2023 Summer Professional Learning

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES

Welcome to the 2023 Avon Lake Summer Professional Learning Series! This e-book contains a variety of summer professional learning opportunities for you to explore anytime, anywhere, at any pace. Travel through the entire book, stopping at topics that interest you. Once you've completed your chosen professional learning, document your hours on the Google Form.

Amplify CKLA Training

EnVisions SuccessMaker Enhancer

Tuesday, June 6
8:30AM-2:30PM

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K-5 teachers, intervention specialists, tutors

Friday, August 18
8:30AM-2:30PM

This session is for any K-8 math teacher looking to enhance their understanding and utilization of Successmaker. You will walk away ready for year 2 of implementation and learn about the new screener that can replace the initial placement test for students.

Virtual: August 18, 9-11 am

ZOOM LINK

Back to School Basics

Getting Creative with Canva

Join Jim & Kelly for a session to get you up and running for a successful school year. They will help support anything Google (Classroom, Drive, Sheets, Tools & Add-Ons) as well as HQSD for the 23-24 school year.

Have you seen all the creative teacher resources out there and wondering how to create your own? Join Erin & Heather to up your design game and learn how to utilize Canva for you and your students.

Friday, August 18 8:30-10:30 AM HS Room 265

Wednesday, August 16 9:00-11:00 AM HS Pilot Class

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SESSION

Vocabulary- LETRS Unit 5

Reading Comprehension- LETRS Unit 6

Join Olivia Weisman as she presents a session on vocabulary instruction for Unit 5 of LETRS. You do NOT need to be registered for LETRS Units 5-8 nor is it a requirement if you are registered.

Join Olivia Weisman as she presents Unit 6 of LETRS covering reading comprehension. You do NOT need to be registered for LETRS Units 5-8 nor is it a requirement to attend if you are registered.

Tuesday, August 8 8:30-3:00 HS Pilot Classroom

Tuesday, August 15 8:30-3:00 HS Pilot Classroom

CKLA Planning Session

mCLASS Administration Course

This session will be dedicated to planning the first few weeks of your first unit in CKLA. Heather will work with you to make sure you can log in to the system, find resources, and go through the first lessons so you feel comfortable getting the year started. Bring your team or just yourself! The majority of time will be a work session, but Heather will be available to help guide you through. The August 18th training is different than this session. You can attend both.

Monday, August 14 9:00-11:00 HS Pilot Classroom

This course will prepare you to administer and score the mCLASS with DIBELS 8th Edition assessment. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be ready to leverage mCLASS reports and lessons to accelerate data-driven student outcomes. This course will take approximately 6 hours to complete. You will need to create an account on this link to access the course. You can also view an intro video to mCLASS here.

Facing History & Ourselves

2023 PaTTAN Conferences

On-demand webinars cover a wide range of topics including social studies, history, civics, ELA, equity and inclusion, and classroom culture. There are also live virtual seminars available. Audience is mainly MS & HS teachers.

Math Conference June 13 & 14

National Autism Conference July 31- Aug 3 Virtual and on demand

Virtual

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The Reading League

On-Demand: LINK

Decoding Dyslexia

The Reading League (TRL) is a national education non-profit led by educators and reading experts dedicated to promoting knowledge to reimagine the future of reading education and accelerate the global movement toward reading instruction rooted in science. Peruse the available webinars for you to view.

Check out this site for a variety of videos explaining dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. There is an additional link below on what dyslexia looks like in the classroom.

Decoding Dyslexia : LINK
Dyslexia in the Classroom Webinar: LINK

23 On-Demand Webinars for Teachers

Screencastify Webinars

Build your own professional development with this collection of free webinars on teaching with The New York Times across the curriculum.

On-Demand: LINK

-Screencastify Top Tips: On-Demand LINK
-Clone Yourself Through the Power of Video for Better Test Preparation: On-Demand LINK

If you are still looking for more, check out the blog full of resources for educators!

Achieve the Core: Webinars & Online Learning

Kahoot! EDU Summit

A variety of topics for everyone!

Connect with educators everywhere during a FREE, 2-day PD event to learn tips, tricks, and tools that make your students the heroes of their own learning. If you can't attend the live event, sign up anyway to get the recordings.

On-Demand LINK

June 13 & 14 Live (or register to get recordings) LINK

SPARCC EdTech Conference

OTIS for Educators!

This free conference is for anyone interested in using educational technology to support teaching and learning. The conference is held in person at the Stark County ESC but sessions will be streamed live as well as recorded. Register to have access to many great sessions!

Our virtual professional development courses provide the training, support, and inspiration to help you transform learning. Search through the library of courses, select a category you might be interested in, and choose an on-demand video. Create your own free basic account to view free videos.

On-Demand: LINK

Teach Happier: Small Shifts; Big Gifts

SEL Programs at the Middle and High School Level: A Practical Guide for Schools and Districts

Suzanne Dailey shares realistic, manageable and proactive strategies based in positive psychology that will help us achieve work/life satisfaction as we navigate this unique time of teaching and leading.

On-Demand: LINK

Stephanie M. Jones shares why SEL matters for adolescents' learning and well-being, explains the specific factors that make SEL effective for this age range, and shares considerations and best practices for equitable and trauma-informed SEL that benefit all students and promote safe and inclusive learning environments.

On-Demand: LINK

Stress, Trauma, and the Brain: Insights for Educators

Classroom WISE Video Library

Listen to Dr. Perry as he talks about the neurosequential model and how understanding brain science can help teachers in the classroom.

Check out the modules from WISE, Well-Being Information and Strategies for Educators, to grab some strategies to best support your students this school year.

On-Demand: LINK

On-Demand: LINK
Additional Resource ODE: LINK