{"id":564,"date":"2010-08-22T12:35:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T20:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbyfastforword.wordpress.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2010-08-22T12:35:12","modified_gmt":"2010-08-22T20:35:12","slug":"september-welcome-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/september-welcome-back\/","title":{"rendered":"September &#8211; Welcome Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/files\/2010\/08\/sharing-guineapigs.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-566\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/files\/2010\/08\/sharing-guineapigs.jpeg?w=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/files\/2010\/08\/sharing-guineapigs.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/files\/2010\/08\/sharing-guineapigs-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Welcome back<\/strong> to another year of exciting things to discover.\u00a0 While I love the summer as a time for rejuvenation and wanderings of a different pace,\u00a0 September always brings\u00a0 a crispness in the air and a sense of quiet anticipation.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re launching some things that are a little different this year, which will make life easier (streamlining a process) and let your &#8216;fingers do the walking&#8217;.\u00a0<!--more-->\u00a0We are extremely pleased and head-over-heels excited to show you our new<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Staff Development Calendar<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0 for all district registration of workshops,\u00a0 learning series and events, and anything else that needs registering.\u00a0 <em>(This site replaces our district&#8217;s Professional Development handbook. )<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/21stcenturyconnect.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/staffdevcal1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:1px solid black\" src=\"http:\/\/21stcenturyconnect.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/staffdevcal1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHave you ever forgotten to register for that fabulous workshop and then called only to find it full? Or went through registration\u00a0 via voice mail or email and hoped you did it all right? Or have you hunted high and low for that elusive handbook that 10 other people wanted too?\u00a0 Our new online\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">SD Calendar<\/a> makes all these frustrating time-wasters a thing of the past!<strong><br \/>\nRegistration<\/strong> is a breeze as well as flexible &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">anytime<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">anywhere<\/span> you have\u00a0 internet connection.\u00a0 Link directly to your session presenters and get detailed information!\u00a0 Print out your schedule.\u00a0 Get last minute updates immediately &#8211; Wow!\u00a0 And like all blogging platforms, we&#8217;ve made it so you can search by categories, tags or dates.<br \/>\nThe days of waiting for confirmation phone calls are over.\u00a0 An added bonus in the e-environment &#8211; we&#8217;ll be\u00a0 saving quite a few trees.\u00a0 Stay tuned for more information in September or click the link above and get a head start on your plans.<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/files\/2010\/03\/community20copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-439 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/files\/2010\/03\/community20copy.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\"><em><span style=\"color:#ff0000\">Important Events Coming Up<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000\"><strong><span style=\"color:#800000\"><span style=\"color:#800000\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Thurs. September 30 &#8211; All Participants Launch\u00a0Session<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Byrne Creek &#8211; Centre for Dialogue) (3:45-6:00pm).<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><em>Agenda: <\/em>New information, new processes, conversations\/ideas with your colleagues, assessment (streamlined, connected, faster).\u00a0 Please ensure that there is representation from teachers and administrators. <a href=\"http:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/index.php?option=com_seminar&amp;Itemid=60\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"color:#800000\"><span style=\"color:#800000\"><strong>Tues. October 5\u00a0&#8211; <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#800000\"><span style=\"color:#800000\"><strong><span style=\"color:#800000\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">ARC-BC Training for Kurzweil<\/span> (Schou-TLC; 3:30-5:30pm)<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>For those who need access to the e-resources at ARC-BC.\u00a0 This is a one time session. At the end of the session all participants will register to access the database through their sd41 account.\u00a0 If time permits, the lab will be open for anyone who would like some extra time\/support with Kurzweil.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/index.php?option=com_seminar&amp;Itemid=60\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color:#800000\">Monday November 8 &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color:#800000\">Interventions Learning Day with Scientific Learning (Schou-TLC; 9:00-3:00):<\/span><\/strong> Tom Chapin is back with us from Arkansas for a day set to learn, laugh, and extend our repertoire on &#8220;interventions&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Register here. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000\"><strong>Tues February 15, 2011\u00a0(SCHOU &#8211; TLC; 3:30-5:30pm): \u00a0Interventions &#8211; Connecting the Dots<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Get a deeper sense of the interventions used in Fast ForWord. Help us develop and refine interventions that work for everyone. We will also be diving into the secrets of making Progress Tracker your friend. Great one for inviting your classroom teachers. <a href=\"http:\/\/10.155.6.59\/staffdevelopmentcalendar\/index.php?option=com_seminar&amp;Itemid=60\" target=\"_blank\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#800000\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>Thurs. 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