Teaching & Learning Bulletin

Teaching & Learning Team Members are: Cari Roderick, John Savage, Lorri Reilly, Mo Lyden, Michele Chavez, Neale Rasmussen, Ryan Seidel, and Stacy Bezama

Volume 2, Issue 20 February 5, 2015

~The Eight Standards for Mathematical Practices with Ryan Seidel~

Below is a problem that highlights this week’s mathematical practice. The difficulty and grade lev-els will vary from week to week, but try it out. If you (or a team) would like to enter a contest send a solution via email to seidelr@evsd.org that explains your approach. Use any me-dium, video/audio/drawing/scanned work, you feel is appropriate. One entry each week will be randomly chosen to receive a mathematically inclined prize!

I guess last week’s problem was a bit too tough to tackle. We didn’t have any submissions.

Try this one instead. I have a stack of prizes that I need to get off my desk! Week Four~Model with Mathematics

Modeling with mathematics is the process by which students take a complicated situation and sim-plify it in order to reason about it logically. Students should be able to identify the important quantities in the problem and use tools such as tables, equations and graphs to analyze the relation-ships between them. Student can then interpret the results of their work in the context of the problem. This leads to a process of revision and improvement of their model.

Week One~Make Sense of Problems & Persevere in Solving Them Week Two~Reason Abstractly & Quantitatively

Week Three~Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

Week Five~Use Appropriate Tools Strategically Week Six~Attend to Precision Week Seven~Look for and Make Use of Structure Week Eight~Look for and Express Regularity in Reasoning

A local store recently released three coupons to be used on office supplies. If you know me, I’m a sucker for deal. Here they are: 1) Buy 2 get one free 2) Buy 2 and get 50% off the second item 3) $5.00 off your purchase of $10.00 or more Of these coupons, which is the best deal, per item?

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Upcoming EVSD Professional Development February 5th-K-5 ELA Adoption Committee Meeting 5-RESCHEDULED for March 5th

February 5th-Teachers WebPage Training Session (afterschool) Session 1 of 2 February 10th-Kindergarten Teacher Curriculum Adoption Review A.M. February 10th-Special Programs Staff Curriculum Adoption Review P.M.

February 10th-Rational Numbers Training Day 1 of 4 EVSD 5th Grade Team February 11th-Rational Numbers Training Day 2 of 4 EVSD 5th Grade Team

February 13th-PBIS Training~EVHS Team at ESD 101 Session 2 of 4 February 23rd-6th Grade Half-Day Summit P.M.

February 23rd-Assessment Team (Building Representatives) SBAC PREP February 24th-Kindergarten Half-Day Summit A.M.

February 24th-1st Grade Half-Day Summit P.M. February 26th-4th Grade Half-Day Summit A.M. February 26th-5th Grade Half-Day Summit P.M.

February 26th-Teachers WebPage Training (afterschool) Session 2 of 2 March 3rd-Computer Lab Curriculum Alignment with Paras

March 3rd Assessment Team (Building Representatives) SBAC PREP March 4th-2nd Grade Half-Day Summit 2.0 A.M. NEW DATE March 4th-3rd Grade Half-Day Summit 2.0 P.M. NEW DATE

March 4th-Librarian Curriculum Alignment & Collaboration March 5th-K-5 ELA Adoption Committee Meeting 5 NEW DATE

March 9th-Rational Numbers Training Day 3 of 4 March 10th-Rational Numbers Training Day 4 of 4

March 17th-Computer Lab Curriculum Alignment with Paras March 30th-PBIS Training~EVHS Team at ESD 101 Session 3 of 4

March 31st-Computer Lab Curriculum Alignment with Paras April 15th-Thinking Maps Training Day 4 of 5

April 15th-Librarian Curriculum Alignment & Collaboration April 16th-Thinking Maps Training Day 5 of 5

April 20th-Sp. Ed. Oversight Committee Meeting (afterschool) April 21st-Elementary Science Leadership Network Meeting 4 of 4

