NISD Summer Professional Development Update

August 26, 2013

Our Vision

The best and most sought-after school district where every student is future ready:• Ready for college• Ready for the global workplace• Ready for personal success

The best and most sought-after school district where every student is future ready:

Professional Development in NISD

Focus for Summer 2013

• Curriculum Development• Pedagogical Development• Integration of Technology• Leadership Academy

NISD Profile of a Graduate Rubric

Curriculum Development

• Curriculum Writers– Priority

Standards (K-12)– PBL training (K-

12)

• Developed curriculum updates for all staff

Priority Standards Identification Criteria

• Endurance – Will this provide students with knowledge and skills that are of value in life regardless of career choice? In future courses? Beyond a single test date?• Leverage –Will this provide knowledge and skills that will be of value in multiple disciplines?• Readiness for the next level of learning – Will this provide students with essential knowledge and skills that are necessary to earn credit or successfully pass upcoming high stakes assessments? STAAR, SAT, ACT, AP, etc.

Curriculum Development

Highlights:• K-12 Curriculum

writers in math and science focused on vertical alignment

• Refined Scope & Sequence to reflect priority standards

• Updated current PBL units at various grade levels

Pedagogical Development

ELEMENTARY:• Math Summer

Institute (2nd-5th) • Nita Copley “Young

Mathematicians” (Pre K-1)

• MicroTeach Math Coaching Model (K-5)

• Science- PBL’s in the Elementary Classroom

• Project Wild- OLC

Pedagogical Development

ELEMENTARY cont.:• Advanced Academics-

– G/T summer institute (5 days; 60 people)

• Social Studies- Document Based Questions (writing across the curriculum; 3-5)

• ELA- – “Foundations” lessons (K-5)– “Non-fiction Reading and Writing (K-5)

Pedagogical Development

Secondary:• Advanced Academics

– AP Summer Institute

• Math– Laying the

Foundation (4 days; 50 teachers);

– POST team training

Pedagogical Development

Secondary cont.:• Social Studies- Document Based

Questions (writing across the curriculum; 6-12)

• ELA– SpringBoard (6-12)– Book Clubs (6-12)– Advanced Expository Writing (6-12)

Pedagogical Development

SPECIAL EDUCATION:• IMPACT Conference

– Over 210 teachers/administrators; 3 day overviews for legal updates and instructional best practices

Integration of Technology

• Technopalooza – 2 days; 480 participants

• New Teacher Boot Camp– Website; learning basics

• Ipad Academy– 150 teachers

Leadership Development

Administrator Academy

• Campus Leadership teams (250)– Campus Improvement

Plans– Campus Goal Setting– Community Based

Accountability

New Hires

Induction Week includes:

• Campus day with administrator and mentor (all new hires)

• Curriculum Coordinators provide overview of curriculum resources and instructional expectations

• Building Classroom Relationships (Fred Jones training)

Back to School Week• District Days

– Curriculum Updates– Integration of

Technology• Campus Days

– Campus “Problem of Practice”

– Data Discussions

Summer of Learning…

From June 10 (first day of Summer break) and August 26 (today) there have been teachers in a professional learning opportunity every single week day.

NISD Educators….committed to making every student Future Ready.