Wylie ISD

Summer 2018 Professional Learning

Registration in Workshop now available!

Updated May 23, 2018

Participant Reminders Confirm session times/locations in Workshop and unregister for sessions you are unable to attend prior to the session start time.

Prefer online? View the selection of eCourses on pages 3-4. Updated Compliance eCourses will go live June 1st.

Wanting to take an outside course for credit? Be sure to get appraiser approval first.

See page 5 for information on 2018-2019 Exchange Time.

For more information about the Wylie ISD Professional Learning Framework visit the Staff

Development website.

Professional Learning Opportunities

Summer 2018

Power Days: July 23-26

Monday, July 23

Best Books for 2018: Building Independent Readers in the

Balanced Literacy Classroom (Presenters: R. Johnson, D. Mosby,

S. Salcido, L. Sanchez, K. Unger, & P. Walton)

Building Independent Readers in Elementary ELA (Presenters:

A. Isais, R. Johnson, D. Mosby, S. Salcido, & K. Unger)

CPR (Including AED) American Heart Association (Presenter:

A. Hillin)

DRA the Wylie Way (Presenter: S. O’Loughlin)

Literary Nonfiction (Nonfiction Books That You Will

WANT to Read) (Presenters: M. Kirkpatrick, A. May, M. Narvaez,

& V. Townsend)

LLI—Getting Started (Presenter: S. O’Loughlin)

Math: SpringBoard Initial Institute, Day 1 (Presenters: K. George, I. Holley & T. Nechamkin)

Might to Write (Presenter: M. Keller)

What’s the Problem? (Presenter: C. Bogart)

Tuesday, July 24

An Intro to Google Classroom (Presenter: D. Mosby)

CPR (Including AED) American Heart Association (Presenter:

A. Hillin)

Differentiation and Higher Order Thinking Skills in the

Secondary Classroom (Presenter: L. Hurst)

Digital Breakouts (Presenters: T. Halligan & M. Pohlmeier)

Dynamic Student Projects (Presenter: D. Mosby)

Intro to Guided Reading 3-4 (Presenter: G. Gibson)

Intro to Wylie Writing 3-4 (Presenter: G. Gibson)

Order Up! (Presenters: A. Landry & K. Soliz)

RtI for ELLs (Presenter: B. Feuerbacher)

Small Group and Stations in Kindergarten (Presenter: J. Prater)

Math: SpringBoard Initial Institute, Day 2 (Presenters: K. George, I. Holley & T. Nechamkin)

Summer Highlight! Secondary C& I June Days: June 4 & 6

Monday, June 4 & Wednesday, June 6—Secondary teachers from all content areas are welcome to attend professional

learning sessions on Engaging the Brain on June 4th or 6th. Participants will learn various instructional strategies for mak-

ing content stick in your students’ brain! Participants will learn brain-based techniques that apply to any classroom setting.

Participants can attend either session to gain exchange credit and learn more about Engaging the Brain in their classroom!

May 30 & 31—GT 30 Hour Days 1 & 2

June 6—CPI Full Course

June 6—Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant

June 13 & 19—CPR for Athletic Coaches

June 20—Mind Management Workshop

July 11 & 12—GT 30 Hour Days 1 & 2

July 11—CPR for Athletic Coaches

August 1—CPR for Athletic Coaches

Specialized Sessions—Special Dates:

Professional Learning Opportunities

Summer 2018

Power Days: July 23-26

Wednesday, July 25

CPR for Athletic Coaches (Presenter: E. Maxey)

DRA the Wylie Way (Presenter: S. O’Loughlin)

First Strokes Handwriting (Presenter: B. Feuerbacher)

Google Classroom for Beginners (Presenter: E. Koder)

Getting More out of Google Classroom (Presenter: A. Perdomo)

GT Update—Elementary (Presenter: H. Buckley)

GT Update—Students and MAP (Presenter: H. Buckley)

K-1 Biliteracy Planning (Presenter: D. Pecorino)