April 28th-MS Science Leadership Network Meeting 3 of 3 May 15th-PBIS Training~EVHS Team at ESD 101 Session 4 of 4

This is NOT a complete list, please visit the EVSD Professional Development Webpage http://www.evsd.org/pages/EVSD/

Departments___Programs/PD

12 Hour Professional Development Per Diem Hour Reminder Please keep in mind that we cannot pay people to watch, view, or “attend” webinars. If teachers want to watch a particular webinar, and then create a “training opportunity” for others, to share out that informa-tion in a collaborative setting, that would qualify. As the presenter, you would be paid 1 hour/1 hour of planning. So if you want to offer a 3 hour professional development session, you would get paid for 6 hours. If you are interested in providing a training opportunity, please fill out the Call for Presenters form (last two pages of the T & L Bulletin) and send it to Lorri Reilly at least two weeks prior to the suggested training date. reillyl@evsd.org

Save the Date! ~ EVSD 2nd Annual Professional Development Week ! Mark your Calendar for June 15-18, 2015

If you haven’t used your 12 PD per diem hours, this will be a great opportunity for you to get them completed. If you have already used your 12 PD per diem hours, FREE clock hours will be available.

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You are invited, AT NO COST TO YOU, to attend The Fourth Annual “Celebration of Talent” Regional Gifted Education Confer-

ence for Educators, Parents, and Students at Whitworth University Saturday, March 21, 2015

9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Don’t miss this annual event designed to enlighten educators, parents and students on the subject of giftedness and the unique challenges and benefits it brings Parents and teachers will attend presentations and interact with other parents and professionals on the challenges and joys of raising and educating gifted children. Teachers in general education classrooms will learn strategies for meeting the special learning needs of high ability stu-dents in any classroom. Now that gifted education is mandated as part of Basic Education in Washington State this is a fantastic opportunity for teachers to learn more about the changes to the requirements. There will be workshops for elementary, middle school and high schools students as well as pres-entations for parents and all educators.

Presentations & Workshops for: Parents and Educators (professional clock hours available)

Preschool-Third Grade ~ Third-Sixth Grade ~ Sixth-Twelfth Grade Keynote Presentation: “Mind Marbles & Other Metaphors” -Roger Fisher

Differentiation 101: Engaging Students with Independent Learning Opportunities-Dr. Kathryn Picanco

What Should We Consider When Designing High Quality Curriculum for Advanced Learners-Dr. Jann Leppien

Goal Setting: Making it Work-Brenda Millay-Mai Philosophy through Calligraphy-Mike Cantlon

2E: Gifted in Hiding-Susan Stanaway & Kristin Lehman Inspire, Ignite, & Innovate-Beth Brubaker

Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Another Way of Looking at Human Intelligence-Dr. Leni Cramer What if I Don’t Know What I want to be When I Grow Up?-Kiira Tietjen & Mark Tietjen

Just Too Intense-Kristin Lehman & Susan Stanaway Critical Thinking & Metacognition-Roger Fisher

Insights, Ideas, Challenges, Successes & Collaborative Dialogue-Sarah Pooler Motivation & Support: A Student’s Perspective-Katherine Merck

Game Room; A Day of Board Games & Collectible Card Games-SpoCon Extreme Science with Radical Rick

Brain-O-Rama Workout-Nicole Sweet & Heather Schultz And Many More…

Conference Fee: FREE for East Valley Educators & their Families! Please register as a “family” if you plan to bring your kids.

Please bring sack lunch(es) Registration Open Now!

To registering online, just mark “ paying by check”, when you submit your registra-tion, Prodigy NW will mark it as paid! https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?

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2015 Spokane Regional ESL Conference~Inspiring Teachers Keynote Speaker Jo McEntire, author of Making Connections

Saturday, February 28, 2015 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute~Spokane, WA

In order to become proficient and efficient language learners, students need to be able to connect reading to thinking to writing and to speaking. This requires intentional identification, practice and mastery of specific academic skills and strategies. Within this scope of learning lie more connections; connections between identifying and learning vocabulary items, understanding the text and using new vocabulary in writing, for example. And circling every student’s experience within the classroom is another essential connection: the connection between student and teacher. This talk will focus on how we help students make connec-tions both within and beyond English Language Learning, and how we forge connections between student and teacher in order to encourage and sustain this learning. Not JUST for ESL Teachers!

