New Teacher Induction Program Workshops
October 2017 – May 2018
All Baltimore County Public Schools’ new teachers for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018are invited to register for the following workshops:
ALL LEVELS
Office / Audience / Title / Description / DateHuman Resources / First and second year teachersGrades K–12 / Improving Instruction by Strengthening Professional Conduct / Participants will examine components of Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities in order to meet effective/highly effective levels of performance.
Participants will examine various strategies to manage one’s self in order to develop a plan that establishes a safe and orderly learning environment.
Participants will analyze their current practice and apply strategies in order to become reflective practitioners.
This is a three-day workshop. You must attend all three days: October 24th, November 14, and December 12, 2017 / Oct. 24, 2017
Tuesday
Nov. 14, 2017
Tuesday
Dec, 12, 2017
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Loch Raven Center
1801 Glen Keith Blvd
Library Room
Human Resources / First and second year P.E. / Health Teachers and Art Teachers / Abracadabra! The Magic of Student Engagement’s Effect on Behavior / Participants will create lessons that are aligned with Standards, are detailed to include transitions and maximize learning time.
Participants will create lessons that students will find relevant and engaging.
Participants willanticipate potential student behavioral concerns when planning in order to be proactive rather than reactive.
Participants will implement a variety of strategies to address Domain 2 issues and concerns. / Dec. 7, 2017 Thursday
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Woodlawn Middle School Library
Visual Arts / First and Second year art teachers K-12 / New Teacher & Mentor Discussion Groups / Participants will be able to discuss and take notes on relevant, specific instructional strategies.
Participants will form connections to experienced colleagues in order to build community and learn from mentor teachers. / Oct. 18, 2017
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
West Towson Elementary
Room 327
Visual Arts / First and second year art teachers Grades K–12 / Classroom Management in the Art Room / Participants will be able to discuss and practice classroom management strategies.
Participants will develop classroom strategies that they will implement in their art classrooms. / Oct. 25, 2017
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
West Towson Elementary
Room 327
Visual Arts / First and second year art teachersGrades K–12 / Differentiation for Special Needs in the Art Room / Participants will be able to discuss and practice differentiation strategies for students with special needs.
Participants will be able to develop differentiation strategies to implement in their classrooms. / Nov. 30, 2017
Thursday
4:30 – 6:30
West Towson Elementary
Room 327
Visual Arts / First and second year art teachersK–12 / Preparing Work for Exhibits / Participants will be able to practice preparing student work for various exhibits that require framing, matting, and mounting.
Participants will be able to develop plans for school/community displays that support and promote the visual arts. / Feb. 15, 2018
Thursday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
West Towson Elementary
Room 327
Visual Arts / First and second year art teachersK–12 / Harnessing Resources in the Art Community / Participants will be able to identify resources in the art community that they can bring into their classrooms. / April 3, 2018
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
West Towson Elem.
Room 327
Visual Arts / First and second year art teachers K–12 / Technology in the Art Classroom / Participants will be able to practice working with a variety of technology-based resources and instructional strategies. / May 15, 2018
Tuesday
4:30–6:30 p.m.
West Towson Elem.
Room 327
World Languages / First and second year world language teachersK–12 / World Language Teachers K-12: How Do I Know What to Teach? / Participants will complete a series of challenges to learn about the components of the unit overview and how to use them to backward map their next unit. / Oct. 24, 2017
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Carver Center
Room 3002
World Languages / First and second year world language teachersGrades K–12 / Anatomy of an Assessment:
Meet the MUPC & the IPA / Participants will understand the logistics of preparing students for major World Language performance assessments. / Nov. 7, 2017
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Carver Center
Room 3002
World Languages / First and second year world language teachers K–12 / You Don’t Need Different Lessons, You Need to Get Tiered! / Participants will identify appropriate strategies for tiering authentic resources in ways that build literacy and support the range of proficiencies represented in their classrooms. / Dec. 5, 2017
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Carver Center
Room 3002
World Languages / First and second year world language teachersGrades K–12 / Novice Speakers Can Do That? Let Them Show You What They Know! / Participants will analyze the components of MRI (Moving Receptive Language Into View) strategies in order to understand how to create them.
