Professional Learning

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Opportunities at a Glance

Event Descriptions

GOCSD exists to serve member districts by promoting collaboration of resources to ensure educational opportunities are maximized.

To schedule professional learning, contact Cindy Bryant here.

GOCSD Summer 2020 Conscious Discipline PL Event

Tuesday-Wednesday, July 14-15, 2020

GOCSD Conscious Discipline Event
Presented by Jill Molli, Conscious Discipline Master Instructor
Jill has a B.A. in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Counseling. She possess the gift of delivering the important message of Dr. Becky Bailey’s Conscious Discipline with humor, which makes for a wonderful learning experience. Jill was selected as a Master Instructor because of her no-nonsense ability to get to the heart of a situation and her commitment to living Conscious Discipline principles at school and at home.
9:00a – 3:30p Daily
Day 1 (7.14.20) – Conscious Brain State Model
  • How the brain learns to self-regulate
  • How to literally “wire” children for self-control
  • The Conscious Discipline Brain State Model, which allows you to understand and effectively respond to behavior
Day 2 (7.15.20) – Seven Powers for Conscious Adults (Safety)
  • How to move past your own “triggers” or hot buttons
  • How to base your classroom on safety and use the language of safety
  • How we unconsciously give our power away to students creating competitive classrooms and perpetuating behaviors of victims and bullies
Cost for this two-day summer event:
GOCSD Member & Southwest Center Member Partners Individual Registration Fee $150 (includes lunch 7/14 & 7/15 days)
GOCSD Non-member Individual Registration Fee $200 (includes lunch 7/14 & 7/15 days)
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Substitutions encouraged; no refunds.
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GOCSD 2020 PLC Summit

 August 5 & 6, 2020
GOCSD is once again partnering with Solution Tree to offer this high quality professional learning opportunity. Join us for this two day event which will focus on Collaborative Common Assessment and RTI. Each presenter will also include a PLC summary/overview during the first part of their session on day one, which will merit day one running an hour longer than day two.

Garrick Peterson

Garrick Peterson is the administrator over K–12 schools in the Alpine School District in Utah. His primary responsibility is implementing the principles of professional learning communities in the district’s 57 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, and 9 high schools. Garrick Peterson helps teachers and administrators become high-functioning PLCs with a specific focus on making the connection between assessment and intervention. @garrickpeterson

Cassandra Erkens

As an educator and recognized leader, Cassandra Erkens has served as a senior high school English teacher, a director of staff development at the district level, a regional school improvement facilitator, and a director of staff and organization development in the private sector. She is a presenter, facilitator, coach, trainer of trainers, keynote speaker, author, and above all, a teacher and has presented nationally and internationally on assessment, instruction, school improvement, and professional learning communities. @cerkens

2 Day Schedule

 *Registrants will be notified by email one week prior to the event as to which Nixa Commons (Junior High or Senior High) location the sessions will be held for which they’ve registered. 

GOCSD Members & Southwest Center Member Partners can send five individuals for the same $750 registration fee they’d pay for one attendee for the same training outside of our region.
GOCSD Members & Southwest Center Member Partners registration fees:
  • 5 or more individuals for $150 each
  • Up to 4 individuals for $175 each
GOCSD Non-members can registration fees:
  • 5 or more individuals for $200 each
  • Up to 4 individuals for $225 each
Registration fees include lunch both days and your choice of one of two publications offered. Substitutions encouraged; no refunds.
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