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2017-2018 Course Catalog
For Middle School Educators
July 2017
July 2017
Chelsea Professional Learning Academy
Vision Statement
Since 2015, the Chelsea Professional Learning Academy has provided a
district-wide cohesive professional development curriculum to support
the professional growth of educators.
Courses are offered at the ELC, the MCB Elementary Complex, the
Clark Avenue and Williams Middle School building, and Chelsea High
School each month. Offerings span grade-levels and content areas.
CPLA Workshops take place on the second Wednesday of each month.
Times vary by location and grade span.
Courses are offered at two levels each month:
101 Induction Series for New Teachers
201 Series for non-first-year teachers
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Registering for PD Courses
In order to sign up for a Professional Learning Academy Course, and to receive PDPs, you must
register for the course on the Chelsea Professional Development website. This website can
be accessed from the Staff Resources page on the Chelsea Public Schools website, from the X2
homepage, or directly at: https://app.smartedu.net/chelsea/pd/
To log in, you will enter your username and password. Your username is your Chelsea email id (last
name, first initial). New users should use the temporary password: Chelseapd. This is a one-time use
password; you will be prompted to change your password.
To search for a course go to Offerings in the left-hand menu. You then have the option to view a
calendar of offerings, view the offerings by category in the drop-down menu (under Chelsea
Professional Learning Academy 2017-2018), or search for a course title. Once you select your
course, click on the Register for this Course button. You will receive email confirmation that you
have been enrolled. Please make sure that the courses you register for are the correct grade-span
and level.
Note: Please register as early as possible each month in order to ensure that courses will run
and presenters have time to prepare enough materials.
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2017-2018 Middle School Offerings
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2017-2018 Middle School Offerings
September 13th, 2017
ELA
Vision and Purpose—
Starting the Year off
Right
Teachers will explore the YLPs in terms of roadmapping with the end of
the year in mind. Teachers will unpack the Massachusetts Frameworks,
the 5DP Yearlong Plans, and UbD Units to inform instructional planning
for their classrooms.
History
What Does An
Effective History Class
Look Like?
Teachers will explore instructional frameworks with routines and
procedures that set the stage for learning. Teachers will unpack the
Massachusetts Frameworks, the 5DP Yearlong Plans, and UbD Units to
inform instructional planning for their classrooms.
Math Unit Design Phase 1—
Setup
Introduction of unit progression of lessons. Teachers will focus on the
setup of a unit to formatively assess students’ prior knowledge relevant
to the content of the upcoming unit.
Science Planning From
Standards
Teachers will work with the MA Frameworks, the 5DP Yearlong Plans,
unpacking documents, UbD units, STEMscopes and Gizmos to inform
instructional planning for their classrooms.
October 11th, 2017
ELA
Thinking Ahead—
Long-Term Planning
for Success
Teachers will bring Stages 1 & 2 of a quarter two UbD unit for vetting and
will begin Stage 3, focusing on writing strong lesson objectives.
History
Using Mini DBQs in
History Classes/
DBQ Session 1
Teachers will learn the nuts and bolts of Mini-Qs and how to use these
resources with students. Reading primary and secondary documents are
tools for historians; teachers will explore effective ways of using these
documents with students.
Math Unit Design Phase 2—
Introduction
Teachers will learn how to use anchor problems to build conceptual
understanding.
Science Performance
Assessments
Teachers will explore the Chelsea Middle School Performance Assessment
templates and rubric to gain an understanding of implementation and
expectations.
Course Descriptions: 101 Induction Series for New Teachers
This is a year-long required course for new teachers. (15 PDPs)
All sessions meet on the second Wednesday of the month from 2:45-4:15 p.m.
Locations will be posted on PD site.
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November 8th, 2017
Social Emotional Learning: Creating a Trauma Sensitive Classroom Providing a safe and supportive environment is essential for learning to take place.
Teachers will understand the impact of trauma on learning and gain insight into the importance
of developing positive relationships with students as well as providing them
with a classroom environment where they feel safe to take academic risks.
December 13th, 2017
ELA
How Can I Engage My
Students? Balanced
Literacy Lessons
Teachers will tune lessons with the WriteBoston before reading,
during reading, and after reading strategies.
History
Planning the “In
Between” to Prepare
Students for Assessment
Teachers will explore skills and find materials to support
student growth around DBQs.
Math Unit Design Phase 2—
Introduction cont.
Teachers will explore various ways to explicitly bridge
conceptual understanding to procedural fluency.
Science Formative Assessments Teachers will investigate how formative assessment can be
used to inform instruction using MasteryConnect.
January 10th, 2018
ELA
Stage Two: Rigorous,
Engaging and Clearly
Communicated Tasks
Teachers will learn how to create mini tasks aligned to the
performance assessment that will prepare students for success.
History DBQ Session 2 Analysis and Writing like a Historian
Math
Unit Design Phase 3—
Teach/Practice with
Feedback &
Differentiation Stage 1
Teachers will learn strategies that support students’ productive
struggle when making connections between conceptual
understanding and procedural understanding.
