1997-98 SFUSD Professional Development Calendar

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Teachers will read and review Chinese Language Arts Materials and engage in a critical and constructive dialogue throughout the process.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Teachers study cases from math classrooms and discuss student thinking. Teachers eventually carry out their own case studies. Dialogue between elementary & Middle schol teachers started.

TIME: 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm

The DMI Curriculum investigates childrens' thinking through case studies. Teachers will share and discuss how children grapple with mathematical ideas.

TIME: varies

Certified & experienced RR teachers learn strategies and methodology for conducting early interventionwith groups of 5 first grade children from bottom quartile who are on waiting list for individual intervention in the Reading Recovery program.

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

This series of workshops will provide teachers with the activities and strategies to help students increase their English skills.

TIME: 8:30 am -3:00 pm

Teachers will collaborate to build a rich resource of mathematical problems.

TIME: 12:00 - 3:30 pm

Teachers must attend six CC sessions per year devoted to observation of colleagues teaching behind the one-way mirror, continue assigned reading & study, deepen insights into teaching/learning process through class attendance, receive a minimum of one teacher leader on-site-visit and one colleague visit by 2 RR teachers, and visit two other RR colleagues to observe & discuss teaching.

Feb. 4, 1998 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Teachers will work through curriculum units of year 4 to learn mathematics content and instructinal strategies.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

TIME: 8:30 am -3:00 pm

Teachers will collaborate to build a rich resource of mathematical problems.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Overview of curriciular modifications for elementary and secondary students with disabilities in general education settings.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Tools and strategies to plan and implement technology leadership at your school site.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Sessions will include an overview of Mathlands, some specific units, planning for the year at each grade level, test preparedness and the connection of math to literacy & writing. We will also consider classroom management.

TIME: 8:00 - 11:30 am

Teachers must attend six CC sessions per year devoted to observation of colleagues teaching behind the one-way mirror, continue assigned reading & study, deepen insights into teaching/learning process through class attendance, receive a minimum of one teacher leader on-site-visit and one colleague visit by 2 RR teachers, and visit two other RR colleagues to observe & discuss teaching.

TIME: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

This sixty-hour course is designed for credentialed teachers currently in ELD/ESL and bilingual classrooms who do not hold CLAD or BCLAD certification. Presenters will provide teachers with the knowledge, strategies, and information necessary to work successfully with Second Language Learners. This course will prepare teachers to take the CLAD sections of the CLAD/BCLAD state examination.

TIME: 9:00 am

Introduction to & renewal of basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Teachers will learn skills for teaching literacy and social studies concepts through the arts and for integrative social studies and literature and assessment.

TIME: 9:00 am

Introduction to basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Review semester projects, plan for up coming semester and summer projects.

TIME: 9:00 am

Introduction to basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Work witih professional facilitators from business and education to learn how to effectilvely facilitate meetings, teams and group work.

Maria Faria 759-2953

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Participants will explore, adopt and implement email projects which give students the opportunity to use telecommunications to collaborate with students beyond the school walls. Participants will select and begin a student email project and share their results.

Room 6

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

Feb. 11, 1998 @ 8:30 - 3:00 pm

Teachers will work through curriculum units of year 2 to learn mathematics content and instructional strategies.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Video is an excellent tool for TSA's, mentors and classroom teachers to document their projects. Video productions are also an enhancement tool for students' curriculum based projects. Session 1 will focus on introducing video basics; session 2 will focus on working on video projects and; session 3 will be the presentation of vildeo projects.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

759-2935

Feb. 12, 1998 @ 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Overview of current SFUSD health-related policies, provide practical application of the newly adopted curriculum "Health," in the area of sexuality and time for participants to devise an action plan to share information received during the training at their school sites.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

This sixty-hour course is designed for credentialed teachers currently in ELD/ESL and bilingual classrooms who do not hold CLAD or BCLAD certification. Presenters will provide teachers with the knowledge, strategies, and information necessary to work successfully with Second Language Learners. This course will prepare teachers to take the CLAD sections of the CLAD/BCLAD state examination.

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

This workshop will introduce two major components of the Internet (the World Wide Wed and newsgroups) and how to apply Chinese in research, design and authoring of web pages, or newsgroup postings. Participants must have completed the Beginning Computer Application in Chinese workshops, or must have knowledge of basic computer application in Chinese.

