Course Description: This professional learning experience will give participants an introduction to Community Engagement. Participants will learn the different components of community engagement and the importance of civic engagement. This course will lay the foundation for Community Asset Mapping.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand that engagement is much deeper than involvement. Give examples of community engagement through a Google Document.

Course Number in TNL: 36423

Date: July 13, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Date: July 13, 2021

Time: 2:45pm - 4:45pm

Course Description: This professional learning experience is part one of a series on Asset Mapping. Participants will learn how to identiy assets in a community to build strong partnerships and investments in the lives of our students and families. Participants must complete this course before advancing to Asset Mapping II-IV. Each course will scaffold.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will gain an understanding of the gifts and talents our students, parents, and community bring to the table that can help schools.

Course Number in TNL: 36443

Date: July 14, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Date: July 14, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This professional learning experience is part two of a series on Asset Mapping. Participants will take the skills they learned from Asset Mapping I to work in teams to identify the needs of students. They will then complete an independent student asset map. The goal is for educators to see the rich resources that are in Rochester. Participants must complete this course before advancing to Asset Mapping III-IV. Each course will scaffold.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will gain an understanding of the gifts and talents our students, parents, and community bring to the table that can help schools

Course Number in TNL: 36424

Date: July 19, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Date: July 19, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This professional learning experience is part three of a series on Asset Mapping. Participants will take the skills they learned from Asset Mapping I and II to connect with the assets they identified in their sample student’s community. We will begin process of designing a map in Google My Maps. Participants will be able to engage with community leaders through a panel discussion on the importance of identifying the assets in our community. Participants must complete this course before advancing to Asset Mapping IV. Each course will scaffold.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Gaining an understanding of the gifts and talents our students, parents, and community bring to the table that can help schools.

Course Number in TNL: 36425

Dates: July 21, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Dates: July 21, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This professional learning experience is part three of a series on Asset Mapping. Participants will take the skills they learned from Asset Mapping I - III to design an explain the assets of a sample students’ community using Google My Maps. Participants will develop a brief assets guide for their researched students community.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Gaining an understanding of the gifts and talents our students, parents, and community bring to the table that can help schools.

Course Number in TNL: 36446

Dates: July 26, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Dates: July 26, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This professional learning experience will provide participants will an overview of the Community Schools strategy including the four pillars, standards, equity, and innovation.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Understanding Community Schools as an educational intervention and equity strategy

Course Number in TNL: 36422

Dates: June 29, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Dates: June 29, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This professional learning experience will dig deep into Community School Pillar 3 - Active Family and Community Engagement. Educators will learn that engagement happens on a continuum – from partnering with parents to develop and promote a vision for student success, to offering courses, activities, and services for parents and community members, to creating structures and opportunities for shared leaderships. Participants will also understand the difference between involvement and engagement.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to connect with families and communities for student success.

Course Number in TNL: 36451

Dates: July 1, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Dates: July 1, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This professional learning experience will dig deep into Community School Pillar 4 – Collaborative Leadership and Practices, which provides the relational “glue” that connects and reinforces all community school pillars. Participants will learn about strategic and community partnerships and how when they work together effectively, lead to student success. Educators will talk with community based organizations and community leaders about the impact of collaborative leadership and practices. Additionally, participants will learn about Community Engagement Teams.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to understand the importance of strategic and community partnerships.

Course Number in TNL: 36445

Dates: July 6, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Dates: July 6, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: Community Schools take a “whole-child” approach to supporting students’ educational and life success. This means that they pay explicit attention to students’ social and emotional development as well as their academic learning, recognizing that they are intertwined and mutuall reinforcing. This professional learning experience will teach participants all the components of Community School Pillar 1: Integrated Student Supports

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to identify the academic barriers that prevent students from learning and have the appropriate tools to align students with the right services.

Course Number in TNL: 36444

Dates: July 8, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Dates: July 8, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: Teachers, participating in this collegial circle will evaluate the components of the book, Bridging Where They Are and What They Need-in order to gain a better understanding of ELL - SIFE students (Students with Inconsistent/Interrupted Formal Education). Increasing our understanding of SIFE needs will allow for a collaborative effort to design an approach to best assist SIFE students emotionally, socially, linguistically, and academically. This collegial learning circle will explore how to build language skills at the same time that they are teaching new content. Specific skills that teachers will develop are: how to craft lessons that ELLs can learn the first time they are taught, checking for understanding throughout a lesson, embed vocabulary instruction across the curriculum, address listening, speaking, reading and writing in all lessons. This is a 5 week collegial circle for a total of 10 hours with no Zoom meetings. We will read a chapter each week and submit a reflection along with participating in a weekly discussion board through padlet. It will function much like an eLearning course but also allow for online community building. Upon registering, we will send you the information for our google classroom and discussion boards. Participants will need to register for all sections of the course to receive credit.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to create effective lessons for SIFE students by using instructional strategies that address students' needs. Having obtained deeper knowledge of SIFE, administrators can create programs and teachers can design lessons that are appropriate for this ELL group. Participants will be able to an increased awareness to effectively address the needs of SIFE students.

