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1 |  | Registration will be open from March 22 - April 2. **Advance registration is required for credit.** | Scroll to the right for session descriptions. Please reach out to professional_learning@dpsk12.org with any questions. | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Office | Department | Content Area | Session Title | Block 1 | Block 2 | Facilitator | Meeting Type | Meeting Detail (location, live or asynchronous) | Credit Hours | Audience | Description | ||||||||
3 | Academics | Arts & PE | Physical Education | Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education | 8:00 - 11:30 | Jennifer Smith | In person | John F Kennedy HS | 3.5 | Physical Education Teachers | In this session teachers will gain new insights and perspectives around Physical education best practices by sharing and learning from each other's successes and challenges. Participants will leave with a list of instructional practices to better meet the needs of their students. Come celebrate learning and the work of Physical Education teachers in DPS | |||||||||
4 | Academics | Arts & PE | Visual Arts | Visual Arts April Teal Day 22-23 | 8:00 - 11:30 | Abigail Harkey | In person | John F Kennedy HS | 3.5 | Visual Arts teachers | In this session teachers will gain new insights and perspectives in Visual Arts education best practices by sharing and learning from each other's successes and challenges. Participants will leave with a list of instructional practices to better meet the needs of their students. Come celebrate learning and the work of Visual Arts teachers in DPS. | |||||||||
5 | Academics | Arts & PE | Music | Music Education ECE-12 Teal Day | 8:00 - 11:30 | Edwina Lucero | In person | John F Kennedy HS | 3.5 | Music teachers | In this session teachers will gain new insights and perspectives around music education best practices by sharing and learning from each other's successes and challenges. Participants will leave with a list of instructional practices to better meet the needs of their students. Come celebrate learning and the work of music teachers in DPS. | |||||||||
6 | Academics | Arts & PE | Dance | Dance Teal Day ECE - 12 April | 8:00 - 11:30 | Joseph Demers | In person | John F Kennedy HS | 3.5 | Teachers | In this session teachers will gain new insights and perspectives around Dance education best practices by sharing and learning from each other's successes and challenges. Participants will leave with a list of instructional practices to better meet the needs of their students. Come celebrate learning and the work of Dance teachers in DPS. | |||||||||
7 | Academics | Arts & PE | Drama Theater | Drama Theatre Arts Teal Day ECE - 12 April | 8:00 - 11:30 | Beau Augustin | In person | John F Kennedy HS | 3.5 | Teachers | In this session teachers will gain new insights and perspectives around Drama education best practices by sharing and learning from each other's successes and challenges. Participants will leave with a list of instructional practices to better meet the needs of their students. Come celebrate learning and the work of Drama teachers in DPS. | |||||||||
8 | Academics | College & Career Success | CTE | Career and Technical Education Industry Advisory Committees | 8:00 - 10:00 | Jaime Fiorenza | In person | Northeast Early College | 2 | Career and Technical Education Teachers | In this session CTE instructors will first hold their Industry Advisory Committee meetings with support from Central office team towards the Program Approval requirement. | |||||||||
9 | Academics | College & Career Success | CTE | CTE Program Approval Review, focus Program of Study | 10:15 - 12:00 | Jaime Fiorenza | In person | Northeast Early College | 2 | Career and Technical Education Teachers | CTE teachers will be led through a more detailed program approval process with support from the State CTE team members, focusing on program of study. | |||||||||
10 | Academics | College Ready on track | College Ready | College Ready on Track NIC | 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Anthony Sarlo | In person | George Washington HS | 2.5 | College Ready on Track School Design Teams (facilitation leads, math STLs, math teachers, school MLL supports) | Schools that are part of the College Ready on Track network will join with their school design team members to reflect on, and analyze data from their second PDSA cycle. They will also begin the planning for their next cycle. | |||||||||
11 | Academics | Counseling | OTG | Revisions to the OTG Tool | 8:30-9:30 | Robyn Bollech | Virtual | Synchronous | 1 | School Counselors and Admin | School staff are invited to learn about the updates to the OTG tool including how courses are counted, how credits flow through the report, and how duplicate courses are handled. Please come with questions and feedback about your experience with the tool! | |||||||||
12 | Academics | Counseling | Graduation | Graduation Reporting to CDE | 10-11 | Robyn Bollech | Virtual | Synchronous | 1 | School Counselors, Registrars, Admin | Join Robyn Bollech and members of the counseling team to learn about how graduation statistics are reported to CDE. This session will include information about timeline and have opportunities for questions! | |||||||||
13 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Building to 20: Concrete steps you can take now to prepare you for August / Competency: Professional Practice | Asynchronous | Anastasia Moloney | Virtual | Asynchronous | 2 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Are you feeling anxious about the change in capacity for next year? Take this opportunity to hear and see what other teachers are doing to feel prepared. Walk away with a checklist that will help you feel ready for a successful year. | |||||||||
14 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Denver Urban Gardens- Getting Your Hands Dirty with D.U.G. / 8:00 AM Session | 8:00 - 9:30 | Amy Nagel | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Presented by Rob Payo from DUG. The garden is a living outdoor classroom filled with opportunities for students to connect to nature, the earth, and, most importantly, themselves. Join educators from Denver Urban Gardens for this engaging session of tips, activities, and ideas for how to incorporate the garden into your ECE curriculum. | |||||||||