Participants will examine how to use accountable talk strategies to support interpersonal speaking activities at different levels of proficiency in order to maximize student use of the target language. / Jan. 30, 2018
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Carver Center
Room 3002
Music & Dance / First and second year Music and Dance Teachers Grades K-12 / Creating a Learner-Centered Environment for All in the Music and Dance Classroom / Participants will review content and curricular framework for their specific content area in order to implement strategies that enable a learner-centered classroom.
Participants will identify curricular and human resources available in BCPS to support quality instruction and best practices in a learner-centered classroom.
Participants will examine and apply strategies to differentiate instruction in content specific lessons.
Participants will examine Domain 1, 2 and 3 of the Danielson Framework in the subsequent three sessions
If possible, participants should register for all three sessions:
October 25th, December 5th and February 7th / Oct. 25, 2017
Wednesday
Dec. 5, 2017
Tuesday
Feb. 7, 2018
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Loch Raven High School
Rooms 101 & 102
Special Education / All New Special Educators K-12 / Writing High Quality, Standards Aligned, Compliant IEP’s / Participants will be able to write a standard aligned and compliant IEP that effectively addresses the needs of a student with a disability.There are two sessions to this course. Participants can choose either session one or session two.The participants must attend all of session one dates or all of session two dates.
Session One: October 23, October 24, October 30, October 31
Session Two: November 13, November 14, November 21, November 27 / Session 1
Oct. 23, 2017
Monday
Oct 24, 2017
Tuesday
Oct. 30, 2017
Monday
Oct. 31, 2017
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Lansdowne Public Library Meeting Room
Session 2
Nov. 13, 2017
Monday
Nov.14, 2017
Tuesday
Nov. 21, 2017
Tuesday
Nov. 27, 2017
Monday
4:30 – 6:30
Arbutus Library
Meeting Room
Special Education / All new special education teachers K-12 / Essential Best Practices for Effective, Dynamic FALS/CALS Programs / Participants will be able to successfully teach to maximize the unique learning profile of each students.
Participants will be able to successfully incorporate the components of an exemplary FALS/CALS program.
Participants should register for all sessions possible in the dates listed. October 25, December 6, February 8 and April 5 / Location 1
Oct. 25, 2017
Wednesday
Dec. 6, 2017
Wednesday
Villa Cresta Elem.
Library
Location 2
Feb. 8, 2018
Thursday
April 5, 2018
Thursday
Timonium Elem.
Library
Special Education / All First and Second Year Teachers
K-12 / A Positive Approach to Behavior Management: Using the Principles of Reinforcement to Modify Behavior / Participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of reinforcement.
Participants will be able to develop individual and group contingencies to reinforce positive behaviors in the classroom / Oct. 30, 2017
Monday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Perry Hall Library
Meeting Room
Nov. 20, 2017
Monday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Cockeysville Public Library Meeting Room
Special Education / All new special education teachers K-12 / Special Education:
Woodcock Johnson IV / Participants will be able to administer and interpret the Woodcock Johnson IV in order to inform targeted Instruction
Participants should only register for one session. This will be repeated four times: November 21, November 28, December 5, and December 12. / Nov. 21, 2017
Tuesday
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Cockeysville Public Library
Or
Nov. 28, 2017
Tuesday
3:45 – 5:45 p.m.
Cockeysville Public Library
Or
Dec. 5, 2017
Tuesday
3:45 – 5:45 p.m.
Perry Hall Public Library
Or
Dec. 12, 2017
Tuesday
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Perry Hall Public Library
College and Career Readiness / All First and Second Year Teachers: K-12 / AVID Strategies to Support Classroom and School-wide Climate / Participants will engage in activities that build relational capacity to improve classroom culture, climate, and the quality of student collaboration.
