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These inservices are designed to 1) introduce the WELS teaching standards and continuum, and 2) understand their proper use. Everything needed for faculty inservices is included on this page. Each module can be used as a self-contained, one hour inservice.  First, download the WELS Teaching Standards and the Continuum of WELS Teacher Development.

For each module, begin by reading the Leader’s Guide. All the other resources you need to conduct the inservice are included in the following sections 1) Professional Reading, 2) Videos, 3) Handouts, 4) Forums, and 5) Additional (optional) Readings.

Important: Inservice leaders will respond in the Moodle forums during the month designated for each module. If you choose to address a topic in a different month than on our schedule, the instructor will not respond.

May God bless your study!

Introduction & Foundation (James Rademan)

Standard One (Alan Bitter)

Standard Three (Dr. Carrie Pfeifer)

All videos in this module must be DOWNLOADED prior to viewing.

Professional Readings

Videos

Presentation Video Page

This video is the teaching content for the standard.  The video will guide the participant through the standard and at various portions in the video, participants will be asked to stop, discuss, and share on a specific topic from the presentation.

Handouts

Standard Four (Cindy Whaley)

Christian Teachers Know How to Teach

Standard Five (Robert Klindworth)

Standard Six (William Pekrul)

Standard Seven (David Tess)

Standard Eight (Carla Melendy)

Professional Reading

Articles to Read for Standard Eight Page
Read these two articles prior to the in-service meeting. They are linked for ease of printing and distributing. 

Black, P.J. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 80(2), 139-148.

Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B., & Wiliam, D. (2004). Working inside the Black  Box: Assessment for learning in the classroom. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(1), 9-21.

Videos

Videos for the Presentation Page

Handouts

Additional Readings

Additional Resource & References

Wiliam, D. (2007). Five “Key Strategies” for Effective Formative Assessment. Retrieved from Its Learning on April 8, 2016

Additional Resources for Formative Assessment

Brookhart, S. M. (2010). Formative assessment strategies for every classroom.
Alexandria: ASCD.

Brown, W. (2008). Young children assess their learning. Young Children, 63(6),
14-20.

Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2007). Checking for understanding. Alexandria, VA:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Instruction.

Dodge, D. T., Heroman, C., Charles, J., & Maiorca, J. (2004). Beyond outcomes:
How ongoing assessment supports children’s learning and leads to meaningful
curriculum. Young Children, 59(1), 20-28.

Keeley, P. (2008). Science formative assessment: 75 practical strategies for linking
assessment, instruction, and learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Keeley, P., & Tobey, C. R. (2011). Mathematics formative assessment: 75 practical
strategies for linking assessment, instruction and learning. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Tuttle, H. G. (2009). Formative assessment: Responding to your students.
Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

Standard Nine (John Meyer)

Standard Ten

Professional Reading

Videos

Handouts

Additional Readings

Additional Resource & References

Graham-Clay, S. (2005). Communicating with Parents: Strategies for Teachers. SchoolCommunity Journal, 16(1), 117-129.

Keyes, C. R. (2002). A Way of Thinking about Parent/Teacher Partnerships for Teachers. International Journal Of Early Years Education, 10(3), 177.

Markow, D., & Pieters, A. (2012). The Metlife survey of the American teacher: teachers, parents and the economy. New York: Metlife.