Coweta's Professional Learning

May is such a busy month for educators. As we are nearing the end of another instructional year, we begin to gear up for another! May is a vital month to reflect on and refine practices. This month's professional learning opportunities include numerous sessions to plan for the upcoming year.

Author and researcher, John Hattie, has synthesized over 500,000 studies focused on student achievement. His research, in his book Visible Learning, showed that teachers can make a difference despite circumstances that may impede learning. Hattie found that most teachers have some degree of impact on student learning; however, some educators have much more impact than others. Hattie claims that the powerful impacts of these teachers relate to how they think - the mind frames that underpin their actions and decisions. Take a look at the video below.

May 9, 2017 - Werz CO - 3:30-5:00pm

Elementary Science Resource Development

This session is a follow up from the March sessions (http://bit.ly/ESSci3-28). At this session we'll begin compiling suggestions for curriculum maps for all grade levels K-5.

May 11, 2017 - Werz CO - 4:15-5:30pm

Secondary Science Resource Development

This session is a follow up from the March sessions (http://bit.ly/SecSci3-30). At this session we'll begin compiling suggestions for curriculum maps for all GSE subjects (6 - 8, biology, chemistry, earth systems, environmental science, physics, physical science).

June 1, 2017 - Nixon Center for the Arts - 8am-4:30pm

Coweta Tech Summit

This year's sessions include Google Tips & Tricks, 3D Printing, Breakout EDU, and many others. Door prizes include a big screen TV, Yeti coolers, and more! Register here: http://cowetatechsummit.weebly.com/registration.html

May 3, 2017 - 8:30am - 3:30pm, Werz SD2

Middle School Math Planning Workshop

Principal-selected grade level teams will create updated pacing guides reflecting the domain content weights on Milestones assessments and power standards which represents learning that is essential for success in a new unit or grade level. Key vocabulary and aligned learning resources will be identified and organized for ease of access. Participants should bring their Chromebooks and meet in SD2 at Werz.

May 8, 2017 - 8:30am - 3:30pm, Werz SD1

Grade 3 Math Planning Workshop

Principal-selected grade 3 teachers will create updated pacing guides reflecting the domain content weights on Milestones assessments and power standards which represents learning that is essential for success in a new unit or grade level. Key vocabulary and aligned learning resources will be identified and organized for ease of access. Participants should bring their Chromebooks and meet in SD1 at Werz.

May 9, 2017 - 8:30am - 3:30pm, Werz SD1

Grade 4 Math Planning Workshop

Principal-selected grade 4 teachers will create updated pacing guides reflecting the domain content weights on Milestones assessments and power standards which represents learning that is essential for success in a new unit or grade level. Key vocabulary and aligned learning resources will be identified and organized for ease of access. Participants should bring their Chromebooks and meet in SD1 at Werz.

May 11, 2017 - 8:30am - 3:30pm, Werz SD1

Grade 5 Math Planning Workshop

Principal-selected grade 5 teams will create updated pacing guides reflecting the domain content weights on Milestones assessments and power standards which represents learning that is essential for success in a new unit or grade level. Key vocabulary and aligned learning resources will be identified and organized for ease of access. Participants should bring their Chromebooks and meet in SD1 at Werz.

June 12, 2017 - 8:30am - 3:30pm, Werz PLC

Algebra 1, Accelerated Algebra 1/Geometry A, and Geometry Planning Workshop

High school teacher teams will create updated pacing guides reflecting the domain content weights on Milestones assessments and power standards which represents learning that is essential for success in a new unit or course. Key vocabulary and aligned learning resources will be identified and organized for ease of access. Teachers are asked to register at https://goo.gl/forms/eux5D92gLqtoRSDr2. Participants should bring their Chromebooks and any needed reference material when they meet in the PLC room at Werz.

