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Secondary PD Offerings

Implicit Bias Required-Session 5 only Facilitator Guide Provided Deadline: Spring 2024	Imagine, Believe, Achieve Required- 3 Sessions Facilitator Guide Provided Available NOW Deadline: Fall 2023	Emergent Bilinguals Required- 4 Sessions Facilitator Guide Provided Deadline: Fall 2023	Inclusive Practices Required -1 Session Facilitator Guide Provided Deadline: Spring 2024
Dual Language Education Required Dual Language programs only	IXL Optional Zoom Facilitated Sessions	i-Ready Optional Zoom Facilitated Sessions	Social Emotional Learning Optional Zoom Facilitated Sessions
Literacy/ELA Optional In-person and zoom options available Banked day modules coming soon	Math Optional In-person and zoom options available Banked day modules coming soon	Science/STEAM Optional In-person and zoom options available Banked day modules coming soon	History/SS/Ethnic Studies Optional In-person and zoom options available Banked day modules coming soon

Click on the links below for additional resources

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Implicit Bias: Only session 5 of the Unconscious/Implicit training is required for 2023-2024, however new employees must complete all previous sessions.
Session 5 is titled: Who Belongs? The Role of Bias in the Classroom.
The course will be available on MyPLN, keywords Implicit Bias.

Implicit Bias

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The Imagine, Believe, Achieve PD modules are designed to extend learning that began during summer PD on key priorities and strategies in literacy and numeracy across content areas. The modules are:

Small Group Instruction and Critical Media Literacy in all Disciplines
Data Driven Teaching and Learning
Finding Joy in Learning

The goal of these modules is to provide the why, what and some suggestions for the how. School site Principals and ILTs are encouraged to continue with the PDSA cycle for each PD topic after it is presented, specifically working on the Do, Study, Act.

Imagine

Believe

Achieve

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Per state guidelines, professional development specific to Emergent Bilinguals (EBs) must be provided in all schools. Multicultural Educational Department (MMED) will provide the following modules:

Understanding a Comprehensive ELD Program
Understanding the Essential Instructional Approaches for Emergent Bilinguals (2 part series)
Emergent Bilingual Progress Monitoring Assessments

Emergent Bilinguals

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Culturally and linguistically responsive instructional strategies that are efficacious for advancing language acquisition and learning for all students, especially SELs.

Cooperative and Communal Learning
Instructional Conversations
Academic Language Development
Advanced Graphic Organizers
Making Cultural Connections

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Education (CLRE)

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Schools that offer Dual Language Education (DLE) Programs will have the opportunity to facilitate professional learning on the following topics:

Foundational Dual Language Education Implementation Structures
A UTK-12 Toolkit for Cultivating Responsive Dual

Language Education Classrooms

Strengthening Target Language Development and

Sociocultural Competency

Telling your School Story: Engaging the Community
UTK-12 Multilingualism Awards

Dual Language Education

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In alignment with California’s State Performance Plan Indicator 5 and the LAUSD Strategic Plan, Pillar 1C Academic Excellence: Eliminating Opportunity Gaps, all schools are expected to work towards increasing inclusive practices. In an effort to support school teams with this work, the Division of Special Education has prepared a professional development session to be presented to staff at all sites.

Inclusive Practices

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View options HERE

Once a topic(s) has been selected, a registration form is required.

Social Emotional Learning

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In the content folders you will find:

Optional PD modules that support the 7-focus TLF elements while strengthening the district priorities and strategies
Textbook Training
Other growth opportunities

The goal of these modules is to provide the why, what and some suggestions for the how. School site Principals and ILTs are encouraged to continue with the PDSA cycle for each PD topic after it is presented, specifically working on the Do, Study, Act.

Content Slides

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In the Planning Documents folder you will find documents, templates and resources to support teachers in creating systems and structures to support their instruction.

Planning Documents

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Digital platform to support skill development through high school:

Custom built skill plans aligned to LAUSD textbooks
Foundational skill plans that target student current levels
Live classroom
Parent resources available
ACT and SAT Prep

Visit: https://www.ixl.com/LAUSD/educators

Banked Day PD Options NOW available

IXL

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iReady optional Banked Time PD sessions and “Fridays with i-Ready Office Hours” are available to support the implementation

Principals may elect to enroll their staff in the OPTIONAL Bank Time offerings and include them in their professional development plan. Sessions will be hosted virtually via Zoom. These sessions are intended to be viewed whole group with the school designee logging in and projecting the Zoom session

To enroll your school in one or more of these sessions, use the link provided in the document for your session of choice to register. Only ONE Person per school needs to register since the session will be projected for your staff.

Sessions are hosted virtually via Zoom and are intended to be viewed whole group with a school designee logging in and projecting the Zoom session

i-Ready