Gayle Meinkes-Lumia
Gayle Meinkes-Lumia has been teaching English Language Arts at the Brentwood School District for twenty-six years. She attended the University of Buffalo for her undergraduate degree, where she specialized in English Language Arts. She holds a Masters’ degree in English Literature and Secondary Education at Hofstra University, where she also instructs secondary education students. Gayle is a master teacher who is heavily involved in student success and teacher education. Gayle was the English Language Arts Staff Developer at Brentwood for two years, where she created innovative lessons and disseminated information to faculty and students. She has taught classes at LIIPS and the Brentwood Teacher Center for twenty years, developed lectures for the Suffolk Reading Council, written articles for the “Social Studies Docket”, and has been awarded, “New York State Educator of Excellence” in 2000. Last year, she additionally was awarded, “Teacher of the Year” in Brentwood. She has two children, a high school rising senior, taking all AP level courses and a Northeastern University Honors student aspiring to be a surgeon. In her spare time, Gayle develops new courses for LIIPS, is an avid reader, and devotes the majority of her time to her children.
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 900 Shows a Year – Snapshots of TeachingFrom the very moment that we enter the classroom, we create an image of ourselves. First impressions are everything in September. Our body language, behavior, and diction can be the be all, end all of our reputation. Educators really are actors in disguise, putting on five shows a day; 900 shows a year. What is a weary pedagogue to do?
Within this course, teachers will:
• Examine the various roles that they play in the classroom
• Learn how to develop material for every day class discussion and performance
• Learn about power, politics, and methodology in the classroom
• Reflect upon their teaching styles and learning execution
• Challenge themselves in their daily repertoires
• Create lessons that challenge their learners
Overall, the participants’ classroom will definitely be enhanced through this course.
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) In-Service Credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 Best Practices in Content Area Literacy: Ensuring Success for AllLiteracy is at the forefront of education today. All teachers are expected to be Òteachers of reading,Ó no matter what their subject area may be. Teachers need a repertoire of lessons and ideas to motivate learners and elevate student abilities. This course provides a plethora of lessons, graphic organizers, best practice techniques, strategic thinking skills, collaborative, small group activities, and models that enhance student learning. Via the activities, participants will delve deeper into the literacy process and apply the models to their respective discipline. The subject areas of reading, writing, science, math, social studies, and health will be covered. Specific strategies and projects will be covered as well as a multitude of best practice techniques. In the end, you will walk away with a literary bag of tricks! Suitable all educators K-12!
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 Beyond Bloom – Building Critical Thinking Skills through Deductive ReasoningThe Common Core requires educators to infuse a plethora of higher order skills , as well as deductive reasoning techniques into the classroom. Effective questioning, critical thinking skills, and increased vocabulary development are all factors in student success. This course will enable educators to comprehend the cognitive domains of Bloom’s taxonomy and subsequently move further and develop mastery level thematic strategies that guide students on their journey to success. Cross curricular teaching, interdisciplinary applications, analytic, philosophical, and productive reasoning techniques will be addressed. Teachers will gain a multitude of strategies to extend student thinking. Poetic forms, non-fiction sources, as well as mastery level power words will be utilized. Participants will be able to gain and comprehend a wealth of definitions that pertain to Bloom’s taxonomy and beyond as well as develop problem solving strategies, all of which contribute to student mastery. Applicable for K-12 teachers
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 Celebrating the Unique Talents of All Learners – Differentiate to AssociateNo two learners are the same; therefore, the way in which we approach our classes has to be different. As fledgling and experienced teachers, we know the reality that every class is comprised of diverse learners with varied needs. This course will provide you with multiple suggestions for accommodating those needs. When one thinks of diversity, learning styles, multiple intelligences, brain research, and gender-based differences come into play. This couse will tap into all of these modes and provide you with innovative strategies for your students. You will learn to foster intrinsic motivation, develop activities that evoke complex thinking, and learn how to raise the bar for student achievement. Flexible grouping will be discussed as well as tiered lessons that provide appropriate challenges to all students. (A must for all K-12 educators)
ON-LINE (3 credits /45 hours) $250.00$280.00 |
| Collaboration and Cooperation in the K-12 Classroom It is the tireless task of the educator today to find the means to advance all learners in his/her class! Great teachers know exactly the steps to take to produce outstanding and consistently effective learners. Teaching students in a dynamic, ingenious way that motivates and excites them about learning is the ticket to success. Having students learn collaborative and cooperative techniques is essential for their growth. Enabling students to have intense instruction that challenges them and enables them to critically think is the way to create meaningful learning opportunities for them. This course will effectively demonstrate the means of reaching all individuals in one’s class via informative techniques for all types of learners. It will provide intensive strategic instruction that guides them through the reading process, comprehension process, key words, and textual structures. All disciplines will be covered and synthesis will take place.