*If you are interested in attending this conference, EVSD is interested in supporting your attendance! * http://spokaneesl.com/ Please contact Mary Hernandez at hernandezm@evsd.org or 241-5024 for more information or to get regis-tered. Registration Fee is only $30 until February 25th and includes lunch, light breakfast snacks, and coffee/tea throughout the day. 6 clock hours available for $12 through NEWESD101

Eligible for 6 of your 12 PD Per Diem Hours when you provide a copy of your registration confirmation and clock hour form to verify your attendance!

EVSD Assessment News We are wrapping up the Winter assessment window for our district assessments. All scores are being loaded into OASIS, and teachers can begin using that data to plan for instruction as well as making decisions regarding interventions. The Assessment Team from each building worked together on January 26th to create SBAC testing schedules for each building. The building reps will be sharing those with each staff so that adjustments can be made if necessary. The testing window for 2015 begins on March 10th for grades 3-8. The 10th grade ELA Exit Exam window will also begin on March 10th. The 11th grade testing window opens on April 6th. We will complete our proctor training for building teams and administrators on February 25th. Thank you to Cari Roderick for working with our iPad teams at each building. We have been promised by OSPI that the app will be available soon.

Assessment Awareness Please be aware that the Washington English Proficiency Assessment (WELPA) will be adminis-tered within the window of February 2-March 13th. The WELPA is a test that is used to see if students need support through the district’s English lan-guage development (ELD) program. This assessment tests reading, writing, listening, and speaking knowledge and skills in English. Students in kindergarten through grade 12 take this test once a year to measure how much growth they have made in learning English at school. Since knowing and using English well is necessary for success in school, it is important that students who need additional help learning English get the help they need. Laurie Wittrock and Jerry Call will notify teachers and administrators of the assessment times for specific students. Please assist them in completing this assessment requirement.

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Spring 2015 FREE Childhood Vaccination Clinics Brought to our communities by partnerships with WVSD, Spokane Public Schools, Group Health Foundation, Spokane Regional Health District, and Deer Park School District. Children ages 2-18 years *

Centennial Middle School Tuesday, February 10th 5:00-7:00 p.m. 915 N. Ella Road

Audubon Elementary

Tuesday, March 31st 3:00-6:00 p.m. 2020 W. Carlisle Road

Deer Park Elementary Thursday, May 7th 4:00-6:00 p.m. 1500 E. “D” Street

*limited availability of no-cost vaccines for underinsured and uninsured adults.

ECEAP Preschool Openings We are currently enrolling children for the 2014/2015 school year. We are looking for three and four year olds for our FREE preschool program. The ECEAP program is a no cost, high quality preschool program for lower income families. We offer transportation within the East Valley School District, meals & snack, and health services for all eligible families. If you have a child who is 3 or 4 by Aug. 31st or know a child that is 3 or 4, please give us a call. There are 4 ECEAP preschool sites within the East Valley School District: East Farms 893-4122, Otis Orchards 893-4125, Trentwood 927-3233 & 893-4122, and Trent Ele-mentary 893-4123 & 927-3233.

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at 530 likes and counting! https://www.facebook.com/eastvalleysd?ref=hl

Washington State Learning Standards and Standards Based Grading

EVSD’s website has been updated with a new parent resource page called “State Learning Stan-dards and Grading”. There is a link from each K-6 school webpage to the information on the dis-trict website under “Parent/Student Resources” tabs. The page contains resources to support fami-lies with understanding the new state standards and shift in grading practices in the K-5 class-rooms. There are a variety of resources including parents guides, a flyer, video, and an updated letter to parents from Lorri Reilly. A huge thank you to Cari Roderick and the Report Card Committee for their work gathering and creating resources to support the staff, students, and par-ents with this transition! www.evsd.org/Parents_Students/State Learning Standards

EVSD Collaboration Monday’s February 9-TPEP February 23-Building March 2-Building March 9-TPEP March 16-District March 23-Building April 13-Building April 20-TPEP April 27-Building May 4-Building May 11 TPEP May 18-District June 1-Building June 8-Building

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February 2-6, 2015 is National School Counseling Week! Have you Hugged a Counselor Lately?

