January 20th Secondary Division PD Sessions

Below are the Mandatory Sessions. These are REQUIRED for teachers to attend.
You will find these sessions listed under the "Required" section on the courses page in Performance Matters.
Teacher
Groups 8:30-9:30 9:45-11:15 12:30-2:00 2:15-3:45
EOC Writing Performance Assessment Scoring
Audience: Select HHS Teachers
Instructor: Cathy Soenksen
MLK Location: CO 3rd floor Conference Area
English
ALL Staff Peer-Assisted Learning (English Secondary)
Room: Auditorium Instructor: Jessica Toste, consultant
Audience: THMS English & SpEd Teachers 6-8
Room: 446
Math Benchmark and Assessment
Middle School Work Session
Math Instructor: Brian Nussbaum
Room: 435
Math Benchmark and Assessment
Work Session
Math HS Instructor: Brian Nussbaum
Room: 435
Disability Awareness and Simulations
Instructor: Gina Martin TTAC
CTE Room: 462
ELD CLT Excel/Bridging/Intensive English
Instructor: Barbara Eye Collaboration & Curriculum Review
Audience: English 9-12 ESL, ELD 9-11 Instructor: Laura Feichtinger-McGrath
Room: 402 Room: 402
ESL The Joy and Pain of Working with
Newcomer Students Newcomer Program Collaboration
Instructor: Ana Arias Instructor: Amanda Horne
Audience: Intensive English/Newcomer Audience: Newcomer Program EL
Teams teachers
Room: OC1 Room: OC1
VAAP
Instructor: Ann Conners
Audience: Teachers completing VAAPs
Room: 116

Making Learning Fun: How to Increase

SPED Student Participation and Motivation ABCs and Reinforcement for Student
Instructor: CLM Coaches Learning Instructor: CLM Coaches
Audience: CLM Classroom Assistants Audience: CLM Classroom Assistants
Room: 116 Room: 116
RDA File Compliance
Instructor: Sandi Thorpe
Room: In Own Buildings
Middle and High School CS Vertical Alignment
Computer
Instructor: Amy Sabarre & Bethany Everidge
Science
Room: 462
Secondary PE Staff Meeting
PE Instructor: Michael King
Room: Gym
Behavior Specialist: Data Collection &
Overcoming Challenges
Behavior
Audience: All Behavior Specialists
Specialists
Instructor: Michelle Edwards
Room: 134
Home School Liaison Collaboration
Home School Instructor: Sal Romero
Liaisons Audience: Home School Liaisons
Room: OC2 (outside classroom 2)
Below are the choice sessions for teachers to select.
These sessions are open to everyone unless an audience is specified.
Content Areas 8:30-9:30 9:45-11:15 12:30-2:00 2:15-3:45
Basic Behavior Management
Self Care Self Care
Strategies
Instructor: Ana Arias & Andrea Skaflen Instructor: Ana Arias & Andrea Skaflen
Instructor: Michelle Edwards
Room: 503 Room: 503
MLK Session Room: 503
FULL FULL
All Staff FULL
Room: Auditorium Navigating Community Resources Navigating Community Resources
Instructors: Social Workers Instructors: Social Workers
Room: 509 Room: 509
Building Classroom Community: Building Classroom Community:
Proactive & Practical Strategies for Proactive & Practical Strategies for
Increasing Student Self-Management Increasing Student Self-Management
Social Instructor: Allison Eanes Instructor: Allison Eanes
Emotional Room: 512 Room: 512
Learning
Mesh in Action: Level 2
Mesh in Action: Level 2
Instructor: Lora Cantwell & Erich
Instructor: Lora Cantwell & Erich Sneller
Sneller
Room: 510
Room: 510

CPS Mandated Training CPS Mandated Training CPS Mandated Training

Audience: ALL Staff is expected to
complete this training during this school
year. Other opportunities will be made
available if you are unable to attend this
training session.
Room: Auditorium
Audience: ALL Staff is expected to
complete this training during this school
year. Other opportunities will be made
available if you are unable to attend this
training session.
Room: Auditorium
Audience: ALL Staff is expected to
complete this training during this school
year. Other opportunities will be made
available if you are unable to attend this
training session.
Room: Auditorium

Introduction to Performance
Performance Assessment Work Time Performance Assessment Work time
Performance Assessment
Instructor: PBA Trainers Instructor: PBA Trainers
Assessment Instructor: PBA Trainers
Room: 132 Room: 132
Room: 132
PLATO Introduction
PLATO Introduction PLATO Introduction
Audience: Any HS/MS teacher who
Audience: Any HS/MS teacher who Audience: Any HS/MS teacher who would
would like access to an online curriculum
would like access to an online like access to an online curriculum to
to supplement their instruction. Required
curriculum to supplement their supplement their instruction. Required for
for HHS Teacher who works in Alternative
instruction. Required for HHS Teacher HHS Teacher who works in Alternative Ed
Ed
who works in Alternative Ed Instructor: Kris Vass & Carol Solli
Instructor: Kris Vass & Carol Solli
Instructor: Kris Vass & Carol Solli (Edmentum Representative)
Instructional (Edmentum Representative)
(Edmentum Representative) Room: 181
Technology Room: 181
Room:181 (Repeat)
(Repeat)
Chromebook Creation Tools Support
Session
Instructor: Kim Hook & Nate Hissong
Audience: HHS Teachers who attended
the Nov. 5th Session
Room: 124
 Connecting Content & Language EL Session for Secondary Teachers
Objectives for ELs New to HCPS
Instructor: Barbara Eye Instructor: Amanda Horne/LFM
Audience: Content Teachers Audience: New secondary teachers
Room: 401 Room: 401
EL
Language and Literacy for upper level
Instructor: Aliese Gingerich
Audience: Gen Ed Teachers grades 2
and up
Room: 410
Math Task Cohort #2 Discovery Ed Pilot Training
Instructor: Brian Nussbaum Contact: Brian Nussbaum
Math
Audience: Secondary Math Teachers Audience: Secondary Math Teachers (enrolled in the pilot)
Room: 428 Room: Multipurpose room at Central Office
Newsela: Differentiation Newsela: Digital Reading
Newsela: Vocabulary
Instructor: In person Newsela Trainer Instructor: In person Newsela Trainer
Instructor: In person Newsela Trainer
ELA Audience: Grades 6-12 (ELA, Social Audience: Grades 6-12 Teachers (ELA,
Audience:Grades 6-12 (Any subject)
Studies, Science) Social Studies, Science)
Room: 473
Room: 473 Room: 471
CPR Hands-on Training CPR Hands-on Training
CPR Instructor: Secondary PE Staff Instructor: Elementary PE Staff
Room: Gym Room: Gym
What is Special About Special What is Special About Special
Education Education
Instructor: Sandi Thorpe Instructor: Sandi Thorpe
SPED
Audience: New Teachers/Everyone Audience: New Teachers/Everyone
invited invited
Room: 432 Room: 432
Rosetta Stone Discussion
Rosetta Stone Discussion Instructor: Jeremy Aldrich
World Instructor: Jeremy Aldrich Audience: Teachers who use Rosetta
Languages Audience: Teachers who use Rosetta Stone
Stone Room: 412
Room: 412 (Repeat session)