Grand Valley State University - Charter Schools Office

The Grand Valley State University Charter Schools Office (CSO) encourages participation in learning opportunities beyond our professional development workshops.

Other Learing Opportunties are:

Principal Meeting

What:
    To discuss our plans for future of the following topics:
    - Academic Grant for 2010-2011
    - GVSU College of Education consultant services
    - Harvard Change Network
    - Staff development needs for 2010-2011
When/Where:
  - First meeting will be held on April 20th, 2010 at the Grand Valley State University             (GVSU) Bike Factory (Map).
  - Second meeting will be held April 22, 2010 at the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Livonia     Campus (Map).
Time:
    Both events take place from 12:00pm to 1:30pm.
Download School funding and Race to the Principal Meeting Flyer Here...

Register for event
CLICK HERE...
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Wildly Exciting Conference

CSO will reimburse your cost for attending Wildly Exciting Conference.
See "Reimbursment Procedure" under Resources to the right.

What:
    The GVSU College of Education is sponsoring an exciting series of staff development. You can         choose to attend a single day or all 5 days. See the College of Education website (here) for           more information or flyer below.
When:
    August 2nd - 6th, 2010
Time:
    8am to 4pm
Where:
    Eberhard Center, Pew Campus, Grand Rapids, MI (Directions: Click Here...)
Topics:
  - Building Academic Vocabulary
  - Productive Group Work: How to Engage Students, Build Teamwork, and Promote Understanding
  - Informative Assessment: When It’s Not About a Grade
  - Response-to-Intervention: A Guided Tour Through the Multi-Layered Process
  - Defensible Differentiation: What Would it Take to Get it Right?

Download Wildly Exciting Conference Brochure Here...