Marking Period 2 Professional Development Calendar
February 3, 2015 - April 21, 2015
Date, Time & Location / Workshop / Intended Audience / Objectives / Contact Person & Registration LinkFebruary 4
Staff Dev. Day
8:30 – 11:30 or 12:30 -3:00
Location: TBD / Social/Emotional
Support for Young Learners / All regular preschool and PSD teachers /
- Follow up to Part I where teachers were introduced to the variety of available social/emotional resources provided by the PIRT team and
how to access and utilize them. This training will include more details about how teachers should research, employ, document, and communicate about
strategies tried—from GOLD, Creative Curriculum, PBS, and various strategy
websites and books that teachers can access.
All Preschool, PSD and long term teacher substitutes will be registered for this training by the OEC. We will make every effort to adhere to ½ day preferences when notified in advance and space allows.
February 4
8:20 AM - 3:05 PM
Marion A. Bolden Student Center / Literacy and Science: Common Core ELA and NGSS for 6th-12th Grade Science Teacher Leaders / 6th-12th Grade Science Teacher Leaders (Up to 25)
Priority will be given to teachers who attended the two-day Introduction to the NGSS workshop in August 2014. /
- Science teachers will examine the literacy-learning goals of the Common Core in the context of NGSS and its goals
for secondary science education in an effort to better prepare students to meet NGSS and CCSS and to support their PARCC
readiness.
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Click here to register
February 4
8:20 AM - 3:05 PM
Rafael Hernandez / Integrating Science, Math, and Literacy: Activities for Pre–K to Grade 4 Classrooms / Pre-K - 4th Grade Teachers /
- Teacher will connect mathematics, literacy, and science concepts. Using a wide variety materials and objects, investigate topics in Life, Physical, and Earth Space sciences, as well as in early Engineering and
Click here to register
February 4, Session I
9:00AM-11:00AM
Session II
1:00PM-3:00PM
Barringer STEAM / Technology PD -SST Case Referral Tracking Tool / SST Members K-12 /
- SST members will be able to effectively utilize the case progress monitoring tool to track student response to intervention (RTL) throughout the 40 day intervention assessment and practice utilizing summary and trend data to enhance school wide planning.
Click here to register
February 4th
8:30AM-3:30PM
Marion A. Bolden Student Center / Project Based Learning / All CTE Teachers /
- CTE teachers will develop a meaningful structure for project based learning to engage students in authentic experiences that integrate core academic knowledge and technical skills. As well as develop a clear framework for assessing PBL.
Click here to register
February 4th
8:30AM - 3:30PM
West Side Campus / HMH Collections Training for Middle School English Teachers / Middle School English Teachers who are using HMH Collections /
- This training will assist teachers with planning lessons that fit the instructional block, using the embedded resources in the TE and looking at student work to create targeted work groups.
This training by invite only
February 4th 8:20AM - 3:05PM
Arts High School / Arts Education: Series IIIA Building Capacity in Each Arts Discipline / All K-12 Arts Teachers: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts /
- Arts Teachers will incorporate prior PD experiences in curriculum, instruction and assessment in "Understanding by Design" workshops, as well as high quality seminars with outside arts providers.
Pre-registration already completed for 2014-2015 school year.
February 4th
TBD / Dynamic Learning Maps / Teachers Assessing DLM /
- How to complete the Personal Needs Profile/Test Design and Navigation
Click here to register
February 4
8:30-3:00
Location: TBD / Using Agile Mind in the Classroom / High School Math Teachers /
- The math department will provide differentiated professional development for high school math teachers using the Agile Mind Curriculum
Click here to register
February 9: District-wide PARCC Simulation
February 9 – 10
8:20AM - 3:05PM
Harold Wilson / Techniques and Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors for the Newark Public Schools District / Security, CSTs, Teachers, School Administrators, SSTs /
- The purpose of the Techniques and Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors for the Newark Public School District is to establish an effective and uniformed training program to proactively and reactively address challenging behaviors.
Click here to register
February 11
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: Roger’s Network / All test coordinators and assistant test coordinators in Roger Leon’s network /
- Participants will learn compliance and test security measures
- Participants will learn how to trouble shoot technical issues and how to ensure students are properly rostered
Pre-registration has already occurred
February 12
12:00PM-3:00PM
Harold Wilson / Strategies for Preventing Wandering, Running, and Eloping / Teachers, CST, Administrators /
- Staff will learn procedures to prevent and address incidents of wandering, as well as how to develop individual, proactive plans.