Course Number in TNL: 36010

Dates: July 26 - August 30, 2021

Time: Various

Course Description: Teachers participating in this online course will learn about the characteristics of SIFE, and how to plan/adapt content lessons for Students with Interrupted or Inconsistent Formal Education, using the Mutually Adaptive Learning Paradigm (MALP). This will most benefit general education/content teachers. There will be time for practical application during our2 hour course work. The PD runs through Google Classroom and doesn't require any Zoom meetings. It will run much like an eLearning course. Once you are registered, we will send you the code to our classroom and instructions

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to better support the Socio-emotional growth of ELL-SIFE students by teacher observations, evidence in assessments, projects (PBL), MALP lesson plans and other work produced by SIFE. MALP products and language acquisition progress reports. Participants will be able to create effective lessons for SIFE students by using instructional strategies that address students' needs .

Course Number in TNL: 36012

Dates: August 2 - August 9, 2021

Time: Various

Dates: August 11 - August 18, 2021

Time: Various

Course Description: This course will focus on the concept of translanguaging and its role in all classrooms (bilingual, ENL or English-medium content classes). Participants will use the CUNY NYSIEB resources to explore a variety of translanguaging strategies and identify strategies that align with their content area. Participants will review and analyze their own instruction to identify spaces for translanguaging and will create a lesson plan that includes one or more of the translanguaging strategies discussed

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to can define translanguaging and identify its role in instruction. Participants will be ale to identify which translanguaging strategies best align with my content area and incorporate these strategies into my instruction.

Course Number in TNL: 36351

Dates: July 14 and July 15, 2021

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Dates: July 21 and July 22, 2021

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Course Description: RCSD has outlined its researched based approach to language and literacy development. A Language and Literacy Development Approach (LLDA) seeks to give strategic opportunities to develop core content area knowledge, analytical practices, and discipline-specific academic uses of language in an environment that uses grade-level standards, is relevant, challenging, engages, empowers, and inspires learning every day. This professional development series will take a deep dive into the essential elements of language and literacy development as outline in the Rochester City School District. The series will include sessions on scaffolding, home and new language progressions, the advance hallmarks of literacy, translanguaging and embedded culturally relevant and best practices for Multilingual Learners. *** Participants need to sign up for all sections of this course to receive credit. Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to plan lessons incorporating RCSD's researched based approach to language and literacy development. Participants will be able to use scaffolding strategies, home and new language progressions, the advance hallmarks of literacy, and translanguaging elements to create culturally relevant lesson for my students

Course Number in TNL: 36379

Dates: August 10, 12, 17, 19 and 24, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: This PD format will be a collegial circle with a focus for teachers in grades 3-12 who work with ELLs. Participates will read, reflect and plan using the text, The Translanguaging Classroom (Garcia, Ibarra Johnson & Seltzer, 2017). Participants will develop an understanding of dynamic bilingualism, develop a translanguaging stance for their classrooms and create lessons using the translanguaging design. Implementation of the strategies will support culturally responsive teaching, highlight social and linguistic justice and enhance student engagement with a deeper understanding of the content along with the new and home languages.

Target Audience: All 3 - 12

Outcomes: Participants will be able to define translanguaging and identify my translanguaging stance. Participants will be able to use translanguaging design to plan and implement culturally and linguistically responsive lessons that engage students in a deeper understanding of content through use of home and new languages.

Course Number in TNL: 36005

Dates: July 13, 20, 27, August 10 and 17, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: Participants will be able to define child sex trafficking, understand the myths and misconceptions associated with child self trafficking, identify red flags and sex exploitation, recall reporting practices for suspected child trafficking, define basic human needs and identify examples of how traffickers manipulate them, identify risk factors and vulnerabilities traffickers use to target children and recognize common grooming tactics used by traffickers. Participants will be able to define trauma and the continuum of trauma, identify the impact and responses of complex trauma associated with CST and recall successful strategies for engagement with youth who have experienced trauma..

