NKCS Summer Learning Series 2015

Hello and Welcome! As educators we are continually searching for ways to grow in our instructional practice. We are excited that you have chosen to do just that as part of our Professional Development Summer Learning Series! We celebrate our fifth year of summer learning in North Kansas City Schools. Thank you for stepping up to the plate to impact your game on behalf of students. Our goal over the next several months is to inspire and challenge you with content that will impact your instruction, thereby student learning. We hope that as you dedicate time for your own professional growth, you will find all sessions to be both rejuvenating and educational. We are grateful for the many leaders of learning, including teachers, principals, and Central Office administrators, who have prepared these quality sessions and made this opportunity possible. In order to receive your choice for compensation, you will need to attend all scheduled sessions, sign in at the door and complete the appropriate evaluation through My Learning Plan. Confirmation of your attendance and our record of your compensation will be provided late-August. Expect payment to arrive in your September paycheck. A fundamental belief that inspires our summer work is that the most complex problems of schools are best solved by educators collaborating and learning together. The Summer Learning Series provides a tremendous opportunity to train for the upcoming season and focus on student success. Thank you for joining us!

Rochel Daniels Director, Curriculum & Professional Development North Kansas City Schools

Summer Learning Series

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the Summer Learning Series?

This is an opportunity for all certified staff members to extend their learning around topics that will impact instructional practice, thereby student learning. Input from teachers, principals, CTTN, the Professional Development Committee, and a variety of representative departments helped to inform the final composition of the Summer Learning Series.

This program reflects both of our Summer Learning events and is divided into two sessions: June offerings

(beginning on page 2), and our annual Summer Academy to be held the week of July 13 (beginning on page 18).

Why do we need a Summer Learning Series?

We currently have more professional development needs than can adequately be met. Providing choice and ensuring aligned opportunities for adult learning to occur outside of the contractual school year is cost-effective and helps to solve this problem.

There is also a need to reduce the number of substitutes being utilized throughout the district on any given day.

A driving force for the Academy was the recognition that principals and teachers remaining in their buildings, working with their own students, will ultimately have the greatest impact on student learning.

What kind of compensation is available?

After surveying staff members, it became clear that options for compensation must be made available to best meet individual needs. Upon enrollment in My Learning Plan, staff members select from payment of $20.77 per hour or earning Professional Growth Course credit when a total of 16 hours have been acquired.

Who are our session presenters?

Throughout the Summer Learning Series, teacher leaders, principals, instructional coordinators, and educational consultants have prepared a multitude of sessions for you to choose from in extending your professional learning. We are grateful for these leaders of learning and look forward to the continual sharing of best practices.

Will I need my laptop?

Be sure to bring your laptop and charger for use within sessions and to complete evaluations through My Learning Plan. These evaluations are important as they ensure your compensation and inform our presenters and offerings.

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June Summer Learning Series Overview

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5

3:30-6:30 Introductory Training to Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) – Grades K-2

8:30-3:30 Apple: iBooks Author 3:30-6:30 PBS Teams – Grades K-12

3:30-5:30 Working with Somali Students and Families: Cultural and Educational Considerations 3:30-6:30 “Refresh” Training on Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) – Grades K-2

June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 12:30-3:30 or 3:30-6:30

Make Your Own Session – PLT Planning – Grades PreK-12

12:30-3:30 Apple: Becoming a Power User – Yosemite

June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 8:30-3:30

Kittle Cohort Planning 9:00-11:00 or 1:30-3:30 Setting Up Your Blended Classroom Using Blackboard 12:00-3:00 or 3:30-6:30 Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grade K

8:30-3:30 Tovani/Bennett Cohort Planning 9:00-11:00 Setting Up Your Blended Classroom Using Blackboard 12:00-3:00 or 3:30-6:30 Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 1-2

8:30-3:30 Tovani/Bennett Cohort Planning 8:30-11:30 Authoring Dynamic Documents with Pages 12:00-3:00 or 3:30-6:30 Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 3-5 12:30-3:30 Apple: Creating Compelling Presentations using Keynote

8:30-3:30 Projecting and Modifying a Writing Unit of Study – Grades 3-5

June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 4:00-6:00 Incorporate Language Objectives into Readers’ Workshop to Increase ELLs’ Literacy Achievement

12:00-3:00 or 3:30-6:30 Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grade K

12:00-3:00 or 3:30-6:30 Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 1-2

8:00-11:00 Projecting Possibilities 12:00-3:00 Creating Intentional Conferring Kits 12:00-3:00 or 3:30-6:30 Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 3-5

8:30-3:30 Projecting and Modifying a Writing Unit of Study – Grades K-2

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June Summer Learning Series Sessions

3:30-6:30 Chapel Hill LMC – Introductory Training to Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) – Grades K-2 Facilitator – Sherrie Brown This class is designed for teachers who would like to be trained to use the Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) kits, Grades K-2, but have no prior training or experience. The materials and research behind the program will be introduced and then we will go through all of the basic components of the system and why each is an essential part of students learning to read. You will learn the procedures to be followed for Day 1 and Day 2. You will also be given some tips for organizing your materials.

8:30-3:30 CO HR Training – Apple: iBooks Author Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott In this course you will learn how to create and share interactive Multi-Touch books for learning and teaching.

Full Day Sessions

3 Hour Sessions

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3:30-6:30 Your Building – PBS Teams – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Lisa Friesen (This is optional for building teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a building PBS team). This session focuses on Positive Behavior Supports and the structure it provides to teach and reinforce positive behaviors for all students. The outcome of the session will be to provide PBS teams with time to prepare for the beginning of the school year. Schools teach lessons at the beginning of the year and throughout the year related to their school-wide expectations. Teams will have a facilitated work time to create lessons for the school-wide expectations and set plans and/or complete action step items to jump start the school year.

3:30-6:30 Chapel Hill LMC – “Refresh” Training on Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) – Grades K-2 Facilitator – Sherrie Brown This class is designed for teachers who have been using the Grades K-2 LLI materials without formal training and would like further understanding as to the purpose of each of the components on the Day 1 and Day 2 instructional plan. We will discuss how to implement the program with fidelity and how to make adjustments to fit your situation. You will also learn some “tips of the trade” and organizational tips that might help you make instructional decisions and be able to “fit more in”. (Teachers who completed the introductory training may also sign up for this course.)

3 Hour Sessions

3 Hour Sessions

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3:30-5:30

Doolin Board Room – Working with Somali Students and Families: Cultural and Educational Considerations Facilitator – Abdirashid Bashir

12:30-3:30 Your Building – Make Your Own Session – PLT Planning – Grades PreK-12 (This is optional for building or content teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a team). Facilitator – Professional Learning Team Professional Learning Team Time is defined as an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Would your grade level or content team like to get a jumpstart this year? Make your own session by inviting colleagues to join you in PLT Time. Sign up for 3 hour blocks. A facilitator will be on hand to support your work. You must have 2 or more members of a grade level or content team present for credit/payment to be awarded.

3 Hour Sessions

2 Hour Sessions

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3:30-6:30

Your Building – Make Your Own Session – PLT Planning – Grades PreK-12 (This is optional for building or content teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a team). Facilitator – Professional Learning Team Professional Learning Team Time is defined as an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Would your grade level or content team like to get a jumpstart this year? Make your own session by inviting colleagues to join you in PLT Time. Sign up for 3 hour blocks. You must have 2 or more members of a grade level or content team present for credit/payment to be awarded.

12:30-3:30 CO HR Training – Apple: Becoming a Power User – Yosemite Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott In order to take this session you must be on the latest operating system of Yosemite. If you would like to get re-imaged, please make sure that you contact the help desk to get re-imaged prior to noon on June 10th. In this course you will learn how to make the most effective use of your device as a tool for learning and teaching.

3 Hour Sessions

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8:30-3:30

Staley Special Events – Kittle Cohort Planning (2015-16 Grades 6-12 Kittle Cohort Members) Facilitator – Tammy Hays/Lisa Friesen The Kittle Cohort will work to project a unit(s) to implement during the first semester of the 2015-16 school year. Our work will be focused on the learning goals of the cohort. The product will reflect intentional teaching and learning shifts aligned to student-centered educational practices.

