We are here to support you! If you are interested in pursuing National Board Certification, please join our free, monthly support cohort! Session information, including dates, times, and PowerSchool registration can be found on the calendar located at https://inservice.ua.edu/national-board-support.html

For the fall semester, all informational sessions will be offered virtually. In the spring semester, candidates will be assigned NBCT mentors who will support them face-to-face and/or virtually in their NBCT journey.

Click here to be added to the UA/UWA NB email distribution list in order to receive ongoing updates regarding NBCT support.

Location: Orange Beach Event Center at the Wharf
Dates: October 12-13, 2023

For more information, use QR code in attached flyer.


 

We are excited to announce that our Inservice Center will once again offer regional support for Region Four secondary instructional coaches who are not served by AMSTI or ARI. We are thrilled to have Diane Sweeney, author of Student-Centered Coaching, as the facilitator of this year's support.

If you are a secondary coach in Region Four, register in PowerSchool for each of the sessions below using the following course number: 306294. You will need to register for each of the sessions separately in order to reserve your space.

 

October 17, 2023

December 12, 2023

January 11, 2024

 

Feel free to contact Dr. Holly Morgan at hgmorgan@ua.edu with any questions.

Join us virtually on October 26 from 5:00-7:30 pm as we take a deep dive into the requirements of Component 3. Register via PowerSchool PL Section #471514.

 

A Zoom link will be included in the PowerSchool information, and you will also receive a reminder email approximately two days prior to the session.

Please contact Sara McGee (smcgee@ua.edu) if you have questions or requests for other professional learning support.
 

 

Register now in Professional Learning for these topics using the link below.

 

https://alsde.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/learning2/course/search/doCourseSearch?searchString=308063&originalSearchString=

 

Please also feel free to request specific sessions. To request training for your district or school, either reply to this email or click the link in the flyer and submit an Ed Tech ticket request via the following link: Submit Ed Tech Support Ticket

 

PowerSchool Coach Quandria Robinson (quandria.robinson@alex.state.al.us)

Monthly updates from Alabama Social Studies Chronicle: https://sway.office.com/mCTDRXfUXsg9dbCp?ref=email

 

Monthly updates from ALSDE Physical Education:

https://sway.office.com/7xl4iLIJcN1JQReY?ref=email

 

This year, ARI, OMI, and MTSS will collaboratively host Strong Leaders, Strong Readers. Meetings will be held from 8:30-3:30. More information coming soon!

Sessions will be held on the following dates:

September 27, 2023
December 6, 2023
February 7, 2024
March 20, 2024


Meeting Location:
New Heights Community Resource Center (Tuscaloosa City Schools)
3834 21st Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Contact Dr. Tiffany Davis (tiffany.davis@alsde.edu) with any questions.

 

Please use the direct link below to access the ALSDE English Learner Support Request form and to learn more about the supports available. The ALSDE is now requiring this request to be completed before any initial visit for Instructional Support.

EL Region 4 Specialist: Dr. Stephanie Reynolds (stephanie.reynolds@alsde.edu)

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EL Quarterly Newsletter

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Virtual ELLevation training:

Alabama ELLevation Education Link- https://ellevationeducation.com/district/alabama
Virtual ELLevation Training Links-

ELLevation Virtual Training Links

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AMTESOL Conference Link:https://www.amtesol.org/conference

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Leaders Count, Students Count with an Emphasis on MTSS:
The Office of Mathematics Improvement (OMI) is partnering with ARI and Instructional Services (AL-MTSS) to provide regional principal meetings to support implementation of the Alabama Numeracy Act, Alabama Literacy Act, and MTSS. All sessions will be held from 8:30-3:30 at the New Heights Community Resource Center (address below).

Sessions will be held on the following dates:

 

• September 27, 2023
  • ARI-8:30-11:30; OMI/MTSS-12:30-3:30
• February 7, 2023
  • OMI/MTSS-8:30-11:30; ARI-12:30-3:30
• December 6, 2023
  • ARI-8:30-11:30; OMI/MTSS-12:30-3:30
• March 20, 2023
  • OMI/MTSS-8:30-11:30; ARI-12:30-3:30

 

Meeting Location:

New Heights Community Resource Center (Tuscaloosa City Schools)

3834 21st Street

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

 

For more information, contact Amy Tilford at amy.tilford@alsde.edu.

Alabama Numeracy Act Toolbox

 

Alabama Science in Motion

• ASIM Biology Training and Support (Lisa Clark, lclark@ua.edu)
• ASIM Chemistry/Physical Science Training and Support (Brooks Moss, moss020@ua.edu)
• ASIM Physics and Earth/Space Science Training and Support (Julie Covin, jcovin@ua.edu)
• Contact our specialists today to request on-site instructional support as you return to school! We are here for you!

Join our session series listed in the flyer below; all are TEAMS-approved PD sessions!

OSI Docs and Tools

• Alabama Coaching Framework - Coaching Framework Presentations and Documents
• Principal Calendar - Presented at Mega
• OSI Mega Sessions - Presentation Links
• Secondary ELA COS Resources
• OSI Website (New)
• ACIP Support Site
• ACAP/ACT Resource Page
• Youtube (Recorded PL)

Alabama Reading Initiative

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This year, ARI, OMI, and MTSS will collaboratively host Strong Leaders, Strong Readers. Meetings will be held from 8:30-3:30. More information coming soon!
Sessions will be held on the following dates:

September 27, 2023
December 6, 2023
February 7, 2024
March 20, 2024

Meeting Location:
New Heights Community Resource Center (Tuscaloosa City Schools)
3834 21st Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Contact Dr. Tiffany Davis (tiffany.davis@alsde.edu) with any questions.

Course Number 309030 Session Number 481749

Session Title: Family & Community Engagement Module Train the Trainer Session

Session Format: Virtual Microsoft Teams

Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 230 643 704 917 Passcode: gSWFAs

Description: This is a train the trainer session to equip principals and local reading specialists with communicating the expectations of the Retention/Pathways to Promotion, per The Alabama Literacy Act. Participants will receive a PowerPoint presentation with notes. Alabama schools should complete turn-around training by October 31, 2023.

Date: September 6, 2023

Time: 12:00-1:30

Required for leaders and local reading specialists.

ARI Quick Links Document (Includes Proficiency Scales for K-5)

Quick Links
ARI Newsletter Listserv Request
New ARI Facebook Page

 

Join Dr. Mayben for his technology sessions this fall! You may find all of his posted opportunities at www.uatim.org/opportunities.

Contact Dr. Robert Mayben at rmayben@ua.edu to support your school or district's technology professional learning needs.

 

The following document provides access to curated resources to support implementation of the 2021 ELA Course of Study in Grades 6-12. The link will allow you to create your own copy of the resource document.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XKFtlDduyfdOt6uN1sxM9wXu_9QPLi4Ib11JiOpaax4/copy



 

OSI ACAP/ACT Resource Doc: ACAP and ACT Tools and Resources

ALSDE has developed proficiency scales that can be used by teachers and students. The following link shares how to access those proficiency scales: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15eWbGs3CQ1D2wHZJUww9cl6Y4NjUDjUi/view?usp=sharing
 

ATLAS is a resource designed for National Board Certification, but it can also be used by teachers for personal growth or incorporated into district teacher induction programs.This resource is open to our full-time, public school educators in Alabama. Please contact Dr. Morgan at hgmorgan@ua.edu for an account.
 

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