Content Specific Training
Summer PBL Institute: 1 day of dedicated to Content-specific Training and/or work within Content Specific PLC groups
Logic of English & Reading Horizon PLC group
Teachers engaged with training videos and practice in what Science of Reading activities look like from both of these publishers and then worked together to identify which methods they were using - to ensure fluidity of instruction K-12.
Imagine Mathematics PLC group
Teachers engaged with training videos and evaluating digital plug-ins, and looked at new digital resources available at the IM website. Once the overview was completed they transitioned into PLC mode and discussed math correlations, what is working and where students are struggling when they transition to the next grade-band.
On-going Year Long Content Specific Training
Cultivating Readers Training
During the 2021-22 school year we became a member of this state-run program that trains teachers on the Science of Reading. We have four-five teachers, including our special education teacher, our administrator, and two parents that are involved in this program. We would like to expand this to more teachers next year.
Training materials can be found at: https://idahotc.com/Topics/Readers
Training has occurred both virtually and in person.
STEM Leadership Cohort
During the 2018-19 school year our Administrator was a member of this cohort. During the 2019-20 school year and into the following school year we had four teachers and our administrator that attended these trainings.
Training from EduCurious on PBL practices.
Teaching Mathematical Thinking (TMT) and RMC Training
Participation in various aspects of this groups are encouraged and we have one teacher that attends these training regularly and two others that attend them periodically.