Curriculum and Professional Development Update2.19.14

What We’ve Done... What We are Doing...

What’s on the Horizon…

What’s Farther Away...

What We’ve Done...

Language Arts and BSI

In-Services: 1, 2, 3.

iPads in the Primary GradesiPads in the Elementary Grades

iPads in the Middle SchoolCreate your Teacher Website with Google Sites

Excel 101Excel 102

SMARTBoard: Tips and TricksSMART Notebook

Safe Student Social Networking with EdmodoYouTube for Teachers

Understanding by Design, an IntroductionPARCC Sample Explorations

Discussion Strategies in the ClassroomiPads in the Middle School Classroom

SMART NotebookBuilding a Website with Google SitesDyslexia in the Elementary Grades

Conquer Math

“Best Professional Development we’ve had here.”

“I come back feeling really prepared for the changes in the

Common Core”

“Nancy is great. Can we go to more?”

What We are Doing...

Articulation: K-4, 5-8

K-4

5-8

Reading and Writing Workshop Pilots:

5, 7, 8

“My Students are writing more, and for longer stretches of time than I’ve ever seen.” -pilot teacher

Video

What’s on the Horizon…

Chromebooks and Blended Learning

PARCC and DLM Field Tests

Spring Teacher Academy

What’s Farther Away...

Full Scale Reading and Writing Workshop,

Grades 3-8

Reimagining of the SMS STEM Program

Create a District Social Media Presence

Continued Articulation

PARCC Readiness