplinary applications.
  • Beyond Bloom-Building Critical Thinking Skills

    S24-04502 BEYOND BLOOM-BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Gayle Meinkes-Lumia - gmeinkeslumia@bufsd.org 3 Credits — Inservice - June 26—August 15 The Common Core requires educators to infuse a plethora of higher order skills, as well as deductive reasoning techniques into the classroom. This course will enable educators to comprehend the cognitive domains of Bloom’s taxonomy and subsequently move further and develop mastery level thematic strategies that guide students on their journey to success. Cross curricular teaching, interdisciplinary applications, analytic, philosophical and productive reasoning techniques will be addressed.