Click here to register
February 12
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: Peter’s Network / All test coordinators and assistant test coordinators in Peter Turnamian’s network /
- Participants will learn compliance and test security measures
- Participants will learn how to trouble shoot technical issues and how to ensure students are properly rostered
Pre-registration has already occurred
February 13
SESSION 1
8:30 to 11:00
SESSION II
12:30 to 3:00
Location: TBD / Embedding Universal Design for Learning for students with disabilities in the Literacy Block / K – 8 Special Education Teachers (RCI, RCO, LDM, LDS) and General Education Teachers /
- Participants will examine a variety of student learning needs and design accommodations and modifications to meet those needs. A particular focus will be examining how to embed UDL in a literacy lesson.
Click here to register.
February 17
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: High Schools / All high school test coordinators and assistant test coordinators /
- Participants will learn compliance and test security measures
- Participants will learn how to trouble shoot technical issues and how to ensure students are properly rostered
Pre-registration has already occurred
February 17
8:30AM - 3:05PM
Marion A. Bolden Student Center / February Digital Learning Institute for K-8 Instructional Technology Leads: Integrating Digital Tools in Math / K-8 Instructional Technology Leads /
- - Checking for Understanding with SMARTAmp
- Digitizing our Math curriculum with Think Central & Go Math
- Final PARCC preparation
Pre-registration already completed for 2014-2015 school year.
February 18
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: Mitch’s Network / All test coordinators and assistant test coordinators in Mitch Center’s Network /
- Participants will learn compliance and test security measures
- Participants will learn how to trouble shoot technical issues and how to ensure students are properly rostered
Pre-registration has already occurred
February 19-February 23: 3rd-8th Grade Interim Assessments
February 20
8:10AM - 2:45PM
Marion A. Bolden Student Center / February Digital Learning Institute for High School Instructional Technology Leads: Integrating Digital Tools in Math / High School Instructional Technology Leads /
- - Checking for Understanding with SMARTAmp
- Digitizing our Math curriculum with Agile Mind
- Final PARCC preparation
Pre-registration already completed for 2014-2015 school year.
February 20
8:30AM – 11:30AM or
12:30PM -3:00PM
Location: TBD / Documenting
Children’s Learning and Behavior / All
regular preschool and PSD teacher assistants /
- Preschool teacher assistants will review the process of observing children and writing
anecdotal notes to assist the teacher in documenting student progress
Click here to register for AM Session
Click here to register for
PM Session
February 20
9:00AM-1:00PM
Harold Wilson Community Room / Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee Meeting #2 / Bilingual Parents, guardians, and other adult stakeholders /
- Parents and guardians will become familiar with the Universal Enrollment application process and will be able to use resources to complete the application. Parents will learn about the accommodations offered to bilingual students during PARCC testing.
Participants are not required to register. Information about the meeting is disseminated by OFACE.
February 21
8:20AM - 3:05PM
Newark Museum / Series IIIB Building Programs / All K-12 Arts Teachers: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts /
- Science teachers will examine the literacy-learning goals of the Common Core in the context of NGSS and its goals
for secondary science education in an effort to better prepare students to meet NGSS and CCSS and to support their PARCC
readiness.
Pre-registration already completed for 2014-2015 school year.
February 23 - 25
(1 day )
8:30AM – 3:00PM
Location:
Gladys Hillman-Jones School
/ GOLD
– Great Observations Lead to Decisions / Preschool Teachers
(repeat of training held in December) /
- Preschool Teachers will review the process of collecting and analyzing anecdotal records to document child progress using
the GOLD Assessment system. This training also includes how to - plan and individualize learning
Click here to register for
2/23 session
Click here to register for 2/24 session
Click here to register for 2/25 session
February 23-25
(3 day training)
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: TBD / Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading / K-12 teachers of MD, Autism, CI, and MDMI /
- Teachers will learn how to use the Direct Instruction method to help students master essential decoding and comprehension skills.
Click here to register for the 3-day training.
February 23
Session 1 @
4:00PM-6:30PM
Malcolm X. Shabazz
February 25
Session 2 @
8:30AM -11:00AM / Effective Strategies to Maximize Daily
Math Block-Part IV: Academic Support System in Class / High School Math Teachers /
- Teachers will be able to learn and develop a system to communicate with Parents, Administrators,
- Colleagues and students on various levels through Harry Wong’s clips/articles and Mrs. Kukreja’s effective strategies.
