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Friday, March 21
 

8:00am EDT

Designing and Assessing Engineering Solutions (Part 1 of 2) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
E-7
In this professional learning experience, educators will deepen their understanding of the engineering design process and how to assess student solutions to real-world problems effectively. Participants will explore best practices for evaluating design solutions based on criteria and constraints, examining examples and research-based strategies. Following this learning, teachers will collaborate to develop a common 6-12 scoring guide, ensuring alignment, consistency, and clarity in assessing student work. This process will support meaningful feedback, promote student growth, and enhance problem-solving skills in STEM classrooms.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
E-7 115 School Road, Weston CT

8:00am EDT

Getting Comfortable with Nearpod LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D-2
Discover Nearpod while experiencing an interactive lesson exactly the same way your students will. Briefly explore the Nearpod platform as a teacher, beginning with the Nearpod Library of lessons. Find, edit and learn to launch lessons in Live or Student-Paced.
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D-2 115 School Road, Weston CT

8:00am EDT

Introduction to Play-based Learning LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Discover how play enhances learning for Grades 3-5 students and examine the effects of recent CT legislation on play-based learning in these grades. Explore teh various benefits of different types of paly and reflect on real-world classroom examples.
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Library Classroom, A-2 115 School Road, Weston CT

8:00am EDT

Mastering Fractional Learning Progressions LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
E-6
Participants will explore fractional learning progressions aligned with Connecticut's state standards and gain valuable insights into how to break down complex concepts into manageable learning steps, ensuring students build a solid foundation in math. You’ll learn effective strategies to scaffold fraction instruction. Empower yourself with the tools and techniques to foster student success through a deep understanding of fractional learning progressions.
Speakers
avatar for Lindsey Ramos

Lindsey Ramos

Education Specialist, Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
Lindsey Ramos began her career as a high school mathematics teacher in Manchester, CT. During her ten years in the classroom her experience ranges the span from Algebra I to Calculus. Currently, she is an Education Specialist with the Capitol Region Education Council Resource Group... Read More →
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
E-6 115 School Road, Weston CT

8:00am EDT

Maximizing Instructional Support for Literacy Success: Strategies, Scaffolds, and SchoolPace (ARC) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Join us for an interactive professional learning session designed for classroom teachers using the American Reading Company (ARC) curriculum. Together, we'll explore best practices for effective instructional support across the literacy block, from whole-group instruction to small-group differentiation. Learn how to leverage available resources to plan and deliver high-impact scaffolds, ensuring all students thrive. Plus, discover how SchoolPace can serve as a powerful tool for tracking progress and maintaining seamless communication about individual student needs. Walk away with actionable strategies to enhance collaboration and student growth in your literacy classrooms!
Speakers
TG

Teresa Giolito

Bilingual Executive Coach, American Reading Company
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D-13 115 School Road, Weston CT

8:00am EDT

PE Standards in Focus: Aligning Connecticut with National Goals LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Participants will compare and analyze the new SHAPE America PE standards with CT standards. They will discuss their observations and begin scaffolding the standards to create a scope and sequence to support future curriculum design. In addition, participants will continue advancing their work from previous standards cross walk design work.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
E-12 115 School Road, Weston CT

8:00am EDT

Strategies for teachers of English Language Learners (MLLs) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
This professional development opportunity will offer a variety of strategies to support Multilingual Learners (MLLs) from grades K to 12. Join us to learn about culturally responsive teaching and highly practical strategies to enhance achievement and help build confidence in both students and teachers.
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Library Main Area 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

Designing and Assessing Engineering Solutions (Part 2 of 2) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
E-7
In this professional learning experience, educators will deepen their understanding of the engineering design process and how to assess student solutions to real-world problems effectively. Participants will explore best practices for evaluating design solutions based on criteria and constraints, examining examples and research-based strategies. Following this learning, teachers will collaborate to develop a common 6-12 scoring guide, ensuring alignment, consistency, and clarity in assessing student work. This process will support meaningful feedback, promote student growth, and enhance problem-solving skills in STEM classrooms.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
E-7 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