“Celebrate School Counseling” will be celebrated from Feb. 2-6, 2015 to focus public attention on the unique contributions of professional school counselors within the U.S. school systems. Na-tional School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. Thank you EVSD counselors who go above and beyond the call of duty to help our stu-dents succeed!

NEW KNIGHTS! Registration for Kindergarten for the 2015-2016 School Year will begin on Thursday, March 5, 2015!

KNOW (AIDS/HIV) Curriculum Review Nights for Parents have been scheduled for the following dates:

District 5th-6th Grade-February 9, 2015 6:30 p.m. Trentwood School Library

EVMS-February 9, 2015 6:30 p.m. Trentwood School Library CCS-March 12, 2015 2:45 p.m.

East Farms Named One of Six STEM Lighthouse Schools! On January 29th OSPI announced the names of six Washington State schools that will serve as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) mentors to other schools in the state.

Known as STEM Lighthouse Schools, the six schools were recently awarded $20,000 grants each that will promote and develop STEM education, including technical assistance and advice for other elementary, middle, and high schools that are creating their own STEM environments. Designated Lighthouse schools will “serve as resources and examples of how to combine the following best practices:

Small, highly personalized learning communities An interdisciplinary curriculum with a strong focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics delivered through a project-based instructional approach; and Active partnerships with businesses and the local community to connect learning beyond the classroom.”

WAY TO GO EAST FARMS!

Register TODAY for the 31st Annual EVHS Rapid Rabbit Run! This annual event is a Senior All-Knighter Fundraiser.

There will be trophies and ribbons for top finishers and drawings for prizes after the race! (Must be present to win)

Register online here: http://eastvalleyhs.wix.com/rapidrabbitrun or

download the registration form and mail it in here:

http://www.evsd.org/pages/EVSD/News/31st_Annual_Rapid_Rabbit_Run

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Camp Invention is Back! A summer camp opportunity at East Farms for ALL East Valley student who will be in 1st through 6th grade in the 2015-2016 school year. Camp dates and times are June 22-26, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Camp Invention is a week-long camp that emerges students into the world of inventing. Students are given scenarios and asked to solve, invent, and create. The Camp Invention website www.campinvention.org has detailed information for this summer’s camp “Where Big Ideas Become the Next Big Thing”. You can also register for the camp on their website. Please contact Leigh Harless harlessl@evsd.org at East Farms, if you have any questions about this exciting summer opportunity for our students.

Parent Night at East Valley Middle School On February 11th at 6:30 p.m. East Valley Middle School will be hosting a “Parenting a Middle Schooler” Workshop. During this 90 minute seminar, parents will learn helpful tips such as: How to use the Family Access feature in Skyward, design a path to college, tricks for taming the uncooperative middle schooler, and MORE! There will also be a complimentary hot dog feed af-ter the workshop. Thank you East Valley Middle School teachers and staff for your hard work putting this Parent Night together for your students and families.

East Valley ELL teacher Jerry Call was recognized for his hard work with East Valley stu-dents on Saturday, January 31st at the Gems of the Valley Award Ceremony. Pictured with Jerry are: Brian Aiken, Mo Lyden, Ted Epperson, Doug Kaplicky, Jerry’s wife and daughter. Congratulations Jerry!

Congratulations the Otis Orchards Honor Choir and Marimba groups! On Saturday, January 23rd at the Eastern Washington Solo Ensemble the Otis Knight Choir won 1st place in the choral ensemble category against all middle school and elementary ensembles! The Otis 5th & 6th grade marimba group also won 1st place. They were competing against all Spokane Valley schools and several other area school districts. The 4th grade girl’s quartet got 3rd place. Otis Orchards students won a total of 32 blue ribbons! WAY TO GO OTIS!