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will receive a certificate online after completing course. must submit certificate for credit

Course Number in TNL: 36330

Dates: June 30 - August 27, 2021

Time: Various

Course Description: Examine the legalization of Marijuana and the impact on students and families. New legislation has made the realization of legalizing marijuana a reality. According to the Youth Risk behavioral survey 32% of high school students have used and 21% used it in the past month. Usage of Marijuana increased with student’s grade level and more females reported using marijuana. In order to combat future problems and work toward prevention.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will have an awareness about how the legalization of Marijuana can impact their students and families. Participants will gain resources to help their students and families about the misuse of Marijuana and places to go for help.

Course Number in TNL: 36328

Date: July 27, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: In this workshop, staff will learn about a new resource – Gale in Context for Educators, a suite of databases for students in K-12. We will learn about each database as well as the For Educators portion, which provides teacher tools for curation that enables educators to find and personalize digital learning content, plan learning activities that work well for remote or in-person environments and provide equity for all students. For Educators connects with Google Classroom and SeeSaw, with databases translated into 43 languages.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Particpants will know what Gale Resources are available to them and where they are located

Course Number in TNL: 36363

Date: July 19, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Date: August 9, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Course Description: In this workshop, staff will learn about the variety of digital social emotional resources available through the School Library Sytem. Participants will learn about eBooks and database resources, how to access content and share ideas for their use with students. We will talk about Cameron’s Collection from Gale as well as Rosen’s Spotlight on Social Emotional Learning.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to locate and use School Library System SEL resources.

Course Number in TNL: 36365

Date: August 10, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This course will cover purchasing rules, laws and policies can be very confusing and complex. This class will add some clarity regarding these areas. The course will try to simplify the process and improve the approval cycle time. This course is for anyone in the district responsible for submitting requisitions, receiving on orders or even just staff that needs to better understand the processes and thresholds when they are thinking about an order

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: This course will assist the users in getting it right the first time without rework and waste. The targeted audience is anyone in the district responsible for submitting requisitions, receiving on orders or even just staff that needs to better understand the processes and thresholds when they are thinking about an order

Course Number in TNL: 36394

Date: August 24, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Date: August 26, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: In this course partcipants will learn about the role of the home school assistant/parent liaison and other building staff in engaging parents to build an inclusive school community. Additionally participants will review opportunities where parents are currently engaged.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand how they can strengthen parent engagement through their individual role. Become aware of current engagement opportunities for parents and brainstorm new opportunities within their building.

Course Number in TNL: 36389

Date: August 16, 2021

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Date: August 20, 2021

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Course Description: DESIGN. INNOVATE. COLLABORATE. Imagine a place where creativity and innovation are paramount. Where teachers take on the role of students, delving into hands-on STEM activities. A place where inquiry-based learning leads to real-world applications. Where like-minded educators gather to collaborate and take risks. This is Future City Competition: an immersive experience in STEM education based on a national competition for middle grade students to participate and compete in. This session is targeted to those who specifically have funding to support offering this club during after-school hours. Competition operates from September - January with the possibility of competing during the February Winter Break.

Target Audience: All

Specifically for schools and identified leaders who currently participate in the BOSCH Grant.

Outcomes: Participants will have a strong understanding of the goals and objectives of the Future City Competition.

Course Number in TNL: 36453

Date: August 16, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This course is an introduction to the Data Wise Improvement Process and will provide an overview of the steps and phases of the process and how it supports school improvement. Attendants will be taken through the 8 steps of Data Wise and the key details of each step. The presenter will explain how the process using a root cause analysis to make a deep instructional change within the classroom through an equity lens

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will build an understanding of WHY we do the work of school improvement, be able to identify the steps and phases of the Data Wise Improvement Process, and articulate how the Data Wise norms, rolling agenda and ACE Habits of Mind support the work of school improvement

Course Number in TNL: 36303

Date: July 6, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Date: July 28, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: Building Equity and Unity: Do you want your program to be part of a strong support system for students with fewer resources and opportunities than their more affluent peers? Are you looking for ways to empower students to address social and civic divisions? During this session, All new and continuing Principals and Site Leaders currently awarded with the 21st CCLC grant are targeted for this session to support the success and best practices of their 21st CCLC programs.

Target Audience: All

**Specifically schools and identified leaders who currently participate in the RCSD 21ST CCLC Grant.

Outcomes: Participants will develop schedules and programs that utilize after school time to support a well-rounded education that includes time for academics and enrichment activities. Participants will

have additional time for teacher collaboration and common planning and provide evidence-based activities.

