June 1-4, 2020 & June 8-11, 2020
Each opportunity will be presented virtually
Registration is required for each SPLO that you would like to attend.
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REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
SPLO 2020 Calendar
Monday & Tuesday, June 1 & 2
9:00 - 4:00
New Standards Roll Out
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Joanna Bruno & CDE Standards Instructional Support Team
New Standards Roll out with Joanna Bruno and Team (Phase 3)
● culturally responsive instruction
● best first instruction
● high impact instructional strategies
● New! CTE standards and computer science
Joanna and Team will offer instruction in a new format in order to meet the needs of the attendees. Remote sessions will be in 2 hour sections targeted to specific grades and content areas.
More opportunity to attend the workshops of your choice.
9:00 - 4:00
New Standards Roll Out
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Joanna Bruno & CDE Standards Instructional Support Team
New Standards Roll out with Joanna Bruno and Team (Phase 3)
● culturally responsive instruction
● best first instruction
● high impact instructional strategies
● New! CTE standards and computer science
Joanna and Team will offer instruction in a new format in order to meet the needs of the attendees. Remote sessions will be in 2 hour sections targeted to specific grades and content areas.
More opportunity to attend the workshops of your choice.
Wednesday, June 3
8:00 - 4:00
Continuous Improvement Challenging the Norm
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Lauren Votruba
Challenging the Norm is designed to empower teachers to take risks in their classrooms to change a system or procedure to better meet student needs. Participants will learn the 8 steps to Continuous Improvement and be provided tangible tools to help guide the process of change. Through increased knowledge of the change process and utilization of the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycle, participants will leave prepared to implement their idea.
8:00 - 4:00
Continuous Improvement Challenging the Norm
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Lauren Votruba
Challenging the Norm is designed to empower teachers to take risks in their classrooms to change a system or procedure to better meet student needs. Participants will learn the 8 steps to Continuous Improvement and be provided tangible tools to help guide the process of change. Through increased knowledge of the change process and utilization of the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycle, participants will leave prepared to implement their idea.
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Wednesday, June 3
8:00 - 4:00 |
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Digital Toolkit for Math Teachers
CDLS uses Adobe Connect for instruction. Link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Colorado Digital Learning Solution Team
During this day long workshop participants will explore various online resources and strategies that can be used to support instruction and their students. This session will provide significant “hands-on” time to not only explore resources of interest but to also design lessons that can be used immediately in the classroom. Topics will include exploring instructional strategies effectively using available technology tools that can immediately support classroom instruction. Participants will also have an opportunity to explore strategies and lesson plans Topics will include:
- Exploring digital learning resources for all subject and grade levels including online math and science simulations and other interactive support sites.
- Identifying and using an online collaboration tool to locate and collect your own personal collection of “tools” related to collaboration, communication, digital citizenship, and instructional strategies.
- Explore a “matric of tools” based on teaching and learning strategies appropriate by grade level and student data security requirements.
- A laptop with power cord is required for this opportunity.
Thursday, June 4
8:00 - 12:00
Strategies for Supporting Students & Promoting Family Engagement Among Diverse Populations
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructors: Curtis Garcia, Consultant: CDE Educator Effectiveness Regional Specialist & Adams State's Teacher Education Department Chairman
By the end of the 4 hour session, participants will be able to:
1) Recognize and describe aspects of effective family engagement among diverse populations.
2) Analyze the role of cultural values, family crises, and vulnerabilities when working with diverse populations.
3) Apply new understandings of family engagement and working with vulnerable students and families to local contexts of identifying and serving diverse students.
The session will count towards meeting CDE license renewal requirements for CLD.
Certificates listing the total number of contact hours and the competencies aligned to the session content will be provided to the participants upon session completion.
8:00 - 12:00
Strategies for Supporting Students & Promoting Family Engagement Among Diverse Populations
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructors: Curtis Garcia, Consultant: CDE Educator Effectiveness Regional Specialist & Adams State's Teacher Education Department Chairman
By the end of the 4 hour session, participants will be able to:
1) Recognize and describe aspects of effective family engagement among diverse populations.
2) Analyze the role of cultural values, family crises, and vulnerabilities when working with diverse populations.
3) Apply new understandings of family engagement and working with vulnerable students and families to local contexts of identifying and serving diverse students.
