Systemic Professional Development

Systemic Professional Development

2017-2018

Course Catalog

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsPage 2

Systemic PD OverviewPage 3

Content, Pedagogy, Relationships

(CPR)Page 5

Wednesday, September 20Page 7

Wednesday, September 27Page 14

Wednesday, October 11Page 15

Thursday, October 12Page 22

Wednesday, November 15Page23

Thursday, November 16Page 28

Saturday, January 13Page 28

Wednesday, January 17Page 29

Wednesday, February 21Page 35

Wednesday, March 14Page 41

Wednesday, May 9Page 46

Planning GuidePage 47

How to RegisterPage 48

Contact/HelpPage 50

Systemic Professional Development: Overview

What is Systemic PD?

Harrison School District 2 provides monthly Systemic PD to all of its employees. Let’s look at the word “systemic” and how it differs from “systematic” to get a clear understanding of the professional development sessions being offered.

Although sometimes used interchangeably, by definition, the two adjectives differ. Systematic, means something is well organized or arranged according to a set plan and/or is grouped into systems. Conversely, systemic means something matters to the entire system. This describes something that belongs to, works together with, or can affect the entire body or system as a whole.

So, what does that mean for HSD2? It means that the Systemic PD sessions are purposefully created and executed to work together with hopes of affecting the entire education system in our district. Each individual session matters to the entire system.

What type of sessions are offered for Systemic PD?

The course sessions fall into 3 areas – Content, Pedagogy, and Relationships (CPR). These are categories that our district feels are important in regard to affecting change to the entire educational system.

How do I register for Systemic PD? (see page 49-50)

All Systemic PD sessions you see listed in this catalog can be found on ERO. The Electronic Registrar Online (ERO) system allows educators to view a Schedule Calendar of all the PD offerings, and the dates they are offered for the entire 2017-2018 school year. With a simple click of a button, you can register for monthly PD sessions. Within this system, you will also find all the pertinent information about Systemic PD sessions i.e. location, time, number of participants and any other requirements. ERO can be found under the Employee Links tab on our district website –

Will Systemic PD offerings change?

The list of PD sessions is subject to change. More sessions may come available as well as possible PD cancellations. ERO will always be the most up to date resource for employees looking to register for PD sessions.

Why should I attend?

HSD2 takes pride in offering free professional development to its teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators. By attending professional development, you are continuing on your path as a lifelong learner. Participation and attendance will be awarded with professional development credit hours that can be applied towards license renewal.

Session / Content / Pedagogy / Relationships
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE IN THE CLDE CLASSROOM / X / X
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE IN THE GEN ED CLASSROOM / X
ALIGNING TASKS TO STANDARD-OBJECTIVE-DOL / X / X
BECOMING A MORE SELF-DETERMINED EDUCATION, SERVICE PROVIDER, SCHOOL LEADER / X
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT IN THE GEN ED SETIING / X
BLENDED LEARNING / X
CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS / X
CLOSE READING / X
COLLECTIVE EFFICACY / X / X
DIFFERENTIATION-ACADEMIC ACCESS FOR ALL / X
DIFFERENTIATION-GT / X
DO, RE, MI, MO, MUSIC FOR LEARNING / X / X
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION / X
EDUCATING CHILDREN OF COLOR / X / X
EQUITY PEDAGOGY AND MULTICULTURALISM / X / X
GRADUAL RELEASE / X
THE HEART OF LEARNING: RIGOR, RELEVANCE, & RELATIONSHIPS / X / X
HIGH EXPECTATIONS TEACHING / X
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS / X / X
JUICY LANGUAGE & JUICY SENTENCES / X
KEEPING IT REAL: BUILDING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH CONTENT-RICH NONFICTION TEXT SETS / X / X
MATHEMATICAL MINDSET-BOOK STUDY / X / X / X
NAMI-MENTAL HEALTH / X
PARTNERING WITH PARENTS / X
Session (cont) / Content / Pedagogy / Relationships
PROJECT ACCESS: ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES / X
PROVIDING FEEDBACK FOR ACHIEVEMENT / X
PURPOSEFUL PRACTICE: MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL IN ALL STUDENTS / X
QUESTIONING FOR ALL CONTENT AREAS / X / X
QUESTIONING IN MATH / X
READING & WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM / X / X
REVISIT OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE / X / X
SEEING, WONDERING, THEORIZING, & LEARNING: INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION / X
SIOP / X / X
TALK READ, TALK WRITE / X / X
TRUST AS A MEDIATING FACTOR / X / X
UbD: UNPACKING STANDARDS / X / X
USING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM / X / X
USING UNIFY TO CREATE CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTS / X / X
VISUAL MATH / X
CELEBRATION / X / X / X

