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|Below is the menu of professional learning options offered for this spring for HISD teachers. This menu includes trainings and workshops made available by the HISD |
|Professional Support & Development, Curriculum, Multilingual, Special Education and the Effective Teachers Initiative. View more information on professional learning |
|options on the PSD website training calendar – then select Training Opportunities. Many of the trainings require eTrain registration. Access |
|eTrain by logging into the HISD employee portal and following the link under HISD Application Links. |
ASSESSMENT
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Appraiser Approved | This session will provide teachers with details about the Student |Tue. 01/15/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - PK-12 |DC3005 |N/A | Effective Teachers|
|Assessment Workshop |Performance process by providing in-depth information about |- 6:00PM | | | |Initiative, |
| |appraiser-approved assessments. During this session, teachers will have | | | | |effectiveteachers@h|
| |the opportunity to work on their appraiser-approved assessments with small| | | | |. |
| |group/individual support. If applicable, teachers should feel free to | | | | | |
| |bring drafts of assessments they are considering using as their Student’s | | | | | |
| |Progress measure. | | | | | |
BULLYING
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|ONLINE: Bullying Awareness |Participants will learn definitions and strategies to identify bullying, |3/18/2013 |School – Staff All |SS0012 |N/A |Monica Manzano or |
| |respond appropriately, and prevent instances of bullying among students to| | | | |Cory Craft, School |
| |support the district's goal of Safety Above ALL Else. | | | | |Support Services, |
| | | | | | |713-556-7240, |
| | | | | | |mmanzan1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE/ ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|PK-5 Just In Time | Participants will learn the everyday excELLence literacy routine huddle, |Wed. 02/13/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - |TT2068 |$50 |Mili Henriquez, |
|excELLence |and apply it to effectively meet the language and literacy needs of the |- 6:00PM |Bilingual/ESL PK-5 | | |Professional |
| |diverse learners in their content classrooms, through small group | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |instruction integrating the Unit Planning Guides, and Reach Program | | | | |832-594-6311, |
| |resources in preparation for TELPAS. | | | | |mhenriqu@houstonisd|
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | |.org |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|PK-5 Just In Time | Participants will learn the everyday excELLence literacy routine turn the|Wed. 03/20/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - |TT2072 |$50 |Mili Henriquez, |
|excELLence |light on, and apply it to effectively address, plan for, and meet the |- 6:00PM |Bilingual/ESL PK-5 | | |Professional |
| |language and literacy needs of the diverse learners in their content | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |classrooms through integrating the Unit Planning Guides and Reach Program | | | | |832-594-6311, |
| |resources. | | | | |mhenriqu@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | | |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: Cultural Awareness | Participants will increase awareness of the social and cultural issues |Monthly Jan-April |Teacher - PK-12 |ML0124 |N/A | Randal Jones, |
| |surrounding English Language Learners along with some strategies to make | | | | |Multilingual |
| |them feel comfortable in school settings. | | | | |Programs, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|ONLINE: PK-12 ESL | This module is designed to provide detailed information regarding |Monthly Jan-April |Teacher - PK-12 |ML0126 |N/A |Terrie Armstrong or|
|Strategies |vocabulary instruction, the new state English Language Proficiency | | | | |Jennifer Alexander,|
| |Standards, academic language proficiency as well as specific teaching | | | | |Multilingual |
| |strategies that middle and high school teachers can employ with English | | | | |Programs, |
| |Language Learners. | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|ONLINE: Secondary Language | This module presents basic second language learning research, ESL |Monthly Jan-April |Teacher - PK-12 |ML0129 |N/A |Cristina |
|Acquisition |instructional levels, develops awareness of the language cycle and | | | | |Cruz-Wiley, |
| |strategies to increase language skills and present general accommodations | | | | |Multilingual |
| |for LEP students. | | | | |Programs, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|ONLINE: Strategies for | This module is designed to provide information about appropriate |Monthly Jan-April |Teacher - PK-12 |ML0128 |N/A |Randal Jones, |
|Vocabulary Development |strategies for developing vocabulary. | | | | |Multilingual |
| | | | | | |Programs, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|TELPAS New Rater K-12 | This is an optional training designed to guide new K-12 TELPAS raters on |Thu. 02/14/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - K-12 |ML0147 |N/A |Cruz Rochez or |
| |completing the Online Basic Training course for new raters. |- 11:30AM | | | |Randal Jones, |
| | | | | | |Multilingual |
| | | | | | |Programs, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|TELPAS New Rater K-12 | This is an optional training designed to guide new K-12 TELPAS raters on |Wed. 02/13/2013 1:00PM |Teacher - K-12 |ML0147 |N/A |Cruz Rochez or |
| |completing the Online Basic Training course for new raters. |- 4:00PM | | | |Randal Jones, |
| | | | | | |Multilingual |
| | | | | | |Programs, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|TELPAS New Rater K-12 | This is an optional training designed to guide new K-12 TELPAS raters on |Wed. 02/13/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - K-12 |ML0147 |N/A |Cruz Rochez or |
| |completing the Online Basic Training course for new raters. |- 11:30AM | | | |Randal Jones, |
| | | | | | |Multilingual |
| | | | | | |Programs, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|TELPAS New Verifier 2-12 | This is an optional training designed to guide New verifiers on |Thu. 02/14/2013 1:00PM |Teacher - PK-12 |ML0146 |N/A |Cruz Rochez, |
| |completing the Online Assembling and Verifying Grades 2-12 Writing |- 3:00PM | | | |Multilingual |
| |Collections course in order to serve as a TELPAS verifier. | | | | |Programs, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
|TELPAS Supplemental | State requires districts to provide support to TELPAS Holistic Raters who|Wed. 02/13/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - LEP/ELL |ML0148 |N/A | Mary Ann Herrera, |
| |have difficulty with the calibration portion of their training. This |- 11:30AM; or 1:00PM - |K-12 | | |Multilingual |
| |course is required for all raters who need to receive supplemental support|4:00PM | | | |Programs, |
| |prior to their third and final calibration set. This training satisfies | | | | |713-556-6961 |
| |the state requirement. | | | | | |
|TELPAS Supplemental | State requires districts to provide support to TELPAS Holistic Raters who|Thu. 02/14/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - LEP/ELL |ML0148 |N/A | Mary Ann Herrera, |
| |have difficulty with the calibration portion of their training. This |- 11:30AM; or 1:00PM - |K-12 | | |Multilingual |
| |course is required for all raters who need to receive supplemental support|4:00PM | | | |Programs, |
| |prior to their third and final calibration set. This training satisfies | | | | |713-556-6961 |
| |the state requirement. | | | | | |
|TELPAS Supplemental | State requires districts to provide support to TELPAS Holistic Raters who|Mon. 02/18/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - LEP/ELL |ML0148 |N/A | Mary Ann Herrera, |
| |have difficulty with the calibration portion of their training. This |- 11:30AM; or 1:00PM - |K-12 | | |Multilingual |
| |course is required for all raters who need to receive supplemental support|4:00PM | | | |Programs, |
| |prior to their third and final calibration set. This training satisfies | | | | |713-556-6961 |
| |the state requirement. | | | | | |
|TExES Review: ESL Exam #154| Participants will be trained to take the ESL Supplemental certification |Sat. 02/23/2013 or |Teacher - PK-12 |ML0010 |N/A | Mary Ann Herrera, |
| |exam. Teachers who participate in the course training should register on |04/20/2013 | | | |R. Jones or Trudy |
| |the SBEC webpage for the TExES ESL Supplemental examination Test #154. | | | | |Freer-Alvarez, |
| | |8:30AM - 3:30PM | | | |Multilingual |
| | | | | | |Services, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6961 |
EARLY CHILDHOOD / PREKINDERGARTEN
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Frog Street Curriculum Kit | Participants will learn how to use the Frog Street Press Pre-Kindergarten|Wed. 01/16/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - |EC0164 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
| |Guidelines aligned curriculum Planning Guides and teacher resources. |- 6:00PM |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PreK Building Comprehension| Participants will learn to build reading comprehension using Frog Street |Tue. 03/19/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - |EC0165 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
| |Press resources. |- 6:00PM |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PreK Building Comprehension| Participants will learn to build reading comprehension using Frog Street |Wed. 02/27/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - |EC0165 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
| |Press resources. |- 6:00PM |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PreK Conscious Discipline | Participants will receive training on incorporating conscious discipline |Thu. 01/24/2013 or |Teacher - |EC0166 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
| |into daily lessons. |02/19/2013 4:00PM - |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| | |6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PreK Frog Street Assessment| Participants will receive training about the Frog Street Press tool to be|Mon. 01/28/2013 or |Teacher - |EC0167 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
| |used to support the HISD Teacher Appraisal and Development System, based |02/11/2013 4:00PM - |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| |on the performance criteria as defined in the 2012-2013 Teacher Appraisal |6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |Guide. | | | | | |
|PreK Frog Street Press | Participants will receive training about the Frog Street Press Assessment|Thu. 01/10/2013 or Tues|Teacher - |EC0161 |N/A |Jewell Lomas, |
