2023-2024 Spring Professional Learning

 

After your last session, please complete the professional development evaluation form.  Have the form completed no later than 4 pm on Thursday, April 11th.  PD hours will be emailed to you by the end of the following week.  You will be responsible for updating your ELIS account. 

 

The link will not open until 3:30 pm on April 10th.

 

 

Session Name	Location	Description	Facilitator(s)
3rd Grade Writing Workshop	Room 409	Teachers will continue to learn about the new writing prompts and implementation of learning activities in the classroom.	Betsy Cowherd
4th-5th Grade Writing Workshop	Room 212	Teachers will continue to work on implementing new writing lessons to improve student success.	Tricia Hall
6th-12th Writing Workshop	Room 210	Sharon will lead these sessions introducing the following concepts: lessons from “The Writing Revolution,” vertical alignment of grade-level writing, and exploration of current methodologies used by 6-12 ELA teachers to teach their writing curriculum.	Sharon Swink
SEL MS Lessons	Room 509	MS staff members will continue to collaborate on the creation and delivery of SEL lessons in the classroom	Cealy DePersia
Data Analysis for DLS	Room 511	These sessions will focus on data analysis for student success and instructional improvement.  DLs will assist with creating a district-wide procedure for using the data in meaningful ways.	Jen Kenney
Topics in Physical Education and Health	Room 124	Physical Education teachers will explore various concepts including Adaptive PE, Instructional Strategies, updated PE learning, and more!	Various
Topics in Fine Art Education	Room 804	Various topics in fine arts education will be covered throughout the strand.	Amy Siefken
PreK On My Way	Room 500	Teachers will collaborate on the new series and how to implement it for the upcoming school year.  Mrs. Davidson will lead the session and provide insight into the utilization of the series in the classroom.	Amanda Davidson
K-5 SS Adoption	Room 505	The curriculum team and staff members will explore Social Studies resources for adoption in the upcoming school year.  Collaborative discussions will look at the pros and cons of each series.	Tiffany Stewart
6-12 SS Adoption	Room 505	The curriculum team and staff members will explore Social Studies resources for adoption in the upcoming school year.  Collaborative discussions will look at the pros and cons of each series.	Dave Sinkular
PDP - Personal Development Plan	Room 509	Teachers who initiated the PDP in January will continue to develop their plans and begin the process of learning on the topic of their choice.	Jen Kenney
6-12 Purposeful Problem Solving in Math	Room 512	Are you looking for some fresh ideas to get students to persevere in problem-solving and build stamina?  In this session, we will look at how standards are written for different aspects of Rigor including conceptual knowledge, procedural and application.  Resources with rich tasks and ways to include real-world problem-solving will be shared. We will take a look at instructional and questioning strategies to help be more facilitative to encourage purposeful problem-solving.	Cheryl Beasley
6-8 IAR Math Prep	Room 512	Everything you need to know about IAR prep.  Let's get students ready for the state assessment! In this session, we will look at test design, question types, and extended responses.  Cheryl Beasley has had the opportunity to help with state test construction (ISAT, PARCC, IAR)  for the last 12 years.  Resources will be shared and access to practice tests from 2015 - current.  Extended response is something students struggle with, come learn how to score the most points on these question types and how you can practice it with students.	Cheryl Beasley
Autism Helpers and Collaboration	Room 503	Join others to learn more about how to help students on the spectrum reach success in and out of the classroom.  Staff will collaborate on current practices and how to make improvements necessary.	Katie Sobin
6-12 Classroom Management with Social and Emotional Learning Setting	Chorus Room	Mr. Davis will lead sessions on how to improve classroom management looking at the current social and emotional status of students specifically in the MS and HS classroom.	Tom Davis
PreK-2 Classroom Management with Social and Emotional Learning Setting	Chorus Room	Mr. Davis will lead sessions on how to improve classroom management looking at the current social and emotional status of students specifically in the PreK-2 classroom.	Tom Davis
6-12 Instructional Strategies that Work	Band Room	Joy Kamp will lead sessions focused on research-based instructional strategies that will work in your classroom.  Time to adapt the strategies and reflect will be provided in each session.	Joy Kamp
PreK-2 Instructional Strategies that Work	Band Room	Joy Kamp will lead sessions focused on research-based instructional strategies that will work in your classroom.  Time to adapt the strategies and reflect will be provided in each session.	Joy Kamp
Classroom Furniture	Room 213	Staff will meet with representatives to determine the best way to utilize classroom space and furniture to promote learning and collaboration.	Jason Smith
Extracurricular Evaluations	Admin Conference Room	Committee members will meet to collaborate on changes to the extracurricular evaluation process and tool.	Brad Boresi
Spanish Vertical Alignment	Room 504	Spanish instructors will work with the new vertical alignment to create a seamless transition from MS to HS.	Tyler Castle

PreK - Room 211