12:00-3:00

Ravenwood LMC – Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Kindergarten (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:

• Explore the philosophy, format, and design, as well as the components that comprise the Everyday Mathematics program

• Play, analyze, and discuss the role of games in Everyday Mathematics • Discover the role of the Open Response and Reengagement lesson within each unit • Investigate the various Everyday Mathematics assessment opportunities • Experience the various online tools through ConnectED

Full Day Sessions

3 Hour Sessions

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3:30-6:30




9:00-11:00

CTEC Room 102 – Setting Up Your Blended Classroom Using Blackboard Facilitator – Marla Walker During this training you will learn to organize and set up your master class that will not change from year to year. A master course is like your personal command center where all your students will access class materials. By attending this training in June you will be able to have your courses set up and ready to go for the first day of school in August.

1:30-3:30 CTEC Room 102 – Setting Up Your Blended Classroom Using Blackboard Facilitator – Marla Walker During this training you will learn to organize and set up your master class that will not change from year to year. A master course is like your personal command center where all your students will access class materials. By attending this training in June you will be able to have your courses set up and ready to go for the first day of school in August.

2 Hour Sessions

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8:30-3:30 Staley Special Events – Tovani/Bennett Cohort Planning *** Please utilize the student parking lot on the north side of Staley High School *** Facilitator – Cris Tovani/Sam Bennett Members of the Tovani/Bennett Cohort will spend the day planning long-term units with the guidance and support of renowned consultants Cris Tovani and Sam Bennett.

12:00-3:00

Ravenwood LMC – Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 1-2 (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



Full Day Sessions

3 Hour Sessions

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3:30-6:30




9:00-11:00 CTEC Room 102 – Setting Up Your Blended Classroom Using Blackboard Facilitator – Marla Walker During this training you will learn to organize and set up your master class that will not change from year to year. A master course is like your personal command center where all your students will access class materials. By attending this training in June you will be able to have your courses set up and ready to go for the first day of school in August.

2 Hour Sessions

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8:30-3:30

Staley Special Events – Tovani/Bennett Cohort Planning *** Please utilize the student parking lot on the north side of Staley High School *** Facilitator – Cris Tovani/Sam Bennett Members of the Tovani/Bennett Cohort will spend the day planning long-term units with the guidance and support of renowned consultants Cris Tovani and Sam Bennett.

8:30-11:30 CO HR Training – Authoring Dynamic Documents with Pages Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott Participants will learn how to create visually pleasing, clearly organized, and personally expressive documents with Pages.

3 Hour Sessions

Full Day Sessions

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12:00-3:00 Ravenwood LMC – Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 3-5 (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



12:30-3:30

CO HR Training – Apple: Creating Compelling Presentations using Keynote Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott Participants will learn how to use the intuitive, built-in features of Keynote to design fun, dynamic, and interactive presentations for learning and teaching.

3:30-6:30




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8:30-3:30 Crestview LMC – Projecting and Modifying a Writing Unit of Study – Grades 3-5 Facilitator – Matt Glover Spend a day learning and honing the craft of being a writing teacher! Participants will be given the opportunity to work IN A CLASSROOM OF WRITERS with a NKC Schools’ demonstration teacher AND Matt Glover, a published author, former principal and international consultant. The focus of this session is to learn how to make adjustments to a unit projection using data collected from student work and conferring notes. You will be an active participant, so BRING the note-taking system you use for conferring! Participants will also have time to project their launching unit while collaborating with grade level colleagues.

4:00-6:00 Crestview LMC – Incorporate Language Objectives into Readers’ Workshop to Increase ELLs’ Literacy Achievement Facilitator – Laura Lukens Research shows that specific focus on the “language load” of content lessons can dramatically increase English Language Learners’ language acquisition and literacy attainment. With this in mind, NKCS convened a committee to create language objectives for each learning target in the elementary reading units of study. In this workshop, participants will learn the three components of effective language objectives, analyze standards and learning targets at three grade levels, and practice creating language objectives. Participants will receive resources for creating language objectives, and time will be dedicated to demonstrating newly-created district language objective resources.

Full Day Sessions

2 Hour Sessions

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12:00-3:00




3:30-6:30




3 Hour Sessions

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12:00-3:00




3:30-6:30




3 Hour Sessions

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8:00-11:00

Winnwood, Room 5 – Projecting Possibilities Facilitator – Consultant –Matt Glover Matt Glover, a published author, former principal and international consultant will facilitate learning focused on projecting units of study in the area of writing. Matt will demonstrate how he uses a “stack” of mentor texts to guide his unit projections. Participants will be given the gift of time to collaborate with grade level colleagues, as well as right alongside Matt, to project a unit for the 2015-16 school year. Don’t miss an opportunity to have Matt Glover help you project a writing unit of study!

12:00-3:00

Winnwood, Room 5 – Creating Intentional Conferring Kits Facilitator – Consultant –Matt Glover This session is All About Conferring Kits! Join Matt Glover, a published author, former principal, and international consultant as he facilitates learning on the “must haves” of conferring kits. Matt will give you a glimpse into his own personal kit and help you identify what makes a text “worthy” of being included. Participants will have time to collaborate with grade level colleagues as they work to build conferring kits for the 2015-16 school year. Ravenwood LMC – Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 3-5 (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



3 Hour Sessions

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3:30-6:30




8:30-3:30 Winnwood, Room 5 – Projecting and Modifying a Writing Unit of Study – Grades K-2 Facilitator – Matt Glover Spend a day learning and honing the craft of being a writing teacher! Participants will be given the opportunity to work IN A CLASSROOM OF WRITERS with a NKC Schools’ demonstration teacher AND Matt Glover, a published author, former principal and international consultant. The focus of this session is to learn how to make adjustments to a unit projection using data collected from student work and conferring notes. You will be an active participant, so BRING the note-taking system you use for conferring! Participants will also have time to project their launching unit while collaborating with grade level colleagues.

Full Day Sessions

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July Summer Academy Overview Staley High School

Monday July 13

Tuesday July 14

Wednesday July 15

Thursday July 16

Friday July 17

7:30-8:30 7:30-8:30 7:30-8:30 7:30-8:30

Registration Registration Registration Registration

8:00-4:30

8:00-4:30

8:00-4:30

8:00-4:30

Concurrent Concurrent Concurrent Concurrent Sessions Sessions Sessions Sessions

*Lunch on your own

*Lunch on your own

*Lunch on your own

*Lunch on your own

Where should I park?

Parking is available in the student parking lot on the north side of the building. Please do not utilize the circle parking in front of Staley High School.

What are my options for lunch?

Participants can choose to bring their own lunch to eat on-site at Staley High School, or come and go in between sessions. Some fast food options nearby include:

Pizza Hut 9580 N. McGee St (816) 420-0026

McDonald's 9551 N. McGee St (816) 436-2398

Subway 9223 N. Oak Tfwy (816) 420-8087

Jimmy John's 9558 N. McGee St (816) 468-8383

Pizza Shoppe 9329 N. Oak Tfwy (816) 420-0111

Taco Bell 9571 N. McGee St (816) 420-0578

Domino’s Pizza 9324 N. Oak Tfwy (816) 420-8220

Red Wok 9322 N. Oak Tfwy (816) 468-8868

Wendy's 9301 N. Oak Tfwy (816) 420-8200

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July Summer Academy Monday Concurrent Sessions

8:30-3:30 Employability (HS Career Education Teachers / Special Education Only) Facilitator – Sally Smith This session will provide the opportunity for the teachers who facilitate work experience, work-study, North Kansas City Hospital Academy, and Project SEARCH to collaborate to develop an employability curriculum to use with students with disabilities who participate in one of our vocational training programs. They will have the opportunity to develop a scope and sequence of skills needed from prerequisite work-readiness skills to specific job skills training. Teachers College Writing Workshop – Invitation Only – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Consultant North Kansas City Elementary Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a Teachers College of Reading and Writing Project “Home Grown” Institutes. One of the most effective ways to galvanize the Reading and Writing Project’s work across a school or district is for the organization to host an institute within its own boundaries to tailor to the district’s needs, assessments, prior knowledge, and goals. These 4-days will focus on the following:

• The central role of curriculum development and planning in the teaching of writing • Units of study across the year in the Writing Workshop • Methods of holding students accountable for doing their best work • Assessing and planning for work with individuals and small groups • Using literature to help students craft their writing • Classroom structures that support inquiry and collaboration

