Valparaiso University PEP

Hurry--early registration for VU's Middle School Conference, Strategies to Motivate All Students with AMLE Speaker Mark McLeod, ends January 23rd! Register today at https://www.valpo.edu/education/profdev/conferences/!

We are very close to selling out for the 2017 PLC Workshop, Innovative Learning in a Digital World, to be held Dec. 6th at Valparaiso University! We are excited to host speakers Jennie Magiera, Kristin Ziemke, Josh Stumpenhurst and Jason Markey.
For more details go to http://www.valpo.edu/education/profdev/plc-workshops/

Special thanks to literacy experts Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris for presenting "Who's Doing the Work? How to Say Less So Readers Can Do More" at the PEP's 2017 Literacy Workshop on October 10th. Thanks also to the 268 professional educators and VU students that attended the event.

Many attendees indicated they left the workshop with a better understanding of how to support their students to develop as efficient readers. A classroom teacher commented "At today's workshop I learned about having a balance between read alouds, shared reading, guided reading and independent reading and the importance of each." Another teacher said the most significant thing she learned was "perspective from a struggling readers standpoint."

Join us as we host the Teacher & Community Public Meeting on September 11, 2017 with Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Superintendent of Public Instruction Indiana Department of Education. Register through the IDOE website at http://valpo.edu/PEP.

It's your last chance to register for the PEP's 2017 Literacy Workshop!

Considering the ways read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading are connected, we will explore “next generation” thinking for each instructional context. We will make connections to student engagement, text level, mindset, and teacher language, considering when they do (and do not) help students develop efficient reading processes and enthusiasm for reading. This workshop teaches teachers to examine their instruction and identify places where they are doing the work for students, creating dependency and interfering with student growth. Come learn simple adjustments to instruction that can lead to powerful shifts in student engagement, empowering students to the work of becoming better readers and raising student achievement.

Details and registration information are available at http://www.valpo.edu/education/profdev/literacy-workshops.

Welcome Heavilin Elementary School to Valparaiso Community Schools! We look forward to working with you!

Community gets first look at Valparaiso's newest school, Heavilin Elementary School VALPARAISO — Ralph Heavilin, 88, was all smiles as he helped school and city officials cut the ribbon that marked the official opening on Sunday of Heavilin Elementary School.

Keep reading to your kids!

K-5 Educators Will Harness the Power of Read Alouds with New Professional Resource from Scholastic | Children's Book Council Best Friend Fiction Collection by Lester Laminack Enhances Literacy Instruction with Interactive Read Alouds and Introduces the Breakthrough Concept of “Best Friend Books”

Special thanks to the members of Valparaiso University's chapter of Kappa Delta Pi for hosting the Education Department faculty and staff at a wonderful brunch yesterday. The time was filled with great food and fellowship.

Check out the amazing lineup of keynote speakers for the PEP's 2017-2018 professional development opportunities. These day-long workshops are designed to bring practicing educators in the community cutting-edge research that models best practices for educators at all levels. Additional details are available at http://www.valpo.edu/PEP.

We are now accepting reservations for our 2017 Literacy Workshop, Who's Doing the Work, featuring keynote speakers Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris. The workshop will be held Tuesday, October 10, 2017 from 8:30 am to 2:45 pm CDT. Details and registration information are available at http://www.valpo.edu/education/profdev/literacy-workshops.

We are excited about our 2017-2018 PEP workshops. More details will be coming soon. Mark your calendar!