Schaumburg School District 54

Professional Development

Symposium

Thursday

June 8, 2017

School District 54

Professional Learning Center

District 54

Professional Development Symposium

Reflection on Practice

Thursday, June 8, 2017

School District 54

Professional Learning Center

8:00 - 8:30 Registration

8:30 - 9:30 Welcome Erin Knoll, Assistant Superintendent

Keynote Address Dr. Juli Dixon

Symposium Overview Erin Knoll, Assistant Superintendent

9:45 - 10:45 Breakout Session One

11:00 - 12:00 Breakout Session Two

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 Breakout Session Three

2:15 - 3:15 Breakout Session Four

Session One

9:45 - 10:45

Launching into Benchmark Universe | Kindergarten through Second Grade

Presented by: Laurie Mandarino and Becky Meyer

PLC - 103 In this session, participants will explore the digital components of Benchmark Advance. These components

will help teachers utilize these online resources to enhance planning and instruction. Join us as we highlight

ways to incorporate technology into the balanced literacy model.

Student Led = Student Engagement

Presented by: Traci Reiner and Magali Williams

PLC - 104 In this presentation, teachers will learn how to engage their students through a student led classroom.

Participants will learn the processes from beginner to advanced levels of student led learning. Participants

will also learn the process teachers and students will need in order to start their journey to create a student

led classroom with high engagement.

Supporting EL Newcomers in the Content Areas

Presented by: Nancy Hellstrom and Nicole Lumpp

PLC - 105 In this session, participants will learn strategies to make grade level content comprehensible for

beginning level English Learners. We will discuss ways to evaluate students’ understanding, determine

next steps for instruction, and build independence.

Five Instructional Shifts for Supporting Rigorous Standards

Presented by: Dr. Juli Dixon PLC - 106 Explore five essential instructional shifts that emphasize the mathematical practices and the content they

support. Connect the five shifts to the TQE Process supporting tasks, questions, and evidence within a

formative assessment process. Enhance your understanding of the shifts through the use of authentic

classroom video.

Session One

9:45 - 10:45

Launching into Benchmark Universe | Third through Sixth Grade

Presented by: Megan Krajecki and Kristina Macnider

RAC - Boardroom In this session, participants will explore the digital components of Benchmark Advance. These components

will help teachers utilize these online resources to enhance planning and instruction. Join us as we highlight

ways to incorporate technology into the balanced literacy model.

Planning for Inclusion Success in Shared Instruction Presented by: Apryl Levy, Michelle Rhodes and Allison Schultz ELC - 101 Inclusion is a way of thinking, a way of being, and a way of making decisions for all learners. Shared, whole-class instructional times can often be challenging for students with significant needs and their teachers. This session will build participants’ understanding of how to craft thoughtful lesson plans that support inclusion students’ individualized goals. Strategies for building student engagement and participation will be explored. Inclusion is about intentionally planning for the success of all students!

A-Z Survival Guide for Increasing Student Ownership and Engagement In

Literacy | Third through Sixth Grade

Presented by: Julie Collier, Justin Gross, and Lauren Rivera

ELC - 102 We will provide an A-Z survival guide that offers ideas for increasing student engagement and ownership

during literacy instruction. Participants will walk away with a refreshed mindset, new ideas and a

comprehensive toolkit that includes student-led activities, goal setting tools, and other editable materials

to enhance literacy instruction.

Reaching Our Hardest to Reach Students

Presented by: Ariana Carbone, Melissa de Pau, and Kelly Santell

ELC - 103 Building a positive culture of learning is fundamental for student success. Social emotional and growth

mindset lessons will work for most students to provide that additional tool needed for academic and

personal growth. For the hardest to reach students, additional structures are needed to create buy-in. You

will walk away with proactive and preventative strategies to use with students. You will learn how to best

support the needs of these learners in the first few weeks of school and dive into a day in the life of

managing these ongoing relationships.

Session Two

11:00 - 12:00

Zooming in on Close Reading | Kindergarten and First Grade

Presented by: Laurie Mandarino and Cassie Zingler PLC - 103 In this session, we will focus on the practice of close reading utilizing Benchmark Advance materials. We

will examine the role of close reading in both Shared and Guided instruction as well how annotating text

can promote deeper thinking and comprehension. Learn how to differentiate close reading and annotation

practices for all levels of readers and how the new literacy curricular materials incorporate these strategies.