15 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Denver Urban Gardens- Getting Your Hands Dirty with D.U.G. / Competency: Teaching Practice 9:45 am Session | 9:45 - 11:15 | Amy Nagel | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Presented by Rob Payo from DUG. The garden is a living outdoor classroom filled with opportunities for students to connect to nature, the earth, and, most importantly, themselves. Join educators from Denver Urban Gardens for this engaging session of tips, activities, and ideas for how to incorporate the garden into your ECE curriculum. | |||||||||
16 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Unpacking the pandemic and its effects on young children / Competency: Social Emotional 8:00 am Session | 8:00 - 9:30 | Sydney Kalin | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Presented by Michael Rovaris and Renee Antoine. The stress of being an early childhood educator has never been light, but these times are exceptionally trying. Not only are educators often required to do more with fewer resources, pandemic stressors have placed additional demands on those who support our most vulnerable population, young children. | |||||||||
17 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Unpacking the pandemic and its effects on young children / Competency: Social Emotional 9:45 am Session | 9:45 - 11:15 | Sydney Kalin | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Presented by Michael Rovaris and Renee Antoine. The stress of being an early childhood educator has never been light, but these times are exceptionally trying. Not only are educators often required to do more with fewer resources, pandemic stressors have placed additional demands on those who support our most vulnerable population, young children. | |||||||||
18 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Looking Ahead: Creating an Intentional Classroom Environment for Your Upcoming School Year / Competency: Social Emotional, Teaching Practice 8:00 AM session | 8:00 - 9:30 | Anastasia Moloney | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Presented by Linda Alston. Participants will be guided through creating a space for your young learners to engage and thrive from the beginning. As many classrooms prepare for higher numbers, an intentional learning environment from the start can be a major key to success. Join Linda Alston in taking practical steps in setting up your classroom to better prepare you and your students for a year of intentional learning. | |||||||||
19 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Looking Ahead: Creating an Intentional Classroom Environment for Your Upcoming School Year / Competency: Social Emotional, Teaching Practice 9:45 AM session | 9:45 - 11:15 | Anastasia Moloney | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Presented by Linda Alston. Participants will be guided through creating a space for your young learners to engage and thrive from the beginning. As many classrooms prepare for higher numbers, an intentional learning environment from the start can be a major key to success. Join Linda Alston in taking practical steps in setting up your classroom to better prepare you and your students for a year of intentional learning. | |||||||||
20 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE Pre-Service Training 2022 Competency: Professional Practice | Asynchronous | Sydney Kalin | Virtual (Asynchronous) | Available at any time | 1.5 | Any ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals who did not complete on August Teal Day | ECE teachers and ECE paraprofessionals must complete all of the Pre-Service requirements outlined by Colorado Office of Early Childhood in the Department of Human Services. This training will outline the importance of knowing and following all licensing rules, including ratios, qualifications, classroom safety, and licensing file compliance. Further, teachers and paraprofessionals should fully develop and/or update their staff files in accordance with state licensing. For ECE, school leaders should allow teachers and paraprofessionals the entire day to complete these mandatory requirements and/or other times during the first week, if necessary. | |||||||||
21 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Best Practices for Verifying Attendance Throughout the Day Including Name to Face / Competency: Safety | Asynchronous | Sydney Kalin | Virtual | Asynchronous | 2 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | DPS ECE Classrooms have consistently been cited for licensing violations for missing the following: “The time a child arrives and leaves the center each day must be recorded. Staff members must complete written attendance verification periodically throughout the day, including during transitions." This ASYNCHRONOUS course will include a video showcasing one method of meeting this requirement: Name to Face. This session will include resources for implementation and time for you to work with your team to ensure you have a system in your classroom to remain in compliance. This training will be available to take any time between January 3 and May 30, 2023. Participants will review best practices and current requirements around attendance verification in licensed ECE classrooms. Participants will have built in time to create systems for their classroom to ensure compliance. | |||||||||
22 | Schools | Early Childhood | ECE | ECE: Best Practices: Confidently Building a Complete, Compliant Staff Licensing File / Competency: Professional Practice | Asynchronous | Sydney Kalin | Virtual (Asynchronous) | Available at any time | 2 | ECE Teachers and Paraprofessionals | All ECE programs receive at least one licensing visit each year. One component of these visits is an audit of all ECE staff files. The Early Education Department has noticed a trend this year of staff files being consistently out of compliance. This asynchronous training will review the requirements for an ECE licensing file, show examples of each document, and provide time for you to work on your file. | |||||||||
