Certificated Staff
McFarland High School
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Session 1: 12:15-1:15 Session 2: 1:30-2:30
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Certificated Staff can choose to attend any two of the following presentations:
Handouts for each presentation will be provided on the MUSD website only.
CEDLT, What is it Good For? Absolutely Everything!
Presented by: Teresa Arvizu
This session will provide information about the CELDT (California English Language Development Test), how to help prepare students for the test, how to use the CELDT data to not only drive ELD instruction, but also Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Art, Technology, Home Economics, and yes, even P.E. instruction.
2 Sessions
Audience: Teachers K-12/Councilors/Administrators
Location: Room 14
Presentation
Thinking About Mathematics: Starter Patterns for Math
Presented by: Maria Perez
This session will provide application ideas to help you and your students use Thinking Maps to think like mathematicians.
2 Sessions
Audience: Teachers K-12/Administrators
Location: Room 18
Presentation
8 Essential Components of a Lesson Plan
Presented by: Jennifer Trzaska
This session will provide an in-depth look at the 8 essential components of a lesson plan structured for use with English Language Learners (ELLs).
2 Sessions
Audience: Teachers K-12/Administrators
Location: MHS Library
Presentation
Engagement Strategies and Fab Vocab
Presented by: Valerie Perez
This session encourages teachers to engage students while using Robert Marzano’s Six Steps to Effective Vocabulary Instruction. Students need to engage in learning to understand what they’re learning. This presentation combines two effective, universal strategies that can be used regardless of grade, subject, or curriculum. Be prepared to engage with fabulous vocabulary!
2 Sessions
Audience: Teachers K-12/Administrators
Location: Room 10
Presentation
Teaching Mathematics to the Preadolescent Brain
Presented by: Araceli Arroyo-Jara
This session is based on the work of Dr. David A. Sousa, EdD, presented in his book How the Brain Learns Mathematics. Participants will examine the cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics, the environmental and developmental factors that contribute to mathematics difficulties, and ways to differentiate mathematics instruction.
2 Sessions
Audience: Teachers K-8/Administrators
Location: Room 16
Presentation
RtI? W2L? PM? DIBELS?
With so Many Acronyms These Days, What’s a Teacher to Do?
Presented by: Valerie Garcia & Enrique Osuna
This session is tailored for K-3rd grade teachers who will be assessing students starting the month of August through the implementation of Response to Intervention. We will be walking through DIBELS assessment, the Walk 2 Learn Folder, as well as participate in activities/resources to help meet students’ needs during the Response to Intervention process.
2 Sessions
Audience: Teachers K-3/Administrators
Location: Room 32
Presentation
I Gave the Spelling Inventory, Now What?
Elementary Teachers, Language! Teachers & Reading Teachers
This one is tailored to you!
Presented by: Jasmine Reed & Kate Nichol
This hands-on session explains grading the Words Their Way informal Spelling Inventories and gives ideas on how to teach to areas of spelling need. Strategies and games will be introduced, so put your game face on!
Session 1 -------- Audience: Teachers K-5/Administrators
Session 2 -------- Audience: Teachers 6-12/Administrators
Location: Room 8
Presentation Handouts Primary Handouts Primary With Words
Handouts Intermediate Click here for How To's Jeopardy Game
Classroom Tech Resources
Presented by Javier Ruiz
As you go back to your classrooms and prepare for the new school year; you will find some amazing changes in new technologies and digital materials that can be integrated into your classrooms. It is also time to prepare out district’s technology plan for the next 5 years and talk about electronic resources for our newly adopted mathematics curriculum.
2 Sessions
Audience: Teachers K-12
Location: Room 5
Prentice Hall ELMO Promethean World 2005-2010 Technology Plan
Session 3: 2:30-3:00 Math Portfolio Overview
Only for those who attended the Math SB472 training MHS Cafeteria
