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Professional Learning Offerings

Summer 2016June | July | August

Building a community of life-long learners to enhance proffessional

practice.

Sherman ISD is committed to a culture of continued professional learning for all staff. This summer we will offer several opportunities to engage in content-specific and pedagogical training to support you in the delivery of quality student-centered instruction for our students. Through campus and district level leadership teams we have built an infographic that embodies what we believe to be best practices for Instructional Strategies. These include: Interactive Learning, Metacognition, The Formative Assessment Process and Differentiation. These sound educational strategies are built on the solid foundation that builds positive relationships by making students and staff feel safe, secure and valued as we deliver a guaranteed and viable curriculum to every learner. The SISD focus for 2016-2017 is Differentiation, we ask that you pay special attention to these trainings.

We strived to maintain that focus and listen to staff feedback as we put together the array of learning opportunities for Summer Professional Learning 2016. Thank you for your dedication to our students and your continued desire to be a lifelong learner. Please get approval & register for the workshops in Eduphoria: Workshop by April 22nd. After that date we will review numbers and may cancel workshops with low enrollment. You will be notified if your workshop is canceled.

Amy Porter, Director of Elementary Education Lori Seelig, Director of Secondary Education Mignon Plyler, Director of Technology & Fine Arts

JuneFiguring Out Figure 19 Vol. 2/Super 8 Writing (3rd-6th)Monday, June 6 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Lisa Jones & Janna TaylorThe Figuring Out Figure 19 Volume 2 session brings the comprehension strategies to life. Participants create a student reading interactive notebook as a way to learn the strategies and leverage the learning throughout the year. The Souped Up Super 8 session provides 8 strategies for transforming and supporting students as writers. Participants experience a way to structure the learning, integrate the writing process and move writers from shallow writers to writing for significance.

Vertical Alignment ELAR (5th-8th)Tuesday, June 7 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Michelle QuallsSupport students as they move toward high school by creating a reading and writing bond. 5th-8th grade teachers will work together to build skills in students to ensure success on the End of Course STAAR SAQ. Time will also be built in for vertical vocabulary planning and to develop student centered lessons.

Daily 5 Intro. (K-4th)Tuesday, June 7 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Pam Slaughter & Darla MullinsThe Daily 5™ is a framework for structuring literacy time so students develop lifelong habits of reading, writing, and working independently. Help your students develop independence, stamina, and accountability. Learn how to have less time consumed by classroom management and more time for instruction. The Daily 5 framework adapts flawlessly to district-adopted curriculums and state mandates, improves schoolwide literacy achievement and student behaviors of independence that transfer to other content areas. Come get ideas to produce productive, highly engaged students who are developing a true love of literacy.

Comprehension Connections (2nd-6th)Tuesday, June 7 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Margaret NewmanThis book by Tanny McGregor shows teachers how to help learners develop concrete thinking skills. Prepare to recharge your reading focus with new tools, deep discussion, and lesson demonstrations to make your students become strategic thinkers and readers. SISD participants will receive a copy of the book.

Secondary Writing in the Content Areas (6th-12th) Monday, June 6 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Jessica Lefere- from Region10The language development process is a roadmap for design and delivery of language development. It provides guidance for making instructional decisions to foster a supportive language-learning environment for ELLs to reach their full academic potential. Hence, a good linguistic foundation is necessary for ELLs to develop language and writing skills. This session will help educators understand how to develop a linguistic foundation for developing English language and writing skills in all content areas, how to use content TEKS to promote writing, and how to use effective learning strategies that promote writing.

T-TESS Elementary - Douglass & JeffersonTuesday, June 7 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Deloris Dowell, Tammy MacDonald & Amy PorterTeacher evaluation is shifting from PDAS to T-TESS. The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) focuses on providing continuous, timely and formative feedback to educators so they can improve their practice. This training will explain the four domains and sixteen dimensions of the new tool and provide teachers with an understanding of the new appraisal process. Teachers must receive training on the new evaluation tool prior to the 2016-17 school year.

Smart NotebookTuesday, June 7 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Rebecca NashAlready know the basics of Smart Notebook? Learn how to create different activities in Smart Notebook for your students to enhance their learning in all subject areas. NO Smartboard required! Sherman ISD attendees will receive a license for Smart Notebook 2015 for their classroom.

First 20 Days of Reader’s Workshop (3rd-6th) Wednesday, June 8 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Lisa Jones & Darla MullinsSetting up a balanced literacy class can be difficult. We will discuss how to structure your classroom to include key ele-ments: whole group, small group, and independent reading. The First 20 Days includes step by step lessons that can be implemented at the beginning of the school year that sets a purpose for each component of your classroom, with emphasis on independent reading with use of a reader’s notebook. In addition, we will review guided reading and go in depth discussing how to set up literature circles. All attendees will make and take a Reader’s Notebook full of lesson ideas and examples to share in the classroom. This course is based on the book Guiding Readers and Writers by Foutas and Pinnell: Grades 3-6. **This course pairs wonderfully with the inspirational Book Study- Book Whisperer. First 20 Days gets you started….the Book Whisperer takes it further**.

