FACILITATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer 2024 PD:
Emerging Technologies Studio (with Ben Lamp) x 2
Use of Proficiency Scales to Activate Student Learning and Engagement (with Kate Fruth)
Educator Panel Discussion at AI Summit
Marzano Prospective Associates Training: "Timely, Accurate, and Meaningful Feedback: A Hybrid Model"
CURRICULUM RENEWAL SUPPORT
Curriculum Renewal Cycle Review Board
Curriculum Writing/Atlas Guide
Phase 1 Curriculum: Performing Arts
Personality + Roles Discussion
Community Agreements and Decision-Making Protocol
Phase 2 Curriculum: Career and Technology Education (CTE - Business, Family and Consumer Science, Technical Education and Engineering)
Scope and Sequence Visuals
Phase 2 work on PD Days
Guided Work Days - Use of AI to:
Align Learning Targets to:
Priority and supporting standards
Phases of Learning (surface, deep, transfer)
PSD Graduate Profile competencies
Generate key vocabulary
Pose essential questions
Note: Personally wrote all of the PHS culinary curriculum
Generate department-specific instructional look-fors aligned to instructional priorities (for teachers and students)
Phase 3 Curriculum: Art, Physical Education/Health, and World Language (with Ben Lamp and Robin Wilson)
Facilitated personality and roles discussion
Developed community agreements, norms, and decision-making protocol
Facilitated proficiency scale development
Coordinated peer observations:
Scheduled and accompanied teachers
Analyzed data to help determine next steps
CONTENT SUPPORT (WORLD LANGUAGE)
Vocabulary Instruction
Best practices for learning a world language by standard
Benefits of Learning Another Language
World Language Scope and Sequence graphic
EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS
At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
Year 2 Teacher PLP meetings and formal coaching cycles
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
classroom observations and feedback
PLC MEETINGS
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Science/Social Studies Teams:
World Language Team:
Increasing student use of the target language
Intentional teaching of grammatical terms to prepare students for high school
Business/Family and Consumer Science/Music:
Intentional student groupings
Feedback: teacher, self-, and peer-assessment
FACILITATED PSD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer 2023 PD:
Support for Marzano's 2-Day Proficiency Scales PD
Inquiry, Design Thinking, and Technology (with Diana Laufenburg and Ben Lamp)
PSD Personalized PD Days
Phases of Learning and Interdisciplinary Practices (with Nelson Brownell, Jenny Klemme, Jane Matter, Brian Sniff, and Shawn Upton)
Engaging the Learner: Proficiency Scales Strand (with Kate Fruth and Paul Bursi)
WORLD LANGUAGE CURRICULUM RENEWAL SUPPORT
Review of proposed curricular units (6-12 Chinese, French, and Spanish)
Facilitation of standards update
Facilitation of WL look-fors; start of Phase III
EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS
At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
Year 2 Teacher PLP meetings and formal coaching cycles
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts
classroom observations and feedback
observations, feedback, and mock interview of music department student teacher
ACMS PLC MEETINGS
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Science/Social Studies Teams:
World Language Team:
Increasing student use of the target language
Intentional teaching of grammatical terms to prepare students for high school
Business/Family and Consumer Science/Music:
Intentional student groupings
Feedback: teacher, self-, and peer-assessment
STANDARDS-BASED GRADING REVIEW TEAM
ACMS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM + PHS BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM
AI IN EDUCATION
Technology: AI
Co-presented AI in School District: Vision, Implementation, Reality
Created graphics (using AI) for AI Guidance for Students and Staff 2024 and Regional AI Summit
Volunteered to facilitate teacher round table discussion on us of AI at summit
FACILITATED PSD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer 2022 PD:
PSD Personalized PD Days
October, November, and January: Differentiated Support for Creating and Using Proficiency Scales/Rubric Hybrids Tools
January 23, 2023: Canva Open Door
February 27, 2023: Integrating Canva into Instruction, Classroom Routines, Assessment, and Feedback
EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS
At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
Year 2 Teacher PLP meetings and formal coaching cycles
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts
classroom observations and feedback
University Supervisor for Concordia University - Chicago student
ACMS PLC MEETINGS
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Science/Social Studies Teams:
Data Analysis
HIIT Planning
Standards-Based Assessments
Proficiency Scales
World Language Team: Hybrid Proficiency Scales/Rubrics for Priority Standards and using feedback tools for teacher-, peer-, and self-assessment.
Business/Family and Consumer Science/Music:
ACMS Instructional Playbook components:
Bell work
Clarity
Closure
Classroom Routines/Management
STANDARDS-BASED GRADING REVIEW TEAM
ACTION RESEARCH
Co-creation committee
Template design
Proficiency Scale/Rubric Hybrid
FACILITATED PSD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer 2021 PD:
New Teacher Tech PD
PSD Personalized PD Days
October 25, 2021: Proficiency Scales
November 29, 2021: Proficiency Scales
January 28, 2022: ACMS Data Review + HIIT Planning
February 21, 2022: Atlas, Assessments, and Actions
EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS
At PHS
Attended goal-setting in fall and midyear meetings to support teacher's PLPs and identify coaching opportunities
At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts
classroom observations and feedback
ACMS PLC MEETINGS
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Science/Social Studies Teams:
Data Analysis
HIIT Planning
Standards-Based Assessments
Proficiency Scales
World Language Team: Lit Circles
Business/Family and Consumer Science/Music:
Standards
Proficiency Scales
Speedgrader Pro Tips
Meaningful Feedback
ALT ED/FORESIGHT PROGRAM
Portfolio Template
Project Template
Proficiency Scales
Intake Document
Graphics (logos, handbook cover, etc.)
