ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

Join Donalyn Miller, author of The Book Whisperer Blog @ Teacher Magazine and author of the soon-to-be published The Book Whisperer, for an evening of discussion about effective YA titles for struggling readers. The first 70 teachers to register will receive copies of Donalyn´s book and selected YA titles.

TAKS scoring session.

10th Grade Comp Benchmark

11th Grade Comp Scoring

6th/7th Grade Comp Scoring

8th/9th Grade Composition Scoring

8th/9th Grade Short Answer Scoring

Secondary ELA Curriculum Rollout.

Participants will plan lessons based on the new core curriculum for Secondary English Language Arts. BY INVITATION ONLY.

Participants will plan lessons based on the new core curriculum for Secondary English Language Arts. BY INVITATION ONLY.

Participants will plan lessons based on the new core curriculum for Secondary English Language Arts. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

ELA Curriculum Writing using the UbD framework. BY INVITATION ONLY.

One of our profession’s best, author Jim Burke is still a full-time teacher at Burlingame High School. He’s a highly sought after speaker who headlines major conferences and is the creator of—and active participant in—the English Companion Ning, cyber home to over 5,000 teachers around the world. His books are valued by teachers because the writings combine pragmatic strategies for quality instruction and the big picture of what we want our students to become. Join Jim as he shares how he creates an engaging experience for students through Essential Conversations. Jim’s classroom practice illustrates the potential of the new ELA curriculum: teaching for Understanding and exploring Big Ideas through Essential Questions.

Participants by approved application. Participants will receive training in Understanding by Design and the New English Language Arts TEKS. As part of the training, participants will learn how to develop a scope and sequence, design units of study, and write effective assessments and rubrics.

Participants will review the new ELA curriculum documents and learn about the new ELAR TEKS. Reading, English, LEAP, ESL, Special Education, and Inclusion teachers should attend.

Participants will review the new ELA curriculum documents and learn about the new ELAR TEKS. Reading, English, LEAP, ESL, Special Education, and Inclusion teachers should attend.

Participants will review the new ELA curriculum documents and learn about the new ELAR TEKS. Reading, English, LEAP, ESL, Special Education, and Inclusion teachers should attend.

Participants will review the new ELA curriculum documents and learn about the new ELAR TEKS. Reading, English, LEAP, ESL, Special Education, and Inclusion teachers should attend.

Participants will review the new ELA curriculum documents and learn about the new ELAR TEKS. Reading, English, LEAP, ESL, Special Education, and Inclusion teachers should attend.

Participants will review the new ELA curriculum documents and learn about the new ELAR TEKS. Reading, English, LEAP, ESL, Special Education, and Inclusion teachers should attend.

Participants will review the new ELA curriculum documents and learn about the new ELAR TEKS. Reading, English, LEAP, ESL, Special Education, and Inclusion teachers should attend.

Participants will plan lessons based on the core curriculum for Mathematics (Alegebra 1 and A/B, and Geometry). BY INVITATION ONLY.

Participants by approved application. Participants will receive training in Understanding by Design and the New English Language Arts TEKS. As part of the training, participants will learn how to develop a scope and sequence, design units of study, and write effective assessments and rubrics.

The RTI Academy will frame the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy 7th/8th grade (TALA) training. During the Monday session, the focus will be on Tier One interventions and will cover gathering data from multiple sources, evaluating that data, a profile of the struggling reader (including the tactics he uses to escape detection), providing scaffolds on core instruction, and test taking strategies that foster thinking. Friday´s focus will be Tier Two and Tier Three interventions with strategies and activities to target specific reading deficiencies and program monitoring, as well as a training protocol for equipping volunteer reading tutors. Participants will come away with specific information and tools to serve campus needs. Think of it as a crash course in becoming a reading specialist or literacy coach. Teachers who attended the 6th grade TALA academy last year or the 7th/8th grade TALA in June do not need to attend the T-TH TALA. If registering for TALA sign up in Region 11.

Middle School Curriculum Writing

Middle School Curriculum Writing

Middle School Curriculum Writing

High School Curriculum Writing for English I.

High School Curriculum Writing for English II.

High School Curriculum Writing for English III.

High School Curriculum Writing for English IV.

Secondary ELA Curriculum Writing

Secondary ELA Curriculum Writing

Secondary ELA Curriculum Writing

Secondary ELA Curriculum Writing

Secondary ELA Curriculum Writing

Secondary ELA Curriculum Writing

Secondary ELA Curriculum Writing

Curriculum writing for Secondary Language Arts Scope and Sequence and exemplar lessons for research. This is not open to registration.

Curriculum writing for Secondary Language Arts Scope and Sequence and exemplar lessons for research. This is not open to registration.

Curriculum writing for Secondary Language Arts Scope and Sequence and exemplar lessons for research. This is not open to registration.

The Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy is intended to acquaint ELA teachers with successful, researched-based strategies for improving students´ academic literacy. Participants will be trained on how to administer the Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA).

Amazing Opportunity! On Tuesday, June 3rd, LISD is bringing Teri Lesesne, author of Naked Reading and Making the Match, aka the Goddess of Young Adult Literature, to speak to middle school teachers on the topic, "The 20 Best Books for Engaging Reluctant Readers." Teri´s presentations are always highly entertaining and informative because no one knows more about classic, current and yes, future titles, to connect with all students. Jason´s Deli will cater the event, and we´re asking teachers to pay for their own dinner because--and here is the best part of all--the first 50 teachers who sign up on CourseWhere and who are in attendance that night will receive a copy of those 20 titles, including a copy of Lesesne´s Naked Reading--FREE!. These books will be tremendous resources as you work with your struggling readers next year and can play a vital role in matching high-interest tutoring materials with students who did not meet standard on TAKS or test below grade level. Time spent reading is what builds readers, and finding that magic, silver-bullet book is often what´s missing in our efforts to help struggling readers.