Science Technology in the
Science Classroom
Teachers will learn strategies for effectively implementing the
various technology resources available to them in their classrooms
(ie: Gizmos, Discovery Ed., Brainpop, Socrative, & STEMScopes).
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February 14th, 2018
ELA
The Proof is in the
Pudding: Looking at
Student Work
Teachers will review student work that resulted from the tasks
prepared in the January session. What are students able to
do? What were they not able to do yet? Plan instruction based
on student needs.
History
Formative
Assessment/ Looking
at Student Work
Teachers will learn effective strategies for looking at student
work against the standards and planning instruction accordingly.
Math
Unit Design Phase 3—
Teach/Practice with
Feedback &
Differentiation Stage 1
Teachers will build formative assessments that check for
conceptual understanding into lesson plans.
Science
Embedding the
Science & Engineering
Practices
Teachers will learn what these practices are and how they play
out in an effective classroom.
March 14th, 2018
ELA
Thinking Ahead:
Long-Term Planning
for Success 2.0
Teachers will tune a Quarter 4 UbD unit for a rigorous and
engaging performance assessment and aligned tasks, strong
lesson objectives and before, during and after reading strategies.
History Conferring with
Historians
Teachers will learn the essentials of conferring and feedback that
help move students along the continuum of learning.
Math
Unit Design Phase 4:
Teach/Practice with
Feedback &
Differentiation Stage 2
Teachers will work on providing access points to all students
as they move toward procedural fluency.
Science
Inquiry Part 1—
Strategies for
Hands-On Work
Teachers will learn strategies to make hands-on work effective
in their classrooms.
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April 11th, 2018
ELA
Evaluation, Artifacts, & All
the Other Burning
Questions
Teachers will be guided in preparing to submit artifacts, end-of-
year assessments, and data collection.
History Assessing Student Growth
Over a School Year
Teachers will assess the growth of their students and, based on
that assessment, will refine their expectations for next year.
Math Unit Design Phase 5:
Fluency and Synthesis
Teachers will explore different ways to formatively assess students’
abilities to synthesize multiple understandings to
novel situations.
Science Inquiry Part 2—
Mini-Labs
Teachers will learn how to use mini-labs more effectively
in their instruction for various purposes.
May 9th, 2018
ELA
Stage Two—Rigorous,
Engaging, & Clearly-
Communicated Tasks
Teachers will reflect on performance tasks for all four anchor texts
and will vet them.
History
What Does An Effective
History Class Look Like at
the End of the Year?
Teachers will reevaluate instructional frameworks with routines and
procedures that set the stage for learning.
Math Unit Design Phase 6:
Conclusion
Teachers will plan a performance assessment that summatively
assesses both students’ conceptual understanding and procedural
fluency.
Science Discussing Science in
the Classroom
Teachers will gain experience in planning and implementing
effective discussion techniques in the classroom.
June 13th, 2018
ELA
Am I the Teacher I Want
to Be: Metacognition in
the Classroom
I think, therefore I teach.
Teachers will reflect and celebrate on the year!
History/
Science Reflection All teachers will reflect on the year and celebrate.
Math Reflection &
Showcase All teachers will reflect on the year and showcase one full unit.
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September 13th, 2017
IEP Meetings: Process & Eligibility Determination
This training will focus on the process of an IEP meeting, as well as, interpreting evaluation data for the
purpose of determining if a child is a child with a disability and in need of special education.
October 11th, 2017 IEP Writing
This training will help you learn more about IEPs—what the law requires,
what information a typical IEP contains, how IEPs are developed, etc.
November 8th, 2017 Social Emotional Learning: Creating a Trauma Sensitive Classroom
Providing a safe and supportive environment is essential for learning to take place.
Teachers will understand the impact of trauma on learning and gain insight into the importance
of developing positive relationships with students as well as providing them with a
classroom environment where they feel safe to take academic risks.
December 13th, 2017
Disability Types
This training will focus on the Federal and Massachusetts special education disability types definitions
for each of the disability categories, and resources for each disability.
Course Descriptions: 101 Induction Series for
New Special Education Service Providers This is a year-long required course for new service providers. (15 PDPs)
All sessions meet on the second Wednesday of the month from 3:00-4:30 p.m. at PIC.
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January 10th, 2018 Assessments
This training will focus on the evaluation process, which is guided by requirements in our nation’s
special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
February 14th, 2018 SPED Law/History of SPED
This training will focus on a review of the History of Special Education
and the Massachusetts Special Education Regulations.
March 14th, 2018
Parent Communication
This training will focus on how to assist the parent in understanding the special education process,
and the rights of the parents when their child has been referred for, or is receiving,
special education services, as well as ongoing communication and efficient progress reports.
April 11th, 2018 Service Delivery Models/Related Service Providers/Programming
All considerations for services are made along a continuum of placement options ensuring that students
with disabilities are, to the reasonable extent appropriate, educated with non-disabled peers.
