Summer 2013 Professional Development

Lead4ward presenting STAAR Schoolhouse: Teaching the Content Areas (Fee, $125/person)

These professional development sessions will focus on what teachers need to know to plan effectively with the transition to STAAR in each of the content areas. Participants will discover how to increase rigor in instruction through questioning, relevance, and conceptual learning, as well as how to understand the different assessments. Full day workshops are available for both Elementary 3-5 teachers and Secondary 6-12 teachers in ELAR, Math, Science and Social Studies. Registration for the following sessions is through the workshop registration system at lead4ward.com. Presenters’ names are in parentheses.

Tuesday, June 11, 8:30am – 3:30pm

Math Secondary: Cooling the Hot Spots (Ward Roberts) Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg., 5515 Ohio Drive, 75035

Science/Social Studies K-5 (Diane Seufert and Jodi Denton) CTE Center, 9889 Wade Blvd, 75035

Wednesday, June 12, 8:30am – 3:30pm

ELAR Elementary: Figuring Out Figure 19 (Gayla Wiggins) Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg., 5515 Ohio Drive, 75035

Social Studies 6-12: Purposefully Using the Processes (Jodi Denton) CTE Center, 9889 Wade Blvd, 75035

Thursday, June 13, 8:30am – 3:30pm

ELAR Secondary: Figuring Out Figure 19 (Gayla Wiggins) Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg., 5515 Ohio Drive, 75035

Math Elementary: Cooling the Hot Spots (Nancy Crouch) CTE Center, 9889 Wade Blvd, 75035

Science 6-12: Purposefully Using the Processes (Diane Seufert) Transportation West, 10701 Dallas Parkway, 75034

Friday, June 14, 8:30am – 3:30pm

ELAR Secondary:Super 8Essential Practices for Teaching the Writer, Grade 6-EOC (Gayla Wiggins), Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg.

Steve Barkley, “The Magic of Student Engagement: Student Achievement through Critical Thinking”

How often do your students say, “Wow!”? Students need to work harder. Teachers need to work differently. Learning is messy and spontaneous, non-linear and complex. To increase student achievement, you must increase student effort to learn. Join Steve Barkley to discover ways to change teacher behavior in order to change student behavior and thus, impact student achievement.

Wednesday, June 19, 8:00am – 11:00am, Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg.

Wednesday, June 19, 12:30pm – 3:30pm, Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg.

Thursday, June 20, 8:00am – 11:00am, Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg.

Thursday, June 20, 12:30pm – 3:30pm, Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg.

Kagan Structures for Cooperative Learning & Active Engagement Day 1

Engage students and raise test scores with teacher-friendly strategies you can implement tomorrow! In this workshop, you’ll experience cutting-edge teaching structures to create classroom success now and forever! In addition, you’ll learn management tips, how to form effective teams, strategies for creating a cooperative class though teambuilding and classbuilding, and why cooperative learning produces gains when group work often fails. Finally, a class that has practical, hands-on ideas grounded in sound research and theory

Tuesday, June 25, 8:00am – 3:30pm, Frisco ISD Admin. Bldg.

Secondary Flipped 1.0

Teachers will build lessons using the flipped classroom approach. Tools will be demonstrated and shared. Presented by FISD staff

Monday, June 17, 8:00am – 3:30pm, Administration Annex, 6948 Maple Street, 75033

Wednesday, June 19, 8:00am – 3:30pm, AdministrationAnnex

Thursday, June 20, 8:00am – 3:30pm, AdministrationAnnex

Friday, June 21, 8:00am – 3:30pm, AdministrationAnnex

Secondary Flipped 2.0

The flipped classroom does not stop with the video! Teachers will learn formative assessment practices to use in the classroom.

Monday, July 29, 8:00am – 3:30pm, AdministrationAnnex, 6948 Maple Street, 75033

Tuesday, July 30, 8:00am – 3:30pm, AdministrationAnnex

Wednesday, July 31, 8:00am – 3:30pm, AdministrationAnnex

Kagan USA Tour, September 20 and 21 (Fee, $250/person one day, $400/person both days)

Friday, September 20 – Brain-Friendly Teaching, CTE Center

Saturday, September 21 – Cooperative Learning (Day 1), CTE Center

Registration in Eduphoria Workshop opens April 5 at 5:00pm. For fees, please visit with campus administrator.

Professionals learning for student learning.