Professional Development

NEW: Be sure to check the calendar above for upcoming PDs and meetings!

Below you will find a list of the professional development that will be required (*) and recommended for CCS ESL teachers during this season of virtual instruction. This page will be periodically updated.

ALL CCS ESL Teachers:

• Tour of the ESL Department Google Site

• SWRL Site Tour

• ESL Instructional Support PDs

• Larry Ferlazzo’s Tips for Remote Teaching with ELL Students

• SIOP Meet-Up: "How do I implement SIOP® via distance learning?" This will also be a kick off for the #SIOPDL slow chat on Twitter via @SIOPModel. To sign up, fill out the form here.

• All Teachers should become familiar with the CCS online learning PD resource page where you can choose tutorials for your level of expertise at eLearning on Demand

Sending Email Through Infinite Campus (contributed by Tripti Agarwal)

Many students’ parents have email addresses in IC. It’s really easy to mass message them by:

1. Clicking on Instruction

2. Message Center

3. New

4. Type in subject and message

5. Click next and select your classes

6. Preview recipients before you send

7. Google Translate works really well (almost perfect) for Spanish and French.

2020 Beginning of the Year Professional Development Sessions

• Introduction & Training - ESL English Curriculum (Edcite Training)

• Edcite Training & Q&A - 09/02/2020

• Elementary ESL Welcome Back Meeting 8/28/2020

• ESL Fundations/HMH Training 8/24/2020

• ESL Fundations/HMH Training 8/25/2020

• ESL Contact Log/LEP Roster Support

• Talking Points/ESL Grouping Virtual Teaching Session

Google Classroom PDs

• Directing Students to your Google Classroom on Day 1

• YouTube: How to Use Google Classroom for Remote Teaching

• eLearning on Demand: Google Training

CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics) Resources

• CAL Resource Center: Webinars and Free Resources

• Putting the Social in Social Distancing: Promoting Oral Language Development in the Home (Worksheet)

• Putting the Social in Social Distancing: Promoting Oral Language Development in the Home (PowerPoint)

• 9 Ways to Put “Social” in #SocialDistancing: Language Learning Activities at Home #LanguageApplied

• Webinars and Resource Center

Edmentum

• Edmentum Pre-Recorded Webinars

  • Overview on how to use Edmentum

  • How to use Flex Assignments in Edmentum

NewsELA

• Getting Started Toolkit

• ELL Toolkit

• Annotations Deep Dive Handout

• Quick Links to NewsELA, Science, Social Studies, and SEL Collections

• Distance Learning Daily Lessons

• Quick Links for Distance Learning Materials

• Newsela Student Inquiry Choice Boards

OhioTESOL

• OTESOL Virtual Meetings During School Closings

Saddleback Webinars

• “Supporting ELs with Interruptions with Education” March 26, 2020 (start at the 7:50 mark to skip the preamble of website troubleshooting)

• "Five Easy-to-use Resources for Teaching ELs During School Closures" April 2, 2020

  • Webinar Slides

• Resource Links and Social Media Handles

• Ready to Go Lesson Links

• Pamela Broussard's Online Checklist

• Saddleback Webinars

Seidlitz Eductation

• Seidlitz Education Recorded Webinars

Study Island

• Study Island Pre-Recorded Webinar

  • Password: 3Y%0+*$9

Elementary

• Setting up Google Classrooms for Elementary

• Attend an i-ready webinar

• Elementary Touchbase Meeting Notes (No recordings available)

  • March 30, 2020

  • April 7, 2020

  • April 21, 2020

  • April 28, 2020

  • May 12, 2020

  • May 26, 2020

• Elementary Touchbase Meetings

  • September 29, 2020 Video | Agenda

  • October 15, 2020 Video | Agenda

  • October 29, 2020 Video | Agenda

  • November 12, 2020 Agenda

  • January 21, 2021 Video | Agenda

  • April 22, 2021 Video | Agenda

• Any additional training you feel necessary on district virtual PD site at eLearning on Demand

Middle School

• Getting Started with Study Island (MS Science & Social Studies - created by Kevin Smith)

• Google Classroom Tutorials (choose your proficiency level)

• Attend an i-ready webinar (ELA & Math ONLY!)

• Q&A with Columbus Global Academy teachers, April 8, 2020

• Any additional training you feel necessary on district virtual PD site at eLearning on Demand

High School

• Google Classroom Tutorials (choose your proficiency level)

• Edmentum Instructor Course

• Any additional training you feel necessary on district virtual PD site at eLearning on Demand

Secondary Meetings

• April 2, 2020

• April 9, 2020

• April 23, 2020