7.4

**7.4 Workspace--Maier**
Provides professional development for school personnel to help them implement improvement interventions to achieve improvement goals

//"Teachers need professional development to stay abreast of strategies, technology, and other tools that enhance teaching strategies. These opportunities are especially important if we hope to keep pace with the ever-changing state mandates and the constantly evolving interests of our "modern-minded" students." Vicki Rueger, HS Teacher//

7.4 Summary MVHS was found to be highly functional in standard 7.4. MVHS does provide professional development opportunities to ensure that staff members have the required skills to implement the school's chosen improvement strategies. A criterion writing program workshop and Apex Training were offered on several different occasions. MVHS has also offered professional development opportunities to deliver student-centered instruction in a variety of ways in the classroom. Programs such as the differentiated instruction, RTI, foldable notebooking, and Activboard and Activ Expression training have been provided on numerous occasions to assist teachers in delivering student-centered instruction in a variety of ways. MSD of Mt. Vernon brought in Gary Howard to present an interative professional development workshop on cultural competence and courageous practice to assist staff in working together for inclusion, equity, and excellence.

1. Differentiated Instruction - Holly Pate 2. Motivating and Managing Hard to Reach, Uninterested and Disruptive Students - Brian Mendler 3. Culture Competence - Gary Howard 4. Co-Teaching - Wendy Murawski 5. Criterion Writing Program Training - Online Writing Evaluation 6. Apex Computer Training - Computer Program for students to earn credits on-line 7. RIT Training for MVHS team - Matt Rebeck, MVHS School Psychologist 8. Facebook in the Classroom - Mary Feagley 9. Learning Connection Basics - Jody Pfister 10. Indiana Computer Educator Conference - yearly attendance 11. Foldables Notebooking - note-taking devices across the curriculum 12. Common Core Standards in ELA - SIEC presentation 13. Languages at the Core of Success - IFLTA Conference 14. HECC Conference - Hoosier Educator Computer Conference 15. College Access Workshop - Counselor training for college prep 16. Content Area Collaborative Department Meetings on Curriculum - Fall 2010 Jody Pfister 17. Everfi Financial Literacy Training - online Federally funded student literacy training webinar 18. ECA School Test Coordinator training - online webinar for preparation of examiners for ECA test 19. AYP/PL221 ECA Test Data Analysis - Jody Pfister 20.Use of iPad in classroom Training - Pilot Program - Mary Feagley/Leigh Latshaw 21. Activboard Training 22. Activ Expression Training 23. My Big Campus pilot and training
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