Data Day in 30 Minutes or Less

Presented by: Brianne Froehlich, Lauren Locke, Jenene Meyer and Jennifer

Micholson

PLC - 104 Our goal by the end of this session is for you to walk away with a ready to use document that tracks

students’ data in all literacy skills. This document allows you to fluidly move students when acceleration

regrouping is necessary, input MAP test scores to track RIT and percentiles, track all common assessment

data based on skill as well as track reading levels to establish meaningful guided groups. Guiding questions

within the document will allow you to reflect and adjust future instruction. All members of your PLC will

have access to and can navigate this easy-to-use document. Oh, and did we mention we do this in 30

minutes or less?!

Meaningful Feedback for Writing in the Target Language

Presented by: Rosie Hernandez and Seika Kobari

PLC - 105 This session will guide teachers in how to provide meaningful and specific feedback to help students grow

in writing in the target language. Participants will utilize components from the new Writing Resource Guide

as well as the ACTFL Can-Do descriptors to provide focused and purposeful feedback to students.

Six Essential Expectations for Effective Mathematics Instruction Presented by: Dr. Juli Dixon PLC - 106 How are students supported to make connections in mathematics in ways that support students to reason mathematically? Explore six essential expectations for effective mathematics instruction that emphasize the mathematical practices and the content they support with the purpose of increasing student achievement for all learners. Engage in tasks and classroom video to create a shared image of classrooms where effective mathematics instruction is in place.

| At the conclusion of session two, please help yourself to a boxed lunch in the main hallway.|

Session Two

11:00 - 12:00

Zooming in on Close Reading | Second through Sixth Grade

Presented by: Megan Krajecki and Priscilla Piecyk-Buchanan

RAC - Boardroom In this session, we will focus on the practice of close reading utilizing Benchmark Advance materials. We

will examine the role of close reading in both Shared and Guided instruction as well how annotating text

can promote deeper thinking and comprehension. Learn how to differentiate close reading and annotation

practices for all levels of readers and how the new literacy curricular materials incorporate these strategies.

(MATH ) Math Allows Thinking to Happen | Data-Driven Math Instruction

in the Primary Grades

Presented by: Stacy Campos and Kelly Larkin

ELC - 101 We will take you through the ways our team utilizes common assessment data and the reflection tool

throughout our math planning and instruction. We will share how data gathering and reflection look for

our team and at our school. Then we will dive in to how we use this data and these notes to inform our

daily numeracy, the over-all structure of our math block, purposeful implementation of group and

independent stations, small-group guided instruction, and ideas to maximize math acceleration time. We

look forward to sharing a variety of practical samples, examples, materials, and resources that are easy to

implement in any classroom.

Restorative Justice | Making It Right Presented by: Gina DeFalco, Amy Miskowicz and Michelle Roth

ELC - 102 "We don't get to decide whether we have challenging students in our classes, but we can certainly decide how we respond to them." - Carol Ann Tomlinson. By implementing restorative justice in the classroom, students will take ownership for their actions and make it right, all while preserving the positive classroom culture that has been built. Participants in this session will leave with knowledge and understanding of restorative justice practices, resources to implement restorative justice, and an understanding of relationship building within the classroom. Join us as we transition from punitive discipline to restorative practices. It's time to make it right!

Interacting versus Reacting |The Secrets to Classroom Engagement

Presented by: Nicole Chase and Claire Elsey

ELC - 103 Interacting versus Reacting: The Secrets to Classroom Engagement emphasizes that student behavior is a

response to environment. Teachers have the power to develop and maintain rapport with students

through the three C’s of engagement: Care, Control, and Consistency. When students take ownership for

the three C’s within the classroom, trust is built mutually- student to teacher, and student to student. The

three C’s set the foundation for high expectations and efficient routines.

| At the conclusion of session two, please help yourself to a boxed lunch in the main hallway.|

Session Three

1:00 - 2:00

Putting All the Pieces Together for Planning and Instruction with

Benchmark | Fifth and Sixth Grade

Presented by: Kristina Macnider and Priscilla Piecyk-Buchanan

PLC - 103 In this session, participants will explore key considerations for planning with the new literacy curricular

materials. Discussions will focus on how PLC teams can efficiently plan for shared instruction utilizing the

new unit and weekly overviews, Benchmark materials, as well as the online technology resources to

support instruction. Together we will put all the pieces of Benchmark planning together to enhance

student learning.

