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Save the Date: CSI 2012
Curriculum Summer Institute (CSI) 2012 has been scheduled for August 13-16, 2012. This year we’ll be focusing on the new CC/ES standards and the event will be held at DH Conley High School. An exciting new addition this year will be general session keynote speakers. Currently confirmed speakers are: Curtis Linton, Author and Vice-President of … Continue reading
January 17 Professional Development Day
Welcome to our January 17, 2012 PD Day! If you’ve gotten to this page you are exactly where you need to be. 6-12 teachers should be accessing this during the AM and PM sessions and K-5 teachers are accessing it during the PM session only. Our focus today is in helping you get a deeper … Continue reading
PLC Training: Day 2 Review
Professional Learning Communities at Work – Day 2 (this is part two of a two-day series summarizing training I attended with a team from across the district. For day 1′s recap click here) It’s really pretty simple, when you think about it. It’s all about the kids. That pretty much sums up what our representatives … Continue reading
PLC Training: Day 1 Review
Professional Learning Communities at Work – Day 1 At the October 28 district-wide PD day we introduced the whole idea of PLCs, or Professional Learning Communities. During the morning training that day all schools conducted a three hour training answering the basic questions “What does a PLC look like?” and “How should a PLC function?” … Continue reading
October 28 Professional Development Day: PLC’s and RBT
Here are resource links for the district-wide October 28 Common Core/Essential Standards Day. We’re focusing on PLC’s and RBT. The schedule for the day is as follows (unless you have heard differently from your principal): 8:15-11:15 – School-based PLC Training at your school site 12:45-3:45 – PLC time either at your school or your district-appointed … Continue reading
PD360 & Observation360 Kick-Off Training
To say I’m excited about the training school administrators received today on our first day of Summer Management Conference is an understatement! We spent all day training on the implementation of both PD360 and Observation360 for our district. I’m not a big fan of plugging particular programs or vendors, and so sometimes I actually get … Continue reading
