Professional+Development

**Using the Promethean ActivTable in the Content Area** Table Activities
 * PD April 2015** **PBS Learning Media Benefits of using video in the classroom Strategies for using video in the classroom**

**PD Election Day 2014** ** Think Central ** ** myOn ** @http://myon.com myOn PD Website

**PD September 2014** Chrome Apps Store
 * Promethean ActivTable **
 * Google Docs **


 * Curriculum Updates **


 * Infusing Literacy with Content **

** PD June 5, 2014 ** ** Class Inter-visitation ** ** Units of Study ** ** Pacing Calendars ** ** Donors Choose ** Pacing Calendars; Common Core Checklists

**PD January 30, 2014**  **Planning Writing Lessons Using Scaffolds and Tasks** **Article - Ancient Egypt** **Photo Gallery**

**PD January 8, 2014** **Planning Literacy Maps and Units** This sample map shows scaffolds using UDL principles

PD Election Day - November 5, 2013 ** Ready Gen / GoMath Technology Components **

**Flipchart with lesson components for use with students** **Photo Gallery**
 * October 25, 2013 ** ** Ready Gen PD **

** September 3, 2013 - September 4, 2013 ** ** GO Math, Ready Gen, and Advance **

** June 6, 2013 PD - ** ** Implementation of CCLS and 2013-2014 **  ** NYCDOE Teacher Evaluation and Development System (Danielson FFT) ** ** Crosswalk of Common Core Instructional Shifts in Literacy and Mathematics ** ** ARIS LO 518 Materials: Analyzing the Danielson Framework ** ** ARIS LO 688 Materials: Exploring Instructional Shifts in Rigor for Mathematics **
 * ARIS LO 690 Materials: Aligning Standards of Mathematical Practice to FFT (3b) **

** ARIS LO 691 Materials: Supporting Students in Accessing Complex Texts **

** Election Day PD - Promethean Board: Advanced Section 11/6/2013 **
 * How to jazz up your flip charts using sound recorder, magic ink, restrictors, and more! **



Promethean Planet Resources Download resource packs and flip charts here Promethean Planet ActivTips 3-5 minute video tutorials on how to complete a variety of functions in ActivInspire.


 * [[file:PB PD.flipchart]]​**

** September Grade Conferences - TDQ/Math Alignment 09/2013 ** Use the following documents to align the Math Curriculum to the CCSS.
 * Math Resources**

Color Coded Standards Implementation NYS Grades 3-8 Mathematics CC Learning Standards Testing Program Guidance -Sept-April/May-June Exemplar with lesson plans utilizing TDQs. @http://engageny.org/resource/curriculum-exemplars/
 * ELA Resources**


 * __ Text Complexity - An Overview September 5, 2012 Technology Lab __**



@http://www.lexile.com/analyzer/ (free registration required in order to upload/analyze any text to find its Lexile measure) @http://www.lexile.com/findabook/ (find the Lexile Level of books) @http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ (find the Lexile and Guided Reading Level) @http://sites.classdata.org/cfn605/text-complexity (More resources from the CFN605 website)
 * Resources for Lexile Book Analyzer**


 * Additional Links and Resources**
 * @http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/default.htm
 * @http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/handouts/InstructionalLevelExpectationsForReading.pdf
 * Engage NY Features NYC CCSS Aligned Curriculum Maps in ELA with book titles, Lexile Levels, and concepts covered. Sample curriculum exemplars including lesson plans with text dependent questions can be downloaded in ELA and Math.
 * NYSED APDA contains sample ELA and Math test questions that are aligned to the CCSS.
 * NEW! PARCC Prototype Test Items in Mathematics and Literacy (so far only items for grade 3 and JHS/HS are posted so keep checking back as more grades may be added)
 * Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is the 2nd consortium working on CCSS Test items (along with PARCC). They have just released sample assessment items in Mathematics and Literacy
 * [[file:ELAAppendicesAC_sm.pdf]] - sample text exemplars with performance tasks

__**United Streaming Nov. 29th, 2011 Technology Lab**__ @http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ We have purchased a building license for United Streaming where you can access video content and more to engage your students. Details on how to create an account are in the agenda.

__** Curriculum Mapping Rollout Nov. 8th, 2011 Technology Lab **__ @http://nyc-21k212.rubiconatlas.org

__**Orientation to the Promethean Board Sept. 6th, 2011 Technology Lab**__ Here is the training flipchart Promethean Planet Download resources and ready-made flipcharts in the major content areas.

Here are some PDF manuals to help you use your Promethean Board.

__**Frameworks for Teaching September 7, 2011 Technology Lab**__ **Link to Observation Video CFN 605**

__**Curriculum Mapping** **June 9th, 2011 Technology Lab**__ **Who is Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs? What is Curriculum Mapping?** There are some technology resources on the last page of the PPT

**Elements of Mapping Videos** //Big Ideas and Essential Questions// media type="file" key="Big Ideas Video.flv" width="360" height="270"media type="file" key="Essential Questions Video.flv" width="360" height="270" //Enduring Understandings// media type="file" key="Enduring Understanding Video.flv" width="360" height="270"

**Beginning Mapping**



Here are some exemplar maps

Rubric for Curriculum Mapping

Here is a sample SS curriculum map developed by Uzma Harris

**Standards**

(CCSS ELA) (CCSS Math) [|NYS SS Standards] (New York State Social Studies Standards) (New York State Science Standards, grades k - 4) (New York State Science Standards, grades 5 - 8)

**Technology Resources** NYC DOE Tool Kit [] NYC DOE Common Core Standards Overview [] NYS ED Dept. Common Core Standards [] ARIS - Many resources to be posted very soon under resources, communities, and ARIS Learn [|www.arisnyc.org] Curriculum Maps Incorporating CCSS [] Great resource - examples of curriculum maps with essential questions, big ideas, and assessments [|New Jersey Standards Clarification Project] CFN 605 @https://sites.google.com/a/classdata.org/cfn605/ Bloom's Taxonomy [] Depth of Knowledge [] [] DOK Comparable to Bloom's Taxonomy