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ELEMENTARY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COURSE CATALOG

August/September 2016

The purpose of the Troy School District is to ensure learning for all members of the school community.

OneTROY Welcome!

August 30

10 Things to Say Everyday to Your

Students…and Why They Matter

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Dr. Ron Ritchhart

2016 OneTROY Welcome Back!

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Dr. Rich Machesky

Athens Auditorium Kalpa # 690640

Elementary Professional Learning10:25 AM – 3:10 PM

All elementary teachers will select three 1 hour & 20 minute sessions during this conference-style professional learning day at Smith Middle School. The Teaching and Learning Department has collaborated with educators across our OneTROY community to provide sessions that are designed to meet a variety of professional goals. Please see the “Essential Sessions” and other information on pages 6-12 to help you make the appropriate choices for your 2016-17 teaching assignment.Smith Middle School overflow parking is available at St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church at 280 E Square Lake Road.Note: All special education teachers will attend a separate session from 10:25 AM – 3:10 PM in the Baker MS cafeteria. Kalpa # 691412

Special Optional

Learning

Opportunity!

Q & A Session with

Ron Ritchhart

3:30 – 4:30 PM

Smith Cafeteria

Kalpa #764079

½ Day Building Meeting

½ Day Teacher Workday

August 31

Elementary Grade Level Meetings8:00 – 11:00 AMThe purpose of our grade level meetings will be to cultivate a collaborative

culture around ensuring ambitious outcomes for all students in literacy. We will

focus on using the Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Writing to meet the needs of all

learners. All grade level teachers, reading specialists, resource room

teachers, and ELD specialists will attend these sessions (Please select a

grade level to attend). Please see the following page for locations and Kalpa

numbers. Please bring your Units of Study Kit and your iPad.

Lunch on your own from 11:00 AM – 12:10 PM

Assessment for Learning12:10 – 3:10 PMThe focus of this afternoon session will be on collecting Fountas and Pinnell data

that will fuel the collaborative process throughout the school year as we work to

meet the needs of all learners. All grade level teachers, reading specialists,

resource room teachers, and ELD specialists will attend this session at your

home building. Please see your building principal for more information about

preparing for this session. Kalpa sessions 691291 to 691302; select building.

September 1

Elementary Specials Meetings8:00 – 3:10 PM

The purpose of these sessions will be

to cultivate a collaborative culture

around ensuring ambitious outcomes

for all students. Our focus will be on

continuing the work of our Content

Area Teams (CAT ). Please see the

following page for locations and

Kalpa numbers.

Please bring your iPads, your blue

folders from our April 1

professional learning day, and

examples of student work from the

performance assessment you

developed with your team.

September 1

Elementary Grade Level Meetings8:00 – 11:00 AM

Grade Level Location Kalpa #

Kindergarten, GSRP Leonard 691277

1st Grade Bemis 691278

2nd Grade Barnard 691279

3rd Grade Martell 691280

4th Grade Hamilton 691281

5th Grade Costello 691282

Elementary Specials Meetings8:00 AM – 3:10 PM

Department Location Kalpa #

Instrumental Music Schroeder – Room 11 691285

MediaSchroeder – Media Center 691289

Physical Education Schroeder – Room 15 691286

Spanish Schroeder – Room 10 691287

Visual Arts Schroeder – Art Room 691283

Vocal MusicSchroeder – MusicRoom 691284

NOTE: If you are a K-5 special education categorical teacher, please see the Secondary PD Course Catalog

for your registration information.

August 30 Session Summary – Smith Middle School

www.kalpapdms.com District ID: 63150

RoomSession A

10:25 am – 11:45 am

Session B

12:25 am – 1:45 am

Session C

1:50 pm – 3:10 pm

CafeteriaCreating Arcs of Learning

(Grades K-1)

KALPA # 691429

Creating Powerful Learning Opportunities

(Grades 2-3)

KALPA # 691430


(Grades 4-5)

KALPA # 691432

20Overview of Illuminate DnA and

Frontline Evaluation System

KALPA # 691433

Overview of Illuminate DnA and


KALPA # 691437



KALPA # 691441



KALPA # 691434



KALPA # 691438



KALPA # 691443



KALPA # 691435



KALPA # 691439



KALPA # 691444



KALPA # 691436



KALPA # 691440



KALPA # 691446

Media

Center

Overview of Frontline Evaluation System

and Goal Setting (Specials Teachers)

