Workshoop Date Time Faciliator Description Location
High School ELA Cross District PLC 1-14-08

12:00-3:00

Lunch Provided

Jen Orton Join your ELA high school colleagues and share ideas, resources and techniques to best meet the new content expectations.
Examine a new resource for preparing students for the MME
MLISD
Study Group on Using Mentor Texts Grades 2-9th Sunset Coast Reading Council is sponsoring this event. No costs to members. $20 fee to non-members

1-15-08
3-4-08

This is a series. Sessions will build on prior knowledge

4:00-6:30

Jeff Beal
Judy Bussey
Sunset Reading
Council

Participants will receive a copy of the book Study Driven

Participate in a learning session with Jeff as e introduces the use of "mentor texts" as a means of learning narrative strategies in one's writing. This series will focus on Katie Wood Ray's book Study Driven  

Benchmarking
Learning
Community
1-15,16,17-08
3-18,19,20-08

Brandi Mendham
Jen Orton

Round 2 at MLISD   Round 3 at MLISD
Grade Level Date Time Grade Level Date Time
K 1-17 12:30-3:30 K 3-18 8:00-11:00
1st 1-17 8:00-11:00 1st 3-18 12:30-3:30
2nd 1-16 12:30-3:30 2nd 3-19 8:00-11:00
3rd 1-16 8:00-11:00 3rd 3-19 12:30-3:30
4th 1-15 12:30-3:30 4th 3-20 8:00-11:00
5th 1-15 8:00-11:00 5th 3-20 12:30-3:30

The purpose of these 1/2 day sessions is to discuss the results of the current benchmarking assessments and any related concerns. Teachers will analyze the results of these assessments and plan their future ELA instruction accordingly.

Benchmarking Schools: register each teacher for sessions at their grade levels.

NOTE: All OISD & MLISD teachers will attend the same grade level sessions. All benchmarking sessions will held at MLISD
Leading PLCs

1-17-08 / 4:00-8:00 --- 5-5-08 / 4:00-8:00
*2-15-08 / 8:30-4:00 --- *8-22-08 / 8:30-4:00
3-10-08 / 4:00-8:00 --- 10-15-08 / 4:00-8:00
4-24-08 / 4:00-8:00 --- 12-1-08 / 4:00-8:00
*Common professional development days

This 3 credit PLC class is offered to superintendents, administrators, teacher leaders, department chairs & curriculum directors. Participants will acquire leadership skills for creating a PLC culture among staff by grade and content level, as well as within buildings, districts and throughout the MLISD and OISD region. MLISD
Middle School ELA: Informational Genre Units 7th-8th Grade ELA/ Sp.Ed. Teachers 1-22-08 12:00-3:00 Judy Bussey
Kerry Foote
Danielle Luce
Jen Orton
Kerri Sanders
Join your middle school colleagues in discussion and sharing of informational/research ideas. Teacher created research units aligned with the GLCEs will be available MLISD

Teacher Reading Academy (TRA)
K-3rd
Focus on Literacy Stations

1-22-08
4-9-08
4:30-7:00 Brandi Mendham

TRA is a follow-up training to MLPP and LETRS. Instructional strategies for the five big ideas of reading will be provided and participants will discuss ways to infuse these ideas into literacy station.

*Stipends awarded

MLISD
Book Study 6-12th Grade When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do by Kylene Beers 1-23-08 4:30-6:30 Jen Orton We'll jigsaw this book full of great, teacher tested strategies for our struggling adolescent readers. Free Book, Pizza & Pop MLISD