LITERACY
Catalogued ACMS and PHS classroom libraries
Lit Circle PD for World Language Teachers
Facilitated PSD PD sessions:
Summer 2020 PD:
Authentic and Relevant Assessments (Virtual)
Blended Learning 2020 (Virtual)
Canvas 2020 (Hybrid) - 2 sections
New Teacher Canvas PD (Virtual)
Developed and delivered 6-12 Canvas Expectations
PSD Personalized PD Days
October 16, 2020: Assessment & Proficiency Scale Development
November 19, 2020: Making the Most of Canvas in a Pandemic (or Anytime)
January 25, 2021: SBG Self-Reflection
March 1, 2021: Atlas Reports PD + Deep Dive
EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS:
At PHS
Attended goal-setting in fall and midyear meetings to support teacher's PLPs
At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts
classroom observations and feedback
Worked with Dave Zindler, fellow Learning Coach to comprehensively reviewed the current EE tools and ongoing District initiatives and offer suggestions for revisions to documents and processes that include:
Clarity
Consistency
Phases of Learning
Strength-based language
(presented to Colin Jacobs, HR Director and Danielle Bosanec, Chief Academic Officer on April 27, 2021)
DISCIPLINARY LITERACY
Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach and Reading Interventionist to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills.
Created graphics for E/LA curriculum revision
Created tools for E/LA classroom library DEI audits at ACMS + PHS
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION
Collaborated with leadership team to create visuals and commitments for the DEI team
DIGITIZED PROCESSES
Summer PD sign-up, confirmations, and tracking
Facilitated PSD PD sessions:
Summer 2018 PD:
4 sections of Canvas PD (Quizzes, Mastery Paths, Feedback, Discussions, Groupings)
2-day Blended Learning Live! (PSD Cohort #1)
Capture, Edit, and Share Digital Photos and Videos
Meeting Canvas Expectations in year 1 and year 2 of the initiative. Reviewing and updating Canvas expectations for 2019-2020
Canvas and Blended Learning cohort sessions on PSD Personalized PD Days
EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching
Helped update EE Canvas courses and provide assistance as educators and evaluators navigate the site.
At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
writing PLPs
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts
classroom observations and feedback
Standards Based Grading
Continued to help teachers create standards-based proficiency scales
Continued to update teachers on use of SBG grade book in Skyward
Disciplinary Literacy
Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills
Continued to maintain and rebranded/updated PSD Professional Development Google Site
Designed and maintained Digital Dashboards to gather and sort data:
Digitized District Processes:
Pewaukee Scholarship Fund Application
Conference Approval Process
Masters Degree Approval Process
PSD Field Trip Approval + Calendar Event Creator
PHS Counselors Website
PHS and ACMS Student Chromebook Splash Pages
Provided Personalized PD to support the PSD Guiding principles:
8 sections of Canvas PD
Panel discussion on next steps in Canvas (Mastery Paths, Feedback, Grouping, etc.)
Meeting Canvas Expectations in year 1 and year 2 of the initiative
Educator Effectiveness end of year reflections, self-evaluations, artifacts
EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching
Helped create and maintain Canvas EE courses and forms, as well as train teachers and Admin how to submit assignments and provide feedback as both teachers and students.
At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
writing PLPs (often with a technology focus)
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)
classroom observations/feedback Year 1 teachers (intentional coaching)
review of PDPs prior to licensure changes
Standards Based Grading
Served on PHS SBG Review Team
Helped PHS teachers create standards-based proficiency scales
Continued to update teachers on use of SBG grade book in Skyward
Trained teachers to use Skyward as SBG grading tool both with screencasts (Intro to SBG grade book, Success Skills) and personalized coaching and conversations
Disciplinary Literacy
Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills
Continued to maintain and update PSD Professional Development Google Site
Developed a Google-based system for teachers to sign-up for Personalized Professional Development
By using Google Forms, Google Sheets with =addif functions and conditional formatting, Google Sites, and AwesomeTables, we were able to replace the expensive My Learning Plan tool, while maintaining functionality and ease of both teacher and admin use.
Designed and maintained Digital Dashboards to gather and sort data:
PSD Personalized Professional Development Tracker
PSD Personalized Professional Development Archived Resources
ACMS RtI
ACMS and PHS Discipline Referrals
District RtI Survey
PHS Resource
Pewaukee School District Strategic Plan:
Strategy: Technology
Action Plan: Digital Citizenship: Update comprehensive K-12 Digital Literacy curriculum, including the development of a Digital Citizenship Success Skill for 2016-2017
EdTech Learning Coaches support job-embedded professional learning opportunities for teaching staff, that focus on supporting authentic application of classroom technology
Expand learning opportunities for parents on the current technology practices in the District
Co-created digital citizenship lessons for staff PD and use with students
Strategy: Teaching & Learning
Action Plan #1: Personalized Learning: Support innovative use of technology to engage students in personalized, real-world instruction and assessment: "Ongoing support of effect use of technology as a key tool for personalization."
