August 24, 2017 PLAC Agenda Rhonda Robbins *** HANDOUTS WILL BE SHARED ON GOOGLE DRIVE*** Topic Specifics Information to Deadlines Handouts 1 Welcome Back! New Executive Director – Dr. Greg Jacobs (gjacobs@okresa.org) 2 Upcoming PL: TKES Credentialing Re-Certification Alternative to required online TKES Review for those individuals who have already completed the TKES Initial Credentialing. 8/25/17 8:30 – 3:30 27 current registrants Mark Gordon, DOE See Rhonda or Jennifer if you need to get registered. Anyone needing to re-certify TKES credentialing Registration deadline has passed – Contact Rhonda or Jennifer if you need to get in the class. Specialist Evaluation Training New administrators who will be evaluating media specialists. 8/28/17 8:30 – 4:30 $10 10 current registrants See Rhonda if you need to get registered New Principals who will be evaluating media specialists Registration deadline has passed – Contact Rhonda or Jennifer to get in the class. School Social Worker Evaluation Training New Central Office Personnel who will be evaluating Social Workers 8/29/17 8:30 – 4:30 $10 New Central Office Personnel who will be evaluating Social Workers Registration deadline has passed – Contact Rhonda or
1 current registrant See Rhonda if you need to get registered Jennifer to get in the class. School Counselor Evaluation Training New administrators who will be evaluating school counselors 9/11/17 8:30 – 4:30 $10 7 current registrants New administrators who will be evaluating school counselors Registration deadline: 9/4/17 Introduction to the ELD 9/11/17 8:00 (or 8:30) – 4:00 Training on the ELD from the GaDOE. They are handling registration. I know there are only approx. 40 slots for the session so if you have not registered (or received information on registration) contact: Jacqueline Ellis – -3 per district School Psychologist Evaluation Training New Central Office Personnel who will be evaluating School Psychologists 9/12/17 8:30 – 4:30 $10 1 current registrant New Central Office Personnel who will be evaluating School Psychologists Registration deadline: 9/5/17 Assessment of Gifted Students Second Course in the Endorsement Begins: 8/29/17 $250 We had 25 candidates in the first course (Characteristics of Gifted). Only have 16 currently registered for Assessment. Registration deadline has passed – See Rhonda or Jennifer if you need to get someone registered.
See Jennifer or Rhonda if you need to get someone registered. 3 GaTAPP Mentor & Administrator Trainings Administrators & Mentors: 8/24 – 4:30 – 6:30 - Program Requirements & Handbook Review Mentors only: 8/31 – 4:00 – 8:00 Note: Candidates do not have to attend either night. - Mentoring Requirements - Will be going over the Danielson FFT -lesson planning and lesson planning expectations - GaTAPP Administrators & Mentors (for the FY 18 cohort only) 4 Teacher Induction Annette Breaux – Everyone is interested. We will move forward. Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Principals 5 Amie Dean (Behavior Needs Assessment indicated interest in bringing back Amie Dean (82% of respondents to question). Is this still a need? Yes. I will contact Amie Dean 6 PLCs 2 schools of thought: - Bring back Jasmine Kullar for School Leaders and include Teacher Leaders (repeat session of last year to continue to build baseline capacity) - Follow-up training to last year’s work …. Continuation of
If so, I will post for registration by Monday, August 28th. 13 Number K – 5 Refresher / School Walk Throughs If you have teachers who have been through the training but need a refresher, I can do this after school or during planning. If you would like for me to conduct walk throughs, I can do that also. I need to know who and how many by Friday, September 15th Elementary Principals September 15th 14 TRL/SLDS I forwarded updated email from doe last week. K – 5 has been updated; other grade levels asap. AMDM and Technical College Readiness Modules are there also. K-12 teachers and coaches 14 Summer Math Academies Coffee County has graciously agreed to host! Tentative dates are June 19 & 20. More details coming. 15 Data Gaschooldata.com Sent link previously; awesome resource! Administrators, Coaches, and Teachers of tested grades / courses 16 Calculator Best Practices TI - 84 and TI – Inspire guides for teaching students; There is a new TI rep and she will come here for any Middle and/or High School courses. Is a need? If so, I will make the contact. Let me know by September 15th Middle and High School Principals and Math Teachers September 15th Attached: 3 & 4
30 Regional Assistive Technology Consortium Three meetings: September 8, December 8, March 9 *Focus on utilization of AT to provide access for SWDs to curriculum Directors of and Special Education; Principals September 1 31 Cynde Snider: Specialized Instruction in the Classroom Change of Date: January 25 February 15 March 8 *Secondary Schools send a team of 3 (co-teaching team and administrator) Directors of and Special Education; Principals December Blake Johns Topic Specifics Information to Deadlines Handouts 32 Trainings or workshops Google EDU Microsoft EDU Online Formative assessment Video Production Audio Production Smartboard Promethean Other Interactive Boards Virtual and Augmented reality Administration and Teachers Ongoing 33 OIC K-5 6-12 Continuation ** Both are posted for registration** Administration and OIC participants September 21st for K-5 Click October 12th for 6-12 Click here 34 Hour of Code Easy to get started training already built in Administration and Tech Club organizers Ongoing
Nearpod Partnership J.mp/npodfy17 What it can do Administration and Teachers Ongoing 35 Data Collection Pasco or Verneir Who and what is there How can I Provide Support Administration and Teachers Ongoing 36 Data Visualizations Freemium Premium What I can provide Administration Ongoing Stephany Smith Specifics Information to Deadlines Handouts 37 Various- Please see handout in Google Drive. #11 Handout #11 Next PLAC Meeting: September 22, 2017