August 2016 Professional Learning
#pisdbest
Strong Schools. Strong Students.
Below is the agenda for August 17-18, 2016 Elementary Curriculum Professional Learning. Teachers will work in teams and/or independently, personalizing the two days to meet their needs. Google Classroom and Twitter will be used throughout the day; resources are provided for these tools if needed.
August 17
Welcome and Overview Video
Personal Learning
Learning Environment Module
Choose one class to complete from the following:
You Matter: Angela Maiers
Social Emotional Learning
- Flexible Learning Spaces
Planning Module
Choose one class to complete from the following:
Planning with UbD
Formative Assessment
- Planning for Differentiation
Instruction Module
Choose one class to complete from the following:
ESL Strategies that Work
Technology and Elementary Literacy
Growth Mindset in Mathematics
- Inquiry in the Science Classroom
For complete class descriptions and class codes, click HERE.
Professional Learning Reflection #pisdbest
As a team, reflect on the day’s learning from all modules and create a visual representation that includes campus name and grade level. This should take approximately 1 hour. Have one person tweet a photo of the visual representation using #pisdbest.
These photos will be viewed by other teachers at the Plano Centre on August 18.
Grade Level Updates
Implementation of Professional Learning
Use this time (approximately 2 hours) for curriculum planning, goal setting conversations, and implementation of your professional learning. This segment can be completed on August 17 or 18.
August 18
When you are not at the Plano Centre, you will be planning with your team or creating your Teacher Professional Goal/SLO on your campus.
Plano Centre
When:
Thursday, August 18
Where:
Plano Centre
2000 East Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX
8:00 am
- PreK-2 classroom teachers
- PreK-2 paraprofessionals
- All SLPs
12:30 pm
- Grades 3-5 classroom teachers
- Campus specialists
- All Grades special education teachers
- Grades 3-5 paraprofessionals
- Elementary Art, Music, and PE teachers