Dates, Time, Location:

Project CRISS:
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
CReating Independence through Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Student-owned Strategies and
Thursday, August 12, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
SERC Classroom, Middletown
This is a golden opportunity
to attend a Project CRISS training Presenter:
in the summer! Lucy Krause
Education Consultant

Melissa Wrigley
According to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), a Core or Tier 1 curriculum must Consultant, SERC
be “scientifically research‐based and comprehensive, addressing competencies that research has
shown to be important to students’ achievement” (Using Scientific Research-Based Interventions: Audience: Grades 3 - 12
Improving Education for All Students [CSDE, 2007]). Project CRISS is an educational initiative that is Thirty (30) general and special educators
designed to help students of all ages, grades, and abilities better comprehend and learn information in
all content areas, through the use of research- and evidence-based instructional strategies and tools CEUs: 2.5
(Project CRISS, 2008). Includes:
Full Attendance (All 3 days)
Each day of this three-day session will be engaging and interactive, as elementary- and secondary-level Post-Activity Application of Learning
teachers learn new ways to introduce difficult learning and problem-solving tasks to their students while
actively engaging them in the learning process. Participants will have time to use and reflect on the
strategies and plan for their use in their own personal practice. The activities and strategies presented Registration Fee:
can be easily used in the classroom the next day. $125.00 per person
Payable to Rensselaer at Hartford
Participants in this professional development activity will: Payment is due upon
• explore new ways to teach students how to organize and remember information; notice of acceptance.
(Fee includes manual)
• identify strategies for students to use before, during, and after reading to improve student
learning; Questions/Special Needs:
Contact: Heather Penfield
• practice “write to learn” techniques such as learning logs, framed paragraphs, and spool
Education Services Specialist
papers in order to facilitate the writing process;
(860) 632-1485, ext. 263
• outline how to incorporate essential reading and writing strategies into the curriculum so as penfield@ctserc.org
to enhance student achievement in all content areas; and
Register By:
• reflect on the use of CRISS strategies with their students and plan efforts to imbed new
learning into their own practice. Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Please Note: This session has been designed to fulfill requirements for P.A.
99-211, which mandates 15 hours of training (or 1.5 CEUs) in the teaching of To expedite your
reading for certain certification areas during a five-year CEU cycle. registration process,
register online at:
www.ctserc.org

Please return application to SERC, Teaching & Learning Initiative, 25 Industrial Park Road, Middletown, CT 06457-1516.
Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis with regional consideration. Applicants will receive written confirmation
regarding participation shortly after the registration closing date. The registration fee is payable upon notice of acceptance.

APPLICATION FORM: Project CRISS (11-12-010/T&L)hp (Please print clearly.)

District/Region School/Program Work Phone ( )

Name SERC Member #
Home Address City/Zip Home Phone ( )
Position/Role Grade Level E-mail (Please Print.)

If a special accommodation is needed for workshop participation, please specify:________________________________________________________