| |tool to be used to support the HISD Teacher Appraisal and Development |01/15/2013 4:00PM - |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Curriculum Early |
| |system, based on the performance criteria defined in the 2012-2013 Teacher|6:00PM | | | |Childhood, |
| |Appraisal Guide. Frog Street Press is a comprehensive web-based progress | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |monitoring platform aligned to the Texas PreKindergarten Guidelines, the | | | | | |
| |state adopted Prekindergarten System. | | | | | |
|PreK Make & Take | Participants will learn to create resources to support daily lessons with|Wed. 01/30/2013 or |Teacher - |EC0168 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
| |Frog Street Press. |02/20/2013 4:00PM - |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| | |6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PreK Math Block | Participants will learn and receive information on creating an effective|Mon. 03/04/2013 or Thu.|Teacher - |EC0169 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
| |Math Block in PreK. |03/21/2013 4:00PM - |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| | |6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PreK Maximizing Morning | Participants will receive training on how to Maximize The Morning Message|Tue. 01/22/2013 or Thu.|Teacher - |EC0170 |N/A |Alison Heath, Early|
|Message with Frog Street |using Frog Street Press resources. |02/07/2013 4:00PM - |Pre-Kindergarten | | |Childhood, |
| | |6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PreK. Where is the Science?|Participants will be trained to teach Science in the PreK classroom using |04/08/2013 |Pre Kindergarten and|EC0172 | |Alison Heath, Early|
| |Frog Street Press resources. |04/09/2013 |Special Education | | |Childhood, |
| | | |PALS Teachers | | |713-556-6823 |
FINE ARTS
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|CAPP Grant Teacher Training| Participants will participate in training presented by the Alley Theatre,|Tue. 01/08/2013 ; |Teacher - CAPP Grant|CU2402 |N/A | Walter Smith Jr., |
| |Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera and the Houston Symphony. |03/05/2013 ; 04/09/2013 | | | |Elementary |
| |Interdisciplinary teaching ideas, techniques and strategies will be |5:00PM - 8:00PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |developed and presented as teachers gain hands -on experiences. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Sat. 01/26/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - General |CU2322 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |- 1:30PM |Music PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. | | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Thu. 01/10/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - General |CU2347 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |- 6:30PM |Music PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. | | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Thu. 01/17/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - General |CU2347 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |- 6:30PM |Music PK-5 | | |Elem.Curriculum, |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Thu. 01/31/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - General |CU2347 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |- 6:30PM |Music PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. | | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Thu. 02/07/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - General |CU2347 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |- 6:30PM |Music PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. | | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Sat. |Teacher - General |CU2347 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |02/09/2013 4:30PM - |Music PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. |6:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Thu. 02/14/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - General |CU2347 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |- 6:30PM |Music PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. | | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 Music Teachers | Participants will conduct sectional and full Honor Choir rehearsals and |Sat. 04/13/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - General |CU2347 |N/A | Walter Smith, Jr.,|
| |performances. They will collaborate and share current and best practices |- 6:30PM |Music PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |available to derive the highest level of musical results. | | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
GIFTED AND TALENTED
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Differentiation for the G/T|Participants will learn how to adapt the lesson’s depth and pace to the |Thu. 04/11/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - G/T K-5 |TT3016 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
|Classroom K-5 |gifted learner’s level of readiness, interest, and learning style and |- 3:30PM | | | |Professional |
| |engage in a variety of learning methods to address the needs of gifted | | | | |Support and |
| |students. | | | | |Development, |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Differentiation Using Tech |Participants will be introduced to web tools that can be used for |Thu. 05/23/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - G/T K-5 |TT4124 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
|Tools K-5 G/T |differentiation to meet the needs of their students. Tech Tools will |- 3:30PM | | | |Professional |
| |include those used for visualization, collaboration and content sharing | | | | |Development |
| |which allows students to create products not otherwise available or | | | | |Services, |
| |possible in the traditional pencil and paper classroom. Teachers will | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |learn collaboration and sharing strategies for colleagues. TAGT approved. | | | | | |
|Differentiation Using Tech |Participants will be introduced to web tools that can be used for |Tue. 03/05/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - G/T K-5 |TT4124 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
|Tools K-5 G/T |differentiation to meet the needs of their students. Tech Tools will |- 3:30PM | | | |Professional |
| |include those used for visualization, collaboration and content sharing | | | | |Development |
| |which allows students to create products not otherwise available or | | | | |Services, |
| |possible in the traditional pencil and paper classroom. Teachers will | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |learn collaboration and sharing strategies for colleagues. TAGT approved. | | | | | |
|Differentiation Using Tech |Participants will be introduced to web tools that can be used for |Wed. 02/27/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - G/T K-5 |TT4124 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
|Tools K-5 G/T |differentiation to meet the needs of their students. Tech Tools will |- 3:30PM | | | |Professional |
| |include those used for visualization, collaboration and content sharing | | | | |Development |
| |which allows students to create products not otherwise available or | | | | |Services, |
| |possible in the traditional pencil and paper classroom. Teachers will | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |learn collaboration and sharing strategies for colleagues. TAGT approved. | | | | | |
|G/T - K-5 Teachers (30 hrs)|Participants will gain knowledge into the revised HISD G/T Curriculum |Thu. 01/24/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - G/T K-5 |TT4602 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
| |Framework, "Scholars and Knowledge" and the five TAGT areas: (Day One) |- 4:00PM | | | |Professional |
| |Nature and Needs (6 hrs) (Day Two) Identification and Assessment (6 hrs), | | | | |Support and |
| |(Days One-Four) Social and Emotional Needs (1.5 hrs), (Day Three) | | | | |Development, |
| |Creativity (6 hrs), and (Day Four) Differentiated Instruction (6 hrs). | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |Participants must attend all four days. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: Differentiation |Participants will be introduced to web tools for visualization, |Monthly |Teacher - G/T K-5 |EL0028 |TAGT credit | Heather Pollack, |
|Technology Tools K-5 |collaboration, and content sharing. These tools allow students to create |April 2013 – May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |products not otherwise available in the traditional paper and pencil | | | | |Support and |
| |classroom. | | | | |Development, |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|ONLINE: G/T Framework K-5 |Participants will be introduced to the revised HISD G/T Curriculum |Monthly |Teacher - G/T K-5 |EL3000 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
| |Framework "Scholars and Knowledge." The training includes student |March 2013 – May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |inventories, curriculum compacting, differentiated instructional | | | | |Support and |
| |strategies, depth and complexity, rigor and relevance, research skills | | | | |Development, |
| |utilizing TEA's Texas Performance Standards Project, and advanced level | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |product development. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: G/T K-5 (30 hrs) |This online TAGT approved course includes the revised HISD G/T Curriculum |Monthly |Teacher - G/T K-5 |EL0030 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
| |Framework, “Scholars and Knowledge” and the five TAGT areas: Nature and |April 2013 – May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |Needs: 6 hours, Identification and Assessment: 6 hours, Social and | | | | |Support & |
| |Emotional Needs; 6 hours, Creativity: 6 hours, and Differentiated | | | | |Development, |
| |Instruction: 6 hours. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|ONLINE:G/T Creative |Teachers will learn what a creative classroom looks like and how to |Monthly |Teacher - G/T K-5 |EL2001 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
|Classroom K-5 |implement creative choice in their own classroom. Teachers will apply |April 2013 – May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |various differentiation strategies in creative ways based on learning | | | | |Support and |
| |styles and interest. TAGT Approved. | | | | |Development, |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Refresher: Entering K G/T |Participants will review the Entering K G/T Test administration, scoring |Thu. 05/02/2013 12:30PM |Teacher - PK-5 |GT0162 |N/A |Clara Gerard, |
|Tester |and serve as testers for the Vanguard programs. |- 3:30PM | | | |Advanced Academics,|
| | | | | | |713-556-6954 |
