Have you been identified as the Reading Specialist for your school or district? If so, these networking meetings are for you! Come and learn from the experts in the field, as well as spend some quality time with others in the same position as you. There will be time built into each meeting for sharing, discussing, and asking questions about critical topics such as scheduling, when to screen K, appropriate interventions and more.
All networking meetings are from 10:00-2:00 pm Eastern Time. Lunch will not be provided so plan to bring a sack lunch with you!
We will follow a hybrid plan with both in-person and virtual sessions.
The dates and locations are listed below. All are from 10:00-2:00 Eastern Time.
September 2, 2021 - Virtual
September 30, 2021 - VIRTUAL
October 28, 2021 - WVEC
December 1, 2021 - Virtual (changed from Dec 2 to Dec 1 on 10/20)
January 13, 2022 - Virtual
February 10, 2022 - WVEC
March 10, 2022 - Virtual
April 7, 2022 - WVEC
May 5, 2022 - Virtual
Tami Hicks is an Indiana native that has worked in the public school system as both a teacher and administrator before accepting her current position as the Director of Professional Learning at Wabash Valley Education Center, a center that provides Professional Development, Technology and Cooperative Purchasing support for 37 school districts and more than 180 schools, K-12. Tami is a certified RISE trainer and specializes in EL instruction, the State Standards, instructional design, technology integration and literacy instruction. Outside of work, Tami enjoys spending time with her family, reading, listening to music and gardening.
The dates and locations are listed below. All are from 10:00-2:00 Eastern Time.
September 2, 2021 - Virtual
September 30, 2021 - WVEC
October 28, 2021 - WVEC
December 2, 2021 - Virtual
January 13, 2022 - Virtual
February 10, 2022 - WVEC
March 10, 2022 - Virtual
April 7, 2022 - WVEC
May 5, 2022 - TBD
Cost: $195/Service Center Member or $390/District not belonging to a Service Center*
*Cost of all workshops are based on membership in an Indiana Educational Service Center (ESC). Any registrants who are not members of an ESC in the state of Indiana will be required to pay the non-member fee.
**See cancellation policy below
WVEC CANCELLATION POLICY:
* Registrants who notify WVEC of their cancellation on or before the registration deadline date will not be required to pay the registration fee.
* Registrants who cancel after the registration deadline but before the workshop date or call to cancel on the day of the workshop will pay 50% of the registration fee.
* Registrants who neglect to call or notify the WVEC of their cancellation will be responsible for paying the full fee.
* On official school corporation weather-related cancellation days, registrants will not be required to pay registration fees.
Registration open through 12/1/2021 9:00 AM EST
Virtual and in Person. In person sessions will be held at WVEC.