Participants will examine the impact of classroom culture on school-wide climate and student achievement.
Participants will collaborate with colleagues to determine relational capacity building strategies they can incorporate into their practice to accomplish their personal and professional goals for classroom culture while supporting school-wide climate goals. / Jan. 31, 2018
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Greenwood Building E Room 114
Registration is online at On-line Registration in the Workshops catalog.1
Office of Organizational Development Revised 10/31/17
New Teacher Induction Program Workshops
October 2017 – May 2018
All Baltimore County Public Schools’ new teachers for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018are invited to register for the following workshops:
Elementary
Office / Audience / Title / Description / DateMathematics / First- and second-year teachersKindergarten / Implementing Mathematics Instruction in Grade K / Participants will engage in assessment analysis, discussion, professional reading, student sample and video clip review in order to record lesson planning notes aligned with the content and instructional shifts of the Common Core.
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s).
Participants will be able to plan instruction that is differentiate based on formative data.
Participants will understand how to use technology to support instruction.
Participants will have an understanding of the resources that are available to support instruction and meet the needs of students in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
This workshop is being offered four times. You can attend more than one session. Each session will be focused on the upcoming content so the sessions will not be a repeat. / Oct. 24, 2017
Tuesday
Pine Grove Elem. Library
Jan. 4, 2018
Thursday
Shady Spring Elem. Library
Feb. 20, 2018
Tuesday
Pine Grove Elem. Library
March 27, 2018
Tuesday
Shady Spring Elem. Library
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
.
Mathematics / First- and second-year teachersGrade 1 / Implementing Mathematics Instruction in Grade 1 / Participants will engage in assessment analysis, discussion, professional reading, student sample and video clip review in order to record lesson planning notes aligned with the content and instructional shifts of the Common Core.
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s)
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s).
Participants will be able to plan instruction that is differentiate based on formative data.
Participants will understand how to use technology to support instruction.
Participants will have an understanding of the resources that are available to support instruction and meet the needs of students in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
This workshop is being offered four times. You can attend more than one session. Each session will be focused on the upcoming content so the sessions will not be a repeat. / Oct. 26, 2017
Thursday
Padonia Elem. Library
Dec. 14, 2017
Thursday
Halstead Acad. Library
Feb. 20, 2018
Tuesday
Padonia Elem. Library
March 22, 2018
Thursday
Halstead Acad. Library
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Mathematics / First- and second-year teachersGrade 2 / Implementing Mathematics Instruction in Grade 2 / Participants will engage in assessment analysis, discussion, professional reading, student sample and video clip review in order to record lesson planning notes aligned with the content and instructional shifts of the Common Core.
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s)
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s).
Participants will be able to plan instruction that is differentiate based on formative data.
Participants will understand how to use technology to support instruction.
Participants will have an understanding of the resources that are available to support instruction and meet the needs of students in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
This workshop is being offered three times. You can attend more than one session. Each session will be focused on the upcoming content so the sessions will not be a repeat. / October 5, 2017
Thursday
Hampton Elem.
Jan. 4, 2018
Thursday
Hampton Elem.
Mar. 1, 2018
Thursday
Pine Grove Elem
April 12, 2018
Thursday
Pine Grove Elem
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Mathematics / First- and second-year teachersGrade 3 / Implementing Mathematics Instruction in Grade 3 / Participants will engage in assessment analysis, discussion, professional reading, student sample and video clip review in order to record lesson planning notes aligned with the content and instructional shifts of the Common Core.
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s)
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s).
Participants will be able to plan instruction that is differentiate based on formative data.
Participants will understand how to use technology to support instruction.