|Revised G/T Framework K-5 |Participants will be introduced to the revised HISD G/T Curriculum |Thu. 01/23/2013 ; |Teacher - G/T K-5 |TT3012 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
| |Framework "Scholars and Knowledge." The training includes student |03/21/2013; or | | | |Professional |
| |inventories, curriculum compacting, differentiated instructional |04/09/2013 8:30AM - | | | |Support and |
| |strategies, depth and complexity, rigor and relevance, research skills |3:30PM | | | |Development, |
| |utilizing TEA's Texas Performance Standards Project, and advanced level | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |product development. TAGT approved. | | | | | |
|The Creative Classroom K-5 | Teachers will learn what a creative classroom looks like and how to |Thu. 02/21/2013; |Teacher - G/T K-5 |TT5556 |TAGT credit |Heather Pollack, |
|G/T |implement creative choice in their own classroom. Teachers will apply |03/20/2013; or | | | |Professional |
| |various differentiation strategies in creative ways based on learning |04/10/2013 8:30AM -| | | |Support and Dev., |
| |styles and interests. TAGT Approved. |3:30PM | | | |713-696-0600 |
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|PK-5 HPE Teachers Dancing |Participants will receive tips on how to teach dance effectively to |Tue. 05/07/2013 9:00AM |Teacher - |CU2304 |N/A |Melanie Crawford, |
|Evan |elementary aged students. The session is interactive in nature, |- 11:00AM |Health/Phys Ed PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |therefore, teachers will be expected to dance. Supporting materials will | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |be provided to inform lesson planning. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 HPE Teachers First Tee|Participants will provide support to Houston ISD 4th. and 5th grade |Sat. 03/23/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - |CU2292 |N/A |Melanie Crawford, |
| |students, as they participate in the annual First Tee National School |- 12:00PM |Health/Phys Ed PK-5 | | |Elementary |
| |Program Champion's Challenge. Teachers will serve as coaches throughout | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |the event in support of student achievement. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|PK-5 HPE Winter Conference |Participants will gain elementary health and physical education content |Sat. 02/16/2013 7:00AM |Teacher - |CU1750 |N/A |Melanie Crawford, |
| |specific information and activity. Plans have been made to include |- 1:00PM |Health/Phys Ed PK-5 | | |Curriculum, |
| |content area consultants and/or fellow professionals to conduct many of | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |the sessions. This is a great opportunity to highlight HPE program | | | | | |
| |information and an excellent beginning to the second semester. | | | | | |
INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Rubric Tune-Up: |Participants will delve into exemplars and resources for the focus |Wed. 01/16/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-12 |TT1433 |$50 |Gwen Tompkins, |
|I-2 and I-4 |criteria (I-2 and I-4) on quality questioning. Participants will receive |- 6:00PM | | | |Professional |
| |coaching in related effective practices. | | | | |Support & |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Pre-work: View the video exemplars for both criteria| | | | |Development, |
| |at the website. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Rubric Tune-Up: PL 2 and | Participants will delve into exemplars and resources for the focus |Wed. 01/23/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-12 |TT1434 |$50 |Gwen Tompkins, |
|I-3 |criteria (PL2 and I-3) on data-driven differentiation. Participants will |- 6:00PM | | | |Professional |
| |receive coaching in related effective practices. | | | | |Support & |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Pre-work: View the video exemplars for both criteria| | | | |Development, |
| |at the website. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Using Comparative Growth |Participants will understand how to use Comparative Growth teacher reports|Tue. 01/22/2013; |Teacher - Grade 2-8 |TT2632 |$50 |Effective Teachers |
| |to impact student outcomes. |02/26/2013 ; or | | | |Initiative, |
| | |03/26/2013 4:00PM - | | | |effectiveteachers@h|
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior |6:00PM | | | | |
| |to the session. | | | | | |
|Using EVAAS Teacher Reports| Participants will learn how to use EVAAS Teacher Reports to input student|Tue. 01/15/2013; |Teacher - Grade 3-8 |DC3203 |$50 | Effective Teachers|
| |outcomes. |02/18/2013 ; or | | | |Initiative, |
| | |03/19/2013 4:00PM - | | | |effectiveteachers@h|
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior |5:30PM | | | |. |
| |to the session. | | | | | |
|Teach Like A Champion - |Participants will review and practice the Teach Like A Champion technique |Sat 1/12/13 |Teacher PK-12 | TT2111 | $50 |Pasha Goodman, |
|100% |called 100%. Expect 100% compliance, 100% of the time, and 100% of the |9AM-11AM ; or | | | |Professional |
| |way. But get it with finesse. | | | | |Support and Dev., |
| | |Wed. 4/3/13 4:30-7:30PM | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Teach Like A Champion - No|Participants will review and practice the Teach Like A Champion technique |Sat 2/2/13 9AM-11AM; or |Teacher PK-12 | TT2112 | $50 |Pasha Goodman, |
|Opt Out |called No Opt Out. Turn “I don’t know” into a success by helping students| | | | |Professional |
| |who won’t try or can’t succeed practice getting it right, and being |Wed 3/6/13 4:30-7:30PM | | | |Support and Dev., |
| |accountable for trying. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Teach Like A Champion - |Participants will review and practice the Teach Like A Champion technique |Sat 3/2/13 9AM-11AM; or |Teacher PK-12 | TT2113 | $50 |Pasha Goodman, |
|Tight Transitions |called Tight Transitions. Maximize time and energy for learning by | | | | |Professional |
| |instilling tight routines for transitioning from one class activity to |Wed 1/16/13 | | | |Support and Dev., |
| |another. |4:30-7:30PM | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Teach Like A C Champion - |Participants will review and practice the Teach Like A Champion technique |Sat 1/12/13 11AM-1PM; or|Teacher PK-12 | TT2114 | $50 |Pasha Goodman, |
|Do It Again |called Do It Again. Give students more practice when they’re not up to | | | | |Professional |
| |speed – not just doing something again but doing better, striving to do |Wed. 2/27/13 4:30-7:30PM| | | |Support and Dev., |
| |their best. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Teach Like A Champion - |Participants will review and practice the Teach Like A Champion technique |Sat 2/2/13 11AM-1PM |Teacher PK-12 | TT2215 |$50 |Pasha Goodman, |
|Right Is Right |called Right is Right. When you respond to answers in class, hold out for| | | | |Professional |
| |answers that are “all-the-way right” or all the way to your standards of |Wed. 3/20/13 4:30-7:30PM| | | |Support and Dev., |
| |rigor. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Teach Like A Champion - |Participants will review and practice the Teach Like A Champion technique |Sat 3/2/13 11AM-1PM |Teacher PK-12 | TT2116 |$50 |Pasha Goodman, |
|Stretch It |called Stretch It. Reward “right” answers with follow-up questions | | | | |Professional |
| |grammatically, in complete sentences, audibly and according to other |Wed. 2/6/13 4:30-7:30PM | | | |Support and Dev., |
| |worthy criteria. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|DI: Adapt |In this ONLINE course participants will learn how to adapt, pace, and |Monthly February 2013 – |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2022 |N/A |Monica Manzano, |
|Depth/Pace/Delivery |delivery mode of what is taught in a lesson to allow students to access |May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |the lesson at multiple levels of challenge. This module is aligned to 1-3| | | | |Support & |
| |of the Instructional Practice Rubric. | | | | |Development, |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|DI: Enrichment and Support |In this ONLINE course participants will learn how to provide extra |Monthly February 2013 – |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2019 |N/A |Kathy Tran, |
| |support, enrichment, or variation of work in order to meet the needs of |May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |each student, where necessary. This module is aligned to 1-3 of the | | | | |Support and |
| |instructional Practice Rubric. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Login instructions | | | | |Development, |
| |will be provided via e-mail on the start date. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|DI: Flexible Grouping |In this ONLINE course participants will learn how to strategically utilize|Monthly February 2013 – |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2026 |N/A | Laci Resendiz, |
| |flexible instructional groups and varied interactional arrangement that |May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |are appropriate to the students and the instructional purposes of the | | | | |Support & |
| |lesson. This module is aligned to 1-3 of the Instructional Practice | | | | |Development, |
| |Rubric. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Login-in will be provided via e-mail on | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |the start date. | | | | | |
|DI: Foundations | In this ONLINE course participants will be provided background |Monthly February 2013 – |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2018 |N/A |Kathy Tran, |
| |information about Differentiated Instruction, its seven basic principles, |May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |and how it ties to the Instruction Practice Rubric. SPECIAL | | | | |Support and |
| |INSTRUCTIONS; Login instructions will be provided via e-mail on the start | | | | |Development, |
| |date. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|DI: Multiple Ways of | In this ONLINE course participants will learn how to engage students with|Monthly February 2013 – |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2024 |N/A | Laci Resendiz, |
|Engagement |lesson content in multiple ways that are appropriate to lesson objectives |May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |and responsive to students’ needs. This module is aligned to 1-3 of the | | | | |Support & |
| |Instructional Practice Rubric. | | | | |Development, |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|DI: Performance | In this ONLINE course participants will learn how to engage students to |Monthly February 2013 – |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2023 |N/A | Cathy Tran, |
