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September 15 Wednesday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Oasis at the Macy's Home StoreThis course will cover the basics functions of an Internal Affair Division. Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy will also offer insight on how Internal Affairs Divisions (IADs) function in Maryland, and specifically in Montgomery County. Including, how investigations are handled, and other available options such as the use of community review... read more -
February 7 Wednesday1:00 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Locations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreHave you explored our Books with Plans collection? Are you a rookie tutor and need support developing your lessons or maybe an experienced tutor who would like to add more ideas to your bank of strategies? Whether you've been tutoring for years or weeks we'd like to see you at our February tutor development session where we will explore how to use the Books... read more -
September 15 Wednesday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: John McCarthy, Montgomery County State's AttorneyLocations: Online ClassThis course will cover the basics functions of an Internal Affair Division. Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy will also offer insight on how Internal Affairs Divisions (IADs) function in Maryland, and specifically in Montgomery County. Including, how investigations are handled, and other available options such as the use of community review... read more
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August 27 10:00 AM → 3:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreNew tutor training is required for all volunteers seeking to participate in our Oasis Tutoring program. During this full-day training you will engage with fellow new tutors and get a glimpse of what tutoring looks like in action. Together with your peers you will participate in activities focused on teaching and building literacy skills with children. You... read more -
September 15 Wednesday1:30 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Richard Bell, Professor of History, University of MarylandLocations: Online ClassSigned in 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the War for Independence and created the United States of America. University of Maryland historian Richard Bell argues that the Treaty of Paris was a triumph for US diplomacy that simultaneously also damaged the US-French alliance irreparably and left Natives, loyalists, and fugitives from American slavery to fend... read more
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March 11 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDid you know there are strategies instructors use to actively engage students while reading books aloud? You may remember the term "interactive read-aloud" from your New Tutor Training; during this session we'll take a deeper dive into preparing for and implementing an effective interactive read aloud. This method not only allows students to develop a... read more -
March 11 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Online ClassDid you know there are strategies instructors use to actively engage students while reading books aloud? You may remember the term "interactive read-aloud" from your New Tutor Training; during this session we'll take a deeper dive into preparing for and implementing an effective interactive read aloud. This method not only allows students to develop a... read more
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September 17 Friday8:00 AM → 10:00 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Mark England, Naturalist, Audubon Naturalist SocietyLocations: TripThis beginner walk will introduce you to the joys of bird-watching. You'll see birds typical of Maryland in late September, likely some lingering migrants before they head south, as well as many many permanent resident species, and probably some raptors and waterfowl. Bring binoculars and wear good walking shoes; we will cover over one mile at a slow... read more
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September 19 10:00 AM → 3:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreNew tutor training is required for all volunteers seeking to participate in our Oasis Tutoring program. During this full-day training you will engage with fellow new tutors and get a glimpse of what tutoring looks like in action. Together with your peers you will participate in activities focused on teaching and building literacy skills with children. You... read more
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October 24 Thursday10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Locations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreAre you a novice at using the Oasis Resource Room and want some new and/or tried and true resources for tutoring success? Or maybe you're an experienced tutor and want to brush up on using the resource room as a refresher. Either way, this training is for you! Come explore the resource room with Glenda Henderson, Resource Room Specialist and... read more -
September 24 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Locations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineCome join us for coffee to kickoff the start of the new tutoring school year! During this event, Kathleen McDaniel, Tutor Coordinator will review tutoring basics and reminders for the year. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and meet fellow tutors, experienced and new. Every tutor will receive a folder with essential information you will... read more -
September 24 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Locations: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineCome join us for coffee to kickoff the start of the new tutoring school year! During this event, Kathleen McDaniel, Tutor Coordinator will review tutoring basics and reminders for the year. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and meet fellow tutors, experienced and new. Every tutor will receive a folder with essential information you will... read more
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November 20 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreYou asked for it and we're delivering.... how to engage your student(s) and maintain attention to the task. This session, led by Linda Shiffman will focus on various strategies to engage students during tutoring sessions and help them maintain attention. Some of the strategies to be discussed include removing distractions, providing short activity... read more -
September 17 Friday1:30 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Emily Correll, Montgomery History Speaker's BureauLocations: Online ClassThe story of Rockville’s Dora Higgins and her experiences during the Civil War. Based on a letter that Dora, an ardent abolitionist, wrote to her mother describing her trials as rebel general J.E.B. Stuart’s men came through Rockville and captured her husband. Rockville’s divisions over slavery and the war can serve as an illustration of the divisions... read more
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January 24 Friday1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIn this session, participants will explore and practice strategies that help students better understand text. These strategies include inferring, predicting, visualizing, self-questioning, and making connections. Due to the interactive nature of this course, it is only offered in-person at Oasis (not virtually). This course is for active and on-break... read more -
January 29 10:30 AM → 3:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreNew tutor training is required for all volunteers seeking to participate in our Oasis Tutoring program. During this full-day training you will engage with fellow new tutors and get a glimpse of what tutoring looks like in action. Together with your peers you will participate in activities focused on teaching and building literacy skills with children. You... read more
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September 20 Monday11:00 AM → 12:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerLocations: Oasis at the Macy's Home StoreAmong the Impressionists, the man with the most avant-garde “new way of seeing” was Paul Cézanne. A prickly personality, even his friends found him and his art, troublesome. The passionate and bedeviled Cézanne spent much of his career in self-imposed "exile" in his native Provence, away from Paris, the center of the Impressionist movement. This... read more
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September 20 Monday1:30 PM → 2:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Aubrey Reinmiller, PT, CPTLocations: Online Class 1Do you ever feel imbalanced? Have you, or a loved one, had a fall or two in the past year? Come to this interactive class in which a neurological physical therapist assistant and personal trainer, Aubrey Reinmiller, will clarify the most common reasons for imbalance while learning some exercises you can do to improve your balance! In this class, we will... read more
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February 19 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Yael AstorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreDo you ever worry about accidentally offending someone or saying the "wrong" thing? If so, then this is the workshop for you. Join us for this interactive experience where we will dig into some basics about social identities that covers a wide range of what we'll see in our respective schools. You'll leave this session with a deeper understanding of how to... read more -
March 24 10:30 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Linda Shiffman, Tutor InstructorLocations: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreIn this session you will share some of the wonderful activities you're using with students such as games, activities, or books. More details will be shared as we approach the date. This course is for current or on-break Oasis tutors and will only be offered in-person. Participants must... read more
