Summer Professional Development Opportunities

Andrew Kelley or designee Participant Information: 6 teachers-representatives from PAE, WMS, and BHS Grade Levels: K-12 Dates To be determined by the Task Force Location: Bartlett High

Webster Public Schools

41 EAST MAIN ST., WEBSTER, MA 01570

508-943-0104

Summer Professional Development

Opportunities

2011

Webster Public School District Summer Opportunities Professional Development Program was prepared with input from

Webster Public School District Central Office Administration

Gregory Ciardi PhD- Superintendent

Ted Avlas, Assistant to the Superintendent for Business

Michael Hackenson, BHS Principal Jason Phelps, WMS Principal Carolyn Wallace, PAE Principal Janice Daniels, Coordinator of Reading K-8

Dr Andrew Kelley, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Marilyn Bisbicos, Interim Director of Student Support Services

Terri Stone, Director of Adult Education Felicia Hayes, Grant Writer

School Leadership Teams Instructional Coach

Rebecca Ducharme

Park Avenue Elementary School

Tools of the Mind Coach Jacqueline Skrocki

Webster Middle School Math Facilitators

Patricia Cormier Katherine Gardner

Bartlett Jr/Sr High School Department Chairs

Jack Joyce, Guidance Paula Loosemore, English Sheryl Trabert, Mathematics Thomas Gorski, Social Studies David Ellis, Science Susan Sabaj, Foreign Language Kathleen Zalewski, Business/Technology

Sean Harrington, Art Jeffrey Flynn, Music Rebecca Bergin, Physical Education/Health Dori Donahue, Special Education

Information

Registration Priorities

See “Participant Information”

within each opportunity description

in this brochure for specific

qualifications for participation

Registration/Application

Procedures

To register, send a completed

application form to Lori Glennon in

the Office of the Superintendent To

obtain detailed information, please

contact the person or persons listed

within the opportunity of your choice

Please register early Opportunities

are open to all Webster educators

Participants must commit to attend

the entire program of the selected

Participants are required to attend

all sessions, take part in all designed

activities, and complete applications

outside of class time that result in a

demonstration of learning

Participants’ opportunity-related work should

be included in their personal professional

development plans and should be strongly

linked to school

and district priorities

Letter from the Superintendent

May 2011

Dear Educators:

We are pleased to announce this district-wide program of free professional development summer opportunities designed to increase the pedagogical knowledge and skills of Webster professionals

Sponsored by the Webster Public School District, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in partnership with school districts, educational collaboratives, institutions of higher education, and professional associations, these opportunities are designed to support our school district’s efforts to increase the quality of programs and services provided to our students.

These opportunities are valuable, cost-effective, and available for all Webster educators I hope you will consider participating in them.

Sincerely, Gregory Ciardi, Ph.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Professional Development Points

Participants will be awarded PDP certificates and stipends upon completion of the professional requirements

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2011 Summer Opportunities for Professional Development

General Information

For more information about the Summer Opportunity Programs, please contact Dr Andrew Kelly, Director of Curriculum and Instruction by email (akelley@webster-schools.org) or by phone at 508-943-1922 x at the

Webster Public School District.

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Table of Contents

Opportunity Focus: District Opportunities

Page 5, 6

Opportunity Focus: Curriculum Mapping Continuation Projects Page 7, 8

Opportunity Focus: English Language Education, Categories 1 & 4B Page 10

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Focus-Mentoring Beginning Teachers K-12

Name: Mentoring Beginning Teachers K-12

Provider: Gail M Arsenault, Educational Consultant,

Approved DESE Trainer; Co facilitator-Rebecca

Ducharme

Participation: Open to any classroom teacher with 3 or

more years of teaching experience

Summary: This mini-course is designed to prepare

mentors to assist beginning teachers in acclimating to the

profession on the journey to becoming proficient,

reflective practitioners The preparation includes

understanding the role and responsibilities of the mentor,

insights into the needs and concerns of the beginning

teacher, and skill development in supporting the

professional growth of new colleagues

Mentor teachers can draw on classroom experiences to share ideas, strategies and the “do’s and don’ts with new teachers while also imparting the cultural and professional norms of the school

Classroom-based vignettes will be used to stimulate productive discussions about a broad range of classroom issues These vignettes will present real dilemmas that encourage rich conversation about classroom occurrences, interventions to use in discussion and possible alternative solutions Mentors will assist beginning teachers to gain confidence in creating effective learning environments by using positive principles of classroom management, building positive relationships with parents, and by engaging

collaboratively in developing lessons that meet the needs

of diverse learners

Focus: Deepening an Understanding and Use of

Thinking Maps in all Instructional Areas

Name: Thinking Maps Follow-Up Provider(s): Webster Public Schools: Janice Daniels &

