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Professional LearningNew Teacher Packet
2017
Welcome to Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD!
We are so glad that you have joined our EMS family; you are an incredible addition to your campus and our community. This school year promises to be exciting, challenging, and rewarding!
As with any new employment opportunity there will be some required training that you must attend. Those have been listed for you below.
Face-to-Face Training
T-TESS is the appraisal system Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD currently uses for teacher appraisals. One of the legal requirements of the system is the provision of a face-to-face orientation session for all teachers. Your campus will conduct this training on Tuesday, August 8. If you and have previously attended a T-TESS orientation and have been appraised under the T-TESS system, you do not need to attend this training; you will receive a refresher the following week.
Thinking Maps training will also take place on Tuesday, August 8. If you have already attended Thinking Maps training and can provide a certificate of completion, then you are excused from this training. Please fill out the attached waiver form and return it to your campus principal.
Professional Learning Communities, Fundamental 5, and Rigor, Relevance, & Engagement are all pieces of the EMS ISD instructional philosophy. You will receive training on these topics on August 9 at your home campus. Several campuses have decided to come together to provide this training, so be sure to check with your principal for the exact location and time.
Online Training
Sheltered Instruction is also required for all teachers at EMS ISD. Because they are provided online, you can complete them at your leisure. You can easily access the courses through Gateway, at http://www.texasgateway.com/ . There are three courses in that series you should complete. They are:
1. ELL Foundations: Second Language Acquisition2. ELL Foundations: Effective Instructional Strategies and Routines3. ELPS Academy OR Implementing the ELPS (subject area of your choice)
Compliance Trainings are state required trainings that must be completed by every employee. EMS ISD has bundled these into an easy to access format, and it should take you approximately two hours to complete. You will find directions included in this packet, and you should complete the training before September 15, 2017 in order to be in compliance.
Science Teachers are required to take an online science safety course through TEA. Please sign up using the links below:
TEA Science Safety Training for Elementary School:
https://www.texasgateway.org/course/tea-science-safety-training-elementary-school-0
TEA Science Safety Training for Middle School:
https://www.texasgateway.org/course/tea-science-safety-training-middle-school-0
TEA Science Safety Training for High School:
https://www.texasgateway.org/course/tea-science-safety-training-high-school
Prior to the week of August 7th, please sign-in to Canvas to view the New Hire Videos, consisting of a series subjects that we feel are important for all EMS ISD teachers to know in order to feel part of the family.
On Monday, August 7th, we invite you to the New Hire Orientation at Chisholm Trail High School. The program will begin at 8:30 am, but you are welcome to come early and enjoy coffee and donuts and browse through the vendor fair. Lunch will be provided after the orientation program.
Please contact me with any questions or concerns. I look forward to working with you and welcome to the EMS team!
Sincerely,
Stacy SummerhillExecutive Director of Curriculum and Learning 817-847-7793 ext. [email protected]
Professional Learning for New Teachers
Expectations of All Teachers
Category Specific Training When Hours Date Completed
Human Resources T-TESS Orientation (Teachers who have not been observed using T-TESS only) New Hire Week 3
Core Strategies Thinking Maps Foundation (may provide waiver) New Hire Week 3
Core Strategies Rigor, Relevance & Engagement Rubrics New Hire Week 2
Core Strategies Professional Learning Communities Overview (PLC)
New Hire Week 2
Core Strategies Fundamental Five New Hire Week 2
Core Strategies Optional Technology (Aesop, Skyward, Office 365, Eduphoria, Aware, Canvas)
New Hire Week
Gifted/TalentedIdentification and Assessment (in Eduphoria) (Pre-AP, AP teachers, and elementry teachers working with GT students)
Before end of first semester 6
Gifted/TalentedNature and Needs (in Eduphoria) (Pre-AP, AP teachers, and elementry teachers working with GT students)
Before end of first semester 6
Gifted/TalentedCurriculum and Differentiation for GT (in Eduphoria) (Pre-AP, AP teachers, and elementry teachers working with GT students)
Before end of first semester 18
ESL Sheltered
Instruction Classes available at TexasGateway.org Within 1st year 6
Core Strategies Canvas Training Within 1st year 3 Specific to Teaching Assignment
Category Specific Training When Hours Date CompletedContent Specific Content Specific Content Specific Content Specific
Advanced AcademicsPre-AP/AP Summer Institute or other advanced training (annually or every other year
During the Summer prior to
teaching a PAP/AP course
24
Category Specific Training When Hours Date Completed
Health Services, Human Resources,
Counseling, Technology
Para-Professionals - Basic Compliance Teachers and other certified personnel - Professional Compliance courses are located in Eduphoria.
