8:00 to 8:30 a.m.: Coffee and light breakfast

8:31 to 9:00 a.m.: Ms. Davis: CAHSEE and the new reading course

9:01 to 9:45 a.m.: Department Business and Technology training:

- To revisit the need for implementing 7/8 reading class

- To refresh everyone's skills on e-mail and network folders; electronic LALAR

- To share new technology trends from MacWorld conference

- To test out new software that can be used by our students in the computer lab

- To evaluate the library's literacy program piloted by two teachers in our department and the impact on our students' reading skills

- To re-visit our technology integration curriculum

9:45 to 10:00 a.m.: Break

10:00 to 11:30 a.m.: Guest speakers from Longman and the SFUSD MP office:

Representatives from Longman company will come and present to teachers on the latest edition of their CAELD Standards-based supplementary textbooks and software. Resource teachers from the District's Multilingual Programs Office will also participate in this activity.

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Differentiated instruction:

Teachers learn to design lessons/units/curriculum with the help of the guest speakers using our current materials and to evaluate new materials.

12:01 p.m. to 13:00 p.m.: Work Lunch: LALAR portfolio assignment

13:01 p.m. to 14:33 p.m.: Preparation of LALAR portfolio

Teachers will prepare their students' LALAR portfolio online.

14:34 p.m. to 15:12 p.m.: Department meeting

Teachers will reflect on what they have learned and how to apply to their teaching. Special focus will be on WASC report.

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