KALPA # 764080

Coaching Institute #1

(Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches, RR

Teacher Leader)

KALPA # 691465

Coaching Institute #2

(Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches, RR

Teacher Leader)

KALPA # 705630

23Using SeeSaw to Create Digital Portfolios

KALPA # 691454

Using SeeSaw to Create Digital Portfolios

KALPA # 691455


KALPA # 691457

26Creating a “Digital” Culture of Thinking

KALPA # 691458

Creating a “Digital” Culture of Thinking

KALPA # 691460

Creating a “Digital” Culture of Thinking

KALPA # 691462

http://www.kalpapdms.com/

August 30 Session Summary – Smith Middle School


RoomSession A

10:25 am – 11:45 am

Session B

12:25 am – 1:45 am

Session C

1:50 pm – 3:10 pm

1Using Math Expressions Resources to Meet

the Needs of All Learners in Grades 2 & 3

KALPA # 691467

Using Math Expressions Resources &

Cultivating A Growth Mindset in Gr 4 & 5

KALPA # 691468

Enbrighten

KALPA # 691488

17How the Troy Public Library Can Enrich

Your Teaching Process

KALPA # 691469

Elementary Teachers and IEP Processes

KALPA # 691470

Graphic Novels: Real Reading

KALPA # 691471

25Strategies to Embed Executive Function

Within Elementary Curriculum Content

KALPA # 691486

5 Keys to Supporting Students with Autism

KALPA # 763349


KALPA # 691495

6How to Get Your English Learners at Grade

Level…FAST (Grades 3-5)

KALPA # 691447

NGSS for Elementary Teachers

KALPA # 691464

How to Get Your English Learners at Grade

Level…FAST (Grades K-2)

KALPA # 691448

2The Power of Peer Supports for All Students

in the Elementary Classroom

KALPA # 763369

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly

find out how far one can go.”

~TS Eliot


Course Descriptions for August 30Essential Sessions

Overview of Illuminate DnA and Frontline

Evaluation System

Learn how to log in, enter scores, and pull basic

score reports from Illuminate DnA. Teachers will

also be introduced to our new evaluation

system—Frontline Evaluation System. We will

review the revised process and explore how to

navigate the new system. Please bring your

iPad. This is an essential session for all teachers.

Steven Sneed and Kiel McQueen, Illuminate

Educators

Karen Bush, Schroeder teacher

Betsy Murphy, Hamilton teacher

Lindsay Keegan, Schroeder teacher

Jacob Piontkowski, Troy Union teacher

Molly Fox, Troy Union teacher

Target Audience: All teachers (except specials)

Session A Rm 20 10:25 – 11:45 #691433

Session A Rm 21 10:25 – 11:45 #691434

Session A Rm 33 10:25 – 11:45 #691435

Session A Rm 34 10:25 – 11:45 #691436

Session B Rm 20 12:25 – 1:45 #691437

Session B Rm 21 12:25 – 1:45 #691438

Session B Rm 33 12:25 – 1:45 #691439

Session B Rm 34 12:25 – 1:45 #691440

Session C Rm 20 10:25 – 11:45 #691441

Session C Rm 21 10:25 – 11:45 #691443

Session C Rm 33 10:25 – 11:45 #691444

Session C Rm 34 10:25 – 11:45 #691446

“It’s not the teaching, it’s

the learning.”

~Sly Stone

**Featured Sessions with Dr. Ron Ritchhart!

Creating Arcs of Learning

This session will examine strategies and

formative practices for using thinking routines

with young children to create arcs of learning,

develop thinking, and build understanding.

Dr. Ron Ritchhart

Target Audience: K-1 teachers

Cafeteria

Session A (K-1) 10:25 – 11:45 #691429


This session will examine the design elements we

must use to create powerful learning

opportunities for our students. Employing these

design elements effectively lays the foundation

for formative and responsive teaching.

Dr. Ron Ritchhart

Target Audience: 2-5 teachers

Cafeteria

Session B (2-3) 12:25 – 1:45 #691430

Session C (4-5) 1:50 – 3:10 #691432

Overview of Frontline Evaluation System and

Goal Setting

Teachers will be introduced to our new

evaluation system—Frontline Evaluation System.

