Workshop 0814

Online Book Symposium

TITLE:

Book Title: Winning Strategies for Classroom Management

Author:  Carol Cummings  Publisher:   ASCD

DESCRIPTION:

High-stakes tests, school violence, and frenetic schedules can make for a stress-filled classroom. But you can maintain a purposeful and supportive learning environment at all times with the comprehensive approach from this book. Discover classroom-proven practices for every grade level and subject:

Link your classroom management practices to new achievement standards.  Reduce misbehavior by identifying and eliminating emotional, physical, and intellectual threats.  Develop students' listening and cooperation skills.  Teach students to break down difficult tasks into easy steps.  Help students manage their time and resources.  Integrate the teaching of self-management skills into subject area lessons.

FACILITATOR:

Eliza Anne Sorte, Director of the Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Anyone who needs to freshen their bag of tricks regarding classroom management.

DATE:

Beginning 8:30 a.m. July 21 and completed by 5:00 p.m. August 8, 2008

TIME:

Asynchronous during this period

LOCATION:

Online Symposium

SITE:

www.mncesr.org/moodle  

ENROLLMENT:

Limit of 25

CREDIT:

15 OPI renewal units OR 1 continuing education credit through Montana State University- Northern. MSU-N will charge $120 for this credit. Registration and payment information will be provided when the OBS starts.

EXPENSES:

Participants will be responsible for purchasing the book.

FEE POLICY:

$25.00 per participant if GTCC member  /  $40.00 per participant if not a GTCC member 

Please submit registration fees by June 4, 2008.  If we have not received your payment by June 4^th , and the workshop is full, you will be bumped should we receive registration with payment from another registrant.  If you are bumped from a workshop you will be notified.  After June 4^th registration fees must be sent at the time of registration.  NO refunds after June 4, 2008.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Participants’ username and password will be emailed prior to beginning of course.