T-TESS Elementary - Neblett & CrutchfieldThursday, June 9 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Susan Taraba, Rhonda Johnson, & Amy PorterTeacher evaluation is shifting from PDAS to T-TESS. The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) focuses on providing continuous, timely and formative feedback to educators so they can improve their practice. This training will explain the four domains and sixteen dimensions of the new tool and provide teachers with an understanding of the new appraisal process. Teachers must receive training on the new evaluation tool prior to the 2016-17 school year.

T-TESS Secondary - Piner Middle School Thursday, June 9 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Clinton Petty & Lori SeeligTeacher evaluation is shifting from PDAS to T-TESS. The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) focuses on providing continuous, timely and formative feedback to educators so they can improve their practice. This training will explain the four domains and sixteen dimensions of the new tool and provide teachers with an understanding of the new appraisal process. Teachers must receive training on the new evaluation tool prior to the 2016-17 school year.

Vertical Alignment MATH (5th-8th)Wednesday, June 8 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Michelle QuallsSupport students as they move toward high school through vertical alignment. 5th-8th grade teachers will work together to vertically align how the skills progress over time. Time will also be built in for vertical vocabulary planning and to develop student centered lessons.

Print, Cut, FoldWednesday, June 8 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Rebecca NashUsing Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, we will create a variety of projects for your students to use to enhance their learning in all subject areas. Be ready to use your imagination to find other ways to use these projects with your students!

June CTE Vertical Cluster PlanningTuesday, June 7 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Todd GruhnExamine common goals and objectives from cluster to cluster and work to plan meaningful CTE courses that transition seamlessly from course to course. We will begin this learning experience examining the Texas and SISD plans for CTE and discussing how to implement 21st century employment/technical skills in every CTE course.

June The Book Whisperer (3rd-6th) Day 1 Thursday, June 9 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Lisa Jones (Day 2 - July 14th) These are linked courses in EduphoriaYou will need to register by April 25th for this session. You will then be notified when to pick up your copy of the book so that you can read the Intro- Whisper Reader’s Notebooks pgs 1-102 prior to this session. If you’re looking for a text that stretches your beliefs about reading, and possibly your methodology of teaching it, then The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller is a book for you. The Book Whisperer traces Miller’s personal journey as a teacher of reading. She shares her initial enthusiasm followed by the ultimate failure of her early reading units. By turning to her administrators and colleagues, Miller found herself transforming her traditional reading classroom into a learning workshop. Join this book study that takes Reader’s Workshop to the next level! **This book study pairs wonderfully with the course First 20 Days of Reader’s Workshop ….First 20 Days gets you started….the Book Whisperer takes it further.**

Formative Assessments -Standard Based Report Cards (PK-2nd)Thursday, June 9 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Darla Mullins & Pam SlaughterFind practical ways to embed simple formative assessment strategies in your daily instruction. Get tips for effective methods to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback that can be used to improve your teaching and your students’ learning. Ensure that you have all of the necessary data and information for standards-based report cards.

Teaching Little Drummers Big Concepts Thursday, June 9 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - James SmithParticipants will learn proper percussion technique and mechanics, basic drum rudiments for drum line shows, counting con-cepts that can help with learning music at a quicker rate, and how these concepts can translate to the academic classroom.

T-TESS Elementary - Sory & WashingtonMonday, June 13 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Steven Traw, Amy Pesina & Amy PorterTeacher evaluation is shifting from PDAS to T-TESS. The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) focuses on providing continuous, timely and formative feedback to educators so they can improve their practice. This training will explain the four domains and sixteen dimensions of the new tool and provide teachers with an understanding of the new appraisal process. Teachers must receive training on the new evaluation tool prior to the 2016-17 school year.

TwitterThursday, June 9 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Ann Higginbotham & Kaitlin McFatridgeEnter the world of Twitter, where you can get 24/7, self-selected staff development and engagement as an educator all in one place! Learn how to use Twitter to #edchat, communicate with students and parents on a public platform, and tell a positive story about your classroom or campus.

Blogging with a PurposeThursday, June 9 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Kaitlin McFatridge & Ann HigginbothamCreate your own classroom blog to tell your class story. We will be exploring the use of blogging for teacher use, as well as student use of blogs to create and organize their own Portfolios.

Guided Reading & Beyond (K-4th)Thursday, June 9 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Margaret Newman & Amanda CampbellWant to improve your reading teaching skills? Come for a day full of hands-on learning about running records. Discover how to use this tool to inform your instruction and analyze the results! Learn all about how meaning, structure and visual cues reveal what information your students are using (or neglecting) in reading. Turn the Teacher Table into good effective guided reading!