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What’s New in EVSD? Emergency Procedures Flip Charts!

When our new School Resource Officer (SRO) Tyler Smith first came to East Valley this school year, he went to all of our schools to see what their Emergency Plans were; what Officer Smith found was a lack of consistency in our plans across the district. After much discussion with East Valley principals and discussions with other districts SRO’s, Offi-cer Smith decided to borrow the flipchart idea from one of his colleagues. Officer Smith then modified the flipcharts to meet the needs of the schools in our district. In order to bring much needed consistency for all of our schools and with permission from In-terim Superintendent Tom Gresch, Officer Smith moved forward to implement the flip charts into all schools. There is now a flip chart in every classroom in the school district. These flip charts will help teachers, paras, student-teachers, substitutes, staff, and students in knowing what the school’s emergency plans are. Officer Smith has requested that the flip charts be next to the door, in view, so that anyone can see them in a time of need. Officer Smith has given a presentation at every school on Lockdowns and Critical Incidents. The flip charts are to be used as a “guideline” and to help with mental preparedness in the case of an emergency, which was explained during the presentations. Officer Smith would like to thank Interim Superintendent Gresch and all of the principals and their designees for helping with this project. Officer Smith also had this to say, “I take ownership and pride in being the School Resource Deputy (SRD) for the district and want to keep moving forward in making our district as safe as possible”. Officer Smith would also like to thank and recognize Kim Hunley (print shop operator) for her help with this project, “Kim is a huge asset to the district. Her work in helping with the flipchart and producing them in such a timely manner should not go unnoticed or unrecognized”. Thank you Officer Smith for your work in our district. Kudos to Kim Hunley for her work on this project as well!

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East Farms Science Experiments East Farms’ youngest scientists put their work on display at school last Thursday. These are sam-ples from Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd graders!

Medical Detectives & Real Detectives are on the Case at East Farms!

On Thursday, January 29th “real life” Detec-tive Lyle Johnston & Lieutenant John Knowles joined the East Farms detectives in their investigations. The medical detectives course offered at East Farms is part of the ad-vanced learning program that allows students to actually experience careers in the medical and law enforcement fields. This is hybrid course of ER (Emergency Room) meets CSI (Criminal Science Investigations). The first half of this course focuses on an introduction to medicine, surgery, and the initial diagnosis of disease. The second half introduces the stu-dents to crime scene investigations including suspect identifications through inquiry and DNA mapping.

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Rose Waterbury “Mathematical Practice” Math Problem Winner from Week 2 Receiving her hand delivered prize!

Trentwood Families Enjoy A “Frozen” Winter’s Evening! Trentwood families couldn't build a snowman because there isn't any snow, so they built a Friday night of movie fun instead! On January 30th, with popcorn, candy and other snacks in hand, fami-lies settled in and watched Frozen on the big screen. Loud and sometimes off key singing could be heard throughout the halls of the school! What a perfect way to spend the evening.

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Trentwood Food Drive for East Valley’s Backpack Food Bank Program Trentwood ASB held a Fill-the-Backpack Food Drive January 26th to 30th. We asked for dona-tions specifically for the weekend backpack program supported by Intec and Darsi Bankey. It took a truck and mini van to haul all the goodies donated by our amazing Trentwood families! Thank you for the support!!! WAY TO GO TRENTWOOD, YOU ROCK!

January PACE Awards at Trentwood Trentwood celebrated the character trait fairness on Friday, January 30th with two fun assem-blies. Conversations about fairness centered on the idea that fair does not mean equal. Trentwood stu-dents participated in fairness focused lessons lead by Mrs. Youseph and worked hard to demonstrate it every day. They were very successful!

