Area 4 ALT Program

ALTs Offer Summer Courses

Several of the Area 4 ALTs will be working with Professional Learning this summer to offer courses for both teachers and parapros.  Attached you will find flyers giving you the detail for a variety of learning opportunites.  Please check it out!

Download backward_design_summer_course.doc

Download online_parapro_flyer_combo.doc

Back by Popular Demand

Carolyn Byrd and Jill Williams will once again be offering an online course for 4 PLUs entitled "Unit Design in a Performance-Based Classroom."  It is open to all teachers K-12 and runs from January 11 until February 29. Registration is open now through INFORM.  Details are provided in the attached flyer.  Spread the word.

Download flyer_1.08 from Jill and Carolyn.doc

Calling All Parapros

Cathy Tyler, area 4 ALT, is offering a great class for parapros entitled "Tools for the Successful Parapro."  If you know someone who might be interested, please share the details found in the flyer attached below.

Download parapro_flyer_ct.doc

Unit Planning Made Easier!

Join Jonathan Tanner, an area 4 ALT, for a thirty-hour blended course on using backward design and curriculum mapping for unit planning.  A great class for teacher leaders and school curriculum mapping teams.

See the flyer below for more details.

Download unit_planning_made_easier.doc 

Hone Your Presentation Skills

Jill Williams, area 4 ALT, will be teaching an online class this fall called "Hone Your Presentation Skills".  It is being offered through the Professional Learning department and registration is on INFORM.  If you know someone that might be interested, please see attached flyer.

Download hone_your_presentation_skills_flyer.doc

New Classes for Paraprofessionals

Area 4 ALTs Marianne Mitchell, Karen Tindall, and Cathy Tyler are teaching several classes for parapros to earn PLUs through the Cobb Professional Learning department.  If you work with staff members who would benefit from these classes, please pass on the information.  See attached flyer for dates, times, locations and directions for how to regiester. 

Download parapro_flyer.doc