In-Service Schedule
School Year 2009-2010
Macon County School System
Note: ** Principals may require two days of in-service training for their faculty.**
To see individual in-service schedules, return to the Macon County Schools website at
http://maconcountyschools.com , and click on:
In-service Schedule (which is this In-Service Schedule)
County Wide In-service Schedule
Technology In-service Schedule
June 2009
May 2010
1 – 3 Days
Maximum
June 2, 3, & 4
3 Days
State Sponsored Workshops and Professional Education Meetings
(Beyond the Regular School Day)
Application for all workshops were sent to the schools at an earlier date.
For:
Teachers in Grades PreK – 12
These workshops may include: Gateway Trainings, Vocational Conference,
Governor’s Academy for Teachers of Writing, K-12 English Language
Teacher Leadership Academy, MTEA, Geography Workshops, CROCUS,
State Sponsored Workshops, IRA Workshop, Tennessee Council of Teachers
of English, Music Workshop, Delta Kappa Gamma, Special Education, etc.
Creating Conditions for Learning
Presenter:
David Flynn
Person in Charge:
Cindy Gammons
Place:
MCJHS Library
Time:
8:30 – 3:30
Limit:
30 Participants (Teachers already submitted)
This workshop addresses underlying needs of both beginning and experienced
educators. It helps teachers create and improve classroom conditions for
learning. Follow-up of this session will occur. (All 3 days are required for
credit. Partial credit will not be awarded.)
June 8
½ Day
Improving Communication with Parents
For:
Teacher/Administrators of Grades PreK – 12
Presenter:
Jacqui Scarborough
Person in Charge:
Mary Templeton
Place:
MCHS Library
Time:
8:00 – 11:00
Limit:
No Limit
Communication with parents can be a daunting task. Laying the right
groundwork can make the difference between a successful and a not so
successful relationship. The workshop includes: being proactive, first
impressions, language choice, constructive criticism, and finding common
ground.
June 8
½ Day
Communication: Across the Lines of Gender, Culture and Ethnicity
For:
Teachers/Administrators of Grades PreK – 12
Presenter:
Jacqui Scarborough
Person in Charge:
Mary Templeton
Place:
MCHS Library
Time:
12:00 – 3:00
Limit:
No Limit
We all speak the same language, but are we communicating? This workshop
explores differences in the style, content, and meaning of communication
across gender, culture, and ethnic lines. The seminar includes proximics, high
context/low context communication, differences in non-verbal
communication, and the use of verbal tags and hedges. This workshop has
applications in the classroom, office and at home.
June 9
½ Day
Non-Verbal Communication
For:
Teachers/Administrators of Grades PreK – 12
Presenter:
Jacqui Scarborough
Person in Charge:
Debbie Holland
Place:
MCHS Library
Time:
8:00 – 11:00
Limit:
No Limit
Non-verbal messages can speak louder than verbal ones. They speak through
how we deal with people; how we use space; and where and how we direct
our attention. This workshop examines the types of non-verbal
communication, the effect of cultural and gender differences in non-verbal
communication and non-verbal communication strategies to improve learning
and relationships in the classroom and beyond.
June 9
½ Day
Reaching Students the Way They Learn
For:
Teachers/Administrators of Grades PreK – 12
Presenter:
Jacqui Scarborough
Person in Charge:
Debbie Holland
Place:
MCHS Library
Time:
12:00 – 3:00
Limit:
No Limit
As individuals, we all know the ways that we learn best. However, every
student does no learn best through that same path. This research-based
workshop helps teachers identify their favored teaching styles and offers
strategies to find additional ways to reach students using different modalities
and intelligences.
