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SCHEDULE AND COURSE OFFERINGS

8:00-11:30 AM 12:30-4:00 PM

Tuesday

August 7

Early Interventions in Reading Fluency Practice with Read Naturally

Live and Six-Minute Solution

Journeys with Think Central

MATH 180

Blended Teaching (2 day training)

Wednesday

August 8

ALEKS 3-5 ALEKS 6-12

GO Math! With Think Central

REWARDS®

Step up to Writing K-5 Refresher Training

Blended Teaching (2 day training)

Thursday

August 9

Silverback Read&Write for Google Chrome

Step Up to Writing for English Instructors

Corrective Reading K-8

TransMath

Friday

August 10

CHAMPS Classroom Management

Step Up to Writing with Collections

READ 180 Universal with System 44

Reading Mastery Signatures Edition

Sonday System 1

HONORARIUM: Participants with administrator approval who are utilizing the curriculum next year will receive the

following honorarium pay:

$75.00 Half Day Professional Development

$150.00 Full Day Professional Development

REGISTRATION:

Sign up only if you are utilizing the curriculum next year. Click here to register on Professional Growth (MLP) via Employee Quick Links from the MSBSD website. Register

by May 11, 2018 to ensure that courses with low enrollment are not canceled.

FAMS Questions: Tammy Halfacre [email protected] or (907) 746-9297

Registration Questions: Rachel Dodd [email protected] or (907) 746-4075

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ALEKS

Blended Teaching


Corrective Reading

Early Interventions in Reading

Fluency Practice with Read Naturally Live and 6 Minute Solution

GO Math! with Think Central


MATH 180

Read&Write for Google Chrome

Reading Mastery

REWARDS® (grade 4 and up)

Silverback

Sonday System 1

Step Up to Writing K-5 Refresher Training

MIDDLE SCHOOL

ALEKS

Blended Teaching


Corrective Reading

MATH 180

READ 180 Universal and System 44


REWARDS®

Silverback


Step Up to Writing for English Instructors

TransMath

HIGH SCHOOL

ALEKS

Blended Teaching


READ 180 Universal and System 44


REWARDS®

Silverback


Step Up to Writing for English Instructors TransMath

Presenters

TOMAS ANDERSEN, Educational Technologist

Tomas Andersen has taught in the elementary setting since 2003, mostly in

grades 4 and 5, but he has experience with small groups in grades K-6 as well. He

grew up and began his teaching career in Cordova, Alaska after finishing his

degree at the University of Idaho in 2002. Within the District, he began at Goose

Bay Elementary before transferring to Knik Elementary. He has been with the

Office of Instruction for 2 years. He enjoys being a part of the innovation in the

MSBSD. He is responsible for managing MobyMax, Think Central, Lexia, Read

Naturally Live, and working with the Digital First Responders.

JANIS BISHOP, Advisory Teacher

Janis Bishop received her Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education

from Northeastern State College, and her Masters of Education with a K-12

Reading Specialist Certification from Northeastern State University. She has been

an educator since 1973, beginning her teaching career in Oklahoma as a first

grade and fifth grade teacher and then as a Reading Specialist with the Right to

Read program. In her Alaskan career, she has taught kindergarten, first, fifth, and

multi-age grades, advised grades K-12, and now serves parents and students in

grades K-3 at Mat-Su Central School. She currently is teaching a kindergarten

parent class based on Sonday 1, entitled Coffee, Tea and ABC.

JEFFREY BLACKBURN, Educational Technologist

Jeffrey Blackburn is an Educational Technologist in the Office of Instruction. He

has been with the District for 10 years and taught middle school Math, Computer

Programming, and Robotics at Wasilla Middle School and Mat-Su Central. He is a

strong advocate of using technology to increase student learning and works to

integrate the 4 Cs (Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Communication)

into all of his trainings. His primary responsibilities are teacher trainings, Clever

Integrations, ClassFlow and classroom teacher support.

CHRISTINE DUFFY, Educational Technologist

Christine Duffy is an Educational Technologist and was a secondary special

education classroom teacher before moving to the District Office. She piloted a

Google Classroom at Colony High School and taught READ 180 for four years.

She is the District Coordinator for READ 180, MATH 180, and System 44

intervention programs. She also supports teachers using software-based

intervention programs such as ALEKS, MobyMax, and Lexia. She provides

Integrated Classroom professional development for Special Education teachers,

as well as Blended and OneNote training.

VICTORIA FLINT, Educational Technologist

Victoria Flint works with the Office of Instruction for the MSBSD. She has been in

education for ten years, working as an interventionist, Literacy Coach, and

Instructional Coach. As a coach, she has supported teachers with Growth

Mindset, RTI (behavior and academic), PBIS, CHAMPS, Tough Kid Toolkit &

Tough Kid Parent Book, Teaching Love and Logic, Capturing Kids Hearts, Teach

Like a Champ, and Coaching Classroom Management. She has a Master’s degree

in both Elementary Reading and Literacy and Industrial/Organizational Psychology

(Coaching/Consulting).

