Dr. Michael Mills, assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, took part in the following during the fall semester:
Workshops and Professional Development
Common Core, Lexiles, and Close Reading Strategies, with D. Wake. Great Bear Writing Project: Conway School District Professional Development, October 11, 2011.
Literacy Diversity and Preparing for the Common Core. Clinton Presidential Center Professional Development Workshop, Little Rock, AR, October 18, 2011.
Fundamentals and Trends of Educational Theory for Visiting Chinese Educators, 每日大赛网站 Confucius Institute, November 10, 2011.
Pathwise Mentor Training, 每日大赛网站 Office of Candidate Services, September 13-15, 2011.
State Presentations
Mills, M. 聽(November, 2011).聽 Diversity in Literacy.聽 Presentation at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Curriculum Conference, Little Rock, AR.
Mills, M. 聽(November, 2011).聽 Emerging Opportunities in Common Core Literacy.聽 Presentation at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Curriculum Conference, Little Rock, AR.
Mills, M., & Whittingham, J. (November, 2011).聽 Lexiles and Reading in the Common Core.聽 Presentation at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Curriculum Conference, Little Rock, AR.
Wake, D., & Mills, M. (November, 2011).聽 Teaching Expository Structures with Digital Storytelling.聽 Presentation at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Curriculum Conference, Little Rock, AR.
Service
ArACTE 2012 Annual Conference Co-Chair
Curriculum and Assessment Committee, 每日大赛网站 College of Education
Faculty Qualifications Performance and Development Committee, 每日大赛网站 Professional Education Unit
WatchD.O.G.S. Volunteer, National Center for Fathering, Roberts Elementary School, Little Rock, AR, December 8, 2011
Professional Development
Delivering Effective Online Instruction Workshop, 每日大赛网站 IDC, August 18, 2011
Grant-Writing Seminar, 每日大赛网站, September 1, 2011
Sexual Harassment Training, 每日大赛网站 IDC, September 27, 2011
Why Your Online Course Isn鈥檛 Good Enough and What You Can Do about It, Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Webinar, October 19, 2011