June 10
½ Day
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Textbook Overview
For:
Teachers of Biology I, Anatomy & Physiology,
Chemistry I, Physical Science, Jr. High Health,
High School Health & Wellness, FACS
Presenter:
Tony Rogers
Person in Charge:
Jeanne Boles
Place:
MCJHS Computer Lab
Time:
12:00 – 3:00
Limit:
No Limit
Teachers will be given an overview of Glencoe/McGraw-Hill textbooks,
companion software, and other related materials. Teachers should bring
Teacher’s Editions if possible.
June 11
½ Day
June 16-18
2-3 Days
CPR/First Aid – Recertification Only – This is only a ½ Day session.
For:
Teachers and Nurses PreK – 12 who are already
certified – attended session last year.
*It is a requirement for all PreK staff and nurses to be certified, and
highly recommended for CDC teachers. One person from each building, in
addition to the nurse, is required to be certified as well. The principal should
designate a person to attend. Registration will be open to all after the above
personnel have been allowed to register.
Presenter:
Tara Wix
Person in Charge:
Tara Wix
Place:
MCHS Room 304 (K. Cothron’s)
Time:
8:30 – 11:30; 12:30 – 3:30 (This is a repeated
session. Participants will only register for one
session.)
Limit:
20 Participants
Those interested must register with Debbie Curtis between May 30 and
June 5. PreK personnel, nurses, principal designated school
representatives, and CDC teachers may register prior to May 30th.
New Standards Summer Training
These teachers have already been selected to attend. They will be
presenting sessions for our county teachers following completion of this
training.
June 22
½ to 1 Day
Grades K-2 New Standards Training
For:
All Teachers, Grades K-2
Presenter:
Holly Wix, Tonia Powell, & Jeri Lynn Wilkerson
Person in Charge:
Christy Patch and Brenda Langford
Place:
MCJHS Library
Time:
8:00 – 11:00 (possibly 12:00 – 3:00)
Limit:
No Limit
New state standards have been developed and are to be implemented
beginning next school year. Representatives from our system attended the
multiple day sessions earlier. In order to benefit our entire faculty, these
individuals agreed to present a condensed version of the inservice.
Attendance at this inservice is highly recommended for all teachers in the
included grade levels. This inservice is scheduled for ½ day but may be
extended to 1 full day by the presenters. Actual time will not be determined
until after the presenters attend standards training in June.
June 22
½ to 1 Day
Grades 3-5 New Standards Training
For:
All Teachers, Grades 3-5
Presenters:
Heather Gann, Kim Montgomery, Rachel
Bransford.
Person in Charge:
Jerry Goolsby
Place:
MCHS Room 304 (Kathy Cothron’s Room)
Time:
8:00 – 11:00 (possibly 12:00 – 3:00)
Limit:
No Limit
New state standards have been developed and are to be implemented
beginning next school year. Representatives from our system attended the
multiple day sessions earlier. In order to benefit our entire faculty, these
individuals agreed to present a condensed version of the inservice.
Attendance at this inservice is highly recommended for all teachers in the
included grade levels. This inservice is scheduled for ½ day but may be
extended to 1 full day by the presenters. Actual time will not be determined
until after the presenters attend standards training in June.
June 23-24
2 Days
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Program
For:
Teachers Grades PreK-12
Presenter:
School Resource Officer Brian Carter
Person in Charge:
Wynona Clayborne
Place:
Time:
Limit:
MCHS CDC Room
8:30 – 3:30
20 participants
The Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Program is a safe, nonharmful behavior
management system designed to help human service professionals provide for
the best possible care, welfare, safety and security of disruptive, assaultive,
and out-of-control individuals. Participants should wear flat, closed-toe, nonskid shoes and proper clothing, so that the participant will be able to do
physical exercises. No partial credit will be given. Both days must be
attended in order to receive inservice credit. Since there is a 20 participant
limit, preregistration is required. Since this training is strongly recommended
for CDC teachers, registration will be open to special education teachers only
until May 30. After May 30, registration is open to all teachers.
