PK-12 General Sessions

New * Equity Training Hours:

For the 21-22 school year all staff are required to complete 7 hours of equity training. Qualified sessions, that are a part of the training series, are noted on the website with an asterisk (*). For those staff who have not participated in the Deep Equity Cohort trainings, ATLA 3.0 Equity training, or Glenn Singleton's Courageous Conversations; please plan to attend an equity session offering labeled as "pre-requisite" before choosing other equity session offerings.

Problem-Based Learning and Design Thinking

(Meets FCS02)

Creator(s)- Ken Shelton

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Join keynote speaker Ken Shelton in this two-hour interactive STEM workshop. Learn how using design-thinking with technology tools can engage students in 21st Century Learning Skills across all content areas.

2 hour synchronous session

August 25th 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - STEM Sign In/Sign Out.

STEM Qualified Session

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* Intro to Equity in ASD

(Meets FCS06)

(equity pre-requisite session)

Creator(s)- Isaiah Johnson

Target Audience: ALL

Session Description: Join ASD Director of Equity Isaiah Johnson to learn about Auburn's commitment to creating a culture of equity across the district. You will be introduced to the framework of Culturally Responsive Practices, and the four milestones on our journey to climb the "Equity Mountain".

1 hour asynchronous session

Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - Sign In/Sign Out.

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* Designing Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy

(Meets FCS01 or FCS02)

Creator(s)- Ken Shelton

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Join keynote speaker Ken Shelton in this two-hour interactive equity workshop. Learn how to creating instruction that responds to student needs (both academic and cultural) using technology and learner-driven strategies.

2 hour synchronous session

August 26th 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - Sign In/Sign Out.

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STEM Careers

(Required for STEM Clock Hours)

Creator(s)- Gavin Lees, Erika Moore & Michael Fitzgerald

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Explore the jobs of today and tomorrow available for your students through research, discussions and resources aimed at increasing STEM career conversations in your classroom.

1 hour asynchronous session

STEM Qualified Session

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* LGBTQ+ 101: Intro to Inclusion

[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]

(Meets FCS01 or FCS06 Para Requirement-You need to choose one)

Creator(s)- ASD LGBTQ+ Affinity Group

Target Audience: ALL

Session Description: This session is an introduction to making your educational environment, whether it’s elementary or secondary, a safe space for all students, families, and colleagues. This course includes basic terms for gender, attraction, and identity. Bring your questions for a judgement free conversation.

1 hour asynchronous session

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* LGBTQ+: Intersectionality, Identity, & Inclusivity

[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]

(Meets FCS01 or FCS06 Para Requirement-You need to choose one)

Creator(s)- ASD LGBTQ+ Affinity Group

Target Audience: ALL

Session Description: Learn more about how LGBTQ+ identities connect to other communities, the strengths they bring to elementary and secondary classrooms, and Auburn School District's policies that support best practices.

1.5 hour asynchronous session

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* Ensuring Access Part 1: Engaging All Learners

[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]

(Meets FCS02 Para Requirement)

Creator(s)- Megan Black, Deanna Tompkins, Kara Abernethy-Friedman

Target Audience: PK- 12 Certificated

Session Description: This session focuses on how to use multiple means of engagement to ensure access to meaningful learning opportunities for all students. By elevating access for some using the principles of UDL we can advance learning for all.

1 hour asynchronous session

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* Ensuring Access Part 2: Representation

[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]

(Meets FCS02 Para Requirement)

Creator(s)- Megan Black, Deanna Tompkins, Kara Abernethy-Friedman

Target Audience: PK- 12 Certificated

Session Description: This session will focus on providing multiple means of representation to allow all learners to access learning. This session is part 2 of the "Ensuring Access" series.

1 hour asynchronous session

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* Ensuring Access Part 3: Action and Expression

(Meets FCS02 Para Requirement)

Creator(s)- Megan Black, Deanna Tompkins, Kara Abernethy- Friedman

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Explore the third principle of the Universal Design for Learning framework, Action and Expression, to provide multiple ways for learners to navigate their learning environment and express what they know.

1 hour asynchronous session

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Planning Instruction that Supports Students' Social Emotional Learning

Creator(s)- Megan Black

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: In this session you will explore the CASEL framework for social emotional learning and plan instruction with strategies to support your students social emotional needs in the classroom using Goalbook strategies and instructional resources.

1 hour asynchronous session

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Introduction to Goalbook for Alternate Academics (students on WA-AIM)

Creator(s)- Megan Black

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: In this session, you will learn how to plan instruction, write data-based present levels and standards-based goals aligned with the WA-AIM assessment. You will need a Goalbook account and log in to access the components of this course.

1 hour asynchronous session

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Taking Special Education to the Next Level in 2021-2022

(Meets FCS01 Para Requirement)

Creator(s)- Patrick Mulick

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: This course is designed specifically for special education staff. You will learn about the latest and greatest in special education here in Auburn. From resources to proactive planning, this course will help you be set for the best year yet.

1 hour asynchronous session

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Person Centered Planning

Creator(s)- Cindy Sherrod

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: How to conduct successful person centered plans for students with complex disabilities.

3 hour asynchronous session

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* Equity by Design - Delivering on the Promise of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Creator(s)- Mirko Chardin

Target Audience: ALL

Session Description: When it comes to the hard work of reconstructing our schools into places where every student has the opportunity to succeed, teachers should serve as our primary architects. Mirko Chardin, national speaker, author, and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Novak Education, will make the link between social justice and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) so that we can equip students (and teachers, too) with the will, skill, and collective capacity to enact positive change.

2 hour synchronous session

September 2nd 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - Sign In/Sign Out.

