Here are this week’s professional development offerings. To view all professional development offerings or to sign up for courses, please log in to the PLMS website.
This week’s highlighted courses:
Informative Session with Number Worlds Consultant
How can you utilize Number Worlds to ensure maximum success with your students? Come to this session to learn helpful tips to increase the success of your students with Number Worlds. You will learn strategies and techniques to support you in using this intervention program for students with disabilities. There will be ample time for questions, so bring your questions and concerns. #14744
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? You will work as a collaborative team to plan lessons and assessments that engage students in authentic learning and help develop critical skills. During each session, teacher leaders will unpack the revised Standards of Learning for History and Social Science and develop instructional activities, common assessments and suggestions for technology integration to support teaching and learning. #14710
ACPS Elementary Literacy Guidelines: Comprehensive Literacy 101
How can K-5 teachers use a Comprehensive Literacy Framework to help their students reach high levels of literacy? How can ACPS teachers meet the diverse literacy needs of their students while still teaching grade-level standards? During this 90-minute session participants will learn the key components of the ACPS K-5 Comprehensive Literacy Framework and the non-negotiables for literacy instruction. #14691
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