{"id":2058,"date":"2016-11-05T15:35:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T19:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2016-11-05T15:35:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T19:35:27","slug":"professional-development-highlights-elementary-literacy-and-writing-and-talking-to-students-about-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/professional-development-highlights-elementary-literacy-and-writing-and-talking-to-students-about-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Highlights: Elementary Literacy and Writing, and Talking to Students About Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To view all professional development offerings or to sign up for courses, please log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/acps.truenorthlogic.com\/U\/P\/Channel\/-\/ExternalChannel?Path=%2Fia%2Fapp%2Fcal%2FmonthTeaserV2%3Fmonth%3D9%26year%3D2016\">PLMS website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>This week\u2019s highlighted courses:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>ACPS Elementary Literacy Guidelines: Comprehensive Literacy 101<\/strong><br \/>\nHow 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. <strong>#14691\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Communication Tools for Use with Students <\/strong><br \/>\nParticipants will learn about how to engage their students in understanding and talking about their data. Age\/grade-level appropriate documents to engage students with their data that\u00a0staff can use in their data binders will be provided. Participants will also learn more about quality tools that can empower students in taking responsibility for their own learning. #14603<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elementary Writing Workshop Strand: Norming Student Writing Products<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring this session, teachers will use the Writing Pathways Continuum and ACPS Writing Rubrics to collaboratively norm ACPS student writing samples against grade level expectations. By the end of a session, participants will have exemplars for each score point to share with their students, parents and colleagues. <strong>#14675\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To register, please log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/acps.truenorthlogic.com\/U\/P\/Channel\/-\/ExternalChannel?Path=%2Fia%2Fapp%2Fcal%2FmonthTeaserV2%3Fmonth%3D9%26year%3D2016\">PLMS website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow the Professional Development team on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TeachACPS\">@TeachACPS <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Follow and contribute to the conversation with hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23TeachACPS&amp;src=typd\">#TeachACPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACPS offers hundreds of courses for staff. 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