This email was sent on May 29, 2003 to all K-2 teachers
in San Antonio ISD.
Hi! My name is Miguel Guhlin and I'm SAISD's Director of Instructional
Technology Services (527-1400; mguhlin@saisd.net).
I hope to share some information with you that will facilitate,
and perhaps clarify for some, registration for the TPRI Handheld
classes taking place August 4-8th. You may want to print this email
out for future reference as well as chat with your Campus Technology
Representative (CTR).
The purpose of this email is to make you aware that staff development
is available to you. More information is available online at the
TPRI Handheld Initiative Support page at http://itls.saisd.net/tpri
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This message is intended for K-2 teachers administering TPRI, not
"Tejas Lee." I apologize if you are a bilingual K-2 teacher
that has received this in error.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
As you may have heard, the San Antonio ISD has made a decision to
administer the Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI) using Palm
handheld computers. Over 800 grades K-2 teachers will receive a
Palm handheld computers in August as part of the District's effort
to ease administration of the Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI),
monitor and adjust in a shorter time period, and move to a paperless,
automated environment. A company--Wireless Generation--has partnered
with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and regional Education Service
Centers around the state to facilitate the administration, scoring
and reporting process for the Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI).
Read more online at http://itls.saisd.net/tpri
Professional development will be available to Grades K-2 teachers
this summer, August 4-8th. Training will be provided by combined
teams from Instructional Technology Services, Campus Instructional
Technologists, and Reading Office staff. It will be critical you
register for staff development. In return for attending, you will
receive a Palm handheld computer and a teacher-choice day for use
during the school year. The training will be six hours long, 3 hours
focused on handheld familiarization and 3 hours on administering
the TPRI using the Palm. Lunch will be on your own.
HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR TRAINING?
To sign up for staff development, follow this simple 3-step process.
Failure to complete the first step will result in your registration
being discarded; several have already been discarded. That is why
it is important that you also VERIFY any workshop registrations
that you have completed to ensure that you have been registered
successfully. Even if you have a confirmation page, if it does not
have your name on it, you should check your registration. Also,
verifying will allow you to see WHERE and WHEN the training will
take place.
3 STEP PROCESS FOR TRAINING REGISTRATION
The 3 step process is outlined and available online at http://itls.saisd.net/pd
You are encouraged to follow the process online.
STEP ONE: Get an account: This involves you entering your
name, email and 4 digit code. Once you have received confirmation
of an account, you can proceed to STEP TWO
STEP TWO: Register from the classes available in the grid
of classes available online at http://itls.saisd.net/pd
From this grid you can check to see what classes are still available--they're
filling up fast--and register for them. Do not sign up for classes
with 20 enrolled students since those classes are full and you will
be relocated to a class that is not full.
STEP THREE: Verify your class registration to make sure
you are signed up. This final step allows you to verify that you
did indeed register successfully for a class. It also allows you
to print out a list of classes you are registered for this summer,
which includes dates, times and locations.
Thank you for taking the time to read this email at the end of the
year. I encourage you to share the information with other K-2 teachers
at your campus, as well as discuss it with other K-2 teachers in
the district. It is important that as many K-2 teachers as possible
hear about this training opportunity and register during August
4-8th.
A flyer that was shared with your principal on May 21st is also
available at http://itls.saisd.net/tpri
Should any questions arise, please feel free to contact me directly.
If I am not available, you may speak to Claude Ascolese at 527-1400
or via email at "cascolese@saisd.net"
Best wishes,
Miguel Guhlin, Director
Instructional Technology Services
Email: mguhlin@saisd.net
Phone: 210-527-1400
Web: http://itls.saisd.net/
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