TERI HADDELAND, Elementary Teacher

Teri Haddeland received her Bachelor of Arts in Education K-8 from Alaska Pacific

University and her Master of Education in Language and Literacy with a K-12

Reading Endorsement from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She has been

teaching for 16 years and currently works at Big Lake Elementary teaching in

grades 1-5 intervention. She focuses on small group reading and math instruction,

specifically, Tier 2 Journeys and Tier 3 GO Math! Throughout her career she has

taught 1st through 6th grades. Teri has served on both the math and ELA

curriculum writing teams and math/ELA program adoption teams. She has led two

GO Math! FLTs and served as the math coach in her building.

KAY HUXFORD, EL Case Manager

Kay Huxford holds master’s degrees in English and Applied Linguistics from

Portland State University, and holds professional educator licenses in English,

TESOL, and communications. She has worked for more than 25 years in the field of

education, including work as a teacher trainer and program leader, and has held

international positions in Germany, Siberia and China. She has been in Alaska for

three years, and is currently pursuing her degree in Education Administration and

Supervision.

JESSICA KAUFFMAN, Tanaina Elementary Teacher

Jessica Kauffman received her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education K-8 from

the University of Alaska Anchorage and a master’s degree in Reading K-12 from

the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She taught 1st-4th grade on St. Paul Island for 14

years and has been teaching 3rd grade in the MSBSD for the past 5 years.

Throughout her career, she coached basketball and Native Youth Olympics,

helped develop and adopt a Social Emotional Learning program for the Pribilof

School District, sponsored student travel trips, and participated in Journeys Train

of Trainers to help implement Journeys within the MSBSD. She thrives on helping

others to organize the Journeys material to make it easily accessible weekly. She

has experience teaching the program whole group, as well as modifying it for all students within the

classroom. She is strong in integrating small group instruction and reading groups into daily routines,

integrating extension projects, using the weekly assessments to improve instruction, and using online

support and material with the Journeys program.

AMANDA MEISING, Shaw Elementary Teacher

Amanda received her Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education

and a Master’s of Curriculum and Instruction from Texas State University in San

Marcos, Texas. She has her English Second Language endorsement as well as

National Board Certification in Early Adolescence Language Arts. She has been an

educator for over 20 years with a focus on Elementary Education. Over her

career, she has taught Kindergarten through 5th grade, has been an ELL teacher

servicing several schools, Instructional Coach at Shaw Elementary, and currently

teaches 3rd grade at Shaw.

MARILEE NUFER, Instructional Coach

Marilee received her Elementary Education degree from Concordia University-

Portland and her Master’s of Teaching and Learning with an emphasis in English

Language Learners from University of Alaska-Anchorage. She has been an

elementary educator for over 35 years, teaching grades 1st through 4th, and has

spent the last 10 years as an Instructional Coach for MSBSD schools. Marilee loves

the challenge of translating assessment data into effective research-based practices to support students and teachers.

JILL SHOWMAN, English Teacher

Jill Showman is an English and Yearbook teacher at Wasilla High School. During her

tenure, she has taught a variety of classes, including Russian, English, World History

and ESL. She has experience teaching in a variety of settings, from college to

elementary school, in both urban and rural communities. Writing is one of her

passions and she believes that Step Up to Writing can help all students become

more proficient writers both in and out of the classroom.

RYDEEN STEVENS, Student Support Services Resource Specialist

Rydeen has taught Corrective Reading for several years to children with

significant emotional and learning disabilities. Through firsthand experience, she

knows this program works when taught to mastery. Her current role provides

many opportunities to practice and build new skills as a leader and a learner. She

is the Instructional Coach and RTI Specialist for Student Support Services, which

allows her to support individual teachers with academic and classroom

management strategies. She has attended professional development at a national

level to enhance her knowledge in RTI, Explicit Instruction, and Special Education

procedures and practices. Throughout the 10 years in this position, she has enjoyed working

collaboratively with several school RTI teams, Special Education teams, and Instructional Coaches to

develop effective academic strategies for the diverse student population in our District.

Course Descriptions

ALEKS Date: Wednesday, August 8

Location: District Office

Instructor: Christine Duffy

Audience: Grades 3-5 (AM session) or Grades 6-12 (PM session)

Description:

ALEKS is an adaptive, online math program that uses artificial intelligence and open-response

questioning to identify precisely what each student does and doesn't know. Through truly

individualized learning and assessment, ALEKS delivers a personalized learning path on the exact

topics each student is ready to learn. Teachers must come to this session with their teacher

account to set up their classes.