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Intro to Goalbook (student taking SBA)

[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]

Creator(s)- Megan Black, Alex Siewic

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Goalbook Toolkit is a resource provided to special educators and some ESA staff. Goalbook Toolkit aides teachers and therapists to create standards-aligned, data rich present levels and goals and provides a bank of instructional strategies. Learn how to create grade level, standards-aligned goals to allow for increased opportunity for providing specially designed instruction in the general education curriculum.

1 hour asynchronous session

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* Techquity - Starting Strong With Students

Creator(s)- Instructional Technology Team

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Using technology to access Culturally Responsive Principle 1 to affirm students' culture and identity, and foster a stronger classroom culture.

1 hour asynchronous session

STEM Qualified Session

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* Techquity - Blended Learning

Creator(s)- Instructional Technology Team

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Using Culturally Responsive Practice 7 to offer students way to learn in a collective manner.

1 hour asynchronous session

STEM Qualified Session

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* Techquity - Student Voice

Creator(s)- Instructional Technology Team

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Using technology to access Culturally Responsive Practice 5, bringing student voice and choice into the classroom to accommodate differences in learners.

1 hour asynchronous session

STEM Qualified Session

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IXL Foundations 2: Strategies for Data-Driven Instruction

Creator(s) - IXL

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Foundations II covers strategies for using the IXL Analytics suite. Learn to use insights to identify students with shared needs and easily form small groups for remediation and enrichment. Get a clear picture of individual student progress, analyze specific trouble spots, and provide truly personalized support for each learner.

1 hour synchronous session

September 2nd 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - STEM Sign In/Sign Out.

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Lesson Planning Made Easy with IXL Big Ideas Skill Plans

Creator(s)- IXL

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Discover how you can use IXL’s skill plans for Auburn’s Big Ideas math curriculum to save time on lesson planning and reinforce your daily instruction. We will explore how to choose an IXL skill that supports your lesson, use the aligned skill as classwork or homework and then dive into IXL Analytics for instant insights.

1 hour synchronous session

September 2nd 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - STEM Sign In/Sign Out.

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IXL Foundations 1: Essential Tools for Daily Instruction

Creator(s) - IXL

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Foundations I covers strategies for using IXL’s curriculum and the Real-Time Diagnostic. This session will get you started with using this powerful tool that can help you plan meaningful, engaging instruction to advance learning in your classroom. This session is for teachers new to IXL but all are welcome to join.

1 hour synchronous session

September 1st 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - STEM Sign In/Sign Out.

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K-12 Big Ideas Training Archive

[Repeated from 2021-22 Training Series]

Creator(s) - Big Ideas

Target Audience: ALL

Session Description: Visit the Big Ideas Distance Learning Support page to dig deeper into topics like: integrating Big Ideas and Google Classroom, assigning electronic assessments to students and the homework App.

View the Big Ideas Video Training Series to learn from their team of experts about the basics of using Big Ideas Math.

Also included in this offering are the videos from the Fall Training Series and a link to attend a live webinar with Big Ideas on January 28.

1 hour asynchronous session

STEM Qualified Session

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Roadmap for addressing unfinished K - 12 mathematics learning!

Creator(s) - Puget Sound ESD #121

Target Audience: Certificated Staff working with students in K-12 mathematics

Session Description: Please join us in this jointly offered professional learning opportunity: Roadmap for addressing unfinished K - 12 mathematics learning!

Over the course of four sessions, we will explore, develop and apply strategies for supporting student math learning as we begin our 3rd Covid-Impacted school year. Our learning will include: ways to approach unfinished learning, determining what (and what NOT) to teach, strategies for engaging students, and formative assessment strategies with an asset based view of learners.

Four 2 hour synchronous sessions. Sessions will be held via Zoom from 3:30 – 5:30 on September 8, 15, 29th and October 13th.

Only sessions held Sept 8th and 15th will qualify as a part of the Fall training series. All other sessions are on your own and will not qualify for compensation.

Sessions not recorded.

Please register via PD Enroller Here: https://www.pdenroller.org/psesd/catalog/135216

Problem Solving: Avoiding Keyword Strategies

[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]

Creator(s)- Brendan Jeffreys

Target Audience: PK-12 Certificated

Session Description: Learn about how having students identify key words when problem solving can be a barrier to deep understanding. Focus some time on thinking through how to effectively develop thoughtful problem solving and learn a bit about how Jamboard can help you see student thinking while in a remote or hybrid classroom.

1 hour asynchronous session

STEM Qualified Session

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PK-12 General Sessions

Problem-Based Learning and Design Thinking

* Intro to Equity in ASD

* Designing Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy

STEM Careers

* LGBTQ+ 101: Intro to Inclusion

* LGBTQ+: Intersectionality, Identity, & Inclusivity

* Ensuring Access Part 1: Engaging All Learners

* Ensuring Access Part 2: Representation

* Ensuring Access Part 3: Action and Expression

Planning Instruction that Supports Students' Social Emotional Learning

Introduction to Goalbook for Alternate Academics (students on WA-AIM)

Taking Special Education to the Next Level in 2021-2022

Person Centered Planning

* Equity by Design - Delivering on the Promise of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Intro to Goalbook (student taking SBA)

* Techquity - Starting Strong With Students

* Techquity - Blended Learning

* Techquity - Student Voice

IXL Foundations 2: Strategies for Data-Driven Instruction

Lesson Planning Made Easy with IXL Big Ideas Skill Plans

IXL Foundations 1: Essential Tools for Daily Instruction

K-12 Big Ideas Training Archive

Roadmap for addressing unfinished K - 12 mathematics learning!

Problem Solving: Avoiding Keyword Strategies

Department of Student Learning

Department of Technology

Student Special Services

Family Engagement and Student Success