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 4:30-6:00PM

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE IN THE CLDE CLASSROOM-C, P

How do you help ELD students face the academic challenges in their content area learning? Come and learn about different strategies and scaffolds to use with your ELD students in their content classrooms.

Presenter: Dr. Angela Valdez

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY IN THE GEN ED CLASSROOM-C, P

How can you design an amazing learning environment? The tools found in 7 Steps to Building a Language-Rich Interactive Classroom provides a seven-step process that creates a language-rich interactive classroom environment in which all students can thrive. Topics include differentiating instruction for students at a variety of language proficiencies, keeping all students absolutely engaged, and creating powerful learning supports. The first five steps will be covered in this session. These first steps include: Teach students what to say when they don’t know what to say, have students speak in complete sentences, randomize and rotate when calling on students, use total response signals, use visuals and vocabulary strategies that support your objective.

Presenter(s); Joe Laliberte & Dustin Cady

ALIGNING TASKS TO STANDARD-OBJECTIVE-DOL-CP

How often do you hear the word rigor used in your school? Rigor defines the level of thinking a standard requires for mastery. Do your tasks match the rigor of the standard? Attend this session to learn how to ensure your tasks are not only aligned to the standard, objective and DOL, but also holding your students accountable for their thinking.

Presenter: ICLE

Becoming a more self-determined educator, service provider, school leader-P

This session will include an interactive introduction to Self-determination Theory in Learning Contexts. You will explore what motivates you to be effective, how do you stay motivated, and why do you do what you do every day?

Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Domangue

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING-R

Take control of your classroom! Strategies to help you manage even the most significant of behaviors in the gen ed classroom. Learn the science of applying principles of behaviorism to make meaningful changes in the structure of your classroom environment. Receive instruction on the implementation of interventions that are observable, measurable, and have meaningful objectives. Learn clear teaching procedures that utilize evidence-based strategies.

Presenter(s): Stacey Wilson, BCBA & HSD2 SpEd Department

BLENDED LEARNING-P

How can you utilize Canvas to expose your students to a true blended learning experience? Hear from your colleagues who are utilizing Canvas to bring new experiences to the traditional classroom. Collaborate with others as you spend time building your own blended learning experiences for your students!

Presenter: Annette Zook

CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS-R

Are you having a difficult time building relationship with your students? Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to communicating with parents? If you answered yes to these questions, then this session is for you! This session will provide you with classroom management & communicating with home strategies to add to your teacher toolkits to enable you to do the job you love!

Presenter: Elizabeth Maneeley

DIFFERENTIATION WITH GIFTED & TALENTED STUDENTS-P

Discover what differentiation looks like in a classroom with a diverse learning population. In this session, uncover the true meaning of differentiation and explore ways to create challenging lessons to meet the needs of the GT learner.

Presenter: Dana Seibert

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION-P

Classroom Culture: During the next 3 sessions, participants will learn how to establish a classroom conducive to learning; understand state standards and how to ensure the standards are taught to mastery; and implement research-based instructional strategies and practices that increase student outcomes.

Presenter: Beth Ann Miller

EQUITY PEDAGOGY AND MULTICULTURALISM-PR

The aim of this session focuses on providing, producing and ensuring equitable outcomes for Culturally Linguistically Economically Ethnically and Educationally Diverse scholars (CLEEEDS). An emphasis will be placed on recognizing hidden biases and judgements in our planning, policies, practices and procedures in both the classroom and whole school environment. A further emphasis will focus on lesson planning and activities developed from a multicultural curriculum which will enhance the learning experience for all scholars by imbedding and infusing archetypes within instruction, connecting scholar home and community realities to school and societal realities.