Full Day Sessions

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8:30-11:30 Beyond the Basics Learning A-Z – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott NKCS has owned Learning A-Z including RAZ kids for many years, so you may be ready to maximize the resource. In January of 2015 our elementary students gained access to a few more machines, so the timing is appropriate to learn how to get all you can out of Learning A-Z for your students. Learning A-Z's websites deliver leveled books, printable worksheets, projectable activities, and interactive online classroom resources designed to meet the unique needs of every elementary student. Learn how these teacher and student resources integrate seamlessly into your instruction. In addition, NKCS will own Science for grades K-5 for the upcoming school year. Learn how to maximize Science A-Z during this session as well. Differentiation in Everyday Mathematics – Grades K-5 (Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to explore the abundant opportunities to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students through Everyday Mathematics. This workshop will include the opportunity to do the following:

• Explore and identify basic differentiation strategies that can be used in Everyday Mathematics instruction that will result in differentiation for a wide range of students

• Experience models for analyzing and differentiating an Everyday Mathematics lesson • Discover the vast array of technology resources available in Everyday Mathematics to support differentiation • Examine games and their role in the classroom to better understand fact fluency and problem solving and how they

can be differentiated for each learner

3 Hour Sessions

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Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Kindergarten (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 1-2 (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



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Increasing the Rigor and Relevance of Mathematical Tasks – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions Participants will engage in rich tasks as a platform to discuss the cognitive level of tasks. The participants will break down tasks, establishing the core mathematical foundation, and then build a task that is measuring the same standard, but increases the rigor and relevance. Maximize Student Engagement with Workshop 101 – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Cris Tovani/Sam Bennett Are you interested in some ideas for how to structure time, tasks, and text for maximum student engagement? Join Cris Tovani, author of So What Do They Really Know? and Samantha Bennett, author of That Workshop Book, to see models of how master teachers plan daily for their students to work towards mastery of big ideas to become more thoughtful, skilled humans each day. Taking Time to Establish a Productive Classroom Culture – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions While delving into rich math tasks, participants will learn how to create a classroom culture that is equitable, status-free, accountable, and highly productive. Participants will build an action plan and establish a timeline and structure for transforming their classroom.

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12:30-3:30

Beyond the Basics Learning A-Z – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott NKCS has owned Learning A-Z including RAZ kids for many years, so you may be ready to maximize the resource. In January of 2015 our elementary students gained access to a few more machines, so the timing is appropriate to learn how to get all you can out of Learning A-Z for your students. Learning A-Z's websites deliver leveled books, printable worksheets, projectable activities, and interactive online classroom resources designed to meet the unique needs of every elementary student. Learn how these teacher and student resources integrate seamlessly into your instruction. In addition, NKCS will own Science for grades K-5 for the upcoming school year. Learn how to maximize Science A-Z during this session as well. Digging into the Mathematical Practices, Problem Solving, and Lesson Planning – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions Participants will engage in rich tasks as a platform to discuss the role of teacher and student in a classroom centered on the 8 Standards of Mathematical Practice. Recognizing the cognitive level of a task and purposefully planning how to maintain or increase the level will be discussed. Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Kindergarten (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



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Everyday Mathematics: Refining Assessment: Taking a Closer Look – Grades K-5 (Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to deepen understanding of Everyday Mathematics and the many assessment opportunities offered in every grade. This workshop includes the opportunity to do the following:

• Explore the variety of assessment opportunities in Everyday Mathematics in order to create a complete portrait of students’ mathematical understanding

• Examine the importance of the Open Response Tasks: What are they and what assessment data do they provide? • Explore the many technology components of the Everyday Mathematics ConnectED as it relates to planning and

assessment resources • Brainstorm methods of assessing within Everyday Mathematics by examining the resources utilized in most lessons

and with various components from the program, i.e., games, routines, small group and partner work, etc. Make Your Own Session – PLT Planning – Grades PreK-12 (This is optional for building or content teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a team). Facilitator – Professional Learning Team Professional Learning Team Time is defined as an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Would your grade level or content team like to get a jumpstart this year? Make your own session by inviting colleagues to join you in PLT Time. Sign up for 3 hour blocks. A facilitator will be on hand to support your work. You must have 2 or more members of a grade level or content team present for credit/payment to be awarded. What is All of this Talk about Number Talks? – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions Number Talks: What are they? How can they be used? Where is the math? Why and how can Number Talks help my students? This session will address these and many more questions about Number Talks. Participants will leave with the skills to start using Number Talks daily.

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Planning Purpose-Filled Units – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Cris Tovani/Sam Bennett Secondary Teachers from any content will want to attend this session. Cris Tovani and Sam Bennett will facilitate the teaching and learning of planning purpose-filled units. During this session, you will focus on creating units that have targets that are mapped out for both teacher and student. Unit projection will be focused on giving students compelling reasons to do the work, as well as ensuring what the student will make (assessment) matches the target.

8:00-10:00 CPR (Coaches, Nurses, PE/Health Instructors Only) Facilitator – Consultant Starting with the 2015-16 school year, the new requirement for first-year head coaches and second-year assistant coaches is to receive First Aid and CPR/AED training every two years (instead of only first aid training every three years as it stands now). This course meets those requirements. Making Workshop WORK: Conferring in the Social Studies Classroom – Grades 6-12 Social Studies Facilitator – Mindy Wheeler/Kyle Anderson Perhaps the key component of making workshop work for your students is strategic, effective conferring. Join Mindy Wheeler and Kyle Anderson as they facilitate a session highlighting smart conferring practices. Leave with practical strategies to implement week one on the coming year. Number Talks: Understanding Computational Strategies – Grades 2-5 Facilitator – Antoinette Day The goal of this session is to provide teachers with a deeper understanding of the computation strategies which are used within Number Talks. These strategies, which include all basic operations, will be modeled and then practiced by participants throughout the session.

2 Hour Sessions

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Support your Curriculum Units with Electronic Texts – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Karin Anders Bring with you existing curricular units that you would like to enhance and support with electronic text materials. Hands-on assistance by one of the district’s library media specialists using a variety of databases and online resources will help you find additional material to meet your curricular needs. After a brief overview of our resources, you will have work time with assistance from the media specialist, if needed. You will leave this session with articles to use for the new school year. Surfing the Sea of Electronic Resources for Mentor Texts – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Nikki Boekhout/Brenda King Do you ever feel like there are resources out there that could help you teach your units but don’t have the time to wade through and see where each one fits? Are you searching and searching through websites trying to find mentor texts when resource lists on Destiny already exist? Let us take you through the sea of electronic resources that can help you with your units of study. We will cover using Destiny, KidsInfobits, Discovery Education, and many more online tools for your students’ reading and writing success.

10:30-12:30 Annotate the Web with Diigo – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Sean Nash/Tammy Hays How do you interact with text in online spaces? Talking back to informational text is crucial for learning. How can you make shared reading a part of your instructional strategy both in the classroom as well as away in a mobile, 24/7 wireless world? Join NKCS Instructional Coordinators in an exploration of Diigo, an online tool for collaborative bookmarking, resource alignment, and online markup and annotation of text. CPR (Coaches, Nurses, PE/Health Instructors Only) Facilitator – Consultant Starting with the 2015-16 school year, the new requirement for first-year head coaches and second-year assistant coaches is to receive First Aid and CPR/AED training every two years (instead of only first aid training every three years as it stands now). This course meets those requirements.

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Office 365 – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott The goal of this session is an introduction to a resource that provides communication and productivity services anytime, anywhere! Office 365 for education is a new resource that we have for all staff and students. During this session participants will learn key features including: email, OneDrive, online Office Applications and other details. Projecting a Writing Unit of Study – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Antoinette Day Through this class, teachers will be able to look at the standards within a unit of their choice, plan goals based on those standards, and project out possible focus lesson topics for that unit. Using Diigo in Science – Grades 6-7 Science Facilitator – Cara Bosler Tired of saving websites here and there only to forget where you saved them? Want to see what sites and resources your colleagues are using to better engage their students? Intrigued by other 6th grade science teachers in your school talking about Diigo? This session will introduce you to Diigo, a site used by 6th and 7th grade teachers that allows you to “tag” all of your websites in one location. We will show you how you can organize websites by content or by standard for easy retrieval, as well as access websites bookmarked by other middle school teachers in the district to save research time and aid in collaboration. Join us for a demonstration, followed by time for practice.

1:30-3:30

CPR (Coaches, Nurses, PE/Health Instructors Only) Facilitator – Consultant Starting with the 2015-16 school year, the new requirement for first-year head coaches and second-year assistant coaches is to receive First Aid and CPR/AED training every two years (instead of only first aid training every three years as it stands now). This course meets those requirements.

