Literacy Professional Development 2012/2013

Literacy Elementary K-5
Descriptors:	Audience	Related Information	Fall Sessions	Winter Sessions
Level 1: Understanding the ELA Common Core State Standards – Elementary	K-5 teachers Special Educators	Overview of the ELA CCSS Design and Organization Instructional Shifts	Per request	Per request
Level 2: Going Deeper with the ELA CCSS	Grades 3-12 teachers Special Educators	Studying the Grades 3-5 ELA Standards Overview of PARCC Connections to the PARCC Model Content Frameworks Instructional Strategies to support the implementation of the CCSS
Reading and Responding to Texts - Implementing CCSS click to register	Grades K-5	Reading and responding to text Reading closely Text-dependent Questions		3/21/2013
Writing Opinion Pieces - Implementing the Common Core State Standards click to register	K-5 teachers Special Educators	Identify grade level expectations for writing opinions Instructional strategies to support the teaching of writing opinions		Per request
Short Research Projects – Implementing ELA CCSS click to register	Grades 3-5 Teachers Special Educators	Identify grade level expectations for conducting short research projects Instructional strategies to support students with conducting short research projects		3/21/13
Developing Academic and Domain Specific Vocabulary click to register	K-12 teachers Special Educators	Understand the three tiers of words Instructional strategies to support vocabulary development	Per request	Per request

Literacy Secondary ELA teachers: Grades 6-12
Descriptors:	Audience	Related Information	Fall Sessions	Winter Sessions
Level 1: Understanding the ELA Common Core State Standards - Secondary	ELA teachers Special Educators	Overview of the ELA CCSS Design and Organization Instructional Shifts Introduction to PARCC	Per request	Per request
Level 2: Going Deeper with the ELA CCSS	Grades 3-12 teachers Special Educators	Studying the ELA Standards (Grades 6-12) Overview of PARCC Connections to the PARCC Model Content Frameworks Instructional Strategies to support the implementation of the CCSS
Reading and Analyzing Complex Texts - Implementing CCSS	Grades 6-12 Teachers Special Educators	Reading and responding to complex text Reading closely Text-dependent Questions
Writing Arguments - Implementing ELA CCSS	Grades 6-12 Teachers Special Educators	Identify what students need to know and be able to do in order to write an effective argument Instructional strategies to support the teaching of writing an argument
Short Research Projects – Implementing ELA CCSS click to register	Grades 6-12 teachers Special Educators	Identify the skills and strategies that students need in order to conduct research projects Instructional strategies to support the teaching of short research projects		Per request
Developing Academic and Domain Specific Vocabulary click to register	K-12 teachers Special Educators	Understand the three tiers of words Instructional strategies to support vocabulary development	Per request	Per request

Literacy in the Content Areas Secondary Content Area Teachers: Grades 6-12
Descriptors:	Audience	Related Information	Fall Sessions	Winter Sessions
Understanding the Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science and the Technical Subjects click to register	Grades 6- 12 Content areas teachers Special Educators	Design and Organization Instructional Shifts Curriculum Connections Overview of PARCC	10/17/2012	Per request
Reading and Analyzing Complex Texts - Implementing CCSS in the Content Areas click to register	Grades 6-12 Teachers Special Educators	Reading and responding to complex text Reading closely Text-dependent Questions
Writing Arguments - Implementing CCSS	Grades 6-12 Teachers Special Educators	Identify what students need to know and be able to do in order to write an effective argument Instructional strategies to support the teaching of writing an argument
Short Research Projects – Implementing CCSS click to register	Grades 6-12 Teachers Special Educators	Identify the skills and strategies that students need in order to conduct research projects Instructional strategies to support the teaching of short research projects		3/21/2013
Developing Academic and Domain Specific Vocabulary click to register	K-12 teachers Special Educators	Understand the three tiers of words Instructional strategies to support vocabulary development	Per request	Per request