Gail Arsenault, Approved TM Trainers

Participation: Any staff member who has had the initial

training in the implementation of Thinking Maps

Grade Level(s): 5-12 Dates

 August 2-3-4, 2011 8am-12pm

Location: Webster Middle School

75 Poland Street Webster, MA 01570

Registration: 20 spaces available

Contact

Summary: This mini-course will provide a follow up to

deepen understanding of how to apply Thinking Maps (TMs)

in all aspects of content area reading and writing Teachers will work collaboratively to share current concerns and successes with specific map applications, to identify the cognitive skills in graphic organizers specific to instructional programs in order to bridge/replace them w/TMs They will learn to apply TMs to strategies for academic vocabulary

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development and word study The follow-up focus will also

include using TMs as organizational patterns for taking notes

more effectively in fictional and expository text They will

explore examples of how to apply the maps to visualize the

following reading comprehension skills: analyzing text

features, identifying author’s purpose, previewing text,

predicting, inferencing, distinguishing between fact and

opinion, and summarizing Teachers will learn how to

enhance the writing process by using the maps for prewriting,

editing, and planning and writing a research paper Time will

be provided for teachers to work collaboratively to adapt and

develop TMs in their own content areas so that students can

“hit the ground running” in September

Focus: Review and revise the Technology Curriculum of

the Webster Public Schools

Name: Technology Curriculum Task Force K-12

Facilitator(s): Dr Andrew Kelley or designee

Participant Information: 6 teachers-representatives

from PAE, WMS, and BHS

Grade Level(s): K-12

Dates

To be determined by the Task Force

Location: Bartlett High School

52 Lake Parkway

Webster, MA 01570

Exact location to be determined

Registration: 6 spaces available

Contact

Institute Summary: This task force is will be charged

with reviewing and revising the existing Technology

Curriculum of the Webster Public Schools The school

system will publish a revised Technology Curriculum

consistent with the Massachusetts Technology Literacy

Standards and Expectations The Technology Curriculum

needs to be in electronic and hard copy format It should

consist of a curriculum guide and map consistent w/the maps developed in other content areas The technology curriculum needs to reflect opportunities to embed technology skills into existing courses and needs to outline any stand-alone curriculum that would provide students with twenty-first century competencies, skills, and habits of mind The Curriculum will be implemented

in 2012 and assessed in 2013

District Opportunities

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Focus: Curriculum Mapping Continuation Project

Name: Building Consensus Map in ELA, Grades 1-6

Facilitator(s): Dr Andrew Kelley, Director of

Curriculum

Participant Information: Two teachers per grade levels

K16 to incorporate diary and future maps into consensus

drafts of grade level curriculum maps

Teachers who apply must demonstrate a willingness to

examine and develop curricula through the lens of the

current MA Frameworks and the Common Core

Standards

Grade Level(s): 1-6

Dates: July 11-15, 2011 8am-12pm

Additional 5 required meeting hours during the

consensus maps that will be electronically available for

the Webster Public School faculty during the 2011-2012 school year The focus of this work will also include the process of creating a curriculum crossover document from the New Massachusetts Frameworks in English Language Arts (Common Core) in relationship to the established consensus maps The expectation of the group will be to continue this work for 5 hours (1 per month) for the 2011-2012 school year

Total Hours = 12 people for 25 Hours

Focus: Curriculum Mapping Continuation Project Name: Building Consensus Maps in Math, Grades 1-6

Facilitator(s): Dr Andrew Kelley, Director of

Curriculum

Participant Information: Two teachers per grade levels

K16 to incorporate diary and future maps into consensus drafts of grade level curriculum maps

Teachers who apply must demonstrate a willingness to examine and develop curricula through the lens of the current MA Frameworks and the Common Core Standards

Grade Level(s): 1-6 Dates: July 25-29, 2011 8am-12pm

Additional 5 required meeting hours during the 2012

2011-Location: Webster Middle School

 Email Address: akelley@webster-schools.org

consensus maps that will be electronically available for

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the Webster Public School faculty during the 2011-2012

school year The focus of this work will also include the

process of creating a curriculum crossover document

from the New Massachusetts Frameworks in Math

(Common Core) in relationship to the established

consensus maps The expectation of the group will be to

continue this work for 5 hours (1 hour per month) for the

2011-2012 school year

Total Hours = 12 people for 25 Hours

Focus: Curriculum Mapping Continuation Project

Name: Vertical Alignment -Science Curriculum (1-8)

Facilitator(s): Dr Andrew Kelley, Director of

Curriculum

Participants Information: 1 teacher per grade level

(1-8) to vertically align the current consensus maps in

Science for Webster Public Schools Teachers who apply

must demonstrate a willingness to examine and develop

curricula through the lens of the MA Frameworks and the

Common Core Standards

Grade Level: 1-8

Dates: August 8 - 12, 2011 8am-12pm

Additional 5 required meeting hours during the

Summary: Grade level teachers will work with

established consensus maps to look at gaps and

redundancies in the current grades 1-8 Science

Curriculum The goal of this focus group will be to create

a comprehensive and vertically aligned science

curriculum that will be electronically available for the Webster Public School faculty during the 2012-2013 school year The expectation of the group will be to continue this work for 5 hours (1 hour per month) for the 2011-2012 school year