|Tasks/Products |connect learning experiences or performance tasks that allow for interest |May 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |or skilled-based choice in process and products. This module is aligned | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |to 1-3 of the Instructional Practice Rubric. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Higher Level Questioning | Participants will learn Higher level questioning, how to embed |Monthly |Teacher - PK-5 |EL3031 |N/A |Heather Pollack, |
|(I-4) |higher-level thinking skills into the lesson objective so that mastery of |March 2013 – April 2013 | | | |Professional |
| |the objective requires students to meaningfully employ higher-level skills| | | | |Support & |
| |aligned to I-4 of the Instructional Practice Rubric. The effective | | | | |Development, |
| |practices of Grappling and HOT Questioning will exemplified in detail for | | | | |713-696-0600. |
| |successful implementation in the classroom. | | | | | |
|HOTS Instructional | Participants will learn higher level thinking, a variety of instructional|Mon. 04/01/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2029 |N/A | Heather Pollack, |
|Strategies (I-4) |strategies and questioning techniques to develop students' higher level |- 11:59PM | | | |Professional |
| |thinking skills aligned to 1-4 of the Instructional Practice Rubric. The | | | | |Support & |
| |effective practices of Open Ended Tasks. Take a Stand, and Student | | | | |Development, |
| |Generated Questions will be exemplified in detail for successful | | | | |713-696-0600. |
| |implementation in the classroom. | | | | | |
|Intro to Higher Level |Participants will participate in introduction to higher level thinking, |Monthly |Teacher - PK-5 |EL3032 |N/A |Heather Pollack, |
|Thinking |higher level thinking will be defined and how it ties to the instructional|February 2013 – April | | | |Professional |
|(I-4) |practice rubric criterion I-4 indicators of the new Teacher Appraisal and |2013 | | | |Support & |
| |Development System. Participants will learn the purpose, discuss the | | | | |Development, |
| |rationale, explore research based elements of higher-level thinking, and | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |understand its imperative role in the classroom instruction. | | | | | |
|Promoting Higher Level |Participants will learn promoting higher level thinking, learn how to |Monthly |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2028 |N/A |Heather Pollack, |
|Thinking |provide students the support and guidance (i.e., scaffolding) needed to |March 2013 – April 2013 | | | |Professional |
|(I-4) |exercise higher-level thinking skills, aligned to 1-4 of the Instructional| | | | |Support & |
| |Practice Rubric. The Effective practices of Chunking Text, Stretch it, | | | | |Development, |
| |and Right is Right will be exemplified in detail for implementation in the| | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |classroom. | | | | | |
|Promoting Higher Level |Participants will learn promoting higher level thinking, learn how to |Mon. 04/01/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - PK-5 |EL2031 |N/A |Heather Pollack, |
|Thinking |provide students the support and guidance (i.e., scaffolding) needed to |- 11:59PM | | | |Professional |
|(I-4) |exercise higher-level thinking skills, aligned to 1-4 of the Instructional| | | | |Support & |
| |Practice Rubric. The Effective practices of Chunking Text, Stretch it, | | | | |Development, |
| |and Right is Right will be exemplified in detail for implementation in the| | | | |713-696-0600. |
| |classroom. | | | | | |
LEAD TEACHER/CHAIRPERSON SESSIONS
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|K-5 Math Lead Teacher 4 | Meeting 4 of 5 - Participants will collaborate with the Curriculum |Tue. 01/15/2013 ; or |Teacher - Lead, Math|CU2354 |N/A |Curriculum and |
| |Department as they conduct instructional meetings throughout the year |Thu. 01/17/2013 4:00PM|K-5 | | |Assessment, |
| |focusing on rigorous, standards-based instruction and campus curriculum |- 6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |implementation. Lead teachers will also receive ongoing content-area | | | | | |
| |communication to be shared at the campus level. | | | | | |
|K-5 Math Lead Teacher 5 |Meeting 5 of 5 - Participants will collaborate with the Curriculum |Tue. 03/19/2013; or |Teacher - Lead, Math|CU2355 |N/A |Curriculum and |
| |Department as they conduct instructional meetings throughout the year |Thu. 03/21/2013 4:00PM|K-5 | | |Assessment, |
| |focusing on rigorous, standards-based instruction and campus curriculum |- 6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |implementation. Lead teachers will also receive ongoing content-area | | | | | |
| |communication to be shared at the campus level. | | | | | |
|K-5 Social Studies Lead | Participants will receive training and information on Lead Teacher |Mon. 01/14/2013 ; or |Teacher - Lead, Soc |CU1186 |N/A |Curriculum and |
|Teachers 4 |duties and professional development opportunities. |Wed. 01/16/2013 4:00PM|Std K-5 | | |Assessment, |
| | |- 6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
|K-5 Social Studies Lead | Participants will receive training and information on Lead Teacher duties|Mon. 02/25/2013; or Tue.|Teacher - Lead, Soc |CU2368 |N/A |Curriculum and |
|Teachers 5 |and professional development opportunities. |02/26/2013 4:00PM - |Std K-5 | | |Assessment, |
| | |6:00PM | | | |713-556-6823 |
|K-2 Lead Teacher # 4 | Participants will receive training and information on current issues |Thu. 01/10/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - Lead, K-2 |CU2378 |N/A |Curriculum and |
| |within the English Language Arts Department. This includes district and |- 6:30PM | | | |Assessment, |
| |state updates and professional development. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|K-2 Curriculum Updates# 5 | Participants will receive training and information on current issues |Thu. 02/14/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - Lead, K-2 |CU2379 |N/A |Curriculum and |
| |within the English Language Arts Department. This includes district and |- 6:30PM | | | |Assessment, |
| |state updates and professional development. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|Gr 3-5 Lead Teacher # 4 | Participants will receive training and information on current issues |Tue. 01/15/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - Lead, 3-5 |CU2380 |N/A |Curriculum and |
| |within the English Language Arts Department. This includes district and |- 6:30PM | | | |Assessment, |
| |state updates and professional development. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|Gr 3-5 Curriculum Updates# | Participants will receive training and information on current issues |Tue. 02/19/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - Lead, 3-5 |CU2381 |N/A |Curriculum and |
|5 |within the English Language Arts Department. This includes district and |- 6:30PM | | | |Assessment, |
| |state updates and professional development. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|K-5 Lead Teacher # 4 - ESL | Participants will receive training and information on current issues |Thu. 01/17/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - Lead, ESL |CU2382 |N/A |Curriculum and |
| |within the English Language Arts Department. This includes district and |- 6:30PM |K-5 | | |Assessment, |
| |state updates and professional development. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|K-5 Lead Teacher |Participants will receive training and information on current issues |Thu. 02/21/2013 4:30PM |Teacher - Lead, ESL |CU2383 |N/A |Curriculum and |
|Curriculum Updates # 5 - |within the English Language Arts Department. This includes district and |- 6:30PM |K-5 | | |Assessment, |
|ESL |state updates and professional development. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|HPE Lead Teachers - PK-12 |Participants will receive HIV prevention training topics that will include|Thu. 01/24/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Lead, |CU5281 |N/A |Curriculum and |
| |program planning, best practices, local/state/national initiatives and |- 6:00PM |Health/PE PK-12 | | |Assessment, |
| |curriculum revisions designed to enhance instructional programs as it | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |relates to HIV, STIs and Teen Pregnancy. | | | | | |
|K-5 Spec Ed Chairpersons |Participants will receive updates on State and Federal guidelines, |Mon. 01/28/2013; |Chair - Special |SE1026 | N/A |Curriculum and |
| |District policies and procedures for the provision of Special Education |02/25/2013 ; and |Education K-5 | | |Assessment, |
| |Services. |03/25/2013 | | | |713-556-6823 |
| | | | | | | |
| | |8:30AM - 11:00AM; or | | | | |
| | |1:00PM - 3:30PM | | | | |
|New PK-5 Spec Ed |Participants will learn about state and federal requirements for provision|Fri. 02/15/2013 8:30AM |Chair - Special |SE1031 | N/A |Curriculum and |
|Chairpersons |of Special Education services. Chairpersons will also learn about |- 11:00AM |Education K-5 | | |Assessment, |
| |required district procedures for providing educational services for | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |students with disabilities. | | | | | |
LITERACY / LANGUAGE ARTS
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Gr 3-5 Figuring Out Fig. 19|Participants will unpack and explore different strategies to help students|Wed. 01/30/2013; or |Teacher - Reading |TT2062 |N/A |Paty Palacios, |
| |made connections and understand how to apply inferences to understand text|02/20/2013 |3-5 | | |Professional |
| |and break down Fig. 19 questions. | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| | |1:00PM - 3:00PM | | | |713-742-4940, |
| | | | | | |ppalacio@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Bilingual K-3 Neuhaus Makes|Participants will learn about research and strategies for promoting deep |Wed. 01/09/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Bilingual |CU2387 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
|The Difference |comprehension and fluent reading. Teachers will also learn strategies for|- 3:30PM |K-3 | | |Curriculum, |
| |developing students’ listening comprehension, early reading and spelling, | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |phonemic awareness, and oral language skills. | | | | | |
|Gr 1-2 Advanced Neuhaus |Participants will apply the content and strategies gained in the initial |Sat. 01/12/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 1-2 |CU2389 |$100 |Carol Bedard, |
| |Grades 1-2 Teachers Make the Difference, 30-hour course through |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |practicums. Session 1: Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 2, & 16. Session 2: Feb. 12,| | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |19, 26, & Mar. 5. Session 3 & 4: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, & 9. Session 5: | | | | | |
| |Mar. 20, 23, Apr. 3, & 6. | | | | | |
