Learn writing strategies for every discipline, curriculum and content that improve student mastery and increase engagement.
Learn writing strategies for every discipline, curriculum, and content that improve student mastery and increase engagement.
This session is designed specifically to put your data to use in your own classrooms and school. Teachers will focus on analyzing data to form small groups of students for RtI. Administrators and instructional coaches will use this session to identify school-wide trends.
Overview of Title IX with particulars about how to be compliant and what to do in the event of a reported violation.
Use Doug Lemov's highly effective Teach Like a Champion strategies to learn techniques to check for and develop a complete understanding using intentional questioning. Participants will also learn the skill of Cold Call to keep all students accountable, No Opt-Out to implement high expectations for all learners and Wait Time to allow for students to ponder and develop answers. Each piece can be a stand-alone 1-hour workshop as well: Checks for Understanding, Wait Time, No Opt-Out & Right is Right and Cold Call.
Use Doug Lemov's Teaching Like a Champion highly effective strategies to learn techniques to check for understanding and develop a complete understanding using intentional questioning. Participants will also learn the skill of Cold Call to keep all students accountable, No Opt-Out to implement high expectations for all learners, and Wait Time to allow for students to ponder and develop answers. Each piece can be a stand-alone 1-hour workshop as well: Checks for Understanding, Wait Time, No Opt-Out & Right is Right, and Cold Call.
Show Call and Art of the Sentence work well in tandem: Art of the Sentence asks students to synthesize a complex idea, summarize a reading or distill a discussion in a single, well-crafted sentence. It’s a rigorous task that can improve the quality of students’ writing. Show Call is a tool for accountability for that written work. Show Call encourages students to give their best effort on their writing and can be used to leverage work of individual students to improve the writing of the entire class.
Participants will focus on 5 strands of Teach Like a Champion practices to support establishing a positive culture. Establishing a positive culture can be delivered at any point throughout the school year but is most effective for summer professional development sessions. Modules include Compliance You Can See, Firm-Calm Finesse, Least Invasive Intervention, Positive Precise Praise and Systems and Routines.
Believe it or not, students do not come to you knowing how to take effective notes. Find ways to help students learn how to take notes effectively. Session will include structured formats like Cornell Notes as well as general tips to help students practice and improve their note-taking skills.
For many students, adding sketches, color and variety to their notes helps reinforce their learning. Come explore how bullet journals and sketchnotes might help your "out of the box" students find a way to take more effective notes. No special skills, talents or tools required!
Use the interactive board in your room more effectively. Content will vary based on audience experience using SMART Notebook - from locating and using basic tools to creating lessons with enhanced interactivity to using other SMART suite applications (depends on district license). (Other interactive device workshops may be available by special request.)
Simplify classroom workflow with student-driven digital portfolios. With Seesaw, you can collect and organize all students' digital and physical work while engaging parents with real-time updates on their children's school day.
Master strategies that will help students understand content more deeply and in a way that translates to summative assessments, specifically state assessments.
Learn reading strategies for every discipline, curriculum and content that improve student mastery and increase engagement.
Help your students grow increasingly resourceful at problem solving and learn how to make essential questions that increase rigor in your classroom. Applicable to all subject areas and grade levels.
Help your students grow increasingly resourceful at problem solving and learn how to make essential questions that increase rigor in your classroom. Applicable to all subject areas and grade levels.
This session will cover the importance of providing consistent, accurate information to your stakeholders. We discuss the various ways we communicate, the benefits of strong communication, common communication barriers we must overcome and how to handle negative, potentially volatile situations.
Participants will focus on how to set effective goals for students and teach students to do the same for themselves in a personalized learning context.
In a personalized learning environment, participants will focus on data-driven groupings and determine what to teach when to small student groups.
Participants will learn effective strategies for mentoring students in a personalized learning environment, participate in student mentoring conversations and work on scheduling to implement mentoring in their classrooms and/or school site.
Participants will use rubrics and data from learning management systems to give meaningful feedback to students on projects, assessments and assignments. Also, there will be a focus on communicating progress and data to parents, the board and the community.
Increase the use of technology in your classroom to best serve English Language Learners. Begin by exploring applications that are a useful addition to your ELL strategies, and implement them into your daily instruction.
Alcohol and Drug Awareness, Autism, Blood-Borne Pathogens, Bullying Prevention, Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Reporting, Diabetes Management, ELL, FERPA, Hazardous Communications, Parental Outreach, Racial and Ethnic Education, Substitute Teacher Training, Workplace Safety Training in Schools
Overview of NWEA MAP reports that advanced users commonly need. Learning Continuum reports, Achievement Status and Growth Reports and Student Profile reports will be the focus. For the purposes of discussion, your classroom and school's data will be used.
Overview of NWEA MAP reports that new users commonly need. Class, Class Breakdown and Learning Continuum reports will be the focus with an introduction to Achievement Status and Growth and Student Profile reports. For the purposes of discussion, sample data will be used.
Teachers will examine NWEA data and plan conversations with students to discuss performance, goals and action plans. The focus will be on the interactive Student Profile, but we will also cover the Goal Setting Worksheet and Progress Report.
Participants will learn about the powerful use of graphic organizers and how to use them as a strategy to change the culture of a classroom and even a school. Graphic organizers are applicable to all subject areas and grade levels.
