Summer 2009 Professional Development
District 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:

District Focus - These training sessions focus on identified district initiatives.

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

Administrative Retreat

All Administrators

August 6, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 3
:30 p.m.

Off-site

District/Boring

New Teacher Orientation

All New Teachers to GISD

August 12-13, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

TBD

District/Boring

Opening Convocation

All Certified Staff

August 17, 2009
8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

PAC

District/Boring

Campus Inservice All Campus Staff August 17, 2009
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
August 18 and 21, 2009
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Your Campus District/Principals

ELAR-ELPS New TEKS Training

Required Training for All K-2nd Grade ELAR Teachers

June 15 or June 24, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Lang

ELAR-ELPS New TEKS Training

Required Training for All K-2nd Grade ELAR Bilingual Teachers

June 15 or June 24, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Lang

ELAR-ELPS New TEKS Training

Required Training for All 3-5th Grade ELAR Teachers

June 16 or June 25, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Lang

ELAR-ELPS New TEKS Training

Required Training for All 3-5th Grade ELAR Bilingual Teachers

June 16 or June 25, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Lang

ELAR-ELPS New TEKS Training

Required Training for all MS and HS ELA Teachers

June 15-16 or June 24-25, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Curriculum/Timmons/Wise

Elementary ELA - Linguistics - LETRS Module 7

K-2 Teachers

25 Limit

June 16, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  

NGC

District/Lang/Baker

Elementary ELA - 6+1 Writing Traits

K-2 Teachers

25 Limit

June 8-9, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

District/Lang/Baker

Elementary ELA - Linguistics - LETRS Module 10

Grades 3-5 Teachers

25 Limit

June 9, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

 

NGC

District/Lang/Baker

Elementary ELA - 6+1 Writing Traits

Grades 3-5 Teachers

25 Limit

June 10-11, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

District/Lang/Baker

Elementary Multisensory Grammar and Written Composition

Grades 1-5 Teachers

June 30, 2009
8
:30a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

 

NGC

District/Lang/Baker

Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy (TALA) for ELA

Grades 6-8 ELA Teachers and

 

3 Days, See Link 

ESC XIII

J.C. Thompson Center

District/Brock

Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy (TALA) for Content Areas in Math, Science and Social Studies

Grades 6-8 Math, Science, Social Studies Teachers

2 Days, See Link

ESC XIII

J.C. Thompson Center

District/Brock

Science Curriculum Document Revision

Selected Elementary Science K-5 Teachers

July 1, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

District/Lang

Math Curriculum Document Revision

Selected Elementary Math K-5 Vertical Teams

June 29-30, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

GHS Distance Learning Lab

District/Lang

Response to Intervention (RTI) Secondary ELA

Selected Secondary ELA Teachers

July 1, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

District/Timmons/Wise

Response to Intervention (RTI) Secondary Math

Selected Secondary Math Teachers

July 2, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

District/Timmons/Wise

Data Disaggregation

Campus Principals and Selected Staff - Middle Schools, NGC, GHS

June 9-10, 2009
8
:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

NGC

District/Timmons/McCoy

Student Assistance Intervention Liaison (SAIL) Advanced

Teachers with Sail Training

August 6, 2009
8
:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NGC

Special Education Director

 

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