We will review the revised process and explore

how to navigate the new system. Some time will

be devoted to departmental goal setting.

Please bring your iPad. This is an essential

session for all specials teachers.

Matt Jansen, Wass principal

Target Audience: All specials teachers

Media Center

Session A 10:25 – 11:45 #691433

“Alone we can do so little:

together we can do so much.”

~Helen Keller

Course Descriptions for August 30Literacy Sessions

Coaching Institute #1 and #2

Reading teachers will explore the use of a

coaching model for deepening learning for all.

Please register for both sessions.

Natalie Haezebrouck, K-5 Literacy Curriculum &

Instruction Specialist

Target Audience: Reading Specialists, Literacy

Coaches, and RR Teacher Leader

Media Center

Session B 12:25 – 1:45 #705630

Session C 1:50 – 3:10 #691465

Graphic Novels: Real Reading

Graphic novels are gaining prominence in

classrooms and libraries, but many teachers and

parents still aren't sold on the merits of these

books. This session will uncover the powerful

reading opportunities embedded in the GN

format, whether you need to convince parents,

colleagues or yourself! You'll also get plenty of

updated suggestions for your classroom library,

no matter what grade you teach.

Emily Freeman, Schroeder teacher


Room 17

Session C 1:50 – 3:10 #691471

Math Sessions

Using Math Expressions Resources to Meet the

Needs of All Learners in Grades 2 & 3

Grades 2-3 – Participants will learn how to

effectively use the RTI and differentiation

resources available through Math Expressions to

meet the needs of all students.

Shari Pawlus, Bemis Teacher


Room 1

Session A 10:25 – 11:45 #691467

Using Math Expressions Resources and

Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Grades 4 & 5

Grades 4-5 – Participants will learn how to

effectively use the RTI and differentiation

resources available through Math Expressions to

meet the needs of all students.

Mary Goetz, Bemis Teacher


Room 1

Session B 12:25 – 1:45 #691468

Science Sessions

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for

Elementary Teachers

Engage in classroom strategies and approaches

to support NGSS/ MSS. Make simple shifts to

implement the new science standards.

Marie Woodman, Morse teacher


Room 6

Session B 12:25 – 1:45 #691464

How to Get Your English Learners at Grade

Level…Fast

Learn how to maximize instructional choices to

see academic content, English language, and

social growth for the English learners in your

classroom to help you meet your growth goal for

the year. Teachers will be given time to work

collaboratively on their first unit for math.

Lisa Georges, Schroeder ELD teacher

Sue Reid, Costello/Wass ELD teacher


Room 6

Session A (3-5) 10:25 – 11:45 #691447

Session C (K-2) 1:50 – 3:10 #691448

“Setting a goal is not the

main thing. It is deciding

how you will go about

achieving it and staying

with that plan.”

~Tom Landry

Course Descriptions for August 30

Supporting Diverse Learners Sessions


There are many challenges associated with

supporting students with ASD and the volume of

research and suggestions regarding

interventions and best practices can be

overwhelming. This session will provide a brief

overview of ASD and how it manifests in the

classroom and 5 best practices that can make a

positive difference in all learning

environments. All educators who want to help

assure success for students with ASD will benefit

from this session.

Sarah Young, Behavior Support Coordinator


Room 25

Session B 12:25 – 1:45 #763349

Session C 1:50 – 3:10 #691495

Elementary Teachers and IEP Processes

This session will provide information about the

role of the general education teacher with

respect to IEP Processes. Participants will

receive information and tips to help them

successfully prepare for and participate in IEP

Team and other Special Education meetings,

including participating in the decision making

process. They will also receive practical

information regarding their role in implementing

the IEP. This session will be structured to allow

participants to ask questions throughout.

David Guzak, Social Worker

Robin MacLeish, Resource Room Teacher

Val Pfeifer, Resource Room Teacher


Room 17

Session B 12:25 – 1:45 #691470

Strategies to Embed Executive Function Within

Elementary Curriculum Content

This session will provide an overview of

executive functioning (those thinking skills related

to attention, memory, planning, organization,

and timely task completion) as well as the

impact on academic success. The primary focus

will be on learning practical strategies to foster

executive function development implemented

within the curriculum. An iPad will be helpful.

