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Description of Professional Learning Opportunity
Description of Professional Learning Opportunity
2ne PD Session offered Summer 2024
2ne PD Session offered Summer 2024
Description of Professional Learning: K-5 participants will dive into new Benchmark Represent resources and curriculum that was designed to celebrate rich voices and diverse identities, while further developing culturally responsive pedagogy and practices. This learning opportunity includes an emphasis on facilitating discussions with students. Opportunities for EL, SPED and Specialists will be offered in the future.
Description of Professional Learning: K-5 participants will dive into new Benchmark Represent resources and curriculum that was designed to celebrate rich voices and diverse identities, while further developing culturally responsive pedagogy and practices. This learning opportunity includes an emphasis on facilitating discussions with students. Opportunities for EL, SPED and Specialists will be offered in the future.
Each teacher will receive a collection of grade level specific, culturally relevant texts that promote windows and mirrors, critical thinking, multiple perspectives and knowledge building. (10 sets/titles - 6 copies of each with teacher guides and materials included)
Each teacher will receive a collection of grade level specific, culturally relevant texts that promote windows and mirrors, critical thinking, multiple perspectives and knowledge building. (10 sets/titles - 6 copies of each with teacher guides and materials included)
This professional learning opportunity and access to new perspectives classroom resources, aligns to the key shifts and concepts of the new 2020 ELA standards (p.3), particularly Perspective:
This professional learning opportunity and access to new perspectives classroom resources, aligns to the key shifts and concepts of the new 2020 ELA standards (p.3), particularly Perspective:
Perspective is an important focus of the standards. Whether examining an author’s perspective or a student’s personal perspective, understand that perspective develops and changes over time, is made up of many factors, and is shared to a different degree depending on a variety of circumstances. Author or student identity may be based on many factors, including, but not limited to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and/or disability. Students should be encouraged to consider their own identity and to look for what the author says about his/her/their identity. Students should not have assumptions made about their identity and should be discouraged from making assumptions about author identity.
Perspective is an important focus of the standards. Whether examining an author’s perspective or a student’s personal perspective, understand that perspective develops and changes over time, is made up of many factors, and is shared to a different degree depending on a variety of circumstances. Author or student identity may be based on many factors, including, but not limited to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and/or disability. Students should be encouraged to consider their own identity and to look for what the author says about his/her/their identity. Students should not have assumptions made about their identity and should be discouraged from making assumptions about author identity.
This professional learning opportunity and access to multiple perspectives classroom resources, also aligns to the key shifts and concepts of the new 2021 Social Studies standards (commissioner approved draft, p. 1).
This professional learning opportunity and access to multiple perspectives classroom resources, also aligns to the key shifts and concepts of the new 2021 Social Studies standards (commissioner approved draft, p. 1).
Ensuring that the standards reflect Minnesota’s student population is a lens that has been used throughout the standards review process. This (the 2021 Social Studies standards) includes the interdisciplinary study of the social, political, economic, and historical perspectives of the diverse racial and ethnic groups in America.
Ensuring that the standards reflect Minnesota’s student population is a lens that has been used throughout the standards review process. This (the 2021 Social Studies standards) includes the interdisciplinary study of the social, political, economic, and historical perspectives of the diverse racial and ethnic groups in America.
Email Communication to K-5 Classroom Teachers
Email Communication to K-5 Classroom Teachers
April 12th
Course Dates, Times & Payment Information
Course Dates, Times & Payment Information
Hello Staff
Equity Services and Elementary T&L are excited to offer a second session of Teaching With Texts that Offer Multiple Perspectives and Experiences Workshop. We received really thoughtful and actionable feedback from staff that participated in the first round and are ready to offer another session this summer: June 12th and 13th. Just like last time, this opportunity provides free books and instructional materials designed to increase student access to multiple perspectives text as well as support in implementing them. This learning opportunity is designed to support K-5 teachers (for now) with classroom resources and implementation of the key shifts and concepts within the new ELA and Social Studies Standards. (Opportunities for EL, SPED and Specialists will be offered in the future).
More information can be found in the CANVA flier as well as the Google form to apply (also linked here).
Information can also be found on the PreK-5 T&L website under Literacy > Multiple Perspectives
PLC/grade level teams are encouraged to apply together. The application deadline is April 24th, 2024.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jane.Bianchi@isd194.org or Kaetchen.Haugen@isd194.org as they will be leading this opportunity. Jane and Kaetchen will touch base with applicants on April 29th.
I would love for some staff from our building to attend if possible! Please know this is a PAID opportunity.
Dates & Times: (attendance required at BOTH 2 in-person sessions)
In-person sessions held from 12:00-4:00pm @ District Office***
Session 1–Wednesday, June 12th
Session 2–Thursday, June 13th
***Optional 2 additional hours: Opportunity for application of learning with students in summer Targeted Services (June 18th, 20th, 25th-27th only, between 8:15-11:30am)
2 OPTIONS: Once you've selected you choice 1 or 2, due to funding purposes, we are unable to accommodate changes in choice selection.
1. ) 8 PAID hours @ $40/hour & 8 General CEU hours awarded for attendance and participation
Two 4 hour in-person sessions = 8 hours
2.) 10 PAID hours @ $40/hour & 10 General CEUs hours awarded for attendance and participation
Two 4 hour in-person sessions = 8 hours
2 additional PAID hours @ $40/hour & 2 additional CEU hours awarded for application of learning with students in Targeted Services (1.5 hours teaching and 30 minutes of reflection)
Canva PD Course Flier
Canva PD Course Flier
(Summer 2024 session)
Google Form Application
Google Form Application
(Summer 2024 session)
(Summer 2024 session)
Benchmark Represent Titles for Multiple Perspectives PD (K-5)
Benchmark Represent Titles for Multiple Perspectives PD (K-5)
For more information, please contact:
For more information, please contact:
Kaetchen Haugen
Kaetchen Haugen
Equity Coordinator x2085
Equity Coordinator x2085
Jane Bianchi
Jane Bianchi
Elementary Teaching & Learning Specialist x2088
Elementary Teaching & Learning Specialist x2088
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