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