Northwest Regional Professional Development Program, in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes, is committed to building regional partnerships which provide equitable access for teachers and administrators to support and sustain professional and student learning.


Northwest RPDP will work in collaboration with districts, the Nevada Department of Education, and institutions of higher education to provide high quality research-based learning opportunities, aligned with the Nevada Professional Development Standards and content standards adopted by the State of Nevada to: offer diverse professional learning opportunities centered around current research on effective instruction for student learnin; improve and increase communication among the Northwest RPDP region members concerning professional learning for teachers and administrators; improve and increase communication among the Northwestern, Southern and Northeastern Nevada RPDPs; use technology to build capacity among the partnerships.

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Professional Training and Common Core Standards

There are big changes coming to Nevada Education in 2011, and your Northwest Regional Professional Development Program (NWRPDP) is here to  help your district meet the changes through our research-based, professional learning experiences that will directly and positively  impact your students’ learning.

Our fourteen Regional Trainers’ many years of professional development experience can help you create a sustainable staff development plan that matches your teachers’ needs. 

We stand ready to assist your districts with individualized school improvement plans for implementing the Common Core Standards.  Our trainers are recognized experts on designing professional development that addresses:

  • Literacy Instruction
  • Differentiating Mathematics
  • K-12 Writing: Genres, Traits, Language Skills, and Process
  • Scientific Inquiry Methods
  • Writing Across the Curriculum

 

From our Director

The Northwest Regional Professional Development Program (NWRPDP) is a state-funded professional development agency whose task is to assist all five of our districts when important changes to education come from our State Department.  The 2011 roll-out of the Common Core State Standards is the NWRPDP’s latest task, and we are anxious to begin working with you.

Our fourteen highly experienced Regional Trainers are ready to help all schools in Carson, Douglas, Lyon, Storey and Washoe Counties with this important change.  We can offer you a variety of techniques for bringing the professional development that your teachers require: site-embedded workshops, district-level in-services, and on-line resources for schools to independently access and utilize as we roll-out the Common Core State Standards.

Whatever your needs with Common Core, we are ready to assist your school and district with the implementation of these new standards.


— Dave Brancamp,
    Director, Northwest RPDP

 

 

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