June 25
1 Day
Recertification of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Program
For:
Teachers trained during summer of 2008 and
September of 2008
Presenter:
School Resource Officer Brian Carter
Person in Charge:
Wynona Clayborne
Place:
MCHS CDC Room
Time:
8:30 – 3:30
This session is open to those who attended the entire training last year.
June 29–July 17 Make and Take
½ - 1 Day
For:
Person in Charge:
Place:
Time:
Limit:
Teachers of Grades PreK – 12
Emma McKinney
Macon County Teacher Center
8:00 – 3:00
8 Participants Daily
Please register by calling Emma McKinney at 666-2125. There will be a
limit of 8 teachers per day. Teachers may work at the teacher center more
than 1 day; but may receive only 1 day of in-service credit. Please DO NOT
bring children. The teacher center is often crowded and hot with only 8
teachers working.
July 8 – 9
2 Days
Teaching on a Block Schedule
For:
All Teachers and Administrators, 9-12
Presenter:
Rusha Sams, Elaine Beatty
Person in Charge:
Stephanie Meador
Place:
MCHS Auditorium & Cafeteria
Time:
Limit:
8:00 – 3:00
No Limit
With the implementation of a “modified-block” schedule, adaptations will
have to be made in order to attain the most from our instructional time. Ms.
Sams is an Exemplary Educator with the State of Tennessee and is highly
regarded as being an expert in the area of “Block Scheduling” Instruction.
Secondary principals should strongly encourage, if not make mandatory, for
teachers at the respective schools to attend.
July 8-10
3 Days
TRED Summer Institute
For:
Special Education Teachers
Place:
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Teachers should have preregistered through Wynona Clayborne for this
inservice.
July 9
½ Day
Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt Textbook Overview
For:
Science Teachers in Grades 2-5
Presenter:
Nicole King
Person in Charge:
Dawn Towns
Place:
MCHS Computer Lab
Time:
8:30 – 11:30
Limit:
No Limit
Teachers will be given an overview of Glencoe/McGraw-Hill textbooks,
companion software, and other related materials. Teachers should bring
Teacher’s Editions if possible.
July 9
½ Day
Modern Strategies for Literature Instruction
For:
Teachers/Administrators K-5
Presenters:
Nikki Hogin, Andrea Mills, Kim Montgomery
Person in Charge:
Nikki Hogin
Place:
MCHS Room 304 (Kathy Cothron’s Room)
Time:
12:30 – 3:30
Limit:
No Limit, but please register with Debbie
Curtis at 666-2125 to get an accurate number.
The purpose of this session is to learn practical strategies that work with a 90
minute reading framework. Participants will learn how to effectively
implement small groups. The ideas learning in this session can be easily
implemented into your curriculum.
July 10
½ Day
From Lecture to Learning Communities
For:
All Teachers in Grades 6-12
Presenter:
April Craft
Person in Charge:
Rita Wilburn
Place:
MCHS Room 304 (Kathy Cothron’s Room)
Time:
8:30 – 11:30
Limit:
No Limit
April is a teacher at Bazzell Middle School in Scottsville, KY, a model
literacy school. She will model a lesson to demonstrate how to actively
engage students and how reading strategies can be taught in any content
area.
July 10
½ Day
Addressing Reading Standards in the Content Area
For:
All Teachers Grades 6-12
Presenter:
Rita Wilburn and Faye Fitzpatrick
Person in Charge:
Rita Wilburn
Place:
MCHS Room 304 (Kathy Cothron’s Room)
Time:
12:30 – 3:30
Limit:
No Limit
This session will address how to incorporate the teaching of reading into
different content areas. The presenters attended a standards training in June
and are providing a summary session for our county teachers. All teachers are
encouraged to attend.
July 13
½ Day
Holt McDougal Textbook Overview
For:
Grades 6-8 Science Teachers, Chemistry II
Teachers
Presenter:
Phillip Hester
Person in Charge:
Lori Carter
Place:
MCJHS Computer Lab
Time:
8:30 – 11:30
Limit:
No Limit
Teachers will be given an overview of Holt McDougal textbooks, companion
software, and other related materials. Teachers should bring Teacher
Editions, if possible.