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EDCamp 2015 Save the Date! April 25, 2015 This is a free PD opportunity, but you must register. Time & Location TBD Check our last year’s EdCamp 2014 for more information on this exciting event. Digital Learning Day March 13, 2015 Started in 2012, Digital Learning Day has provided a powerful venue for education leaders to high-light great teaching practice and showcase innovative teachers, leaders, and instructional technol-ogy programs that are improving student outcomes. Digital Learning Day is NOT about technol-ogy, it’s about learning! Digital Learning Day promotes the effective use of modern day tools af-forded to every other industry to improve the learning experience in K-12 public schools. What can you do on Digital Learning Day? The Digital Learning Day website has a planning guide to direct you to appropriate resources for what you’d like to do, a wealth of activities and ideas for you to use, video profiles of real-life stories, and a archive of past Digital Learning Day Town Hall Meetings. Your Digital Learning Day can include just your classroom, involve your building, or be a commu-nity wide activity. Digital Creativity Online Course-FREE January 11, 2015-March 1, 2015 Do you use Adobe design application with your students? Would you like to know more about what can be done with the software? This course is part of a series of six Adobe Generation Pro-fessional courses designed to help educators become creators, not just consumers, of digital media. Throughout the series, you’ll learn new tools and techniques., explore best practices for teaching and learning, and unleash your creativity to help drive student outcomes. Drop in for one or en-gage in many, but we guarantee this series will help you and your students take your digital skills and creativity to the next level. Course starts January 11th, enrollment closes February 17th. For more information and to enroll, visit the Digital Creativity website.

Lunch Bag Lessons A few online resources—take a look over lunch!

FrontRow Looking for differentiated math instruction? Take a look at Front Row. There is a free teacher edi-tion for classroom use. Assessments and activities can be completed via web browser or iPad app. Learn more at www.frontrowed.com SETDA: The Guide to Implementing Digital Learning SETDA, the membership association of U.S. state and territorial educational technology leaders, has announced the launch of The Guide to Implementing Digital Learning, a free web-based re-source to support school leaders as they work to ensure that investments in digital learning spark positive results. Visit www.digitallearning.setda.org.

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A Community Volunteer Opportunity! The Neighborhood Accountability Board and/or Diversion Program run by the Spokane County Juvenile Court system provides an alternative to the formal court system for first and second time offenders, and insures that children are held accountable for their action. Volunteers, working in teams of two, meet with children and their parents after reading the police report, and determine a fair disposition for offenses like shoplifting, possession of alcohol, and malicious mis-chief. We're looking for folks who are at least 21 years of age, have good communication skills, the ability to be an objective team member, and a willing to make a much needed investment in their community. Volunteers are potentially impacting young lives in a such a way that these young people will be less likely to continue their delinquent behavior. This program only requires 2 evenings a month (approx 2 1/2 hours each). If you are interested in this important volunteer op-portunity, please contact Patrick Donahue at (509) 477-2469.

Business AfterSchool-Engineering Week: February 23-27, 2015 Registration is open now!

Do you like to ask questions and define problems? Interpret data, plan investigations and construct explanations? Would you like to turn research ideas into technical plans using computers and de-sign software? Learn more about careers in engineering and sign-up for a two hour workshop that shows students in grades 8-12 how engineers use scientific principals in the careers they employ. Registrations opened January 14th. Engineering Business Workshops:

CH2MHILL/Spokane County Water Resources Coffman Engineers DCI Engineers GeoEngineers McKinstry MW Consulting Engineers

For more information, visit the Business Afterschool web page, or contact Meg Lindsay at 509-321-3611

Save the Date! What: Pathways to Entrepreneurship When: Thursday, February 19, 2015 4-7 p.m. Where: McKinstry Innovation Center

Learn about the ways you can connect your students with learning opportunities that help transform their passions into productivity and professional fulfillment! FREE CLOCK HOURS Dinner will be served Space is limited. Click here to register today! http://www.wdcspokane.com/wdc/events/

pathways-to-entrepreneurship/

Eligible for 3 of your 12 PD Per Diem Hours when you provide a copy of your registration confirmation and clock hour form to verify your attendance!