Participants will have an understanding of the resources that are available to support instruction and meet the needs of students in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
This workshop is being offered three times. You can attend more than one session. Each session will be focused on the upcoming content so the sessions will not be a repeat. / October 12, 2017
Thursday
Padonia Elem. Library
Dec. 7, 2017
Thursday
Padonia Elem. Library
Feb. 20, 2018
Tuesday
Powhatan Elem. Library
March 22, 2018
Thursday
Powhatan Elem. Library
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Mathematics / First- and second-year teachersGrade 4 / Implementing Mathematics Instruction in Grade 4 / Participants will engage in assessment analysis, discussion, professional reading, student sample and video clip review in order to record lesson planning notes aligned with the content and instructional shifts of the Common Core.
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s)
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s).
Participants will be able to plan instruction that is differentiate based on formative data.
Participants will understand how to use technology to support instruction.
Participants will have an understanding of the resources that are available to support instruction and meet the needs of students in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
This workshop is being offered three times. You can attend more than one session. Each session will be focused on the upcoming content so the sessions will not be a repeat. / Nov. 28, 2017
Tuesday
Jan. 4, 2018
Thursday
Mar. 20, 2018
Tuesday
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Fort. Garrison
Elem. Library
Mathematics / First- and second-year teachersGrade 5 / Implementing Mathematics Instruction in Grade 5 / Participants will engage in assessment analysis, discussion, professional reading, student sample and video clip review in order to record lesson planning notes aligned with the content and instructional shifts of the Common Core.
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s)
Participants will have a good understanding of the content to be taught in the upcoming unit (s).
Participants will be able to plan instruction that is differentiate based on formative data.
Participants will understand how to use technology to support instruction.
Participants will have an understanding of the resources that are available to support instruction and meet the needs of students in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
This workshop is being offered four times. You can attend more than one session. Each session will be focused on the upcoming content so the sessions will not be a repeat. / Oct. 24, 2017
Tuesday
Joppa View Elem.
Library
Jan. 10, 2018
Wednesday
Orems Elem. Library
March 6, 2018
Tuesday
Joppa View Elem.
Library
April 18, 2018
Wednesday
Orems Elem. Library
ESOL / First- and second-year elementary ESOL teachersGrades K-5 / New Teacher Series: Elementary ESOL Teachers / Participants will engage in analysis of formative and summative assessment data in order to write differentiated lessons.
Participants will learn the procedures for the WIDA assessment and will gain strategies to prepare their students for testing administration.
This is a four-day workshop. You must attend all four days: October 12th, November 9th, December 7th and January 18th. / Oct. 12, 2017
Thursday
Nov. 9, 2017
Thursday
Dec. 7, 2017
Thursday
Jan. 18, 2018
Thursday
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Halethorpe Elementary
ESOL room
Social Studies / First- and second-year teachers Grades 1-3 / New Teacher Support:
Exploring Social Studies Resources / Participants will have the opportunity to examine the various resources available to them for social studies instruction and to practice utilizing these resources.
Participants will have the opportunity to review assessments and provide feedback as to how effective these assessments are in individual classrooms.
Participants will have the opportunity to examine and explore the new digital components that have been added to the social studies curriculum to allow for more learner-centered instruction.
This a series of two meetings. Participants should sign up for both sessions. January 24 and April 18 / Jan. 24, 2018
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30
Lyons Mills Elem. Library
And
April 18, 2018
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Arbutus Public Library Meeting Room 1
Social Studies / First- and second-year teachersGrades 4-5 / New Teacher Support:
Exploring Social Studies Resources for the Intermediate Grades / Participants will have the opportunity to examine the various resources available to them for social studies instruction and to practice utilizing these resources.
Participants will have the opportunity to review assessments and provide feedback as to how effective these assessments are in individual classrooms.
Participants will have the opportunity to examine and explore the new digital components that have been added to the social studies curriculum to allow for more learner-centered instruction.
This a series of two meetings. Participants should sign up for both sessions. January / Jan. 25, 2018
Thursday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Lyon’s Mill Elem.
