Course Description: In this course, Arts Teachers will convene in grade-level/ content specific groups to discuss and share culturally responsive, standards aligned best practices. Participants will be expected to arrive prepared to share effective lessons and units from their own teaching , including resources, people of interest, local connections. All Sessions will be four hours in length. Participants should plan for a working lunch and attend the entirety of all of the sessions. Partial credit will not be issued. All participants are expected to actively engage in discussions with colleagues and facilitator.

Target Audience: Essentials K-12 Music, Art, Dance, Drama/Theater & Technical Theater teachers

Outcomes: Arts teachers will leave this workshop with lessons, activities and ideas they can incorporate into their own daily practice

Course Number in TNL: 36386

Dates: August 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2021

Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm

Course Description: In this course, K-8 music teachers will lean about and how to use the Quaver Music program that is available to all K-8 RCSD Music Teachers and students. Participants must attend both sessions offered, for a total of 4 credit hours.

Target Audience: Essentials K-8 Music Teachers & Administrators

Outcomes: Arts teachers will leave this workshop with lessons, activities and ideas they can incorporate into their own daily practice

Course Number in TNL: 36383

Dates: August 20, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am AND 11:30am - 1:30pm

Course Description: The organizational structure of interdisciplinary/cross-curricular teaching is called a theme, thematic unit, or unit, which is a framework with goals/outcomes that specify what students are expected to learn as a result of the experiences and lessons that are a part of the unit. In order to meet the whole child and improve academic achievement it is important to provide students an opportunity to learn across all content areas. Teachers will work in collaboration with the Executive Director of the Health and Physical Education and Health Ed. Coordinator of the Department to integrate elementary health education and recess through the course of a school day. Participants must attend all four sessions.

Target Audience: K - 6 Educators and Health /PE Staff

Outcomes: Participants will be able to help students Increase/maintain healthy behaviors, increase abstinence from unhealthy or unsafe behaviors, decrease unhealthy or unsafe behaviors and delay the onset of first involvement with unhealthy or unsafe, high risk behaviors.

Course Number in TNL: 36369

Dates: July 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: Professional Development opportunity for HPE staff to work/design learning opportunities with a focus on Interdisciplinary/Cross Curricular Instruction, Cultural Responsive teaching strategies and Implicit Bias. Staff will also examine current Curriculum, Lessons, Units, and Assessments to address the alignment with the Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT). The PECAT is designed to conduct a clear, complete, and consistent analyses of physical education curricula based upon national physical education standards. There will be a total of 4 sessions lasting 2 hours each. Your must attend all sessions in order to receive credit for the Institute. Dates for the Institute are July 13th, 20th, 27th, and August 3rd.

Target Audience: Health and PE Staff

Outcomes: By using the PECAT, participants will be able to successfully conduct a clear, complete, and consistent analyses of physical education curricula based upon national physical education standards.

Course Number in TNL: 36368

Dates: July 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Course Description: Identifying resources within the community and utilizing a coordinated approach that integrates education and services to support our student’s health and academic achievement. Community organizations will present current research on topics taught by health educators. Participants are expected to attend all sessions.

Target Audience: Health, PE, social workers, school counselors and any school personnel who are interested in learning about community resources to help with children and families.

Outcomes: Participants will be able to access the community agencies and to assist their students and families and prepare to successfully complete the SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX from the CDC.

Course Number in TNL: 36329

Dates: July 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19, 2021

Time: Various Times

Course Description: In this workshop, librarians will participate in a collaborative forum with other lbrarians serving primary grade students. Librarians will bring one unit and/or lesson plan they use and share it with the group. Everyone will share strategies, address challenges, and find solutions to strengthen teaching and foster collegiality in our department.

Target Audience: Library PK-2 School Librarians

Outcomes: Librarians will leave this workshop with lesson plans and ideas they can incorporate into their own practice

Course Number in TNL: 36359

Date: July 21, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: In this workshop, librarians will participate in a collaborative forum with other librarians serving elementary grade students. Librarians will bring one unit and/or lesson plan they use and share it with the group. Everyone will share strategies, address challenges, and find solutions to strengthen teaching and foster collegiality in our department.

Target Audience: Library 3-6 School Librarians

Outcomes: Librarians will leave this workshop with lesson plans and ideas they can incorporate into their own practice

Course Number in TNL: 36358

Date: August 4, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: In this workshop, librarians will participate in a collaborative forum with other lbrarians serving middle grade students. Librarians will bring one unit and/or lesson plan they use and share it with the group. Everyone will share strategies, address challenges, and find solutions to strengthen teaching and foster collegiality in our department.

Target Audience: Library 7-9 School Librarians

Outcomes: Librarians will leave this workshop with lesson plans and ideas they can incorporate into their own practice

Course Number in TNL: 36361

Date: August 11, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: In this workshop, librarians will participate in a collaborative forum with other librarians serving high school students. Librarians will bring one unit and/or lesson plan they use and share it with the group. Everyone will share strategies, address challenges, and find solutions to strengthen teaching and foster collegiality in our department.

Target Audience: Library 10-12 School Librarians

Outcomes: Librarians will leave this workshop with lesson plans and ideas they can incorporate into their own practice.

Course Number in TNL: 36364

Dates: August 18, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am

Course Description: This summer 2021 course is designed to provide Essentials Teachers districtwide with an in-depth understanding of strategies and behavioral techniques to increase participation of students with disabilities. Participants will be exposed to the characteristics of students with deficits within areas of cognition, adaptive, and language skills.

Target Audience: Essentials Teachers

Outcomes: Participants will be able to identify strategies and behavioral techniques to increase participation of students with disabilities.

Course Number in TNL: 36408

Date: July 28, 2021

Time: 9:00am - 11:00am