Room 21 - Computer Lab

TIME: 2:15 - 5:00 pm

Workshops for teachers on a variety of approaches to the teaching and uses of writing.

TIME: 10:30 am

Introduction to & renewal of basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Teachers study cases from math classrooms and discuss student thinking. Teachers eventually carry out their own case studies. Dialogue between elementary & Middle schol teachers started.

TIME: 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm

The DMI Curriculum investigates childrens' thinking through case studies. Teachers will share and discuss how children grapple with mathematical ideas.

TIME: 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm

The DMI Curriculum investigates childrens' thinking through case studies. Teachers will share and discuss how children grapple with mathematical ideas.

TIME:

This workshop will provide an overview of the Chinese and Chinese American culture. The focus will be on immigration issues, value of education, cultural and language needs of the students.

TIME: varies

Certified & experienced RR teachers learn strategies and methodology for conducting early interventionwith groups of 5 first grade children from bottom quartile who are on waiting list for individual intervention in the Reading Recovery program.

TIME: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Department Chairs will meet to develop plans for 1) support classes for college preparatory course, 2) SAT preparation class/support, and 3) increase in AA or L scores.

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Teachers will be trained in the use of computer software which teaches basic computer skills while at the same time teaches the water cycle, water conservation and pollution prevention.

759-2950

TIME: 8:30 am -3:00 pm

Teachers will collaborate to build a rich resource of mathematical problems.

TIME: 8:00 - 11:30 am

Teachers must attend six CC sessions per year devoted to observation of colleagues teaching behind the one-way mirror, continue assigned reading & study, deepen insights into teaching/learning process through class attendance, receive a minimum of one teacher leader on-site-visit and one colleague visit by 2 RR teachers, and visit two other RR colleagues to observe & discuss teaching.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

This six day workshop series is designed for middle and high school teachers who would like to deepen their understanding of methods and theories of how English Learners learn to read and write in a second language. Presenters will offer a variety of teaching strategies that help teachers teach reading and writing in a second language. Teachers completing this workshop series will be expected to share these ideas and strategies with teachers at their school sites.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

TIME: 8:30 am- 3:00 pm

Teachers will work through curriculum units of year 1 to learn mathematics content and instructional strategies.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Demonstration of techniques, materials and accompanying IEP goals for teaching students grades 3-8 how to travel from home to school and back.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Utilizing education's experts from California Department of Education, CIPD, multimedia presentations, and other professional resources, teachers and administrators will have the opportunity to learn and implement strategies/activities that focus on students' strengths including prior knowledge and cultural diversity. Through extended workshop activities, participants will also have the opportunity to learn and implement activities that will help targeted students expand their academic, cultural, and linguistic repertoire by appropriating the knowledge bases and discourses deemed desirable for success in the school and the community.

TIME: 8:00 am

Introduction to & renewal of basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 3:30 pm

Introduction to and certification in basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Participants will learn how to use a scanner, digital camera, LCD projector, videodisc player as well as how to print to video.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

This workshop is designed for all middle school mathematics teachers who want their students to develop portfolios that demonstrate achievement toward the SFUSD Performance Standards for Mathematics.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Adoption committee develops criterialt o sue as an objective evaluation of texts and curriculum kits in PE for classroom teachers.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

The elementary school fall training will include an overview of current SFUSD health-related policies, provide practical application of the newly adopted curriculum "Health," in the area of sexuality and time for participants to devise an action plan to share information received during the training at their school sites.

TIME: varies

Follow up professional development and curriculum planning meetings for Elementary Mathematics Lead Teachers.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

The Spanish Cadre will meet six days during the year. The focus of the workshops will be identifying, articulating and practicing effective instructional strategies in literacy, science, and math. Cadre members will be asked to lead/present during the 1998 Summer Spanish Bilingual Professional Development series.

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

This workshop will introduce two major components of the Internet (the World Wide Wed and newsgroups) and how to apply Chinese in research, design and authoring of web pages, or newsgroup postings. Participants must have completed the Beginning Computer Application in Chinese workshops, or must have knowledge of basic computer application in Chinese.

