MAY 2017
High School
HIGH SCHOOL
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Trent Stern | 239-4369 | tstern@ Upcoming PD
August 2, 2017: READ 180 Universal training for specified teachers. C&I principals. C&I Update I would like to welcome Ted Fabiano as he steps into the role of Instructional Design Coach and primary teacher leader for high school ELA. Ted has considerable experience as an ELA teacher in Blue Valley and will continue to elevate our ELA programming throughout the district. During the second semester, I observed all of our ELA teachers grappling with the idea of student-centered and futureready teaching and learning. Various teams in each of our high schools have already begun to experiment with PBL, blended learning, flipped classrooms, and more. I am truly excited about the future of ELA in Blue Valley. I anticipate reading, writing, and authentic assessment will continue to remain the focus of next year's professional learning for high school ELA. Specifically, teachers will work collaboratively to reimagine ELA classrooms so that learning continues to be rigorous but also relevant for all students. HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE Christie Purdon | 239-4375 | cpurdon@ Upcoming PD
Some high school science teachers signed up to come in for a day this summer and work on 3-dimensional science lessons and/or well as student-centered (PBL) units. This work will take place between May 23 and June 8. C&I Update N/A HIGH SCHOOL
WORLD LANGUAGE Diane DeNoon | 239-4101 | ddenoon@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A HIGH SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS Janelle Brower | 2369-4109 | jbrower@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY MEDIA Cristy Bolton | 239-4234 | cybolton@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update A committee of K-12 librarians will work this summer on re-visioning the library program around the Future Ready Framework. This work will include a new mission, vision, review of standards, incorporation and support of inquiry framework, PBL initiatives, and more. |
HIGH SCHOOL
MATHEMATICS Adam Wade | 239-4226 | awade@ Holly McCarty | 239-4261 | hamccarty@ Upcoming PD
We are scheduled to meet with 2 Pre-Calc teachers from each building on May 22nd. Department Chairs have submitted names for this day. During this time, we will work on differentiating between Pre-Calculus and Honors PreCalculus and discuss further changes to the Scope and Sequence. Textbook training part 2 will occur in August. C&I Update Aligning with the district's vision of more student-centered future-ready instruction, teachers are going to begin to learn more about Mathematical Mindset (and other instructional pieces that help with this shift). HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIAL STUDIES Kelli Haeffner | 239-4263 | khaeffner@ Upcoming PD
N/A C&I Update On May 25th, a team of K-12 social studies teachers will meet to discuss and work on Blue Valley social studies skill competencies. This is a continuation of our work during the 2016-2017 school year. HIGH SCHOOL
VISUAL ARTS Kathleen Cigich | 239-4337 | kcigich@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A HIGH SCHOOL
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Kathleen Cigich | 239-4337 | kcigich@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A HIGH SCHOOL
CAREER & TECH ED Linda Affholder | 239-4077 | laffholder@ Upcoming PD
May 23 - Adobe CC training for Journalism followed by professional learning time to integrate into curriculum. May 25 Adobe CC training for Broadcast followed by professional learning time to integrate into curriculum. June 12-14 Accounting teachers attend Accounting Pilot and Bridge Symposium (UMKC). C&I Update May 23 and 24 Programming teachers update courses aligned with AP curriculum and examine options for new resources, community partnerships, and expanded course offerings. TBD – Accounting teachers review assessment results and refine course. |
MIDDLE SCHOOL
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Jen Duke | 239-4266 | jdduke@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCIENCE Christie Purdon | 239-4375 | cpurdon@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A MIDDLE SCHOOL
WORLD LANGUAGE Diane DeNoon | 239-4101 | ddenoon@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A MIDDLE SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS Janelle Brower | 2369-4109 | jbrower@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAREER & TECH ED Linda Affholder | 239-4077 | laffholder@ Upcoming PD
May 25 - Pre-engineering/Robotics teachers will receive training with Vex IQ Robotics system and curriculum resources. C&I Update May 23 and 24 Coding curriculum work with code.org and Swift. May 26 - Robotics curriculum work. Additional curriculum work is planned for early August. Action Item: MS FACS will need regular access to computers or iPads to implement the Farm to Table instructional activities utilizing online resources. |