|Gr 1-2 Advanced Neuhaus | Participants will apply the content and strategies gained in the initial |Tue. 02/12/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 1-2 |CU2389 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
| |Grades 1-2 Teachers Make the Difference, 30-hour course through |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |practicums. Session 1: Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 2, & 16. Session 2: Feb. 12,| | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |19, 26, & Mar. 5. Session 3 & 4: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, & 9. Session 5: | | | | | |
| |Mar. 20, 23, Apr. 3, & 6. | | | | | |
|Gr 1-2 Advanced Neuhaus | Participants will apply the content and strategies gained in the initial |Tue. 03/19/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 1-2 |CU2389 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
| |Grades 1-2 Teachers Make the Difference, 30-hour course through |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |practicums. Session 1: Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 2, & 16. Session 2: Feb. 12,| | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |19, 26, & Mar. 5. Session 3 & 4: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, & 9. Session 5: | | | | | |
| |Mar. 20, 23, Apr. 3, & 6. | | | | | |
|Gr 1-2 Advanced Neuhaus | Participants will apply the content and strategies gained in the initial |Tue. 03/19/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 1-2 |CU2389 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
| |Grades 1-2 Teachers Make the Difference, 30-hour course through |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |practicums. Session 1: Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 2, & 16. Session 2: Feb. 12,| | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |19, 26, & Mar. 5. Session 3 & 4: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, & 9. Session 5: | | | | | |
| |Mar. 20, 23, Apr. 3, & 6. | | | | | |
|Gr 1-2 Advanced Neuhaus | Participants will apply the content and strategies gained in the initial |Wed. 03/20/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 1-2 |CU2389 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
| |Grades 1-2 Teachers Make the Difference, 30-hour course through |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |practicums. Session 1: Jan. 12, 26, Feb. 2, & 16. Session 2: Feb. 12,| | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |19, 26, & Mar. 5. Session 3 & 4: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, & 9. Session 5: | | | | | |
| |Mar. 20, 23, Apr. 3, & 6. | | | | | |
|Gr 1-2 Neuhaus Targeted | Participants will attend a two-day professional development workshop that|Thu. 01/10/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 1-2 |CU2390 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
|Instruction |will encourage reflection on formative assessment data, refinement of |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |instructional practices, and revisiting of concepts introduced through | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |Teachers Make the Difference and literacy research. | | | | | |
|Gr 4-6 Neuhaus Teacher | Participants will learn the necessities of critical reading and writing. |Sat. 01/12/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 4-6 |CU2395 |$100 |Carol Bedard, |
|Making Difference |They will also learn how to assess student's skills and plan effective |- 3:30PM | | | |Curric., |
| |lessons to meet the needs of each student. | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|Gr K-6 Neuhaus Devoloping | This course is for participants that did not complete all of the Neuhaus|Thu. 03/07/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - K-6 |CU2392 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
|Vocabulary |Teachers Make a Difference course for grades K-3 or grades 4-6. Teachers |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |will learn about Developing Vocabulary, Building Fluency, and Assessment &| | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |Progress Monitoring. | | | | | |
|Gr K-6 Neuhaus Devoloping | This course is for participants that did not complete all of the Neuhaus|Tue. 05/21/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - K-6 |CU2392 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
|Vocabulary |Teachers Make a Difference course for grades K-3 or grades 4-6. Teachers |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |will learn about Developing Vocabulary, Building Fluency, and Assessment &| | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |Progress Monitoring. | | | | | |
|Grade 4 Writing Summit | Participants will focus on quality narrative and expository writing |Sat. 01/26/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Grade 4 |CU2388 |N/A |Rachele Vincent, |
| |instruction, this professional development opportunity will inspire, |- 1:00PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |educate, and inform teachers of timely, relevant topics taught by experts | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |in the field. Keynote and breakout session presenters will assist | | | | | |
| |attendees in growing their skills, knowledge, and understanding of the | | | | | |
| |author’s craft. | | | | | |
|Just In Time 3 - 5 Reading | Participants will preview, unpack and plan for teaching graphic sources |Wed. 01/23/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Reading |TT2057 |$50 |Patricia Palacios, |
|#4 |in order to understand text and find supporting evidence. |- 6:00PM |3-5 | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & |
| | | | | | |Development, |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior | | | | |713-742-4940, |
| |to the session. | | | | |PPALACIO@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Just In Time 3 - 5 Reading | Participants will preview, unpack and plan for teaching Author's Purpose |Wed. 02/27/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Reading |TT2058 |$50 | Patricia Palacios,|
|#5 |using best practices and rigor. |- 6:00PM |3-5 | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work - Participants will need to unpack the | | | | |Development, |
| |standard for Author's Purpose and bring their unpacking work to the | | | | |713-742-4940, |
| |session. Preview week 3, 4 or 5 9 weeks. | | | | |PPALACIO@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Just In Time 3-5 Reading # | Participants will preview, unpack and plan for effective strategies to |Wed. 03/20/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Reading |TT2066 |$50 | Paty Palacios, |
|6 |teach summary with rigor. |- 6:00PM |3-5 | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior | | | | |Development, |
| |to the session. | | | | |713-742-4940, |
| | | | | | |ppalacio@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|K-2 ELA Just In Time 4 | Participants will explore best practices and instructional strategies to |Wed. 01/23/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-2 |TT2073 |$50 |Malene Golding, |
| |provide multiple opportunities for students to master high frequency |- 6:00PM | | | |Professional |
| |words. | | | | |Support & |
| | | | | | |Development, |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior | | | | |832-715-9488, |
| |to the session. | | | | |mgolding@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|K-2 ELA Just In Time 5 | Participants will explore best practices to create activities for |Wed. 02/27/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-2 |TT2074 |$50 |Malene Golding, |
| |effective literacy workstation in their classroom. |- 6:00PM | | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior | | | | |Development, |
| |to the session. | | | | |832-715-9488, |
| | | | | | |mgolding@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|K-2 ELA Just In Time 6 | Participants will explore different strategies in order to strengthen |Wed. 03/20/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-2 |TT2075 |$50 | Malene Golding, |
| |reading skills in preparation for Stanford 10. |- 6:00PM | | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior | | | | |Development, |
| |to the session. | | | | |832-715-9488, |
| | | | | | |mgolding@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|K-2 ELA Just In Time 7 | Participants will explore best practices and instructional strategies for|Wed. 04/10/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-2 |TT2076 |$50 | Malene Golding, |
| |teaching summarization and effective questioning throughout a reading |- 6:00PM | | | |Professional |
| |lesson. | | | | |Support & |
| | | | | | |Development, |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants review prior | | | | |832-715-9488, |
| |to the session. | | | | |mgolding@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|K-5 Rdg Street: Guided | Participants will learn strategies to implement Guided Reading using |Sat. 01/19/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - Eng Lng |CU2116 |$100 | Victoria |
|Reading |Guide on the Side from Reading Street. |- 3:30PM |Arts/Rd K-5 | | |Orozco-Martinez, |
| | | | | | |Elementary |
| | | | | | |Curriculum, |
| | | | | | |713-556-6823 |
|K-6 Neuhaus Scientific | Teachers will review Reading Concepts, Scientific Spelling and the |Thu. 01/10/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - K-6 |CU2396 |Substitute payment | Carol Bedard, |
|Spelling |structure of English. This is a class for teachers that did not complete |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum |
| |all of the Neuhaus Teachers Make A Difference course for grades K-3 or | | | | |Department, |
| |grades 4-6. | | | | |713-556-6873, |
| | | | | | |Cbedard@houstonisd.|
| | | | | | |org |
|K-6 Neuhaus Scientific | Teachers will review Reading Concepts, Scientific Spelling and the |Tue. 05/07/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - K-6 |CU2396 |Substitute payment | Carol Bedard, |
|Spelling |structure of English. This is a class for teachers that did not complete |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum |
| |all of the Neuhaus Teachers Make A Difference course for grades K-3 or | | | | |Department, |
| |grades 4-6. | | | | |713-556-6873, |
| | | | | | |Cbedard@houstonisd.|
| | | | | | |org |
|K-6 Neuhaus Written | Participants will learn about Multisensory Grammar and Written |Thu. 02/14/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - K-6 |CU2391 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
|Composition |Composition. This is a class for teachers that did not complete all of |- 3:00PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |the Neuhaus Teachers Make A Difference course for Grades K-3 or Grades | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |4-6. | | | | | |
|K-6 Neuhaus Written | Participants will learn about Multisensory Grammar and Written |Tue. 05/14/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - K-6 |CU2391 |Substitute payment |Carol Bedard, |