Blended Teaching

Date: Tuesday, August 7 and Wednesday, August 8

Location: Sherrod Elementary Room 109

Instructor: Jeffrey Blackburn

Audience: Grades K-12

Description: This two-day training will explore the theme of ‘Blended Teaching' as it relates

to the MSBSD. Participants will work toward developing a plan to implement blended

structures and best practices in their classrooms and will work in site-based teams to develop a

culture of blended learning at their school. Participants will also work with “accountability

partners” and teams to ensure they are achieving their goals and receiving consistent and site-

based support. The final product will be a combination of a personal plan for blended learning

implementation as well as a road map for each team's school site.


Date: Friday, August 10


Instructor: Victoria Flint


Description: Jump start your classroom management plan and vision for the new school year!

Participants will be provided a framework for planning each essential component of their

classroom and behavior management system. Designing a cohesive management plan will

provide a framework for consistently and positively facilitating a safe and equitable environment

for engaged learners. This will help to inform parents about classroom expectations and

procedures. This training will provide a format for teachers to create not only a vision, but

leave with a written plan for managing the classroom and student behavior.

Corrective Reading

Date: Thursday, August 9


Instructor: Rydeen Stevens

Audience: Grades 3-5

Description: Provides an overview, rationale, and techniques to effectively implement

Corrective Reading curriculum through a series of collaborative group activities, practice, and

discussions. This will not be an all-day lecture; please come prepared to participate, rehearse,

and share ideas.

Early Interventions in Reading

Date: Tuesday, August 7 (AM session)


Instructor: Marilee Nufer

Audience: Grades K-2 and Intervention Teachers

Description: Early Interventions in Reading (EIR) provides Tier 2 intervention lessons that

build mastery of essential skills through explicit, systematic instruction in five critical strands: phonemic awareness, letter-sound correspondence, word recognition and spelling, fluency, and

comprehension. This early intervention program provides the significant increase in the

intensity of instruction that low-level readers need to prevent reading difficulties and meet

grade-level expectations. EIR also provides vocabulary and concept instruction for English and

struggling language learners. Participants taking this training will gain the content and technology

skills needed to teach this highly effective intervention program for Kindergarten through 2nd

grade. Please bring the Level A Teacher Edition for each of the grades you will be teaching.

Fluency Practice with Read Naturally Live and Six-Minute Solution

Date: Tuesday, August 7 (PM session)


Instructor: Marilee Nufer

Audience: Grades 1-5 and Intervention Teachers

Description: In order to understand what is read, children must be able to read fluently, with

speed, accuracy, and proper expression, both aloud and silently, in order to meet the reading

demands of their grade level. The research-based, Read Naturally Live program and the Six-

Minute Solution program provide effective and motivating repeated-reading fluency practice

with immediate student feedback and ongoing assessment. The peer-to-peer interactions of Six-

Minute Solution can be used with a small group or a whole class while Read Naturally Live is an

individual web-based program.

GO Math! K-5 Date: Wednesday, August 8


Instructor: Teri Haddeland


Description: This session is intended for new teachers or new to grade level teachers to

receive an overview of GO Math! We will review the curriculum and explain the technology

components of the program. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers during the

training to support your individual needs for successful GO Math! implementation.


Date: Tuesday, August 7


Instructor: Jessica Kauffman


Description: In this interactive professional learning course, participants engage in a variety of

hands-on experiences to learn about Journeys organization, design, and support resources.

Through direct instruction, guided practice, and cooperative exploration, participants will

experience the program's resources both from a student and teacher perspective. The goal is

to build deeper understanding and confidence to begin implementing Journeys in their

respective learning environments.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Enrich daily instruction by applying knowledge of Journeys organization and pedagogy

Support differentiation, assessment, and effective whole and small group instruction

using Journeys resources and instructional tools

Enhance instructional delivery and student learning using HMH technology

MATH 180 Date: Tuesday, August 7



Audience: Secondary Teachers

Description: MATH 180 uses teacher-facilitated instruction, blended with adaptive

technology, which guides the student along a personalized learning path that is tailored to

individual needs. MATH 180 instruction uses the concrete-pictorial-abstract approach to build

students’ conceptual understanding of mathematics.

READ 180 Universal with System 44

Date: Friday, August 10



Audience: Secondary Teachers

Description: READ 180 Universal is the leading blended learning intervention program

building reading comprehension, academic vocabulary, and writing skills for struggling students.

Learn how to use and implement the READ 180 and System 44 programs, which programs are

approved Tier 2 interventions. System 44 is a comprehensive system that supports students in

developing foundational reading and writing skills and guides teachers on a clear instructional

path. System 44 includes:

personalized learning path in phonics

decoding, word recognition, and writing

explicit instruction in close reading and comprehension

It allows anytime/anywhere access to data and instruction planning, and tools for multi-tiered

systems of support and IEPs.


