Full Catalog of Upcoming Events

"Cultivating Habits of Mind" is an introduction to a set of Life Skills that will help students respond to challenging problems and complex questions. These Habits range from the familiar, such as Persisting and Striving for Accuracy to the less familiar Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision and Creating, Imagining, and Innovating. The presentation includes definitions of each of the 16 Habits and ideas for instruction.

The unit Coach Like a Pirate looks at 10 coaching roles.  Exercises include translating the Georgia Standards of Excellence, examining "Look Fors," and then asking if it is Inquiry, and finally analyzing accessibility and rigor.  The folder contains all the handouts, a pdf of the PowerPoint, and the recording of the meeting held with North Georgia RESA.

The Georgia Department of Education examined the status of science instruction in Georgia. 

Session Objectives:

• Provide ELA Standards Overview:
• Objective, Timeline, Feedback, & Process
• Standards Rollout: What does that look like?
• Leadership’s Role & Needs
• Leadership Feedback Carousel

• Explore Available GaDOE ELA Resources
• Instructional Resources & PL
• Leadership Resources & PL

• “Individual Survey for Leadership Feedback”

Updates for Georgia assessments are discussed by Georgia Department of Education Assessment staff.

John Almarode gives a presentation on the Clarity of Learning.  The PowerPoint and handouts are accessible.

Season 2:  Teachers as Jen Serravallo questions and she responds in a podcast format. This is copied directly from the web posting: "Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo brings the popular and familiar Ask format to professional development podcasts for teachers.

The questions come from real teachers like you, and Jen s answers are brief, thoughtful, and succinct. Think of it as bite-sized PD, or just-in-time professional learning for teachers. Topics cover reading strategies, student engagement, reading assessment, reading conferences, read-aloud, small group instruction, guided reading, close reading, independent reading, reading workshop, book choice, motivating students, coaching, mentoring, and other topics that help teachers improve their inquiry-based and research-based teaching of reading and writing. Jennifer Serravallo is the author of several well-known books for educators, including The Reading Strategies Book, Literacy Teachers Playbook Grades 3-6, Literacy Teachers Playbook Grades K-2, Independent Reading Assessment - Fiction, Independent Reading Assessment - Non-fiction, Teaching Reading in Small Groups, and Conferring with Readers.

Her website is www.jenniferserravallo.com. She is a frequent blogger and is active on Twitter @jserravallo and on other social media." After registering, participants will receive the links to the podcasts for Season 2.

 Season 1:  Teachers as Jen Serravallo questions and she responds in a podcast format. This is copied directly from the web posting: "Teachers Ask Jen Serravallo brings the popular and familiar Ask format to professional development podcasts for teachers.

The questions come from real teachers like you, and Jen's answers are brief, thoughtful, and succinct. Think of it as bite-sized PD, or just-in-time professional learning for teachers. Topics cover reading strategies, student engagement, reading assessment, reading conferences, read-aloud, small group instruction, guided reading, close reading, independent reading, reading workshop, book choice, motivating students, coaching, mentoring, and other topics that help teachers improve their inquiry-based and research-based teaching of reading and writing. Jennifer Serravallo is the author of several well-known books for educators, including The Reading Strategies Book, Literacy Teachers Playbook Grades 3-6, Literacy Teachers Playbook Grades K-2, Independent Reading Assessment - Fiction, Independent Reading Assessment - Non-fiction, Teaching Reading in Small Groups, and Conferring with Readers.

Her website is www.jenniferserravallo.com. She is a frequent blogger and is active on Twitter @jserravallo and on other social media." After registering, participants will receive the links to the 22 podcasts for Season 1.

This was copied directly from the Waterford website, "These free Waterford.org Science of Reading webinars offer a professional learning opportunity to explore research-based classroom strategies. Learn how to use the latest neuroscience to inform reading instruction, help students build key literacy skills, and teach students to become effective communicators. The webinar sessions include:

• Phonological Awareness: The Structure of Spoken Language
• Phonics: Breaking the Reading Code
• Fluency: The Bridge from Word Identification to Reading Comprehension
• Comprehension & Vocabulary: Reading as a Lifelong Tool for Learning
• Language Concepts: The Structure of Written Language
• Communication: The Four Domains of Language"

This was copied directly from the video introductory site:  "GaDOE Intro to Intelligence Virtual Specialist Webinar: the Development of the Field of U.S. Intelligence." Additional information about the presenter can be found on this site: https://www.afcea.org/content/georgia-adds-high-school-coursework-intelligence  After registering, participants will receive links to the 13 videos led by Dr. LaMesha Craft.

 There are numerous TikTok short video segments on Social Studies strategies and other topics. After registering, participants will receive a link to the  TikTok videos.

This information was copied directly from the website:  "This is a self-paced professional development unit designed for K-3 teachers who desire to learn more about the science of reading. Participants will move through seven self-paced modules focused on each component of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The phonemic awareness unit will also include a module on sound walls. Estimated time for completion of all the modules is six hours."

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist shares strategies for selecting purposeful text. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE Assessment staff members unpack the knowledge and skills assessed by the opinion essay item on the Georgia Milestones English language arts (ELA) assessment in grades 3-5. Participants explore characteristics of the opinion essay item, navigating the Georgia Milestones scoring rubric and writer’s checklist along the way. Authentic pieces of student writing and their associated scoring annotations will also be examined. This session is sure to enhance assessment literacy around the practice of opinion writing!  After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE Assessment staff members unpack the knowledge and skills assessed by the argumentative essay item on the Georgia Milestones English language arts (ELA) assessment in grades 6-8 and American Literature and Composition. Participants explore characteristics of the argumentative essay item, navigating the Georgia Milestones scoring rubric and writer’s checklist along the way. Authentic pieces of student writing and their associated scoring annotations will also be explored. This session is sure to enhance assessment literacy around the practice of argumentative writing!  After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE staff members describe this workshop in the following way: Do you look longingly out the window on the weekends, only to glance back at the seemingly insurmountable stack of student responses awaiting feedback? The grading load for a secondary ELA teacher can be daunting. This professional learning experience will ground itself in the research but serve as a pragmatic approach to engage in meaningful feedback on students’ writing (while saving your weekend)! If your class incorporates writing (even if it’s not ELA), we will have something for you as well. Participants will leave with actionable strategies and resources to hopefully maintain work/life boundaries while still providing students with the necessary feedback for growth. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist shares information about phonics instruction for kindergarten students. Drawing on the evidence base from the “IES Practice Guides,” Tracy delves into explaining this evidence-based practice. She shares several anecdotes, models the strategy, and provides practical resources/research for teachers. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

 Drawing on the evidence base from the “IES Practice Guides,” the presenter delves into explaining this evidence-based practice. She shares several anecdotes, models the strategy, and provides practical resources/research for teachers. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist shares strategies for making inferences. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist shares strategies for writing in K and 1st Grade. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist shares strategies for enhancing word knowledge . After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist reviews strategies for differentiating instruction for a mixed proficiency classroom. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist explains explicit instruction. After registering, participants will receive link information. 

GDOE ELA Virtual Learning Specialist reviews strategies for using reading and writing to emphasize key writing features for secondary learners. After registering, participants will receive link information.