This session will help staff make sense of how the many pieces of school improvement fit together by introducing the updated KESA accreditation model and examining how it aligns with the TPS Strategic Plan, Ci3T, and PLCs. Participants will learn how these systems are designed to support one another and create a unified approach to school improvement, accountability, and student success. Through collaborative learning and discussion, staff will explore how their current efforts contribute to the bigger picture, identify ways to strengthen alignment within their own roles, and reflect on next steps to support student learning and college and career readiness across the building.
This session will assist teachers in providing strong tiered vocabulary instruction. The tiers of vocabulary will be reviewed and participants will receive a copy of Isabel Beck’s book, Bringing Words to Life. Opportunities for continued learning will be provided through Zoom book study.
This session will go over different talk move and collaboration strategies that can be used in the classroom. These strategies can be implemented in the classroom to hold academic discussions.
This professional development session empowers school librarians to boost student engagement by integrating social emotional learning (SEL) into library instruction and programming. Participants will explore strategies that align SEL competencies with inquiry-based learning, fostering inclusive, student-centered environments. The session will also include an overview of a recent KASL workshop, connecting current statewide professional learning to practical applications that support quality instruction and the whole child.
Quality Instruction Consistent instructional routines foster a structured yet flexible environment where students can engage deeply with content, think critically, and participate in meaningful discussions. In this session, we will explore high-impact routines and strategies that promote curiosity, student voice, and deeper learning across all content areas. You will leave with ready-to-use routines that enhance engagement and make learning more interactive and thought-provoking.
Gallery walks can be effectively integrated into an art curriculum to enhance student engagement and learning in several ways. Students can display their work while learning how to provide peer crtitque, new concepts, and how to have content discussions about their work. Final plans for District Art Show will also be discussed. (VA:Pr5.1.6a - Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.)
Vertical alignment in the instrumental classroom begins with recruting. Teachers at different grade levels work together to ensure alignment and share effective teaching strategies. Spring recruting plans will be discussed to add more exploration and stucent choice in the process.
Quality Instruction: Are your students truly thinking, or just going through the motions? In this interactive session, we will explore the core principles of Building Thinking Classrooms and how they apply across all content areas. Learn practical strategies to foster engagement, collaboration, and deep thinking while shifting students from passive learners to active problem solvers. Walk away with actionable techniques to implement in your classroom immediately—no matter your subject area!
Balanced Assessment The Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) framework is a powerful way to help students think critically, write clearly, and support their ideas with evidence. This interactive session will explore how CER can be used across all subjects as a meaningful formative assessment tool. Through hands-on activities and collaboration, participants will gain practical strategies to scaffold CER for diverse learners and apply it to their own classrooms. Expect to leave with fresh ideas and ready-to-use techniques to strengthen student reasoning and communication in any content area.
Disciplinary Literacy: This session equips secondary educators with practical strategies for fostering robust vocabulary acquisition across all subject areas. Participants will explore discipline-specific lexical demands and learn to implement engaging, research-based techniques for vocabulary instruction. We will focus on integrating vocabulary development into existing curricula, ultimately enhancing student comprehension and academic success.
Participants will unlock the power of literacy in a variety of contexts. We will explore the morphology of vocabulary, consider the types of skills students need to be literate in different subject areas, and choose texts with purpose for the content areas.
Quality Instruction Consistent instructional routines foster a structured yet flexible environment where students can engage deeply with content, think critically, and participate in meaningful discussions. In this session, we will explore high-impact routines and strategies that promote curiosity, student voice, and deeper learning across all content areas. You will leave with ready-to-use routines that enhance engagement and make learning more interactive and thought-provoking.
Quality Instruction: In this session, we’ll dive into practical, easy-to-use reading strategies that help secondary students become stronger, more confident readers. We’ll walk through before, during, and after reading techniques that can be used with any text. You’ll get a chance to see the strategies in action, collaborate with fellow teachers, and walk away with a set of ready-to-use tools and ideas you can bring straight into your classroom.
In this interactive professional development session, teachers will explore common barriers that prevent the use of academic discussion and cooperative learning strategies in the classroom. Participants will engage in strategies they can take back and implement in their own classrooms—while collaboratively identifying solutions to these barriers.
Quality Instruction: This session explores the powerful connection between teacher expectations and student achievement. Participants will examine how their beliefs about students influence the depth and rigor of questions posed in the classroom. The session will highlight what makes a question high level, how questioning impacts student thinking and discussion, and practical strategies for designing and using questions that push learning forward. Participants will leave with a toolbox of strategies to enhance and refine their questioning practices to deepen learning in their classroom.
Quality Instruction Consistent instructional routines foster a structured yet flexible environment where students can engage deeply with content, think critically, and participate in meaningful discussions. In this session, we will explore high-impact routines and strategies that promote curiosity, student voice, and deeper learning across all content areas. You will leave with ready-to-use routines that enhance engagement and make learning more interactive and thought-provoking.
This session will go over different talk move and collaboration strategies that can be used in the classroom. These strategies can be implemented in the classroom to hold academic discussions.
This professional development session empowers school librarians to boost student engagement by integrating social emotional learning (SEL) into library instruction and programming. Participants will explore strategies that align SEL competencies with inquiry-based learning, fostering inclusive, student-centered environments. The session will also include an overview of a recent KASL workshop, connecting current statewide professional learning to practical applications that support quality instruction and the whole child.
This session will provide ways to incorporate multisensory instruction with phonics instruction. Participants will need to bring a CR Success board and magnetic tiles.
Disciplinary Literacy: This session equips secondary educators with practical strategies for fostering robust vocabulary acquisition across all subject areas. Participants will explore discipline-specific lexical demands and learn to implement engaging, research-based techniques for vocabulary instruction. We will focus on integrating vocabulary development into existing curricula, ultimately enhancing student comprehension and academic success.
Participants will unlock the power of literacy in a variety of contexts. We will explore the morphology of vocabulary, consider the types of skills students need to be literate in different subject areas, and choose texts with purpose for the content areas.
Quality Instruction Consistent instructional routines foster a structured yet flexible environment where students can engage deeply with content, think critically, and participate in meaningful discussions. In this session, we will explore high-impact routines and strategies that promote curiosity, student voice, and deeper learning across all content areas. You will leave with ready-to-use routines that enhance engagement and make learning more interactive and thought-provoking.
Quality Instruction: In this session, we’ll dive into practical, easy-to-use reading strategies that help secondary students become stronger, more confident readers. We’ll walk through before, during, and after reading techniques that can be used with any text. You’ll get a chance to see the strategies in action, collaborate with fellow teachers, and walk away with a set of ready-to-use tools and ideas you can bring straight into your classroom.
In this interactive professional development session, teachers will explore common barriers that prevent the use of academic discussion and cooperative learning strategies in the classroom. Participants will engage in strategies they can take back and implement in their own classrooms—while collaboratively identifying solutions to these barriers.
This session will provide an introdctuion the the KSDE Four Fundamentals for the Fine Arts Classroom. As a transition to an new accreditation system in Kansas occurs, teachers will learn how to effectively implement Structured Literacy, Balanced Assessment, Standards-Alignment, and High-Quality Instruction no matter the content area.
