Spring Forward

Join us this semester for fantastic professional learning. We are offering a variety of workshops on instructional technology, engagement, language support, and more! All sessions are designed to be immediately relevant to your classroom practice.

Afternoon PD sessions can be used to fulfill TIPS requirements or as credit towards a unit on the district salary schedule (as outlined in the SDTA Agreement).

All sessions will take place from 4:00 - 5:30 at the District Office, unless otherwise noted.

Details for the sessions listed below are included in the Kick Up event registration page linked here:

3/12: CORE Teaching: Rigor, Engagement, Support

4/7: Leap Over a Tough Student in a Single Bound

4/14: CRP 101: Building a Culturally Responsive Classroom and Teaching Practice

2/13: Writing Goals like Bruce Wayne

2/24: Avengers Assemble: How and when to complete the modified grading process

3/12: Where do you get those wonderful toys? Universally-Designed Assistive Technology

3/17: Sharpening your Spidey Sense: Legal Updates in working with students with disabilities

2/13: The CM Support Kit: Unlocking Its Tools to Engage Students in Academic Conversations

4/22: CM Lesson Makeover

2/12: Assessment Love, Actually

3/4: James and the Giant PearDeck

3/19: Canvas | A New Hope

4/23: Canvas | The Visual Force Awakens

2/12: Assessment Love, Actually

3/3: Equitable Grading Practices: Getting Started

The PD department is offering a number of other excellent opportunities for professional learning this spring. They include:

EQUITABLE GRADING IMPLEMENTATION COHORT: An opportunity to learn about and workshop your grading practices to prepare to shift to a standards-based model. This opportunity includes paid after-school work and application time. See below for more information.

CM INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS: For alumni of the Constructing Meaning Institute. Visit classes to observe Integrated ELD practices (CM) in action. Then have time and support to apply key takeaways to an upcoming lesson. A substitute will be provided for participants. See below for more information.

CM IMPLEMENTATION COHORTS AND COACHING: For alumni of the CM Institute.