COURSES

SUMMER REGISTRATION OPENED! IMPORTANT!! Math a Way of Thinking is cancelled. Helping Your Struggling Readers Section B is cancelled Section A is running and still has space. Using the Smartboard Section A is full, Session B on August 4 - 8 (same times) still has a few spaces. Infusing the Internet into Curriculum K-12 section A is full, Section B still has room. SUMMER 2008 COURSE BROCHURE For all course information and dates, please see the complete course brochure.
	Online Courses
	Video Courses

POLICY FOR COURSE CREDIT

	Course Credit for Salary Increment Guidelines
	Course Absence Policy

REGISTRATION ~ Two ways to register:

1.	ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Please call the Teachers' Center if you are interested in registering for any upcoming course. (845) 577-6375

2.	Summer 2008 Hard Copy Registration Form

After completing your registration...

Send a check and a printed copy of your registration form to the Teachers' Center to hold your spot.

Address: East Ramapo Teachers' Center
461 Viola Road
Spring Valley, NY 10977

Places will NOT be saved without payment by the deadline of June 10th.

You will be notified ONLY if you are NOT registered in your choice OR if a course is cancelled.

Please call the Teachers' Center at (845) 577-6375 to inquire about late registration.

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NEW TEACHER WORKSHOPS

	New Teacher Handbook
	New Teacher Workshops at a Glance

Teachers will be required to make up any missed workshops.
The District requires ALL newly-hired teachers to participate in 15 hours of NEW TEACHER TRAINING, which includes:  

10 hours of new teacher workshops

3 hours of mentor/mentee discussion groups, and

2 hour dinner meeting

Upon completion of all components of the New Teacher Training Program, new teachers will receive a “Certificate of Completion” from the Office of Personnel. 

NEW TEACHER MENTOR PROGRAM

ALL teachers interested in becoming part of a “pool” of trained mentors must be trained. The forms below may be used to learn about and apply for the Teacher Mentor Program. Both NEW and EXPERIENCED mentors must complete and submit a mentor application form to the Teachers’ Center.
	Mentor Application Flyer
	Mentor Application Information
	Mentor Application Form

Are you a tenured teacher who is . . .
	presently teaching in East Ramapo?
	interested in welcoming new teachers into the profession?
	supportive, caring and positive toward colleagues?
	willing to share your knowledge, skill and experience with a new teacher?
	easily accessible?
	focused on enhancing teacher performance and student learning?
	available to attend Mentor Training & Orientation?

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

Some of your colleagues in the ERCSD have been looking for a new model of professional development --one that relies less on outside “experts” and more on the vast untapped store of experience and creativity within our own learning community. Now, after more than a year of work, they are ready to share what they have learned with you. The following Reflective Practice publications have been prepared by the ERTC:
	Reflective Practice Flier 2008
	Reflective Practice Brochure
	FAQs on Reflective Practice / Video of an actual RPG session
	Reflective Practice/Professional Study Group Grant Application (Word Doc)
	Reflective Practice Rating Rubric for Proposal (Word Doc)
	Reflective Practice Video (Requires Windows Media Player)

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