LHSD Inservice 10-23-17

Dan will educate on the dangers and laws on the following list of drugs and what we find in our schools and how the kids hide them Alcohol, marijuana, synthetic thc, salvia, dxm, prescription drugs, heroin, mdpv, methamphetamine.

The Code of Professional Conduct applies to all individuals who are licensed through the Department of Education. While a degree prepares, a license employs. Therefore, it is critical to know the expectations for conduct, reporting procedure, and potential discipline outcomes. Changes in Education have added focus areas: technology, data, student privacy, and bullying. The Office of Professional Conduct continues to see a steady increase of referrals and investigations each year. Learn how to protect your credibility and future.

Becoming culturally competent and equity literate is complex and long-term work. In this session, participants will take the first steps toward becoming equity literate educators as we explore redlining and its effects in Ohio, and as we learn how intersectionality affects how others perceive us and relate to us in our communities.

Beau Carver will be leading a circuit style bootcamp class. This class will include 2-3 rotations of several high intensity stations. All fitness levels welcome!

Learn how to help manage stress in the work place by using different types of breathing techniques, as well as learning a basic meditation technique. Based on the principles of Deepak Chopra's mind & body medicine.

Review the RE program components & expectations for the year. For RE 1/2 educators & their mentors.

This inservice session is a simple overview of sensory and how it affects access to learning. Participants will learn how to modify the learning environment. They will be shown a variety of available resources and will also be able to discern between behavior and sensory issues. This inservice will review some material covered in the last presentation but will also contain new information. It is open to general education teachers as well as intervention specialists. There will also be a Q and A for specific questions/scenarios.

Appalachian Stewards: teaching about life cycles, food webs, and environmental restoration through American Ginseng. Rural Action's Environmental Education and Sustainable Forestry programs have teamed up to create a mini-unit focused on American Ginseng, Goldenseal, and Ramps to blend life sciences with environmental restoration and conservation. We will review plant parts, learn about American Ginseng's role in a food web and its economic value, and learn the technique for planting Ginseng in a forest. We use this lesson mostly in collaboration with 4th and 5th grade classrooms but it can also have value for middle and high school teachers.

An informational presentation that unfolds many layers of the complex and expanding issue of human trafficking – more specifically sex-trafficking. Sex-trafficking happens all over the world including here in our own communities. Sex-trafficking is an uneasy topic to grasp, but is a subject that needs to be discussed. This presentation will provide a safe place to examine various aspects of this disturbing crisis. We will discuss what sex-trafficking looks like locally; red-flags that someone may be a victim; vulnerabilities that traffickers look for; how to protect our youth (who to report to and how); barriers and stigmas that prevent victims from being identified; as well as how to become involved in eradicating modern-day slavery.

Hand-build a beautiful addition to your bookcase with a book vase! By using slab building techniques, we will be able to form the perfect replica of your favorite book. By using texture tools, adulterations can be made to the surface of the clay to create interesting designs. Texture and slab-building are the perfect scaffold tools for your classroom. 10:40am-12:30p Special Time Session: If taking this session, pick-up your lunch in Cafe and eat lunch during 12:30-1:10.

Participants will learn to set observable, measurable goals for academic and behavioral modification. In addition, strategies for monitoring data collected from Tiered interventions during the Response to Intervention process will be discussed. Presenters will provide specific resources for collecting academic and behavioral data. Additionally, participants will be instructed on ways to present or graph data to determine intervention effectiveness.

The session will include multiple methods and materials to help preschoolers practice letter formation. Fun and engaging ways to learn letters and letter sounds.

Presentation on new Lexia Dashboard and the location of reports in My Lexia. How best to use reports for weekly, monthly updates, and P/T Conferences. Participants will have opportunity for Q/A and will need device.

PART 2: YOU HAD TO HAVE ATTENDED IN SEPTEMBER IN ORDER TO ATTEND IN OCTOBER: The course teaches participants the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorder. Participants do not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling –rather, participants learn to support a youth developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis by applying a core five-step action plan. The Youth Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum is primarily focused on information participants can use to help adolescents and transition-age youth, ages 12-18. 3 PART SERIES. MUST COMMIT TO ALL THREE SESSIONS OF 2 HOURS EACH

You have the power to change the world and help others do the same. It is easier than you think. One person can make a difference…in fact; it is the only thing that ever has. Learn how to tap the potential inside yourself and how to find the motivation to make dreams become realities.

What if we could get our students to manage their own behavior? What if instead of punishing misbehavior, we could use these moments to teach them how to make better choices that result in more positive outcomes? This session explores the forces behind misbehavior and gives practical ways to create the kinds of opportunities that teach our children to make better choices for themselves and help us handle misbehaviour in a positive and constructive way.

In this session, "With Math I Can," using the work of Carol Dweck and Jo Boaler, we will explore the research behind fixed and growth mindsets and the implications for students of mathematics. Mathematical Mindsets is an important guide to the information, techniques and activities that can make math more enjoyable and achievable for all students. Math Teachers 1-12.

"In this session, ""With Math I Can,"" using the work of Carol Dweck and Jo Boaler, we will explore the research behind fixed and growth mindsets and the implications for students of mathematics. Mathematical Mindsets is an important guide to the information, techniques and activities that can make math more enjoyable and achievable for all students. Math Teachers 1-12."

This seminar will focus on ways you and the general education teacher can strengthen your co teaching. Please attend this seminar with your general education partner. Please note this session is elementary school only.

During this guided reading refresher, we will go over data that we use to drive our groups. The data from Running records, repeated readings, and balance reading tests will be demonstrated. This is for elementary and middle school teachers who are teaching guided reading.

This presentation will teach you how to calculate your final average salary, payment options for receiving STRS Ohio retirement benefits, how and when to purchase service credit and health care issues and funding. Participants will also learn how to improve their overall financial health and progress toward building a financially sound retirement

This session is intended for teachers that have the Mimio Teach interactive whiteboard in their classrooms. The session will cover: Set-up, Calibrating, Description of Major Components, Classroom Use and Troubleshooting.

Repeat Session: Classroom Apps to increase fun and organization in your classroom. This course will focus primarily on three apps to use in your classroom including Google Classroom, Kahoot, and Quizlet. This is a repeat session from September and will not include anything new.

This session will cover using Google classroom and docs, bell ringers, remind, IC checks, while running multiple screens.

Application of Google Sheets for personal and class use.

The natural history of Ohio presentation will cover the formation of some of Ohio’s natural features and give a broad view of Ohio’s landscape prior to European contact. Then we will delve into land use and changes post European contact, and the status of our natural resources in the state today

Raising Monarch Caterpillars in the classroom: An unexpected journey, what I learned and helpful tips. Join Rebecca Miller, Hocking SWCD Education Specialist, as she talks about her experience, what resources are available to teachers, and helpful tips for success.