The Language Arts/Humanities Block offers a variety of professional development opportunities for educators. Our goal and major emphasis for all our work in professional development is to “serve as a catalyst for student success through commitment to partnership with school districts, and parents; providing leadership for quality instruction and support programs for all students.” Workshops may vary from year to year to meet the needs of teachers and administrators, Program Improvement schools and State and Federal legislation.

The K-12 Literacy Teaching Institute, a recipient of the CSBA Golden Bell Award in 2002 has served over 2,400 teachers, administrators, and parents throughout Fresno County and Region 7 and impacted the reading skills of over 45,000 students. It won “Outstanding Program,” not only on the County Level, but the State and National Levels. The K-12 Literacy Institute is revised each year to meet CDE and SBE rules and regulations, including SB 472 (formerly AB 466) and Reading First regulations. This institute offers 40 hours of follow-up to SB 472 Textbook Training.  In addition, 3 units of professional development college credit are available for purchase. 

DATES

TIME
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

PARTNERS
Region 7 (Fresno, Tulare, Mariposa, Kings, Madera, Merced)

INCLUDES:  Light continental breakfast, lunch, materials, and resources

COST:  $700 per individual, per grade level.  Checks only.  No Purchase Orders accepted.

LOCATION
Fresno County Office of Education
1111 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno CA 93721-2002

MAP/DRIVING DIRECTIONS

CONTACTS
For Registration: Linda Sibel, (559) 497-3710, lsibel@fcoe.org
For Information: Shirley Hargis (559) 265-3060, shargis@fcoe.org
                              Alesha Moreno-Ramirez (559) 265-3098 X3131, aramirez@fcoe.org

DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
2008-2009 Best Practices Literacy Institute Flyer

2008-09 Regional 5 Day Literacy Coaching Academy

Are you puzzled by your role as a Literacy Coach?  Let us help you piece it together!  In this five day series, school site teams will explore Roles & Responsibilities; Establishing Relationships; Data Conferencing; Reflective Conversations; Facilitating Professional Development; Observation and Modeling; and Organizational Tools.  In addition, a unique Administrative Module will provide the foundation for coaches and administrators to work together to clarify site-specific objectives and move toward student achievement.  Preferred audience should include coach/administrator teams.  This institute offers 40 hours of follow-up to SB 472 Textbook Training.  In addition, 3 units of professional development college credit are available for purchase.  Deadline to register is November 7, 2008.  CLICK here to REGISTER!

DATES
5 Day Series
Nov. 18, 2008
Dec. 16, 2008
Jan. 20, 2009
Feb. 17, 2009
Mar. 17, 2009

TIME
8:30  AM - 3:30 PM

PARTNERS
Region 7 (Fresno, Tulare, Mariposa, Kings, Madera, Merced)

INCLUDES:  Light continental breakfast, lunch, materials, and resources

COST:  $700 per individual.  Checks only.  No Purchase Orders accepted.

LOCATION
Fresno County Office of Education
1111 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno CA 93721-2002

MAP/DRIVING DIRECTIONS

CONTACTS
For Registration: Linda Sibel, (559) 497-3710, lsibel@fcoe.org
For Information:  Shirley Hargis, (559) 265-3060 shargis@fcoe.org
                               Alesha Moreno-Ramirez (559) 265-3098 X3131, aramirez@fcoe.org

DOWNLOADABLE FORMS 
2008-2009 Literacy Coaching Academy Flyer (pdf) 

2008-2009 Coaches' Support Network Coaching Strategies Connected to Language Arts and Math Content

The Coaches' Support Network is a cadre of academic coaches/educational leaders who meet monthly for coaching strategies that can be connected to content-specific areas.  Meetings include a luncheon, academic coaching strategies, and a breakout session for math and Language Arts professionals to connect coaching strategies to their specific framework and to discuss "burning issues" in content-specific areas.
 
DATES 
Meetings held monthly:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM at FCOE.
Dates:  Sept. 30, Oct. 28, Dec. 2, Jan. 27, Feb. 24, & Mar. 31
 
CONTACTS
For Registration:  Angela Bowlin, (559) 497-3826, abowlin@fcoe.org
For Content:  Linda Monreal, (559) 265-3098 Ext. 3190 lmonreal@fcoe.org 

For Language Arts Content:
Shirley Hargis, (559) 265-3060, shargis@fcoe.org
Alesha Ramirez, (559) 265-3098 x 3131, aramirez@fcoe.org

For Math Content:
Lori Hamada, (559) 497-3729, lhamada@fcoe.org
Jon Dueck, (559) 497-3792, jdueck@fcoe.org
Wendy Hernandez (559) 265-3098, x 3192, whernandez@fcoe.org

INCLUDES:  Hors d'oeuvres, Materials, and Parking Validation

COST:  $150 per participant

DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
2008-09 Coaches' Support Network Information Flyer (pdf)

COACH RESOURCES

San Joaquin Valley Writing Project  (Subject Matter Project)
http://www.sjvwp.org/
 
CONTACTS
San Joaquin Valley Writing Project
LEE Dept. CSU Fresno
5005 Maple Ave. Fresno, CA 93740-8025
559-278-0250
Dr. Gail Tompkins, Director, gailtom@ix.netcom.com
Faith Nitschke, Co-Director, fno17@cvip.fresno.com

WRITING PROJECT WORKSHOPS:

1.  Grades K-2  CONTACT:  Emily Muccianti, (559) 645-6801, emuccianti@yahoo.com

2.  Grades 3-4:  CONTACT:  Kathy Zimmer, (559) 438-5830, kathyzimmer01@yahoo.com

3.  Grades 5-8:  CONTACT:  Kris Smith, (559) 297-8479, kristinekavrichey@hotmail.com

4.  Grades 9-12 :  CONTACT:

DATES
Meetings are held from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at the Fresno County Office of Education.
Day 1:    Friday, October 17, 2008
Day 2:    Friday, November 14, 2008
Day 3:    Friday, December 5, 2008
Day 4:    Saturday, January 24, 2009

CONTACT
Cathy Blanchfield, blnchfield@aol.com

DOWNLOADABLE FORMS    
Improving Student's Academic Writing (pdf)
Standard Based Writing Series K-8 Grades (pdf)

Resources will be added periodically as information becomes available.