July 13
½ Day
Prentice Hall Textbook Overview
For:
Ecology and Physics Teachers
Presenter:
Melinda Parrish
Person on Charge:
Place:
Time:
Limit:
Stephanie Meador
MCHS Room 214 (Beverly Reid’s Room)
12:30 – 3:30
No Limit
Teachers will be given an overview of Prentice Hall textbooks, companion
software, and other related materials. Teachers should bring Teacher’s
Editions if possible.
July 13
1 Day
Ed O’Leary Transition Workshop
For:
Special Education Teachers Grades 7 – 12
Place:
Wilson Central High School
419 Wildcat Way
Lebanon, TN
Time:
9:00 – 3:30
July 14
½ - 1 Day
New English Standards – Grades 6-12
For:
English Teachers – Grades 6-12
Presenters:
Tina Gregory and Tammy Marlow
Person in Charge:
Chad Butler
Place:
MCHS Room 303 (Krystal Sallee’s Room)
Time:
8:00 – 11:00 (possibly 12:00 – 3:00)
Limit:
No Limit
A presentation of the new English standards from the State Department of
Education will be offered. The presenters attended the new standards training
in June and are providing an overview of what they have learned. This
inservice is scheduled for ½ day but may be extended to 1 full day by the
presenters. Actual time will not be determined until after the presenters attend
standards training in June.
July 14
½ to 1 Day
New Math Standards – Grades 6-12
For:
Math Teachers – Grades 6-12
Presenters:
Denise Ballou and Angie Shoulders
Person in Charge:
Angela Cook
Place:
MCHS Room 304 (Kathy Cothron’s Room)
Time:
8:00 – 11:00 (possibly 12:00 – 3:00)
Limit:
No Limit
A presentation of the new Math standards from the State Department of
Education will be offered. The presenters attended the new standards training
in June and are providing an overview of what they have learned. This
inservice is scheduled for ½ day but may be extended to 1 full day by the
presenters. Actual time will not be determined until after the presenters attend
standards training in June.
July 14
½ to 1 Day
New Science Standards – Grades 6-12
For:
Science Teachers – Grades 6-12
Presenters:
Dale Reid and Joyce Jones
Person in Charge:
Dawn Thompson
Place:
MCHS Room 116 (Vicki Pagan’s Room)
Time:
8:00 – 11:00 (possibly 12:00 – 3:00)
Limit:
No Limit
A presentation of the new Science standards from the State Department of
Education will be offered. The presenters attended the new standards training
in June and are providing an overview of what they have learned. This
inservice is scheduled for ½ day but may be extended to 1 full day by the
presenters. Actual time will not be determined until after the presenters attend
standards training in June.
July 15
½ Day
Michigan Model
For:
Presenter:
Person in Charge:
Place:
Time:
Limit:
All Teachers in Grades PreK – 12
Dr. Rebecca Johns-Wommack
Jacki Sircy
MCHS Cafeteria
12:30 – 3:30
No limit, but must register with Debbie Curtis
by June 30th.
Curriculum will be given to those that attend. Please let us know your grade
level when you register. Any teacher can attend, but all PE, Wellness, and
Health teachers as well as School Counselors are strongly encouraged to
attend.
Comprehensive School Health Education (CSHE) includes curriculum,
instruction and assessment that is sequential from Kindergarten through high
school and meets the health education standards outlined in the Tennessee
Curriculum Standards. CSHE addresses physical, mental, emotional, and
social aspects of health, and provides knowledge and skills that promote and
enhance lifelong healthy behaviors. The Michigan Model is a comprehensive,
evidence based curriculum for Kindergarten to twelfth grades and meets the
previously mentioned guidelines.