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Developing Word Work – Grades K-2 Facilitator – Lyndsy Anderson Developing Word Work is a course that is targeted for primary teachers; however, resources will be developed based on F&P levels. The goal of this session is to work together to develop appropriate Word Work activities aligned to F&P reading levels. Time will be spent on developing and researching appropriate and aligned activities that can be taken to the classroom and used with individual student levels beginning day one. Positive Behavior Support Strategies for the Conflict Cycle – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – RPDC Consultant “Never get in a power struggle with a student” is a common warning to beginning teachers. Yet, avoiding power struggles isn’t always easy – especially when a student “pushes your buttons”. During this session you will discover what motivates students to create conflict and how to avoid engaging. Specific, simple to follow strategies will be shared for breaking the cycle. Participants will leave equipped to handle the most challenging students without stress. Surviving Hoarseness or Voice Loss in Teaching – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Karen Hall This class will offer the latest research on hydrating, resting, and strengthening the vocal mechanism. However, without application of this knowledge, teachers will continue to experience voice loss. With this in mind, participants will write out a personal plan for improving their own vocal health.

9:00-10:00 An Introduction to Interactive Notebooking – Grades 4-12 Facilitator – Michelle Copeland The goal of this session is to provide an introduction to Interactive Notebooking. Ideas, resources and tips will be provided. During work time, teachers can confer with students about their notebooks to check on understanding and determine student needs. Participants will leave with ways to implement Interactive Notebooking in their classrooms.

1 Hour Sessions

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12:00-1:00

Positive Behavior Supports Overview – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – RPDC Consultant Are you new to SW-PBS or needing a refresher? This fast paced one-hour session will focus on developing a basic understanding of the essential components of SW-PBS to equip certified or classified staff to work successfully in a SW-PBS building. By exploring the tenants of a positive, proactive, and instructional approach to discipline, participants will leave ready to successfully support their school’s SW-PBS efforts – and, most importantly, their students.

1:30-2:30

Tools of the Trade – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott An NKCS District Level Instructional Coordinator will lead this session and it is designed to FLY. Participants will be introduced to a multitude of educational websites and other resources/tools in one hour. Participants will have little to no time to explore the resources while in the session, but will get a quick overview of purpose and basic functionality of the tool before moving on. Participants will leave the session with multiple websites and other resources to use with students or other adult learners. If you like to learn at a FAST Pace, this session is for you!

3:30-4:30 Keeping Track of Your Conferring – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Marcy Santee This session will provide participants with an effective and efficient way to keep track of your conferring notes. The facilitator will share the tool she is currently using and authentic classroom examples. There will be time to discuss and possibly create your own tracking system.

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July Summer Academy Tuesday Concurrent Sessions

8:30-3:30

Apple: Publishing Interactive Content Using iBooks Author – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate this full day session. In this course you will learn how to create and share interactive Multi-Touch books for learning and teaching. Employability (HS Career Education Teachers / Special Education Only) Facilitator – Sally Smith This session will provide the opportunity for the teachers who facilitate work experience, work-study, North Kansas City Hospital Academy, and Project SEARCH to collaborate to develop an employability curriculum to use with students with disabilities who participate in one of our vocational training programs. They will have the opportunity to develop a scope and sequence of skills needed from prerequisite work-readiness skills to specific job skills training. Goldin-Dubois Math Cohort: Introduction to Planning for Student Thinking (1st Year Cohort Members Only) Facilitator – Consultant Denise Goldin-DuBois Members of this cohort will learn with Denise Goldin-Dubois, Secondary Math Workshop expert from Denver. This learning will center on planning for thinking and effectively incorporating the 8 Standards of Mathematical Practice. Throughout the year, members will observe demo lessons and collaboratively plan lessons that develop deep student thinking. Make 6th Grade Science Come Alive with Vernier Probeware – Grade 6 Science Facilitator – Consultant Jay Meyers Join your 6th Grade science colleagues from across the district to explore four full inquiry-based labs in depth using Vernier Probeware. Jay Meyers (PhD in Science Education from MU, and current practitioner) will take us on a deep dive into four inquiry-based labs that directly link at least four of our available probes to specific units and standards within our 6th Grade IAG. We know direct practice is required for transfer into the classroom. Bring all of your questions from this year, and be ready to experience in detail what the best case scenarios are with these engaging tools!

Full Day Sessions

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Teachers College Writing Workshop – Invitation Only – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Consultant North Kansas City Elementary Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a Teachers College of Reading and Writing Project “Home Grown” Institutes. One of the most effective ways to galvanize the Reading and Writing Project’s work across a school or district is for the organization to host an institute within its own boundaries to tailor to the district’s needs, assessments, prior knowledge, and goals. These 4-days will focus on the following:


8:30-11:30 Apple: Authoring Dynamic Documents with Pages – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate as you learn how to create visually pleasing, clearly organized, and personally expressive documents with Pages. Apple: Reaching All Learners – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate as you discover how to personalize learning opportunities for all learning styles.

3 Hour Sessions

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Differentiation in Everyday Mathematics – Grades K-5 (Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to explore the abundant opportunities to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students through Everyday Mathematics. This workshop will include the opportunity to do the following:



can be differentiated for each learner Digging into the Mathematical Practices, Problem Solving, and Lesson Planning – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions Participants will engage in rich tasks as a platform to discuss the role of teacher and student in a classroom centered on the 8 Standards of Mathematical Practice. Recognizing the cognitive level of a task and purposefully planning how to maintain or increase the level will be discussed. Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Kindergarten (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



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and with various components from the program, i.e., games, routines, small group and partner work, etc.

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Everyday Mathematics: Technology in the Classroom – Grades K-5 (Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to explore Everyday Mathematics and the various resources and components used by teachers. This hands-on session will provide an overview of ConnectED capabilities and the opportunity to work with the technology in real-time. This workshop includes the opportunity to do the following:

• Explore the power of Everyday Mathematics digitally • Experience the various online tools and collaborate with fellow educators on how these tools can be used creatively

in your instruction • Explore the technology components of Everyday Mathematics as it relates to planning and management: ePlanner,

ePresentations, Fact Dash, Student Learning Center, etc. FOSS – Grade 5 Facilitator – FOSS Consultant FOSS training for Grade 5 teachers. Positive Behavior Supports – Effective Classroom Practices – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – RPDC Consultant Do you want to increase the likelihood that students will demonstrate appropriate behavior? Do you desire to decrease inappropriate behavior while increasing academic instructional time? If so, this session is for you! Researchers have identified eight Effective Classroom Practices designed to improve classroom climate while increasing student engagement. Participants will: explore setting up clear expectations; creating procedures and routines; the key elements of active supervision; the importance of opportunities to respond, and much more! Leave this session ready to implement the Effective Classroom Practices in your classroom! What is All of this Talk about Number Talks? – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions Number Talks: What are they? How can they be used? Where is the math? Why and how can Number Talks help my students? This session will address these and many more questions about Number Talks. Participants will leave with the skills to start using Number Talks daily.

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Workshop for Your Workshop – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Cris Tovani/Sam Bennett Would you like to create assignments that stretch over time? Would you like to design authentic tasks that have an audience beyond the classroom? Would you like to have the time and structure to give careful attention to the things students make, and the things students say? Would you like to talk to them one-on-one – on paper and in person – to help them articulate what they are figuring out, and what they need next? Work alongside your colleagues with the guidance of two experts in facilitating learning, Cris Tovani and Sam Bennett. Design relevant, authentic work to use in your classroom immediately!

12:30-3:30 Apple: Becoming a Power User for Learning and Teaching – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator –Tricia Scott An NKCS District Level Instructional Coordinator will facilitate as you discover how to make the most effective use of your device as a tool for learning and teaching. Get to know the fundamentals, powerful features, settings, and educational learning resources built into your Apple operating system. Apple: Designing Interactive Student Learning Activities using Keynote – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Carrie Bailey An NKCS District Level Instructional Coordinator will facilitate as you make learning more engaging by adding an element of gaming to lessons. Learn how to use the advanced features of Keynote to create nonlinear interactive learning activities that foster critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity. Apple: Facilitating Real-World Learning – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate this session. In this course you will learn how to create authentic learning activities that engage students across multiple disciplines to solve real-world problems with Apple creativity apps and the Challenge Based Learning framework.

