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Differentiation- Not definition, but more advanced topics
Strategies for accommodations, struggling learners
Technology
Analyzing and responding to CFAs

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Time is an issue, being proactive instead of reactive. Understanding 3-4 is fine, implementation lacking. No “new” training, time for Guided practice in planning for 3-4.

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Griffin MS

-Morning student products..what does it look like when students master the power standards at different grade levels? (PLC Q1)

- How can we plan for true extension - not merely more for the sake of more? (PLC Q4)

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Better utilizing the PLC process to intervene with students

Better utilizing CFAs to identify students' needs

Deeper reading strategies: analysis, evaluate, make inferences, etc.

Strategies for remediation during advisory

Continued support for the PLC process, will and skill

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Effective peer revision ideas for earlier in the year

Ideas for teacher-student writing conferences.

Grammar sequencing plans

Ideas about how to incorporate technology without hogging the technology on campus

Grade level PLC time across the district

How to implement successful writing workshops with our students (what they look like, how to differentiate the small groups, etc.)

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Using the new SB online (the units that are available to each grade) to its fullest. There are quizzes for each text, audio recordings, student online work.

Grade level, district PLC time to understand updates and how units/EAs are being taught.

Pathblazer- using it throughout the year and to its fullest

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Leveled technology learning -- sessions that covered basic applications as well as sessions targeted to those already integrating technology regularly

Writing instruction and writing feedback -- how to give feedback that improves student writing

Enrichment ideas that enhance our curriculum

Small group reading instruction and intervention support

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Data Analysis: How to find and read common reports (EOC and Aware Data) to quickly make meaning of them.
Kagan for newbies especially. We've been passing along the old materials to our new teacher quite a bit this year.
Time with PLCs to review curriculum updates and backward plan.
RTI: Moving from discussion CFA to action based on them.
Time Management for teachers.  Keeping the load manageable.

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GT-Differentiation (all areas: assessment/curriculum/group/communication)
Required Dyslexia update/training for teaching certificate renewal

On-Level ELA: Looking at new TEKS and alignment with new curriculum and possibly new Springboard activities. Also training in any new technology to be used with curriculum.

Self selected rotations

Kagan

Curriculum updates--time to go through them with PLCs

Innovative approaches for implementing strategies and technology

Professional Communications: more individual campus team time to plan relevant units, campus sharing of important units relevant to student demographics=communication always evolving

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Creating CFAs for Power Standards

Utilizing Aware for data analysis (maybe having CFA's multiple choice and inputting them into Aware by TEK so that we can analyze.)

Best practices for remediation via Advisory...How best to plan, get a system in place, to make it easier to implement and writing with tech - learning more about the different apps that teachers use with their class.

Any activities to help with the most widely missed STAAR standards (inferencing skills, Figure 19, crossover questions, etc.)

Integrating technology in ILA

Explore new ideas on how to get students through the revision process

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Fowler -- brainstormed ideas from our department:

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Fowler -- brainstormed ideas from our department:

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How to utilize SPED/ESL inclusion support effectively in the gen. ed. classroom

How to conduct productive and manageable literature circles

Technology shortcuts

How to plan so that we can "drop in" interesting new lessons or extend the learning

Add-ons in Google Drive

Small group reading instruction/intervention support

Enrichment ideas

Reading Across the Curriculum--teaching reading strategies that can be used in all subject areas

Comprehension ideas for any & varied texts

What does a language accommodation look like for our ELLs?

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Piggybacking off of Hunt. We also use Student Analysis forms. It helps them to reflect on their writing. We have seen a difference in their writing and in their ownership of their strengths and areas of improvement.

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I enjoyed the training on controversial topics, and I think more training in that would be fantastic. More ideas on differentiation and extension would be helpful, too.

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We have been using Student Analysis Forms so students are able to see their personal strengths and weaknesses. The students love it! they are able to take ownership for their learning

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Our department has done a lot with stations for integrating technology and differentiating instruction

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I like the idea of a Writing Conference district wide. Certainly students need guidance and assistance-strategies for better writing. I also think an emphasis on spelling is needed-it helps with vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure andcomprehension.

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I really liked a few of the breakout sessions last year! The writing conference one and the formative assessment technologies, so a 2.0 version would be great!

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I've asked my department and will put their responses here. :)

I think if the district wants us to continue with TI, I would appreciate more TI training.  Also, with all the changes to the 8th grade curriculum this year, I don't know if they would do it, but some 8th grade curriculum specific training might be helpful.

I like the option of breakout choices like we had last year. It would be nice if one of the breakouts was in a computer lab where teachers from across the district could contribute activities they’ve created for different topics into a shared online folder or google classroom. One of the largest complaints I see when we read unit feedback responses in curriculum writing is that there aren’t enough activities to supplement certain power standards or skills required for the EA. For example, in Unit 3: Literary Analysis, there is always feedback that there isn’t enough support for writing insightful commentary or for embedding text evidence.  So if those were made topics in a shared folder or google classroom, teachers from across the district would be able to contribute resources they have for those needs.

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I think providing some CFAs for teachers to use would be beneficial. Even just one or two per grade level would be beneficial. It would give them a place to start.

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Technology in the ILA classroom.
CFAs - have some district wide common understanding of what a CFA is and how to use the data

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1.  Using Writing Workshops (like in an elementary school format) to differentiate and concentrate on different levels of writing and focuses.
2. What a true Writing Conference looks like and how to build time in to conference often with students.
3.  Using "stations" to differentiate instruction.  Teachers need to learn how to use the lexile levels of students to group appropriately and how to find various levels of texts about the same topic to get the same information to students.  It is easier to use a whole group text to deliver information rather than use texts at the students' reading level.  Yes, STAAR is still at grade level texts, but the district's mission statement is "name and need."

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