LLI—Getting Started (Presenter: S. O’Loughlin)

Math Workshop 101 (Presenters: C. Bogart & J. Prater)

Reading Like a Writer PreK-2 (Presenter: L. Moore)

Science and Math at Collin College (Presenter: R. Middleton)

Structure and Routines and Visual Supports in the Special

Education Environment (Presenters: M. Allen & S. Callaway)

Thinking Maps (Presenters: S. Echols & S. Womack)

Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant (Presenter: A. Hillin)

Using PSAT/SAT/ACT Information in the Classroom (Presenter: L. Hurst)

Weighty Word Study (Presenter: S. Horton)

Writing Workshop 101 for PreK-2 (Presenter: L. Moore)

Thursday, July 26

Balanced Literacy with a Focus in Guided Reading PreK-2

(Presenter: L. Moore)

Classroom Management (Presenters: C. Bogart, T. Halligan &

M. Pohlmeier)

CPR (Including AED) American Heart Association (Presenter:

A. Hillin)

edCampWylie: Digital Resources are Our Focus

GT Update—Elementary (Presenter: H. Buckley)

GT Update—Students and MAP (Presenter: H. Buckley)

Intro to Guided Reading 3-4 (Presenter: G. Gibson)

Intro to Wylie Writing 3-4 (Presenter: G. Gibson)

Writing Workshop 101 for PreK-2 (Presenter: L. Moore)

Note:

More sessions are coming!!! Watch for social media

updates @l_hattaway on Twitter. We will use

#WylieLearns

All session descriptors, start/end times, credit types

and locations can be found in eduphoria Workshop.

Don’t forget to register!!

Also check out the hundreds of online courses

available thru eCourses! Tech integration, GT, and

content sessions are all available.

Online Professional Learning Opportunities via eCourses

Summer 2018

General Content Offerings

AP Language, You Bet It’s GT!

Argumentation in Writing for Career Readiness

Before they Can Read: Grades K-1

Brain-Compatible Classrooms

Breaking Bad Expository Writing Teacher Habits

Building Differentiated Math Projects

Choosing and Using Expository Texts in Primary Grades

Creating a Highly Effective ELAR Classroom Environment

from Day 1 (Grades 6-12)

Developing Creative Thinking in the Classroom

Differentiation in the Real World

Differentiating Math Instruction from A to Z

Educating Diverse Learners

Elementary Classroom Management

Encouraging Creativity

Figure 19 Comprehension Skills

Future Proofing Your Students

Growth Mindset

Integrating Social & Emotional Awareness into

Your Classroom

Intelligence—What Is It, Why Is It Important?

Irresistible Learning: Moving Students from Compliant to

Engaged

Mathematics for Financial Success (6-8)

Measurement and Data: AKA Statistics

Motivating and Encouraging Reluctant Learners

Motivating and Underachievement

Questioning for Higher Order Thinking

Science Journaling, the Next Chapter

Secondary Classroom Management

Student Talk=Math Success

Teaching Science in a Diverse Classroom

UIL Rules Compliance Program

Watch This! Demonstration Lessons in Writing

Wealth of Wisdom-Based on the Work of Eric Jensen

#edtechWylie—Educational Technology

60 Tech Tools in 60 Min.

At the JrHS? Learn More about Canvas!

Chrome Classroom Certification

Exploring Google Earth

Flipped Classroom Certification

Fundamentals of Google Docs

Getting Started with Google Apps

Google Apps for Education, Educator Certification—Level 1

Google Blogger

iPad Prepared Certification

SMART Board and SMART Notebook Basics

SMART Board Lessons, Tips and Techniques

Understanding Advanced Search using Google Search

Using Technology to Differentiate

Want iTunes? Understand Copyright!