July 16
or August 4
Analyzing Test Results
For:
Teachers of Grades K – 12
½ Day
Presenter:
Person in Charge:
Place:
Time:
Limit:
Principal or Guidance Counselor
Principal
Home School
8:30 – 11:30
None
Principal will designate one of the two days for their school.
Teachers K-12 are encouraged to attend for the purpose of studying and
analyzing some of the following tests: TCAP, Writing Assessment, End of
Course, Gateway, Explore, Plan, etc. (Report of school results are to be
submitted to the Superintendent’s Office.)
July 16
or August 4
½ Day
Grade/Subject Level Meetings
For:
Teachers of Grades PreK – 12
Person in Charge:
Principal
Place:
Home School
Time:
12:30 – 3:30
Limit:
None
Principal will designate one of the two days for their school.
In-service for grade level or subject level meetings may not exceed 1/2 day.
The person in charge (PIC) will be responsible for submitting the attendance
report to Shawn Carter.
Only ½ day may be earned for
Grade Level or Subject Level Meetings
Following are the sessions submitted for approval:
Central Elementary School
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
Erica Woodard
Gena Nash – Esther Langford
Fairlane Elementary School
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
Kindergarten
1st Grade
Crystal Hesson
Lead Teacher
Lafayette Elementary School
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
4th Grade
5th Grade
Angie Dickerson
Nikki Hogin
Macon County High School
Grade/Subject
English Department
Social Studies Department
Science Department
FACS
Counselors
Technology
Foreign Language
Agriculture
Math
Person in Charge
Nicole McClard – Rebecca Clark
Glen Gattis
Vicki Pagan
Kathy Cothron
Malinda Owens
Nancey Greer
Gary Wheeler
Marty Curtis
Keith Anderson
Macon County Junior High
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
SPED
Health/Safety/Wellness
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Sharon Woodward
Joey Wilkerson
Andrea Crowder
Amy Clayborne
Brenda Oliver
Red Boiling Springs Elementary School
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Regena Copas
Brenda Langford
Judie Pitcock
Tammy Mea
Candice Leonard
Jeff Blakely
Shelley Goad
Red Boiling Springs High School
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
SPED
CTE Department
Science Department
Jr. High Teachers
Math Department
English Department
Debbie Windsor
Sherree Eubank
Tony Boles
Cindy Porter
Tamara Kirts
Chad Butler
Westside Elementary School
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Andrea Flynn
Pam Pedigo
Jean Griggs
Tam Budge
Sheila Cochran
Andrea Mills
Countywide Offerings
Grade/Subject
Person in Charge
PreK Teachers
Tonya Kirby
Reading Coaches
Rita Wilburn
Librarians
Donna McCrory
(Those attending the countywide meetings will be allowed to count Analyzing Tests
Results as ½ day, but this will count as their grade/subject level meeting. They will not
be able to count this and grade/subject level at home school.)
July 21
1 Day
Differentiated Instruction for All Students
For:
Teachers/Administrators of Grades K-6
Presenter:
David Flynn
Person in Charge:
Wynona Clayborne
Place:
MCBOE Teacher Center
Time:
8:30 – 3:30
Limit:
20 participants
The purpose of this inservice is to share ideas that allow for differentiated
instruction for students in the classroom. Materials will be available to make
many of these ideas. Since there is a limit, please call to register with Mary Jo
Brown at 666-2125.
July 22
½ Day
Scott Foresman Reading
For:
All Kindergarten and Grade 1-6 Reading Teachers
who were first employed since the adoption of the
Scott Foresman Reading Series.
Presenter:
Pamela Hoffman
Person in Charge:
Janet Dickens
Place:
Fairlane Elementary School Library
Time:
8:30 – 11:30 (Kindergarten)
12:30 – 3:30 (New Grade 1-6 Teachers)
Limit:
No Limit
This inservice will focus on the instructional methods that have changed upon
the adoption of the Scott Foresman Reading Series. All Kindergarten teachers
and Grade 1-6 Reading Teachers hired since the adoption are encouraged to
attend.
