Summer 2018 Professional Learning Line Up
Let's get Real! Expository Reading & Writing (Two-Day Conference)
Being able to comprehend and analyze expository texts is important for all students! Join Kelly Harmon for a two-day conference all about reading and writing expository texts. Learn ways to get students talking and writing about texts the first week of school. Walk away with activities to use immediately with your students that promote rigorous thinking and collaboration with peers. Dive into text structures, inquiry circles, and much more! Prepare your students to read expository pieces with ease and excitement. For more information, visit our flyer!
The First 25 Days of School: Planning Effective Routines for ELAR K-6
July 17, 2018 - Dallas, TX
8:30am - 3:30pm
Start the school year off strong by setting up an engaging balanced literacy classroom! You will leave this strategy-packed day with ideas for building relationships, routines, and much more! See first hand classroom setups, schedules, and ideas for developing a growth mindset in your incoming students. Gain resources for building fluency, comprehension, and word skills in your first few weeks of school. Educators will have a venue for asking questions and gaining lesson planning expertise from your presenter. Register yourself or team today! For more info, visit our official flyer.
Using Math Stations While You Teach Guided Math Groups
June 29, 2018
9:30am -12:30pm
What will the other students be doing while I'm working with small groups in math? In this interactive virtual seminar, Kelly Harmon will provide educators with an in depth look at math stations that are beneficial to students in building numeracy and problem solving skills. Walk away with math games to use immediately in math stations. Start your math stations on day 1 in your classroom! Register yourself or team today! For more information, click here.
Guided Reading From the Start
July 13, 2018
9:30am -12:30pm
Small group instruction is most effective for coaching students up, so start thinking 'guided reading' during your first weeks of school! In this 3 hour virtual seminar, we will provide you with information and ideas to get students digging deeper into texts. Explore resources and group planning structures for building your students' comprehension and fluency. Discuss grouping strategies and much more! For more information, visit our flyer!
Problem Solving During Guided Math Instruction
July 27, 2018
9:30am -12:30pm
Help your students become word problem wizards-even when two or more steps are involved! In this session, you’ll learn the steps to more efficiently process and solve word problems. Help your students more easily understand the problems and select efficient problem-solving strategies. For more information, click here!
Using Guided Math to Strengthen Your Math Instruction
Dallas, TX
8:30am -3:30pm
In this interactive training, Kelly Harmon will share a variety of guided math strategies, techniques, and ideas for addressing all student's math needs. Walk away with resources and ideas for strengthening your math instruction immediately! You will learn the best research-based instructional strategies to help your students develop conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, fluency, and how to transfer those skills to math problem solving. For more information, visit our flyer!
Setting Up Your Classroom for Students to Thrive
3 Hour Online Seminar
August 3rd9:30am -12:30pm
Join Randi Anderson for an interactive webinar all about setting up your classroom to thrive this year! Classroom space is limited, so every inch must be planned. Learn setup ideas for classroom libraries, wall spaces, student work spaces, whole group meeting areas and much more! 3 hours of professional learning credit will be awarded. For more information, click here!
Meet the Presenters!
Kelly Harmon is a national presenter & author who has more than 26 years of experience working with at-risk students. She presents on a wide range of topics including strategies for at-risk learners, guided reading and math Instruction, RTI, technology integration, reading, writing, and instructional strategies highly effective teachers use to increase student achievement. Ms. Harmon works as an instructional coach for schools and districts across the United States. In addition to consulting, she also works with the Bureau of Education and Research, as well as Learning Sciences International, Marzano Center.
Randi Anderson is an elementary educator, blogger, and staff developer with 10 years of experience. She taught third and fourth grade in Title One schools in the Fort Worth area. Before entering the classroom, Mrs. Anderson studied early childhood education and English as a Second Language at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a strong passion for making reading and writing authentic and engaging for all students.
Registration Information
Cost
$225 per Participant for in Person
$99 per Participant for Online Seminars
Contact us for early bird or group discounts!
Participants will receive a certificate of completion after each seminar.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. EVEN IF IT IS AHEAD OF YOUR PAYMENT. This will let us know to reserve you a seat for the training in the event we have a sold out event.
You can register by Faxing, Calling, or Emailing your registration form in.
Payment
Credit Card
To pay by credit card, call our office at (817) 583-1290. We will send you a link to pay your registration fee online through our billing system. Credit Card payments must be received before the date of the seminar to receive the official link to the the training.
Purchase Order
To pay by purchase order, submit your district PO by email or fax. Please make PO's payable to Kelly Harmon & Associates. Purchase Orders must be received before the date of the seminar to receive the official link to the training. Please contact us if you require a W9 form.
Check
To pay by check, please make checks payable to Kelly Harmon & Associates and mail to 26440 White Eagle Drive San Antonio, TX 78260. Checks must be received before the date of the seminar to receive the official link to the training.
Call (817) 583-1290
Fax (972) 369-7327
email randi@kellyharmon.net
For more Information Please contact us!
Kelly Harmon & Associates
Email: randi@kellyharmon.net
Website: www.kellyharmon.net
Phone: 817-583-1290
Twitter: @TexasLiteracy