Library
April 19, 2018
Thursday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Arbutus Public Library Meeting Room #1
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachersGrades K / Unpacking the BCPS ELA College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS)
Kindergarten / Participants will identify and discuss the instructional implications of the CCRS ELA Shifts
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of grade level CCRS and Evidence Statements.
Participants will learn how the progression of standards supports student learning.
Participants will learn how to use assessment to guide responsive instruction. / Nov. 7, 2017
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Lutherville Lab Elem. Library
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachers Grades 1 & 2 / Unpacking the BCPS ELA College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS)
Grades 1 & 2 / Participants will identify and discuss the instructional implications of the CCRS ELA Shifts
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of grade level CCRS and Evidence Statements.
Participants will learn how the progression of standards supports student learning.
Participants will learn how to use assessment to guide responsive instruction. / Nov. 8, 2017
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Lutherville Lab
Elem. Library
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachersGrades 3-5 / Unpacking the BCPS ELA College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS)
Grades 3, 4, 5 / Participants will identify and discuss the instructional implications of the CCRS ELA Shifts
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of grade level CCRS and Evidence Statements.
Participants will learn how the progression of standards supports student learning.
Participants will learn how to use assessment to guide responsive instruction. / Nov. 29, 2017
Wednesday
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Lutherville Lab
Elem. Library
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachersKindergarten / Unpacking the BCPS ELA Literacy Framework
Kindergarten / Participants will identify and discuss the components of a balanced literacy classroom.
Participants will unpack and discuss the components of the ELA curriculum.
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of small group responsive instruction in relation to the Standards. / Feb. 7, 2018
Wednesday
4:30 -6:30 p.m.
Lutherville Lab Elem. Library
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachersGrades 1-2 / Unpacking the BCPS ELA Literacy Framework
Grades 1,2 / Participants will identify and discuss the components of a balanced literacy classroom.
Participants will unpack and discuss the components of the ELA curriculum.
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of small group responsive instruction in relation to the Standards. / Feb. 20, 2018
Tuesday
4:30 -6:30 p.m.
Lutherville Lab Elem. Library
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachersGrades 3,4,5 / Unpacking the BCPS ELA Literacy Framework
Grades 3,4,5 / Participants will identify and discuss the components of a balanced literacy classroom.
Participants will unpack and discuss the components of the ELA curriculum.
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of small group responsive instruction in relation to the Standards. / Feb. 8, 2018
Thursday
4:30 -6:30 p.m.
Lutherville Lab Elem. Library
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachersGrades 1,2 / Guided Reading for New Teachers
Part 1 & 2 / Part 1:
Participants will learn the difference between whole and small group instruction.
Participants will discuss meaningful and engaging independent literacy activities.
Participants will define guided reading and its components.
Part 2:
Participants will learn principals for forming effective guided reading groups based upon Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment data
Participants will understand each component of guided reading.
Participants will observe examples for each component of a guided reading lesson.
This is a series of two meetings. Participants should sign up for both sessions: November 30 and January 31. / Part 1 session
Nov. 30, 2017
Thursday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Loch Raven Library
Meeting Room
Part 2 session
Jan. 31, 2018
Wednesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Cockeysville Middle Meeting Room
English Language Arts / First- and second-year teachersGrades 3,4,5 / Guided Reading for New Teachers
Part 1 & 2 / Part 1:
Participants will learn the difference between whole andsmall group instruction.
Participants will discuss meaningful and engaging independent literacy activities.
Participants will define guided reading and its components.
Part 2:
Participants will learn principals for forming effective guided reading groups based upon Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment data
Participants will understand each component of guided reading.
Participants will observe examples for each component of a guided reading lesson.
This is a series of two meetings. Participants should sign up for both sessions: November 9 and February 27th / Part 1 Session
Nov. 9, 2017
Thursday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Loch Raven Library
Meeting Room
Part 2 Session
Feb. 27, 2018
Tuesday
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Cockeysville Middle Meeting Room
Registration is online at On-line Registration in the Workshops catalog.1