New ISD Teachers Use this page as a resource for professional development offered during the summer of 2015. August 2015 New Certificated Staff Schedule Clock Hours can be earned each day for time spent in the parameters of clock hours. Clock hour totals are dependent on sessions and hours attended. Clock hour forms will be available to sign each day . Payment for attending New Teacher Academ y: Up to one day of pay can be earned each day, including Tuesday for those who spend the morning with Human Resources and the afternoon at building orientation. Register for New Teacher Academy (NTA) on PD Place Select the individual sessions that you will be attending. The blue text boxes in the calendar indicate all of the choices for New Teacher Academy. You will register for the sessions according to your teaching assignment. Counselors: Register for New Counselor Training on PD Place, August 17. Your training is separate from New Teacher Training. You only need to register once to attend both August 17 and 18. All New Staff: The CCS P owerful Learning Conference requires a separate registration on PD Place. If you attend, be certain to check in at the ISD registration desk to complete payroll information. Week of August 24 - 28 E ach event you attend this week requires a separate registration on PD Place . Tuesday, Teacher Planning Day, does not require registration as it is not a structured professional development (PD) day. Special Education Workshop Monday, August 24 --All Special Education Teachers-- 8:30 - 3:30 Renton Community Center 1715 SE Maple Valley Highway, Renton Register on PD Place, see calendar , August 24. Teacher Planning Day Tuesday, August 25 (and August 31) Details will be provided by your principal(s). Teaching and Learning Conference : August 26 All Elementary Teachers Updates coming May 13. Registration for Teaching and Learning Conference 2015 begins May 13. This conference style professional development offers four 90 minutes sessions of both content specific and general topics. You are free to choose your sessions. If, you are looking for recommendations, the following titles will definitely be worthwhile to teachers new to Issaquah: 3-5 Writing and Reading Conferring Close Reading with Making Meaning, Grades 3-5 GLAD Make and Take It Guided Reading K-2 Strategies for Reading Success K-2 Writing and Reading Conferring Math Problem Solving Reader's Workshop Units: Nuts and Bolts, Grades 3-5 Reading Like A Writer Starting Strong for Intermediate in a Non-genre Specific Unit DATE: August 26 TIME: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM LOCATION: Issaquah High School 700 2nd Ave. SE Issaquah INSTRUCTORS: See PD Place REGISTRATION: Log onto PD Place (see Calendar, August 26) CLOCK HOURS/PDP: 7 clock hours ($5.00) Job Alike is a contracted day for all teachers. Please register for the sessions that most fit your new position. Your principal can be of assistance if you have questions, or call Teaching and Learning at 425-837-7148 or 425-837-7089. Elementary Job Alike Descriptions (to be posted May 13) Elementary Job Alike Checklist (to be posted May 13) Teaching and Learning Conference : August 27 All Secondary Teachers Updates coming May 13. Registration for Teaching and Learning Conference 2015 begins May 13. This conference style professional development offers a keynote and three sessions of both content specific and general topics. DATE: August 27 TIME: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM LOCATION: Issaquah High School 700 2nd Ave SE Issaquah INSTRUCTORS: See PD Place REGISTRATION: Log onto PD Place (see Calendar, August 28) CLOCK HOURS/PDP: 7 clock hours ($5.00) Job Alike is a contracted day for all teachers. Contact your principal or call Teaching and Learning at 425-837-7148 or 425-837-7089. Please register for the sessions that most fit your new position. Your principal can be of assistance if you have questions, or call Teaching and Learning at 425-837-7148 or 425-837-7089. Secondary Job Alike Descriptions (to be posted May 13) S e condary Job A like Checklist (to be posted May 13) Technology Kickoff : August 28 --All Teachers Join the Issaquah School District Educational Technology Department in gearing up for the 2015-2016 school year! Optional conference sessions include ActivInspire, Atomic Learning, Connect, Google Drive, Grade Cam, Homeroom, iPads, and Skyward. Tech Kickoff Course Descriptions to be posted late spring. DATE: August 28 TIME: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM LOCATION: Various (See PD Place) INSTRUCTORS: See PD Place REGISTRATION: Log onto PD Place (see Calendar, August 28) CLOCK HOURS/PDP: 7 clock hours ($5.00) AUDIENCE: All Teachers Attendees are compensated for attendance. Interested in additional s ummer classes? In PD Place ,. Questions? Call Teaching and Learning at 425-837-7148 or 425-837-7089 Register on PD Place for New Teacher Academy Indicate in PD Place each session you will attend. New Teacher Academy: Orientation: Monday and Tuesday, August 17 and 18 ---All K-12 Certificated Teachers and Counselors