BTIM - Using Observations to Support Novice Teachers and Transform Classrooms
8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Location
Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown
500 North IH-35
Austin, Texas 78701
Hotel Phone Number (512) 480-8181
Directions
Eligible Attendees
Project Directors and Mentors for Texas Regional Collaboratives BTIM projects. Two persons from each BTIM project may attend. If you would like to place additional participants from your BTIM Project on a waiting list, please contact Amy Werst by email at amy.werst@austin.utexas.edu.
Description
Through the use of an observation protocol, called “Windows on the Classroom”, originally developed by the Dana Center, mentors will be able to gather and use data for meaningful conversations with mentees. The protocol brings to a conscious level the decisions successful teachers make when planning for instruction.
Join us for an engaging day with many opportunities for networking, learning with your peers, and having rich conversations about changing a traditional classroom into a transformed classroom suitable for 21st Century Learning. Session participants will become comfortable in recognizing appropriate learning objectives, types of student engagement, highly-effective instructional strategies, respectful student work, and appropriate resources. Activities will center on the critical decisions of a classroom teacher needed for student achievement.
Certificates of Participation
Certificates stating 6 Continuing Professional Education hours (CPE credits) earned will be sent electronically after the participant has completed the online course evaluation. Participants should receive the certificate two to three weeks after the PDA. Any questions about certificates should be directed toward the contact person listed on this page.
Contact
Amy Werst
Coordinator for Special Projects
Telephone: 512 471-7450
E-Mail: amy.werst@austin.utexas.edu
Accommodations
Sleeping rooms are available at the workshop site on a first come, first serve basis. Contact the hotel directly by phone to make a reservation. Reservations MUST be made at least one month in advance to ensure a space at the hosting hotel: Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown. Please tell the reservationist to use the code "BTI" when making your reservation to get the group rate.
The TRC will reserve and pay for lodging at the Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown for this event but you MUST make your reservation. If you chose to stay at another hotel, lodging must be paid from your TRC project's budget. Only transportation expenses such as car rental, mileage or airfare will be reimbursed by the TRC following the training. Participants will be responsible for any extra expenses.
Parking
Parking fees will be covered by the Texas Regional Collaboratives at the workshop site.
Registration Instructions:
Please register at least two-weeks before the event, by March 23rd. Registration is limited to 40 persons, so the link may close earlier than March 23rd!
The cost is $45.00 per day per participant. Registration fees cover breakfast, lunch and training materials. Payments are due before this event. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations or those not in attendance.
For this 1-day workshop, the fee is $45.00 per person.
