Throughout the three sessions, learning will focus on: The three big ideas of a PLC; How teams investigate the role of coaches and leaders in a PLC; Exploring ways to build the culture that supports all students learning at high levels; Exploring the role of common assessments in supporting students; and Discussing ways teams can … Continue reading Solution Tree Training: Make It Happen →

The Wyoming Department of Education will host a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Paraprofessional training session virtually via Zoom. This training is funded by Perkins V, and will be conducted by Zenith Business Services. DRIVE training will provide the tools needed by paraprofessionals and job coaches to develop work readiness skills, job development with local … Continue reading DRIVE: Developing Rewarding Integrated Vocational Experiences – A Paraprofessional Training →

In standards-driven classrooms, the amount of content students are expected to know is often overwhelming. Proficiency scales can support teachers in organizing and delivering instruction, assessment, and feedback so that students clearly understand what they need to know and be able to do. In this session, Jan K. Hoegh outlines how K–12 teachers can effectively … Continue reading Jan Hoegh: Determining What Students Need to Know →

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the American Institutes for Research invite you to participate in the eLearning Collaborative, a new professional development series. This exciting series will focus on two strands: Supporting students at a distance. Developing and improving online content and courses. The eLearning Collaborative will include the following resources and learning … Continue reading E-Learning Collaborative: Empowering Student-Centered Online Learning (September Meeting) →

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the American Institutes for Research invite you to participate in the eLearning Collaborative, a new professional development series. This exciting series will focus on two strands: Supporting students at a distance. Developing and improving online content and courses. The eLearning Collaborative will include the following resources and learning … Continue reading E-Learning Collaborative: Developing and Improving Online Content Courses (September Meeting) →

The Innovations Conference is an opportunity for educators from kindergarten through higher education, to share and explore innovative teaching and learning practices for classrooms and distance learning environments. This conference is hosted by the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), the Wyoming Distance Education Consortium (WyDEC), the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming community colleges, the Wyoming … Continue reading Innovations Conference →

Training will focus on ensuring high-quality instruction and intervention techniques. Resources to support intervention selection and fidelity of implementation will be discussed. Targeted audience are educators but open to anyone. Register here. Please join the virtual meeting via this link.

This two-part eWorkshop is designed to support all K-12 educators who would like to explore the connection between the ACCESS Speaking Test and classroom practices that promote oral language development. In the webinars, participants will engage in meaning-making activities that provide ways to nurture students’ speaking growth. The eWorkshop is a self-paced module that allows … Continue reading Nurturing Speaker Growth →

The Innovations Conference is an opportunity for educators from kindergarten through higher education, to share and explore innovative teaching and learning practices for classrooms and distance learning environments. This conference is hosted by the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), the Wyoming Distance Education Consortium (WyDEC), the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming community colleges, the Wyoming … Continue reading Innovations Conference →

At Tier 2, schools provide small-group, standardized academic interventions, or targeted behavioral or mental health supports, using validated intervention programs to support students identified as at-risk. At Tier 3, schools provide intensive and individualized interventions for students not responding to Tier 2. During this training, participants will learn the essential features of Tier 2 and Tier … Continue reading MTSS: Tier 2 and Tier 3 →

Are elementary multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) models appropriate for secondary settings? Although the essential components remain the same the focus and approach to implementation differ. This session will clarify the similarities and differences between elementary and secondary implementation and share tips and tools for successful implementation in secondary settings. Examples of effective secondary implementation … Continue reading Tips and Tools for MTSS Implementation in Secondary Schools →

Once a school or district has invested time into identifying priority standards and developing proficiency scales, a common question asked by educators is, "What is our next step?" This learning opportunity provides an answer to that question. Jan Hoegh will overview two phases of instructional planning based on proficiency scales that lead to educators being … Continue reading Jan Hoegh: Planning High-Quality Instruction →

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the American Institutes for Research invite you to participate in the eLearning Collaborative, a new professional development series. This exciting series will focus on two strands: Supporting students at a distance. Developing and improving online content and courses. The eLearning Collaborative will include the following resources and learning … Continue reading E-Learning Collaborative: Empowering Student-Centered Online Learning (October Meeting) →

This training focuses on data literacy at all levels with particular emphasis on supporting data collection and decision making as well as supporting continuous system improvement. Target audience: open. Please join the meeting here. Registration here.

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the American Institutes for Research invite you to participate in the eLearning Collaborative, a new professional development series. This exciting series will focus on two strands: Supporting students at a distance. Developing and improving online content and courses. The eLearning Collaborative will include the following resources and learning … Continue reading E-Learning Collaborative: Developing and Improving Online Content Courses (October Meeting) →