Course Number in TNL: 36454

Date: August 9, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This professional development is targeting Consultant, Resource and ICT Special Educators. Participants will gain an understanding of how they can support students in various ways while implementing the IEP as well as their roles and responsibilities in regards to the IEP. There will be a focus on troubleshooting common concerns associated with this role.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will gain an understanding of their role in regards to the IEP and student support and have common concerns addressed in a collaborative format

Course Number in TNL: 36417

Date: August 3, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Date: August 31, 2021

Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This course will cover all of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will gain an understanding of how to draft an IEP Expand knowledge on how the IEP aligns Understand the role of SDI

Course Number in TNL: 36396

Date: June 29, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Date: August 4, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: During this training session, the participants will explore foundational elements of cultural responsiveness and explore the New York State Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. Session participants will identify connections between Cultural Responsiveness and meeting the needs of students with disabilities, while participating in opportunities for critical reflection on the extent to which culturally responsive practices are present within their Educational Organization(s). Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will Explore foundational elements of culture and Culturally Responsive Education and reflect on personal culture & experiences. Participants will become familiar with the NYSED Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education framework. Participants will reflect on the ways practices & approaches outlined in the NYSED CRSE Framework are present within your educational organization.

Course Number in TNL: 36395

Date: August 16, 2021

Time: 8:30am - 12:00pm

Course Description: This professional development is designed to provide educators and school personnel with Preventative and De-Escalation strategies aligned with students in crisis and experiencing trauma. You will gain an understanding of what crisis and trauma is, what it can look like in our students, how to de-escalate a student in crisis and how you can prevent crisis situations in the school setting.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to identify crisis and trauma is, what it can look like in our students, how to de-escalate a student in crisis and how you can prevent crisis situations in the school setting.

Course Number in TNL: 36411

Date: July 28, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Date: August 25, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: The goals of this training are to ensure that participants will understand the Multiple Pathways to Graduation as delineated in New York State law and regulations. Safety Net options available to support graduation for students with disabilities will also be explored in addition to the requirements for the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential and the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential. There will be a Q&A follow up Session on July 22 that will be optional for participants to participate in. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand the Multiple Pathways to Graduation as delineated in New York State law and regulations. Safety Net options available to support graduation for students with disabilities will also be explored in addition to the requirements for the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential and the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential. There will be a Q&A follow up Session on July 22 that will be optional for participants to participate in.

Course Number in TNL: 36401

Date: July 14, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: The professional development, titled Executive Functioning in the Classroom, will provide Teachers with knowledge in order to identify, and strategies for, working with students with executive functioning deficits in the classroom setting. Topics will cover identifying the seven areas for executive functioning skills and their importance, identifying your students strengths and weaknesses, as well as specific strategies and techniques to help improve those skills.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand executive functioning is and how to apply this knowledge in the classroom

Course Number in TNL: 36406

Date: July 19, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Date: August 24, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This professional development training is designed to introduce educators of students age 3-21 to concepts of communication and culture that impact the ways educators and educational organizations (EOs) interact with families. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will gain an understanding on how to be mindful when communicating with parents, guardians, and families to ensure that educational sites are culturally responsive and welcoming.

Course Number in TNL: 36407

Date: July 12, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 10:30am

Course Description: This course will define common terms and imagery that appear in conversations about equity and explore the concept of cultural responsiveness through personal, professional, and institutional lenses. We will identify initial strengths, challenges, and needs regarding the capacity to implement culturally responsive practices. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will: 1. Define common terms and imagery that appear in conversations about equity 2. Explore the concept of cultural responsiveness through personal, professional, and institutional lenses 3. Identify initial strengths, challenges, and needs regarding the capacity to implement culturally responsive practices

Course Number in TNL: 36392

Date: June 30, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 10:30am

Date: August 10, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 10:30am

Course Description: This 6 hour two part professional development will let teachers explore an introduction to the Five Pillars of high quality, evidence-based reading instruction. Information is based on the National Reading Panel Report and addresses phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will gain an understanding of how reading is learned.

Course Number in TNL: 36409

Dates: July 27 and 29, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Dates: August 17 and 19, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: This 2-hour professional learning opportunity provides a brief overview of the FBA and BIP process and describes the role of the parents, families, guardians and caregivers to support students through the process. This information will help educational organization staff in presenting this information to parents and families to help build capacity in family engagement practices. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand how to engage families in the FBA/BIP process, when and how to include them as part of the team, and how families can provide critical information to support the development and implementation of an FBA/BIP. Participants will also understand how the FBA and BIP process is part of the CSE/CPSE process and the roles that all stakeholders play as part of the FBA and BIP teams to ensure improved communication between educational organizations and families.

Course Number in TNL: 36400

Date: July 14, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Course Description: This professional development series will focus on creating proactive systems around Tier 1 including academic, and behavioral systems. Sign up for all sections.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand how to create proactive systems of support that maximize student outcomes.

