Professional Development – Grade School 2019/2020 School Year

Date: 8//9/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Importance of Visual Learning Part 1 (Grade School PD )

Date: 8/23/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Importance of Visual Learning Part 2 (Grade School PD )

Date: 8/30/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic :Using Planbook.com & A“How-To” of Interactive Attendance (Grade School PD )

NOTE: NO PD in September/October due to no coverage for one rotation and Mass-Prep by GS team to share
with committee for possible Masses for school year

Date: 11/1/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Radically Rethinking Intelligence – What Is Creativity and It’s Place In Problem Solving, Education
and Thinking: Part 1 (Grade School PD )

We need to radically rethink our view of intelligence. We know three things about intelligence. One, it’s diverse.
We think about the world in all the ways that we experience it. We think visually, we think in sound, we think
kinesthetically, we think in abstract terms, we think in movement. Secondly, intelligence is dynamic. If you look
at the interactions of the human brain….intelligence is wonderfully interactive. The brain isn’t divided into
compartments. In fact, creativity, which I define as the process of having original ideas that have value, more
often than not comes about in the interaction of different disciplinary ways of seeing things……(multi-tasking….
and btw yay about women!!! And the third thing about intelligence is that it’s distinct…….
“Intelligence is dynamic!” (Sir Ken Robinson)

Date: 11/8/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Radically Rethinking Intelligence – What Is Creativity and It’s Place In Problem Solving, Education
and Thinking: Part 2 (Grade School PD )

Date: 11/15/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: The importance of Using Strong Questioning in a Classroom (Grade School PD )

Food for thought…The average five-year-old asks 65 questions per day, most of them starting with
"why." The average 44-year-old manager only asks six questions per day; most of them starting with
"when," "where," or "how much
Date: 11/22/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Focus on Discipline (Grade School PD )

Key thoughts from today’s reading & video resources and GS team discussions;
• “at promise” (versus “at risk”)
• “reached out and managed to tap into my soul”
• Teacher mattered because she believed
• Restorative justice
• Teach to the heart and the mind will follow

Date: 12/6/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Art Integration Part 1 (Grade School PD )
• Art as Text; Bridging Literacy and the Arts
• Transforming a School Through Art Integration

Date: 12/13/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Art Integration Part 2 (Grade School PD )
• The Power of Photographs in Education
• Art/Museum Resources: MOMA, Annenberg Foundation, Smithsonian

Date: 1/24/19
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Using Games in the Classroom(the Value of Game-Based Learning in Education) Part 1 (Grade School
PD )

Date: 2//6/20
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Using Games in the Classroom( The Value of Game-Based Learning in Education) Part 2 (Grade School
PD )

Date: 2/20/20
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Developing/Enhancing Inference Skills Across the Curriculum – Part 1 (Grade School PD )

Date: 2/28/20
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Developing/Enhancing Inference Skills Across the Curriculum – Part 2 (Grade School PD )
Date: 3/6/20
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Characteristics of Marianist Education (The CME’s) Intro (Grade School PD )

Date: 3/13/20
Time: 9:15 – 10:15
Topic: Characteristics of Marianist Education (The CME’s)Looking AT Classroom Integration in the Grade
School(Grade School PD )

Professional Development: (K- 12 Faculty Meetings PD) 2019 2020 School Year

Date: 7/26/20
Time:
Topic: Faculty/Staff Retreat

Date: 7/29/20
Time: 8:30 – 9:00
Topic The 5 E’s of Excellence (K-12 Faculty Meeting)

Date: 10/4/20 (PD Work Day)

Time: 8:00-11:30
Topic 1: Intro to Catapult Learning for Title I
Topic 2 Curriculum Mapping – Taking A look at Our School’s Curriculum & Identification of Needs (K-12
– Group Break-Out Session regarding Language Arts/ and/ Science Focus )
 Friday, October 4th we start at 8 am in the Flex Center. Reps from Catapult Learning
will be sharing information about their services and supports for SAS in the near future.
After that Everett will facilitate continued discussion on K-12 curriculum mapping and
identification of needs and overlap areas for our K-12 school. Lunch will be around
11:30 and the remainder of the work day is for classroom preps for the students' return
on October 14th and upcoming grade card reports.

Date: 1/3/20
Time: 8:00 – 9:00
Topic : Looking at SAS S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math - ACCE Day)

Date: 2/28/20
Time:: 2:00-2:40
Topic “Classroom Culture” (K-12 Faculty Meeting)

Professional Development: Katie Hensley’s Personal Learning 2019-2020 School Year

Date: Fall 2019 (August 2019-December 2019)

Time: Mondays, 4:00-7:30 p.m.
Class: ITE 601B Professional Studies Seminar & 602B Clinical Partnership & Practice I Seminar
Professors: Waynele Yu & Mischa Kauaanuhea Lenchanko
Final Grade: A
Topic: This Master’s seminar, “introduces the challenges of teaching through learning experiences. It
provides a foundation of pedagogical practices and principles that foster independent thinking.”

Date: Fall 2019 (August 2019-December 2019)

Time: Thursdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Class: EDCS 600 Language, Learning, and Teaching
Professor: Lizabeth Horii, MEd
Final Grade: A+
Topic: From the course syllabus, “examines the role that language plays in the social construction of
knowledge within various disciplines, K–adult. Collaborative group learning strategies will be modeled.”

Date: Fall 2019 (August 2019-December 2019)

Time: Wednesdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Class: SPED 444 Educating Exceptional Students in Regular Classrooms
Professor: Heather Rogers-Rodrigues, PhD
Final Grade: A
Topic: From the course catalog, “Teaching elementary students with disabilities and those who are gifted/
talented. Meeting academic/social needs, classroom management, motivation, peer interaction, collaboration
between special and regular educators. Includes an emphasis on instruction in writing.”
Date: Spring 2020 (January 2020-May 2020)
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00-7:30 p.m.
Class: ITE 603B Professional Studies Seminar & 604B Clinical Partnership & Practice II Seminar
Professors: Waynele Yu & Mischa Kauaanuhea Lenchanko
Final Grade: A
Topic: From the course syllabus, “the seminar is aimed at giving students the opportunity to research a
number of theories and issues connected to the profession of teaching to ultimately build a strong
educational foundation. Clinical Partnership is designed to further encourage reflection and critical thinking
through observations and discussions with other practicing professionals.”

Date: Spring 2020 (January 2020-May 2020)

Time: Wednesdays, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Class: EDCS 632 Research Methods
Professor: Stacy George, PhD
Final Grade: A
Topic: From the course syllabus, “methods of qualitative research in education or related social science from
an interdisciplinary framework. This course is designed to prepare candidates to use data gathered in the
classroom, analyzed through the lens of qualitative research methodology, to guide instructional decisions.
Candidates will become aware of the ethical responsibilities around research in educational settings and
practice applying those principles in practice.”

Date: Spring 2020 (January 2020-May 2020)

Time: Thursdays, 5:15-8:15 p.m.
Class: EDCS 624 School Mathematics Curriculum
Professor: Paolo Tan, PhD
Final Grade: A
Topic: From course syllabus, “candidates will develop a broader and deeper understanding of equity-
oriented practices in and out of schools and mathematics content, pedagogy, and students.”