Book Study

Instructional Strategies for Student-Centered Instruction (K-12)Wednesday, June 15 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Pam Slaughter & Michelle QuallsUsing the TRS mini units in ELA/R participants will learn to determine appropriate instructional strategies to meet the specificity and rigor of the IFD.

Thinking Maps Reboot (PK-12)Tuesday, June 14 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Michelle Qualls & Darla MullinsThe Thinking Maps® model consists of eight maps that correspond with fundamental thinking processes. These maps are a “common visual language” for students in all subject areas. This Thinking Maps® reboot will provide ideas that recharge your lessons, making them more student centered activities.

Tuesday, June 14 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Pam Slaughter & Janna TaylorFor some kids numbers are just plain scary! Change the way you and your students look at numbers. Teachers will be intro-duced to multiple tools for helping students develop number sense and computational fluency.

Number Talks (K-4th)

Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom (K-12) * GT 6 hour update Monday, June 13 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Cyndi PetrayHow do you address the needs of the GT students in your classroom? Participants of this book study will learn many strate-gies to meet the needs of diverse learners in equitable and manageable ways. Participants that attended the “Big Bang Rewind” last summer received the book, Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom by Susan Winebrener. This book study will be a mixture of reading assignments and interactive response followed by a three-hour face-to-face session. Comple-tion of both parts will give participants their 6-hour update.

Book Study

Effective Verbal Intervention SkillsTuesday, June 14 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Greg HowseDealing with students who are hostile, belligerent or non-compliant can be an everyday occurrence for the classroom teacher. How we respond to these students can be the key to avoiding escalating the situation from non-compliant to an out of control student. This course will focus on verbal intervention methods that can help you intervene in the safest manner possible. The course will include video practice scenarios to incorporate the knowledge of the skills into practice.

Spurring on Your Class-Increasing Student Engagement & MotivationMonday, June 13 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Greg HowseSo, you want to increase student engagement and motivation in your classroom. This training will cover ways to enhance motivation for a variety of circumstances in your classroom. The course will cover information on how to decide which basic kind of system (non-reward or reward based) to use. The course will also discuss how to implement and maintain a reward-based system. A menu of class wide systems will be provided so you can choose one or more that is appropriate for your particular situation.

June Guided Math (K-4th)Monday, June 13 • 8:30a.m. -3:30 p.m. Lisa Jones & Janna TaylorThis workshop is devoted to setting up your math block to effectively have whole group time, guided math, and interactive stations for students. To begin with, we will explore the difference between Math Workshop and Daily Three. We will discuss ways to set up your classroom effectively to include stations and organizing your guided math groups. Teachers will be given lesson ideas for the First 20 Days of classroom instruction and make-and-take a Math Notebook full of ready-to-go ideas. In addition, we will explore the guided math time, focusing on the lessons, differentiation, and keeping up with data.

Student Engagement using Social Media & iPadsWednesday, June 15 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Kaitlin McFatridge & Ann HigginbothamEngage today’s students using relevant social media platforms such as Twitter and Google Plus and Hangouts on Air. We will also explore several student-creativity iPad apps. We will be putting together lesson ideas to engage your students using these social media platforms and apps.

Google Classroom for Secondary TeachersWednesday, June 15 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Jimmie Pilcher & Lydia NobleThis session is a hands on introduction to what it is and who it is for. We will tour Google’s learning management system for teachers who want to utilize an online classroom environment. Google classroom is an extension of Google Apps for Educa-tion where classroom assignments can be created, collaborated, completed, submitted, and graded online.

Classroom Management (PK-4th)Thursday, June 16 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Darla Mullins & Lisa JonesLearn strategies for building positive, compassionate classroom communities that engage learners in quality instruction and moti-vate the unmotivated. Find tips for managing distraction as well as coping with disruptive behaviors.

Connecting with Parents & StudentsThursday, June 16 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Jimmie PilcherCome on in and join us for an interactive event where we will showcase a variation of tools to communicate with parents and stu-dents. The note sent home didn’t make it and your email landed in the junk folder so let’s explore how you can contact your parents or students and know they “heard” you. We will Tweet, Remind, Pin, and #hashtag our way through the session utilizing various mobile devices as well as your standard desktop computer.

Google Classroom for Elementary TeachersWednesday, June 15 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Lydia Noble & Jimmie PilcherThis session is a hands on introduction to what it is and who it is for. We will tour Google’s learning management system for teach-ers who want to utilize an online classroom environment. Google classroom is an extension of Google Apps for Education where classroom assignments can be created, collaborated, completed, submitted, and graded online.

TwitterThursday, June 16 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Ann Higginbotham & Kaitlin McFatridgeEnter the world of Twitter, where you can get 24/7, self-selected staff development and engagement as an educator all in one place! Learn how to use Twitter to #edchat, communicate with students and parents on a public platform, and tell a positive story about your classroom or campus.