July 22 OR 23
1 Day
Autism Spectrum Disorders Applications for Nonviolent Crisis
Intervention Training Program
For:
All Teachers PreK – 12
Presenter:
School Resource Officer Brian Carter
Person in Charge:
Wynona Clayborne
Place:
Time:
Limit:
Prerequisite:
July ??
MCHS CDC Room
8:30 – 3:30
No Limit
Anyone taking this training must have the
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training.
Training for Special Education Paraprofessionals
For:
Special Education Staff
A letter to eligible participants will be mailed after the details are finalized.
July/August
TBA
Read and Write Gold
This is a literacy software program that allows struggling students to access
any curriculum and complete reading and writing assignments as well as take
tests independently. It highlights and reads tests aloud using natural sounding
voices and also includes a comprehensive set of support tools for reading,
writing, studying, research, and test taking. This program will be available at
Macon County High School, Macon County Junior High School, and Red
Boiling Springs School this fall. This will allow special needs children to
have differentiated instruction in the general education classroom. The time
for training will be announced after the completion of the installation.
July 27
½ Day
Don’t Feed the Bully
For:
Presenter:
Person in Charge:
Place:
Time:
Limit:
All Teachers, Administrators, Teacher Assistants,
Parents
Brad Tassell
Erica Woodard
MCHS Audtorium
8:30 – 11:30 (PreK – 5)
12:30 – 3:30 (6-12)
No Limit, but if you preregister with Debbie
Curtis at 666-2125 by June 30, you will receive
a copy of his book.
Learn how to prevent bullying in your classroom with singing, fun, magic,
and sillyness. Brad Tassell is a twenty year veteran of the comedy stage. He
is a speaker on the national circuit and a published author. Preregistered
participants will receive a copy of his book.
July 27
TAKE 10!
½ Day
For:
Presenter:
Person in Charge:
Place:
Time:
Limit:
Teacher of Grades PreK – 5 that attended the
TAKE 10! Inservice last year and used program in
classroom
Jacki Sircy
Jacki Sircy
MCHS Cafeteria
12:30 – 3:30
No Limit, but please register with Debbie
Curtis at 666-2125.
Teachers will share creative ways/ideas of TAKE 10! they have used in their
classroom. Come and share your ideas/physical activities that you have
developed to fit your lesson plans.
TAKE 10! (www.take10.net) is a classroom-based physical activity and health
promotion program for elementary schools. This curriculum tool is designed
to add at least 10 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to the
school day while simultaneously reinforcing academic adjectives. To support
PreK-5 grade-specific learning concepts and skills in language arts, math,
social studies, science, nutrition, health, and character education.
July 28
1 Day
Special Education Make and Take
For:
Special Education Personnel, Assistants that work
with students, Regular Education Teachers of
special education students with schedules, and
Parents
Person in Charge:
Corrine Presley and Julie Brown
Place:
Central Elementary Special Education Classroom
Time:
8:30 – 3:30
Participants may choose to use ½ of the day to learn about collecting data and
program booklets.
July 29
1 Day
Special Education Staff Development
For:
Special Education Teachers and Staff
Person in Charge:
Wynona Clayborne
Place:
MCJHS Auditorium
Time:
8:30 – 3:30
This is a required day for special education faculty. Special education
staff can use this day as snow time.
July 30
CPR/First Aid – Initial Certification
1 Day
For: Teachers, Nurses, and Administrators in
Grades PreK – 12. Teachers who attended last
year are not eligible to attend this session. They
must sign up for the June 11th ½ Day session.
*It is a requirement for all PreK staff and nurses to be certified, and
highly recommended for CDC teachers. One person from each building, in
addition to the nurse, is required to be certified as well. The principal should
designate a person to attend. Registration will be open to all after the above
personnel have been allowed to register.