|Composition |Composition. This is a class for teachers that did not complete all of |- 3:30PM | | | |Curriculum, |
| |the Neuhaus Teachers Make A Difference course for Grades K-3 or Grades | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |4-6. | | | | | |
MATHEMATICS
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Gr 3-5 Just In Time Math | Participants will have ongoing opportunities to collaborate with content |Thu. 02/14/2013 |Teacher - |TT2106 |$50 |Nalsy Perez, |
| |experts and colleagues (across the district) in a high impact learning | |Mathematics 3-5 | | |Professional |
| |experience. Participants will preview upcoming hard to teach standards |4:00PM - 6:00PM | | | |Support & |
| |based on district data that includes; unpacking the upcoming hard to | | | | |Development, |
| |reach/teach standard(s), research-based instructional strategies, and | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |classroom application. | | | | |NPEREZ@houstonisd.o|
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | |rg |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|Gr 3-5 Just In Time Math | Participants will have ongoing opportunities to collaborate with content |Thu. 03/21/2013 |Teacher - |TT2106 |$50 |Nalsy Perez, |
| |experts and colleagues (across the district) in a high impact learning |4:00PM - 6:00PM |Mathematics 3-5 | | |Professional |
| |experience. Participants will preview upcoming hard to teach standards | | | | |Support & |
| |based on district data that includes; unpacking the upcoming hard to | | | | |Development, |
| |reach/teach standard(s), research-based instructional strategies, and | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |classroom application. | | | | |NPEREZ@houstonisd.o|
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | |rg |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
NEW TEACHER
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|TEACHER APPRAISAL and |Participants will participate in required three training components on the|Monthly |New Hires ; |EL1604 |N/A |Professional |
|DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM – |teacher appraisal and development system: | |Teacher - PK-12 | | |Support and Dev., |
|Overview Training for New |• Part 1: TA&D Overview and Instructional | | | | |713-696-0600; |
|Hires |Practice/Professional Expectations | | | | |PSD@ |
| |• Part 2: Student Performance | | | | | |
| |• Part 3: Identifying Assessments and Goal Setting | | | | | |
NEW TEACHER MENTORS
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Mentor Touchpoint I PK-12 |This course is an ongoing support workshop designed to address the needs |Thu. 01/24/2013; or |Mentor - Teacher |TT3100 |Stipend | Vanessa |
| |of mentors/coaches who work with new teachers. The focus will be on |03/21/2013 4:30PM - | | | |Nieto-Gomez, |
| |learning to engage in the formative assessment process, using |6:30PM | | | |Professional |
| |non-evaluative reflective conversations driven by evidence of the | | | | |Development |
| |teacher's classroom practice and student learning. This course is part of | | | | |Services, |
| |the Instructional Mentoring Series. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Mentoring Essentials | Participants will develop mentoring essentials in order to accelerate |Wed. 01/16/2013 or |Mentor - Teacher |TT3300 |Stipend |Vanessa |
| |beginning teacher's professional growth and student achievement. Required |02/20/2013 | | | |Nieto-Gomez, |
| |training for all 2012-2013 mentors, new and returning. | | | | |Professional Dev., |
| | |8:30AM - 3:30PM | | | |713-696-0600 |
|CPC Teacher Leaders |Participants will focus on developing their leadership skills that will |Sat. 01/12/2013 8:00AM |Teacher - Career |TT1398 |Stipend | Gail McGee, |
| |increase faculty and student success. Sessions will focus on the following|- 5:00PM |Pathway | | |Professional |
| |areas: Core Beliefs & Mindsets, Management of Self & Others, Cultural | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |Leadership and Instructional Leadership. This training will be | | | | |713-696-0600 |
| |facilitated by Leading Educators. | | | | | |
RENZULLI
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|K-5 Advanced Renzulli 5 | Participants will analyze current student profile data to create a |Mon. 02/04/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2397 |N/A | Frank Whiteside, |
|Dimens |modified unit plan that integrates all dimensions of differentiation. |- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |Teachers are expected to develop alternative approaches in instructional | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |strategies to engage the interests and abilities of students, integrate a | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |variety of instructional approaches to better match the learners for | | | | | |
| |maximum learning. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Teachers should bring a | | | | | |
| |unit of study to the session to compare the strategies used within the | | | | | |
| |unit to the identified differentiation needs of this year’s students from | | | | | |
| |their profiles. This is Advanced Five Dimensions of Differentiation for | | | | | |
| |experienced users. | | | | | |
|K-5 Advanced Renzulli | Participants will utilize the various tools within Renzulli, such as Unit|Thu. 02/14/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2399 |N/A | Frank Whiteside, |
|Literacy |Supplements, Assignments, DE Lessons or Projects provide a plethora of |- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |opportunities to develop the LITERACY around a book or topic. The goal is | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |to develop whatever type of lesson/assignment/project that will best | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |develop the concept in its entirety for your students. | | | | | |
|K-5 Renzulli: Differentiatn| Participants will develop a working knowledge of differentiation of |Mon. 02/04/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2259 |N/A | Jewel Turner, |
|5 |content, strategies, classroom organization and management, and student |- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |products; and will reflect on their own practices in those areas. They | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |will also examine the use of student data to guide appropriate learning | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |paths, and practice using various Renzulli tools that support | | | | | |
| |differentiated instruction and assessment. | | | | | |
|K-5 Renzulli: Getting | Participants will develop a working knowledge of the Renzulli Profiler |Tue. 01/15/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2258 |N/A | Michael Dorsey, |
|Started |and other Renzulli Learning resources to explore how they can assist |- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |teachers in accessing a variety of appropriate resources to deliver | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |differentiated lesson activities based on an individual student's needs | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |and interests. | | | | | |
|K-5 Renzulli: Project-Based| Participants will develop a working knowledge of various Renzulli |Tue. 02/05/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2260 |N/A | Jewel Turner, |
|Learning |Learning tools that support the use of project-based learning in a |- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |classroom. They will explore the components of each tool to create sample| | | | |Curriculum, |
| |research assignments and learn how to tier elements to meet the needs of | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |different learners in various settings. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: K-5 Renzulli | Participants in this 2-part video course, Five Dimensions of |Mon. 04/15/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2299 |N/A | Jewel Turner, |
|Differentiation |Differentiation, will develop a working knowledge of differentiation of |- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |content, strategies, classroom organization, and student products; and | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |will reflect on their own practices in those areas. They will also | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |examine the use of student data to guide appropriate learning paths, and | | | | | |
| |practice using various Renzulli tools to support differentiated | | | | | |
| |instruction and assessment. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: K-5 Renzulli | Participants will develop a working knowledge of Renzulli Learning |Fri. 02/15/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2314 |N/A | Jewel Turner, |
|Literacy |resources that support literacy development across disciplines. They will|- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |practice interactive, informational activities that help students broaden | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |vocabulary and deep concept development, and explore strategies that | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |promote higher-level thinking and application of learning connected to | | | | | |
| |state standards and the district curriculum. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: Renzulli Project | Participants in this 2-part video course, Project-Based Learning, will |Mon. 04/15/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2300 |N/A | Jewel Turner, |
|Based Learning |develop knowledge of the various Renzulli Learning tools that support the |- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |use of project-based learning in a classroom. Participants will explore | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |the components of each tool to create sample research assignments and | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |learn how to tier elements to meet the needs of different learners in | | | | | |
| |various settings. | | | | | |
|Renzulli Literacy & | Participants will develop a working knowledge of Renzulli Learning |Thu. 01/10/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - K-5 |CU2266 |N/A | Michael Dorsey, |
|Vocabulary |resources that support literacy development across disciplines. They will|- 6:00PM | | | |Elementary |
| |practice interactive, informational activities that help students broaden | | | | |Curriculum, |
| |vocabulary and deep concept development, and explore strategies that | | | | |713-556-6823 |
| |promote higher-level thinking and application of learning connected to | | | | | |
| |state standards and the district curriculum. | | | | | |
SCIENCE
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|3-5 Just In Time Science | Participants will have ongoing opportunities to collaborate with content |Thu. 02/28/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Science |TT2102 |$50 |Donelle Williams, |