Click here to register
February 24
SESSION 1
8:30 to 11:00
SESSION II
12:30 to 3:00
Location: TBD / HMH and Access for ALL Learners / 6-12 Special Education Teachers (RCI, RCO, LDM, LDS) who are using HMH Collections /
- Participants will examine a variety of student learning needs and design accommodations and modifications to meet those needs. A particular focus will be examining how to embed UDL in a literacy lesson
Click here to register.
February 26
8:30AM-3:00PM
Location:
Gladys Hillman-Jones School
/ Professional Learning Institute, “Learning
Communities”
Focus: Modeled Writing / New Preschool Teachers – Cohort B /
- Novice teachers will engage in job-embedded learning and serve
as a support for each other as they become more effective in
Click here to register
February 26,
1:00PM-3:00PM
Harold Wilson / Functional Behavioral Analysis / SST Members K-12 /
- SST members will be able to effectively employ Step 3 of the Strength Based Decision Making protocol to examine the function of referral behaviors and Identify and employ evidenced based approaches to student observation, problem identification and intervention recommendations geared to reduce the frequency of negative behavior
Click here To Register
March 2-6: PARCC PBA Testing (Grades 3, 6, English I, Algebra I)
March 9 - 10
8:20AM - 3:05PM
Harold Wilson / Techniques and Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors for the Newark Public Schools District / Security, CSTs, Teachers, School Administrators, SSTs /
- The purpose of the Techniques and Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors for the Newark Public School District is to establish an effective and uniformed training program to proactively and reactively address challenging behaviors.
Click here to register
March 9-13: PARCC PBA Testing (Grades 4, 7, English II, Geometry)
March 16-20: PARCC PBA Testing (Grades 5, 8, English III, Algebra II)
March 17
8:30AM – 3:00PM
Location:
Gladys Hillman-Jones School
/ Professional Learning Institute, “Learning Communities” Cohort A
Focus – Small Group Planning / New Preschool teachers Cohort A /
- Novice teachers will engage in job-embedded learning and serve as a support for each other as they
become more effective in ensuring that all students learn.
Click here to register
March 20
8:30AM – 3:00PM
Location:
Gladys Hillman-Jones School
/ Professional Learning Institute, “Learning Communities” Cohort B
Focus – Small Group Planning / All regular preschool and PSD teachers /
- This training focuses on the importance of promoting a positive classroom culture
and its effect on student learning. Teachers will develop a better
understanding of how indicators in Competency 3 are observed in a preschool environment.
Click here to register
March 23-27: PARCC PBA Make Up Testing
March 23 or 24 (1day)
8:30AM – 3:00PM
Location:
Gladys Hillman-Jones School
/ Framework for Effective Teaching Competency 3 – Culture of Achievement / All regular preschool and PSD teachers /
- This training focuses on the importance of promoting a positive classroom culture
and its effect on student learning. Teachers will develop a better
understanding of how indicators
Click here to register for 3/23 session
Click here to register for 3/24 session
March 24
8:30-3:00
The Bolden Center / High School LIFTT / High School LIFTT teachers /
- Teachers will learn about best practices for conducting PLCs from East Side High School
- Teachers will learn high impact instructional strategies
Pre-registration has already been completed.
March 25 or 26 (1day)
8:30AM – 3:00PM
Location:
Gladys Hillman-Jones School
/ Framework for Effective Teaching
Competency 4 – Student Progress Towards Mastery
/ All regular preschool and PSD teachers /
- This training will assist teachers in monitoring student growth in individual
lessons as well as over the course of the year. Teachers will practice ways to
check for understanding, provide feedback and to determine if learning has
occurred.
Click here to register for 3/25 session
Click here to register for 3/26 session
March 25
8:30-3:00
The Bolden Center / LIFTT: Peter Turnamian’s Network / All LIFTT teachers in Peter Turnamian’s network /
- Teachers will learn high impact instructional strategies
Pre-registration has already been completed.
March 25
12:00PM-3:00PM
Harold Wilson / Using Assistive Technology to Improve Communication Skills / Teachers, CST, Administrators /
- Participants will be exposed to various levels and types of assistive technology offered by NPS
Click here to register
March 26
8:30-3:00
The Bolden Center / LIFTT: Mitch Center’s Network / All LIFTT teachers in Mitch Center’s Network /
- Teachers will learn high impact instructional strategies
Pre-registration has already been completed.