23 | Academics | Ed Tech | Ed Tech | PL Cohort: Classroom Technology Integration in Support of Student Experience and Achievement: April Teal Day | 8:00AM - 9:30AM | 9:45 AM - 11:15AM | Luke Mund | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Classroom teachers, STLs, Interventionists, SSPs, School Administrators | Focus on the specific CRE Mindsets as we work to integrate technology into content and classroom instruction Focus on teacher and student voice in the learning to continue to move instruction forward in our classrooms through technology integration in content and actual classroom application of the learning Focus on allowing students to have a voice and choice in their learning through technology as a tool to improve student experience and achievement in the content Focus on learning from colleagues in the cohort and PDU in order to amplify the voices of our teachers to learn from each other across the district Continue to improve student experience and build on each session by providing content, work time, collaboration and then implement the learning in your classroom to improve instruction and accelerate learning for students Each session allows teacher work time and collaboration so that teachers have tangible products to walk away with and implement in their classrooms | ||||||||
24 | Academics | Ed Tech | Ed Tech | Capture Student Learning with Canva for Education | 9:45 - 11:15 | Nikki Thygesen, Janice Wintermyer (Canva) | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Any Educator interested in using Canva | In this hands-on workshop, participants will be guided through ways Canva can be used by students to demonstrate their learning and understanding. The workshop explores ways Canva can support goal setting, planning, and showcasing their knowledge. The workshop will also explore how to capture student reflections of the learning process in Canva. This workshop will include hands-on time to create a resource that can be immediately used in the classroom. | |||||||||
25 | Exceptional Student Services | Extended Supports | Transition Services | Transition in Action, Including 18-21 Overview for 23/34 School year | 9:45 AM - 11:15AM | Jonathan Dumas | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Secondary teachers and case managers | An overview of Transition Services, including 18-21 for the 23/24 school year | |||||||||
26 | Academics | Gifted and Talented | Gifted education | Improving Equitable Gifted Programming: April 3rd, 2023 | 8:00-9:30 | Dr. Jennifer Lemoine, Dr. Meryl Faulkner, Michelle McKinsey | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | GT Teachers, SSPs, GT Charter Points of Contact | This will be a differentiated session where participants will have choice in learning activities presented in three sessions; each session will offer content that will support with building understanding and capacity of meeting the unique needs of twice exceptional learners, systems of support, and the social and emotional needs of gifted learners. | |||||||||
27 | Academics | Gifted and Talented | Gifted education | Equitable Gifted Processes: A Deeper Dive: April 3rd, 2023 | 9:45-11:15 | Dr. Meryl Faulkner, Jennifer Lemoine, Michelle McKinsey | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | SSP's, charter school teachers, district managed teachers | This will be a differentiated lesson where participants will be trained and practice relevant end of the year GT practices and processes that support equitable identification and programming. | |||||||||
28 | Academics | Humanities - Social Studies | Social Studies: Elementary | Backwards Planning Inquiry Unit 3 using the New K-5 Social Studies Standards | 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Jose Hernandez | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | K-5 Social Studies teachers using InquirED | Join us for a session on backwards planning inquiry unit 3 for K-5 social studies teachers currently using InquirED. Our focus will be on using the new K-5 social studies standards to guide planning through the entire unit. We will examine the unit assessment and provide guidance and support to help you create a comprehensive plan for unit 3. Additionally, experienced DPS teachers will be on hand to share their personal experiences with the curriculum. Come prepared to collaborate and leave with actionable strategies for successful implementation of the new standards. | |||||||||
29 | Academics | Humanities - Social Studies | Social Studies: Secondary | Unpacking the NGPF Curriculum Session II | 9:30 - 11:30 | Tiffany T. Askins | In person | George Washington HS Community Room 110 | 2 | 9-12 Financial Algebra, Economics and Personal Finance Teachers | "Using state legislation and board policy requirements for Personal Finance, educators from Unpacking the NGPF Curriculum Session I will finalize the priority lessons from the Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) curriculum that will be considered in the Personal Finance & Financial Algebra scope-and-sequence. Three Essential Questions guide participants selection of lessons for the units: *What foundational knowledge do students need from this unit? * What lessons will build this foundational knowledge? * What BONUS LESSONS should be considered to establish this foundational knowledge around this unit? NOTE: This session is reserved for participants that attended Unpacking the NGPF Curriculum Session I. " | |||||||||
30 | Academics | Humanities - Social Studies | Social Studies: Secondary | News Literacy Project | 9:45-11:15 | Amanda Escheman (DPS Sponsor = Alicia Saxe) | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | 6-12 Social Studies + English Teachers | Amanda Escheman, News Literacy Project Ambassador and Social Studies Teacher at Lincoln, will present the compelling why for the integration of media literacy in our classrooms and how to access and use all the great free resources available from the News Literacy Project. | |||||||||