Total Hours =8 people for 25 Hours

Focus: Curriculum Mapping Continuation Project Name: Vertical Alignment -Social Studies Curriculum

(1-8)

Facilitator(s): Dr Andrew Kelley, Director of

Curriculum

Participants Information: 1 teacher per grade level

(1-8) to vertically align the current consensus maps in Social Studies for Webster Public Schools Teachers whoapply must demonstrate a willingness to examine and develop curricula through the lens of the MA

Frameworks and the Common Core Standards

Grade Level: 1-8 Dates: August 1 – 5, 2011 8am-12pm

Additional 5 required meeting hours during the 2012

2011-Location: Webster Middle School

Summary: Grade level teachers will work to create

consensus maps for the grades 1-8 Social Studies Curriculum The goal of this focus group will be to create

a comprehensive and vertically aligned Social Studies

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curriculum that will be electronically available for the

Webster Public School faculty during the 2012-2013

school year The focus of this work will also include the

process of aligning the current Social Studies curriculum

to the New Massachusetts Frameworks in ELA

(Common Core) The expectation of the group will be to

continue this work for 5 hours (1 hour per month) for the

2011-2012 school year

Total Hours =8 people for 25 Hours

Focus: BHS-Study Group for reviewing grading

policies and procedures (7-12)

Name: Bartlett J/SH Study Group Project

Facilitator(s): BHS Administration and Staff

Representatives

Institute Participation: Administration, Guidance

(1-JH/1HS), Academic Staff: (2- Gr 7, 2-Gr 8, and 1

from each core subject area-ELA, Math, Science, SS- in

Study Group Summary: This study group will focus on

reviewing the current grading policy in regard to

reducing the failure rate in the major subject areas for

students at BHS The evaluation of current policy and

procedures will determine what is/is not working and

what needs to be changed in order to meet the goal A

diagnostic report including problem identification and

revision recommendations will be presented to the

Superintendent The project group will examine revision

compatibility w/ grade book and powerschool, and

determine the effects on GPA and class rank The study group will also identify future professional development staff needs in the areas of formative and summative assessment

The study group will meet for 4 half days from 12pm Each teacher and guidance counselor will receive the $25 per hour district-approved stipend upon

8AM-completion and submission of the final report

Grade Level(s): Grades 7-12 Department Projects

Dates

 Determined by each project group

Location: Bartlett High School -exact location TBA

52 Lake Parkway Webster, MA 01570

Registration: 4 project groups to work for 4 days at 4

hrs /day

Registration Contact:

Institute/Academy Summary: These projects are

teacher-initiated by department in alignment with school and district goals The Department Chair needs to draft a proposal using the accepted guidelines, submit the proposal to Mike Hackenson by Friday, June 10,

School Level Project Groups-BHS

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2011.The district has been working on a curriculum

mapping project with multiple recommendations for a

continuation of summer work both among and between

grade levels Since grade levels are at different places in

the mapping project ranging from diary mapping and

consensus mapping, this provides an opportunity to move

forward at all stages of the process

Each project group will meet for 4, 4- hr days after end

of the school year Each participant will receive the

$25/hr District-approved stipend upon completion and

submission of the final project

Focus: Introduction to Second Language Teaching

and Learning-Category 1

Name: MADESE Category 1-An Introduction to Second

Language Teaching and Learning

Provider(s): Gail Arsenault & Rebecca Ducharme,

DESE Approved Trainers

Participant Information: Open to all teachers K-12

Summary: This course provides training and initial

guidance to Massachusetts’ mainstream teachers

who have English language learners (ELLs) in their

classrooms.Category 1 is designed to provide the

theoretical and practical foundation in the stages of

second language acquisition for English Language

Learners who are developing English proficiency It also explores the interrelationship of language and culture and its impact on teaching and learning Thiscourse meets Category 1, Introduction to Second Language Teaching and Learning Professional Development Requirements as outlined in the Massachusetts Education Commissioner’s Memo of June 15, 2004

Focus: Reading and Writing in Sheltered English Instruction Classrooms-Elementary

Name: MADESE Category 4B Provider(s): Gail Arsenault & Janice Daniels, DESE

Institute/Academy Summary: This course is designed

to provide mainstream classroom teachers with the theoretical and practical knowledge base necessary to provide reading and writing instruction in sheltered content classrooms at the elementary level Participants will be given the opportunity to analyze the literary demands facing the English language learners in their

English Language Education, Categories 1 & 4B

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