The session will count towards meeting CDE license renewal requirements for CLD.
Certificates listing the total number of contact hours and the competencies aligned to the session content will be provided to the participants upon session completion.
Thursday, June 4
1:00 - 5:00
How to Best Utilize the Superheroes (Paras) in your Classroom
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Brenda Woodyard, Special Education Director
College level courses provide so many great strategies on how to become effective teachers, but one area that seems to be overlooked is how to best utilize our number one resources in our classrooms, OUR PARAS. This training will provide insight into the following areas:
This training will help you to feel fully prepared when it comes to effectively utilizing the para educators in your classroom in order to successfully support all students.
1:00 - 5:00
How to Best Utilize the Superheroes (Paras) in your Classroom
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Brenda Woodyard, Special Education Director
College level courses provide so many great strategies on how to become effective teachers, but one area that seems to be overlooked is how to best utilize our number one resources in our classrooms, OUR PARAS. This training will provide insight into the following areas:
- What is Special Education?
- What areas can students be identified in?
- How do paras learn about the students they are supporting?
- What are the roles of the para educators?
- What is inclusion and what are some commonly asked questions about inclusive education?
- How can your para educators best support you? What are some things they can be doing in the classroom while you are lecturing, taking attendance, providing whole-group instruction, giving a test, etc.?
- How to best communicate with your paras.
- What are five ways paras can naturally support students within your classroom?
- What is the difference between and accommodation and a modification?
- What are general strategies paras can use when working with students in your classroom?
- How can para educators support students' positive behavior?
- What supports do your paras need from you?
This training will help you to feel fully prepared when it comes to effectively utilizing the para educators in your classroom in order to successfully support all students.
Real World Problem Scenario Celebration and Networking
Postponed until August or September
Please register to let us know of your interest so you can stay informed
Real World Problem Scenario Celebration, Reflection and Implementation has been postponed until August or September! Educators who participated in first Real World Problem Scenario will be celebrated and given the opportunity to reflect on their first Real World Problem Scenario. Past and present educators and business and community partners will be celebrated and will share experiences and plan future scenarios. Educators joining the Real World Problem Scenario cohort will be trained on best plans for implementation and connected to community partners.
Although the date for this celebration has been postponed, please register and let us know of your interest so community partners can be located.
Educators must attend a training to participate in the 2020-21 Real World Problem Scenarios.
If you have any questions, please contact me Jennifer Nesselhuf @ jennifer.nesselhuf@sftboces.k12.co.us
Educators who complete the scenario will be paid a $150 stipend.
Postponed until August or September
Please register to let us know of your interest so you can stay informed
Real World Problem Scenario Celebration, Reflection and Implementation has been postponed until August or September! Educators who participated in first Real World Problem Scenario will be celebrated and given the opportunity to reflect on their first Real World Problem Scenario. Past and present educators and business and community partners will be celebrated and will share experiences and plan future scenarios. Educators joining the Real World Problem Scenario cohort will be trained on best plans for implementation and connected to community partners.
Although the date for this celebration has been postponed, please register and let us know of your interest so community partners can be located.
Educators must attend a training to participate in the 2020-21 Real World Problem Scenarios.
If you have any questions, please contact me Jennifer Nesselhuf @ jennifer.nesselhuf@sftboces.k12.co.us
Educators who complete the scenario will be paid a $150 stipend.
Monday, June 8
8:00 - 4:00
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
(NCI Training)
Opportunity will consist of remote guided instruction. Hands on training will be conducted at a later time.
Link and instructions will be emailed to registered participants.
Instructor: Rodney Marshall
This program is considered the global standard for crisis prevention and intervention training. With a core philosophy of providing for the Care, Welfare, Safety and Security of everyone involved in a crisis situation, the program’s proven strategies give human service providers and educators the skills to safely respond to various levels of risk behavior while balancing the responsibilities of care. This is a full 8 hour day of interactive training. Comfortable clothes are recommended.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch to enjoy during a brief lunch break.
8:00 - 4:00
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
(NCI Training)
Opportunity will consist of remote guided instruction. Hands on training will be conducted at a later time.
Link and instructions will be emailed to registered participants.
