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Professional Development

2007
Summer Institute Agenda

Monday-
  A Good Beginning With Mr. Al- Mr. Al
Songs to Read, Stories to Sing- The Music Literacy Connection- Mr. Al
Using Nursery Rhymes to Teach Phonological Awareness- Mary Hitchcock
Getting Loose with Mother Goose- Mary Jo Huff

Tuesday-
We’re All in this Together- Ruth Ann Ball
Creating A Cozy Caring Culture in the Classroom- Mr. Al
Using Literacy to Teach Mathematics Content- Linda Bailey
Mailbox Monthly Literacy Activities- Pat Offer

Wednesday-
What We Give Them Today They Will Keep Forever- Maryann “Mar” Harman
Using Brain Research to Enhance Literacy Skills- Maryann Harman
Effective Math Lessons Using Literature- Linda Bailey
Journey Into Writing- Joan Lee

Thursday-
Raising A Reader- Anna Olsen
Using the Raising A Reader program- Anna Olsen
Building Discussion Time in the Lesson- Linda Bailey
Sing and Read into Balanced Literacy- Stephanie Brown

Friday-
Perfecting Reading Aloud to Children- Layne Waxley (CIRCLE)
Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms: What’s Cute: What Counts- David L. Brown
Literacy Make and Take with Carson Dellosa- Myra Grayson

Early Childhood Teachers, Research Proves- “You Make A Difference!”- Layne Waxley (CIRCLE)