31 | Academics | Humanities - Social Studies | Social Studies: Secondary | Individual and Systemic Implications to the Updated Social Studies Programming | 8:00-11:15 | Alicia Saxe | In person | New Location: North High School Cafeteria | 1.5 | 6-12 Social Studies Teachers | In partnership with the Chicano & Latino History Project, part of the BUENO Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, teachers will engage in conversations about personal and collective identities within systems, understand the purpose and potential of the two new 9th grade social studies courses, and reflect on the implications of these new courses on students' experience across our 6-12 DPS social studies programming. | |||||||||
32 | Academics | Humanities - Elementary Literacy | Elementary Literacy | Leading for Writing within CKLA/Caminos Knowledge Domains | 8:00-9:30 am | Leah Colon Younkin | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | Leaders | Participants will engage in learning designed to build capacity to support teachers/grade level teams to internalize CKLA/Caminos Knowledge domains through the lens of writing. | |||||||||
33 | Academics | Humanities - Elementary Literacy | Elementary Literacy | Writing within CKLA Knowledge Domains | 9:45-11:15 am | Jill Syvret | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | K-2 ELA-E Teachers | Participants will engage in learning designed to build capacity to internalize CKLA/Caminos Knowledge domains through the lens of writing | |||||||||
34 | Academics | Humanities - Elementary Literacy | Elementary Literacy | Escritura en el componente de Conocimiento | 9:45-11:15 am | Erika Franco | Virtual | Live | 1.5 | K-2 ELA-S Teachers | Los maestros/as podrán participar en una sesión con un enfoque en el trabajo alrededor de la escritura en el componente de Conocimiento en Caminos. | |||||||||
35 | Academics | Humanities - Elementary Literacy | Elementary Literacy | Writing within CKLA/Caminos Units | 9:45-11:15 am | Lynni Nordheim, Annie Witwer | In Person | Park Hill Elementary | 1.5 | Grade 3 ELA-E/S Teachers | Participants will engage in learning designed to build capacity to internalize CKLA/Caminos units through the lens of writing. | |||||||||
36 | Academics | Humanities - Secondary Literacy | LIteracy | Leveraging Writing throughout the Literacy Lesson | 8:00 - 11:00 AM | Brandon Hines | Virtual | Synchronous, Google Meet | 3 | 6-12 literacy teachers, teachers building their own literacy capacity | This session will provide opportunity to examine the role writing plays throughout Tier 1 literacy instruction as a means of engaging in the metacognitive process of internalizing learnings and creating opportunity for rigorous exploration of texts. | |||||||||
37 | Academics | Humanities - Secondary Literacy | LIteracy | Leading for Transformational Literacy Instruction-Secondary | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Chelsey Klassen | Virtual | Synchronous, Google Meet | 1.5 | STLs, APs Deans, and Content Leads who lead English Language Arts or Social Studies teams | This session will continue the work of previous sessions focusing theory of action coaching plan. Participants will get the opportunity to pause and reflect on their coaching plan. Then they will share with a small group how their plan went from start to finish and how it will impact their plans for the end of the year and next year. | |||||||||
38 | Academics | Humanities - Secondary Literacy | ELA | Professional Learning Communities of Practice for Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Data-Driven Instruction | 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Anne Marie Blieszner | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | 9-12 ELA Teachers | This session is the culmination of the PLC series. Participants will have the opportunity to celebrate their learning throughout the year as well as make a plan for a strong close to the year. Participants should bring their goal statement(s), reflections on progress towards their goal(s), student work samples or other artifacts that demonstrate student growth, and planning materials for an upcoming lesson. | |||||||||
39 | Academics | Humanities - Secondary Literacy | Literacy | Updating to EL 2.0: Strategic Monitoring + Feedback During Close Reading | 8:00 - 11:00 | Melissa Andrews | In person | Synchronous | 3 | 6-8 Literacy Teachers | Teachers will practice planning to monitor during a close read with exemplar in hand and reviewing student work to provide in-the-moment feedback or adjusted instruction. | |||||||||
40 | Academics | Mathematics | 3-5 Math | Leveraging Meaningful Discourse through the Structure and Generalization Mathematical Practices : In Person Session | 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Linda Miller | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Mathematics Teachers | In this session participants will explore how discourse is leveraged and connected to the Standards for Mathematical Practice. We will unpack, observe examples, and plan for the structure and generalization Mathematical Practice Standards in order to create equitable opportunities for students to shoulder the cognitive lift of a mathematical task while engaging in meaningful discussions. | |||||||||
41 | Academics | Mathematics | 3-5 Math | Leveraging Meaningful Discourse through the Structure and Generalization Mathematical Practices : Virtual Sessions | 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Live Virtual Facilitator (Zoom Room A): Julie Cruz Live Virtual Facilitator (Zoom Room B) : Lul Yusuf | Live & Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Mathematics Teachers | In this session participants will explore how discourse is leveraged and connected to the Standards for Mathematical Practice. We will unpack, observe examples, and plan for the structure and generalization Mathematical Practice Standards in order to create equitable opportunities for students to shoulder the cognitive lift of a mathematical task while engaging in meaningful discussions. | |||||||||
