Professional Development
The Staff Development Office leads and supports professional development efforts for all employee groups. We provide effective professional development to educators to ensure that every student achieves. Through support of professional learning communities and coaching we help provide technical expertise to facilitate implementation of curriculum, assessment, intervention, and best practice strategies.
District Priority Areas for 2010-2011
Mathematics
• Alignment of performance expectations, curriculum materials, and assessment
• Continued development of a leadership cadre through participation in the Mathematics Education Consortium
• Instructional Technology integration
Reading
• Implementation of the K-12 Reading Model with an emphasis on quality first instruction and on appropriate interventions
• Instructional Technology integration
Science
• Ongoing curriculum development and FOSS implementation
• Instructional Technology integration
Instructional Strategies
• Strategies for English Language Learners
• Marzano’s High Yield Strategies
• Avid Strategies
• Instructional Technology integration