Academic Readiness

Academic Readiness:

Rich content knowledge that facilitates instruction at increasing levels of rigor and real-world application

Curriculum and materials to support instruction

Depth of Knowledge

Balanced Assessment

This page is organized by course style: Organizational, Foundational, Boost, Pop-up/Pop-out/Maker, or Bits and Bites.

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This flexibility in offerings allows educators to choose the topic and the style of learning that best meets their needs!

ORGANIZATIONAL

All staff are to participate in district training opportunities that support organizational efforts, meet KSDE requirements, share new information with stakeholders, or facilitate collaboration with colleagues. Select either the Elementary or the Secondary session.

Elementary Overview: Curriculum Implementation

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August 10, 2020, 8:00 amLearning ObjectivesUnderstand where to find the AW learning objectives.Understand where to find the KSDE competencies, assessment rubrics, and learning frameworks. Understand the pacing guides for each grade level. Participants willEach PLC will work through the materials and documents provided to begin to organize learning objectives into units of instruction. Self-paced module completed as a PLCElementary Teachers only1 hour

Secondary Overview and Organizing Learning: Curriculum Implementation (formerly called "Completing Mastery Learning Objectives")

Link: http://curriculum.usd437.net/pd/august2020

Learning ObjectivesUnderstand where to find course learning objectives.Apply a process to organize learning objectives and success criteria with instructional activities at the PLC level.Participants willEach PLC has developed Mastery Learning Overviews that organize learning objectives into units over the course of a year.Self-paced module completed as a PLC

Secondary Teachers only1 hour

FOUNDATIONAL

Develop high-level conceptual understanding of fundamental concepts within this domain. Knowledge gained here can be broadly applied throughout teaching.

Accessing and Interpreting AW Data Sources: Balanced Assessment

August 20, 2020, 8:30-10:30 am

CANCELLED. Due to rostering issues that are impacting the ability to access current year data, this session has been cancelled. Once the issue has been resolved, we will develop a module that contains the same information as the live presentation. A link to the module will be published once it is finished. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This issue does not impact assessment building within the system.

Learning Objectives

Understand how balanced assessment system components work together to illustrate student progress.
Understand the role assessment plays within the Instructional Cycle.
Review key district assessments and purposes and identify assessments that address brainstormed purposes.
Access and navigate Performance Matters.
Find, use, build, and interpret common reports.
Apply filters and swatches to data to narrow desired results.
Build broad data-based interpretations.

Participants will

Identify and interpret data sources within Performance Matters.
Describe how data sources can explain past performance and can identify current and future learning needs.

Workshop delivered through online webinar.2 hours

Phonics Foundational: Curriculum Implementation: Phonics

Self-Paced Module

Learning Objectives

Introduction to Phonics Suite & Module
Foundational Skills and Decoding
Decoding 101
Vowel Motions and Finger-Stretching
Teacher Guide Book 2 –
Lessons Overview
Course 1 Wrap-Up and Next Steps

Participants will:

Log into the phonics resource
Explore the systematic, explicit, and multisensory approach to teaching phonics

Self paced module (log in to Really Great Reading)
Elementary Teachers only2.5 hours

Common Assessment Design Principles: Balanced Assessment

Available On-Demand

Link: Slide Deck

Learning Objectives

Define common assessment.
Review district common assessment expectations for PLCs.
Compare and contrast purposes of classroom, PLC, and common assessment purposes.
Review an existing common assessment using common assessment review tools and protocols.

Participants will:

Design a quality common assessment

Workshop delivered through online webinar.

1 hour

BOOST

Apply specific, foundational concepts through deeper, practical transformations. Application gained here is readily transferable to classroom practice.

Common Assessment Item Writing and Online Administration: Balanced Assessment

August 14, 2020, 10:00 am-12:00 noon

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Learning Objectives

With members of your PLC, build a common assessment.
Define assessment terms.
Understand how to compose a strong question stem.
Understand how to compose a strong answer and distractors.
Know a few types of multiple choice questions that assess higher order thinking.
Compose multiple choice questions using the software Performance Matters.

Participants will

Design a quality common assessment, within Performance Matters.

Workshop delivered through online webinar.2 hours

Phonics Countdown (KDG): Curriculum Implementation: Phonics

Please see the calendar from Really Great Reading

Learning Objectives

Model lessons for pacing - each lesson type for each program
Understand positive error correction
Ways to differentiate phonics instruction
Understand distance learning tips

Participants will :

Facilitate phonics instruction
Facilitate phonics assessment/feedback
Instruct students using phonics resource on site and remotely

Live Webinar via Really Great Reading platform Sign up in Frontline Prof Growth (MLP) by searching Really Great and opening the dates from the beginning of the month3 hours

Blast (1st): Curriculum Implementation: Phonics

Please see the calendar from Really Great Reading

Learning Objectives

Model lessons for pacing - each lesson type for each program
Understand positive error correction
Ways to differentiate phonics instruction
Understand distance learning tips

Participants will :

Facilitate phonics instruction
Facilitate phonics assessment/feedback
Instruct students using phonics resource on site and remotely

Live Webinar via Really Great Reading platformSign up in Frontline Prof Growth (MLP) by searching Really Great and opening the dates from the beginning of the month 3 hours

HD Word (2nd-6th): Curriculum Implementation: Phonics

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Learning Objectives

Model lessons for pacing - each lesson type for each program
Understand positive error correction
Ways to differentiate phonics instruction
Understand distance learning tips

Participants will :

Facilitate phonics instruction
Facilitate phonics assessment/feedback
Instruct students using phonics resource on site and remotely

Live Webinar via Really Great Reading platform Sign up in Frontline Prof Growth (MLP) by searching Really Great and opening the dates from the beginning of the month3 hours

POP-UP/POP-OUT/MAKER

Examine, explore, and create knowledge, understandings, and projects though hands-on, just-in-time experiential learning.

No sessions in this course style at this time - try other session styles!

BITS AND BITES

Engage with short, just-in-time, learning bites over a variety of topics.

No sessions in this course style at this time - try other session styles!

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