Instructor: Rodney Marshall
This program is considered the global standard for crisis prevention and intervention training. With a core philosophy of providing for the Care, Welfare, Safety and Security of everyone involved in a crisis situation, the program’s proven strategies give human service providers and educators the skills to safely respond to various levels of risk behavior while balancing the responsibilities of care. This is a full 8 hour day of interactive training. Comfortable clothes are recommended.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch to enjoy during a brief lunch break.
Monday, June 8
8:30 - 4:00
Boys In Crisis
Link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Ruben Perez, Consultant with both Ruben Speaking & aha! Process, Inc.
Boys account for 85% of the discipline problems in schools. They also constitute the largest populations in special education, Title I, and those who have reading and writing problems. Boys are the ones who have committed the violent acts in America’s schools, and they are the most likely to drop out of school.
CLD contact hours will be earned by those who attend this opportunity.
8:30 - 4:00
Boys In Crisis
Link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Ruben Perez, Consultant with both Ruben Speaking & aha! Process, Inc.
Boys account for 85% of the discipline problems in schools. They also constitute the largest populations in special education, Title I, and those who have reading and writing problems. Boys are the ones who have committed the violent acts in America’s schools, and they are the most likely to drop out of school.
CLD contact hours will be earned by those who attend this opportunity.
PWR Symposium in conjunction with Pathway to Prosperity North Star Meeting #2 while Celebrating Student Interns and Hosts
Postponed until a later date
Registration is not available at this time
Location: Santa Fe Trail BOCES
Instructors: Robin Russel, CDE Graduation Guidelines Manager, and Jody Sniff, ICAP Facilitator, P2PNS Partnership Team
District leaders, school leaders, and teachers continue to move student learning forward as they focus on high quality instruction and assessment practices that align to the Colorado Academic Standards. This opportunity helps educators design, implement and use assessments effectively to guide and support instruction, and make important programmatic and resource decisions that benefit all students. Time will be allowed for individual assessment revision. The workshop also provides targeted strategies for how educators can engage others as they collaboratively move toward a more coherent assessment system that is focused on student engagement and learning.
Postponed until a later date
Registration is not available at this time
Location: Santa Fe Trail BOCES
Instructors: Robin Russel, CDE Graduation Guidelines Manager, and Jody Sniff, ICAP Facilitator, P2PNS Partnership Team
District leaders, school leaders, and teachers continue to move student learning forward as they focus on high quality instruction and assessment practices that align to the Colorado Academic Standards. This opportunity helps educators design, implement and use assessments effectively to guide and support instruction, and make important programmatic and resource decisions that benefit all students. Time will be allowed for individual assessment revision. The workshop also provides targeted strategies for how educators can engage others as they collaboratively move toward a more coherent assessment system that is focused on student engagement and learning.
Tuesday, June 9
8:00 - 12:00
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - Autism Refresher
(NCI Training)
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Rodney Marshall
As the number of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to rise, it’s time to take a truly person-centered approach to caring for and responding to these individuals. With your commitment to Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training, you’ve already established the foundation of Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security at your organization – but if you work with individuals on the autism spectrum, this specialized renewal can help you better support them.
8:00 - 12:00
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention - Autism Refresher
(NCI Training)
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Rodney Marshall
As the number of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to rise, it’s time to take a truly person-centered approach to caring for and responding to these individuals. With your commitment to Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training, you’ve already established the foundation of Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security at your organization – but if you work with individuals on the autism spectrum, this specialized renewal can help you better support them.
Tuesday, June 9
8:00 - 12:00
Creating Meaningful Assessments
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Angela Landrum, CDE Assessment Principal Consultant-Assessment Unit & Jared Anthony, PhD, CDE Assessment Principal Consultant - Assessment Unit
District leaders, school leaders, and teachers continue to move student learning forward as they focus on high quality instruction and assessment practices that align to the Colorado Academic Standards. This opportunity helps educators design, implement and use assessments effectively to guide and support instruction, and make important programmatic and resource decisions that benefit all students. Time will be allowed for individual assessment revision. The workshop also provides targeted strategies for how educators can engage others as they collaboratively move toward a more coherent assessment system that is focused on student engagement and learning.
