San Diego County Office of Education Events Calendar

Common Core State Standards Transition: 6th -12th Grade English Language Arts Academy

(5 Day Event) May 28, 2013 - Feb 05, 2014
Moving beyond awareness to transitional to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), classroom teachers and teacher leaders develop understandings, review resources and take initial steps toward changing classroom practices to align to the new standards.

In these five-day workshops, cohorts of grade level participants will build upon background knowledge about the history, development and organization of the standards to begin planning instruction that aligns to the CCSS using current instructional materials. Teachers will delve deeper into the standards, study the instructional shifts, and examine sample student performance tasks to develop common language and understanding about what teaching and learning will look and sound like as they align to the content of the new standards. Participants will also examine the 21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills and begin to infuse them into instructional plans. Teachers will critically examine current instructional practice, plan aligned revisions, implement plans and share successes and challenges with grade level peers.

Common Core State Standards Awareness: Math Teacher Invitational

Event Date May 28, 2013
As a foundation for transition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), classroom teachers and teacher leaders are building initial awareness about the CCSS Initiative, the rationale and the structure/content of the standards. In this two-day workshop, participants will build background knowledge about the history, development and organization of the standards. They will develop understanding of the internal structure and design of each domain of the Mathematics standards and how the standards relate to one another within corresponding clusters of standards. They will develop understanding of the Standards for Mathematical Practice and explore student tasks that connect both the Mathematics content standards and the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Throughout the two days, participants will engage in learning activities to develop this knowledge and understanding and they will engage in reflections of their own learning and how they could use these activities to build capacity of others in their school or district settings.

ELD 103 From Assessment to Instruction Part B

Event Date May 28, 2013
Guidelines and foundation of effective ELD instruction in Elementary Grades

Best Practices in Bullying Prevention

Event Date May 29, 2013

This training focuses on researched‐based solutions to reduce bullying on school campuses.

Topics will include:

1. Defining Bullying‐Direct/Indirect/Cyberbullying

2. Best Practices in Bullying Prevention/Intervention

3. Current trends in Bullying

SBAC Pilot Testing Feedback Session

Event Date May 29, 2013
More than 80 schools throughout the county participated in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Pilot Test this spring. This session will allow us to collect feedback from district and school site personnel involved in the pilot tests, to inform our own county schools and districts as well as submit information to CDE and to SBAC as we prepare to move into field testing next year.

We would like to hear from district and school site staff (administrators, teachers, and technology coordinators) around the following areas:

What was the student experience with the pilot test? How did teachers/test administrators see students responding to the assessment items/tasks themselves as well as to the log-in and test administration experience?
What was the teacher experience with the pilot test? How did teachers manage the assessment experience, from preparation to the assessment administration itself?
What was the test administration experience? How did district and school site staff manage the assessment experience, from initial set-up through the entire pilot test administration?
What was the technology experience? What devices were used? In what settings was the test administered (classroom computers, computer labs, etc.)? How did the advance set-up, student log-in, and test management processes go? Were any technology device or infrastructure issues encountered, and if so what were they and how were they resolved?

Lunchversations: Articulation & Collaboration

Event Date May 29, 2013
Multi-district, multi-program luncheon for site and district DL administrators and those planning to begin a DL program to network, learn about each others' programs, discuss best practices, and share resources.

2013 Mathematics Framework Review

Event Date May 29, 2013
What do YOU think about the draft Mathematics Framework?
Come share your opinion during the pubic review and comment period.

Prior to the meeting please review the draft of the 2013 CA Mathematics Framework found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/mathpublicreview.asp and bring your thoughts and perspectives.

Common Core Planning for Special Educators

Event Date May 30, 2013
District curriculum and instruction administrators have been engaged in conversations over the past couple of years to support transition to the Common Core State Standards. This session will provide a structure for collaborative planning between district C & I and special education administrators to ensure students with disabilities receive the instruction and support they need - within general education and special education settings - to access the Common Core State Standards and demonstrate their knowledge and skills through the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium standards.

Note: This event will also be videoconferenced at two different locations.

3rd Annual Long Term English Learner Symposium

Event Date May 31, 2013

3rd Annual Long Term English Learner Symposium wil include a keynote speaker and breakout sessons. Dr. Luis Cruz will provide strategies to implement a professional collaborative framework to transform school culture. After having experienced notable success as the principal at Holland Middle School in the Baldwin Park Unified School District, near Los Angeles, Dr. Cruz embarked on a mission to do the same at Baldwin Park High School.

Breakout Sessions will include:

· 6 High Leverage Writing Practices for LTELs

· Post-Secondary Education Success for English Learners

· Technology and ELs

· Professional Development for Teachers

· Transitioning to Common Core Standards through Program Improvement

· New California ELD Standards

NOAA Okeanos Explorer: How Do We Explore?

Event Date Jun 01, 2013
Introducing Volume 2 of the Okeanos Explorer Education Materals Collection: How Do We Explore?

This professional development introduces Volume 2 of the Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection: How Do We Explore? The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is the Nation’s first ship dedicated to solely exploring the world’s ocean. Participants will learn how to use
standards-based lessons and other online resources that guide classroom investigations into the innovative exploration strategies, sophisticated instrumentation and equipment used onboard
the ship to explore our largely unknown world ocean. Topics include how targets are selected for exploration, mapping techniques, water column exploration, remotely operated vehicles and telepresence technology that enables access to real time ocean exploration. Participants will also learn how explorers use data gathered at target sites to learn more about our deep ocean world.

Registration is required and space is limited. Educators who attend the full day will receive a $50 stipend. Each participant will receive Volume 2 of the Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection, How Do We Explore?, a NOAA Ocean Exploration Certificate of Participation, continental breakfast, and lunch.