Larry L. Powell
Superintendent

   

English / Language Arts, 
History / Social Science, and 
the Arts Block

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2009-10 English / Language Arts
Professional Development

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.

Coaches' Support Network
San Joaquin Valley Writing Project
Resources

2009-10 Coaches' Support Network
Coaching Strategies Connected to English/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.
Professional Learning Community for K-12 Academic Coaches
Dates:  Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Dec. 8, 2009; Jan. 26,  Feb. 23, Mar. 30, and April 27, 2010
 
CONTACTS
For Registration:  Jeanette Penner, (559) 265-3098 x 3524, jpenner@fcoe.org
For Content:  Alesha Ramirez,  (559) 265-3098 x 3131, amoreno@fcoe.org

For Language Arts Content:
Dr. Lisa Benham, (559) 265-3073, lbenham@fcoe.org
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 3217, whernandez@fcoe.org

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

COST:
  $150 per participant

DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
Coaches Network Flyer (pdf)  

San Joaquin Valley Writing Project

THE WRITING PROJECT MODEL
The San Joaquin Valley Writing Project (SJVWP) at California State University, Fresno is a cooperative school and university program to improve the writing of all students, elementary through university levels. The goals are to improve writing instructions and empower teachers who teach writing and use writing as a tool for learning. The SJVWP is one the 15 sites affiliated with the California Writing Project and one of more than 160 sites across the United States and around the world that are part of the National Writing Project.

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. Joanne McKay, Co-Director, jomckay@csufresno.edu
Dr. Kathleen Godfrey, Co-Director, kgodfrey@csufresno.edu
Faith Nitschke, Co-Director, fno17@cvip.fresno.com        

WRITING PROJECT WORKSHOPS:
K-8 Summer Writing Workshop series flyer (pdf)

WORKSHOP CONTACTS
Kristi McNeal, mcnealk@sbcglobal.net  
Judy Lea, jalea@csufresno.edu  

Resources

Fresno Bee: Free Programs with Newspapers in Education:
http://niefresnobee.com/free-programs