New PD for the New Year!

Welcome back! The new calendar year is certain to bring thoughts of planning and preparation for the next school year. As educators, we always have to stay one step ahead and let the data guide us. Now that you have half the school year’s evaluations, observations and student data available, it’s the perfect time to begin planning for your end-of-year and summer professional development.

The Teaching & Learning team, along with Finance, Communications, Legal, and Technology, are putting the final touches on the professional development catalog, which outlines our offerings for the 2018-2019 school year. A huge thanks to each of you who participated in our PD Needs Survey; we used the data to guide us as we brainstormed together to give you exactly what you need at your school sites! You’ll see expanded offerings with personalized learning, student professional development as it relates to digital footprints and a large expansion of our NWEA offerings to help you dive into the data--just to name a few! For the first time ever, we will also offer suggested “tracks.” These tracks will give school leaders and superintendents a series of recommended PD sessions in certain focus areas to which you can refer back as you strategically identify next year’s needs. The tracks will be:

• Using Data to Inform Instruction
• Creating a Successful Learning Environment through Effective Management Strategies
• Understanding and Applying NWEA Data
• Implementing & Supporting Academic Rigor
• Applying Successful Instructional Strategies
• Meeting Student Needs Through Personalized Learning
• Using Technology to Support Learning

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