|Preview |experts in colleagues district-wide in a high-impact learning experience. |- 6:00PM |3-5 | | |Professional |
| |Participants will preview upcoming hard to teach standards based on | | | | |Support & |
| |district data that includes; unpacking upcoming hard to reach/teach | | | | |Development, |
| |standards, research based instructional strategies and practical classroom| | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |application. | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | | |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|3-5 Just In Time Science | Participants will have ongoing opportunities to collaborate with content |Tue. 03/19/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Science |TT2102 |$50 | Donelle Williams, |
|Preview |experts in colleagues district-wide in a high-impact learning experience. |- 6:00PM |3-5 | | |Professional |
| |Participants will preview upcoming hard to teach standards based on | | | | |Support & |
| |district data that includes; unpacking upcoming hard to reach/teach | | | | |Development, |
| |standards, research based instructional strategies and practical classroom| | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |application. | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | | |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|Gr 3-5 Science Kit | Participants will understand the structure, format and alignment of the |Wed. 01/30/2013 1:00PM |Teacher - Science |TT2101 |N/A |Donelle Williams, |
| |3rd-5th grade kits available at the Science Materials Resource Center. |- 3:30PM |3-5 | | |Professional |
| |Participants will experience a series of hands-on experiences using | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |curriculum documents to highlight lesson comparisons and collaborate with | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |peers to model a signature lesson. Kits will be available for check-out | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |upon completion of the lesson. | | | | |.org |
|Gr 3-5 Science Kit | Participants will understand the structure, format and alignment of the |Wed. 02/20/2013 1:00PM |Teacher - Science |TT2101 |N/A |Donelle Williams, |
| |3rd-5th grade kits available at the Science Materials Resource Center. |- 3:30PM |3-5 | | |Professional |
| |Participants will experience a series of hands-on experiences using | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |curriculum documents to highlight lesson comparisons and collaborate with | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |peers to model a signature lesson. Kits will be available for check-out | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |upon completion of the lesson. | | | | |.org |
|Gr 5 Just In Time Science | Participants will have an opportunity to collaborate with content experts|Thu. 04/11/2013 |Teacher - Science |TT2104 |$50 | Donelle Williams, |
|Review |in colleagues district-wide in a high-impact learning experience. | |Grade 5 | | |Professional |
| |Participants will engage in activities that spiral hard to teach standards|4:00PM - 6:00PM | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |based on district data in preparation for the upcoming STAAR Science exam.| | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | | |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|Gr 5 Spiraling Science TEKS| Participants will use data from the Science DLA, campus benchmark |Wed. 01/30/2013 1:00PM |Teacher - Grade 5 |TT2103 |N/A |Donelle Williams, |
| |assessments and classroom formative assessments to create review plans and|- 3:30PM | | | |Professional |
| |standards-based activities(Do Now's concept mapping, TEKS based | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |workstations exit/entrance tickets) to spiral targeted areas of need in | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |preparation for STAAR. Teachers will experience first-hand lab rotations | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |that can be implemented right away. | | | | |.org |
|Gr 5 Spiraling Science TEKS| Participants will use data from the Science DLA, campus benchmark |Wed. 02/20/2013 1:00PM |Teacher - Grade 5 |TT2103 |N/A |Donelle Williams, |
| |assessments and classroom formative assessments to create review plans and|- 3:30PM | | | |Professional |
| |standards-based activities(Do Now's concept mapping, TEKS based | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |workstations exit/entrance tickets) to spiral targeted areas of need in | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |preparation for STAAR. Teachers will experience first-hand lab rotations | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |that can be implemented right away. | | | | |.org |
|K-2 Just In Time Science | Participants will have ongoing opportunities to collaborate with content |Thu. 01/24/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Science |TT2034 |$50 |Donelle Williams, |
|Preview |experts and colleagues (across the district) in a high-impact learning |- 6:00PM |K-2 | | |Professional |
| |experience. Participants will preview upcoming hard to teach standards | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |based on district data that includes; unpacking the upcoming hard to | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |reach/teach standard(s), research-based instructional strategies, and | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |classroom application. | | | | |.org |
| | | | | | | |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | | |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|K-2 Just In Time Science | Participants will have ongoing opportunities to collaborate with content |Thu. 02/28/2013 |Teacher - Science |T TT2034 |$50 |Donelle Williams, |
|Preview |experts and colleagues (across the district) in a high-impact learning | |K-2 | | |Professional |
| |experience. Participants will preview upcoming hard to teach standards |4:00PM - 6:00PM | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |based on district data that includes; unpacking the upcoming hard to | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |reach/teach standard(s), research-based instructional strategies, and | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |classroom application. | | | | |.org |
| | | | | | | |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | | |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|K-2 Just In Time Science | Participants will have ongoing opportunities to collaborate with content |Tue. 03/19/2013 4:00PM |Teacher - Science |TT2034 |$50 |Donelle Williams, |
|Preview |experts and colleagues (across the district) in a high-impact learning |- 6:00PM |K-2 | | |Professional |
| |experience. Participants will preview upcoming hard to teach standards | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |based on district data that includes; unpacking the upcoming hard to | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |reach/teach standard(s), research-based instructional strategies, and | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |classroom application. | | | | |.org |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: Pre-work will be sent for participants to review | | | | | |
| |prior to the session. | | | | | |
|K-2 Science Kit | Participants will understand the structure, format and alignment of the |Wed. 01/30/2013 1:00PM |Teacher - Science |TT2099 |N/A |Donelle Williams, |
| |K-2nd grade kits available at the Science Materials Resource Center. |- 3:30PM |K-2 | | |Professional |
| |Participants will experience a series of hands-on experiences, using | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |curriculum documents to highlight lesson comparisons and collaborate with | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |peers to model a signature lesson. Kits will be available for check-out | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |upon completion of the lesson. | | | | |.org |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please bring a copy of the current campus data, the | | | | | |
| |current 9 weeks planning guide, scope and sequence and/or laptop to access| | | | | |
| |curriculum documents. | | | | | |
|K-2 Science Kit | Participants will understand the structure, format and alignment of the |Wed. 02/20/2013 |Teacher - Science |TT2099 |N/A |Donelle Williams, |
| |K-2nd grade kits available at the Science Materials Resource Center. | |K-2 | | |Professional |
| |Participants will experience a series of hands-on experiences, using |1:00PM - 3:30PM | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |curriculum documents to highlight lesson comparisons and collaborate with | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| |peers to model a signature lesson. Kits will be available for check-out | | | | |dwilli16@houstonisd|
| |upon completion of the lesson. | | | | |.org |
| |SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please bring a copy of the current campus data, the | | | | | |
| |current 9 weeks planning guide, scope and sequence and/or laptop to access| | | | | |
| |curriculum documents. | | | | | |
SPECIAL EDUCATION
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|Accommodations and |Participants will explore a range of topics including: Classroom and |Sat. 02/16/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1011 |$50 |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Modifications |assessment accommodations, curriculum modifications and instructional |- 11:30AM |Inclusion | | |Professional |
| |strategies. | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Accommodations and |Participants will explore a range of topics including: Classroom and |Wed. 01/30/2013 1:30PM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1011 |N/A |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Modifications |assessment accommodations, curriculum modifications and instructional |- 4:30PM |Inclusion | | |Professional |
| |strategies. | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Accommodations and |Participants will explore a range of topics including: Classroom and |Wed. 02/20/2013 1:30PM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1011 |N/A |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Modifications |assessment accommodations, curriculum modifications and instructional |- 4:30PM |Inclusion | | |Professional |
| |strategies. | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Anchor Charts & Graphic |Participants will tap into the power of anchor charts and graphic |Sat. 01/19/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1013 |$50 |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Organizers |organizers for classroom success. |- 11:30AM |Resource | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Assisting Struggling |Participants will explore the following topics: Teaching students to make |Sat. 01/19/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1010 |$50 | Kelli M. Charles, |