June 13, 2017 - 8:30am - 3:30pm, Werz PLC

Accelerated Geometry B/Algebra 2, Algebra 2, and Precalculus Planning Workshop

High school teacher teams will create updated pacing guides reflecting the domain content weights on Milestones assessments (for tested courses) and power standards which represents learning that is essential for success in a new unit or course. Key vocabulary and aligned learning resources will be identified and organized for ease of access. Teachers are asked to register at https://goo.gl/forms/a2y4L6kEwBi37g1g1. Participants should bring their Chromebooks and any needed reference material when they meet in the PLC room at Werz.

June 14, 2017 - 8:30am - 3:30pm, Werz PLC

Foundations of Algebra and Fourth Math Options Planning Workshop

High school teacher teams will create updated pacing guides reflecting the power standards which represents learning that is essential for success in a new unit or course. Key vocabulary and aligned learning resources will be identified and organized for ease of access. Teachers are asked to register at https://goo.gl/forms/zndEqcGEIQZhfvIB3. Participants should bring their Chromebooks and any needed reference material when they meet in the PLC room at Werz.

May 4, 2017

ELA Resource Development (Grades 6-8)

ELA representatives from all middle schools, grades 6-8, will meet to finalize the district pacing guides for English Language Arts.

May 10, 2017

ELA/SS Curriculum Map development (3rd grade)

ELA and SS representatives from all elementary schools, grade 3, will review GSE standards, discuss research based reading strategies, classroom expectations and rigor. Teams will begin development of ELA and SS pacing guides to be implemented for the 2017-18 school year.

May 11, 2017

Social Studies Curriculum Map Development (8th grade)

Social Studies representatives from all middle schools, grades 8, will meet to develop a district pacing guide.

May 12, 2017

ELA/SS Curriculum Map development (4th grade)

ELA and SS representatives from all elementary schools, grade 4, will review GSE standards, discuss research based reading strategies, classroom expectations and rigor. Teams will begin development of ELA and SS pacing guides to be implemented for the 2017-18 school year.

May 15, 2017

ELA/SS Curriculum Map development (5th grade)

ELA and SS representatives from all elementary schools, grade 5, will review GSE standards, discuss research based reading strategies, classroom expectations and rigor. Teams will begin development of ELA and SS pacing guides to be implemented for the 2017-18 school year.

May 16, 2017

ELA/SS Curriculum Map development (2nd grade)

ELA and SS representatives from all elementary schools, grade 2, will review work to finalize the ELA and SS pacing guides to be implemented for the 2017-18 school year.

May 31, 2017

ELA Curriculum Map with LAZ (Kindergarten)

The Kindergarten Curriculum Resource Development Team will collaborate with the Learning A-Z representative to incorporate Raz-Plus Reading resources into the ELA and SS curriculum pacing map.

June 1, 2017

ELA Curriculum Map with LAZ (Grade 1)

The Grade 1 Curriculum Resource Development Team will collaborate with the Learning A-Z representative to incorporate Raz-Plus Reading resources into the ELA and SS curriculum pacing map.

June 2, 2017

ELA Curriculum Map with LAZ (Grade 2)

The Grade 2 Curriculum Resource Development Team will collaborate with the Learning A-Z representative to incorporate Raz-Plus Reading resources into the ELA and SS curriculum pacing map.

May 15, 2017 2:00 p.m. Werz Complex PLC

Early Intervention Program Teachers' Year End Meeting

Teachers will collaborate and discuss end of the year procedures as well as plan for next year.

May 16, 2017 3:00 p.m. Werz Complex SD1

Impact check discussions for schools that participated in GLISI this year

GLISI participants will collaborate and reflect on SMART goals, root cause analyses and results to plan for next year.

Fisher, D., Frey, N, and Hattie, J. (2016). Visible Learning for Literacy.Thousand Oaks: CA: Corwin Literacy.

Reynolds, C. Hattie's 8 Mindframes. Visible Learning. Retrieved from https://visible-learning.org/2014/08/john-hattie-mind-frames-teachers/