District-level CCSS Professional Development: Secondary

District-level Common Core State Standards Professional Development 2011-2012

Secondary Level

Professional Development Session / Target
Audience / Session
Description / Required or Optional Attendance / Dates and
Times / Location
District-Wide:
BLT Sessions / Leadership Teams from All Buildings / Become familiar with and disaggregate the CCSS. Templates and a process for doing this work will be provided.
Focus standards:
ELA: Reading standards for literature and informational text
Math: Two domains / Required for building teams / Nov. 7, 8, or 9
Feb. 6, 7, or 8
Option for additional support on March 26, 27, or 28 / Journey Museum
Principals’ Student Achievement Meetings / Administrators
Teacher Leaders / Develop leaders’ skills for building shared knowledge and successfully
implementing the CCSS within the structure of the Learning-Assessment Process / Required for principals
Many assistant principals, coordinators, and teacher-leaders also in attendance / Aug. 8 & 9, Sept. 14, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Jan. 4, Feb. 1, Apr. 4
8:00-10:00 / Journey Museum except the Nov. 2 session, which is at Howard Johnson’s, 950 North Street
Secondary Mathematics:
Professional Development Session / Target
Audience / Session
Description / Required or Optional Attendance / Dates and
Times / Location
Math Coach Training and Study / Building and District Math Coaches / Weekly study and training with a focus on Standards for Mathematical Practice and Content Standards / Required for math coaches
Principals welcome at all mathematics sessions / Thursdays
1:00- 3:30
September - May / North MS
Annex, Secondary Mathematics Training Room
MS Grade level meetings / All MS core math teachers / Gain a deep understanding of the CCSS by disaggregating the content standards and begin alignment to the CMP2 materials. / Required for MS math teachers / 6th Grade:
Oct. 5, Dec. 7, Mar 14
7th Grade:
Oct. 6, Dec. 8, Mar 15
8th Grade:
Oct. 7, Dec. 9, Mar 16 / North MS
Annex, Secondary Mathematics Training Room
MS building level meetings / MS math teachers (TBD by buildings) / Monthly meeting to focus on the Practice Standards related to each school’s action plan. Have vertical conversations about the content standards. / Required / TBD by each middle school / TBD by each middle school
HS Math Curriculum Committee / Designated HS teachers and district math coaches / Determine what standards will be taught in the various HS courses, starting with first year HS math. Experience a process to gain a deep understanding of the content standards. / Required for the designated HS committee members / Oct. 4, Dec. 5,
Second Semester Dates TBD / North MS
Annex, Secondary Mathematics Training Room
District Mathematics Classes:
Professional Development Session / Target
Audience / Session
Description / Required or Optional Attendance / Dates and
Times / Location
Understanding Student Thinking in Geometry / K-12 educators / Educators will develop an understanding of student thinking in geometry. This knowledge will assist teachers in understanding and teaching to the CCSS domain of geometry, which is the only domain that is K-12. / Optional / October 4, 13, 18, 25
November 8, 17, 29
December 6, 13, 20
4:30 – 7:30 pm / North MS
Annex, Secondary Mathematics Training Room
Understanding Student Thinking in Number and Operations / K-12 educators / Educators will develop an understanding of student thinking in number and basic operations. This knowledge will assist teachers in understanding and teaching to the CCSS domains of number base ten and number and operations. / Optional / As posted in district staff development flyer
Winter semester - Tuesdays / District math room at VV
Foundations and Issues of Mathematics Education / K-12 educators / Deepen understanding of the CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice / Optional / As posted in district staff development flyer
Winter semester - Thursdays / North MS
Annex, Secondary Mathematics Training Room

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District-level CCSS Professional Development: Secondary

Secondary Literacy:
Professional Development Session / Target
Audience / Session
Description / Required or Optional Attendance / Dates and
Times / Location
Instructional Support Teachers Training and Study / Middle school and high school Instructional Support Teachers (ISTs) / Weekly study and training with a focus on Reading: Literature, Informational Text, History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects / Required for ISTs
Principals welcome at all literacy sessions / Thursdays
12:00 – 3:00
September – May / North MS
Rm 178, District Secondary Literacy Training Room
Secondary Instructional Leaders and Instructional Partners / ISTs & designated middle school and high school classroom teachers who teach English/ language arts (ELA), reading, social studies, and science / Monthly study and collaboration with a focus on best practices for teaching and RCAS district initiatives. / Required for ISTs and for teachers who have committed to participating as an Instructional Partner or Leader / September – April
4:00-6:00 pm
Once per month / North MS
Room 178, District Secondary Literacy Training Room
CCSS Exploration Through the Lens of Constructivism and the Learning Workshop / ISTs and four desig-nated ELA, reading, soc studies, science teachers from each middle school / Experience the process of gaining a deep understanding of the CCSS and their impact on student learning / Required for middle school ISTs and designated teachers / Sept. 21 & 28, Oct. 19
7:45 am – 3:00 pm / North MS
Rm 178, District Secondary Literacy Training Room
CCSS Exploration Through the Lens of Constructivism and the Learning Workshop / IST and designated ELA, social studies, and science teachers from each high school / Experience the process of gaining a deep understanding of the CCSS and their impact on student learning / Required for the high school IST and designated teachers / Second Semester
TBD / North MS
Rm 178, District Secondary Literacy Training Room
Teaching the Comprehension Toolkit / 6-12 reading teachers / Addresses the CCSS anchor standard of empowering students to comprehend and evaluate complex texts across a range of disciplines and to become self-directed learners / Optional for reading teachers in grades 6-12 / Sept. 28, Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Nov. 2, Nov. 16, Nov. 30, Dec. 14
4:00 – 6:00 or 6:15 / North MS, Rm 178, District Secondary Literacy Training Room

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