Presenter: Dr. Aaron Griffen

GRADUAL RELEASE: OVERVIEW-P

Need an overview on Gradual Release? Then this is the session for you. You will leave knowing the 4 essential components of Gradual Release and how to begin the process of releasing the responsibility from you to your students.

Presenter: Misti Woltz & Melissa Geffre

High Expectations Teaching: Calling on Students-P

Learn to eliminate unconscious bias responses to student answers. Focus on what we do in response to students’ answers to convey the message that we have confidence in their ability to think through appropriate responses.

Presenter: Mary Wisdorf

JUICY LANGUAGE & JUICY SENTENCES-C

Participants will understand how the elements of text complexity determine the instructional utility of a text, specifically with close reading, and develop a sequence of text dependent questions that focus on specific analysis.

Presenter: Dawn-Antoinette Thomas

NAMI-NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS-R *PENDING

Working together with Aspen Pointe to discuss mental health concerns of our students and what you can do as an education to help and support.

Presenter: Aspen Pointe

Partnering with Parents-R

Teachers will learn to employ effective partnership strategies to build the bridge between families and school in order to attain student success.

Presenter: Miriam Rosendo

PROJECT ACCESS: ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES-R

The ACE study has changed the dialogue around outcomes and impacts for children, families, and communities. These resources discuss neuroscience research, and how ACE’s and the toxic stresses associated with poverty impact the health and well-being of children, families, communities, and workforces. When children are exposed to chronic stressful events, their neurodevelopment can be disrupted. As a result, the child’s cognitive functioning or ability to cope with negative or disruptive emotions may be impaired. Over time and often during adolescence, the child may adopt negative coping mechanisms, such as substance use or self-harm. Eventually, these unhealthy coping mechanisms can contribute to disease, disability, and social problems, as well as premature mortality.

Presenter: YMCA Project ACCESS

Providing Feedback for Achievement-P

Teachers will learn about different types of feedback, and the impact it can have on student learning. John Hattie’s meta-analysis of effective instructional strategies puts feedback near the top of the list. Dig deeper into understanding how and when to provide feedback to students as well as which types of feedback have a positive vs negative impact on learning.

Presenter: Jill Carlton

PURPOSEFUL PRACTICE: MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL IN ALL STUDENTS-P

Whether you are teaching athletics, music, core content, or computer programming, what separates top achievers is not the innate talent but simply the right training and practice. This session will focus on how the brain is designed to learn though high-leverage instructional and coaching strategies involving movement, feedback, chunking, goal-setting, and motivation

Presenter: Aaron Geffre

SEEING, WONDERING, THEORIZING, & LEARNING: INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION-C

This session will address the theory and practice of inquiry-based science education. Inquiry is an approach to learning that involves exploring the natural or material world in a way that leads to asking questions, making observations, planning investigations, testing explanations, and discussing or debating results with others. All in the service of coming to a deep understanding of scientific phenomena and practices

Presenter: Julissa Vega

SIOP 1 & 2: SHELTERED INSTRUCTION OBSERVATION PROTOCOL-PR

Learn to plan lessons with ELLs in mind that will build background knowledge and academic language for all learners.

Presenter: CLDE

Understanding by Design-Unpacking the Curriculum Map-CP

You have a curriculum map, you know what standards you have to teach for the unit, but let’s discuss the next steps! Teachers will learn how to unpack standards, write aligned objectives and DOLs, while backwards planning the unit with the end in mind!

Presenter: Candice Robinson

Using Technology in the Classroom: Office 365-cP

HSD2’s technology department will share the benefits and key features of Office 365. Learn the capabilities of this platform and how it can help you in your classroom.

Presenter: Technology

VISUAL MATH-C

See how math makes sense for anyone who is bothered by all the written rules of mathematics. Specifically designed for the visual learner, this PD provides a way for both teachers and students to get used to talking about mathematics in open-ended ways and learn about the conceptual aspects of math that supports visual learners.