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Apple: Promoting Authentic Reading and Writing Utilizing Mac Productivity Tools – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate as you discover how to use real-world themes in reading and writing by giving learners voice, ownership, and creative power over how they show understanding. Learn how to use Apple creativity apps to help support research, persuasion, and communication. Differentiation in Everyday Mathematics – Grades K-5 (Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to explore the abundant opportunities to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students through Everyday Mathematics. This workshop will include the opportunity to do the following:



can be differentiated for each learner Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 3-5 (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



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Everyday Mathematics: Open Response and Reengagement Lessons – Grades K-5 (Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to deepen your understanding of the Standards for Mathematical Practice and their effect on the classroom. Examine the Open Response and Reengagement in Everyday Mathematics and the many benefits in these lessons. This workshop will include the following:

• Focus on effective strategies for utilizing the ORR in your classroom • Learn by doing: exploring the mathematical practices through modeling and doing • Learn about using the Anchor Papers and their effect on assessment • Investigate the Goals for Mathematical Practice as they relate to the practices





and with various components from the program, i.e., games, routines, small group and partner work, etc. Everyday Mathematics: Technology in the Classroom – Grades K-5 (Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to explore Everyday Mathematics and the various resources and components used by teachers. This hands-on session will provide an overview of ConnectED capabilities and the opportunity to work with the technology in real-time. This workshop includes the opportunity to do the following:



ePresentations, Fact Dash, Student Learning Center, etc.

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FOSS – Kindergarten Facilitator – FOSS Consultant FOSS training for Kindergarten teachers. Increasing the Rigor and Relevance of Mathematical Tasks – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions Participants will engage in rich tasks as a platform to discuss the cognitive level of tasks. The participants will break down tasks, establishing the core mathematical foundation, and then build a task that is measuring the same standard, but increases the rigor and relevance. Make Your Own Session – PLT Planning – Grades PreK-12 (This is optional for building or content teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a team). Facilitator – Professional Learning Team Professional Learning Team Time is defined as an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Would your grade level or content team like to get a jumpstart this year? Make your own session by inviting colleagues to join you in PLT Time. Sign up for 3 hour blocks. A facilitator will be on hand to support your work. You must have 2 or more members of a grade level or content team present for credit/payment to be awarded. Math Workshop – Intentional Instruction – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Ali Johnston-Hull/Mary Long The goal of this session is to gain a deeper understanding of how the workshop model works within the math content area, project a math unit including CFAs and activities to support student learning. Taking Time to Establish a Productive Classroom Culture – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Math Solutions While delving into rich math tasks, participants will learn how to create a classroom culture that is equitable, status-free, accountable, and highly productive. Participants will build an action plan and establish a timeline and structure for transforming their classroom.

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Workshop for Your Workshop – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Cris Tovani/Sam Bennett Would you like to create assignments that stretch over time? Would you like to design authentic tasks that have an audience beyond the classroom? Would you like to have the time and structure to give careful attention to the things students make, and the things students say? Would you like to talk to them one-on-one – on paper and in person – to help them articulate what they are figuring out, and what they need next? Work alongside your colleagues with the guidance of two experts in facilitating learning, Cris Tovani and Sam Bennett. Design relevant, authentic work to use in your classroom immediately!

8:00-10:00 Better Book Clubs – Grades 2-5 Facilitator – Margaret Helwig/Lyndsy Anderson/Emily Callahan The goal of this session is for participants to leave with resources, structures, and strategies they can immediately implement in their classroom to increase student engagement and achievement in reading. Participants will have a better understanding of how to use existing resources and time within the guided reading and workshop blocks to meet the needs of ALL students. Building Literacy and Sight Word Vocabulary – Grades K-1 Facilitator – Angel Garrett Teachers will walk away with creative ideas and ways to teach students literacy activities beginning with alphabet work and incorporating sight words as well as other Foundational ELA standards. Teachers will gain an understanding of how to implement choice literacy stations in their classroom as well as word work ideas to use. CPR (Coaches, Nurses, PE/Health Instructors Only) Facilitator – Consultant Starting with the 2015-16 school year, the new requirement for first-year head coaches and second-year assistant coaches is to receive First Aid and CPR/AED training every two years (instead of only first aid training every three years as it stands now). This course meets those requirements.

2 Hour Sessions

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Finale in the Classroom (Creating Learning Opportunities for Clarity, Enrichment, Assessment, and Fun) – Grades K-12 (Vocal and Instrumental Music Teachers) Facilitator – Ron Fortune This course is designed to help music teachers utilize the Finale Music Program currently installed on their computer as an educational resource. Individuals enrolled in this class will use Finale to write music excerpts, transpose parts, create accompaniment parts and transfer etudes and excerpts written in Finale into a file readable by Smart Music. Opportunities will be provided to utilize Finale and work on material for individual classes. Number Talks: Achieving Accuracy, Fluency, and Efficiency – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Ali Johnston-Hull /Mary Long The goal of this session is to gain a deeper understanding of Number Talks, their benefits, and the planning necessary to achieve efficiency, fluency, and accuracy. Participants will also develop lessons to facilitate within their first few units of the 2015-16 school year.

10:30-12:30

CPR (Coaches, Nurses, PE/Health Instructors Only) Facilitator – Consultant Starting with the 2015-16 school year, the new requirement for first-year head coaches and second-year assistant coaches is to receive First Aid and CPR/AED training every two years (instead of only first aid training every three years as it stands now). This course meets those requirements. Notice and Note-Strategies for Close Reading – Grades 3-12 Facilitator – Antoinette Day Participants will leave with an understanding of Notice and Note strategies as well as a list of possible mentor texts to use when teaching the strategies.

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SmartMusic for Class, Home, and Formative Assessment: Growing Skills and Understandings Outside of the School Day! – Grades K-12 (Vocal and Instrumental Music Teachers) Facilitator – Ron Fortune This course will utilize the SmartMusic Intelligent Accompaniment Program to increase student growth opportunities. Class members will learn how to create their student class, enroll and introduce students to this program’s functions, utilize the program as an accompaniment and teaching tool for students to be used with large group musical arrangements, solo and ensemble literature, method book lines, assessment etudes, and teacher created material. This class will be introductory in nature; however it will offer teachers a chance to investigate more advanced components of this program.

1:30-3:30 CPR (Coaches, Nurses, PE/Health Instructors Only) Facilitator – Consultant Starting with the 2015-16 school year, the new requirement for first-year head coaches and second-year assistant coaches is to receive First Aid and CPR/AED training every two years (instead of only first aid training every three years as it stands now). This course meets those requirements. The Power of Contingent and Non-Contingent Adult Attention – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – RPDC Consultant People (and especially students) crave attention – and your attention matters! Participants will learn to leverage attention to create a school and classroom climate that encourages positive behaviors. Masterfully leveraging adult attention not only increases pro-social skills but also reduces occurrences of inappropriate skills. Through exploring the science of behavior, contingent, and non-contingent attention, participants will leave this session with a smile and a commitment to providing attention that reinforces positive behaviors. Setting Up Your Blended Classroom Using Blackboard Facilitator – Christy Buckner During this training you will learn to organize and set up your master class that will not change from year to year. A master course is like your personal command center where all your students will access class materials. By attending this training in June you will be able to have your courses set up and ready to go for the first day of school in August.

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12:30-1:30

Positive Behavior Supports Overview – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – RPDC Consultant Are you new to SW-PBS or needing a refresher? This fast paced one-hour session will focus on developing a basic understanding of the essential components of SW-PBS to equip certified or classified staff to work successfully in a SW-PBS building. By exploring the tenants of a positive, proactive, and instructional approach to discipline, participants will leave ready to successfully support their school’s SW-PBS efforts – and, most importantly, their students.

1:30-2:30

Are Schools Failing Boys? – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Joaquin Cuni The presentation will cover general and specific aspects of the academic disadvantages faced by boys in American schools and the reasons of their lagging behind girls when it comes to academic achievement. Participants will review and discuss data and research in order to determine ways to improve their professional practice so that boys can increase their participation and enhance their academic potential.

2:30-3:30 Using DonorsChoose.org – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Lana Ray Participants will gain an understanding of how to utilize DonorsChoose.org to fund classroom projects and needs. DonorsChoose.org is an online non-profit organization that helps teachers supply and support their students' educational experiences. Come see an example of how the facilitator made use of DonorsChoose.org to fund her classroom library.

1 Hour Sessions

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Kittle Collective: Sharing Ideas and Mentor – Grades 6-12 ELA Facilitator – Bethany Drobeck This session is for teachers who have been a part of the professional development cohort led by Penny Kittle AND those who are curious to know what the Kittle cohort teachers have been learning about. Participants will share ideas on how they have implemented ideas from Kittle professional development into their classrooms including units of study, sentence and text study, test preparation, what has worked, what hasn’t, and what they’d like to try.

