March

13, 2015 District-Wide Professional Development

Location: Ferndale High School

Morning Session - 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Early Childhood
Facilitator: Clare Rewold
Topics: Art in the Classroom and
Conflict Resolution
Location: Room 202

7-12 World Language
Facilitators: Warren, Sibula
Topic: Mastery vs Grade Level
Location: Room 102

9-12 Performing Arts

Facilitators: E. Jamison
Performance Rehearsal
Location: Rehearsal Room

K-12 ELA
Facilitators: Grillo, Nagaj, Schwartz,
Jones, Harvey, Goodson, Morrison
Topic: K-12 Vertical Alignment;
Assessment; Power Standards
Location: Media Center

K-12 Physical Education

Facilitator: Butler
Topic: Building Intermurals, Athletics,
and Enrichment K-8; general questions
and concerns
Location: Athletic Office

K-12 Special Education
Facilitator: Locke
Topic: SEEFS
Location: Room 205

7-12 Science
Facilitator: A. Maes
Topic: Vertical and Longitudinal
Alignment of Power Standards
Location: Room 114

K-6 Music
Participants: K-6 Music teachers
Topic: Professional Dialogue about
pressing topics
Location: 218

7-12 Social Studies

Facilitator: L. Gillespie
Topic: Power Standards; M-STEP
Preparation
Location: Room 107

3-12 Math
Facilitators: T. Maes, B. Kelly, Handyside
Topic: Vertical and Longitudinal
Alignment of Power Standards
Location: Room 204

9-12 Fine Arts
Participants: 9-12 Fine Arts teachers
Topic: Professional Dialogue about
pressing topics
Location: Room 219

Counseling
Facilitator: Khoury/Baker College
Topic: Early College
Location: Counseling Center

Lunch on your own: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Afternoon Sessions
Session 1 - 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Session 2 - 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Break - 1:15 - 1:30 PM
Evaluation: 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon Session Descriptions

Sessions repeat during both time slots unless otherwise noted. Sessions are limited to 30 participants each.

Understanding NWEA MAP Reports

Facilitators: Tom Maes/Dina Rocheleau

Room 204
Description: Tom and Dina will help you decipher and use the results from your students' NWEA tests.
Who should attend: Anyone who is still mystified by the MAP reports or who would like more information.

Using Study Island

Facilitators: E Bruner/S Bruner/M Sigler

Room 222
Description: Eric, Sandra, and Mike will walk you through how to set up and use Study Island in the elementary
classroom.
Who should attend: Elementary school teachers who are using Study Island in the classroom as an intervention.



Beginning Google Drive and Docs

Facilitators: Lauren Villaluz/Beth Grillo

Room 223
Description: Are your colleagues using baffling phrases like, "Save it on your Drive and share it with me" or "Yeah, it's a
really cool extension that you can add on to Sheets"? If you would like to learn how to translate these and other
statements and learn that basics of Google Drive and Docs, you should attend this session.
Who should attend: Beginners to the Google suite of applications that Ferndale teachers are using more and more
everyday.

Intermediate Google Drive and Docs

Facilitators: Scott Jeffrey/Mike Phou

FHS InfoStation
Description: Scott and Mike will teach you all about Flubaroo, Snag-it, and other Google Apps and Extensions.
Who should attend: Folks who are secure with the basics of the Google suite of applications and want to learn about
some more nuanced and complicated uses.

Effective Readers/Writers Workshop

Facilitators: Brooke Brimacombe/Emily Wize
Room 202
Description: Brooke and Emily will share ideas for running an effective workshop class that utilizes that mini-lesson,
active engagement, independent practice, and sharing aspects of workshop.
Who should attend: ELA teachers primarily, but any teacher who wishes to create a more engaging atmosphere in his or
her classroom and eliminate the "sage on the stage" model.

Standards-Based Grading


Facilitators: Johanna Mracna/Liz Gillespie

Room 205
Description: Johanna and Liz will introduce the wondrous world of Standards-Based Grading and make the case for why it
is a more authentic way to judge your students' classroom achievement.
Who should attend: Teachers who are NOT attending the after-school Standards-Based Grading PD series but are still
interested in learning more about it.

Interactive WhiteBoard Techniques (Session 1 Only)

Facilitator: Scott Collins

FMS InfoStation
Description: Scott will demystify some of the every-day instructional uses of that fancy, very expensive interactive
whiteboard that you may have in your classroom.
Who should attend: Teachers who have an interactive whiteboard but feel like they're not using it to its full potential.

Google Classrooms (Session 2 Only)

Facilitator: Scott Collins

FMS InfoStation
Description: Scott will help you get your Google Classroom set up for immediate use as soon as our students have their
ferndaleschools.org email addresses! (We predict this will happen this summer).
Who should attend: Anyone who has heard of Google Classrooms and is interested in using it, but has not set one up
yet. If you attended session 2 of the Technology PD series should NOT attend because this session will be very similar.

Visible Thinking


Facilitators: Katie Jeffrey/Derek Adams


Room 208
Description: Visible Thinking focuses on "making student thinking visible" - a research-based approach to using thinking
routines and questioning methods in the classroom to better understand and "see" student thought processes around
what they are learning.
Who should attend: Anyone who is interested in this topic and who has NOT attended the 2-part PD series.

Co-Teaching (Session 1 Only)

Facilitators: A Ceglarak/M Hand/J Smith


Room 212
Description: This session is designed for both general ed and special ed teachers who will be co-teaching or who would
like to co-teach. Participants will learn about the philosophy behind effective co-teaching, strategies for equality between
teachers, and best practices for enhancing student achievement in a mainstreamed classroom.
Who should attend: Any general ed or special ed teacher who is NOT attending the Co-Teaching PD series.

TeachScape



Facilitator: Tom Shelton




Media Center
Description: Tom will review the basics of how to use TeachScape for your evaluations, including how to log in and
upload documents. An overview of the final stages of the process will be provided, and time will be built in for questions.
Who should attend: Anyone who is being evaluated using TeachScape.