ACCEL Specialists meet to maintain compliance with the State Plan for the Gifted and Talented, share innovative ideas and work towards district goals. These meetings are limited to ACCEL Specialists.

ACCEL Specialists meet to maintain compliance with the State Plan for the Gifted and Talented, share innovative ideas and work towards district goals. These meetings are limited to ACCEL Specialists.

ACCEL Specialists meet to maintain compliance with the State Plan for the Gifted and Talented, share innovative ideas and work towards district goals. These meetings are limited to ACCEL Specialists.

This is a Basic 30 hour training course and will not count as an update. This Session´s Participants will: understand the characteristics of gifted and talented students and the influence of these characteristics on instructional strategies used in classrooms for the gifted and talented, design lessons within and across disciplines that teach strategies for nurturing creative and critical thinking in the gifted and talented students, or adapt the classroom to the learning differences of each gifted and talented learner including the management of large and small groups and independent learning. 19 TAC §89.2(1)

Learn to identify characteristics of gifted students; examine the concept of giftedness and create awareness about the nature of being gifted. Participants will learn: basic terminology, current definitions, theories, and models of giftedness, identify characteristics of under-represented groups of GT students and talented and learn to create an environment in which gifted and talented students feel challenged and safe to explore and express their uniqueness. 19 TAC �89.2(1)

Visit the showroom for the Twice Exceptional Students - In this session the strengths, weakness and characteristics of twice exceptional students will be explored. Tried and true strategies will be shared with participants. This counts for a six hour update.

Join us in a look at what gifted students are reading and enjoying. Creative strategies will be presented that you can implement immediately. This session is restricted to ELA Teachers in grades 4-8 and counts as a GT Update.

AVID Training

June 22nd- Dallas I and June 26th- Dallas II

AVID Site Coordinator Meeting

Designed for High School Site Coordinators

Curriculum Audit Training for administrators

This is a 12 session video seminar. It will include viewing of the Fred Jones Video Series followed by interactive discussion on the following topics: 1)Working the Crowd & Room Arrangement, 2)Praise, Prompt, & Leave 3)Visual Instructional Plans 4)Say, See, Do, Teaching 5)Rules, Routines & Standards 6)Understanding Brat Behavior 7)Calm is Strength, 8)The Body Language of Meaning Business, 9) Eliminating Backtalk, 10) Responsibility Training, 11) Omission Training and P.A.T. 12) Dealing with Typical Classroom Crises. The sessions will be held in the Summit High School Library.

This is a 12 session video seminar. It will include viewing of the Fred Jones Video Series followed by interactive discussion on the following topics: 1)Working the Crowd & Room Arrangement, 2)Praise, Prompt, & Leave 3)Visual Instructional Plans 4)Say, See, Do, Teaching 5)Rules, Routines & Standards 6)Understanding Brat Behavior 7)Calm is Strength, 8)The Body Language of Meaning Business, 9) Eliminating Backtalk, 10) Responsibility Training, 11) Omission Training and P.A.T. 12) Dealing with Typical Classroom Crises. Sessions will be held in the Asa Low Jr. Intermediate Library.

GT Update

Overview for the year

Beginning of the year Training for the Diags,Facilitators and Clerks.

Assistive Technology/Aug Comm. Instruction and Demostration of Dynavox. SLP´s, Para´s, Teachers and Parents are Welcome.

This session is designed to give new Reading Specialists an understanding of forms used within the dyslexia program.

This session is designed to give new Reading Specialists an overview of the dyslexia handbook.

This session is designed to give new Reading Specialists an understanding of informal assessments and instructional strategies within the dyslexia program.

This session is designed to assist ELA teachers with implementation of Target Reading.

This session is designed to assist ELA teachers with implementation of Word Walls.

This session is designed to assist ELA and content area teachers with implementation of Word Walls.

This session is designed to assist ELA teachers with implementation of Word Walls.

This session is designed to assist ELA teachers with implementation of Word Walls.

This session is designed to assist ELA and content area teachers with implementation of Word Walls.

ELA teachers wil meet in grade levels to review and revise the ELA curriculum frameworks from first six weeks.

ELA department heads will receive updates and discuss relevant department information.

ELA department heads will receive updates and discuss relevant department information.

ELA department heads will receive updates and discuss relevant department information.

Textbook vendors will present materials for consideration in the ELA textbook adoption.

Textbook vendors will present materials for consideration in the ELA textbook adoption.

Textbook vendors will present materials for consideration in the ELA textbook adoption.

Meeting for Elementary Reading Specialists.

