Region 1 AMSTI

AMSTI-UNA is excited to offer a variety of high-quality professional development opportunities to enhance your instruction and improve student learning. While you are planning that much-deserved summer vacation, go ahead and add one (or more) of our professional learning (PL) sessions to your calendar! Below you will find the registration form link. I ask that you read the entire Smore before you begin.

Our content training has undergone some changes. Make sure you read carefully. Please note: some sessions have been closed and/or canceled since the original registration form was released. Confirmations will be emailed out to participants. You will receive a separate email for each session. This confirmation will contain training time and location.

In addition, the ALSDE Office of Student Learning will be offering summer sessions. The QR code to view is located at this end of this SMORE.

We look forward to being able to share learning opportunities with you this summer! Please do not hesitate to contact me if our AMSTI-UNA team can be of assistance to you.

Lori McGuire

Region 1 AMSTI-UNA Director

lamcguire@una.edu

Please take the time to read this Smore carefully. All registration requests are pending eligibility and session availability.

If you have not attended any AMSTI Math Content Training since 2018, it is now required that you attend Math Foundational Training PRIOR to attending AMSTI Content Training. Please see sessions below that do NOT require Math Foundational Training.

If you have questions about registering or your eligibility for specific sessions, please contact PD Coordinator, Sandra Hackett at shackett@una.edu.

One Day Training

Friday, June 3, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: UNA East Campus and Walker Co BOE

Friday, June 24, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Walker Co BOE

Friday, July 8, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: UNA East Campus

One Day Training

Friday, June 3, 2022

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Russellville Elementary

Math Foundational Training is NOT required for the following sessions:

(K-5) NUMBERS - Geometry and Measurement

(K-5) NUMBERS - Number Sense

(3-5) NUMBERS - Fractions and Decimals

(6-8) NUMBERS - Algebraic Thinking

(6-12) Number Talks and Number Strings

The AMSTI4ALL Math sessions listed below are available to anyone who teaches math including general, special education and interventionist teachers.

No Math Foundational Training prerequisite or PLC follow-up is required.

Math is now divided into content “chunks” based on domains. Each day of math content training will be supported by three hours of PLC follow-up. For this reason, please limit your math content training to four days. (Math Foundational Training does not require PLC hours.)

Invitation Only Sessions have been designed to fulfill requests or requirements for certain districts. You will be notified by your administrator if this pertains to you.

If you have not attended any AMSTI Science Training since 2016, it is now required that you attend Science Foundational Training PRIOR to attending AMSTI Science Unit Training.

If you have questions about registering or your eligibility for specific sessions, please contact one of the specialist below.

• AMSTI K-4 Science Specialist, Natalie Burt, nburt@una.edu
• AMSTI 5-8 Science Specialist, Alicia Whitehead, awhitehead1@una.edu
• ASIM Biology Specialist, Stephen Phillips, sphillips2@una.edu
• ASIM Chemistry Specialist, Candace Golliver, cfgolliver@una.edu

One Day Training

Monday, June 6, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Russellville Elementary

Monday, June 27, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Haleyville Elementary

Friday, July 8, 2022

Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: UNA East Campus

Facilitator: Stephen Phillips

sphillips2@una.edu

Facilitators: Candace Golliver and Nil Makwana

cfgolliver@una.edu

Facilitator: Candace Golliver

cfgolliver@una.edu

This 1-day session includes a deep dive into the Alabama Course of Study: Digital Literacy & Computer Science and Engineering and Computer Science Essentials™ by Engineering is Elementary (EiE). We will explore Engineering and Computer Science Essentials™ and see how science, math, engineering, and computer science practices work together to help learners build problem-solving skills and resilience.

PLEASE NOTE

Science/Math Foundational Training is NOT required for any AMSTI4ALL Trainings.

The Alabama State Department of Education created this teacher portal tool for us to be more efficient, keep accurate records for auditors, and to better serve all of the teachers and students throughout the state of Alabama.

Our organization will resend your email in the coming days requesting that you register for the AMSTI Teacher Portal. Click the web link provided in the email and follow the on-screen directions to activate your profile. Once you have followed the instructions in the email, you will be able to update the following:

• Contact Information
• School Assignment
• Grade Level
• Subject Assignment

With the AMSTI Teacher Portal, you will be able to view your AMSTI Kit Schedule including delivery and return dates. Please make sure you keep the AMSTI Teacher Portal up to date with your most current information.

If you did not receive or have lost your link to register you may email us at amsti@una.edu.

For more information regarding the AMSTI Teacher Portal click here!

K-5 Math

Faith Black (fblack@una.edu)

Ashley Elliott (aelliott10@una.edu)

Carol Glover (chglover@una.edu)

Chastiy Parker (cparker13@una.edu)

Laurel Partrick (lgpartrick@una.edu)

Kim Rutherford (kwrutherford@una.edu)

6-12 Math - Celeste McCollum (tmccollum@una.edu)

K-4 Science - Natalie Burt (nburt@una.edu)

5-8 Science - Alicia Whitehead (awhitehead1@una.edu)

Biology - Stephen Phillips (sphillips2@una.edu)

Chemistry - Candace Golliver (cfgolliver@una.edu)

Director - Lori McGuire (lamcguire@una.edu)

Business & Materials Manager - Brent Putman (btputman@una.edu)

PD Coordinator - Sandra Hackett (shackett@una.edu)

Administrative Assistant - Kim Richardson (krichardson10@una.edu)

Email: amsti@una.edu
Website: www.amsti.org
Location: 1640 Tune Avenue, Florence, AL, USA
Phone: 256-765-6902
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amsti.una.5
Twitter: @amstiuna