Participants will learn about the powerful use of graphic organizers and how to use them as a strategy to change the culture of a classroom and even a school. Graphic organizers are applicable to all subject areas and grade levels.
Using the data from your NWEA reports, plan instruction and set growth goals both for your class as a whole and for individual students. Encourage growth by helping students focus on specific skills, create action plans and celebrate progress.
During this session, we will break down various digital resources schools can use to increase engagement with their parents and community members. These resources include social media outlets, digital newsletters, blogs and parent communication apps.
Learn what interactive notebooks are and where they fit into your instruction. Participants will also learn how to integrate interactive notebooks into their lessons and manage their time and resources while using interactive notebooks. This workshop applies to all subjects and grade levels and includes creative note-taking, effective note-taking and foldables.
Investigate the use of iPads for 1:1, small group or one-iPad classrooms while discovering new apps to reinforce your instruction.
Become familiar with Chromebook keyboards, explore the use of Chromebooks in your classroom and discover new apps and add-ons to increase productivity.
Google Suite Training will focus on Google Forms, Google Slides, Google Docs and Google Sheets. Participants will leave with knowledge on how to create and share Google Docs and Sheets, customize and create online quizzes and surveys and produce presentations while formatting animation and sharing options.
Explore Google Apps for Education while completing practical applications you can use in your classroom tomorrow! Activities for over 10 applications will be available and can be chosen based on need or interest.
Participants will set up classes in Google, streamline communication with students, distribute assignments, monitor progress and collect completed work. We will also review how to engage students in safe online discussions.
A brief overview of Google Apps for Education targeted for beginner users. Just the basics about using Gmail, Google Drive and Google Search functions with a quick look at other apps in the Google Apps for Education Suite.
Foldables are three-dimensional, interactive graphic organizers that quickly organize and display data. Learn how to replace teacher-generated photocopied worksheets with student-generated documents, and learn how to communicate information through visuals like graphs, models, and diagrams.
Explicit Instruction based on Anita Archer's practices is systematic, direct, engaging and success-oriented professional development that promotes achievement for all students. This highly practical and accessible resource gives special and general education teachers the tools to implement explicit instruction in any grade level or content area. We will review the following objectives: clear guidelines for identifying key concepts, strategies, skills and routines to teach; design and deliver effective lessons; and give students opportunities to practice and master new material. Sample lesson plans, lively examples and reproducible checklists and teacher worksheets enhance the learner's experience.
Participants will learn to use the WIDA assessment, understand the Home Language Survey and explore the characteristics of language acquisition for English Language Learners.
Participants will learn instructional strategies designed to promote cooperation and communication in the classroom, boost students' confidence and retain their interest in lessons.
The Do's and Dont's session will provide easy tips for those new to working with ELL students. Participants will understand how to meet the needs of a diverse student population.
Participants will use data to find pattern and trends on grade, school and district levels and move to action planning by prioritizing focus areas. Participants will plan for reteaching gaps in standards, curriculum and student services. This workshop can be tailored to teacher learners and administrative teams.
We will dive deep into differentiation by learning what differentiation is and what it isn't. Then, we will explore strategies to accommodate your students' learning styles that can be implemented immediately after training.
Introduction of various forms of data collection and the purpose of each, including screeners, diagnostics, informal and informal assessments, progress monitoring and benchmark assessments. Participants will leave with familiarity of multiple types of assessments and a plan to implement assessments of their choice in their classroom or school.
Dive into cooperative learning, an instructional strategy in which small student groups work together on a common task. This teaching method is an excellent way to allow students to think critically without relying on you for answers. Implement elements of critical thinking and student-driven classrooms using cooperative learning.
Participants will learn how to foster summarization skills, focus on main ideas and explore sequencing by engaging students in comics. This session will support teachers in encouraging creativity using comic apps and websites.
The most important question is one of practice: how do we create rich environments where all students learn at a high level? One useful tool, Norman Webb's Depth of Knowledge Levels, can help teachers meet that challenge. Depth of Knowledge (DoK) categorizes tasks according to the complexity of thinking required to successfully complete them. Join us to dive into using Webb's DOK Levels to transform your student work products and challenge thinking every day.
Close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns to develop a deep, precise understanding of the text’s form, craft, meanings, etc. Close reading includes many elements, including using short passages and excerpts, diving right into the text with limited pre-reading activities, rereading deliberately and discussing the text with others. Learn how to implement in your school and classroom to increase student engagement and understanding.
Strategies for students in every discipline to better understand and interpret charts, tables and graphs.
Quick Tips to Benefit ELL students will teach you to use language development standards to design your lessons. Participants will also get tools to plan a language development rich lesson, which benefits all students in the classroom.
Tools for quick formative assessment, demonstration of student learning, or to make thinking visible. Most apps will be free for educators and can vary based on participant interests/available technology.
Participants who have worked with ELL students before will advance their strategies in increasing the rigor of ELL instruction, add research-based instructional strategies to the ELL toolbox and practice effective instructional strategies in a supportive environment.
Participants will learn 5 ready-to-implement strategies to support English Language Learners with content mastery and practice strategies to use tomorrow in the classroom.
Participants will learn academic vocabulary strategies that will help ALL students and will practice using vocabulary strategies to apply to practice the very next day.
