2018 Summer Professional Development
Throughout the school year, staff members across School District 21 take responsibility for their own ongoing learning through both structured and unstructured learning opportunities. Each summer, there are a variety of formal professional development opportunities available to CCSD21 staff members.
Learn more about these opportunities by clicking ‘More Information’ to expand each section. Where applicable, register with the link provided.
Summer work for specific groups that is not listed below will be detailed in separate communications to those individual groups.
Teaching Reading in Small Groups
Target audience: K-8 instructional staff who support literacy.
Middle School Reading Workshop – Year 2
Target audience: Grade 6-8 instructional staff who support literacy.
Literacy Instruction Utilizing the “Writing Units of Study” Resource
Target audience: PK-8 instructional staff who support literacy.
DRA2 / EDL2
Target audience: Instructional staff who will be administering this assessment for the first time in 2018-2019, or who would like to learn more about how to use the tool to guide instruction.
The Balancing Act of Kindergarten Writing
Target audience: Kindergarten staff.
Effective Instruction for Blended Classrooms
Target audience: Teachers who will be teaching a blended classroom in the 2018-2019 school year.
ISU PDS Cooperating Teacher Orientation
Target audience: Cooperating teachers.
New Staff Orientation
Target audience: Staff new to CCSD21.
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Recertification
Target audience: Staff members who are already certified in NCI and need recertification.
Blended Sequence of “The Writing Units of Study”
Target audience: Teachers who will be teaching a blended classroom in the 2018-2019 school year.
CCSD21 Summer Technology Mini-Conference
Target audience: Licensed staff.
Connected Math Project (CMP) Orientation
Target audience: 6-8 math teachers.
Everyday Math Orientation
Target audience: K-5 teachers.
Connected Math Project (CMP) Users’ Retreat
Target audience: 6-8 math teachers.
Everyday Math Users’ Retreat
Target audience: K-5 teachers.
Tech Time for New Teammates
Target audience: New staff.