NIHS Early Release Professional Development
9/16/15 (11:45 - 4 PM) Media and A
NIHS Mission: Relying on the work of our PLCs, the faculty and staff of NIHS will meet the needs of the whole student. Our graduates will be
productive citizens who are able to prosper in a changing world.
Bring your charged laptop with you, as well as a drink (only need that if you paid for a Zaxby’s zalad by noon on Tuesday to Natalie Williams) and your
lunch.
Day’s Learning Targets:
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finish and submit the beginning of year steps for my PDP.
implement this year’s professional development focus.
facilitate the MAZE reading screening for every one of my first block students.
complete the staff TEG survey, giving feedback about the IMPACT activity at our school.
safely implement our school’s lockdown plan.
understand the Macbook/technology processes at my school.
Schedule
11:45—12:55 Whole-group opening in media center (Lunch and fellowship, celebrations, and PDP intro)
1—2:25
2:30—2:55
CTE
3—3:25
ELA
3:30—4
EC/Science
Tribble, A116
EC/Science
Tribble, A116
CTE
Tribble, A116
ELA
Robertson, A118
Robertson, A118
ELA
EC/Science
Robertson,
A118
CTE
Gaither, A119
Gaither, A119
2:30—4
Lockdown
CTE (11), EC (5), English (8), Science (6)
PD Focus: Relationships, Instruction and
Lesson Design
MAZE Reading Screen
Survey
Technology
Media Center
PDP
Reece and Williams
1—1:25
1:30—1:55
PE/SS
FL/ESL/ROTC/FA
Tribble, A116
Tribble, A116
Tribble, A116
Math
PE/SS
Technology
Robertson, A118
Math
FL/ESL/ROTC/FA
Lockdown
Technology
Robertson, A118
FL/ESL/ROTC/FA
PDP
Gaither, A119
Lockdown
PDP
Gaither, A119
2—2:25
Math
Lockdown
Technology
Robertson, A118
PE/SS
Lockdown
Technology
PDP
Lockdown
Technology
PDP
Gaither, A119
Math (9), PE (3), SS (7), FL (3), ESL (1),
JROTC (3), FA (4)
PD Focus: Relationships, Instruction and
Lesson Design
MAZE Reading Screen
Survey
PDP
Gaither, A119
Media Center
Reece and Williams
Notes
Learning Targets for PD focuses of 1) building
relationships, 2) designing sound lessons, and 3)
utilizing content knowledge for instruction
While I am standing at my door monitoring students
changing class in the hall, I will greet my own students
by name as they enter my classroom.
I will utilize resources to provide an appropriate
daily warm-up/bell ringer.
-I can teach my students my expectations for
completing their warmup and communicate
accountability with students and parents.
-I can begin every class with my warmup, and utilize
their work time for daily tasks such as attendance
submission and absence or tardy records.
Notes/Questions?
Next Steps
Why is this important?
Any personal obstacles to complete this
expectation? Any obstacles with students?
Brain storm ideas for a bell ringer…
Any resource needs?
NIHS Early Release Professional Development
Before planning any lesson, I will identify student
learning objectives FIRST.
-I can access my curriculum guide and where my
lesson falls within it.
-I can speak the objective we are studying.
-I can explain how the activities I have planned will
help student learn the objective.
ADDITIONAL HOUSEKEEPING
I will facilitate the MAZE reading screening for
every one of my first block students the week of
9/21.
-I can schedule the assessment into my
daily plans.
-I can read back through my
instructions before administration.
-I can follow the outlined processes for
administration, grading, and recording.
9/16/15 (11:45 - 4 PM) Media and A
Where is my curriculum guide?
In brief, student-friendly terms, what are
students trying to currently master?
Where does my current lesson fall within
the guide?
Where will I post that? (On the white-
How do my activities increase my
students’ knowledge of the learning
target?
Do I have enough copies?
Where are my instructions and grading
information?
board? My webpage? Their individual PDSA
they access daily?)
Date I will administer:
Date my student MAZE data is due in
spreadsheet:
How I locate the MAZE spreadsheet to
record my students’ reading scores:
I will complete the staff TEG survey, giving feedback
about the IMPACT activity at our school.
Learning Targets
I can safely implement our school’s lockdown plan.
Notes/Questions?
Next Steps
I put my kids . . .
Can I continue teaching?
When/how are we released?
Do I use cards?
What do I place over my classroom door’s
window?
What do I put in my window?
Learning Targets
I can understand the Macbook/technology processes
at my school.
Notes/Questions?
Next Steps
How are work orders submitted? What is
my responsibility?
If my student has a book bag issue . . .
What do I need to know about day users?
Other answers to FAQs . . .
Learning Targets
I can finish and submit the beginning of year steps for my
PDP.
-I have completed my self-assessment and my
orientation (8/24/15), and I see green checkmarks.
-I have created two PDP goals:

One is SIP-oriented and focuses on either
literacy or test score improvement.

The second is a specific, individualized
goal focused on my instructional growth
Notes/Questions?
My login is . . .
Do I have green checks by selfassessment and orientation?
Does one of my goals align to our SIP?
Next Steps
NIHS Early Release Professional Development
9/16/15 (11:45 - 4 PM) Media and A