May 9th, 2018 Supporting Classroom Teachers
Related Service Providers and/or Special Education Teacher Support Services may be all direct,
or a combination of direct and indirect.
June 13th, 2018 Reflection on the Year
How will you describe this school year? What will you try and what will you do differently next year?
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September 13th, October 11th, & November 8th
Classroom Culture
A classroom with opportunities for students to positively connect with content, peers,
and teachers is key in empowering students. Participants will dive deep into what makes
a positive classroom culture and how to effectively establish the practices and routines needed.
Participants will have opportunities to share successes and challenges in order to learn
from each other and receive feedback in order to adapt their practices.
September 13th & October 11th, & November 8th
Literacy Across All Content Areas
What does it mean to read and write in ELA? Like a Historian? Like a Scientist? Like a
Mathematician? Although there are some specific characteristics in each content area, there are more
foundational similarities across all contents. This course will build horizontal and vertical alignment of
reading and writing strategies that will help our students be successful readers and writers in life.
This course will be supported by Literacy and Math coaches and a History Lead.
December 13th, January 10th, & February 14th
Social Emotional Learning/ Trauma Informed Schools Participants will explore ways to integrate skill building around the five CASEL SEL competencies
through explicit skill instruction, instructional practices, classroom and school climate,
and incorporation of social emotional learning into the content.
Course Descriptions: 201 Series
Open to all non-first-year teachers.
Register for one or more workshop series, each of which meets 3 times.
All sessions meet on the second Wednesday of the month from 2:45-4:15 p.m. Check PD website for locations.
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December 13th, January 10th, & February 14th
Differentiation in the Classroom Do you have any students who struggle? How do you reach all of your students?
Participants will be introduced to at least three different models to provide differentiated
instruction in the classroom. Participants will learn how to use data to create strategic groups,
including strategies for grouping students in the moment. Participants will also learn
how to help students assess their proficiencies to determine individual needs and
make choices to support their own growth. Time will also be allotted for group members
to share successes and obstacles from the implementation of the differentiation models
in order to learn from each other and get feedback to adapt practices.
This course will be supported by the Literacy and Math coaches.
March 14th, April 11th & May 9th
Teach in the Classroom of the Future: Integrating Technology Take advantage of all the cutting edge technology that we have access to in the district,
but never have time learn about. Apply the knowledge that you gain to prepare
your students to succeed in the 21st century. Add new, modern tools to your teaching toolbox
that will transform learning in your classroom. This series is beneficial for all content areas.
March 14th, April 11th & May 9th
Improving Your Professional Practice
Do you enjoy engaging in professional conversations? Then this is the workshop for you!
Participants will share learning from their professional practice goal and the progress
made toward that goal. They will examine the impact of their professional practice goal
on student learning and identify tracks of their teaching on student learning.
Teachers will join in reading and supporting each other in a deep study of teaching practices.
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September 13th, October 11th, & November 8th
Supporting ELLs: Vocabulary
December 13th, January 10th, & February 14th
Supporting ELLs: Reading
March 14th, April 11th, May 9th, & June 13th
Supporting ELLs: Writing
Course Descriptions: 201 Supporting ELLs Series
Open to all non-first-year teachers.
The goal of this series is to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills to effectively shelter their
content instruction to support English Language Learners. Teachers will understand the social and
cultural issues that contribute to and impact the schooling of ELLs, how language functions within
academic content teaching, and how students acquire a second language.
Teachers will leave the course with practical, research-based protocols, methods and strategies to
integrate subject-area content, language, and literacy development. This course will be supported by
an ELL specialist in conjunction with Literacy and Math coaches, and content will be differentiated
based on participants.
Three sections are offered: vocabulary, reading and writing.
Sign up for one section (3-4 meetings each) or for the year-long course for 15 ELL PDPs.
All sessions meet on the second Wednesday of the month from 3:00-4:30 p.m. at the Williams.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who plans and presents the CPLA workshops?
The district curriculum coordinators work with the instructional coaches, lead
teachers, and other teacher leaders throughout the district to plan the
workshops. Most workshops are presented by coaches and lead teachers.
I am new to the district but not a first-year teacher/not a classroom
teacher; do I need to attend the 101 workshops?
All new teachers must attend a CPLA workshop each month. However, if the
101 session does not represent new learning for you, you may speak with your
building administrator and attend a different CPLA workshop that month.
How can I find out if a specific 201 workshop is right for me?
Speak with your instructional coaches and/or lead teachers, or contact a
curriculum coordinator to find out more about any workshop. In most cases,
workshops will be planned and differentiated with the participants in mind.
How do I get PDPs for my participation?
In order to sign up for a Professional Learning Academy course, and to receive
PDPs, you must register for the course on the Chelsea Professional
Development website (see Registering for PD Courses at the beginning of this
booklet). 101 course participants register once for the year-long course; 201
course participants must register for each course separately.
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