Marzano’s 6 Steps to Teaching Vocabulary (K-6th)Wednesday, June 15 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Lisa Jones & Janna TaylorWe all know vocabulary instruction is important. The question is how do we teach vocabulary in an interactive and meaning-ful way that students will enjoy? This workshop will dive into 6 easy-to-implement, research based strategies designed by Robert Marzano to increase vocabulary instruction. With connections to Thinking Maps, teachers will be able to implement these strategies in any content area. In addition, we will explore how to set up and use word walls effectively. Teachers will leave the workshop with many resources, ideas, and ready-to-go games to increase interactive vocabulary instruction.

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Out of Sight in the iPads Classroom!Wednesday, June 22 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Beth WeeksLearn to use your iPad for more than just games. Ideas for the one iPad classroom or the classroom set of iPads. We will use apps such as Plickers, Kahoot, Class Dojo, iMovie, Puppet Pals and more. We will have iPads with apps already loaded for you to come and interact and take away something to use in your classroom!

Implementing a Co-Taught ClassroomTuesday, June 21 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.- Dixie Beck & Lorna SelgadoThis session is for general education/special education co-teaching teams. Topics will include scheduling, co-teaching collaboration and planning, co-teaching approaches to teaching, etc.

Vocabulary for the English Language Learner (5th-12th)Tuesday, June 21 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Stephanie MexiaUtilizing TRS content vocabulary along with instructional vocabulary, participants will learn how to best meet the needs of their LEP students through purposeful instruction. Participants will understand explicit vocabulary instruction, embedded vocabulary instruction, indirect vocabulary instruction and when to best utilize these techniques within the classroom setting.

Teacher evaluation is shifting from PDAS to T-TESS. The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) focuses on providing continuous, timely and formative feedback to educators so they can improve their practice. This training will explain the four domains and sixteen dimensions of the new tool and provide teachers with an understanding of the new appraisal process. Teachers must receive training on the new evaluation tool prior to the 2016-17 school year.

T-TESS Secondary - Sherman High School & All Alternative CampusesTuesday, June 21 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Shelley Anderson, Art Urquidi & Lori Seelig

Get the Skinny on Using Smart NotebookTuesday, June 21 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Beth WeeksDo you have a Smartboard or an Airliner? Come learn how to create lessons in Smart Notebook! Find out about the gallery and the Smart Exchange! Leave with lots of links to already created lessons for Smart Notebook. These great tools will work on your teacher machine with a projector or on student computers in the lab and classroom too! Sherman ISD attendees will receive a license for Smart Notebook 2015 for their classroom.

June

Digging it! Discovery Education!Tuesday, June 21 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Beth WeeksDo you have a login for Discovery Education? You should! Did you know you can watch and download full videos and segments? Have you checked out the images and clipart? Are you using the songs and sound effects? Did you know there is an Atlas? Have you checked out the webinars and teacher training? Did you know you can create writing prompts, assignments and quizzes? Are you a Discovery STAR?

T-TESS Secondary - Dillingham Monday, June 20 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Brett Counce & Lori SeeligTeacher evaluation is shifting from PDAS to T-TESS. The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) focuses on providing continuous, timely and formative feedback to educators so they can improve their practice. This training will explain the four domains and sixteen dimensions of the new tool and provide teachers with an understanding of the new appraisal process. Teachers must receive training on the new evaluation tool prior to the 2016-17 school year.

T-TESS Elementary - Fairview & WakefieldWednesday, June 22 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Michelle Eackles, Eartha Linson & Amy PorterTeacher evaluation is shifting from PDAS to T-TESS. The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) focuses on providing continuous, timely and formative feedback to educators so they can improve their practice. This training will explain the four domains and sixteen dimensions of the new tool and provide teachers with an understanding of the new appraisal process. Teachers must receive training on the new evaluation tool prior to the 2016-17 school year.

May the Force Be With You & Your Young Jedi Knights (K-4th)Wednesday, June 22 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Beth Weeks & Lydia NobleMake Social Studies, Science, Math and Literature come alive in the Elementary Classroom with coding and robots! Hour of code and Robotics have hit the elementary classroom and library maker spaces! Come interact with unplugged hour of code activities, plugged up coding activities, Ozobots, littlebits, makey makey, and snapcircuits. Come take BB-8 on a stroll and send a Jedi mes-sage! Lessons designed for Kindergarten – 4th Grade!

“Dream On” Augmented RealityThursday, June 23 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Beth Weeks Use QR codes and Augmented Reality on your iPads! See what is out there and make your own! Learn how to use QR codes for scavenger hunts and vocabulary. Let your curriculum come alive with AR books, pictures and games. We will explore making QR codes and Augmented Reality pictures! We will have iPads with preloaded apps such as Aurasma, Imag-N-O-tron, QR scanner, AR Flashcards, NASA, Spacecraft 3D and more!

Digging it! Discovery Education!Thursday, June 23 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Beth Weeks Do you have a login for Discovery Education? You should! Did you know you can watch and download full videos and segments? Have you checked out the images and clipart? Are you using the songs and sound effects? Did you know there is an Atlas? Have you checked out the webinars and teacher training? Did you know you can create writing prompts, assignments and quizzes? Are you a Discovery STAR?

June

Differentiated Instruction is a way of taking into account the needs and wants of others without relinquishing our own needs and wants, or dominating and controlling the other person. In that way, differentiated instruction is more than just a method of teaching; it is a way of being human. - Carol Ann Tomlinson

Write From the Beginning WFTB (K-1st)Monday, July 11 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Cindy Pressley Do you know how to “Write from the Beginning”? This workshop will focus on the specific process for teaching Write From the Beginning K-1. This process is the foundation for all other compositions and essays a student will write during their school career. We will have a short review of Thinking Maps and then discuss, in depth, the writing process for Kindergarten and First Grade. Discussions will include detailed lesson cycles, practice, mini-lessons, and a brief rubric study.

Out of Sight in the iPads Classroom!Monday, July 11 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Beth WeeksLearn to use your iPad for more than just games. Ideas for the one iPad classroom or the classroom set of iPads. We will use apps such as Plickers, Kahoot, Class Dojo, iMovie, Puppet Pals and more. We will have iPads with apps already loaded for you to come and interact and take away something to use in your classroom!

May the Force Be With You & Your Young Jedi Knights (K-4th)Monday, July 11 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Beth Weeks & Lydia NobleMake Social Studies, Science, Math and Literature come alive in the Elementary Classroom with coding and robots! Hour of code and Robotics have hit the elementary classroom and library maker spaces! Come interact with unplugged hour of code activities, plugged up coding activities, Ozobots, littlebits, makey makey, and snapcircuits. Come take BB-8 on a stroll and send a Jedi mes-sage! Lessons designed for Kindergarten – 4th Grade!

Smart NotebookTuesday, July 12 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Rebecca NashAlready know the basics of Smart Notebook? Learn how to create different activities in Smart Notebook for your students to enhance their learning in all subject areas. NO Smartboard required! Sherman ISD attendees will receive a license for Smart Notebook 2015 for their classroom.

Comprehension Connections (2nd-6th)Thursday, July 7 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Margaret NewmanThis book by Tanny McGregor shows teachers how to help learners develop concrete thinking skills. Prepare to recharge your reading focus with new tools, deep discussion, and lesson demonstrations to make your students become strategic thinkers and readers. SISD participants will receive a copy of the book.

Wednesday, July 6 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Janna Taylor & Darla MullinsFor some kids numbers are just plain scary! Change the way you and your students look at numbers. Teachers will be intro-duced to multiple tools for helping students develop number sense and computational fluency.

Number Talks (K-4th)

July

Instructional Strategies for Student-Centered Instruction (K-12)Wednesday, July 6 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Pam Slaughter & Kaylyn McAlesterUsing the TRS mini units in ELA/R participants will learn to determine appropriate instructional strategies to meet the specificity and rigor of the IFD.

Guided Reading & Beyond (K-4th)Wednesday, July 6 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Margaret Newman & Amanda CampbellWant to improve your reading teaching skills? Come for a day full of hands-on learning about running records. Discover how to use this tool to inform your instruction and analyze the results! Learn all about how meaning, structure and visual cues reveal what information your students are using (or neglecting) in reading. Turn the Teacher Table into good effective guided reading!

July

Writing for the English Language Learner (K-2nd)Tuesday, July 12 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Laura Blalock & Stephanie MexiaParticipants will utilize SIOP and WFTB strategies to facilitate writing across content areas for ALL students. In this session there will be a focus on the development of literacy through writing activities.

Writing for the English Language Learner (3rd-4th)Wednesday, July 13 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Laura Blalock & Stephanie MexiaParticipants will utilize SIOP and WFTB strategies to facilitate writing across content areas for ALL students. In this session there will be a focus on creating better writers through organization and vocabulary development.

Blogging with a PurposeTuesday, July 12 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Kaitlin McFatridge & Ann HigginbothamCreate your own classroom blog to tell your class story. We will be exploring the use of blogging for teacher use, as well as student use of blogs to create and organize their own Portfolios.

Write From the Beginning WFTB (2nd-4th)Tuesday, July 12 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Cindy Pressley Do you know how to “Write from the Beginning”? This workshop will focus on the specific process for teaching Write From the Beginning 2-4. This process builds on the foundation our K-1 teachers have laid in the earlier grades. We will have a short review of Thinking Maps and lesson cycles for K-1. Next we will discuss, in depth, the writing process for 2nd through 4th Grade. Discussions will include detailed lesson cycles, practice, mini-lessons, how to layer on writing strategies, and a brief rubric study.

Getting “Googley” Wednesday, July 13 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Ann Higginbotham & Kaitlin McFatridgeLearn how to leverage Google Apps for Education in your classroom. You will spend time using Docs, Sheets, Slides and Draw. We will be exploring how best to use the Google suite including apps and extensions, Drive, Hangout, and Google Classroom.

Formative Assessment with TechnologyWednesday, July 13 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Rebecca Nash & Maggie DonohoeLearn some creative methods of using formative assessments in the classroom. Plickers, Kahoot, Nearpod and more!

First 20 Days of Reader’s Workshop (3rd-6th)Wednesday, July 13 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Lisa Jones & Janna TaylorSetting up a balanced literacy class can be difficult. We will discuss how to structure your classroom to include key ele-ments: whole group, small group, and independent reading. The First 20 Days includes step by step lessons that can be implemented at the beginning of the school year that sets a purpose for each component of your classroom, with emphasis on independent reading with use of a reader’s notebook. In addition, we will review guided reading and go in depth discuss-ing how to set up literature circles. All attendees will make and take a Reader’s Notebook full of lesson ideas and examples to share in the classroom. This course is based on the book Guiding Readers and Writers by Foutas and Pinnell: Grades 3-6. **This course pairs wonderfully with the inspirational Book Study- Book Whisperer. First 20 Days gets you started….the Book Whisperer takes it further**.

July

Lost in Translation: Teacher Experiences in Second Language Learning (K-12) Tuesday, July 19 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Region10 Presenter What is it like for a newcomer to be suddenly immersed into the world of English? Participants will be immersed in the world of second language learning as they experience the complexity of academic demands through instructional activities that involve listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Various sections of this workshop will be conducted in Spanish as a means for English-dominant teachers to develop a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by minority language speakers. In this process, teachers will make connections to best practices that increase opportunities for comprehensible input.

Meeting the Needs of Long-Term ELLs (6th-12th)Thursday, July 14 • 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.- Lily Gutierrez -from Region 10Long-term ELLs are students who have had five or more years of ESL services and have not attained advanced high levels of English proficiency. These students may have oral proficiency in English but struggle to develop academic reading and writing. Long-term ELLs tend to be at greater risk for academic failure and dropping out of school. This session will present the latest research on long-term ELLs, adolescent ELL literacy development, and the design of intensive instructional and systematic strategies to meet the needs of these students.

Are You Using Office 365?Thursday, July 14 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Susan Leverette & Sarah TollisonExplore blended learning with Office 365! Are you aware of the great tools available in Office 365? Come explore how the full Office suite will help you build an exciting learning environment that fosters student success. We will look at OneDrive, OneNote and much more!

The Book Whisperer (3rd-6th) Day 2 Thursday, July 14 • 8:30 a.m. -11:30 - Lisa Jones - These are linked courses in EduphoriaBook Study Day 2: The Book Whisperer by Donalyn MillerTeachers will reflect on “ah-ha moments” from the book and current teaching practices. Be ready for a day full of mean-ingful conversation and sharing of ideas. Resources to implement Reader’s Workshop, Literature Circles, and Individual Conferencing will be provided.

Book Study

Guided Math (K-4th)Monday, July 18 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Lisa Jones & Darla MullinsThis workshop is devoted to setting up your math block to effectively have whole group time, guided math, and interactive stations for students. To begin with, we will explore the difference between Math Workshop and Daily Three. We will discuss ways to set up your classroom effectively to include stations and organizing your guided math groups. Teachers will be given lesson ideas for the First 20 Days of classroom instruction and make-and-take a Math Notebook full of ready-to-go ideas. In addition, we will explore the guided math time, focusing on the lessons, differentiation, and keeping up with data.

What’s Happening on Your Webpage?Thursday, July 14 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Susan Leverette & Sarah TollisonWhy have a classroom webpage? Do you need more support from your classroom parents? Use your teacher webpage to post newsletters, homework assignments, photos, projects, supply lists and field trips.

Are You Using Office 365?Tuesday, July 19 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Susan Leverette & Sarah TollisonExplore blended learning with Office 365! Are you aware of the great tools available in Office 365? Come explore how the full Office suite will help you build an exciting learning environment that fosters student success. We will look at OneDrive, OneNote and much more!

What’s Happening on Your Webpage?Tuesday, July 19 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Susan Leverette & Sarah TollisonWhy have a classroom webpage? Do you need more support from your classroom parents? Use your teacher webpage to post newsletters, homework assignments, photos, projects, supply lists and field trips.

Print, Cut, FoldWednesday, July 20 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Rebecca NashUsing Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, we will create a variety of projects for your students to use to enhance their learning in all subject areas. Be ready to use your imagination to find other ways to use these projects with your students!