Prior to school starting 2
By Friday, September 15,
2017
Compliance Training Bundle Completed Annually by All District Employees – in Eduphoria.
Canvas Instructions
Accessing Canvas:
Teachers can access Canvas by going directly to emsisd.instructure.com.
Logging In:
Teachers log in to Canvas using their district username and password.
NEW HIRES WEEK 2017 AT A GLANCEProfessional Learning, Time, and LocationLocations subject to change. Updated “Week at a Glance” available at District Orientation.
8/7 – 8/11
ALL New Hires: District Orientation & Lunch for ALL new employees and campus administrators 8:30-12:45 @ CTHS Cafeteria
8/7
MondayTeachers- Curriculum Sessions - TBD
Diags, SLPs, Related Service Providers – Caseloads/Mentors on campuses
New Nurses - Meeting with Cheryl Phalen @ 2:00 – 4:00 in Maintenance Conference Room
Secondary Teachers8:30 am - Report to campus for T-TESS Orientation (those appraised under T-TESS the prior year do not need to attend)12:30pm - Report to HCTC for Thinking Maps training (those providing a waiver w/ documentation do not need to attend)
Elementary Teachers8:30 am - Report to HCTC for Thinking Maps Training (those providing a waiver w/ documentation do not need to attend) 12:30 - Report to campus for T-TESS Orientation (those appraised under T-TESS the prior year do not need to attend)
8/8Tuesday
Diags, SLPs, Related Service Providers – 8:30 – 11:30 Orientation @HCTC D109/111 12:30 – 3:30 eSped Training @ HCTC B125 (computer lab)New Nurse - Training 8:30-11:30 @ HCTC Computer Lab, 12:30-3:30 @ Home Campus Clinics
Teachers – Report to home campus for training on ICLE Rubrics, Fundamental 5, & PLCs
8/9 WednesdayNew Nurses - 8:30 – 11:30 @ HCTC Computer Lab 12:30 – 3:30 @ Home Campus Clinics Diags, SLPs, Related Service Providers- 8:30 – 11:30 Processes and Procedures @ HCTC D109/111 12:30 – 3:30 eSped Training @ HCTC B125 Computer LabTeachers – Optional Technology Training @ Saginaw High School
8/10Thursday
Diags, SLPs, Related Service Providers - Caseloads/Mentors on campusesNew Nurses – 8:30 – 11:30 work in clinic; 12:00 – 4:00 LUNCH and meeting @ HCTC room 109-111
Teachers – Optional Technology Training at Saginaw High School
8/11 FridayNew Nurses - Work at Campus Clinics
Diags, SLPs, Related Service Providers – Optional Technology Training at SHS
For Teachers New EMS ISD Only
IMPORTANT
All new teachers to Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD will be expected to attend Thinking Maps Training on Tuesday, August 8, unless a waiver is granted by your principal. Participants will receive 6 hours of credit to be applied to your eighteen hours of discretionary professional learning hours and be added to your portfolio.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stacy Summerhill, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, at [email protected] ext:6347
If you have been previously trained in Thinking Maps (6 hours) you may be granted a waiver from participating in our training scheduled for Tuesday, August 8. To be considered, you must complete this form, sign, and submit documentation of your previous training (certificate or staff development transcript/portfolio) to your principal by Tuesday, August 8. Once approved by your principal, please forward to [email protected]. The forms will be kept on file with our professional learning department at Hafley Development Center. If you have an approved waiver, you are welcome to use this time on your new campus or take the time off to relax and prepare for the coming year.
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Thinking Maps Training Application/Waiver FormLast: First: Middle Initial
# of Years of Experience:
I wish to be WAIVED from Thinking Maps Training at Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD because:I completed Thinking Maps Training (6 hours) at ______________________________ ISD during (year) ___________. Your previous training must be within the past three years for approval to be granted by your principal. Those who are granted waivers will be permitted to spend the day working in their classrooms or may take the day off.
Employee Signature: ____________________________________________________________
Campus Administrator’s Signature: _________________________________________________
Thinking Maps