The Rutgers School of Communication and Information-Professional Development Studies (SC&I-PDS) and the Graduate School of Education (GSE) are pleased to invite you to attend the upcoming "An Essential Team for Common Core Success" Conference on February 7, 2014 (please see below). This conference is geared toward helping teachers, administrators, and librarians collaborate to successfully implement the Common Core State Standards. Participants can attend in person and virtually via GoToWebinar. For more information and to register, please visit: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/implementing-common-core-standards.html --------------------------------------------------- Do You Know How to Get the Most Out of the Common Core? If you're a teacher, principal, or librarian working in a public school, you're probably concerned with how the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will affect you and your students. The upcoming Common Core Conference will help educators formulate practical strategies for Common Core success in schools. An Essential Team for Common Core Success Friday, February 7, 2014 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Breakfast available at 8:30 a.m.) Rutgers, Busch Campus Center - Room 174 604 Bartholomew Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 Principals, teachers, and librarians will: •Collaborate to gain a greater understanding of how they can help each other achieve CCSS goals; •Learn how to select digital and print materials that build knowledge across key subject areas through a hands-on workshop led by Student Achievement Partners (experts in CCSS for ELA); •Take home a text set model that can be used for an upcoming curricular unit or future lesson planning. Participants will be able to network, learn from practitioners in the field, and apply these approaches immediately in the classroom. This unique conference is co-hosted by the School of Communication & Information - CISSL and the Graduate School of Education - Center for Literacy Development. For more information or to register, visit our website. The conference is available in person or virtually via GoToWebinar. NJ teachers will receive PD hours for attending. http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/implementing-common-core-standards.html -- *Ms. Amari Verastegui, Ed.M.* Sr. Program Coordinator Professional Development Studies School of Communication and Information Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Tel: 848.932.7075 Fax: 732.932.9314 Web: mypds.rutgers.edu