New to ISD Whether you have been teaching for 10 minutes or 10 years, you are not going to want to miss out on this information about the NEW Evaluation Process. Washington State has a new law that mandates teacher evaluations in a way that is markedly different than years past. Come spend a day and a half learning about how your principal will evaluate your performance over the course of the year. The Issaquah School District uses the Danielson framework to define the State Criteria. Not only will you will become familiar with this new framework, you will be introduced to the new evaluation cycle and learn how the rubrics related to it are used to evaluate your practice. Choose both the August 17 and August 18 sessions in PD Place: New Teacher Academy DATE: August 17 and 18 TIME: August 17 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM August 18 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM LOCATION: Issaquah High School 700 2nd Ave. SE Issaquah, WA INSTRUCTORS: Jessica Daley, Tia Kleinkopf, Gretel von Bargen AUDIENCE: New ISD Teachers and Counselors Attendees are compensated for attendance. New Teacher Academy Wednesday, August 19 ---Special Education Teachers Choose this 1 day session in PD Place: New Teacher Academy DATE: August 19 TIME: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM LOCATION: Issaquah Valley Elementary Computer Lab (west of Administration building - across the parking lot) 555 NW Holly St Issaquah INSTRUCTORS: ISD Special Education Staff AUDIENCE: Special Education Teachers Attendees are compensated for attendance. Special Education teachers are asked to attend the IEP Online Training and not the CCS Conference on August 19. Special Education teachers are free to attend the CCS conference on August 20. New Teacher Academy Thursday, August 20 ---Elementary Classroom Teachers: Literacy This day is content specific for Elementary Classroom teachers . Teachers will meet with district Literacy Support teachers to receive training in our literacy curriculum. This requires registration on PD Place, see New Teacher; Elementary Literacy. (August 20) Choose this 1 day session in PD Place: New Teacher Academy DATE: August 20 TIME: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM LOCATION: Issaquah Valley Elementary School 555 NW Holly Street Portable 5, 6 and Room 406. INSTRUCTORS: Teaching and Learning Staff AUDIENCE: New ISD Classroom Teachers Elementary classroom teachers are asked to attend the Literacy Training and not the CCS Conference on August 20. Elementary classroom teachers are free to attend the CCS conference on August 19. New Teacher Academy Thursday, August 20 ---Special Education Psychologists, SLPs and OTs Choose this 1 day session in PD Place: New Teacher Academy DATE: August 20 TIME: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM LOCATION: ISD Administration Building Portable 6 Lab and Room 215 INSTRUCTORS: ISD Special Education Staff AUDIENCE: Special Education Teachers Attendees are compensated for attendance. Special Education teachers are asked to attend the IEP Online Training and not the CCS Conference on August 19. Special Education teachers are free to attend the CCS conference on August 20. New Teacher Academy Friday, August 21 ---Elementary Teachers: Math, Science Social Studies, PE, ELL, Library, and Music This day is content specific for Elementary Teachers . Classroom teachers will meet with district support teachers to receive training in our math, science and social studies curriculum. Music, Library and PE teachers will meet with support teachers for content specific training. Choose this 1 day session in PD Place: New Teacher Academy DATE: August 21 TIME: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM LOCATION Classroom Teachers: Administration Boardroom Music Teachers: Librarians: PE Teachers - Endeavour Elementary with Salena Skogstad INSTRUCTORS: Teaching and Learning Staff AUDIENCE: Elementary Classroom Teachers New Teacher Academy Friday, August 21 --Secondary Teachers: Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies, World Language, Music, Ell, Library, Fine Art, PE, CTE This event is for Secondary Classroom Teachers . Teachers will receive content specific overview of ISD curriculum. Choose this 1 day session in PD Place: New Teacher Academy DATE: August 21 TIME: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM LOCATION: Issaquah HIgh School 700 2nd Ave. SE Issaquah INSTRUCTORS: Teaching and Learning Staff, CTE Staff AUDIENCE: Secondary Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, English, World Language, Music, Fine Arts, Libarians and CTE. Attendees are compensated for attendance. New Teacher Academy: Friday, August 21 --Counselors This event is for Counselors to meet with the mentor counselor. Meeting locations are the home school of each mentor counselor. Pam Ridenour will share details early in the week. Choose this 1 day session in PD Place: New Teacher Academy Questions? Call Teaching and Learning at 425-837-7148 or 425-837-7089.
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