42 | Academics | Mathematics | Secondary Math | Supporting Students to Access Grade-Level Tasks (Cohort) | 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Grade 6 Math - Christina Baldy Grade 8 Math - Lindsey Coleman Integrated Math 1 - Rachel Shea Integrated Math 2 - Joel Curtis Integrated Math 3 - Justin Cole | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | Secondary Mathematics Teachers | Participants will engage in collaborative lesson planning in grade-level cohorts. Participants will sharpen their content knowledge to support them in addressing students’ multiple levels and needs within the context of a grade-level task. In April we will continue to plan for meaningful academic discussions utilizing supports and protocols for students. | |||||||||
43 | Academics | Mathematics | Secondary Math | Becoming an Anti Racist Mathematics Educator (Cohort) | 9:45-11:15 | Justin Cole | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | Secondary Math Teachers | Participants will deepen their understanding of the ways that white supremacy culture shows up in mathematics teaching and learning while identifying ways to shift their instruction towards anti-racist mathematics practices. Teachers will engage in personal reflection and collaborate with other educators. | |||||||||
44 | Montesorri | Ealy Elementary | Montessori Lower El: Deepening Montessori Science of Reading Practices | 8:30 - 10:30 | Paula Banuelos | In-person | Denison Montessori | 2 | Lower Elementary Montessori Teachers (Primary Montessori teachers should register for the session titled Science of Reading in the Montessori Early Childhood Environment Part 2) | Participants will reflect on CKLA implementation this year and prepare for a successful close of year by continuing to deepen their understanding of the CKLA spelling patterns and decodable texts. Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with other Montessori teachers for a planning session and engage in a panel conversation to learn about their colleagues’ successes and challenges. | ||||||||||
45 | Montesorri | ECE | ECE: Science of Reading in the Montessori Early Childhood Environment Part 2 | 8:30 - 10:30 | Tunisha Hairston-Brown | In-person | Denison Montessori | 2 | Primary Montessori Teachers and Paraprofessionals | Competency Domain: Teaching Practice Participants will deepen their understanding of the Science of Reading implemented in Early Childhood Montessori environments, focusing on building alphabet knowledge, print awareness, oral language, and comprehension. Session will include smaller breakout sessions and a panel discussion. | ||||||||||
46 | Academics | Multilingual Education | ELD: Secondary | Secondary ELD: Spotlighting Instruction | 9:45-11:15 | Cristina Kinz | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Secondary ELD teachers | This session is a chance to learn from fellow colleagues through instructional spotlight. Participants will exchange one successful strategy or artifact from the year with their colleagues in order to highlight and grow their practice. | |||||||||
47 | Academics | Multilingual Education | ELD: Elementary | Elementary ELD: Celebrations and Setting the Course for 2023-24 | 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Erika Krueger | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Elementary ELD teachers | During this session, participants will share promising instructional practices and begin to develop an ELD instructional lens for the coming school year. | |||||||||
48 | Multilingual Education | ELA-S: Elementary | Project GLAD Chants for Caminos K-3 | 8:30 - 9:45 | Valeria Praga-Rodriguez | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | K-3 ELA-S Teachers using the Caminos curriculum | This interactive session will present one research-based Project GLAD strategy that supports oral language development and reading fluency for emerging bilingual students. Participants will learn how the strategy works, and leave with a chant ready to go that can be implemented in their upcoming Caminos unit of study. ¡No se la pierdan! This session will be presented in Spanish and English." | ||||||||||
49 | Academics | Multilingual Education | Newcomer Teachers | Spotlighting Instruction for Newcomer and Level 1 Students | 8:00-9:30 AM | Amy Osterbeal | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Teachers of Newcomer and Level 1 MLL Students | This session is a chance to learn from fellow colleagues through instructional spotlight. Participants will exchange one successful strategy or artifact from the year with their colleagues in order to highlight and grow their practice. | |||||||||
50 | Multilingual Education | ELD | Planning as Co-Teaching ELD Teams for the 23-24 School Year | 9:45 - 11:15 | Shannon Wilson | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | ELD Co-Teachers | In this session , ELD Co-Teachers who will be Co-Teaching together in the 23-24 School Year will spend time focusing on building strong Co-Teaching relationships, defining roles/responsibilities, and making long-term plans for how to be successful in a Co-Taught ELD team. | ||||||||||
51 | Academics | Multilingual Education | World Languages & SLA | World Languages/Spanish Language Arts | 8:00-11:15am | Andrea Caulfield and Cris Lasser | In person | George Washington HS | 3.5 | World Language and SLA Teachers | This session supports all DPS World Languages teachers and Spanish Language Arts teachers. Teachers will have a menu of session options to choose from, including: leveraging best practices in language acquisition, planning/differentiation for a range of language levels, culturally responsive lesson design, and vertical/horizontal alignment. Spanish Language Arts (SLA) sessions will support middle and high school teachers in implementing the OneWay curriculum. | |||||||||
52 | Exceptional Student Services | Nursing | Nursing | Nursing Standards of Practice | 9:45 - 11:15 | Teresa Ross | In person | Lowry Conference Center | 2.5 | Registered Nurses - (School Nurses) | In this session we will learn up to date process and procedures for 504s | |||||||||
53 | Exceptional Student Services | Related Services | Low Incidence Disabilities | Low Incidence Disability Team Professional Learning | 10:00-12:00 | MICHELLE CHACON | In person | JFK | 1.5 | Audiologists, Educational Sign Language Interpreters, Braillists, DHH/Vision Paraprofessionals,, Teachers of the Deaf and Teachers of the Visually Impaired, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists ONLY | Low Incidence Disability Team members will engage in discussion around high-quality services and interventions, supporting the whole-child and accelerating learning and re-envisioning education. | |||||||||
