Revitalize and renew your winter-themed projects!

Join us for an exciting and engaging night of hands-on arts integration and arts making!  This workshop, inspired by the winter season focuses on integrating elements of winter, and books about winter into classroom curricula and the visual arts.  Attendees will participate in the making of four full arts projects and will receive lesson plans for four projects.  Provided lesson plans align to VAPA and CCSS Standards.

Did you just move to Windows 10? Do you still know how to use your computer? Come learn some tricks and become comfortable with the new operating system.

Come Back Kids is an independent study program for Adults (18+) that want to come back and earn their High School diploma.

Attend an orientation for more information.

Date:  November 16, 2018*

Time:  2:00 P.M.**

Location: Martin Petersen Event Center 720 12th Street, Modesto CA 95354

Enrollment and teachers available in Modesto, Turlock, Patterson, Ceres and Oakdale.

Presenter- Krissy Zapien

ASD is complex and varies across individuals.  Myths, truths, characteristics, common areas of need and strategies will be reviewed. 

Target Audience: All staff interested in learning the basics of autism

Presenter- Lisa Leppert, SH Teacher

Teachers-Helping-Teachers workshop is designed to assist preschool educators move from assessment to goal writing for students that require a strong emphasis on functional skills.  Participants are encouraged to bring some formal/ informal completed assessments (perhaps from a file review if the student is new) for 1 or 2 students and a laptop or IPad. Educators will work in small groups to determine their students’ greatest needs, if additional assessment is required, and what some potential goals may look like. 

Presenter- Jenn Escarcega

Antecedents, consequences, functions, reinforcement, OH MY! This training will address ways to help staff identify the function of the behavior, as well as what to do about it. This will presentation will assist with setting up prevention techniques as well as consequences for attention, access, escape and sensory maintained behaviors.

Target Audience: All staff

Focus: ERWC Implementation

• Collaborate with fellow teachers to share best practices for implementing ERWC modules and curriculum.
• Increase your expertise related to rhetorical strategies for reading and writing.
• Gain valuable skills in feedback and assessment to improve student writing.
• The Expository Reading and Writing Network is under the purview of Grade-Alike. To earn one $40 unit thru CSU Stanislaus, participant must attend all 5 sessions and complete the minimal homework.

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This training session is designed to give you an overview of the basics of the QCC software program. In particular, it will focus on: 
- Logging in (your QSS ID and password) and logging out safely & securely 
- The Tree View and menus available to you 
- Moving between districts and fiscal years (if applicable) 
- The Job Menu, used to run reports & data processes 
- The QSS Print Manager, from which you will print reports and results of processes 
- Outputting your reports to other formats, such as PDF or Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)