Full Catalog of Upcoming Events

These materials use the writing standard for this grade and walk a teacher through the steps of looking at the writing standards, pre-assessment, the vocabulary necessary to understand the expectations, short writing exercises, longer writing exercises, and post-assessment.  A step-by-step process is followed with brief videos that may be used by the teacher or with a class. Rubrics are provided for assessing.  All materials center on the informative-explanatory genre.

These materials use the writing standard for this grade and walk a teacher through the steps of looking at the writing standards, pre-assessment, the vocabulary necessary to understand the expectations, short writing exercises, longer writing exercises, and post-assessment.  A step-by-step process is followed with brief videos that may be used by the teacher or with a class. Rubrics are provided for assessing.  All materials center on the informative-explanatory genre.

 Presented by Dr. Tessie Rose Bailey, Principal Technical Assistance Consultant with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and MTSS Regional Coach Jody Drum, this session of the MTSS Summer Learning Series focuses on crystallizing differences between formal progress monitoring and monitoring progress, understanding the importance of graphing progress monitoring data to guide decision making, and learning how and why to use validated approaches for setting progress monitoring goals.

Presented by Dr. Tessie Rose Bailey, Principal Technical Assistance Consultant with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and MTSS Regional Coach Jody Drum, this session of the MTSS Summer Learning Series focuses on understanding how data literacy is critical to executing the “why,” learning how to use the National Center on Intensive Intervention Progress Monitoring Tools Chart to evaluate and select appropriate progress monitoring tools, and interpreting data in given scenarios to determine appropriate goal setting strategies.

As part of Georgia’s MTSS Summer Learning Series, this session is designed for experienced MTSS coordinators. We will highlight practices needed to build capacity and develop coaching systems. Additionally, this session will address coaching skills and attributes that contribute to effective MTSS implementation. Join us to refine your coaching practice for a sustainable MTSS.

ESSA and IDEA Tuesday in June Professional Learning Series: Using the New Georgia Educator Pipeline Dashboard

The Georgia Department of Education collaborated with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, the University System of Georgia, and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement to determine the educator pipeline needs of our state. The outcome of the collaboration was the Georgia Educator Pipeline Dashboards. Tour the teacher and leader pipeline dashboards and develop a deeper understanding of the available information. Systematic instructions on how to use the data is included, along with resources to support talent development.

Natalie Richter, 5th grade ELA Virtual Learning Specialist, demonstrates a focus on teaching word recognition and word parts to increase comprehension. 

Learn how to use organizational text structure to improve comprehension with 4th grade ELA Virtual Learning Specialist, Nicole Harrell.

Want to expand your vocabulary toolbox? Join 9th-10th grade ELA Virtual Learning Specialist Shervette Miller-Payton as she explores strategies for explicit vocabulary instruction while focusing on meeting the rigor of the standards! Shervette shares actionable resources that teachers can implement in their classrooms the next day.

Looking for more reading comprehension tools for your repertoire? Join 6th-8th grade ELA Virtual Learning Specialist DaMeka Whitehead as she walks us through direct and explicit reading comprehension strategies for middle school learners! DaMeka shares practical resources that teachers can implement in their classrooms the next day.

This webinar is designed to support new teachers with effective strategies to adjust to their profession, district and school.

Are you looking for a high-quality induction support program for teachers that requires an investment from all stakeholders? This webinar is designed to address elements incorporated within districts’ induction programs and explore resources to help districts, schools and IHEs support effective teacher induction programs.

This is the first video in a four-part series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators to cultivate creativity in their classroom. The webinar is led by Emily Harrison and Dawn Jeffers from Colombia County and focuses on the skill of brainstorming with examples and a practice session.

This is the second video in a four-part series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators to support the collaborative delivery model. The webinar is led by Letitia Green and Tara Pitts from Atlanta Public Schools and focuses on strategies for effective co-planning, benefits and barriers to co-teaching and best practices for scheduling.

This is the fourth video in a four-part series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators to support the collaborative delivery model. The webinar is led by Letitia Green and Tara Pitts from Atlanta Public Schools and focuses on gifted consultation and coaching, special populations, and gifted instructional strategies.

This is the third video in a four-part series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators to cultivate creativity in their classroom. The webinar is led by Emily Harrison and Dawn Jeffers from Columbia County and includes the following activities: “Hink Pinks,” “Stories with Holes/Mysteries,” mind-storming questions and real-world problem solving.

Are you a new MTSS Coordinator? Perhaps you are a new MTSS Coach? As part of Georgia’s MTSS Summer Learning Series, this session is designed for you! The presenter will discuss foundational practices needed for coaching in a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), the essential components of MTSS, and the stages of implementation. Additionally, we will address aspects of the coaching cycle and effective coaching habits. Join us to learn how building alliances, listening intently, and questioning effectively can help you coach effectively.

Grab your flip flops and join us for this second session of Georgia’s MTSS Summer Learning Series. You will learn how to build the teams and infrastructure necessary for effective MTSS implementation and how to use Georgia’s MTSS Fidelity of Implementation Rubric to guide the monitoring and evaluation process.

This video is part of a series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators. Kaycie Rogers, from Jackson County, shares her experiences with the advanced content delivery model for gifted students in grades 3-5. Topics in the webinar include the big picture of advanced content – what and why; establishing an advanced content classroom culture; and unit and lesson planning.

This video is part of a series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators. Kaycie Rogers, from Jackson County, shares her experiences with the advanced content delivery model for gifted students in grades 3-5. Her presentation, “Math & Science Outside the Box” explores classroom-ready strategies to enhance advanced content math and science instruction and what these strategies may look like in classrooms and how to apply them to other content areas.

This video is part of a series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators. Kaycie Rogers, from Jackson County, shares her experiences with the advanced content delivery model for gifted students in grades 3-5. Her presentation provides ELA and social studies success strategies including bridging the gap between core literacy goals and social studies connecting themes and enduring understandings, exploring specific classroom-ready strategies to enhance ELA and social studies instruction, and how these strategies might look in a classroom and how to apply them to other content areas.

This video is part of a series that provides strategies and resources for gifted educators. Kaycie Rogers, from Jackson County, shares her experiences with the advanced content delivery model for gifted students in grades 3-5. Her presentation provides ELA and social studies success strategies including bridging the gap between core literacy goals and social studies connecting themes and enduring understandings, exploring specific classroom-ready strategies to enhance ELA and social studies instruction, and how these strategies might look in a classroom and how to apply them to other content areas.

Engaging in argument from evidence is one of the eight science and engineering practices that directly connects to the Georgia Standards of Excellence for English Language Arts. This discussion focuses on how to effectively support students in analyzing and developing arguments in both science and ELA by emphasizing connections between the disciplines and leveraging points of departure.

Join Keith Crandall of the GaDOE Science team and Sarah Welch from the GaDOE ELA team to discuss argumentative writing in science. The video walks through the pieces of a scientific arguments and how to help students write scientific arguments. The video emphasizes the pieces of C-E-R and describes the why the different pieces are important to student’s scientific arguments.

Join Keith Crandall of the GaDOE Science team to explore 3-Dimensional science. This can be a resource for new science educators, educators that are new to science, or educators that have not taught science in a while. The video details the parts of 3-D science and the uses in the classroom to help students be successful learning science. This video, also, discusses resources that can be used to help teachers design 3-D science lessons.