54 | Exceptional Student Services | Related Services | OT & PT | Occupational and Physical Therapy Department Professional Learning | 1-4 PM | Marissa Knight | In person | Acoma 113 A&B | 3 | Only Occupational and Physical Therapists - no school based staff | Occupational and Physical Therapists will discuss end of year procedures and department workload recommendations. | |||||||||
55 | Related Services | Community Prevention | Supporting the Success of Gang Involved and Other Youth Engaged in High Violence Risk Behaviors | 9:45 AM - 11:15AM | Jonathan McMillan (DPS Sponsor -Leah Raffa) | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Professionals who work with youth populations which are at higher risk of becoming involved or impacted with violence | Youth and Street Gang expert, Jonathan McMillan will be providing a highly engaging training series designed to equip professionals with the skills to • Perform outreach and engage in productive relationships with gang involved youth • Perform case management which addresses the specific needs of gang involved youth • Understand what motivates a young person to be a part of gang culture • Understand what motivates a young person to leave gang culture • Myths about youth and street gangs • Raise cultural competencies • How trauma informs violent behavior • Youth violence prevention and intervention through a public health model: Risk and Protective Factors | ||||||||||
56 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Instruction | Inclusive IEP Writing, Grading, and Least Restrictive Environment | 9:45 AM - 11:15AM | Colleen Hussey | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Open to all school staff writing and implementing IEPs | You've got the strategies, but how do we document it all? In this session, we will cover the nuts & bolts of writing an Inclusive IEP, determining what really is the Least Restrictive Environment (and how do we know?). We will also dig in to grading practices and what this can look like in an inclusive classroom. | |||||||||
57 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Instruction | SOP Deep Dive | 9:45 - 11:15 | Liz Van Liere | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Special Education Teachers, Special Service Providers and Team Leads | Participants will learn key standard operating procedures and their nuances for implementation | |||||||||
58 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Instruction | Lexia - Core5 (Student Level Reports ) | 9:45 - 11:15 | Crystal Minor (DPS Sponsor) | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Teacher (special educator using the program this year with students) - Elementary k-5th | "Student-Level Reports supports participants to understand the information contained in student-level myLexia reports (Student Skills Report, Student Progress Report, Student Usage Report, Student Detailed Skills Report, Student Standards Report). This session teaches educators how to track student progress, diagnose potential skill deficiencies, identify patterns in skill gaps, and alert and direct educators to targeted instructional resources to support students using student-level data." | |||||||||
59 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Instruction | Lexia - PowerUp (Student Level Reports) | 9:45 - 11:15 | Nicole O'Nan (DPS Sponsor) | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Teacher (special educator using the program this year with students) Secondary 6-12th | "This session helps educators access and interpret the actionable data in each myLexia student-level report (Student Overview, Skill Reports, and Standards Reports) and determine how to use each report to prioritize and plan instruction. This session teaches educators how to track student progress, diagnose potential skill deficiencies, identify patterns in skill gaps, and alert and direct educators to targeted instructional resources to support students using student-level data." | |||||||||
60 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | SPED | ESS Required PL: End of Year Checklist and Transition IEP's | 8:00AM - 9:30AM | SEIS team | Virtual | Synchronous, Google Meet | 1.5 | All Special Education Staff; Should include special service providers and admin overseeing special education | "Special Education teams, including related service providers and administrators, will gain an understanding of the end of year checkout procedures. This session will include an overview of the end of year checklists for all Special Education teams and an overview of the center program specific checklist. There will be embedded worktime for teams to get started on these checkilists. Required CDE Training for all Secondary Special Education Teachers covering transition IEPS: - Independent living skills goals - Connect course of study to transition goals - Annual goal alignment - Unit of measurement Ideally, Special Education teams will attend this Teal day session together (in the same room) in order to maximize the time provided and to collaborate with eachother to get started on the end of year checklists" | |||||||||
61 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Compliance | Enrich - Tips and Reports (asynchronous, same course offered in October) | Asynchronous | Arianna Shami | Virtual (Asynchronous) | Available at any time | 1.5 | Teachers, special service providers and admin overseeing special education | Special education teachers and special service providers will understand the key components of a well written high quality IEP and use of the tools the district utilizes to look at student IEPs for quality | |||||||||
62 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Instruction | Collaborative Goals (included in January TD) | Asynchronous | Lee Ann Cox/Hillary Daniels | Virtual (Asynchronous) | Available at any time | 1.5 | Teacher/Audience also includes special service providers and admin overseeing special education | Participants will learn to design team-based collaborative standards-aligned SMART IEP goals and objectives | |||||||||
63 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Instruction | Inclusion 101 & Intro to Universal Design for Learning (Asynchronous, same course offered in August) | Asynchronous | Colleen Hussey | Virtual (Asynchronous) | Available at any time | 1.5 | Open to all school staff | Dig Deeper into the concept of Universal Design for Learning; Learn how to plan lessons so that all learners have a way to meaningfully participate; practice with creating adapted & differentiated materials to increase access for all students. | |||||||||
64 | Exceptional Student Services | Special Education | Instruction | FBA BIP Training for Mental Health (Asynchronous, same course offered in August) | Asynchronous | Bryn Harris | Virtual (Asynchronous) | Available at any time | 1.5 | Mental Health Professionals | Training on Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan as this is an essential function of their role.Participants will learn new information required for staff to serve students | |||||||||
65 | Academics | STEAM | Comprehensive Health | Community and Parent Engagement in Comprehensive Health | 10:00-11:30 | Molly Alderton | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Any Educator in Building involved with Comprehensive Health | Comp Health is coming as a grad requirement in 2023/2024. Join us for a conversation in ways to engage in your schools Community and inhance Caregiver engagement. This workshop will help you gain greater confidence, skills, and resources that support increased collaboration with parents and caregivers in sex ed for youth. | |||||||||
66 | Academics | STEAM | Comprehensive Health | Social Determinants of Health | 8:00-9:30 | Juliana Evans | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | Any Educator in Building involved with Comprehensive Health | “Social determinants of health” are the social factors external to an individual that may not seem directly relevant to health, but that ultimately shape the conditions in which people live, work, and grow in ways that can both promote well-being and confer disease risk. This training will challenge learners to consider the social determinants of health through “real world” examples that bring the concepts to life. Participants will learn about the ways broader social factors—such as education, socioeconomic status, and social policies— influence major global health challenges. | |||||||||
67 | STEAM | K-5 Science | Considerations for CRE Instructional Enhancements in Elementary Science | Asynchronous | Eva Bridgeforth | Virtual | Synchronous | 1 | K-5 teachers | Teachers will examine the curriculum through a lens of CRE, including student/school customization and community extensions, and examine resources for supplementation. | ||||||||||
68 | Academics | STEAM | K-5 Science | Education for Regenerative Futures Grades K-5 | 10:00-11:30 | Sarah Bexell (external?) | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | K-5 Teachers | Teachers will have the opportunity to discuss resources and plan a lesson that they’ll be using in the next month (April = “Earth Month”). Practice integrating concepts of interconnectedness, regeneration, sustainability, as well as systems and critical thinking skills. Participants will also learn about a Sustainability PDU opportunity for the 23-24 school year. | |||||||||
69 | Academics | STEAM | K-5 Science | Welcome to Discovery Education Experience! Grades K-5 | 8:00-9:30 | Deanna Goodrich (in-person) Sarah Johangiry (virtual) | in person and virtual | George Washington HS | 1.5 | K-5 Teachers | We are excited to share your access to the Discovery Education Platform where you can quickly find engaging and relevant resources like video segments, Virtual Field Trips, interactives, songs, audio books and so much more to supplement and enrich your Denver Public Schools curriculum. Explore time-saving, ready-to-use activities for all grade levels and content areas that integrate the best of the 150,000+ vetted, curated, and standards-aligned resources. | |||||||||
70 | Academics | STEAM | 4-7 Science | The Living Laboratory: Techniques for Utilizing School Grounds and Natural Spaces for Skills and Standards: Outdoor Learning Through Conservation | 10:00-11:30 | Keyerria Howard | In person | Denver Zoo, Gates Center – Norgren Event Space | 1.5 | Science Teachers Grades 4-7 | Join educators from Denver Zoo in exploring what it means to use the natural world around you as a “living laboratory.” How can real world conservation problems act as inspiration and context for your lessons? What resources are just outside of your window that can make your classrooms come alive? We’ll share some exciting new changes that Denver Zoo has in store, explore the campus in a new way, and brainstorm together about outdoor learning experiences for students. | |||||||||
71 | Academics | STEAM | K-3 Science | The Living Laboratory: Techniques for Utilizing School Grounds and Natural Spaces for Skills and Standards: Nurturing Scientists through Nature Play | 10:00-11:30 | Eva Bridgeforth | In person | Denver Zoo, Gates Center – Norgren Event Space | 1.5 | Science Teachers Grades 4-7 | Join Denver Zoo educators as we discover techniques to encourage students to make observations of the world around them as they build science skills. We’ll discuss the foundations and benefits of nature play and inquiry-based learning, spend time exploring our Zofnass-Barclay Family Nature Play Trail, and brainstorm together ways to apply this learning in everyday lessons. | |||||||||
72 | Academics | STEAM | 6-8 Science | MS Science Cohort | 8:00-9:30 | Keyerria Howard | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | Middle School Amplify Science Teachers and STLs | Teachers will intentionally investigate, plan and implement best practices in order to create and facilitate a culturally and linguistically responsive classroom conducive to productive student discussion throughout the year. | |||||||||
