Teacher Academy

Teacher Academy
2015 - 2016
What is the Teacher Academy?
The West Virginia Center for Professional Development (WVCPD) Teacher Academy is designed to support veteran and beginning
teachers using research-based materials and instructional strategies that refresh and strengthen classroom skills and teaching approaches.
Complete Academy information is available at www.wvcpd.org.
Who May Participate?
Experienced and beginning teachers interested in refreshing or learning teaching strategies that will enhance student engagement and
learning are encouraged to participate. To be eligible to apply for three hours of graduate credit in the spring of 2016, participants
must complete three course sessions.
1. 2. 3. 4. Choose one session from each menu column to create your customized Teacher Academy professional development plan.
Once you have selected your sessions, go to the calendar to choose the dates and locations you wish to attend.
Create a profile at www.wvcpd.org and register for sessions
Contact Carla Warren at [email protected] or at 304-558-0539 with questions.
Menu A Courses
Menu B Courses
Menu C Courses
Two Days On-site
Classroom Management: Setting the Stage
(previously Classroom Management I )
One Day On-site
*Ruby Payne I: Framework for
Understanding Poverty
(online follow-up assignment required)
Online
Book Study #1:
What Great Teachers Do Differently
by Todd Whitaker
Classroom Management:
The Power of Planning
(previously Classroom Management II)
Ruby Payne II: Mental Models and
Instructional Strategies
(online follow-up assignment required)
Book Study #2: 101 Answers for New
Teachers and Their Mentors
by Annette Breaux
Teaching Diverse Learners
Understanding and Dealing
with Difficult Situations
Book Study #3: Teach Smart
by PJ Caposey and Todd Whitaker
The book study is offered online December through March. Teachers may participate in either the December - January session OR the
February - March offering.
If you are attending the Academy for the first
time in the 2015 - 2016 school year, this is an
example of what your schedule may look like.
1. 2. 3. Classroom Management: Setting the Stage
Ruby Payne I: Framework for Poverty
Book Study #2 - 101 Answers for New Teachers and Their Mentors
*Ruby Payne I is
a prerequisite to
attend
Ruby Payne II
If you are attending the Academy for the
second time in 2016 - 2017 school year, this is
an example of what your schedule may look
like:
1. 2. 3. Teaching Diverse Learners
Understanding and Dealing with Difficult
Situations
OVER
Book Study #3 - Teach Smart
Note: Session dates and locations are subject to
change. Please visit www.wvcpd.org
for updated information.
Academy
Teacher
Classroom Management: Setting the Stage
6
15 - 201
20
Classroom Management: Power of Planning
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
July 13 - 14
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
Oct. 5 - 6
Lakeview Conf. Center, Morgantown
Oct. 20 - 21
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Nov. 17 -18
WVCPD Annex, Charleston
Dec. 8 - 9
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Mar. 7 - 8
WVCPD Annex, Charleston
Mar. 15 - 16
Teaching Diverse Learners
Bridgeport Conf. Center
June 23 - 24
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
July 13 - 14
Lakeview Conf. Center, Morgantown
Oct. 20 - 21
Mercer County Tech Center, Princeton
Sept. 23 - 24
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Nov. 17 - 18
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
Oct. 5 - 6
WVCPD Annex, Charleston
Dec. 10 - 11
Lakeview Conf. Center, Morgantown
Oct. 20 - 21
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Mar. 7 - 8
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Nov. 17 - 18
WVCPD Annex, Charleston
Mar. 15 - 16
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Mar. 7 - 8
Ruby Payne I: The Framework for
Understanding Poverty
Ruby Payne II: Mental Models and
Instructional Strategies
Bridgeport Conf. Center
June 25
Bridgeport Conf. Center
June 25
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
July 15
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
July 15
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
Oct. 7
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
Oct. 7
Lakeview Conf. Center, Morgantown
Oct. 22
Lakeview Conf. Center, Morgantown
Oct. 22
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Nov. 19
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Nov. 19
WVCPD Annex, Charleston
Dec. 10
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Mar. 9
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Mar. 9
Understanding and Dealing with Difficult Situations
Marriott Hotel, Charleston
Oct. 7
Lakeview Conf. Center, Morgantown
Oct. 22
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Nov. 19
Days Hotel, Flatwoods
Mar. 9
Registration Information
Registration is available at www.
wvcpd.org. An annual $90.00 fee
covers materials, single lodging and
some meals for all Teacher Academy
sessions attended in the same school
year. Please contact Carla Warren,
program director, at
304-558-0539 or [email protected] with questions.
Book Studies
Session I: Dec. 13, 2015 - Feb. 8, 2016
Session II: Feb. 21, 2016 - April 18, 2016
#1 What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker
#2 101 Answers for New Teachers and Their Mentors
by Annette Breaux
#3 Teach Smart by PJ Caposey and Todd Whitaker
Graduate Credit
Application and payment for graduate credit
are due by April 1, 2016. These applications
may be downloaded from the Teacher Academy
program page at www. wvcpd.org after
February 1, 2016.