WOIS News - Trainings/workshops

Strategies for Engaging Students from Dr. Cal Crow

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:25:00 -0800

Stated by a workshop participant on 10/1/2009 -- "Great discussion! Great strategies for implementation and great handouts to help us succeed at implementation! This was a fantastic workshop!"

Discover how to create schools, advisories, and classrooms where students are engaged in learning by attending Creating Schools with Heart and Soul (where students want to be).

Presented by Dr. Cal Crow, from the Center for Learning Connections, you will learn strategies for getting to the heart and soul of the student. Discussion and activities center around providing relevance to learning, creating student-centered schools, and building resiliency and self-efficacy in all of your students.

Join us on November 17 at South Seattle Community College or December 1 at Columbia Basin College.

Workshop cost is $149 and 5.5 clock hours are provided.

Receive more information and register today!

Creating Schools with Heart and Soul Workshops

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:21:00 -0800

Stated by a workshop participant on 10/1/2009 -- "Great discussion! Great strategies for implementation and great handouts to help us succeed at implementation! This was a fantastic workshop!"

If you want to discover how to create schools and classrooms where students are engaged in learning, you need to attend this workshop.

Presented by Dr. Cal Crow, from the Center for Learning Connections, you will learn strategies for getting to the heart and soul of the student. Discussion and activities will center around providing relevance to learning, creating student-centered schools, and building resiliency and self-efficacy in all of your students.

Two more dates and locations are set up for 2009. November 17 at South Seattle Community College and December 1 at Columbia Basin College.

Receive more information and register today!

Agenda and Registration Available for Transitions, Learning and Work

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:20:00 -0800

The Transitions, Learning and Work conference is scheduled for February 1, 2010. Join us for an exciting program, with Keynote Speaker Dr. Kenford Nedd and Luncheon Speaker, Dr. Cal Crow.

Agenda and Registration can be found here.

New Workshops from WOIS

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:33:00 -0800

Registration is now available for three new workshops sponsored by WOIS.

The three workshops are:

Dependable Strengths for Educators
Creating Schools with Heart and Soul (Where Students Want to Be)
How the WOIS Electronic Portfolio Supports Advisories, Navigation 101 and Culminating Projects

Details about each workshop are listed below. [More]

WOIS Basic Training and Portfolio Workshop Registration

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0800

Fall training registration is now available online! Reserve your spot today - space is limited. (Free clock hours are available.)

WOIS Basic Training – 5 hour free Training:

Basic Training is free to all WOIS user sites. Topics covered include Electronic Portfolio setup and usage; Assessments; WOIS Occupation, Educational Program, and School Information; other resources; and basic site administration.

WOIS Advanced Portfolio Workshop:

This workshop provides participants with hands-on experience in:

administrative set-up of the WOIS Portfolios
learning how to help students record, store, and upload important information and documents to meet the requirements for your career and educational planning needs, Navigation 101, Culminating Projects, and Student-led Conferences
learning how to help students use their WOIS Portfolio to deliver their Student-led Conferences and Culminating Projects
effectively retrieving administrative reports that document student progress
using the Portfolio notes section to communicate with students through the Portfolio.

Workshop cost: $65 per person. $50 per person for two or more people attending from one district.