A Must for all K-12 Educators!!!
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 Common Core – Victory is YoursFeeling nervous about the new standards? Worried that you will not be able to tackle the Common Core rigors? Fear no more! In this course, you will be able to decipher the common core code and utilize writing techniques to implement the common core standards. You will be exposed to a plethora of writing and reading techniques that will recharge your students while being completely standards orientated. Multiple writing genres will be introduced as well as essential tools to help your students tackle the tests. Assignments and assessments will be provided that mirror the common core. This course is a MUST for all educators K-12!
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
| Comprehension Strategies that Motivate and Structure Students Imagine a classroom that is teaming with engaged learners – students making connections, pulling out textual evidence, fully interested in the “meat” of the lesson. In this classroom, the standards are met insidiously, not overtly; thus making learning more engagin and complete. In this course, you will be provided with the tools that students need to comprehend the entire gamut of informational, persuasive, procedural, and narrative documents that make up our disciplines. Your students will become much better readers and thinkers in your subject field using engaging activities. You will be provided with fantastic short articles, explicit step-by-step lessons that will be aimed at enriching your students learning. Reading, annotating, decoding, collaborating, and utilizing the jigsaw technique will be covered. Perfect for all disciplines and grade levels!
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 Cooperative Learning – It’s not Just Group Work
Course Description: Developing a sense of engagement in students is tantamount to learning. Students today need a wide gamut of activities that engage them and foster creativity and connectedness. Developing and possessing common core graphic organizers assists students dramatically. In this course, teachers will learn the ins and outs of cooperative learning, thus promoting socialization, collaboration, and cooperation. Methodologies for extensive learning will be provided.
*A Must for K-12 Educators!!!!!!
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
| Developing Milestones in Reading and Writing Instruction Developing course trajectories for students is tantamount to their learning. Reinforcing phonemic awareness, phonics in language, reading environments for success, text comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, writing and reading integration – all develop skills for students to fully advance their learning. In this course, teachers will fully engage in comprehensive strategies that advance the learner in their classroom. Techniques as analysis, connections, author’s viewpoint, primary and secondary sources will be investigated, thoroughly creating advanced learning for all.
• A must for K-12 educators!!!!!!!
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |
 Differentiation in ActionTo group or not to group, that is the question. According to Carol Ann Tomilson, a leading authority on differentiating instruction, students need new and innovative means in order to comprehend and process information and make sense of what they learn. In academically responsible classrooms, all students should be appropriately challenged and become more successful at accessing, processing, and expressing information.
In this course, participants will learn everything there is to know about differentiating their classrooms. They will learn the secrets to recognizing and building on the individual talents of each student, while preparing all students for the rigors of new standards and assessments. In addition, teachers will gain student centered ideas, lessons that differentiate, challenging ways to motivate students, current research on differentiation, constructivist practices, ideas for putting the research into action, examples and strategies that assist in differentiation, assessment ideas for differentiation, ideas for tiered lessons, web sites for differentiated instruction, and so much more!
Perfect for teachers of all subject areas! – K-12
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service credit only $250.00$280.00 |