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Welcome to CACES
Professional Development Center
The following upcoming workshops are scheduled for CACES.

For more information, please e-mail kholt@mv.k12.nh.us

To register for any of the following workshops,
please complete the registration form by clicking on the link.

Please note:  If Merrimack Valley School District cancels school or after-school activities, then these events are canceled or if appropriate, postponed to the listed snow date.
Stress, Teaching and Learning

ED5500 - 1 Credit
May 9, May 16, May 23, May 30, and June 6
Cost for the 1 credit course is $275

Each afternoon session will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be available beginning at 3:30 p.m.

For those who wish to take individual sessions,
or the series of workshops but not the course for credit,
the following information applies:
The price per individual session is $35.00.  
The cost for the full series without credit is $170.00, a savings of $75.00.

CACES is offering a graduate level courses through Plymouth State University entitled "Stress, Teaching and Learning.".

The course is a one-credit five session course that ties information about the brain to how stress affects teachers and administrators as well as how it affects students, and then how this all affects student learning.  

The total cost for the one-credit course is $275.00 and  includes graduate credits, registration fees and refreshments.   

Students taking the graduate level course will also be responsible for the purchase of one book - the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection: A Stress Management Workbook, which is available from Amazon.com in either new (about $23 or used (from $6.95 up) editions.   The full syllabus is available by contacting kholt@mv.k12.nh.us 

Individuals who wish to take sessions individually or the series without the credit option may do so for $35.00 per session or $170.00 for the series.  To register, use the drop down on the registration form ("Please Register Here" below, be sure to go to the "individual session" or "full series" option.

Participants will participate in readings, class discussions, and develop a plan of action tied to their particular role in education that will reduce the effect that stress has on themselves, on students and on student learning.  

Sessions:
       
Session 3 - Stress: The Mind:Body Connection
       May 9, 2012
       Definition of Stress
       Mind:Body Connection - Impact on body

Session 4 - This Job is Killing Me
        May 16, 2012
        Trend Data on Job Stress
        Educator Stress
        Stress Tests Check these out   Click here


Session 5 - Breathe - Before you pull your hair out!
        May 23, 2012
        Impact of Educator stress on student learning
        Stress Management for Teachers

Session 6 and 7 - Why does that Kid act that Way?
      May 30 and June 6, 2012
       Behavioral Signs of Stress
       Causes of severe stress for children/young adults
       Strategies used in Schools to reduce student stress

To register, control-click on the "Please Register Here" below and use the drop down menu to select either one course or select the two-credit option for a reduced fee, or the individual session or full series option, and then complete the remainder of the registration form.    Checks should be made payable to CACES.  

Differentiating Instruction in the
Secondary Math Classroom
June 20, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Registration and Coffee 8:30 a.m.

Ms. MacDonald taught  high school math for 13 years at Souhegan High School in Amherst, NH, including AP Calculus, Integrated Math and SAT prep.  She is the recipient of the prestigious  Milken National Educator Award and the Siemans Award for Teaching Excellence in AP Calculus.  

During this day-long workshop, Marina will share how she reaches all students through differentiating instruction, using technology and other strategies.  The morning will demonstrate a variety of activities, assessments, websites, and more that can be used in the classroom to differentiate instruction for all to learn.  Most activities are accessible and easy to edit to meet the needs of your students and content areas.  Several technology options will also be explored and most are FREE!

The afternoon will provide time to utilize what you have learned to apply this to your own classroom to make these great tools work for your students.  

Bring your own device (or use one available here); a unit of instruction you’d like to make better for your students, and be prepared to have fun!



Morning at the Movies
Health Education
Movies for Your Classroom
August 15, 2012
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Coffee and Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.

Come preview movies to use in your classroom that will help you teach the Health Education Standards.  Share ideas with other Health Education teachers on best practices about Health Education and ideas for making instruction more engaging and fun for both you and your students.  

Facilitated by NH Department of Education Consultant Mary Bubnis.  













Interested in Sharing Your Knowledge or Talent?

CACES recognizes that teachers learn well from others who have "walked in their shoes."  
If you are an experienced teacher or administrator with an area of interest that
you would be willing to be paid to share with others,
please contact Kathy Holt at 848-0192 or e-mail kholt@mv.k12.nh.us 
                  
        

Last Modified: May 18, 2012