The Department of Education late Saturday announced the schedule for its annual Back to School Professional Development Conference on August 27-30, 2018. According to the release, sessions will be held at various locations on St. Croix from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily. Lunch will be served at each site.
The schedule and locations are as follows:
MONDAY, AUGUST, 27, 2018 Gertrude’s Restaurant
* K-2 Early Childhood Education * Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)
University of the Virgin Islands Great Hall
* Concepts and Procedures in CCSS Mathematics (Session 1) * Write Traits– Rm. 102
2+2 Restaurant
* Blended Learning Teaching Academy (Session 1)
Alternative Education School
* Utilizing GoPlans Lesson Planning Software/Crossing Paths Framework * Paraprofessionals: Getting A Head Start To A Successful School Year (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon) * Autism (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon) * What Non-Instructional Personnel need to know about Students with Disabilities (3 Non-instructional personnel per school site) (12 noon – 3:30 p.m.) * Building Instructional Capacity in schools: Paraprofessional Training (Session 1)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018 Gertrude’s Restaurant
* Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) * Guidance on Distinguishing between Language Acquisition Needs and Learning Disabilities in English Learners (8:30 a.m. –12 noon) – SPED Administrators only
University of the Virgin Islands Great Hall
* Concepts and Procedures in CCSS Mathematics (Session 1) * Write Traits – Rm. 102 * EES- Librarian Evaluation Process Refresher (8:30 a.m. –12 noon)
2+2 Restaurant
* Blended Learning Teaching Academy (session 1)
Alternative Education School
* Purposeful Lesson Planning ESL * 3 Things all Classroom Teachers Need to Know about Special Education (8:30 a.m. –12 noon) * Special Education Advisors: Tips for Supporting Students in General Education Classrooms (12 noon – 3:30 p.m.) * Autism (8:30 a.m. –12:00 noon) * Utilizing GoPlans Lesson Planning Software/Personalized Learning * Building Instructional Capacity in Schools: Paraprofessional Training (Session 1)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 Gertrude’s Restaurant
* Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) * Autism (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon)
University of the Virgin Islands Great Hall
* Concepts and Procedures in CCSS Mathematics (session 2) * Write Traits – Rm. 102
2+2 Restaurant
* Blended Learning Teaching Academy (session 2)
Alternative Education School
* Utilizing GoPlans Lesson Planning Software/Personalized Learning * Purposeful Lesson Planning ESL * Special Education Advisors: Tips for Supporting Students in General Education Classrooms (8:30 a.m. –12 noon) * 3 Things all Classroom Teachers Need to Know about Special Education (12 noon – 3:30 p.m.) * Building Instructional Capacity in schools: Paraprofessional Training (Session 2)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 Gertrude’s Restaurant
* The New iReady for Grades K-2 Teachers * The New iReady for Grades 3-8 Teachers (8:30 p.m. –12 noon) * ALL St. Croix District Counselors * Identification and Placement of English Learners * EES - Counselor Evaluation Process Refresher
University of the Virgin Islands Great Hall
* Concepts and Procedures in CCSS Mathematics (session 2) * Write Traits – Rm. 102
2+2 Restaurant
* Blended Learning Teaching Academy (session 2)
Alternative Education School
* Crossing Paths Framework /Utilizing GoPlans Lesson Planning Software * Utilizing GoPlans Lesson Planning Software/Personalized Learning * Building Instructional Capacity in schools: Paraprofessional Training (Session 2)
For more information, contact the Office of Public Relations at (340) 774-0100 ext. 8136.
