Twin Rivers Unified School District
Twin Rivers Unified School District
October Professional Development
Please join us for one of our many professional development offerings in the district.  If you wish to sign up for an event, be sure to register on My Learning Plan at www.mylearningplan.com.
  
Note:  These professional development activities were current in My Learning Plan as of October 7, 2011.  Be sure to consult My Learning Plan as courses may have been cancelled or rescheduled.
October 3-October 7

Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Part I

This 1 hour session provides the initial HOTS professional development that was delivered to K-6 teachers late Spring. This session is strongly recommended for any K-6 teacher that did not receive this initial Part 1 district training. 

 

October 5, 2011 4:00-5:00pm Sierra View Elementary Library.

Audience:  K-6 Teachers and Administrators

 

Transition ITP Training for Secondary Special Education

Participants will learn how to complete Individual Transition Plan,the ITP, for SpEd students 15 years and older.

October 6, 2011 4:00-5:30 TRUSD District Office

Audience:  Secondary Special Education teachers and staff

 

October 10-October 14
Clickers--Noralto
In this 2-part training learn how SMART Response clickers engage your students using formative, summative or on the fly assessments that give teachers instant feedback. Note: we will NOT be giving away a free set of clickers for these two particular training sessions.  
October 13, 2011 4:00-6:00 Noralto Elementary School
October 18, 2011 4:00-6:00 Noralto Elementary School
Audience:  K-12 Teachers and Administrators

October 17-October 21

October 18, 2011 4:00-6:00pm
Part II of Noralto Clickers training (see above)

October 24-28

Celebrating Student Success

This professional development workshop will focus on part of Marzano's Design Question 1: Celebrating Student Success. Participants will engage in several activities to promote celebrating student success in their classrooms.

October 25th 4:00-6:00pm Twin Rivers District Office

Audience: Grade K-12 Teachers and Administrators

 

School Loop: Web page Basics

Take your classroom to the next level with School Loop webpages.  Find out how you can create a basic webpage in just minutes.  Create a home page reflects the image they -- and you -- want to present to families, staff, and the community at large. Basics course includes: adding, editing and deleting elements, working with the text and photo elements, and re-arranging elements.

October 25, 2011 4:00-6:00pm Twin Rivers District Office, Bay A: Board Room

Audience:  Grade K-12 Teachers and Administrators

 

School Loop: Gradebook Basics (Elementary Focus)

Let's face it, you are a teacher so you need a gradebook.  School Loop is here for you. Their web-based gradebooks are automatically backed up and updated with current enrollment.  Beginning topics include: grade book setup (categories, weighting, custom codes), grade book score sheets (assignment, student, auto-fill), and grade publishing. Advanced topics include: topics include: reordering students and assignments, hiding/showing students, reports, gradebooktools digital dropboxes, and assignment based discussions. Update parents and students in real-time with a few simple clicks. So what are you waiting for? 

October 27, 2011 4:00-6:00pm Twin Rivers District Office, Oak Room

Audience:  Grade K-6 teachers and administrators

 

School Loop: Gradebook Basics (Secondary  Focus)

Let's face it, you are a teacher so you need a gradebook.  School Loop is here for you. Their web-based gradebooks are automatically backed up and updated with current enrollment.  Beginning topics include: grade book setup (categories, weighting, custom codes), grade book score sheets (assignment, student, auto-fill), and grade publishing. Advanced topics include: topics include: reordering students and assignments, hiding/showing students, reports, gradebooktools digital dropboxes, and assignment based discussions. Update parents and students in real-time with a few simple clicks. So what are you waiting for?

October 27, 2011 4:00-6:00pm Twin Rivers District Office, Board Room

Audience:  Grade 7-12 teachers and administrators

 

XE Clickers

In this 2-part training learn how SMART Response clickers engage your students using formative, summative or on the fly assessments that give teachers instant feedback. We are raffling off a set of free XE clickers. Note: must attend both sessions to be eligible for the drawing.

October 27, 2011 4:00-6:00pm, location TBD

November 3, 2011 4:00-6:00pm, location TBD

Audience:  Grade K-12 teachers and administrators

 

 

 

 

Scheduled Events
October 3-7
October 10-14
October 17-21
October 24-28
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Contact Information
Kristen Allen
Coordinator
Educational Services
(916) 566-1600 Ext 50191
Private Schools
If you are a private school teacher in our area and wish to sign up for one of these professional development opportunities, please contact Kristen Allen at 916-566-1600 Ext 50191