SFSD Professional Development Community

This workshop will introduce teachers to a sequence of activities and lessons that will allow them to teach comprehension strategies to their students in a meaningful way. Seven comprehension strategies will be investigated using the launching sequence; concrete experience, sensory experience, wordless text and time for text, taken from the book Comprehension Connections by Tanny McGregor. Participants will engage in the lessons modeled by the instructors, as well as, have an opportunity to…See More

In this workshop, we will dive into the Common Core in both reading and math. We will look at best practices, effective instruction, 21st Century skills, curriculum, essential guides, and assessments. We will pull together all of the many resources we have to teach the Common Core. We will build effective reading and math plans based on the SFSD essentials guides. This class will include LOTS of collaboration and planning to pull together ideas to create effective and powerful lessons. Be…See More

Teaching in a Workshop EnvironmentStart your school year off with a framework that allows your students to become independent authors and illustrators, readers, and mathematicians. Participants will explore the essential components of a Workshop classroom. We will use ideas from That Workshop Book by Samantha Bennett, as well as other resources. This workshop will be divided into three parts. Participants will have the opportunity to explore Writing Workshop, Reading Workshop, and Math…See More

How to Upload Materials to the Ning: Click on the page, e.g. “Articulation”, that you wish to add a document to.Click on Options, then EditClick on the line where you want the new document to be added.  Click on the paperclip near the top to attach the file, then click OKType in a description of the activity and any instructions that may be needed.Click on Update Page near the bottom and you are done!  Thanks for sharing!See More