HS-MASS

High School Math and Science Success

Session I Session II

Math and Science
1-24-08
or
1-26-08

Math
2-20-08
or
3-1-08
Science
2-21-08
or
3-1-08

8:30-3:30

Math
Kathy Surd

Science
Marilyn Turner

Teachers must pick a session I and a session II. Teachers attending a Saturday session will receive a $100 stipend. Teachers attending a Thursday session can get a substitute reimbursement. Session I will focus on clarification documents for maths and/or science. Session II will focus on assessments. Stipends and substitute reimbursement will be paid after all grant responsibilities are complete. MLISD
Special Education Highly Qualified Portfolio Option Grades 6-12th 1-29-08 4:00-6:00 Linda Steigenga Recently, the Michigan Department of Education was notified by the United States Department of Education that secondary teacher will not be considered highly qualified by passing the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification elementary education test. In this Workshop, teachers will receive information highly qualified using HOUSSE option 3. MLISD
Teacher Reading Academy (TRA) K-3rd
Focus on Literacy
Stations
1-30-08
2-27-08
3-27-08
4-14-08
4:30 - 7:00
Brandi Mendham TRA is a follow-up training to MLPP and LETRS. Instructional strategies for the five big ideas of reading will be provided and participants will discuss ways to infuse these ideas into literacy stations
*Stipends awarded
OISD
K -- 4th Grade
Science
Expectations Roll-
Out
2-4-08
8:30 - 3:30
Brandi Mendham
Kathy Surd
Marilyn Turner
Start planning your curriculum based on the new GLCE's for science. MLISD
Induction Teacher
Seminar Series
1st Year Teachers 2nd/3rd Year Teachers
2-7-08 2-4-08
3-6-08 3-3-08
4:30 - 7:00
Lynne Cavazos New Teachers: gather with fellow colleagues to discuss classroom and time management, families as partners, lesson planning and assessment strategies as you navigate through the beginning of your career. MLISD
Book Study K-3rd
Word Power
What Every
Teacher Needs to
Know About
Teaching
Vocabulary
2-5-08
4:30 - 6:30
Brandi Mendham We'll jigsaw this book which offers classroom teachers proven techniques for effective vocabulary instruction.
*Free Book
OISD
Writing Workshop PLC
Free Books!
2-8-08
4-24-08
8:30 - 3:30
Brandi Mendham
Jen Orton
K-8th Grade teachers who are implementing Writing Workshop will continue to explore Lucy Calk ins' Units of Study, share ideas, and plan lessons. MLISD
Get MEAPED!
All 2--8th Grade Teachers
2-11-08
4:00 - 6:00
Jen Orton
Linda Steigenga
Use this time to examine your 2007 MEAP results. We'll have your data available and will explain the various MEAP documents. MLISD
Mentor Seminar Series Continued 2-12-08
4:30 - 7:00
Lynne Cavazos

Learning Focused Conversation

  • Moving the conversation
  • Opportunities to practice skills
  • Moving beyond support

MLISD
HS Science Assessments 2-14-08
(Some material repeated on 2-15-07 during MLISD Common PD Day)
4:00 - 6:00
Marilyn Turner Receive a thumb drive containing all the assessment items writing in the fall that align to the HASCE. MLISD
5th-7th Grade Science Expectations Roll Out 3-4-08
8:30 - 3:30
Brandi Mendham
Kathy Surd
Marilyn Turner
Start planning your curriculum based on the new GLCE's for science. MLISD
Make It Take It: Big Ideas in ELA 3-5-08
4:00 - 6:00
Cherri Lundberg
Brandi Mendham
Brenda Tarsa
Spend a few hours with colleagues creating useful materials for your ELA instruction focused on the 5 big ideas. MLISD
CPI: Crisis Prevention Intervention - Initial Training 3-11, 13, 18-08
4:00 - 7:30
Keri Hansen
Brenda Tarsa
Bill White
Training to prevent violence, safely intervening when disruptive behaviors occur. Participants will be certified in this training. MLISD
Math and Science PLC
Grades K - 5th
3-12-08
and/or
4-15-08
4:00 - 6:00
Brandi Mendham Discuss important topics in elementary math and science. Emphasis on new science GLCE's as they are released.
*Stipends awarded
MLISD
Introduction to CHAMPs 3-18-08
4:00 - 6:30
Cathy Gregorski
Trish Hanlon
Lisa Weber
CHAMPs is a behavior management program that is the perfect classroom companion to school-wide PBS. During this introductory session you will receive an overview of the CHAMPs program and the rationale for positive, proactive classroom management. In addition, the structure of the CHAMPs program will be covered as well as a proposed plan for initial implementation. MLISD
CPI Refresher 4-9-07
4:00 - 7:30
Keri Hansen
Brenda Tarsa
Bill White
Designed to update those previously fully trained. Required to maintain CPI certification. MLISD
TI-84 +
Middle School
4-10-07
8:30 - 3:30
Dave VanDuinen Learn some basic features of the TI-84 + to use in your classroom. MLISD

Reading, Writing & Technology

Grades 3rd-12th
ELA Emphasis

4-15-08
4-22-08
4-29-08
5-6-08
4:30 - 7:30
Lavon Jonson, Crossroads Writing Project Learn to incorporate the latest technology to enhance your reading and writing instruction. Explore blogs, Digital Storytelling, Wikis, and GOOGLE docs. Participants who attend all 4 sessions will receive a $150 stipend and may elect two graduate credit hours through Ferris or $75 per credit hour. MLISD
Math PLC
Middle School
4-22-08
4:00 - 6:00
Kathy Surd Discuss important topics in MS math.
*Stipends awarded
MLISD
Science PLC Middle School 4-22-08
4:00 - 6:00
Marilyn Turner Discuss important topics in MS science.
*Stipends awarded
MLISD
Math PLC
High School
4-23-08
4:00 - 6:00
Kathy Surd Discuss important topics in HS math.
*Stipends awarded
MLISD
Science PLC
High School
4-23-08
4:00 - 6:00
Marilyn Turner Discuss important topics in HS math.
*Stipends awarded
MLISD

To register on-line: www.mlisd.k12.mi.us / www.oceanaisd.com

To register for MLISD workshops call Wanda: (231)757-4934 ext. 146

To register for OISD workshops call Jenny: (231)873-5651