8:00 - 12:00
Creating Meaningful Assessments
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Angela Landrum, CDE Assessment Principal Consultant-Assessment Unit & Jared Anthony, PhD, CDE Assessment Principal Consultant - Assessment Unit
District leaders, school leaders, and teachers continue to move student learning forward as they focus on high quality instruction and assessment practices that align to the Colorado Academic Standards. This opportunity helps educators design, implement and use assessments effectively to guide and support instruction, and make important programmatic and resource decisions that benefit all students. Time will be allowed for individual assessment revision. The workshop also provides targeted strategies for how educators can engage others as they collaboratively move toward a more coherent assessment system that is focused on student engagement and learning.
Tuesday, June 9
1:00 - 5:00
Trauma Toolkit for Educators
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Jody Sniff, CCTP
As educators, we often see students who are in chronic trauma. Sometimes it can trigger past experiences for us. The students can also exhibit behaviors that are difficult for us to understand and deal with in a classroom setting. This workshop will give teachers and counselors strategies to help students and also ways to navigate our feelings when our past experiences bring emotions we are not expecting.
1:00 - 5:00
Trauma Toolkit for Educators
Remote link will be sent to registered participants.
Instructor: Jody Sniff, CCTP
As educators, we often see students who are in chronic trauma. Sometimes it can trigger past experiences for us. The students can also exhibit behaviors that are difficult for us to understand and deal with in a classroom setting. This workshop will give teachers and counselors strategies to help students and also ways to navigate our feelings when our past experiences bring emotions we are not expecting.
Wednesday & Thursday, June 10 & 11
8:00 - 4:00
O.G. Math
Link will be emailed to registered participants.
Instructor: Orton Gillingham Presenters
Principals determine participation due to limit seating.
8:00 - 4:00
O.G. Math
Link will be emailed to registered participants.
Instructor: Orton Gillingham Presenters
Principals determine participation due to limit seating.
Wednesday, June 10
8:00 - 2:00
CANCELLED
CPR: You Can Save a Life
On-line CPR courses are recommended at this time. The American Heart Association has on-line CPR training available at https://www.heart.org/en/cpr
For American Heart Association courses that include psychomotor skills such as CPR, students must complete a hands-on skills session to obtain an AHA course completion card. With AHA blended learning, students will practice and test skills to ensure competency during the hands-on skills session.
Please contact Gayle Eveatt at geveatt@lajunta.k12.co.us to complete a hand-on skills session once personal training is allowed per COVID-19 recommendations.
For information about recertification, please see
https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/cpr-files/resources/covid-19-resources-for-cpr-training/covid19-statement_card-extensions_update-33120.pdf
8:00 - 2:00
CANCELLED
CPR: You Can Save a Life
On-line CPR courses are recommended at this time. The American Heart Association has on-line CPR training available at https://www.heart.org/en/cpr
For American Heart Association courses that include psychomotor skills such as CPR, students must complete a hands-on skills session to obtain an AHA course completion card. With AHA blended learning, students will practice and test skills to ensure competency during the hands-on skills session.
Please contact Gayle Eveatt at geveatt@lajunta.k12.co.us to complete a hand-on skills session once personal training is allowed per COVID-19 recommendations.
For information about recertification, please see
https://cpr.heart.org/-/media/cpr-files/resources/covid-19-resources-for-cpr-training/covid19-statement_card-extensions_update-33120.pdf
Wednesday & Thursday, June 10 & 11
8:00 - 4:00
Student Differentiation
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Antonia Vida & Dr. Ann Pearce
This workshop is a great introduction, reminder, or next step in refinement for educators with a desire for effective, quality instruction. Participants will come away with strategies to engage students through thoughtful, rigorous lesson design that easily flexes to meet the needs of all learners. This 2-day professional development fully represents the foundations of effective student engagement with novel ideas in differentiation.
Participants must attend Wed., June 10, to attend second session on June 11.
8:00 - 4:00
Student Differentiation
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Antonia Vida & Dr. Ann Pearce
This workshop is a great introduction, reminder, or next step in refinement for educators with a desire for effective, quality instruction. Participants will come away with strategies to engage students through thoughtful, rigorous lesson design that easily flexes to meet the needs of all learners. This 2-day professional development fully represents the foundations of effective student engagement with novel ideas in differentiation.
Participants must attend Wed., June 10, to attend second session on June 11.
