1st Professional Development Day October 31, 2011

Our first meeting will take place on Monday, October 31^st.  We will meet in my art classroom at ACHS, 206 above the JV gym.  Since this is a central location and some will need to travel, we will start promptly at 8:30 instead of 8:00.  This meeting is very important because we will complete our first mandatory DPI module together.  At the end of the day, you will receive a certificate of completion for your renewal credits.  We will overview the basics of the Common Core and Essential Standards for all subject areas and all grade levels.

For your planning purposes, here is our tentative schedule for Monday the 31^st.  We will try to stick to it as faithfully as possible.  This also means that we will start on time at 8:30 and again at 1:00 after the lunch break.

8:00-8:30—Arrival at ACHS room 206

1^st Session—8:30-10:00

DPI “Call to Change” Module

The 21^st Century Learner

CC/ES Vocabulary

10:00-10:15—Break

2^nd Session—10:15-12:00

How to locate information

12:00-1:00—Lunch Break

3^rd Session—1:00-2:00

Common Core focus on Math & ELA

Overview of NC Essential Standards

2:00-2:15—Break

4^th Session—2:15-3:15

Unpacking & Crosswalks Documents

Math Practice Standards

Looking ahead to our meeting on January 20, 2012

3:15—Exit Survey and Certificates of Completion

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Please remember that we will be using our blog for parts of your Professional Development.  You might have noticed that some of the PD days are also Snow Make Up Days.  If these need to be utilized, our blog will be vital along with e-mail.   After each PD Day, we will maintain our conversations digitally by posting about the topics we discussed together.  In order to keep you informed, here is a brief overview of our next meeting times.  Unless something changes, please plan on the same meeting times and place.

·                           January 20, 2012—Understanding the Standards

o   DPI Module

o   A specific look at the Essential Standards in Music and the Visual Arts, Crosswalks, and Unpacking Documents

o   Starting the collaborative brainstorming process for Pacing Guides and Curriculum Maps in our subject areas

·                            February 20, 2012—Developing Local Curricula

o   DPI Module

o   Further developing our Pacing Guides and Curriculum Maps

·                             March 8 and 9, 2012—RESA Training Sessions for the Arts—These are not required for all of us, the Central Office selected a few representatives for our subject areas and grade levels.

o   These two days of training sessions will be conducted by RESA (Regional Education Service Alliance) at the Holiday Inn in Wilkesboro.

o   Several of our arts staff will be going to these training sessions to learn more about the Essential Standards in our subject areas.

  Music

·         Amy Dagenhart (K-5 Music)

·         The Central Office is looking into having some more music staff attend this workshop to help cover the Essential Standard in 6-12 Instrumental and 6-12 Vocal Music. 

Visual Arts

·         Sarah Bowman (6-8 VA)

·         Robbin Isenhour Stewart (9-12 VA)

·                             March 27, 2012—Revised Blooms Taxonomy

o   DPI Module

o   Finalizing our Pacing Guides and Curriculum Maps

o   Focusing on Vertical Alignment

·                             June 12, 2012—NC Professional Teaching Standards

o   DPI Module

o   Completing any other tasks necessary from the Central Office