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[mailto:jhays@becpdx.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:36
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<H2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=center><FONT
size=+2>Business Education Compact</FONT></H2>
<H3 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=center>Advanced
Proficiency Workshop</H3>
<H4 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px" align=center>"Shift your
paradigm: What are you really assessing?" </H4>
<P><B>Description:</B> BEC is offering Advanced
Proficiency-based workshop sessions for <FONT
color=darkblue>high school Math, Social Studies, Science
and Language Arts teachers.</FONT> Participants will
learn how to create their own model of proficiency for
the subjects they teach. They will be guided in a <FONT
color=darkblue>hands-on workshop</FONT> to: identify
primary and secondary standards for assessments; create
rubrics necessary for assessment purposes; identify
modes of assessment; and align curriculum to be
transparent for learning. <BR><BR>Participants will
leave the workshop with the following:
<UL>
<LI>Templates for identifying and streamlining
standards
<LI>Templates for creating rubrics that allow for
differentiation
<LI>Templates that help educators identify authentic
modes of assessment
<LI>"How to" outline for aligning curriculum
<LI>Resources for guiding educators on proficiency
policy decisions
<LI>Sample communications explaining proficiency
practices to parents </LI></UL></P<>
<P><STRONG>Workshop Facilitators:</STRONG><BR>Tamra
Busch-Johnsen</STRONG>, Executive Director, Business
Education Compact</P>
<P><STRONG>Workshop Presenters:</STRONG><BR>Scappoose
H.S. Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science
teachers</P>
<P><STRONG>Who Should Attend:</STRONG><BR>High school
Math, Social Studies, Science and Language Arts teachers
<BR>who: <FONT color=darkblue>1) previously attended a
BEC Introductory Proficiency Workshop or <BR>2) are
practicing proficiency-based teaching strategies in
their classrooms <BR></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG>Dates and Location:</STRONG><BR>Friday, May
15, 2009 (7:45 am to 3:00 pm) All sessions same
day/place <BR>University of Phoenix, Salem Campus (670
Hawthorne Ave. SE) <BR></P>
<P><STRONG>Price:</STRONG><BR>$ 40 per attendee,
includes breakfast, lunch and materials <BR><B>Workshop
costs subsidized by the Oregon Education
Association!!!</B> <BR>
<P><STRONG>Registration:</STRONG><BR>Register online by
selecting the appropriate workshop session: <A
href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?Kf5r71oXMqwMPatx/d675e1a78d05e18e/6e9f9976c4059fc2/stacey.figgins@state.or.us">Math</A>,
<A
href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?Kf5r71oXMqwMPatx/d2e3e4d60ccb1cd7/6e9f9976c4059fc2/stacey.figgins@state.or.us">Social
Studies</A>, <A
href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?Kf5r71oXMqwMPatx/50b19ee5e2fe976d/6e9f9976c4059fc2/stacey.figgins@state.or.us">Science</A>
or <A
href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?Kf5r71oXMqwMPatx/1478daa23810fcbb/6e9f9976c4059fc2/stacey.figgins@state.or.us">Language
Arts</A>. Space is limited so register early! .</P>
<P><STRONG>Questions?</STRONG><BR>Contact Tamra
Busch-Johnsen at 503-646-0242 x 24 or <A
href="http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?Kf5r71oXMqwMPatx/7190e02001e0c27f/6e9f9976c4059fc2/stacey.figgins@state.or.us">tbuschjo@becpdx.org
</A>with questions.</P><B>With support from: </B>Oregon
Education Association and The James F. and Marion L.
Miller Foundation
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