March 27
8:30-3:00
The Bolden Center / LIFTT: Roger Leon’s Network / All LIFTT teachers in Roger Leon’s Network /
- Teachers will learn high impact instructional strategies
Pre-registration has already been completed.
April 7
SESSION 1
8:30 to 11:00
SESSION II
12:30 to 3:00 / HMH and Access for ALL Learners / 6-12 Special Education Teachers (RCI, RCO, LDM, LDS) who are using HMH Collections /
- Participants will examine a variety of student learning needs and design accommodations and modifications to meet those needs. A particular focus will be examining how to embed UDL in a literacy lesson
Click here to register.
April 8
8:30 – 11:30
Location: TBD / Curriculum Access for Students with Low Incidence / 3 – 8 Special Education Teachers (Autism, MD, MD/MI, CI) /
- Teachers will learn new techniques and strategies to address the needs of students with significant cognitive delays.
- Teachers will review updates regarding the DLM test and Reading Mastery/Corrective Reading Program.
Aida Vasquez
Click here to register.
April 8
12:00PM-3:00PM
Harold Wilson / Managing Behaviors of Children with Autism / Teachers, CST, Administrators /
- Participants will learn how to address specific behaviors.
Click here to register
April 9
SESSION 1
8:30 to 11:00
SESSION II
12:30 to 3:00
Location: TBD / Embedding Universal Design for Learning for students with disabilities in the Literacy Block / K – 8 Special Education Teachers (RCI, RCO, LDM, LDS) and General Education Teachers /
- Participants will examine a variety of student learning needs and design accommodations and modifications to meet those needs. A particular focus will be examining how to embed UDL in a literacy lesson.
Click here to register.
April 10
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: High Schools / All high school test coordinators and assistant test coordinators /
- Participants will learn what measure need to be in place to ensure successful testing for the End of Year PARCC test
Pre-registration for this training has already occurred
April 13 –
Session 1
4:00PM-6:30PM
Technology High
April15th –
Session 2
8:30AM -11:00AM / Effective Strategies to Maximize Daily Math Block-Part V: Communication with Key Stakeholders / High School Math Teachers /
- Teachers will be able to learn and develop a system to communicate with Parents, Administrators, Colleagues and students on various levels through Harry Wong’s clips/articles and Mrs. Kukreja’ s effective strategies.
Click here to register
April 14
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: Peter’s Network / All test coordinators and assistant test coordinators in Peter Turnamian’s Network /
- Participants will learn what measure need to be in place to ensure successful testing for the End of Year PARCC test
Pre-registration for this training has already occurred
April 15
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: Mitch’s Network / All test coordinators and assistant test coordinators in Mitch Center’s Network /
- Participants will learn what measure need to be in place to ensure successful testing for the End of Year PARCC test
Pre-registration for this training has already occurred
April 16
8:30-3:00
2 Cedar Street Computer Lab / PARCC Test Coordinator Training: Roger’s Network / All test coordinators and assistant test coordinators in Mitch Center’s Network /
- Participants will learn what measure need to be in place to ensure successful testing for the End of Year PARCC test
Pre-registration for this training has already occurred
April 17
12:00PM-3:00PM
Harold Wilson / Strategies and Supports for Successful Inclusion / Teachers K-12 +, CST members, administrators /
- They will learn strategies for supporting students with autism in the general education setting.
Click here to register
April 21
8:30AM - 3:05PM
Marion A. Bolden Student Center / April Digital Learning Institute for High School Instructional
Technology Leads: Authentic Student Demonstrations of Learning / High School Instructional Technology Leads /
- Individually and collaboratively demonstrate their understanding and explain their work to other students in response to real-time feedback from peers and teacher through student screen casts, web site, blogs, etc.
Pre-registration already completed for 2014-2015 school year.
April 24
8:10AM - 2:45PM
Marion A. Bolden Student Center / April Digital Learning Institute for High School Instructional Technology Leads: Authentic Student Demonstrations of Learning / High School Instructional Technology Leads /
- Individually and collaboratively demonstrate their understanding and explain their work to other students in response to real-time feedback from peers and teacher through student screen casts, web site, blogs, etc.
Pre-registration already completed for 2014-2015 school year.
*indicates that pay for substitute coverage will be provided.