3:30-4:30 Goodreads, Book Chats, Conferring, and More – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Bethany Drobeck This session is for English Language Arts teachers and any other teachers who have students reading independently to come discuss their strategies for keeping students engaged while reading and for tracking student reading. Teachers will collaborate around ideas for grading practices of student independent reading, how they engage reluctant readers, how they track student reading, how they organize the process and what their experience has been with tech tools like Goodreads. Positive Psychology in the Classroom – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Karl Zubeck Participants will leave this session with an understanding of how to get more out of their students using positive psychology methods, and how they need to be more demanding towards excellence without being demeaning. We will look at a variety of positive psychology techniques that can be applied in the classroom: including Growth Mindsets, Transformational Leadership, Grit, and Goal Setting.

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July Summer Academy Wednesday Concurrent Sessions

8:30-3:30 Apple: Publishing Interactive Content Using iBooks Author – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate this full day session. In this course you will learn how to create and share interactive Multi-Touch books for learning and teaching. Community-Based Instruction (HS Functional Classes Teachers Only) Facilitator – Sally Smith This session will provide the opportunity for the teachers who work with high school students with significant special needs to collaborate to develop a curriculum for their community-based instruction. Our high school students in the functional program spend about 50% of their time in the community whether at work, at the PRIDE House, or accessing community resources. This class will provide the opportunity for these teachers to work together to develop a district-wide curriculum for their specific program. Topics include: independent and daily living skills, self-care skills, self-awareness and self-determination, community agencies, community resources, travel training, and student-led IEPs. Co-Teaching with Your Teacher Candidate (Cooperating Teacher and Teacher Candidate) Facilitator – Casi Hodge/Mitsi Nessa Cooperating teachers as well as student teachers are paired to enroll in this course. Participants will be trained in the Co-Teaching Model and be afforded the opportunity of partnering in the pairs workshop. This session will prepare both cooperating teacher and teacher candidate for a successful student teaching experience through relationship building, co-planning, and seven co-teaching strategies. Teacher participants should have a student teacher assigned for Fall 2015.

Full Day Sessions

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Goldin-Dubois Math Cohort: Standards for Mathematical Practice, Planning for Student Thinking (1st and 2nd Year Cohort Members) Facilitator – Denise Goldin-Dubois 1st Year and returning Cohort Members will work along with Denise Goldin-Dubois, math workshop expert from Denver. The goal of this session is to dig into the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice. The learning will center on better understanding the Practices and how to effectively incorporate them into student learning opportunities. In addition, there will be time to begin designing lessons centered on Planning for Thinking and the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice. Kittle Cohort Planning (2015-16 Grades 6-12 Kittle Cohort Members) Facilitator – Tammy Hays/Lisa Friesen The Kittle Cohort will work to project a unit(s) to implement during the first semester of the 2015-16 school year. Our work will be focused on the learning goals of the cohort. The product will reflect intentional teaching and learning shifts aligned to student-centered educational practices. Social Studies and the Workshop Model – Grades 6-12 Social Studies Facilitator – Diana Laufenberg Spend the day with your NKCS colleagues and Diana Laufenberg while learning more about student centered instruction in Social Studies. Diana Laufenberg is an experienced and well-traveled teacher, learner, and leader. In addition to a career of teaching Social Studies to all grade levels, Diana’s TED talk “How to Learn? From mistakes” has been very well-received by educators across the world. In this learn-by-doing session, you can expect real hands-on work in relevant and authentic Social Studies instruction. The entire session will also be immersed in best practices using modern technology and long-term planning. Teachers College Writing Workshop – Invitation Only – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Consultant North Kansas City Elementary Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a Teachers College of Reading and Writing Project “Home Grown” Institutes. One of the most effective ways to galvanize the Reading and Writing Project’s work across a school or district is for the organization to host an institute within its own boundaries to tailor to the district’s needs, assessments, prior knowledge, and goals. These 4-days will focus on the following:


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8:30-11:30 3-D Coaching Facilitator – Apple Consultant Being a 3-dimensional coach means that you are:

1) Fundamentally sound 2) Skilled at coaching the mind/motivation of the athlete, and 3) Most importantly, focused on capturing and developing the heart of the player

Topics addressed include: • 3-Dimensional Coaching Pyramid • Refocusing on the primary purpose of sport • Coaching the Heart for Character and Significance • Coaching the attributes of the Good and the Great • Developing “Mindsight” by answering 4 Key Questions of Coaching • Creating and directing difficult situations toward a positive outcome • Understand and applying the Formula for Change applied to coaching

Apple: Authoring Dynamic Documents with Pages – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate as you learn how to create visually pleasing, clearly organized, and personally expressive documents with Pages. Apple: Creating Compelling Presentation using Keynote – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate as you learn how to use the intuitive, built-in features of Keynote to design fun, dynamic, and interactive presentations for learning and teaching.

3 Hour Sessions

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Differentiation in Everyday Mathematics – Grades K-5

(Prerequisite: Everyday Mathematics Essentials course) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this session is to explore the abundant opportunities to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students through Everyday Mathematics. This workshop will include the opportunity to do the following:






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ePresentations, Fact Dash, Student Learning Center, etc. Fluency and Voice Assessment – Grades PreK-12 (Speech-Language Pathologists Only) Facilitator – Beth McKerlie (This course is designed for Speech-Language Pathologists and is connected to the current work of the District’s Speech-Language Pathologist Professional Learning Community [SLP PLC]) The course will be an investigative course into evidenced-based practices for fluency and voice assessment beyond the current eligibility standards. Crucial conversations will guide development of a time line for further investigation into assessment procedures. FOSS – Grade 4 Facilitator – FOSS Consultant FOSS training for Grade 4 teachers. Guided Reading – Grades K-2 Facilitator – Ashley Smith/Jennifer Gates Teachers will leave with a deeper understanding of planning for and implementing guided reading groups/small group instruction. The primary focus for teachers is to analyze student data, create reading groups based on the data analysis, and plan and implement guided reading lessons.

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12:30-3:30 3-D Coaching Facilitator – Apple Consultant Being a 3-dimensional coach means that you are:

1) Fundamentally sound 2) Skilled at coaching the mind/motivation of the athlete, and 3) Most importantly, focused on capturing and developing the heart of the player

Topics addressed include: • 3-Dimensional Coaching Pyramid • Refocusing on the primary purpose of sport • Coaching the Heart for Character and Significance • Coaching the attributes of the Good and the Great • Developing “Mindsight” by answering 4 Key Questions of Coaching • Creating and directing difficult situations toward a positive outcome • Understand and applying the Formula for Change applied to coaching

Apple: Documenting and Reflecting with iMovie – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant Apple Professional Development Specialists will facilitate as you discover how to use the powerful features of iMovie to enhance personal learning by fostering digital storytelling, creative collaboration, and reflective sharing. Apple: Promoting Authentic Reading and Writing Utilizing Mac Productivity Tools – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Apple Consultant An Apple Professional Development Specialist will facilitate as you discover how to use real-world themes in reading and writing by giving learners voice, ownership, and creative power over how they show understanding. Learn how to use Apple creativity apps to help support research, persuasion, and communication. AVID Strategies for the Classroom – Grades 4-12 Facilitator – Dara Evans/Todd Marcantonio This session will provide a variety of AVID strategies that any content area teacher can take back to their classroom. Teachers will learn and practice an assortment of engaging activities utilizing AVID strategies. These strategies can be applied to daily teaching and learning within the workshop model.

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can be differentiated for each learner Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Kindergarten (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:





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ePresentations, Fact Dash, Student Learning Center, etc. FOSS – Grade 1 Facilitator – FOSS Consultant FOSS training for Grade 1 teachers. Guided Reading – Grades 3-5 Facilitator – Ashley Smith/Jennifer Gates Teachers will leave with a deeper understanding of planning for and implementing guided reading groups/small group instruction. The primary focus for teachers is to analyze student data, create reading groups based on the data analysis, and plan and implement guided reading lessons.