Course Number in TNL: 36416

Dates: August 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2021

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Course Description: This training has been designed in two parts. Part I is an overview of the principles of self-determination and their applications. Part II focuses on individual and small group activities designed to allow participants to dig deeper into the concepts and to develop their own action plans. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will learn to create and develop their own plan.

Course Number in TNL: 36405

Date: August 4, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This professional development will provide general education teachers an overview on all things Special Education. General education teachers will also receive explicit instruction in strategies to support students in our least restrictive programs.

Target Audience: All
Specifically for general education teachers.

Outcomes: General Education teachers will be provided with explicit instruction in strategies to support students in our least restrictive programs.

Course Number in TNL: 36413

Date: July 29, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Date: August 26, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This training is intended to further develop participant’s knowledge of specially designed instruction (SDI) and understand how SDI should be designed based on individual student’s needs to address learning barriers. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will learn how to indicate appropriate SDI within a student’s IEP, as the IEP is the document that guides the delivery of SDI to meet the student’s needs.

Course Number in TNL: 36399

Date: August 24, 2021

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Course Description: Participants will develop introductory knowledge of specially designed instruction (SDI) and will be able to identify ethical & legal reasons for the use of SDI; define SDI & its purpose; understand the relationships between SDI & other instructional strategies; describe SDI and its core elements; differentiate between accommodations and modifications; and discuss appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will develop introductory knowledge of specially designed instruction (SDI) and will be able to identify ethical and legal reasons for the use of SDI; define SDI and its purpose; understand the relationships between SDI and other instructional strategies; describe SDI and its core elements; differentiate between accommodations and modifications; and discuss appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics.

Course Number in TNL: 36398

Date: June 29, 2021

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Date: August 4, 2021

Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Course Description: This presentation is a guide for developing an IEP with the incorporation of grade level standards to help students receive specially designed instruction necessary to access their grade level curriculum. Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand how to incorporate grade level standards in developing an IEP.

Course Number in TNL: 36397

Date: August 24, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This professional development session is geared toward district classroom teachers, special education, ENL/Bilingual teachers, Related service providers, paraprofessionals and administrators and is a great introductory tool to discuss elements of Culturally Responsive Education and Pedagogy with educators. CRT is not a set of ‘best practices' but a practice that recognizes the mind-body connection involved in learning." Zoom link will be provided prior to the start of this course.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will understand: social-emotional impact of living in a racialized society; student's use of cultural capital and tools (soft-wired); adult response "positively” (non-verbally and verbally); adult being constructive (helpful) in facilitating learning by building on cultural tools.

Course Number in TNL: 36393

Date: July 13, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 10:30am

Course Description: This course will explore and model the communication, questioning, engagement, and assessment components of Danielson Domain 3.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to self-evaluate their own instruction using Danielson Domain 3.

Course Number in TNL: 36334

Date: July 7, 2021

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Date: July 21, 2021

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Course Description: Members of the RocRestorative Team will present on how Restorative Practices and Social Emotional Learning can be utilized to address the needs of students as they return to in-person learning in September, 2021. Strategies for how to address individual and collective trauma experienced by students will be discussed and resources will be developed and shared with the intention that they will be utilized by staff in schools to respond to the social emotional needs of students as well as to establish proactive; relationship building and strengthening practices that will become the foundation for responsive practices such as restorative conversations and re-engagement processes. Participants will learn the skills necessary to implement practices and utilize resources effectively.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be prepared to support the many needs that have arisen due to the pandemic

Course Number in TNL: 36447

Date: August 30, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This PD will examine the intersectionality of social emotional learning and equity, more specifically how the lack of racial justice (i.e., racism, inequities, lack of opportunities, violence, etc.) effect our students socially emotionally and further traumatizes them. Through restorative practices we, as educators will examine how to help students identify the feelings associated with racial injustice and provide them with tools that will help them develop healthy coping skills, find their voice and promote self-love.

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: Participants will be able to define social emotional learning, equity and racial injustice Participants will examine the trauma, effects and feelings associate with racial injustice Participants will be informed of tools that can be used to help students cope with their feelings, find their voice and promote self love

Course Number in TNL: 36402

Date: July 30, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Dates: August 6, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: Student Support Services department is offering this training to provide trauma informed practices that will help highlight social, emotional and behavioral supports to school staff

Target Audience: All

Outcomes: This PD is being offered to improve the school community’s ability to respond to and support student’s and staff’s socio-emotional needs after a trauma has occurred. This course will provide for in-depth understanding of what trauma is, the various types that exist, the emotional and physical symptoms as well as the psychological implications.

Course Number in TNL: 36448

Date: August 24, 2021

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Date: August 26, 2021

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm