Professional Development Highlights: Social Studies Collaborative Networks, Science Academy, Teaching Reading and Writing

Professional Development Highlights
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Here are this week’s professional development offerings. To view all offerings or to sign up for courses, please login to the PLMS website.

This week’s highlighted courses:

Social Studies Collaborative Networks
How can we plan collaboratively to help our students become critical thinkers who understand and can communicate about the past, the world around them and their role in shaping the future?

Participants in this course will work as a to plan lessons and assessments that engage students in authentic learning and help them to develop critical skills. During each session, teachers will unpack the revised Standards of Learning for history and social science and develop instructional activities, common assessments, and suggestions for technology integration that will support teaching and learning. #14710 

Science Academy for Improving Learning in Science (SAILS)
In collaboration with George Mason University, the ACPS curriculum department is conducting the Science Academy for Improving Learning in Science (SAILS). This consists of a series of sessions that focus on improving science instruction in grades three through five. Participants will receive recertification points, instructional materials, books, and access to all the lesson plans, assessments and other tools that are developed during the academy. #12722 

Teachers College Reading & Writing Project (TCWP) Trainer Open Enrollment Session
During these workshops, a trainer from TCRWP will facilitate professional learning geared towards a specific topic related to reading and writing. These workshops are open to any elementary teacher who is interested in refining their instructional practice for teaching reading and/or writing. #14055 

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