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Informal Assessment for SLPs – Grades PreK-12 (Speech-Language Pathologists Only) Facilitator – Beth McKerlie (This course is designed for Speech-Language Pathologists and is connected to the current work of the District’s Speech-Language Pathologist Professional Learning Community [SLP PLC]) The course will be a continuation of previous PLC activities and PGC coursework involving research, peer review, and development of informal assessment tools for use in eligibility evaluations. Participants will develop a tool for use and implementation in the 2015-16 school year. Make Your Own Session – PLT Planning – Grades PreK-12 (This is optional for building or content teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a team). Facilitator – Professional Learning Team Professional Learning Team Time is defined as an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Would your grade level or content team like to get a jumpstart this year? Make your own session by inviting colleagues to join you in PLT Time. Sign up for 3 hour blocks. A facilitator will be on hand to support your work. You must have 2 or more members of a grade level or content team present for credit/payment to be awarded. PBS Teams – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Lisa Friesen (This is optional for building teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a building PBS team). This session focuses on Positive Behavior Supports and the structure it provides to teach and reinforce positive behaviors for all students. The outcome of the session will be to provide PBS teams with time to prepare for the beginning of the school year. Schools teach lessons at the beginning of the year and throughout the year related to their school-wide expectations. Teams will have a facilitated work time to create lessons for the school-wide expectations and set plans and/or complete action step items to jump start the school year.

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8:00-10:00

Secure Online Testing – Grades 9-12 Facilitator – Stacey Stowers-Devitt This session gives teachers time to explore some of the options available to us to make giving formative and summative assessments online more secure and prevent cheating. The two primary tools that will be discussed are Lockdown Browser and Secure Online Browser. Participants will leave with the ability to immediately use both secure browsers with their existing online assessments in a variety of online formats.

10:30-12:30

Audio for the Classroom Teacher: Sound Reinforcement, Recording, Selecting Mics, Digital Sound Enhancement, etc. – Grades K-12 (Vocal and Instrumental Music Teachers) Facilitator – Ron Fortune This course is designed to help those music teachers who wish to know more about utilizing their Public Address Systems, Recording techniques and options with small digital and larger multi-track systems, Types of Microphone and how they are best utilized, Sound Boards, Sound Effects, and tackle the larger mixing boards. Introductory information will be provided for those who wish to look into using their computer as a recording and editing tool. Digital Publishing for Students – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott An NKCS District Level Instructional Coordinator will lead this session and it will cover multiple ways for teachers and students to digitally publish! This session will introduce participants to the built-in publishing tools within the Mac as well as some online options. Participants will have the opportunity to digitally publish while in the session, so bring content including text, images, and videos.

2 Hour Sessions

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Game-Based Learning for the Workshop Model – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Susan Downey/Taji Bates Participants will leave with the understanding that Game-Based Learning during “work time” is a way to both motivate AND challenge our students at any level and in any subject. Participants will learn how to create game cards and use them with provided, reproducible games. Quia – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Stacey Stowers-Devitt Quia offers teachers the ability to create a variety of engaging activities using their own content. This session will focus on the basics of using the online practice game site www.quia.com/web . With this site, teachers can input any material they wish to cover and create games such as interactive word searches, hangman, word scrambles, battleship, jeopardy and millionaire-type games, among others. The students find these games engaging and it provides a way for each student to get individualized feedback. The best way to achieve mastery is to practice, and this site provides a great tool for teachers to help make practice fun and accessible. The session will include an introduction to the form and function of the site followed by supported work time for participants to find and/or create their own activities.

1:30-3:30

Office 365 – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott The goal of this session is an introduction to a resource that provides communication and productivity services anytime, anywhere! Office 365 for education is a resource that we have for all staff and students. During this session participants will learn key features including: email, OneDrive, on-line Office Applications, and other details. Using Conceptual and Mathematical Models in Science – Grades 6-12 Science Facilitator – Chris Goll/Tanner Pearce Participants will engage in two cycles of modeling instruction, one hands-on and one virtual. Participants will then evaluate their results through the use of mathematical and conceptual modeling. What’s So Great about Finland? – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Chad Lower This session will provide information and discussion around teaching practices in the Finnish Education System. These practices include making curriculum more practical/real world and looking at current assessments and recreating them to be more innovative and meaningful to students. Participants will determine what those best teaching practices can look like in the future and set goals of how they will try these out in their classrooms in the upcoming school year.

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Writing Teacher Mentor Text – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Lyndsy Anderson/Margaret Helwig The goal of this session is for participants to create their own mentor text to use within a writing unit. The beginning of the session will include a brief discussion focused on the purpose of a teacher mentor text and how to use it as a conferring tool. The majority of the class will be spent working on the text.

8:30-9:30

Teaching Research Outside the English Classroom – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Bethany Drobeck The goal of this session is to share instructional research tools with teachers who teach in content areas outside the English classroom. Participants will learn how to incorporate research into lessons they already teach, how to use free resources to help students research effectively, and how to implement literacy into every classroom.

12:30-1:30

Creating and Utilizing Conferring Kits – Part 1 – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Margaret Helwig/Lyndsy Anderson This session will review the purpose of utilizing conferring kits to improve student writing. Several examples from Kindergarten-5th grade of how participants could organize their own conferring kits will be provided. In addition, discussion around components of an effective writing conference (student work, videos of student writing conferences, and district progression documents) will be used to determine possible teaching points.

1 Hour Sessions

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Self-Collaboration and World Domination – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Ken Corum When was the last time you collaborated with yourself in order to set the stage for your own personal creativity and comfort zone to be expanded? This session will help you explore your foundational philosophies in order to better enjoy the process of learning instead of focusing only on the end product. Once you can figure out how to invest in yourself, there are countless ways to channel that energy in order to take on district initiatives—and maybe even to take over the world!

3:30-4:30 Coaches in the Classroom, Fields, and Courts: A Melding of the Minds – Grades 6-12 Coaches Facilitator – Bethany Drobeck This session is for coaches and sponsors to gather and share ideas with one another. Participants will collaborate around ideas for motivating students, keeping a cohesive team, dealing with students who aren’t measuring up, managing the responsibility of coaching with teaching, recruiting new players and more. This session will deal directly with maximizing student/teacher relationships and how to best approach students in extracurricular activities. Positive Psychology in the Classroom – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – Karl Zubeck Participants will leave this session with an understanding of how to get more out of their students using positive psychology methods, and how they need to be more demanding towards excellence without being demeaning. We will look at a variety of positive psychology techniques that can be applied in the classroom: including Growth Mindsets, Transformational Leadership, Grit, and Goal Setting.

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July Summer Academy Thursday Concurrent Sessions

8:30-3:30 Community-Based Instruction (HS Functional Classes Teachers Only) Facilitator – Sally Smith This session will provide the opportunity for the teachers who work with high school students with significant special needs to collaborate to develop a curriculum for their community-based instruction. Our high school students in the functional program spend about 50% of their time in the community whether at work, at the PRIDE House, or accessing community resources. This class will provide the opportunity for these teachers to work together to develop a district-wide curriculum for their specific program. Topics include: independent and daily living skills, self-care skills, self-awareness and self-determination, community agencies, community resources, travel training, and student-led IEPs. Goldin-Dubois Math Cohort: Mathematical Practices and Planning (1st and 2nd Year Cohort Members Only) Facilitator – Denise Goldin-Dubois 1st Year and returning Cohort Members will work along with Denise Goldin-Dubois, math workshop expert from Denver. The goal of this session is to continue to design lessons centered on Planning for Thinking and the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice. Teachers College Writing Workshop – Invitation Only – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Consultant North Kansas City Elementary Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a Teachers College of Reading and Writing Project “Home Grown” Institutes. One of the most effective ways to galvanize the Reading and Writing Project’s work across a school or district is for the organization to host an institute within its own boundaries to tailor to the district’s needs, assessments, prior knowledge, and goals. These 4-days will focus on the following:


Full Day Sessions

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Youth Mental Health First Aid – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Consultant Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches participants how to provide initial help to young people experiencing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis, and substance use disorders. This program is designed for adults who interact with youth ages 12-18. The information presented will help you:

• Be aware of some basic signs and symptoms of the most common mental health disorders among youth • Recognize potential warning signs exhibited by youth with mental health issues • Be prepared to react appropriately when a young person is experiencing a mental health crisis • Understand how to connect youth to the help they need in our community • Reduce the level of stigma often associated with mental health disorders

This training is excellent for anyone who has direct contact with youth. Training is basic and is not designed to provide new information for trained clinicians (counselors, therapists, social workers). School employees, coaches, police officers, scout/youth leaders, human resource professionals, and friends and family of individuals with mental illness or addiction will greatly benefit.

