PK-5 Sessions
Sessions here are specific to PK-5 Grade Levels.
Seesaw and UDL
Creator(s)- Ann Goodwin
Target Audience: K-2 Only
Certificated
10/12 - 4:30-5:30pm
Session Description: *K-2 teachers only* Come learn quick and easy ways to provide UDL options for your students within Seesaw. Walk away with some ready to go activities to help get your school year started, too!
1 hour synchronous session
**NGSS 101
Creator(s)-Casey Killett
Target Audience: PK-5 Certificated
Session Description: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are the foundation for science instruction across the state and nation. Explore how NGSS was built, how to analyze the standards and brainstorm ideas on how you can connect them to what you already teach in Math and ELA.
2 hour asynchronous session
STEM Qualified Session
**Practical Strategies for Fostering Inclusive & Diverse Early Childhood Classrooms
Creator(s)- Kara Abernethy-Friedman, Mandy Koning, Sarah Mattison
Target Audience: Transition to Kindergarten & ECE teachers
October 26th
4:30-6:30 JPF Portable 901
Session Description: This multi-part training series will help TTK & ECE teachers set the foundation for the social-emotional and academic development of students. Teachers will learn about effective, culturally responsive practices that focus on strategies & systems that address achievement gaps and ultimately keep children in school.
Equity Qualified Session
2.0 hour synchronous session
**K-5 Math Updates
Creator(s)- Department of Student Learning
Target Audience: PK-5 Certificate
Session Description: K-5 teachers of math, please join us for this session where you will be provided with an overview of the instructional calendar for the 23-24 school year, updates and insights on what content is coming up next, what content is most critical, and how content is being measured. This session will also highlight the resources available to support your balanced math classroom.
1 hour asynchronous session
STEM Qualified Session
Teaching ELA K-2
Creator(s)- Stephanie Knapp, Evelyn Probert, Ryann Mead
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificate
Session Description: Join this session to get an overview of the 23-24 ELA Instructional Calendar, ASD ELA Website, Weekly Plans and Progress Report Guidelines documents.
1 hour asynchronous session
Teaching ELA 3-5
Creator(s)- Stephanie Knapp, Evelyn Probert, Ryann Mead
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificated
Session Description: Join this session to get an overview of the 23-24 ELA Instructional Calendar, ASD ELA Website, Weekly Plans and Progress Report Guidelines documents.
1 hour asynchronous session
Teaching 4th and 5th Grade Word Recognition in CORE
Creator(s)- Stephanie Knapp, Evelyn Probert, Ryann Mead
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificate
Session Description: Join this session to learn more about two word recognition resources available for 4th and 5th grade teachers: "Reading Big Words" and "Spelling Dictation."
1 hour asynchronous session
Teaching with Wonders: An Introduction for New Teachers
Creator(s)- Stephanie Knapp, Evelyn Probert, Ryann Mead
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificate
Session Description: This session is for teachers who are new to using Wonders. This session includes a brief introductory video and an opportunity to practice finding and using some of the online components.
1 hour asynchronous session
Shifting our Practice: Rethinking how we teach reading comprehension
Creator(s)- Stephanie Knapp, Ryann Mead
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificate
Session Description: The Science of Reading is about more than just foundational skills. Knowledge building is an important component in order for our students to make sense of what they read. Join this session to learn more about this topic and to begin reflecting on how reading comprehension instruction needs to shift in our classrooms and across our system. Let's learn and grow together! 1 hour asynchronous session
K-1 Handwriting for Countdown and Blast
Creator(s)- Erica Moore
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificate
PK-5 Classified
Session Description: Really Great Reading has launched a handwriting program for the Countdown and Blast programs. Learn about how handwriting supports the Science of Reading as you become familiar with the new handwriting programs.
1 hour asynchronous session
Answering Difficult Questions When Teaching Growth & Development Lessons
Creator(s)- Kerri Gibbard Line, Jill Barrett
Target Audience:
4th and 5th grade teachers, nurses
10.16.23
4:30-6:330 PM
Session Description: Students sometimes ask questions that are challenging to answer. This session will provide many useful strategies for answering questions in a respectful and inclusive manner while also maintaining appropriate boundaries.
2 hour asynchronous session
**Fact Fluency
[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]
Creator(s) - Department of Student Learning
Target Audience: Certificated & Classified
Meets FCS02
Session Description: Review what research says about teaching and assessing basic facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Access to resources will be provided in this session as well.