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATHEMATICS Adam Wade | 239-4226 | awade@ Holly McCarty | 239-4261 | hamccarty@ Upcoming PD
Holly has gone to some middle schools to work on Mathematical Mindset for teams that have explicitly requested her assistance. There is no PL for math teachers scheduled over the summer. Otherwise, the next PL time is in August. C&I Update Work with Mathematical Mindset will continue into next year. MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOCIAL STUDIES Kelli Haeffner | 239-4263 | khaeffner@ Upcoming PD
N/A C&I Update On May 25th, a team of K-12 social studies teachers will meet to discuss and work on Blue Valley social studies skill competencies. This is a continuation of our work during the 2016-2017 school year. The 8th grade social studies curriculum team will also meet on May 25th to continue updating curriculum maps and creating student centered, future ready, instructional and assessment resources. MIDDLE SCHOOL
VISUAL ARTS Kathleen Cigich | 239-4337 | kcigich@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A MIDDLE SCHOOL
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Kathleen Cigich | 239-4337 | kcigich@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIBRARY MEDIA Cristy Bolton | 239-4234 | cybolton@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update A committee of K-12 librarians will work this summer on re-visioning the library program around the Future Ready Framework. This work will include a new mission, vision, review of standards, incorporation and support of inquiry framework, PBL initiatives, and more. |
ELEMENTARY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Mary Jane Weishar | 239-4179 | mweishar@ Upcoming PD
August 14 - 8:00-11:15 Benchmark Advance all elementary teachers TBD - Each school will be hosting a Benchmark Advance consultant to meet the individual needs of that building next fall. C&I Update All elementary teachers have been trained in Benchmark Advance and its technology. Professional Learning is being planned for the next school year to continue the implementation of the anchor resource. Elementary ELA team has revised the BV Differentiated Word Lists, there are now 2 lists instead of 3 and will be sent out to teachers the week of May 15. Reading Specialists Dyslexia Committee have developed strategies and videos for assisting the general education teacher with students in their classroom who have been diagnosed with dyslexia. The building reading specialists will have these materials to give to classroom teachers. ELEMENTARY
SCIENCE Callie Wietzel | 239-4268 | caweitzel@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update For next year, teachers will use the Benchmark ELA resource as an anchor to align their science instruction. The hope being that if students are reading about space, for example, in the Benchmark series then the science instruction will focus on space. The science TCI resource will still be utilized but the previous order and outline of units may be different. An outline matching both science and social studies topics with those of Benchmark units will be sent to teachers by the end of the school year. ELEMENTARY
WORLD LANGUAGE Diane DeNoon | 239-4101 | ddenoon@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A ELEMENTARY
PERFORMING ARTS Janelle Brower | 2369-4109 | jbrower@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A ELEMENTARY
LIBRARY MEDIA Cristy Bolton | 239-4234 | cybolton@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update A committee of K-12 librarians will work this summer on re-visioning the library program around the Future Ready Framework. This work will include a new mission, vision, review of standards, incorporation and support of inquiry framework, PBL initiatives, and more. |
ELEMENTARY
MATHEMATICS Jennifer Taylor | 239-4262 | jtaylor@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A ELEMENTARY
SOCIAL STUDIES Callie Wietzel | 239-4268 | caweitzel@ Upcoming PD
K-12 Skill Competency Work on May 25th. Teachers will identify the competencies and skills that Blue Valley students need to acquire throughout their tenure. C&I Update For next year, teachers will use the Benchmark ELA resource as an anchor to align their social studies instruction. The hope being that if students are reading about government, for example, in the Benchmark series then the social studies instruction will focus on rules,responsibilities, etc. The previous order and outline of social studies units may be different. An outline matching both science and social studies topics with those of Benchmark units will be sent to teachers by the end of the school year. ELEMENTARY
VISUAL ARTS Kathleen Cigich | 239-4337 | kcigich@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A ELEMENTARY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Kathleen Cigich | 239-4337 | kcigich@ Upcoming PD
No upcoming PD C&I Update N/A |
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