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Spokane County Library Workshops Take & Give: Seed Library at the Otis Orchards Library Bring your green thumb (and your saved seeds) to the Otis Orchards library for the grand opening of a brand new seed library! The idea is simple: you borrow from a selection of vegetable and flower seeds at any time during the year, plant them in your garden, and watch them grow. When it’s time to harvest, let a plant or two go to seed, and bring some back to the library for the next round of gardeners to enjoy. We’ll be kicking off the seed library with a seed propagation class and a seed ex-change. We’re also planting even more ideas in your head, with a series of gardening programs all featuring local Master Gardeners, to help you get ready for spring! Seed Library Kick-Off, Seed Swap, and Seed Propagation class with Master Gardener Steve Nokes Saturday, Feb 7 10:30am–12:30pm Inland Northwest Vegetable Gardening with Master Gardener Marilyn Carothers Saturday, Feb 14 2–4pm Basics of Soil and Composting with Master Gardener Eberhard Schmidt Saturday, Feb 21 2–3pm Growing Tomatoes from Seed to Harvest (hands on workshop) with Master Gardener Marilyn Carothers Saturday, Feb 28 2–4pm Vegetable Gardening 101 with Master Gardener Steve Nokes Tuesday, Mar 3 6:30–8pm

Opportunity Knocks~Ready for Work! Pick up valuable employment skills without leaving your community! The SCLD and WorkSource are providing workshops geared towards job seekers and the current workforce (childcare will be provided for children ages 3 and older). Here are the workshops being offered in this series: Micro-soft IT Academy & Gale Courses, Crafting Effective Resumes, Shifting Gears (for those preparing for, or in the midst of, a transition; Microsoft Word for Job Seekers, Job Search Strategies, Micro-soft Excel for Job Seekers, Interviewing Techniques, Email for Job Seekers, WinWay Resume Builder, File Management for Job Seekers, Career Counseling, Microsoft PowerPoint for Job Seek-ers. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Workshops begin in February. Click here for more information: http://www.scld.org/readyforwork/

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East Valley School District 2014-2015 Professional Development Opportunities

Call for Presenters Thank your for your interest in sharing your expertise with your colleagues as part of our Profes-sional Development Plan. Please complete, and forward the following questionnaire. Forms can be sent electronically to reillyl@evsd.org, or to Lorri Reilly, Director of Teaching and Learning, through district mail. All requests to present should be submitted at least 3 weeks prior to the suggestion train-ing dates, so that we can secure a location and allow you enough time to submit paper work for offering clock hours. Presenters will be paid committee pay, hour for hour, for preparation work for each training. (Ex. 3 hour session= 3 hour prep pay). Presenters will be responsible for preparing their own mate-rials. A copy code will be provided for copy costs. In order to provide clock hours to participants, all presenters will need to submit a resume or vita form to Michele Chavez, Teaching and Learning Secretary, at chavezm@evsd.org. Presenter Information: Lead Presenter__________________________________ Email address___________________ Phone___________________ School__________________ Position____________________ Co- Presenter if applicable________________________________ Presentation Description. Please describe a concise description of your presentation. This descrip-tion will be used for the program advertisement and must meet the requirements of the Title II grant.

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Please describe any special equipment that you will need for your presentation.

Primary Audience: Please check all that apply.

____ Teachers ______ Early Learning ______ Elementary _____ Middle Level _____ High School

____ Other ______________________________

Please indicate which area in which your proposed session best fits.

_____ Assessment, Smarter Balanced Assessment

_____ College and Career Readiness

_____ Common Core State Standards

_____ Data Use and Analysis

_____ English Language Learners

_____ Response to Intervention ( RTI)

_____ Positive Behavior Intervention and Support ( PBIS)

_____ Technology Training

_____ Other

Please indicate session length.

____ 3 hours

____ 6 hours, ( 2 sessions at 3 hours)

____Other ___________________________________

Please indicate preferred group size. Minimum group size will be 8- Max 20

____ 8-10

____ 10-20

Please indicate desired dates and locations

Date________________________________

Location_____________________________

Thank you for requesting to present as part of our Professional Development Plan. We will contact you soon for further planning purposes.