Description: This session is focused on how to effectively incorporate small group instruction into the literacy block. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Objectives:

• Become well-versed in assessment lenses and tools
• Target instruction for each student’s needs and form groups accordingly
• Understand small-group structures to support engagement, fluency, comprehension, print work, and conversation skills
• Practice scheduling techniques to ensure ongoing assessment

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for Teaching Reading in Small Groups.

Description: This session is focused on developing a reading workshop model within the communications classroom: creating a set workshop structure, aligning reading and writing power standards, and writing mini-lessons for reading power standards. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Register for Middle School Reading Workshop – Year 2 June 4th session or August 16th session.

Description: Learn more about the Lucy Calkins’ Writing Units of Study program. Participants will learn how to utilize the Writing Units of Study to effectively implement our CCSD21 Language Arts Frameworks and how the resource supports a cohesive PK-8 sequence for teaching and assessing the writing power standards. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for Literacy Instruction Utilizing the “Writing Units of Study” Resource.

Description: Join us to learn how to accurately administer and score the DRA2/EDL2 (Developmental Reading Assessment®/ Evaluación del desarrollo de la lectura®). Learn strategies for organizing the assessment and utilizing other resources to support instruction based on assessment results. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for DRA2 / EDL2.

Description: Kindergarten teachers from across the district will collaborate to develop a set of mini-lessons for the 1st month of kindergarten that will foster oral language development and assist children in becoming successful at storytelling by composing with pictures before they begin the writing units of study. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for The Balancing Act of Kindergarten Writing.

Description: Teachers will review the aspects of a successful blended learning environment. Blended power standards and frameworks will be shared and discussed. Participants will begin planning for the upcoming school year. Teachers new to blended classrooms or returning to blended classrooms are encouraged to attend. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Dates, Times, and Locations:

Register: Click here to register for Effective Instruction for Blended Classrooms.

Description: Cooperating Teachers (CTs) will learn about the requirements of the Illinois State University Professional Development School (ISU-PDS) program. Participants will learn to enhance their skills in coaching and mentoring student teaching interns.

Date, Time, and Location:

Description: Session 1 – New staff will be introduced to the Professional Learning Community of School District 21, and will take a bus tour of the district. In the afternoon, staff will return to their schools for building-based meetings with their principal.

Session 2 – New staff will learn about the mentoring program and employee expectations. Staff will return to schools for the afternoon.

Dates, Times, and Locations:

Description: This recertification is for staff that are certified in NCI (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention) and who need a recertification to stay current with their practice. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Dates, Times, and Locations:

Register: Click here to register for Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Recertification.

Description: Teachers will work with other blended staff to create a blended sequence with “The Writing Units of Study” for each band of grade levels (K-1, 2-3, 4-5). Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for Blended Sequence of “The Writing Units of Study”.

Description: Join us for an exciting, fun-filled day of technology learning presented by CCSD21 teachers and staff. Experience a conference-style setting and choose your sessions based on personal interest and technology learning goals. Learn new skills, or dive deeper into resources and strategies you’d like to know more about. This Mini-Con will be hands-on, with time allotted to work and create in a supported environment. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will not be paid.

Dates, Times, and Locations:

Register: Click here to register for one or both days of the CCSD21 Summer Technology Mini-Conference.

Description: This session is for teachers new to the Connected Math Project (CMP) to provide an overview of the resource including pedagogy, instructional model, assessments, and resources. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for CMP Orientation.

Description: This session is for teachers new to Everyday Mathematics to provide an overview of the resource, including pedagogy, instructional model, assessments, and resources. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for Everyday Math Orientation.

Description: Come collaborate with colleagues and explore how to get the most out of our CMP resources. Discuss differentiation, assessment, and new resources related to successful implementation of CMP. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for CMP Users’ Retreat.

Description: Come collaborate with colleagues and explore how to get the most out of our Everyday Mathematics resources. Discuss differentiation, assessment, and new resources related to successful implementation of Everyday Math. Attendance is voluntary and attendees will be paid.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for Everyday Math Users’ Retreat.

Description: After signing a contract, all new certified staff members will participate in a technology training. During this time, staff members will receive a staff laptop and associated accessories, participate in basic training about their staff laptop and how it functions, learn about District policies related to the staff laptop, receive a CCSD21 Google Apps for Education account and email address, and more.

Date, Time, and Location:

Register: Click here to register for Tech Time for New Teammates.