Athens State University RIC
April and May 2024
We Are in the Home Stretch Now! Keep Making It Happen!!
Summer Professional Learning Newsletter NOW AVAILABLE!
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Region 2 Request Links
Remember, If you have specific professional learning needs please use the PD Request Form or if you need to reserve a learning space at the Regional Inservice Center or on the Athens State Campus, please use the Facility Reservations form.
Teacher Appreciation Week: May 6 - 10
ARI Updates
ARI Newsletter Highlights:
- May Leadership Tasks/Reminders
- EOY Data Meetings
- Professional Learning - Sample Faculty Survey
- ALA Reporting Requirements Memo
- 3rd & 4th Grade - Student Support Reminders
- ACAP Cut Score Guidance Document
- SRC Guidance
- Principal & LRS Collaboration
- LRS Hiring Considerations / Interview Support
- Content Focus: Vocabulary
- SoR "Summer" Spotlight Visits Info
- CALT Flyer
- MEGA Conference
- Neuhaus Structured Literacy Modules
- LETRS Updates
- Coaching Corner
- Family & Community Resources (Flyer)
Upcoming ARI and OMI PD Sessions
Text-Dependent Writing: 4th - 12th ELA Teachers
- Monday, April 29
- 12:00 - 3:00 pm
- Presenter - Charissa Lambert
- Athens Regional Inservice Center
- REGISTER HERE!
Secondary ELA: Supporting Struggling Readers
- Tuesday, April 30
- 12:00 - 3:00 pm
- Presenter - Charissa Lambert
- Athens Regional Inservice Center
- REGISTER HERE!
Text-Dependent Writing - April 29
Struggling Secondary Readers - April 30
New ARI Family & Community Support Resources
Neuhaus Professional Learning Modules
Neuhaus Structured Literacy Modules
Don't miss out on this incredible professional learning opportunity presented by the ALSDE and the Alabama Reading Initiative. Dive into the Neuhaus Structured Literacy Modules, designed to equip you with the tools for evidence-based, structured literacy instruction. These modules offer a deep-dive into the essential components of structured literacy, backed by solid research grounded in the science of reading. Discover why these components are crucial for nurturing skilled readers and learn practical strategies for implementing them effectively in your direct instruction. The best part? You have the flexibility to complete each module in any order, making it easy to fit into your busy schedule.
- Each session lasts approximately one hour, including a posttest to solidify your understanding.
- Sign up now using the form provided (linked below) and get ready to receive your invitation directly from Neuhaus.
- Plus, with a generous 90-day window to complete the course work, you can learn at your own pace.
- Earn PowerSchool credit upon completion, with 1 credit hour awarded per module.
Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/wzm0itAjDp
Math Fun Zone: K-5 Math Teachers
- Thursday, May 2
- 8:30 - 11:30 am
- Presenter - Christy Lockhart
- Athens Regional Inservice Center
- Register HERE!
Math is an Art: K-5 Math Teachers
- Thursday, May 2
- 12:30 - 3:30 pm
- Presenter - Christy Lockhart
- Athens Regional Inservice Center
- Register HERE!
OMI Spring Challenge: Spring is in the Air
Summer Robotics Bootcamp
ALSDE Summer Reading & Math Camp Interventions in Unified Insights
Summer Reading & Math Camp Interventions in Unified Insights
- April 29 @ 1:00 PM CST
Get ready for an enlightening session! As the Unified Insights Interventions training unfolds, excitement and curiosity are in the air. We invite you to join Stacy Royster, Bonnie Short, and Karen Anderson as they provide firsthand answers to all your burning questions. Be part of the discussion as we prepare for our upcoming summer learning camps statewide.
Region 2 Curriculum Directors PLC
Region 2 Curriculum Directors Meeting
Region 2 Curriculum Directors, Athens State University College of Education Faculty, and Region 2 Support Specialists will meet once again in Decatur on April 11 from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon.
Thursday, Apr 11, 2024, 09:00 AM
Alabama Center for the Arts, 2nd Avenue Northeast, Decatur, AL, USA
NBCT Updates
Deadline to submit ePortfolio to NBCT: May 18
Video Library of Accomplished Teaching
National Website
Need an ATLAS account? Send your requests to Brad.Lewis@athens.edu
Alabama Principal Leadership Development System
APLDS Updates: Effective July 1, 2024
- Check out the latest information concerning the implementation of the Alabama Principal Mentoring Act.
- Principal Leadership & Mentoring ACT FAQ
ACAP Support
Alabama Best Practices Center - Peer Coaching 2024-2025
Building Collective Efficacy through Peer Coaching June 25 in Athens
Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives 114 West Pryor Street
The Alabama Best Practices Center is launching a new cohort of the Instructional Partners Network (IPN) with a special focus on Peer Coaching. Peer coaching is a non-evaluative reciprocal process in which teachers are paired to discuss and share a strategy, observe each other, and provide mutual support (Hodges Simons, 2006).
SUMMER LEARNING
ALSDE TEAMS Approved PD
NBCT Summer Learning
TEAMS PD & eLearning
- Questions about Upcoming TEAMS PD, contact Region 2 ATIM Specialist, Jennifer Priest - jpriest@atim.us
- http://atim.us
- eLearning Website
Office of School Improvement Updates
ARI Resources
March ALSDE PE Newsletter
ACAP Resources
Region 2 EL Specialist: Robin Stutts rstutts@alsde.edu
- EL Quarterly Newsletter - March 2024
- Alabama ELLevation Education Link- https://ellevationeducation.com/district/alabama
- Virtual ELLevation Training Links - ELLevation Virtual Training Links
- AMTESOL Conference Link-Registration: https://www.amtesol.org/registration
- World Languages Newsletter: https://sway.office.com/mBGTFFbn0olsRz7W?ref=Link&loc=play
PREP Resources
PREP - Emergency Certificates, Long-Term Subs, and New Teacher On-Demand Training.
The Alabama Social Studies Chronicle (May)
Administrator Professional Learning
AETC Summer Conference in Mobile
- June 19 - 21, 2024 - Mobile Convention Center
- Early Bird Registration: $140 through April 15
- April 16 - May 31: $150
- Late Registration after May 31: $175
- Register Here
MEGA Conference 2024
- July 8-12, 2024 • Mobile Convention Center •
- Pre-registration (through March 15th) $180 •
- Registration (through June 1st) $200 •
- Late Registration (June 2nd until conference) $215
- REGISTER HERE
Coming this Fall: 2023-2024 Powerful Conversations Network
Counselors and PowerSchool SIS Staff
AL Principal Leadership Development System
Special Education Services
SES Training Calendar
ALSDE Department Websites and Region 2 Specialists Contacts
Region 2 - RIC
AMSTI
Assistant Director - Emily Byrd
Science in Motion
Assistant Director - Emily Byrd
ATIM
ARI
Ken Kirby - Regional Literacy Leadership Specialist (RLLS)
Kimberly Hargett - RLLS: Limestone, Hartselle, & Morgan.
Kim Goodwin - RLSS: Blount, Cullman City & Co. & Oneonta
Melissa Penley - RLSS: Athens City & Lawrence Co.
Tracie Howard - RLSS
Angela Richardson - RLSS
OMI
Christy Lockhart - Region 2 Math Specialist
AL - MTSS
EL
ALEX
NBCT
OSL
ABPC
- Dr. Brad Lewis - RIC Director (256) 233-6574 Brad.Lewis@athens.edu
- Deepa Manandhar - Program & Financial Assistant (256) 233-6576 Deepa.Manandhar@athens.edu
- Physical Location: 1115-A Hwy 31 Athens, AL