Are improvement requirements getting the best of you and your school budget? Let us introduce you to readily affordable text and 24/7 web-supported solutions that allow you control over the direction and content of much needed practical professional development for immediate use in the classroom.
JOIN THE VENTURES EDUCATORS' SEMINAR SERIES
Enter into an exciting community of educators working with the latest texts to improve instructional performance, student achievement, and personal success. Working as an individual, or, as part of a group, join educators nation-wide as you explore the latest research-based topics in an interactive learning environment.
Ventures Professional Development Seminars:
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are learner-centered
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use proven instructional strategies
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introduce participants to a variety of higher-order thinking skills and interactive learning strategies
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provide guidance for immediate classroom implementation
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use constructivist learning techniques
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contribute to developing an effective classroom that focuses on teaching and learning
Ventures Professional Development Seminars are currently available on the following topics:
- Classroom Management
- Differentiated Instruction
- Raising Student Achievement
- Special Education - Inclusion
- Assessment, Data and Instruction
Each course
- provides an all-inclusive and comprehensive professional development self- or group- study set of materials, based on leading educational texts and research-based constructivist teaching strategies.
- is self-guided and introduces teachers to pedagogical ideas and instructional strategies that immediately can be implemented in their classrooms.
- contains one copy of three to five educational texts and suggested PD agendas written by Ventures Education Systems Corporation (VESC™). *
- includes enrollment of all participants in the supporting on-line professional development environment.
* VESC™ Educator's Seminar Series can make additional copies available for purchase if required.
The Ventures Professional Development Seminar Series is a comprehensive program designed to give educators access to the latest research-based materials and on-line learning and collaboration technologies. Each package comes with a set of research-based texts, step-by-step agendas, and 12 months of on-line access to relevant educational links and opportunities to interact with educators, nation-wide, who are participating in the Ventures Professional Development Seminar Series.
Ventures online support for the Professional Development Seminar Series offers chat rooms, forums, and extended information on all topics covered in each book set. The on-line learning environment provides a rich set of on-line collaboration tools allowing educators to work interactively in their local groups or with other educators throughout the nation. Ventures' instructors are moderators of the on-line learning environment, who answer questions, participate in chat sessions, and provide further information. This online support is available from any internet browser, 24 hours per day, all year round, allowing for anywhere, anytime professional development.
The Ventures Professional Development Seminar Series offers educators a complete learning experience. The texts, agendas, and online materials can be used to support individual, group, or a combination of learning styles. The material can be used by school staff to create or supplement their own professional development efforts. Additionally, continuing education and college credit are available for some coursework.