1 hour asynchronous session
STEM Qualified Session
**Targeted Review: What is it?
Creator(s) - Brendan Jeffreys
Target Audience: PK-5
Meets FCS02
Session Description: Targeted review is an important piece of the balanced math classroom and can help push students towards mastery of standards. In this session, you will learn how can you manage your math block to include targeted review that will help all students excel.
1 hour asynchronous session
STEM Qualified Session
**Big Ideas Assessment Platform Training
Creator(s)- Big Ideas and ASD Instructors
Target Audience: PK-5
Meets FCS02
Session Description: ASD Chapter and Domain assessments are now available on the Big Ideas assessment platform for grades 3-5. Watch this short video outlining the process for accessing, assigning, and viewing the assessments in Big Ideas. Please use the remainder of the half hour allocated for this training to familiarize yourself with the ASD assessments in Big Ideas and the process for assigning them to students.
Before you begin this course, please Sign In using the Fall Training Series - Sign In/Sign Out.
30 minute asynchronous session
STEM Qualified Session
Math weekly Plan K-5 - Fitting It All In
Creator(s)- DSL - Erika Moore
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificated
Session Description: Learn how to successfully implement a balanced math classroom by following the 5-Day Plan for math.
1 hour asynchronous session
**Standards, Test and Item Specifications
Creator(s)- Brendan Jeffreys
Target Audience:
PK-5 Certificated
Session Description: Learn how to leverage a critical math instructional tool.
1 hour asynchronous session
STEM Qualified Session
**Problem Solving: Avoiding Keyword Strategies
Creator(s)- Brendan Jeffreys
Target Audience: PK-5 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
**Mystery Science 101
[Repeated from 2020-21 Training Series]
Creator(s)- Mystery Science
Target Audience: Certificated & Classified
Meets FCS02
Session Description: ASD recently purchased K-5 licensing for Mystery Science. Learn the basics of this new resource for supporting science learning!
1 hour asynchronous session
STEM Qualified Session
**Big Ideas Training Library
Creator(s)- Big Ideas
Target Audience: Anyone supporting math instruction K-8
Meets FCS02
Session Description The Big Ideas Training Library provides a variety of resources to successfully teach math with the Big Ideas Math curriculum. This offering has video tutorials for teaching Big Ideas and using their robust online platform for teaching, learning, and assessment.
STEM Qualified Session
Quaver Learning: Choose your adventure
Creator(s)- Julie Pettit, Jill Barrett
Target Audience:
Elementary Music Specialists
Session Description: Elementary Music Teachers can advance their Quaver curriculum knowledge through Quaver PD or attend a Quaver Webinar or Special Event.
1.5 hour asynchronous session
Kim Sutton 10-Block Training for Math Fact Fluency
Creator(s) - Kim Sutton
Target Audience: PK-5 Certificated
Session Description: K-5 Auburn School District staff who have not been through 10 Block training with Kim Sutton may now complete the training as a part of your training series hours. The total time necessary to completed the 10 block training is 6 hours.
To access the 10 Block Program as a part of your Training series hours staff must contact Misty Totten (mtotten@auburn.wednet.edu) for coordination of materials. It is required that you have all necessary materials in place prior to beginning the video training.
Once materials are in place Misty will reach out to provide the associated 6 hours of training videos for your grade band. Be sure to be logged in to your district Google account for access.
K-2 Training Videos: https://sites.google.com/auburn.wednet.edu/asdccssmathematics/professional-development/kim-sutton-aug-2021-training-videos/k-2
3-5 Training Videos: https://sites.google.com/auburn.wednet.edu/asdccssmathematics/professional-development/kim-sutton-aug-2021-training-videos/3-6
Fall Training Series Sign In/Out
ASD Elementary Health Education: An introduction and overview
Creator(s)- Jill Barrett, Ann Goodwin
Target Audience: PK-5 Certificated, PK- 5 Classified
Meets FCS02
Session Description: This session will review current ASD Health Standards and preview HealthSmart curriculum which will be presented to the school board for adoption at the end of May. If you are curious about health education at the elementary level and what is required by OSPI, this session is for you!
1 hour asynchronous session
Teaching How to Decode Big Words
(Meets FCS02 Para Requirement)
Creator(s)- Stephanie Knapp, Ryann Mead, Evelyn Probert
Target Audience: Certificated
Pk -5, 6-8
Session Description: Learn and practice an instructional routine for teaching your students how to decode big words.
2 hour asynchronous session