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Differentiation Training (PK-4th) Tuesday, July 19 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Darla Mullins & Lisa JonesTeachers will learn highly effective differentiated instructional practices that can be implemented into the classroom. Stu-dent centered learning will be a focal point, emphasizing practical strategies to account for the diverse needs of students’ readiness and interest.

Formative Assessments -Standard Based Report Cards (PK-2nd)Wednesday, July 20 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Darla Mullins & Janna TaylorFind practical ways to embed simple formative assessment strategies in your daily instruction. Get tips for effective methods to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback that can be used to improve your teaching and your students’ learning. Ensure that you have all of the necessary data and information for standards-based report cards.

One iPad for the ENTIRE Classroom?Tuesday, July 19 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Mallorie Daughtery & Sharice JenningsCome learn some great ways a teacher and students can use a single iPad to help students learn. We will offer suggestions for managing the iPad, and we will feature free apps like Seesaw, Epic, Class Dojo, some math station apps, math apps, and Daily 5 apps.

Daily 5 Next Steps (K-4th)Tuesday, July 20 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Lisa Jones & Janna TaylorThis workshop is for teachers that need to fine tune their Daily 5™ practice. This “beyond the basics” will cover the three founda-tional concepts that lead to success and reveal the next steps. After this workshop you will be able to: set the tone in your class-room for independent learning, structure literacy time so students work productively while you deliver differentiated small- group and one-on-one instruction, move forward the students that are struggling with content and behaviors, recognize when it’s time to shift behavior strategies and lessons, use your tracking system to save time and plan lessons on-the fly; and create a structure for accountability within your classroom.

Daily 5 Intro. (K-4th)Monday, July 25 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Pam Slaughter & Janna TaylorThe Daily 5™ is a framework for structuring literacy time so students develop lifelong habits of reading, writing, and working independently. Help your students develop independence, stamina, and accountability. Learn how to have less time consumed by classroom management and more time for instruction. The Daily 5 framework adapts flawlessly to district-adopted curriculums and state mandates, improves schoolwide literacy achievement and student behaviors of independence that transfer to other content areas. Come get ideas to produce productive, highly engaged students who are developing a true love of literacy.

CaféThursday, July 21 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Lisa Jones & Darla MullinsThe Café is the perfect workshop for reading teachers who need ideas on “organizing assessment data so it transforms instruction, tracking each child’s strengths and goals, creating flexible groups of students that focus on a specific reading strategy, and helping students remember and retrieve the reading strategies they have learned.” The CAFÉ system is an acronym for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expand Vocabulary and pairs well with either The Daily Five or Reader’s Workshop. Participants will leave the workshop with resources and materials to create their own meaningful classroom data binder.

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Email Basics & BeyondThursday, July 21 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Sharon KrenekLearn the ins and outs of using Sherman ISD’s Zimbra Email. Create address lists, send attachments, search, sort, and organize your email. Create calendars and share with your colleagues so everyone is in the know in an instant with an email alert.

Explore MS Office 2013Thursday, July 21 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Sharon KrenekCome learn the basics of Word, Powerpoint and Excel. We’ll explore the tabs, ribbon and groups and learn some ideas on how you can integrate these tech tools into your classroom lessons.

Thinking Maps Reboot (PK-12)Thursday, July 21 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Stacy PhillipsThe Thinking Maps® model consists of eight maps that correspond with fundamental thinking processes. These maps are a “common visual language” for students in all subject areas. ThisThinking Maps® reboot will provide ideas that recharge your lessons, making them more student centered activities.

Email Basics & BeyondWednesday, July 20 • 12:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Sharon KrenekLearn the ins and outs of using Sherman ISD’s Zimbra Email. Create address lists, send attachments, search, sort, and organize your email. Create calendars and share with your colleagues so everyone is in the know in an instant with an email alert.

Differentiation Training (5th-12th) Wednesday, July 20 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Kalyn McAlester & Michelle QuallsTeachers will learn highly effective differentiated instructional practices that can be implemented into the classroom. Stu-dent centered learning will be a focal point, emphasizing practical strategies to account for the diverse needs of students’ readiness and interest.

Differentiation Training (PK-4th) Tuesday, July 26 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Pam Slaughter & Janna TaylorTeachers will learn highly effective differentiated instructional practices that can be implemented into the classroom. Stu-dent centered learning will be a focal point, emphasizing practical strategies to account for the diverse needs of students’ readiness and interest.

Differentiation Training (5th-12th) Wednesday, July 27 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Kalyn McAlester & Michelle QuallsTeachers will learn highly effective differentiated instructional practices that can be implemented into the classroom. Stu-dent centered learning will be a focal point, emphasizing practical strategies to account for the diverse needs of students’ readiness and interest.

