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From planning, presenting, and facilitating, there is a lot that goes on that SWREC handles that you may not think about when you attend your training. Let’s shine the spotlight on Events this month and help you see it a little clearer!
Our event coordinator extraordinaire is Lisa Pastran, who has been with SWREC since 2013. For our external events, Lisa does the pre-planning, such as contracts for the venues where the event is to be held, catering, lodging arrangements, registration site, name badges, sign-in sheets, and any other accommodations that may be requested. She also assists in developing programs and agendas when asked. You will often see her at the events behind the registration desk.
Kristina Camacho is relatively new to our organization, joining our team one year ago this month, but handles all of her duties like a seasoned pro. For all of the trainings that happen at SWREC’s Training Center, she creates the registration site and gets the information ready so it can be posted to our website and social media sites. She sets up the room, gets sign-in sheets printed, and ensures you have fresh hot coffee, teas, water and snacks. She is also responsible for cleaning up after each event. She collects our data, such as who attended and what districts were represented.
When it comes to keeping it all running smoothly, our Operations Manager Erica Reyes keeps a watchful eye on it all. She has been with the team since 2017. For external events, the initial setup of contracts begins with Erica as she works with NM PED bureaus and outside organizations. She works closely with them to ensure spending stays within their budgets and procurement requirements are followed. Post-event data for the external events is handled by Erica, as well as any reimbursements and certificates when needed. Erica jumps in and helps with any of the pre-planning and event day responsibilities to make sure everything is done in a professional and timely manner.
Our staff includes instructional specialists that you see out in the schools of your districts and also in SWREC’s Training Center sharing their expertise. There are times SWREC brings in presenters that are experts in their field to provide our members with the best possible professional development to enrich your instruction for our most prized assets, our students. These professional development opportunities are FREE to our members!
Did you know that we also do many of NM PED and other outside organizations event facilitation? Many of you may have attended NM PED’s biggest events the past few years, the Inspire 2019 (formerly Teacher Summit). A few of our other events (we have done 57 external events so far in 2019 with approximately 1,700 attending) for NMPED and others include:
- Charter School Conference
- STEM Conference
- School Food Back to School Conference
- PBIS
- Governor’s Stem Challenge
Yep, that is us who not only greet you at the registration tables, but who also arrange your lodging, parking, meals, set up the ability to have the Sched app for IOS and Android for viewing conference and workshop content on your phones, make arrangements for audio and video in the breakout sessions, order any of the materials NM PED or other organizations need (banners, handouts, bags, TShirts, books, water bottles, pins, badges, those fun badge flairs, etc), and stuff goodie bags. When you are offered reimbursements and certificates for completions, that is all our team of 17 full and part time employees behind the scenes making it happen!
For our local in-house trainings, we want you to know that they are open to all. Just because a topic may be under SPED or Technology, as an example, do not let that deter you from signing up! You do not have to be a SPED teacher or a Technology teacher to gain from the information that is being presented! Usually SPED practices are simply great strategies that can be beneficial to all students.
As the saying goes, it takes a village….. As you sit in your next training, we hope you will think about the pride and care we take in providing you a wonderful learning experience. Although we have highlighted three of our team specifically as our Events team, each and every one of our staff has a role at one time or another throughout the year in providing a quality experience for you!
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200 members attended our September Trainings:
Observation and Feedback: Close the Achievement Gap and Help Your Teachers Flourish
Deming Initial CPI
The WHAT? WHY? WHEN? and HOW? of Comprehension and Fluency
SPED Law Institute Day 1 & 2
How to be an Effective EA
Growing Engagement with NM Agriculture in the Classroom: A Hands-On NGSS Experience
The Wonders of OneNote
Deming CPI Refresher Trainings
Response to Intervention, the SAT and Multi-Layered Systems of Support: The Basics
- Did YOU attend one of our trainings? If yes, please click here to give us feedback so we can improve our offerings!
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