2024 Calendar of Events
The SEARIC scroll contains the Professional Development workshops that are offered each month. Please click the link below for more information.
Area-Wide Workshops for Professional Development: Region 11
Summer Workshops
Based on need assessment data from teachers, administrator, and other school personnel in our inservice area workshops in 20 areas were featured in our summer 2024 workshop sessions. Gain access to the descriptions of these workshops in our summer workshop brochure: “At Your Service”
eLearning Alabama
eLearning will be offering 6-week courses, each earning 30 clock hours, during our
Spring and Summer Semesters. Courses are completely online and entirely free. You
must register for them using your PowerSchool Professional Development account (not
your SIS account) prior to the last day of registration.
We also offer courses that can earn an ACLD-approved PLU with additional work … details
can be found on our PLU COURSES webpage.
Courses are hosted on Schoology with login info being emailed to all enrolled o/a
the start date. Remember to use your ALSDE Platform Schoology account and not your
local school system Schoology account.
http://elearning-atim.cc/website/index.htm
Tom Dreilinger
State Project Director
e-Learning for Educators-Alabama
Technology in Motion, ALSDE
http://elearning.alsde.edu
334-670-1884
Gulf Coast Conference
The Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing supports and promotes the sharing of resources for the best practices on the teaching of writing PK-University. Attendees learn new ideas for delivering engaging lessons that increase student achievement in literacy, language, and composition.
Save the Date for 2024:
July 1-4
Mark your Calendars!
Learn more about the Gulf Coast Conference
Site Based Professional Development Available to Schools
Tailored Professional Development
Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center Teacher Consultants are prepared to work with our area school districts to design unique programs to meet specific needs. Leadership teams meet with administrators and leadership teams of teachers to determine content needs, delivery strategies, and scheduling. Tailored staff development provides districts with the necessary tools to meet the increasing demands of Writing Assessments, Subject Area Testing Programs, and Alabama Course of Study based assessments.
Classroom Demonstrations with Debriefing/Teacher Mentoring
Teacher consultants present process-based lessons in teachers' classrooms, aligned with state and district standards. Small groups of teachers are debriefed on the strategies used in the demonstrations. Classroom demonstrations have been so successful that schools are now requesting scheduled classroom demonstrations as an integral part of their professional development programs.
Book Study Groups
Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center (SEARIC) staff assist school faculties in choosing relevant reading material for a year-long book study. During regularly scheduled "book club" style meetings, SEARIC consultants facilitate discussions of the reading and when appropriate, model strategies for classroom implementation. Often book study sessions are held during teachers' planning times so that this program does not interfere with daily instructional time.
On-line Book Study Groups
SEARIC staff select relevant reading material for a five-week book study that targets specific strategies. During scheduled on-line meetings, SEARIC staff facilitate discussions of the reading and when appropriate, model strategies for classroom implementation. Book study participants develop and share lesson implementing strategies spotlighted during the book study.
Site Based Professional Development Available to Schools
Based on need assessment data from teachers, administrator, and other school personnel in our inservice area workshops in 12 areas were featured in our summer 2022 workshop sessions. Gain access to the descriptions of these workshops in our summer workshop brochure “At Your Service”.
All workshops featured in “At Your Service” are available in your school/district.
Teachers and administrators interested in scheduling a workshop should contact us at:
Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center
Attention: Dr. Robin Bynum
025 Hawkins Hall
Troy University Troy, AL 36082
inservice @troy.edu
334-670-5978 or
334-670-3495