8:30-11:30 Everyday Mathematics Essentials – Grades 3-5 (This is a required course before any other Everyday Mathematics course can be taken) *** BRING YOUR CLASSROOM RESOURCE PACKAGES WITH YOU TO THIS SESSION *** Facilitator – Everyday Mathematics Consultant The goal of this course is to prepare educators to teach Everyday Mathematics effectively. This workshop will provide teachers the opportunity to do the following:



3 Hour Sessions

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ePresentations, Fact Dash, Student Learning Center, etc. FOSS – Grade 2 Facilitator – FOSS Consultant FOSS training for Grade 2 teachers. Language Building Kits for Kids – Invitation Only Facilitator – Stacee Jennings/Lisa Meyer The outcome of this session is to provide teachers with tools to increase their students’ independent communication skills during functional learning activities. Participants will leave with the knowledge to utilize the language kits successfully in their classrooms. These kits will help to increase the following in their students:

• Length of sentence productions through utilization of either verbal speech or augmentative communication • Comprehension and appropriate use of targeted concepts such as quantity, size, color, prepositions, action

words, and various question forms • Spontaneous requests for both items and actions

Make Your Own Session – PLT Planning – Grades PreK-12 (This is optional for building or content teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a team). Facilitator – Professional Learning Team Professional Learning Team Time is defined as an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Would your grade level or content team like to get a jumpstart this year? Make your own session by inviting colleagues to join you in PLT Time. Sign up for 3 hour blocks. A facilitator will be on hand to support your work. You must have 2 or more members of a grade level or content team present for credit/payment to be awarded.

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PBS Teams – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Lisa Friesen (This is optional for building teams; however, participants should enroll as part of a building PBS team). This session focuses on Positive Behavior Supports and the structure it provides to teach and reinforce positive behaviors for all students. The outcome of the session will be to provide PBS teams with time to prepare for the beginning of the school year. Schools teach lessons at the beginning of the year and throughout the year related to their school-wide expectations. Teams will have a facilitated work time to create lessons for the school-wide expectations and set plans and/or complete action step items to jump start the school year. Project Lead the Way – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Aaron Dalton This session is an opportunity for teachers requesting help with the online Learning Management System (PLTW’s version of Blackboard), curriculum, refresher on certain programs, equipment, and any other information that will help them be more successful with these courses. This would also be a good time for any teacher interested in project based learning to sit in and ask questions. Reinforcing Reading and Writing in the Varying Contents within a Workshop Model – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – Penny Kittle Secondary teachers of any content will want to attend this session! Penny Kittle is a published author and current practitioner, literacy coach, and director of new teacher mentoring for North Conway, New Hampshire School District. She will facilitate learning around secondary reading and writing in the varying contents. Working with Undocumented Students (HS Counselors / HS AVID Only) Facilitator – Martha DeVries AVID teachers and counselors will leave this session with a greater understanding of what challenges our undocumented students face and how we can best serve them. Because undocumented students remain hidden in plain sight, this is an opportunity for caring adults to learn how they can assist and advise students without putting the students or their families at risk. Awareness about the issues is the main goal of the session, but participants will also learn practical skills for assisting these students.

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12:30-3:30 2015-16 Kittle Cohort Planning and Consultant Support Facilitator – Penny Kittle This session is for the 2015-2016 Kittle Cohort only. Cohort members will work with Penny to solidify their unit that was created on July 15th. Penny will be available to provide support and answer questions as we look to embark on implementing the projected Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop unit(s). 3D Printing – Grades K-12 Facilitator – Aaron Dalton This session will show teachers how to design simple shapes with programs and then export those files to a 3D printer. We currently use the printers for prototyping in class. I will ask that teachers bring project ideas with them to this session so that I can show them how useful a 3D printer can be in their classroom with those projects. We will also go over prices of machines if they currently do not have one in their school and ways they can find funding to purchase one. 7th Grade Social Studies Planning Session Facilitator – Collin Cochran The curriculum for 7th Grade Social Studies has recently received a significant refresh. Join your 7th Grade colleagues from across the district in a 3-hour session to put heads together toward the intentional planning of unit and lesson plans for the coming year. This session will be facilitated by one or more teachers from the curriculum revision team. AVID Strategies for the Classroom – Grades 4-12 Facilitator – Dara Evans/Todd Marcantonio This session will provide a variety of AVID strategies that any content area teacher can take back to their classroom. Teachers will learn and practice an assortment of engaging activities utilizing AVID strategies. These strategies can be applied to daily teaching and learning within the workshop model.

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ePresentations, Fact Dash, Student Learning Center, etc. FOSS – Grade 3 Facilitator – FOSS Consultant FOSS training for Grade 3 teachers.

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Implementing ACT Strategies into Daily Instruction – Grades 9-12 Facilitator – Kyle Anderson The session is designed to introduce (remind) teachers of the demands of the ACT assessment as it pertains to their subject area. The literacy approach needed to be successful on the ACT can be practiced in all disciplines. The session will be geared toward implementing these strategies within the workshop model, so "test prep" does not seem like an isolated event in the spring. This session is designed to ensure that staff understands the assessment. The results practices throughout the year could serve as the basis of conversation and action during PLC time. Middle School Reading Teacher PLT – Grades 6-8 (Reading Teachers Only) Facilitator – Tammy Hays This session is for Middle School Reading Teachers only. It allows for collaboration and planning for the upcoming school year. Instructional Coordinators will be available to support the collaborative efforts. Research-Based Strategies to Reduce Problematic Behavior and Increase Academic Engagement – Grades PreK-12 Facilitator – David Duff/Misty Moor The goal of this session is that participants will leave with a better understanding and insight into why students misbehave. In addition, participants will learn practical strategies that can be easily implemented to improve class-wide and individual behavior. Participants will also be exposed to ways to collect and track behavioral data.

8:00-10:00


2 Hour Sessions

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Creating and Utilizing Conferring Kits – Part 2 – Grades K-5 Facilitator – Margaret Helwig/Lyndsy Anderson Participants will work to improve upon or create their own conferring kits. Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate and network with teachers from across the district and across grade levels to share resources to improve writing exemplars for all NKC students. How I Flipped and Results I Observed – P.S. I’ll Never Go Back! – Grades 6-12 Facilitator –Joseph Morris Flipping my College Algebra classroom has resulted in higher student engagement and more effective use of time for student learning. An observational study verified a 3.5% jump in student achievement based on class average grades over the previous year. Participants will develop an understanding of how to flip their own classroom in order to gain more time in the classroom for students to apply content and gain higher achievement in the subject.

9:30-11:30

Exploring Current Technology Resources – Grades K-12 (Library Media Specialists Only) In order to enroll in this session, you must currently serve as a Library Media Specialist. Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott/Susan Anderson The goal of this session will be to explore and share current technology resources, including features within the Apple operating system so that media specialists can better help our students become career and college ready. This session will focus on technology resources.

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NBC Learn – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – NBC Professional Development Specialist NBC Learn K12, the education division of NBC News, is excited to be at North Kansas City Schools. This hands-on session will introduce participants on how to incorporate video and others forms of non-fiction, informational text to introduce or emphasize specific topics, stimulate critical thinking and debate, and enliven instructional material.

12:30-12:30

Library Media Technology Resources Curriculum – Grades K-12 (Library Media Specialists Only) In order to enroll in this session, you must currently serve as a Library Media Specialist. Facilitator – Carrie Bailey/Tricia Scott/Susan Anderson The goal of this session will be to integrate a variety of technology resources, including features within the Apple operating system, into the Library Media curriculum so that media specialists can better help our students become career and college ready. This session will be devoted to curriculum work. Susan Anderson will assist with the facilitation of this and will continue coordinating the work after the session.

1:30-3:30 CPR (Coaches, Nurses, PE/Health Instructors Only) Facilitator – Consultant Starting with the 2015-16 school year, the new requirement for first-year head coaches and second-year assistant coaches is to receive First Aid and CPR/AED training every two years (instead of only first aid training every three years as it stands now). This course meets those requirements. NBC Learn – Grades 6-12 Facilitator – NBC Professional Development Specialist NBC Learn K12, the education division of NBC News, is excited to be at North Kansas City Schools. This hands-on session will introduce participants on how to incorporate video and others forms of non-fiction, informational text to introduce or emphasize specific topics, stimulate critical thinking and debate, and enliven instructional material.

Floor Map for July Breakout Sessions

NKCS Summer Learning Series 2015

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Transcript of NKCS Summer Learning Series 2015