Networks
Professional Learning Plan 2022-2023
ADMINISTRATORS
Elementary School Principals’ Network
Dates:TBD
Time: TBD
Provide informal collaboration monthly or quarterly to support sharing best practices and building capacity to address the equity work at sites across the county
Contact: Angela Meeker
Middle School Principals’ Network
Dates:TBD
Time: TBD
Provide informal collaboration monthly or quarterly to support sharing best practices and building capacity to address the equity work at sites across the county
Contact: Angela Meeker
High School Principals’ Network
Dates:TBD
Time: TBD
Provide informal collaboration monthly or quarterly to support sharing best practices and building capacity to address the equity work at sites across the county
Contact: Angela Meeker
COACHES
Instructional Coaching Network
Dates: quarterly, TBD
Time: TBD
Connect with and learn about effective coaching practices from other coaches across the county. Share ideas about key pedagogies and current research-based practices in specific content areas
Build our cultural proficiency and capacity to promote equitable practices in our schools
Contact: Kevin Drinkard, Heather Wygant, Amity Sandage, Audrey Sirota, Sofia Sorensen, Stephanie Sumarna
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science CoP
Oct 6 | Nov 10 | Dec 1 | Jan 9 | March 9 | May 4
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Educators interested in supporting integration of Computer Science will meet to share best practices.
Contact: Stephanie Sumarna & Elizabeth Shaw, Stephanie Sumarna
COUNSELORS, COLLEGE & CAREER
School Counselor Network
Quarterly in November, January, and May
Nov 8/22 | Jan 24/23 | May 2/23
10:00am - 11:30am
Connect with and learn about effective coaching practices from other coaches across the county. Share ideas about key pedagogies and current research-based practices in specific content areas
Build our cultural proficiency and capacity to promote equitable practices in our schools
Contact: Kevin Drinkard, Heather Wygant, Amity Sandage, Audrey Sirota, Sofia Sorensen, Stephanie Sumarna
Grading Practice Project
Dates: TBD
Time: TBD
Administrators and lead teachers meet to increase understanding of grading policy and practice and to collaborate to build a toolkit of resources to use at their school site.
For more information contact Cristine Chopra
EdTECH & INNOVATION
Teacher & Administrator Innovation Networks
Oct 11 | Oct 25 | Nov 15 | Nov 29 | Jan 31
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Building on the success of our Distance & Hybrid Learning Think Tank, the Teacher Innovator Network will provide a space for local educational innovators to share best practices, troubleshoot, and have fun! REGISTER & LEARN MORE
Contact: Stephanie Sumarna & Jason Borgen
Tech ToSA Network
Dates: coming soon!
Time: coming soon!
Educators in the role of EdTech ToSA’s meet to collaborate, share best practices & problem solve
Contact: Stephanie Sumarna
ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY
Network in Nature
Monthly on 3rd Fridays: Oct 21 | Nov 18
Dec 16 | Jan 20 (No February Outing)
March 17 | April 21 | May 19
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teachers and Environmental Educators meet for an uplifting walk in nature and informal networking time to share ideas for increasing environmental connections for students K-12. Locations will vary.
Contact: Amity Sandage
MATHEMATICS
Student Leadership Group:
Facilitating Math Learning
Oct 12, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022
Jan 18, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023
We will also schedule 2 in-person meetings, TBD
3:30pm - 4:40pm on Zoom
High School students convene to: learn best practices for facilitating learning math through problems and puzzles; plan and co-facilitate a county-wide Math Festival on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Contact: Kevin Drinkard
MULTILINGUAL
Multilingual Leadership Network
Quarterly
10am - 12pm
Supports district teams (District Admin, Site Admin, teachers, over the course of the school year as they take on a focused improvement effort centered around equity for multilingual learners. This year’s network will focus on the use of the Multilingual Learner Shadowing Protocol to monitor the impact of of improvement efforts on the engagement of multilingual learners in academic conversations that build content knowledge and conceptual understanding.
Contact: Sofia Sorensen
Dual Language School Network
For csupport with dual language school programs, please contact Sofia Sorensen.
Contact: Sofia Sorensen
SCIENCE
Science
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K-12 Teachers and community-based partners convene on a regular basis to collaborate on best practices in NGSS implementation
Contact: Heather Wygant
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
Visual & Performing Arts Network
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District VAPA teachers collaborate in discipline area groups to share research-based, most effective instructional practices and assessment strategies using Harvard’s Studio Habits of Mind.
Contact: Audrey Sirota