GT Foundations (30-hr Training) *Participation in

Day 1 and Day 2 face to face trainings are required in order to get

online access codes for the 3 remaining GT trainings

GT Foundations Part 3—Depth, Complexity, and Differentiation

GT Foundations Part 4—Instructional Strategies

GT Foundations Part 5—Advanced Products and Performances

Additional Courses found on next page

Online Professional Learning Opportunities via eCourses

Summer 2018

Special Populations

Academic Vocabulary Toolkit K-6

An Overview of the Texas State Plan for GT

Assistive Technology within the IEP Process

Classroom Strategies for Students with Low Incidence

Disabilities

Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty

Creation Stations-Engaging the Primary G/T Learner

Creativity and Gifted Learners

Demystifying Differentiation in the Gifted and Talented

Classroom

ELPS Focus on Building Background

ELPS Focus on Comprehensible Input

Finding Gifted Children: Gifted Behaviors In and Out of the

Classroom

Gifted? ADHD? Either, Neither, or Both?

Gifted English Language Learners

Giftedness, Creativity and Leadership

GT Training for Administrators and Counselors

Inside the Classroom—Outside the Box: Focusing on and

Nurturing the Needs of Gifted Students

Language and Learning: Supporting Language Acquisition

in the Early Grades (Grades 1-2)

Lifeskills Bootcamp—Connecting the Behavior Puzzle Through

Functional Communication

Lifeskills Bootcamp—Save Your Sanity: Tips for Behavior

Management

Lifeskills Bootcamp—Staying Afloat in Lifeskills

Lifeskills Bootcamp—Visual Supports in the Lifeskills

Classroom

Opening the Doors of Opportunity for Low SES Gifted

Students: Building Verbal Intelligence

Over-excitabilities in GT Students

Perfectionism in Gifted Students

Serving TAG Students in the Regular Classroom

Sheltered Instruction

Strategies for Building Academic Literacy in Gifted Students

Raised in Poverty

Texas Behavior Support Initiative (TBSI)

Thinking Outside the Book

Understanding Gifted Children with Advanced Abilities

Using Backward Design to Meet the Unique Needs of ELLs

Using Writing to Address the Social and Emotional Needs of

Gifted Students

Visual Literacy-Strategies for Teaching Gifted English Language

Learners

What are the ELPS?

Whole Brain Visual Thinking: Building a New Level of

Cognition

Working with Gifted, Underprivileged or Low SES Students

Professional Development Exchange Days

All professional staff must accumulate a minimum of 12 Professional Development/Exchange Day hours. Six hours (6) must be taken between June 1, 2018 and December 21, 2018 to be used for the January 21st Exchange Date, and the remaining six (6) hours must be completed by May 23, 2019 to be used for the May 28th Exchange date on the Wylie ISD 2018-2019 School Calendar. All professional development applicable to exchange days must be taken during off-contract time (summer, evenings and/or weekends), approved by the staff member’s appraiser, and documented in Workshop. The following credits will be honored towards the 12 hour Exchange Date for Parent/Teacher Conferences: Elementary - 6 hours Secondary - 3 hours

This leaves a balance due of 6 hours for Elementary teachers (PK-4) and 9 hours for Secondary teachers (5-12). The following chart further explains how we get to the balance of hours owed:

Elementary Teachers 187 Contract Days -174 Student Instruction Days 13 Days of Staff Development - 8 Days August Back to School PD Weeks (Aug. 6-10 and Aug. 13-15) 5 - 3 Calendar embedded days (Jan. 7, Feb. 18 and May 24) 2 Days - 1 Day/6 hours (Parent Teacher Conferences) 1 Day or 6 hours balance owed

Secondary Teachers 187 Contract Days -174 Student Instruction Days 13 Days of Staff Development - 8 Days August Back to School PD Weeks (Aug. 6-10 and Aug. 13-15) 5 - 3 Calendar embedded days (Jan. 7, Feb. 18 and May 24) 2 Days - .5 Day/3 hours (Parent Teacher Conferences) 1.5 Days or 9 hours balance owed

Questions to consider as you plan your learning this summer…

What are your instructional and professional learning goals for 2018-2019?

How will these impact student achievement?

How will you maximize professional learning experiences to refine your

practices?