Date: Thursday, August 9 (PM session)




Description: As an online literacy tool intended to support personalized learning needs and

skills, Read&Write for Google Chrome is able to support and develop vocabulary, fluency, and

comprehension skills, individually or through collaborative groups. Topics will include basic

toolbar demonstrations, peer collaboration, and installation support. Participants should be

familiar with Google G Suite tools.

Reading Mastery Signatures Edition Date: Friday, August 10


Instructor: Rydeen Stevens


Description: Provides teachers with an overview of the new Signatures Edition, rationale, and

techniques to effectively implement Reading Mastery Signatures or Language for Thinking and

Writing through a series of collaborative group activities, practice, and discussions. This will not

be an all-day lecture; please come prepared to participate, rehearse, and share ideas.

REWARDS®

Date: Wednesday, August 8


Instructor: Kay Huxford

Audience: Grades 4 and up

Description: The REWARDS® family of reading and writing intervention materials is

specifically designed for struggling adolescent learners. Educators nationwide have embraced

REWARDS® as a powerful short-term intervention that results in long-term literacy

achievement. The program supports any core curriculum and offers flexible implementation

options. The REWARDS® program is a research-based and validated reading and writing

program. This training will provide a program overview with a focus on pre-assessment,

introduction to materials and resources, and practice with the first and largest section of the

curriculum. Teachers who then choose to take the REWARDS® program into their classrooms

will select a best date for a second session (about 4 weeks into program implementation) to

address challenges, provide support, practice with the second and smaller section of materials,

and discuss data collection.

Silverback Date: Thursday, August 9 (AM session)




Description: Revitalize RTI in your classroom with Silverback. As a data merging platform,

Silverback supports personalized learning by enabling the documentation of academic and

behavior interventions for all of our students, extensions and remediation. Basic topics will

include: login, entering notes or contacts, retrieving student data, documentation of tiered

services and interventions, reports, and progress monitoring.

Sonday System 1 Date: Friday, August 10


Instructor: Janis Bishop

Audience: Elementary Tier 2 Intervention

Description: This training is intended for teachers who are new to or need a refresher in

Sonday System 1. Sonday System 1 offers structured, systematic, multisensory reading

interventions for beginning readers through third grade. Each level uses proven Orton-

Gillingham methods to provide effective intervention in small group settings. Participants need

to bring the Sonday System 1 kit which is available at their school.

Step up to Writing K-5 Refresher Date: Wednesday, August 8

Location: Shaw Elementary

Instructor: Amanda Meising

Audience: Grades K-5 Bring your own SUTW kits from your site

Description: Do you need a refresher and a new look at Step Up to Writing? Have you been

trained, have the resources, but haven’t had the time to implement the Step Up to Writing

Strategies in your classroom? Implementing Step Up to Writing in every grade helps establishes

a common writing language across grade levels and content areas. Highlights include:

Review specific types of writing emphasized in state standards: informative/explanatory,

argument, and narrative writing

Create specific writing lessons that align with Journeys and identify strategies for

differentiation to ensure instruction will meet individual student needs

Explicit focus is placed on supporting students in producing organized, clear, and

coherent writing

Step up to Writing for English Instructors Date: Thursday, August 9


Instructor: Jill Showman

Audience: Secondary ELA Teachers

Description: Provides a framework for teachers to help students with writing strategies that

will cultivate higher-order thinking and better responses to complex problems. The Step Up to

Writing strategies are built to support cross-curricular standards in the areas of writing,

vocabulary, language, reading, and speaking & listening. This one-day workshop will focus on

prompt writing, getting students more engaged in writing, and getting past the 5 Paragraph

Essay. This workshop can be taken alone or with SUTW with Collections on Friday, August 10.

Step up to Writing with Collections Date: Friday, August 10

Location: TBD

Instructor: Jill Showman

Audience: Secondary ELA Teachers

Description: This one-day workshop will focus on using the Step Up to Writing strategies and

incorporating them in the MSBSD English Curriculum for grades 6-12 . This is not a refresher

course, but rather the focus will be integrating strategies to better support the texts we are

currently using in our classrooms. Please bring the Collections textbook, supplemental texts and

any SUTW materials you have. This workshop can be taken alone or with SUTW for English

Instructors on Thursday, August 9.

TransMath Date: Thursday, August 9



Audience: Grades 6-10

Description: TransMath is a comprehensive mathematics Tier 3 intervention curriculum that

teaches a balanced approach of computational skills and problem-solving applications for

students in grades 6-10. TransMath uses a blend of daily instruction, assessments, and online

tools which allow the teacher to differentiate instruction and manage assessment data.

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