Making Numeracy Count | Kindergarten through Second Grade

Presented by: Megan Koncel and Stephanie Krizmis

PLC - 104 “Six and three is nine. Nine and nine is eighteen.” Don’t you want to go back to that same old place…sweet

home NUMERACY! Do students know their facts? Can they think flexibly about number? How are you using

the 10 most important minutes of your math block? Numeracy is the perfect opportunity for students to

develop computational fluency by talking about their strategies aloud. Come explore how to build problem

strands that will elicit specific mental math strategies.

Write On | The Power of Guided Writing

Presented by: Melissa Bullen, Kari Frederick, and Julie Shapiro

PLC - 105 Experience the power of guided writing! During this session, we will provide easy-to-implement

recommendations for setting up a guided writing schedule that best meets the needs of all writers. We will

explore guided writing’s true potential to engage all ranges of writers through discussions on feedback,

differentiation, accountability, and student choice. Participants will leave empowered with ideas to

implement within their own K-6 classrooms.

Connecting with Kids | Building Relationships to Transform Students

Presented by: Dilshad Patel and Alissa Rendall

PLC - 106 A strong teacher-student relationship is the driving force behind every successful educator. It has the

power to transform students into motivated individuals who strive for greater academic success and leaves

a positive, lasting impact on their lives. In this session, participants will explore their personal beliefs and

current practices on how they interact with students. We will discuss relationship builders and effective

approaches in order to reach all students, including those who present a challenge. We will also examine

various classroom scenarios and provide possible solutions to some of the most difficult situations we

sometimes face in the world of education.

Session Three

1:00 - 2:00

Bringin’ the Joy

Presented by: Jamie May and Ming Shelby

RAC - Boardroom Want to add even more joy in your classroom? Come experience a hands-on activity that can be

implemented with your students and learn how to create more of these interactive experiences to engage

students in joyful learning.

Wrangling for Winning Writers

Presented by: Sarah Imboden, Diane Lange and Samantha Witczak

ELC - 101 Does it seem like some students turn into a bucking bronco when it comes to engaging in the writing process? Has cracking the proverbial whip been less than successful in moving students through the stages of editing? When the dust settles, is it sometimes exhausting to grade the finished projects? If any of this seems familiar, then “Wrangling for Winning Writers” is for you! We will discuss how utilizing the Expanding Expression Tool can tame the most anxious writers and corral disorganized ideas so that all writers can celebrate their victorious achievements.

Close Reading in the Target Language

Presented by: Rosie Hernandez and Seika Kobari

ELC - 102

Participants will learn about how to plan and teach close reading lessons in the target language during the

literacy block. Considerations for how to scaffold instruction to meet the needs of target language learners

will also be explored.

Paper Tigers | Adverse Childhood Experiences | Double Session 3 and 4|

Presented by: Kelsey Ammentorp, Chery Anderson, Mariella Anibarro, Cynthia

Dressler, Victoria Mikos, Jackie Robbins and Kara Zielinski

ELC - 103 Paper Tigers is a documentary that “chronicles a year in the life of Lincoln High School in the community of

Walla Walla, Washington. The kids who come to Lincoln have a history of truancy, behavioral problems and

substance abuse. After Lincoln's principal is exposed to research about the effects of Adverse Childhood

Experiences (ACEs), he decides to radically change the school's approach to discipline. With the aid of diary

camera footage, the film follows six students. From getting into fights, grappling with traumatic events in

their lives, and on the cusp of dropping out, they find healing, support and academic promise at Lincoln

High.” During this session the video will be presented and time will be allowed for participant discussion.

The school highlighted in the video is an alternative high school. The Schaumburg Education Association

has been working with School District 54 in developing trainings for the staff based on ACES and social

emotional learning. The lessons in the video are applicable to all ages of students from Pre-K to junior high.

Session Four

2:15 - 3:15

Putting All the Pieces Together for Planning and Instruction with

Benchmark | Kindergarten through Second Grade

Presented by: Samantha Dzieman and Laurie Mandarino

PLC - 103 In this session, participants will explore key considerations for planning with the new literacy curricular

materials. Discussions will focus on how PLC teams can efficiently plan for shared instruction utilizing the

new unit and weekly overviews, Benchmark materials, as well as the online technology resources to

support instruction. Together we will put all the pieces of Benchmark planning together to enhance

student learning.