At this meeting, FALS/FLS teachers will review current issues and receive district updates."

ESL campus lead teachers meet with ESL coordinator.

Monthly informational meeting for HS lead teachers.

Monthly informational meeting for Middle and Intermediate lead teachers.

3-4 grade teachers

Empowering Writers Training

Overview: This is a 2 day training (Friday, Saturday) to prepare classtoom teachers to take the ESL TExES certification exam. The ESL office will pay for a substitute on Friday, but the teacher must attend BOTH days.If you cannot attend Saturday, you may not register for this class.

This session is designed to give new Secondary Reading Specialist an understanding of formal dyslexia assessment used to identify and enter students into the dyslexia program.

This session is designed to give new Elementary Reading Specialists an understanding of formal dyslexia assessments used to identify and enter students into the dyslexia program.

Discussion of Geometry Sketch Pad & Geogebra.

Hands on strategies for Geometry.

Learn how to incorporate this online health program into your classroom. Strategies and logging on information will be disclosed.

This is a training course for the newly adopted English Language Proficiency Standards. Enrollment limited to two 1st grade ESL sheltered teachers per campus, as assigned by principal.

This is a training course for the newly adopted English Language Proficiency Standards. Enrollment limited to two 2nd grade ESL sheltered teachers per campus, as assigned by principal.

This is a training course for the newly adopted English Language Proficiency Standards. Enrollment limited to two 3rd grade ESL sheltered teachers per campus, as assigned by principal.

This is a training course for the newly adopted English Language Proficiency Standards. Enrollment limited to two 4th grade ESL sheltered teachers per campus, as assigned by principal.

Training for ESL Lead Teachers on the English Language Proficiency Standards.

Teams from Mansfield HS, AEC, Wester, D. Jones, Low, Lillard, Boren, Tipps, Reid, Smith, Spencer, Daulton, Cabaniss meet on October 20, December 11, February 18, and April 14.------Elementary Teams will meet in the Board Room and Secondary Teams will meet in the Great Room.

Teams from Summit, Timberview, Howard, Coble, Icenhower, Cross Timbers, Davis, Harmon, Anderson, T. Jones, Brockett, Gideon, Morris meet on October 21, December 9, February 19, and April 15.------Elementary Teams will meet in the Board Room and Secondary Teams will meet in the Great Room.

Teams from Legacy, Ben Barber, Worley, Jobe, D. Shepard, Mary Orr, Ponder, Tarver-Rendon, Holt, Perry, Brown, Nash, MJ Sheppard meet on October 22, December 10, February 17, and April 16.------Elementary Teams will meet in the Board Room and Secondary Teams will meet in the Great Room.

At this meeting, FALS/FLS High School Teachers will review current issues and receive district updates.

I Touch Training, (PPCD-Teachers)updates with Betty Villegas and Ashley Coffman

Introduction to In-Home Training for Campus Leads.

iPod Touch Training,want to engage and motivate your students? Put Technology in their hands with an iPod Touch! Training topics include general use and navigation,educational apps for science,Internet applications(research,blogs,etc),podcasting and Discovery Education Streaming content.

iPod Touch Training,want to engage and motivate your students? Put Technology in their hands with an iPod Touch! Training topics include general use and navigation,educational apps for Math,Internet applications(research,blogs,etc),podcasting and Discovery Education Streaming content.

iPod Touch Training, (PLC-Teachers)updates with Betty Villegas

This training is for the TMSDS. It will help teachers learn how to login, find and print their rosters. It will also walk teachers through what students will do on the end of year online science test.

This training is for the TMSDS. It will help teachers learn how to login, find and print their rosters. It will also walk teachers through what students will do on the end of year online science test.

Review of TEA changes relating to LEP and LPAC compliance

This training will focus on the new ELA TEKS and planning for the year.

Discussion of Curriculum vocabulary and PSB.

Curriculum discussion/Teaching strategies

Designed for new teachers to enhance math teaching strategies. 09/22/09 - Calendar Math, Partner Games and Spiral Review 10/20/09 - Problem Solving and Questioning

Discussion of Classroom Strategies for Envisions/Investigations.

Curriculum strategies.

CMP Unit Prime Time.

Connected Mathmatics Program.

Discussion of PSB, Vocabulary, and CMP Curriculum.

Discussion of PSB, Vocabulary, and Curriculum.

Discussion of PSB, Vocabulary, and Curriculum.

Curriculum discussion.

Functions based hands on algebra.

Discussion of vocabulary strategies.

Discussion concerning course materials and strategies.

