Online Webinars and Workshops
Develop Your Local Curriculum with Local Specialists, Teachers!
Online Workshop
To see significant improvements in student learning, your district must first develop local K-12 curricula. Aligned to state standards, but not a simple organization of them, a curriculum provides teachers with targets for aligning instruction and assessments. It’s not just a textbook or program, rather, a curriculum clarifies your needs when selecting resources and materials to support instruction. In this 4-hour workshop divided between two sessions, we will share our processes for developing your local curriculum and the criteria for making it effective.
Learning topics include:
Developing a long-range plan, interpreting standards and identifying priorities, gathering information about what is currently being taught, and finding solutions and clarifying expectations for learning.
This workshop includes two 2-hour sessions:
– February 14, 2023 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mountain Time
– February 28, 2023 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mountain Time
For more information and to register, click here.
Customizable Workshops for Your School or District
Set Mastery Expectations
Governance
In this workshop participants will:
– Clarify how setting expectations for mastery can help with decision-making
– Analyze research and samples of mastery statements
– Draft a mastery statement for your district or school
Please note, mastery as discussed in this workshop is not to be confused with Mastery Learning, the method of instruction.
Structure a District Assessment System to Guide Improvement Efforts
Governance
In this workshop participants will:
– Identify the strengths of a district assessment system and how it can be helpful
– Evaluate the usability of assessment data with peers
– Use a systematic plan to create a District Assessment System that provides usable data
– Create a long-range plan for continuous improvement in curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Grading in a Results-Based Environment
Governance
Grading practices vary as much as teaching styles within a district. In this workshop participants will:
– Analyze the benefits of unifying grading practices
– Determine how much unification is necessary
– Create a plan to begin the work
– Review samples of grading policies and report cards to get an idea of what it might look like in your district.
Write Measurable Learning Targets to Create Instructional Units
Curriculum
Acquire skills to write high rigor, measurable learning targets to define units of study within a course. In this workshop participants will:
– Identify the characteristics of a teachable curriculum
– Evaluate learning targets for measurability
– Use verbs to indicate rigor
– Define units of study within a course
– Breakdown units into measurable learning targets
Use Standards/Essentials to Create Grade-Specific Learning Targets
Curriculum
Learn to write high rigor, measurable learning targets to define units of study within a course. In this workshop participants will:
– Identify characteristics of a teachable curriculum
– Identify the essentials appropriate for each grade level
– Evaluate learning targets for measurability
– Use verbs to indicate rigor
– Define units of study within a course
– Breakdown units into measurable learning targets
Design Valid Assessments & Use Them Well
Assessment
In this workshop participants will:
– Analyze assessment literacy in current terms
– Evaluate assessments for validity
– Identify methods to increase the reliability of each type of assessment
– Use assessment principles to create aligned assessments
Use Local Curriculum/Essentials to Develop Aligned Assessments
Assessment
Learn to create and use valid assessments to ensure students can demonstrate competency. In this workshop participants will:
– Identify characteristics of valid assessments
– Align assessment type with learning targets
– Align assessment task(s) with learning target
– Apply principles to maintain reliability of assessments
– Develop scoring tools to measure student competency
Write Great Rubrics and Use Them as Valid Scoring Tools
Assessment
In this workshop participants will:
– Analyze what rubrics are and what they’re intended to do
– Write qualitative descriptors to evaluate student products
– Use rubric results to determine reportable grades
– Developing proficiency scales and determine how they’re different from rubrics
– Establish inter-rater reliability methods
District-Specific Customized Workshop
If you can’t find a topic from our list that fully meets your needs, we’re happy to customize a workshop specifically for your district!
Interested in a customizable workshop?
Schedule a call to talk about how we can customize it to meet the needs of your district.