Wednesday, June 10
7:45-5:00
Mental Health 1st Aid POSTPONED
Instructor: Mike Engebrecht, Southeast Health Group Law Enforcement Liaison Coordinator
This opportunity is not quite ready for remote presentation. According to Elial Vega, National Council of Behavioral Health,
"the course is still in development and we don't want to provide timelines that given the unknowns with development we might not be able to keep. We are hoping to have more information to share within the next week or so after some of the development is further along"
Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews appropriate supports. This 8-hour course uses role- playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect people to the appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care. The program also teaches common risk factors and warning signs of specific illnesses like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and schizophrenia.
7:45-5:00
Mental Health 1st Aid POSTPONED
Instructor: Mike Engebrecht, Southeast Health Group Law Enforcement Liaison Coordinator
This opportunity is not quite ready for remote presentation. According to Elial Vega, National Council of Behavioral Health,
"the course is still in development and we don't want to provide timelines that given the unknowns with development we might not be able to keep. We are hoping to have more information to share within the next week or so after some of the development is further along"
Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews appropriate supports. This 8-hour course uses role- playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect people to the appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care. The program also teaches common risk factors and warning signs of specific illnesses like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and schizophrenia.
Wednesday, June 10
1:00 - 5:00
Kinesthetics Activities in the Classroom: Make it Come Alive!
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Darlene Blackford
Movement-Learning is an invigorating, engaging way to add some spark to your current lessons or change up an old lesson plan into something new and exciting! This workshop presents a variety of strategies that incorporate dramatic play, creative movement, and role-playing activities that can be used to engage and include everybody in your class. All activities have been “student-tested” by the presenter, and attendees will be actively engaged! This workshop is intended for 7th grade -senior high instructors.
1:00 - 5:00
Kinesthetics Activities in the Classroom: Make it Come Alive!
Remote link will be sent to registered participants
Instructor: Darlene Blackford
Movement-Learning is an invigorating, engaging way to add some spark to your current lessons or change up an old lesson plan into something new and exciting! This workshop presents a variety of strategies that incorporate dramatic play, creative movement, and role-playing activities that can be used to engage and include everybody in your class. All activities have been “student-tested” by the presenter, and attendees will be actively engaged! This workshop is intended for 7th grade -senior high instructors.
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Thursday, June 11
8:00 - 4:00 |
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Remote link will be sent to registered participants
This will be a multi-section opportunity allowing participants to work on their own between sections.
Instructor: Natalie Brown
Basic Google/refresher course in the morning, this session is intended for novice or beginning users of Google Suite. Afternoon will be for proficient to advanced users or beginners who want to learn more about all that Google Suite can offer/do.
In addition, work time will be offered for those who want time to practice or develop a Google Classroom. Registration will include level determination for targeted plans. Explore the core areas of Google Suite to increase professional learning and leadership: efficiently in the classroom; and student learning and creativity. We’ll explore several tools that Google has to offer, all of which are taught within the context of meaningful use with students and teachers. This training will focus on Google Classroom, as well as, Google—Drive, Docs, Slides, Spreadsheets, Forms, Calendar, Sites, Groups, Gmail, Hangouts, and YouTube. In addition to the tools, participants are exposed to critical student skill sets necessary for learning in an online environment. The morning session will be an opportunity for participants to learn all of these wonderful tools, and the afternoon session will be open for education application of these tools.
Participants must bring a laptop with power cord. Participants will want to be sure they have a Google Account prior to coming. A Gmail account is sufficient.
Thursday, June 11
1:00 - 5:00
Simple Science - Simply Fun!
Location: Santa Fe Trail BOCES, Conference Room
Instructor: Darlene Blackford
Watch the excitement when children set up simple science experiments, learn how to observe and gather data, and then share the results of their findings. In doing so – they’re practicing the steps of the scientific method. When you teach science, you teach a lot more – like literacy, math, and problem-solving! This workshop is very hands-on, is taught by a former science teacher, and is appropriate for K-6th grade educators.
1:00 - 5:00
Simple Science - Simply Fun!
Location: Santa Fe Trail BOCES, Conference Room
Instructor: Darlene Blackford
Watch the excitement when children set up simple science experiments, learn how to observe and gather data, and then share the results of their findings. In doing so – they’re practicing the steps of the scientific method. When you teach science, you teach a lot more – like literacy, math, and problem-solving! This workshop is very hands-on, is taught by a former science teacher, and is appropriate for K-6th grade educators.