73 | Academics | STEAM | 6-12 Science | Welcome to Discovery Education Experience! 6-12 Educators | 10:00-11:30 | Deanna Goodrich (in-person) Sarah Johangiry (virtual) | in person and virtual | George Washington HS | 1.5 | 6-12 Grade Teachers | We are excited to share your access to the Discovery Education Platform where you can quickly find engaging and relevant resources like video segments, Virtual Field Trips, interactives, songs, audio books and so much more to supplement and enrich your Denver Public Schools curriculum. Explore time-saving, ready-to-use activities for all grade levels and content areas that integrate the best of the 150,000+ vetted, curated, and standards-aligned resources. | |||||||||
74 | Academics | STEAM | 6-8 Science | Education for Regenerative Futures Grades 6-8 | 8:00-9:30 | Sarah Bexell (external?) | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | 6-8 Grade Teachers | Teachers will have the opportunity to discuss resources and plan a lesson that they’ll be using in the next month (April = “Earth Month”). Practice integrating concepts of interconnectedness, regeneration, sustainability, as well as systems and critical thinking skills. Participants will also learn about a Sustainability PDU opportunity for the 23-24 school year. | |||||||||
75 | Academics | STEAM | 9-12 Science | iHub Biology (April 3) | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Branden Lane | In person | George Washington HS | 2 | High School Biology Teachers and STLs | Biology teachers using the iHub Biology curriculum will be able to describe the third unit of instruction (Ecosystems), including the sequence of questioning teachers are asked to facilitate in their classrooms. | |||||||||
76 | Academics | STEAM | 9-12 Science | iHub Chemistry (April 3) | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Shannan Pullara | In person | George Washington HS | 2 | High School Chemistry Teachers and STLs | Chemistry teachers using the iHub Chemistry curriculum will be able to describe the third (Nuclear) and/or fourth (Polar Ice) units of Instruction including the sequence of questioning teachers are asked to facilitate in their classrooms. | |||||||||
77 | Academics | STEAM | 9-12 Science | Phenomena(l) High School Science Instruction (April 3) | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Liz Johnston | In person | George Washington HS | 2 | High School Science Teachers (not teaching Biology or Chemistry) and STLs | Teachers will be able to collaboratively work to share engagement tools, strategies, and resources to finish the school year strong! This session will include teacher discourse regarding best practices for grading: competency based, standards based, and grading for equity. | |||||||||
78 | Academics | STEAM | 9-12 Science | OpenSciEd Field Test (April 3) | 8:00 - 4:00 | Kathryn Fleegal | In person | George Washington HS | 8 | OpenSciEd Field Test Teachers ONLY | Teachers field-testing Biology, Chemistry, or Physics curricular units will be prepared to use B.5, C.5 & P.6 units. | |||||||||
79 | Academics | STEAM | 9-12 Science | Inter-School High School Science PLCs (April 3) | 10:00 - 11:30 | Shannan Pullara | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | High School Science Teacher, Team Lead or Senior Team Lead, School Leader | This session is an open forum intended to give teachers across schools with similar content a space to collaboratively plan and share resources to support strong science instruction across the district. This includes: - Science Teachers at Pathways Schools - IB Teachers - AP Teachers - Concurrent Enrollment | |||||||||
80 | Academics | STEAM | STEM | Schoolwide Labs - CU Boulder Cohort Session 5 | 8:00-11:30am | Douglas Watkins | In person | George Washington HS | 3.5 | Only select participants. (Not open to registration) | SchoolWide Labs (SWL) is a research and educational program that engages in projects that collaboratively co-designs middle school curricula that supports student engagement in Computational Thinking (CT). Science and STEM teachers from multiple school districts co-develop, test, and iterate after-school and summer programs with researchers. SWL program currently operates three projects under a variety of funding sources. SWL's middle school curricula integrate and promote CT in STEM and Science classrooms through providing engaging, hands-on learning experiences through a school-based sensing platform anchored in storyline units focused on phenomena. Each instructional unit is referred to as a storyline - a set of lessons that are driven by student questions about a specific design challenge or scientific phenomena. These storylines use students’ questions and ideas to ground the sensing investigation and drive the class forward.Sensing technology is integrated into a series of lessons that address identified performance expectations in the Next Generation Science Standards as well as science, engineering and computational thinking practices. | |||||||||
82 | Academics | Whole Child | TSEAL | TSEAL focus on Relationship Skills and Collaborative Problem Solving | 9:45-11:15 | Kim Price | Virtual | Synchronous | 1.5 | All educators | Review TSEAL Equity Focus Areas and CASEL Competencies, describe the intersection of Relationship Skills and Collaborative Problem Solving and why they are important for both adults and students. (why) Learn and reflect on our own Relationship and Collaborative Problem skills (adult practices) Apply understanding of Collaborative Problem Solving Skills by creating the conditions that support the building of Relationship skills. (student application) | |||||||||
83 | Academics | Whole Child | Trauma Informed Practices | Trauma-Informed Practices To Regulate the Brain & Body | 8:00-9:30 | Dina Zainy | In person | George Washington HS | 1.5 | All | This course examines the role which toxic stress plays in the development of the brain and its impact on behavior and ways to counteract these behaviors with strategies that serve individual students and the whole classroom community. Participants will learn about the benefits of practicing and incorporating different breathing techniques, rhythm and movement and mindfulness within the classroom in order to help everyone regulate their minds and bodies and be prepared to learn. | |||||||||
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