Strategy: Workforce Engagement & Development: Train all admin and teachers in use of new technologies and deploy/track staff development
Canvas LMS
EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching
Created Google Classroom Tool and forms to replace Teachscape at PSD.
At PHS, I assisted teachers with:
writing SLOs and PPGS (often with a technology focus)
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)
classroom observations of Year 1 teachers (intentional coaching)
review of PDPs
At ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
writing SLOs and PPGS (often with a technology focus)
identifying high-leverage artifacts
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)
classroom observations of Year 1 teachers (intentional coaching)
review of PDPs
Standards Based Grading
Helped PHS teachers create standards-based proficiency scales
Helped pilot and continued to update teachers on use of SBG grade book in Skyward
Trained teachers to use Skyward as SBG grading tool both with screencasts (Intro to SBG grade book, Success Skills) and personalized coaching and conversations
PSD Assessment Training (all Learning Coaches and Administrators)
Disciplinary Literacy
Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills:
#READ22 Pirate Reading Challenge
Summer Reading Program
Consulted on Creation of PSD Professional Development Google Site (Danielle Bosanec and Mike Cady)
Designed and maintained Digital Dashboards to gather and sort data:
PSD Personalized Professional Development Tracker
PSD Personalized Professional Development Archived Resources
ACMS RtI
ACMS Discipline Referrals
District RtI Survey
PHS Resource
ACMS Scheduling
Directly supported the technology component of PSD Strategic Plan:
Key focus is to research & update comprehensive K-12 Digital Literacy curriculum, including the development of a Digital Citizenship Success Skill for 2016-2017
EdTech Learning Coaches support job-embedded professional learning opportunities for teaching staff, that focus on supporting authentic application of classroom technology
Expand learning opportunities for parents on the current technology practices in the District
EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching
Created Google Classroom Tool and forms to replace Teachscape at PSD.
At PHS, I assisted teachers with:
writing SLOs and PPGS (often with a technology focus)
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)
review of PDPs
At ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
personalizing EE Portfolios
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)
navigating new Google Classroom tool
review of PDPs
Ran two end-of-year sessions with Dave Zindler to assist teachers across the district in completing and scoring their EEPs, self-assessing using the Danielson Framework for Teachers, and identifying, reflecting upon, and tagging artifacts. (Link to presentation - April 22, 2016)
Personalized Learning Task Force
Contributed to PSD PL Taskforce Google+ Community
Worked with teachers to use SAMR and Trudacot models to create innovative lessons
Standards Based Grading
Collaboration with PHS administrators and Effectiveness coaches to finalize Pewaukee High School Grading Guidelines
Helped PHS teachers create standards-based proficiency scales
Helped develop SBG grade book in Skyward
Trained teachers to use Skyward as SBG grading tool both with screencasts (Intro to SBG grade book, Success Skills) and personalized coaching and conversations
PSD Assessment Training (all Learning Coaches and Administrators)
Disciplinary Literacy
Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills:
Department disciplinary literacy bookmarks
PHS Reading Challenge video and data collection
Summer reading program Google Site, sign-up, book order
Digital Dashboards to gather and sort data:
ACMS RtI
ACMS Discipline Referrals
District RtI Survey
PHS Resource
ACMS Scheduling
Directly supported the technology component of PSD Strategic Plan:
Key focus is to research & update comprehensive K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum
EdTech Learning Coaches will support job-embedded professional learning opportunities for teaching staff, that focus on supporting authentic application of classroom technology
Expand learning opportunities for parents on the current technology practices in the District
EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching
At PHS, I assisted teachers with:
writing SLOs and PPGS (often with a technology focus)
creating assessments and rubrics
gathering and analyzing data
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)
navigating Teachscape
review of PDPs
At ACMS, I assisted teachers with:
personalizing EE Portfolios
self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)
navigating Teachscape
Personalized Learning Task Force
Created and contributed to PSD PL Taskforce Google+ Community
Worked with teachers to use SAMR and Trudacot models to create innovative lessons
Completed the 5Ws of PL eCourse
Standards Based Grading
Collaboration with PHS administrators and Effectiveness coaches to finalize Pewaukee High School Grading Guidelines
Co-created SBG Introductory Parent Presentation
Helped PHS teachers identify department reportable standards and further unwrap priority and supporting standards
Helped PHS teachers create standards based rubrics
Helped investigate SBG grade book options
PSD Assessment Training (all Learning Coaches and Administrators)
Will assist in modifying Skyward to meet our SBG grade book needs at PHS
Disciplinary Literacy
Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills:
Actualization Plan posters
Department disciplinary literacy bookmarks
Summer reading program Google Site, sign-up, book order