Plans for Staff Development Training on February 17, 2014 Principals, The following information should be helpful to you as you plan for the Staff Development day. You may determine the sequence and specific times for the training sessions in Grades 1-5 on that day. Thank you for your leadership with the training and development of teachers. Overview of the Day • Kindergarten Teachers: A 3-hour training is planned for kindergarten teachers from 8:30-11:30 a.m. (see attached locations). While the bulk of the training will be literacy-based, a modified version of Quality Questioning: Part II will also be included. For additional information about the kindergarten training, contact Lynn Smith. • Teachers in Grades 1-5: A 2-hour training is planned for teachers in Grades 1-5 highlighting Quality Questioning: Part II. The core-content specialists have developed the PowerPoint presentation that will be facilitated by the Principal and/or Associate Principal to teachers of Grades 1-5. The specialists will conduct an Elluminate session on February 3rd at 3:30 p.m. for the administrators who will be facilitating the training session. All materials will be shared at that time. • Teachers in Grade 3-5: Based on the feedback received at the October 2013 principals’ meeting, training on how to best utilize NWEA results as a tool for instructional planning is needed. Therefore, the School Testing Coordinators (STCs) will conduct a 2-hour workshop (at each school) on Descartes and Instructional Laddering for teachers of Grades 3-5. Grade level teams will analyze their Winter 2014 MAPS data to determine a specific instructional focus (reading or math). Grade levels will then drill down to a reporting category and will proceed to build a differentiated instructional ladder using Descartes and state standards. For additional information, contact Yvonne Fawcett. Please know that any unencumbered time on Feb. 17th should be spent working on specific professional development needs of the school as outlined in your school's CSIP. As an option, though not required, your school librarian is prepared to share a variety of electronic resources available to all HCPS students that can be used across grade and content areas. In addition, teachers and grade levels may wish to spend time examining resources available in the school bookroom and make plans for utilizing them for small group reading instruction. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Kindergarten Training - February 17, 2014 School Assignments & Training Locations (8:30-11:30 am) Elizabeth Clark Colonial Trail Nuckols Farm 305 East Nine Mile Road Davis Fair Oaks Sandston Upstairs Conference Room Kaechele VREC Henrico Theatre Skipwith Mehfoud Kim Gorenflo Belmont Recreation Center 1600 Hilliard Road Ballroom B & C Carver Short Pump Crestview Springfield Park Glen Allen Trevvett Lakeside Twin Hickory Montrose Deb Jones Henrico County Training Center 7701 East Parham Road/Shrader Road Rooms 2029 & 2030 Greenwood Rivers Edge Johnson Seven Pines Longdale Three Chopt Maybeury Tuckahoe Pinchbeck Lynn Smith Henrico County Training Center 7701 East Parham Road/Shrader Road Rooms 2031 & 2032 Kimball Tenser & Tanya Pavlish Confederate Hills Rec Center 302 Lee Ave Engineers Room Baker Gayton Chamberlayne Highland Springs Donahoe Longan Echo Lake Laburnum Pemberton Shady Grove Adams Holladay Ashe Ratcliffe Dumbarton Ridge Glen Lea Ward Harvie