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Teaching and Learning
Professional
Development and Coaching
Advanced
Placement - Professional Development Program
EASTCONN staff consultants will work with
identified districts to develop and implement plans to increase the number
of AP courses offered, the number of students enrolled in AP courses, and
the passing rate of students in pre-advanced placement and advanced
placement courses. This will result in a variety of local, regional and
statewide offerings that will support educators in meeting the
aforementioned goals.
Benefits:
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Specialized high school staff will have the rare opportunity to participate in staff development that is focused on their specific needs.
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Grant participants will have the opportunity to network with colleagues from other districts and have access to coaching and mentoring that supports the teacher's professional development positively and impacts student achievement.
Contact
Person:
Helen
Weingart
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 3rd floor, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT
06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-456-9407
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3017
hweingart@eastconn.org
BEST (Beginning Educator Support
& Training)
Services include: centralized
intake of all beginning teacher portfolios; statewide scheduling of training
for beginning teachers, mentors and portfolio scorers; coordination of
regional support services for all beginning teachers and mentors in
collaboration with the other regional educational service centers; and
management of online participant registration for all training sessions.
More information
Benefits:
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Provides Connecticut's beginning teachers and mentors with a single point of contact for their support and training needs
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Provides the CSDE with a secure and timely process for storing and retrieving beginning teacher portfolios
Contact Person:
Nancy Celentano
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 3rd floor, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-456-7845
Voice Mail: 860-455-0029, box 3012
ncelentano@eastconn.org
English Language Learner Support for Classroom
Teachers
This program is open to low-incidence
English language learner school districts, including those receiving Title
III funding. It provides technical assistance in program planning and
development, NCLB and CSDE testing requirements, and staff and professional
development.
Benefits: Districts receive the information and support they need to to provide ESL programming that meets federal and state mandates.
Contact
Person:
Elaine Rothenberg
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 3rd floor, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-455-7845
Voice Mail: 860-455-0029
erothenberg@eastconn.org
ParaPro Test Prep
The ParaPro Assessment is the test the State
of Connecticut administers for compliance with No Child Left Behind 2002
federal legislation. It measures knowledge of and skills in reading, writing
and mathematics. These skills are judged important in order for
paraprofessionals to assist in instruction in those content areas. Training
can be designed and arranged for on-site delivery.
Contact
Person:
Nancy Vitale
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-7845
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3009
nvitale@eastconn.org
Professional Development Workshops & Training
Use us to meet your district
professional development plan. An extensive menu of workshops and seminars
is available for all categories of school personnel. View it at
www.eastconn.org, click on
"Workshops." All workshops are customizable and can be delivered at your
site or at a convenient EASTCONN facility.
Contact
Person:
Heidi Van Flatern
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-7845
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3013
hvanflatern@eastconn.org
School
Nurse
Training Services
EASTCONN is available to help you with a broad range of training options for
your nursing staff, your administrators, as well as your other educational
personnel. Among the workshops you may select
from are:
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Orientation of New School Health Personnel to School Nursing and Regulations
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The Role of the School Nurse
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Writing Individual Health Care Plans
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Writing Health-Related IEP Objectives
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Student Assessment Techniques
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Preparing Health Room Procedural Manuals
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Blood-Borne Pathogens Training for All Personnel to Meet OSHA Regulations
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Mentoring of new school nurses
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Consultation regarding medically-fragile students
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Health policy development
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Nurse, supervision and evaluations
Benefits: Maximum utilization of school nurse in system support services to administrators, school nurses
Contact
Person:
Patricia Piatek
EASTCONN Columbia, 14 Route 66, Columbia, CT 06237
860-228-4317; FAX: 860-228-1147
ppiatek@eastconn.org
Science Training & Support
We can help ensure that your science curriculum
is aligned and your students are ready to demonstrate mastery. Both regional
and onsite customized training is available as well as coaching and
technical assistance around curriculum, assessment and instruction.
Contact
Person:
Mary Lou Smith
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-7845
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3045
msmith@eastconn.org
Supporting Students' Behavioral
Success: Training for
Teams
EASTCONN can provide training
and technical assistance to elementary school teams in the prevention and
early intervention of social, emotional and behavioral challenges that
interfere with students' success in school. It incorporates new research on
emotional intelligence and resilience and their implications for learning.
It uses a developmental approach to assessing, understanding, and
intervening appropriately when behavioral challenges disrupt the teaching
process, placing increased numbers of students at risk for school failure.
Benefits:
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School personnel benefit from the assistance of EASTCONN professionals who support them in assessing, understanding and in intervening successfully with students' social-emotional-behavioral challenges.
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Violence prevention is supported by early intervention strategies such as these.
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Training is research-based.
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School-wide initiatives show greatest results.
Contact Person:
Vivian Batterson
EASTCONN Windham
Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707;
FAX: 860-456-9407
Voice Mail: 860-455-0029, box 3039
vbatterson@eastconn.org
Teaching American History Project
Teachers of American history
throughout the EASTCONN region are participating in grant-funded workshops,
seminars,
and a summer institute, working with historians, university faculty, and
museum staff people. Meeting in classrooms, museums, and local historical
sites, this grant-funded community of learners is focused on making better
use of local resources and primary sources in the teaching and learning of
history. In addition to sharing content information, lesson materials, and
teaching strategies at workshops, participating teachers are using
eSchool Builder, an Internet-based communication tool to share ideas.
Participating teachers receive CEUs and a $1000 stipend for each year of
this three-year project. You are invited to join this professional learning
community of American history teachers. For additional information and/or a
registration form, please contact Dan Coughlin, Project Director, at
860-455-0707 or
dcoughlin@eastconn.org
Contact
Person:
Dan Coughlin
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-7845
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3007
dcoughlin@eastconn.org
Teaming
& Conflict Resolution
EASTCONN can provide training, coaching and support
to groups needing to function as high-performance work teams.
Benefits:
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Teams align around a unified purpose
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Roles and responsibilities are agreed upon
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Conflict is managed creatively and effectively
Contact Person:
Vivian
Batterson
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-456-9407
Voice Mail: 860-455-0029, box 3039
vbatterson@eastconn.org