Presenter: Allyson Fox

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 4:30-6:00PM

MATHEMATICAL MINDSETS-BOOK STUDY CPR

Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are bad at math, that they can enjoy and success in math. Mathematical Mindsets explains how the brain processes mathematical learning. It will reveal how to turn mistakes and struggles into valuable learning experiences. Examples of rich mathematical activities to replace rote learning will be provided. Learn how to give students a positive math mindset, but also learn how grading and assessments need to change in order to improve mindset. **Books will be provided. Please reach out to Allyson Fox after registering for the book study sessions

Presenter:Allyson Fox & Jamie Pluemer

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017 4:30-6:00PM

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY IN THE GEN ED CLASSROOM-CP

In the second of three PD offerings, we will focus entirely on the power of structured conversations. By watching videos of teachers who successfully implement structured conversations deliberately and skillfully, we will discuss how to maximize efficiency, promote accountability, and drive rigor. Through analysis of master teachers’ techniques and deep practice, participants in the session will develop understanding and strengthen skills with: The purpose of structured conversations, tools for efficiency and accountability, and planning for breadth of participation and depth of thinking.

Presenter(s): Joe Laliberte & Dustin Cady

ALIGNING TASKS TO STANDARD-OBJECTIVE-DOL-CP

How often do you hear the word rigor used in your school? Rigor defines the level of thinking a standard requires for mastery. Do your tasks match the rigor of the standard? Attend this session to learn how to ensure your tasks are not only aligned to the standard, objective and DOL, but also holding your students accountable for their thinking.

Presenter: ICLE

Becoming a more self-determined educator, service provider, school leader-P

This session will include a deeper look at one component of Self-Determination Theory—Competency. Leveraging and developing professional ability to increase competency in self and others in the context or learning, growth, and achievement.

Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Domangue

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING-R

Take control of your classroom! Strategies to help you manage even the most significant of behaviors in the gen ed classroom. Learn the science of applying principles of behaviorism to make meaningful changes in the structure of your classroom environment. Instruction on the implementation of interventions that are observable, measurable, and have meaningful objectives. Development of clear teaching procedures that utilize evidence-based strategies.

Presenter(s): Stacey Wilson, BCBA & HSD2 SpEd Department

BLENDED LEARNING-P

How can you utilize Canvas to expose your students to a true blended learning experience? Hear from your colleagues who are utilizing Canvas to bring new experience to the traditional classroom.

Presenter: Annette Zook

CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS-R

Are you having a difficult time building relationship with your students? Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to communicating with parents? If you answered yes to these questions, then this session is for you! This session will provide you with classroom management & communicating with home strategies to add to your teacher toolkits to enable you to do the job you love!

Presenter: Elizabeth Maneeley

CLOSE READING-C

During this session, teachers will learn how to create higher level questions that require students to analyze, evaluate, and compare texts. Teachers will also learn the structure that is needed in order to revisit a paragraph, passage or portion of text over several days.

Presenter: Jill Carlton

COLLECTIVE EFFICACY-PR

The aim of this session focuses on school community stakeholder’s ability to believe in what they are doing, believe in their ability to be successful in what they are doing, and their ability to believe in one another.An emphasis will be placed on academic and behavioral outcomes through effective backwards planning with the learner in mind. The results will be Collective Efficacy among teachers for one another and for scholar success in addition to scholar collective efficacy for themselves and their teachers.Modeling student and teacher engagement strategies will be an important takeaway from this session in order to dismantle the “Model Minority Thesis” “Learned Helplessness” and “Stereotype Threat”. The Pygmalion Theory will be revisited as a recognition of the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Presenter: Dr. Aaron J. Griffen

DIFFERENTIATION-ACADEMIC ACCESS FOR ALL-P

Whether you are teaching in the general classroom, a special education setting, or in a co-teaching environment, differentiation is necessary for student success. Strategies to support all learners will be provided including inclusive practices, co-teaching, and individualizing access to the standards.