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Academics/Continuing education/Courses/Efficacy

New Educator Workshop (NEW)- Secondary Teachers (5th-12th Grade, All Content Areas)

COURSE REGISTRATION

  • Presenter: Dr. Lara Searcy
  • Dates:
    • Broken Arrow: Saturday August 5th 2023
    • Tahlequah: Saturday September 9th 2023
  • Room: TBD
  • Course Fee: $100.00
  • Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm (1 hour lunch on your own)
  • CEUs: 0.6

Course Description

Course Description
This workshop will help new teachers (and established!) focus on three areas: 1) getting to know your students-- the first tenet of effective teaching! 2) classroom management strategies and how to foster an inclusive learning environment that actively engages all learners; 3) examples of instructional practices teachers can use to maximize their effectiveness as they plan coherent, relevant, standards-aligned, differentiated, instruction.
 
The focus on classroom management, instructional strategies, and common needs will increase teacher efficacy (ES= 1.57, Visible Learning, 2016), one of the most important factors that influences student achievement.  
  • TLE Standards:

    • TLE 2-  Classroom Management: Discipline- You clearly defined and effectively managed student behavior.

    • TLE 6-  Classroom Management: Student Relations- You optimized the learning environment through respectful and appropriate interactions with students, you conveyed high expectations of learning, and you were enthusiastic for the curriculum.

    • TLE 7- Instructional Effectiveness: Literacy- You embedded the components of literacy into instructional content.

    • TLE 9- Instructional Effectiveness: Involves All Learners- You used active learning questioning techniques and guided practices to involve all students.

    • TLE 10- Instructional Effectiveness: Explains Content- You taught the objectives through a variety of methods.

    • TLE 11- Instructional Effectiveness: Clear Instruction & Directions- You provided clear instruction and direction.

About the Presenter:  Dr. Lara Searcy

Lara Searcy is an Associate Professor, English Education Specialist at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK where she teaches and advises English teacher candidates. She is a former high school English teacher and middle school Literacy Resource Specialist and is Nationally Board Certified in AYA-ELA. In 2018, she was awarded the Circle of Excellence in Teaching from NSU. Her research interests include teacher efficacy, standards-based reforms, social justice literacies, and teacher professional development. She is a proud member of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and is the former President/Executive Secretary & Treasurer of the Oklahoma affiliate- OKCTE.