Summer 2009 Professional Development
Curriculum Focus Sessions

Georgetown ISD Faculty and Staff are encouraged to participate in district-provided professional development. Employees should participate in a minimum of 3 days of professional development to compensate for October 2, 2009, November 25, 2009, and April 2, 2010 as identified on the 2009-2010 GISD District Calendar. Professional development is divided into five strands:

Curriculum Focus - Training opportunities in this strand include curriculum professional development focused on content specific sessions.

On inservice dates listed on the 2009-2010 District Calendar, the focus for Georgetown ISD will be horizontal and vertical curriculum alignment. Click on the links below to view professional development opportunities. Check this site often for updated course offerings or additional sessions.

COURSE TITLE

AUDIENCE

DATE(S)

LOCATION

INITIATIVE/CONTACT

MS ELAR Curriculum Document Revisions

Selected MS Vertical Team Members – All Core Areas

July 8-9, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 3
:30 p.m.

Distance Learning Lab

Curriculum/Wise

HS ELAR Curriculum Document Revisions

Selected HS Vertical Team Members – All Core Areas

July 13-14, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Distance Learning Lab

Curriculum/Timmons

K-5th ELAR Curriculum Document Revisions

Selected K-5 Vertical Team Members – All Core Areas

July 20-21, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Distance Learning Lab

Curriculum/Lang

RTI & What Does Differentiation Look Like at Elementary Schools?

Elementary Teachers

July 21, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Lang

RTI & What Does Differentiation Look Like at Middle School?

Middle School Teachers

July 22, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Wise

RTI & What Does Differentiation Look Like at the Secondary Campus?

Secondary Teachers

July 23, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Timmons

Think Math Workshop and Curriculum Update

Elementary Math Teachers

July 23, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Lang

Connect Math Workshop and Curriculum Update

Middle School Math Teachers

July 6-7, 2009
8
:30a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Wise

Teacher Workshop for Make It Take It – Presenters

Invited MS/HS Teachers

June 30, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Timmons/Lang

Elementary Math "Make It, Take It" Workshop

Elementary Grades 3 and 5 Math Teachers

July 14, 2009
8
a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Lang

Middle School Math "Make It, Take It" Workshop

Middle School 8th Grade Math Teachers

July 15, 2009
8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Timmons

Secondary Math "Make It, Take It" Workshop

Secondary Math Teachers

July 16, 2009
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Timmons

History Alive

Selected Social Studies Teachers

June 22-26, 2009

ESC XIII

Curriculum/Nancy Hester

Fine Arts Update - Elementary

Elementary Music and Art Teachers

July 20, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

GHS

Curriculum/Janda

Fine Arts Update - Secondary

MS and HS Fine Arts Teachers

July 21, 2009
8
:30a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

GHS

Curriculum/Janda

GT Administrator Training

Any Campus Administrator who has NOT received GT Adm Training

June 17, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Albright

GT Program Update

K-5 Elementary Classroom Teachers

July 2, 2009 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Albright

GT Program Update Middle School and High School Teachers August 10 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. NGC Curriculum/Albright

GT Program Training

New GT Teachers

30 Hours, TBD

TBD

Curriculum/Albright

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)

GISD Teachers

June 29, or July 20, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Trevino

Reading Recovery Update

Reading Recovery Teachers

August 11, 2009

NGC

Curriculum/Lang/Baker

SPED Update

All SPED Teachers

August 18, 2009

NGC

SPED Director

 

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