If you are currently pursuing National Board status in the UA/UWA region, we hope that you can join us on November 13 for our fall writing retreat. Information is found in the schedule below. Register via PowerSchool at #382455.

Join us on September 24 from 3:30-5:00 pm as we virtually welcome Dr. Douglas Fisher (co-author of The Distance Learning Playbook) as our facilitator! Dr. Fisher will address student engagement in a distance learning environment based upon the information from Module 6 of The Distance Learning Playbook.Participants who are registered for our ongoing Distance Learning Playbook professional learning group will not need to re-register for this session; however, we are able to open this single session to a larger audience. Space is limited, so register today!

Register via PowerSchool Section #385184.

New "Maintenance of Certificate" session added for those recertifying! Session will be held on September 17. Check out the updated calendar!

Complete the following form to allow us to serve you best on your journey to become an NBCT!

The UA/UWA Regional In-Service Center will host the following two networks from the Alabama Best Practices Center:

• Powerful Conversations Network (PCN)
  • Deepen our study of social-emotional learning
  • Text: Relationships, Responsibility, and Regulation: Trauma-Invested Practices for Fostering Resilient Learners by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall
• Key Leaders Network (KLN)
  • Text: Coherent School Leadership: Forging Clarity from Complexity by Michael Fullan and Lyle Kirtman
  • Focus upon the factors of Fullan’s Coherence Framework for leaders aligned with Kirtman’s 7 Competencies for Highly Effective Leaders

***All training will be delivered virtually with both asynchronous and synchronous opportunities! If you are unable to secure a school team, contact me (hgmorgan@ua.edu) regarding registering single participants.

Information on Session 1 dates can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FM2ya6lP_IHoSmyR3ivB2R3lkWygMWh6Y7F3XMVxwWg/edit?usp=sharing​

We hope that you can join us! For more information regarding registration, please contact Holly Morgan at hgmorgan@ua.edu or Tami Barron at tbarron@ua.edu. Registration deadline is September 4!

The In-Service Center will offer a cohort to support teacher leaders in utilizing strategies from Fisher, Frey, and Hattie's new text, The Distance Learning Playbook. The cohort will meet virtually from 3:00-4:30 pm beginning on August 13. (Remaining sessions will occur on August 27, September 3, September 10, and September 24.) The in-service center will purchase books for all participants. For more information about this text, view a brief overview from author Doug Fisher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOpN1NOWGk0
If you are a Region 4 educator who would like to participate, complete the following Google form for registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNcAGw4nsh0H6i6xuTjoAPmJvfum01kbkSWFFs1vk_esFTMA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Participation will be limited to 60 participants, and registration will close on August 11. We hope that you can join us!