Teachers will work through Stretching & Shrinking.

Training will provide teachers the opportunity to develop lessons using the Concrete, Representational, and Abstract sequence. Teachers will brainstorm ways to manage our 90 minute math blocks . Teachers will review the Problem Solving Board.

Training will provide teachers the opportunity to develop lessons using the Concrete, Representational, and Abstract sequence. Teachers will brainstorm ways to manage our 90 minute math blocks . Teachers will review the Problem Solving Board.

Training will provide teachers the opportunity to develop lessons using the Concrete, Representational, and Abstract sequence. Teachers will brainstorm ways to manage our 90 minute math blocks . Teachers will review the Problem Solving Board.

Training will provide teachers the opportunity to develop lessons using the Concrete, Representational, and Abstract sequence. Teachers will brainstorm ways to manage our 90 minute math blocks . Teachers will review the Problem Solving Board.

Training will provide teachers the opportunity to develop lessons using the Concrete, Representational, and Abstract sequence. Teachers will brainstorm ways to manage our 90 minute math blocks . Teachers will review the Problem Solving Board.

At this meeting, FALS/FLS teachers will review current issues and receive district updates."

This session is designed to give Reading Specialists an overview of the MISD dyslexia handbook.

At this meeting, New FALS/FLS teachers all levels will review current issues and receive district updates."

Ongoing updates for New PPCD/PLC Teachers. Curriculum, Procedures and Legal Updates.

Ongoing updates for PPCD/PLC Teachers. Curriculum, Procedures and Legal Updates

After school meeting to discuss curriculum.

Participants will review the new Federal requirements for the Medicaid Random Moment Time Study.

This session is designed for specialist updates and professional development.

This training on Simple Science Solutions on Destructive and Constructive Forces in Earth.

Selected teachers will be updating the science curriculum for the 2009-2010 school year.

Learn about the circulatory system and its inter-relationship with other body systems.

HAZCOM-Hazard Communication. Teachers will recieve specific instructions on chemical labeling, MSDS´s, physical hazards, health and protective measures. This sessions is open to all science teachers and highly recommended for science teachers with 1-3 years experience.

By principal selection only. Selected 8th grade and chemistry teachers will learn how to conduct inquiry lab activities. The first 3 sessions will be taught by representatives from the Center of Inquiry/Ft. Worth History & Science Museum. The last session wil be content information taught by Simple Science Solutions.

Gloria and Courtney will be going over the Natural World and the items from our grant.

To review the 2nd 6 weeks Science topic of Force and Motion.

Gloria and Courtney will be going over Force and Motion as well as items from our grant.

This training on Simple Science Solutions Weather and Seasons.

To review the 2nd 6 weeks Science topic of Force and Motion.

This training is on Changes over Time....

Review the 2nd 6 weeks science topic on Measurement.

Required Science Safety Training.

Teachers will learn to create tests, assign tests to students, and develop reports for analysis.

504 Update

Day 3 or annual 6 hour update for secondary sheltered content area teachers.

This course provides the first of three days of training for new, secondary sheltered teachers.

This course provides the second of three days of training for new, secondary sheltered teachers.

High School Department Chairs meet with the coordinator to further curriculum and instruction for all HS Social Studies students and teachers.

High School Department Chairs meet with the coordinator to further curriculum and instruction for all HS Social Studies students and teachers.

Intermediate School Department Chairs and TAKS Leaders meet with the coordinator to further curriculum and instruction for all IS Social Studies students and teachers.

Middle School Department Chairs and TAKS Leaders meet with the coordinator to further curriculum and instruction for all MS Social Studies students and teachers.

Committee will view presentations by textbook companies of prospective reading adoption materials.

This will be the first meeting to begin work on the CM responsibilities and PM procedures. (Dept. Chairs from LHS,CTIS, DJMS and Tipps).

Graphing Calculator/manipulatives.

Discuss District/Department procedures and updates.

Training on the completion of the COSF forms for collection of data for the state and federal government.

Monthly trainings and information sessions for diagnosticians, ARD facilitators, clerks, and other evaluation personnel.

Speech Department Meetings

Section 504 Update

This session is designed to review and revise the surrent high school summer reading program.

Learn how to create TMSDS tests & reports.

Grade level committee members will learn about the textbook adoption process in MISD.

Textbook Hearings 2-3

Textbook Hearings 4-5

Textbook Hearings K-5

Textbook meeting.

Yearly regional conference addressing the needs of Bilingual and ESL teachers.

Meeting with the VAC and Transition Center Teachers.