Three Act Tasks

Presented by: Stephanie Bebensee and Lisa Case

PLC - 104 Elsa sneezed nine times. The principal ate 14 tacos. Ninety-six Kindergarteners are fully engaged in problem

solving. What do all of these things have in common? Three Act Tasks! We will be showing you how to

present deeper thinking math problems to Kindergarten and First Grade students through interactive

exploration with the use of ActivInspire, and Three Act Tasks. We will incorporate ideas on how to help our

youngest learners become problem solvers, everyday thinkers, and curious about the math world around

them. You will leave this presentation with the confidence and knowledge to design your own deeper

thinking math problems and facilitate a classroom community of strategic learners.

I Love Learning Spanish! Motivating Target Language Learners

Presented by: Sarah Cardenas and Lucia Morales

PLC - 105 Participants will learn language learning strategies to increase motivation, engagement, and oral language

production in the target language. Ideas for making meaningful and purposeful cultural connections will be

shared.

Effective Writing Feedback for English learners

Presented by: Kristine Belt and Nicole Lumpp

PLC - 106 Get the most out of your guided writing groups by providing meaningful and specific feedback to your

students. Participants will analyze student work samples and videos to select teaching points that will move

EL writers to the next level. We will discuss ways to help students independently apply feedback.

Session Four

2:15 - 3:15

Putting All the Pieces Together for Planning and Instruction with

Benchmark |Third and Fourth Grade

Presented by: Megan Krajecki and Cassie Zingler

RAC - Boardroom In this session, participants will explore key considerations for planning with the new literacy curricular

materials. Discussions will focus on how PLC teams can efficiently plan for shared instruction utilizing the

new unit and weekly overviews, Benchmark materials, as well as the online technology resources to

support instruction. Together we will put all the pieces of Benchmark planning together to enhance

student learning.

Little Kids Big Rigor | Maintaining Developmentally-Appropriate High

Expectations in Primary Writing

Presented by: Stacey Campos and Kelly Larkin

ELC - 101 We will take you through the ways we balance high expectations and hold beginning writers (or non-

writers) accountable for making progress with our Traits curriculum and the Common Core Standards. We

will share effective ways we have woven the six traits and the district curricular resource guide together in

order to plan most effectively. We will also share how our team structures our writing block- showcasing

the time allotted for sufficient modeling, discussion, and practice. We look forward to sharing how we

utilize a variety of materials and resources to best engage young writers and set them up for success

throughout the whole writing process and in to the future.

Annotating Across Grade Levels

Presented by: Katie Bushman, Jacki McSheffrey, Mary Petricca and Katie Zordan

ELC - 102 In this session, we will delve into the research behind annotation and how it benefits students as readers as

well as how it can be used seamlessly throughout the day. Teachers will walk away with examples and ideas

as to how annotating can be used during instructional and independent time. We will share how

annotating can leverage meaningful conversations, increase student ownership, allow students to monitor

their comprehension, and foster student engagement.

Paper Tigers | Adverse Childhood Experiences | Double Session 3 and 4|

Presented by: Kelsey Ammentorp, Chery Anderson, Mariella Anibarro, Cynthia

Dressler, Victoria Mikos, Jackie Robbins and Kara Zielinski

ELC Room 103 Paper Tigers is a documentary that “chronicles a year in the life of Lincoln High School in the community of

Walla Walla, Washington. The kids who come to Lincoln have a history of truancy, behavioral problems and

substance abuse. After Lincoln's principal is exposed to research about the effects of Adverse Childhood

Experiences (ACEs), he decides to radically change the school's approach to discipline. With the aid of diary

camera footage, the film follows six students. From getting into fights, grappling with traumatic events in

their lives, and on the cusp of dropping out, they find healing, support and academic promise at Lincoln

High.” During this session the video will be presented and time will be allowed for participant discussion.

The school highlighted in the video is an alternative high school. The Schaumburg Education Association

has been working with School District 54 in developing trainings for the staff based on ACES and social

emotional learning. The lessons in the video are applicable to all ages of students from Pre-K to junior high.

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