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YouTube’n & Groovin’Wednesday, July 27 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Maggie DonohoeDig deeper into one of the largest networks on the web! Come learn fun new tips, tricks and projects to help get the most out of this amazing educational tool.

iMovie on iPadWednesday, July 27 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Kathy SedlacekThe YouTube generation loves making movies. Book trailers, PSA’s, commercials, music videos and more are great learning assessment activities. Using classroom iPads students can shoot the video and edit using iMovie. We’ll have time to practice and you’ll leave with a sample movie ready for classroom use.

Formative Assessment with TechnologyWednesday, July 27 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Maggie DonohoeLearn some creative methods of using formative assessments in the classroom. Plickers, Kahoot, Nearpod and more!

Get ChromifiedWednesday, July 27 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Kathy SedlacekGoogle Chrome does much more than search the web. Extensions and Add-ons are extra tools you can add to Chrome that make life easier. Some tools are great for classroom teaching and learning while others improve searching and productivity. In this session, we’ll explore the Chrome Web Store and tryout some of the more popular tools.

Email Basics & BeyondThursday, July 28 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Sarah Tollison & Susan LeveretteLearn the ins and outs of using Sherman ISD’s Zimbra Email. Create address lists, send attachments, search, sort, and organize your email. Create calendars and share with your colleagues so everyone is in the know in an instant with an email alert.

Explore MS Office 2013Thursday, July 28 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Sarah Tollison & Susan LeveretteCome learn the basics of Word, Powerpoint and Excel. We’ll explore the tabs, ribbon and groups and learn some ideas on how you can integrate these tech tools into your classroom lessons.

Presentations with PizzazzTuesday, August 2 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Sharice JenningsNot the same old boring PowerPoint! There are many methods to present information and instructions. Come learn how to perk up your PowerPoint and get some practice using free software like iMovie, Photo Story 3, Audacity, Screencast-O-Matic, animated gif-making websites and some online presentation software.

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There is a Google App for ThatWednesday, August 3 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Sharice JenningsGoogle Apps for Education are so much more than just Gmail and Google Drive online storage space. Most apps are automati-cally available with your Gmail/Google Account, and all of them are free. We will explore how to use these apps on your com-puter personally, professionally and with your class.

Intro to Google Classroom for SecondaryWednesday, August 3 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Sharice Jennings & Kathy SedlacekGoogle Classroom can make your life easier by helping you set up online sections to share, store and collect student and teacher work. If you and your students are ready to make this transition, come learn how to streamline the next school year with this tool.

Formative Assessment with TechnologyThursday, August 4 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Maggie DonohoeLearn some creative methods of using formative assessments in the classroom. Plickers, Kahoot, Nearpod and more!

YouTube’n & Groovin’Thursday, August 4 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Maggie DonohoeDig deeper into one of the largest networks on the web! Come learn fun new tips, tricks and projects to help get the most out of this amazing educational tool.

No More Boring Projects!Thursday, August 4 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Kathy SedlacekMeasure student progress and sum up the learning through a variety of technology tools. You’re the content expert. You don’t have to be a technology expert to use these tools. Give your students a choice and they’ll figure it out. See lots of examples that can be adapted to any grade level and any content area.

Intro to Google Classroom for ElementaryTuesday, August 2 • 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Sharice JenningsGoogle Classroom can make your life easier by helping you set up online sections to share, store and collect student and teacher work. If you and your students are ready to make this transition, come learn how to streamline the next school year with this tool.

EOC Content Areas Vertical Alignment (9th-12th)Monday, August 1 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p..m. - Kalyn McAlesterThis will be a day of vertical aligning for all content areas. This will be a day of common planning, implementing formative as-sessment strategies that are useful for secondary classrooms, and polishing up on technology integration within the content areas.

In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination, Sherman ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, nation origin, gender, sex, or disability in providing education services, activities, and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended’ Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Ace of 1973, as amended.

En un esfuerzo para promover que no haya discriminación, Sherman ISD no discrimina en base de raza, religión, color, origen nacional, género, impedimento en servicios proporcionados como servicios de enseñanza, actividades y programas, incluyendo programas vocacionales, de acuerdo con el Título VI del la Ley de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación de 1972; y la Sección 504 del la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

Reminder: Please get approval & register for the workshops in Eduphoria: Workshop by April 22nd. After that date we will review numbers and may cancel workshops with low enrollment. You will be notified if your workshop is canceled.

Don’t forget to complete your course surveys within 5 days of the workshop. You must complete your survey in order to print your certificate.

Using Groups of iPads in Your Classroom Thursday, August 4 • 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Kelsey McKinney & Sharice Jennings If you have access to a group of iPads for your classroom, come learn some ways to use them. We will discuss classroom management apps and curriculum apps (especially for late elementary grades). We will discuss some best practices about using groups of iPads in your room and offer suggestions on how to efficiently use them to increase learning in your classroom.

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