Presenter:
Tara Wix
Person in Charge:
Tara Wix
Place:
MCHS Room 304 (Kathy Cothron’s Room)
Time:
8:30 – 3:30
Limit:
20 Participants
Those interested must register with Debbie Curtis between May 30 and
June 5. PreK personnel, nurses, principal designated school
representatives, and CDC teachers may register prior to May 30th.
August 4
½ Day
Analyzing Test Results
See July 16th for details.
August 4
½ Day
Grade/Subject Level Meetings
See July 16th for details.
August 5
1 Day
New Teacher Orientation
For:
New Teachers
Time:
8:30-11:30
Place:
Home School
Person in Charge:
Principal
Time:
12:30-3:30
Place:
Macon County Teacher Center
Person in Charge:
Director of School’s Office Staff
All new teachers should attend. Valuable information at both the school and
district levels will be shared during this time. New teachers need to dress
appropriately as photographers will be here to make pictures to run in the
local newspapers. New teachers should also bring 2 copies of a typed, short
biography of themselves to run along with their picture.
August 6
½ - 1 Day
Countywide Day
Agenda to be posted at a later date.
August 20
½ Day
DIBELS Training
Time:
Presenter:
Place:
For:
3:30-6:30
Rita Wilburn
Central Library
K-3 Teachers, SPED Teachers, Assistants
Participants will learn to administer and score the DIBELS assessment. They
will also learn to access and interpret DIBELS reports from the Internet,
decide which students need to be progress monitored, input scores on the
computer, and make decisions about how to group students, adapt instruction,
or plan interventions for struggling students.
FALL
1½ Hours
SPRING
1½ Hours
August 2007
May 2008
½ - 1 Day
Helping Teachers Advise Students
For:
High School Teachers
Place:
MCHS or RBSHS
Presenters:
High School Guidance
Time:
3:30 – 5:00
The guidance counselors at the two high schools will work together to
schedule and present this session. They will notify the faculty of the date
for each workshop. Teachers are required to attend both sessions in
order to receive credit. The credit earned for attending both sessions is
½ day total.
This in-service is to provide high school teachers with state and local
requirements regarding graduation. Teachers will learn the requirements for
either graduation path and have an opportunity to ask questions.
School Visitation
A school visitation form must be completed. Teachers taking a personal
leave day to visit another school system may not count this toward inservice.
Inservice credit may be earned when visiting another school system only if
Macon County Schools are not in session. Teachers are to observe a teacher
that is teaching in their same grade or subject area.
CTE offerings to follow on next page.
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2009-2010
July 20-24
CTE Summer Conference @ MTSU
Check the CTE website on the Conferences and Meetings
Link to view pre-conference and conference session
July 28
8:30-11:30
Smart Boards-“How Smart Are They”
Macon County High School, Room 214
Presenters: Beverly Reid and Tony Boles
Session Focus: Learning How to Incorporate this Resource into Your
CTE Classroom
July 30
8:00-12:00
Tri-County Professional Development Day
Tri-County Technology Center Campus
FULL AGENDA TBA
Session Focus: Integrating Math into CTE Classrooms
Presenters: Angie Shoulders and Daniel Cook
CTE teachers will receive a resource notebook of lesson plans
Lunch provided at local hotel for participants
August 6
12:30-3:30
Instructional Technology in CTE Classrooms
Macon County High School, Room TBA
Presenters: Jeanie Hix and Nancey Greer
Session Focus: Introducing CTE teachers to existing technology, its use
in the classroom and how to make it an integral part of
your teaching
ALL CTE TEACHERS ARE “HIGHLY ENCOURAGED” TO MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND
THESE SESSIONS, ESPECIALLY THE LOCAL SESSIONS. EACH SESSION HAS
VALUABLE RESOURCE INFORMATION FOR YOU AND YOUR CLASSROOM.