Elizabeth Cummings, School Psychologist

Sara Splan, Speech Pathologist


Room 25

Session A 10:25 – 11:45 #691486

Supporting Diverse Learners Sessions

Enbrighten

This session will present an engaging and

thought provoking comprehension strategy

designed to empower students (including those

with language disabilities) with the tools

necessary to approach and understand

narrative and informational text. It emboldens

students to establish comprehension as a process

of cognition rather than an exercise in answering

questions to be graded. It encourages the

development of metacognition, critical thinking,

listening, and speaking skills within the

classroom. It can be used with any curriculum

and text.

Talia Dolgin, Speech & Language Pathologist

Lorraine Palmer, Speech & Language Pathologist

Katie Kerch, Elementary Resource Room

Tricia St. Clair, Teacher Consultant


Room 1

Session C 1:50 – 3:10 #691488

“Education is not

preparation for life, it is

life.”

~John Dewey

“The best way to achieve

challenging goals is through

teamwork.”

~Tichy


The Power of Peer Supports for All Students in

the Elementary Classroom

There are many challenges associated with

supporting students with ASD and the volume of

research and suggestions regarding

interventions and best practices can be

overwhelming. This session will provide a brief

overview of ASD and how it manifests in the

classroom along with 5 best practices that can

make a positive difference in all learning

environments. All educators who want to help

assure success for students with ASD will benefit

from this session.

Lisa Carruthers, Leonard teacher

Jessica Hersh, Social Worker

Ericka Neumann, Social Worker

Target Audience – All K-5 staff

Room 2

Session A 10:25 – 11:45 #763369

“Quality teaching is not an

individual accomplishment, it is a

result of a collaborative culture

that empowers teachers to team

up to improve student learning

beyond what any one of them can

achieve alone.”

~Carroll



SeeSaw an amazing app that is simple, kid-

friendly, and allows students to document and

reflect on their own learning. Students digitally

capture learning and share this with peers,

parents, or even to a blog! Learn how you can

get your students started with their very own

digital portfolio that gives parents a window

into your classroom right from their own devices.

Room 23

Morgan Pertler, Bemis teacher

Eric Andary, Troy Union teacher


Session A 10:45 – 11:45 #691454

Session B 12:25 – 1:45 #691455

Session C 1:50 – 3:10 #691457

Technology Sessions

Creating a Digital Culture of Thinking

Creating a “culture of thinking” has been a

major focus in Troy for the past several years.

Understanding the 8 cultural forces helps not

only to master our curricular goals, but also in

developing students who are powerful thinkers

and learners. Combining these essential

practices with the technological tools available

at our fingertips has been a challenge and an

adventure. Find out how we made use of iPads,

SeeSaw, One Note, and other technologies to

empower our students to find their voice and

make their thinking visible.

Grayson McKinney, Costello teacher

Zach Rondot, Costello teacher

Room 26


Session A 10:45 – 11:45 #691458

Session B 12:25 – 1:45 #691460

Session C 1:50 – 3:10 #691462

How Troy Public Library Can Enrich Your

Teaching Process for Elementary Teachers

This session will focus on the digital resources

that are available to teachers in Troy to

enhance teaching and learning. Participants will

collaborate with each other to interact with

databases, collections, and customizable service

options available through the Troy Public

Library and create context about how these

options can enrich the teaching and learning

processes. Items to be highlighted include

Teacher Cards, Classroom Connections Online

Collection Request, Virtual Library Card

partnership between TPS and TPL, the new

Hoopla Digital service, and more.

Meaghan Battle, Troy Public Library, Head of

Youth Services


Room 17

Session A 10:25 – 11:45 #691469

Frequently Asked Questions

Is attendance required?

Yes.

Is this DPPD?

Yes.

I attended a week of PD this summer so I don’t need any more for my 30 hours. Do I have to come?

Yes. This is a contractual work day. If you don’t attend, you have to report your absence to AESOP.

What should I bring?

Your iPad and your Lucy Calkins Units of Study Writing Kit, if applicable, and your blue folder from April 1st .

Please see course descriptions for other items to bring.

Do I need to register on Kalpa ahead of time?Yes – please register by August 29.



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