|Readers |inferences, fluency and automaticity and choosing the right texts. |- 11:30AM |Inclusion | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Assisting Struggling |Participants will explore the following topics: Teaching students to make |Wed. 02/20/2013 1:30PM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1010 |N/A |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Readers |inferences, fluency and automaticity and choosing the right texts. |- 4:30PM |Inclusion | | |Professional |
| | | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|Co-Teaching Models That |Participants will be introduced to the many faces of co-teaching |Sat. 01/19/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1012 |$50 |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Work |relationships, examples and non-examples of successful co-teaching |- 11:30AM |Co-Tchr PK-12 | | |Professional |
| |strategies. Participants will also cover co-teaching approaches and ways | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |to plan meaningfully. | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Co-Teaching Models That |Participants will be introduced to the many faces of co-teaching |Wed. 01/30/2013 1:30PM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1012 |N/A |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Work |relationships, examples and non-examples of successful co-teaching |- 4:30PM |Co-Tchr PK-12 | | |Professional |
| |strategies. Participants will also cover co-teaching approaches and ways | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |to plan meaningfully. | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Co-Teaching Models That |Participants will be introduced to the many faces of co-teaching |Wed. 02/20/2013 1:30PM |Teacher - SpEd |PD1012 |N/A |Kelli M. Charles, |
|Work |relationships, examples and non-examples of successful co-teaching |- 4:30PM |Co-Tchr PK-12 | | |Professional |
| |strategies. Participants will also cover co-teaching approaches and ways | | | | |Support & Dev., |
| |to plan meaningfully. | | | | |713-696-0600, |
| | | | | | |kcharle1@houstonisd|
| | | | | | |.org |
|Interpreters of ARD Process|Participants will review Spanish terminology as it relates to the |Tue. 02/05/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - Special |SE0011 |N/A |Sharon |
| |Admission, Review and Dismissal/Individualized Education Program (ARD/IEP)|- 3:30PM |Educ PK-12 | | |Cole-Braxton, |
| |process. A review of the role of interpreters, Full and Individual | | | | |Special Educ |
| |Evaluation (FIE) and ARD/IEP process will be covered in this training. | | | | |Services, |
| | | | | | |713-556-7025 |
|Interpreters of ARD Process|Participants will review Spanish terminology as it relates to the |Tue. 02/19/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - Special |SE0011 |N/A |Sharon |
| |Admission, Review and Dismissal/Individualized Education Program (ARD/IEP)|- 3:30PM |Educ PK-12 | | |Cole-Braxton, |
| |process. A review of the role of interpreters, Full and Individual | | | | |Special Education |
| |Evaluation (FIE) and ARD/IEP process will be covered in this training. | | | | |Services, |
| | | | | | |713-556-7025 |
|ONLINE: Boardmaker Studio |Participants will be able to: Apply the Board maker Studio feature of Edit|Mon. 01/14/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - Special |SE2020 |N/A |Lorraine Klim-Drew,|
|Book |in Place and Symbol ate to create customized print and Interactive |- 11:59PM |Educ 1-12 | | |Special Education |
| |on-screen books. Demonstrate the use of different Studio Starter | | | | |Services, |
| |Templates to create adapted book units and other literacy based activities| | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |and Identify resources to provide literacy supports. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: Boardmaker Studio |Participants will be able to identify which Board maker Studio Gadgets |Mon. 01/14/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - Special |SE2016 |N/A |Lorraine Klim-Drew,|
|Gadge |they will use immediately to enhance student instruction, demonstrate how |- 11:59PM |Educ PK-12 | | |Special Education |
| |to use them to enhance activities or create novel activities to provide | | | | |Services, |
| |effective instructional activities for their students and plan how to best| | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |use them to meet the needs of their students through the use of the | | | | | |
| |tutorials and recorded training. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: Boardmaker Studio |Participants will be able to: identify which Board maker Studio Math |Mon. 01/14/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - Special |SE2019 |N/A |Lorraine Klim-Drew,|
|Math |Templates and Gadgets they will use immediately to enhance their students'|- 11:59PM |Educ 1-12 | | |Special Education |
| |instruction, demonstrate how to use the Mathematic Templates and Gadgets | | | | |Services, |
| |to enhance activities or create novel activities to provide effective | | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |instructional activities for their students and plan how to best use them | | | | | |
| |to meet the needs of their students. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: Boardmaker Studio |Participants will be able to identify which Board maker Studio Templates |Mon. 01/14/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - Special |SE2017 |N/A |Lorraine Klim-Drew,|
|Quik |they will use immediately with their students demonstrate how to populate |- 11:59PM |Educ 1-12 | | |Special Education |
| |the Templates with different types of visual content to provide effective | | | | |Services, |
| |instructional activities for their students and plan how to best use the | | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |Templates to meet the needs of their students. | | | | | |
|ONLINE: Boardmaker Studio | Participants will be able to discriminate between the different types of |Mon. 01/14/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - Special |SE2018 |N/A |Lorraine Klim-Drew,|
|Writ |wiring templates included in Board maker Studio. Participants will be |- 11:59PM |Educ 1-12 | | |Special Education |
| |able to identify the level of writer each template can be used to support.| | | | |Services, |
| |Through the use of a planning guide and an understanding of how to | | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |populate templates with meaningful content, participants will be able to | | | | | |
| |create appropriate writing activities. | | | | | |
|Online: Classroom Suite |Participants will receive an overview of the Classroom Suite Software; A |Tue. 01/01/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - Special |SE7003 |N/A |Beth Goodrich, |
| |software provided in the PSI,SLC,SLL,PALS and BSC classrooms as a part of |- 11:59PM |Educ PK-12 | | |Special Education |
| |the UDL computer workstation. Participants will learn: a) how to design | | | | |Services, |
| |individual student learning opportunities using the Classroom Suite | | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |Software; b) how to apply these opportunities designed. | | | | | |
|Online: Solo Software |Participants will receive an overview of the Solo Software for the |Monthly Feb-April |Teacher - Special |SE7002 |N/A |Beth Goodrich, |
| |Secondary Special Education Teachers teaching Skills for Learning and | |Educ PK-12 | | |Special Education |
| |Living (SLL), Structured Learning Classroom (SLC) and Behavior Support | | | | |Services, |
| |Classroom (BSC). The course will provide an introduction to Special | | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |Education Students in Reading and Writing using Assistive Technology. | | | | | |
|Review 360/LMS: BSC K-12 |Participants will learn how to implement the classroom level management |Tue. 01/22/2013 8:30AM |Teacher - K-12 SpEd |SE0449 |N/A |Antoinette Bordelon|
| |system (LMS) using the Review 360 web-based program to assist students |- 11:30AM |BSC | | |or Latricia Borner,|
| |with behavior challenges to return to less restrictive settings. | | | | |Special Education |
| | | | | | |Services, |
| | | | | | |713-556-7025 |
|Webinar: Overview-Writ |Participants will be introduced to the Writer Fusion portable talking word|Mon. 04/01/2013 12:00AM |Teacher - Special |SE7000 |N/A |Beth Goodrich, |
|Fusion |processor provided in the elementary and secondary BSC, SLC, and SLL |- 11:59PM |Educ PK-12 | | |Special Education |
| |classrooms as a part of the UDL computer workstation project. | | | | |Services, |
| | | | | | |713-556-7025 |
|Odyssey Math-Initial |New secondary resource math and BSC teachers and those who did not receive|Dates: TBD |BSC teachers |SE2040 |N/A |Joan Anderson, |
|Training |previous training will learn how to use the | | | | |713-556-7025 |
| |web-based Odyssey Math curriculum and assessment intervention program to |18 hours total over 3 | | | | |
| |provide mathematics instruction for |days of training | | | | |
| |students with disabilities. | | | | | |
|Odyssey Math-Mini Sessions |Secondary resource math and BSC teachers will learn ways to strengthen |Dates: TBD |BSC teachers |SE2041 |N/A |Joan Anderson, |
| |implementation of the Odyssey math program for students with disabilities.| | | | |713-556-7025 |
| | |3 hours per session | | | | |
TEACHER APPRAISAL and DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
TECHNOLOGY
|Title |Description |Details |Audience |eTrain |Compensation |Contact |
|ONLINE: SMART Board Level 2|LEVEL 2 - During this second training for SMART Board learners, |Varied Dates |Teacher - PK-12 |EL8001 |N/A | Dennis Gifford, |
| |participants will learn advanced functions of the SMART Board Interactive | | | | |Professional |
| |whiteboard Notebook Software and how to create interactive lessons to | | | | |Support and Dev., |
| |enhance classroom instruction. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|ONLINE: SMART Board Level 3|LEVEL 3 - During this immediate-level training, participants will apply |Varied Dates |Teacher - PK-12 |EL8002 |N/A | Dennis Gifford, |
| |SMART Board instructional strategies to develop interactive classroom | | | | |Professional |
| |lessons. Advanced techniques and the Lesson Activity Toolkit will be | | | | |Support and Dev., |
| |explored. | | | | |713-696-0600 |
|ONLINE: SMART Board Level 4|LEVEL 4 - During this advanced-level training, participants will learn how|Varied Dates |Teacher - PK-12 |EL8003 |N/A | Dennis Gifford, |
| |to use the Ink Aware functions, prepare SmartNotebook lessons, and use | | | | |Professional |
| |Notebook software with Microsoft products. | | | | |Support and Dev., |
| | | | | | |713-696-0600 |
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