Room 21 - Computer Lab

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

759-2935

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Sessions will include an overview of Mathlands, some specific units, planning for the year at each grade level, test preparedness and the connection of math to literacy & writing. We will also consider classroom management.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Writing K-5 Physical Education Curriculum Guide

TIME: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Teachers must attend six CC sessions per year devoted to observation of colleagues teaching behind the one-way mirror, continue assigned reading & study, deepen insights into teaching/learning process through class attendance, receive a minimum of one teacher leader on-site-visit and one colleague visit by 2 RR teachers, and visit two other RR colleagues to observe & discuss teaching.

TIME: 8:30 - 4:00 pm

The elementary school fall training will include an overview of current SFUSD health-related policies, provide practical application of the newly adopted curriculum "Health," in the area of substances and time for participants to devise an action plan to share information received during the training at their school sites.

749-3400

TIME: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

High School Health Education Teachers #2 - Substances

TIME: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

This workshop will introduce the topic of major Phillipine historical periods and events, indigenous beliefs and values, the strong oral narrative tradition and its gradual movement towards the written narrative form. The influence of colonization (Spanish and American) on culture and language will also be touched upon.

TIME: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

On-going seminar based on the California Standards of Teaching - participants will improve their understanding of the California Standards of teaching.

TIME: 2:30 pm

Introduction to and certification in basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Participants will design and construct innovative desktop publishing projects. Session one will introduce basics, the following sessions will be spent working on individual projects.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

The elementary school fall training will include an overview of current SFUSD health-related policies, provide practical application of the newly adopted curriculum "Health," in the area of sexuality and time for participants to devise an action plan to share information received during the training at their school sites.

TIME: 8:00 - 3:30 pm

Introduction to and renewal of basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Teachers will work through curriculum units of year 3 to learn mathematics content and instructional strategies.

TIME: varies

Certified & experienced RR teachers learn strategies and methodology for conducting early interventionwith groups of 5 first grade children from bottom quartile who are on waiting list for individual intervention in the Reading Recovery program.

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

This workshop will provide an understanding of different cultural patterns, teaching strategies and techniques that support and enhance various learning styles.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

BTSA training and portfolio development.

TIME: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Teachers will write learning goals, create assessment tasks, administer tasks, develop rubrics, collect anchor papers, and score.

TIME: 8:00 am

Introduction to and renewal of basic emergency response skills.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

BTSA training and portfolio development.

759-2914

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

759-2935

TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Video is an excellent tool for TSA's, mentors and classroom teachers to document their projects. Video productive also an enhancement tool for students' curriculum based projects. Session 1 will focus on introducing video basics; Session 2 will focus on working on video projects and; Session 3 will be the presentation of video projects.

TIME: 1:30 pm

Introduction to and practice of basic first aid skills.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

BTSA training and portfolio development.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Attend a minimum of 30 training sessions, teach at least 3 times behind one-way glass, receive a minimum of 4 on-site visits, read & complete assignments, attend West Coast Reading Recovery Institute.

TIME: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Participates actively engage in developing curriculum & staff development.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Hands-on workshop providing teachers with useful tools, ideas, resources and planning time to support them in integrating comunity problem into the curriculum.

TIME: 12:30 - 3:30 pm

Professional development in the area of SFUSD's science program in general and specifically scinece material management at sites.

TIME: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

The elementary school fall training will include an overview of current SFUSD health-related policies, provide practical application of the newly adopted curriculum "Health," in the area of sexuality and time for participants to devise an action plan to share information received during the training at their school sites.

TIME: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

This workshop will introduce two major components of the Internet (the World Wide Wed and newsgroups) and how to apply Chinese in research, design and authoring of web pages, or newsgroup postings. Participants must have completed the Beginning Computer Application in Chinese workshops, or must have knowledge of basic computer application in Chinese.

TIME: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Developing site plans/school portfolios that represnet the many facets of school work.

TIME: 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Teachers will share curriculum and strategies on the topic of Native Americans.

TIME: 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Participants will design, construct, then deliver curriculum based projects using PowerPoint. Session one will introduce basics, the following sessions will be spent working on individual projects.

TIME: 9:00 am

Prepare participants to recognize emergencies and make appropriate decisions regarding care, acting as the first link in the emergency medical system chain.