Discovering Newsela Content and Features (Virtual Session) LIMITED
Participants will explore Newsela resources that support the needs of your content area; assign Newsela resources to support skills and content knowledge for subject-specific success; identify important insights generated by students as they complete assignments and/or read independently. (Virtual session-please bring earbuds) Agenda
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-8 https://newsela.zoom.us/j/99718225879?pwdkEaNBGFLymko8apVVLfryzloVh27vG.1 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

Getting Started with Gizmos: Interactive Learning Made Easy LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
G-2
This session is designed to prepare teachers to use Gizmos immediately in their classrooms. The course introduces the major features and functions of the ExploreLearning website and shows teachers how Gizmos can look in their classrooms.
Speakers
avatar for Carol Wenk

Carol Wenk

Certified Instructor, Explore Learning
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
G-2 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

Mastering Ratios and Proportional Reasoning Learning Progressions LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
E-6
Participants will explore ratio and proportional reasoning learning progressions aligned with Connecticut's state standards and gain valuable insights into how to break down complex concepts into manageable learning steps, ensuring students build a solid foundation in math. You’ll learn effective strategies to scaffold ratio instruction. Empower yourself with the tools and techniques to foster student success through a deep understanding of ratios and proportional learning progressions.
Speakers
avatar for Lindsey Ramos

Lindsey Ramos

Education Specialist, Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
Lindsey Ramos began her career as a high school mathematics teacher in Manchester, CT. During her ten years in the classroom her experience ranges the span from Algebra I to Calculus. Currently, she is an Education Specialist with the Capitol Region Education Council Resource Group... Read More →
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
E-6 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

Maximizing AP Classroom: Engaging, Assessing, and Elevating Student Learning LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
In this session, participants will explore best practices for using AP Classroom's resources including assessments, progress checks, data tracking, and personalized feedback tools. Leave with practical strategies to seamlessly integrate AP Classroom into your teaching and support student success.
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-11 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

Maximizing Instructional Support for Literacy Success: Strategies, Scaffolds, and SchoolPace (ARC) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
Join us for an interactive professional learning session designed for classroom teachers using the American Reading Company (ARC) curriculum. Together, we'll explore best practices for effective instructional support across the literacy block, from whole-group instruction to small-group differentiation. Learn how to leverage available resources to plan and deliver high-impact scaffolds, ensuring all students thrive. Plus, discover how SchoolPace can serve as a powerful tool for tracking progress and maintaining seamless communication about individual student needs. Walk away with actionable strategies to enhance collaboration and student growth in your literacy classrooms!
Speakers
TG

Teresa Giolito

Bilingual Executive Coach, American Reading Company
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-13 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

PE Standards in Focus: Aligning Connecticut with National Goals LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
This session will serve as a collaborative space for PE/Health teachers to continue refining and enhancing the health and PE curriculums. Teachers will work within and across grade bands to align instructional goals, address gaps, and ensure a seamless progression of learning for students.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
E-12 115 School Road, Weston CT

9:15am EDT

Trauma Informed Approaches to Writing Instruction LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
Writing can be a healing, empowering, and liberatory process for student writers, but it can also be a source of fear, dread, and even trauma. This interactive session will define what a trauma-sensitive approach to writing can be, and how it might be enacted.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-10 115 School Road, Weston CT

10:30am EDT

Creating Choice Boards with Nearpod LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-2
Choice boards and hyperdocs offer many learning opportunities for students in a single lesson. This session will show you step-by-step how to build a choice board directly in Nearpod and how to bring in boards you might already use
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-2 115 School Road, Weston CT

10:30am EDT

Differentiating Instruction (Virtual Newsela Session) LIMITED
Participants will foster engagement through literacy knowledge; deliver representation by activating background knowledge, provide action & expression through verbal reasoning and student actions on Newsela. (Virtual session - bring earbuds) Agenda
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-8 https://newsela.zoom.us/j/97183931093?pwdPmGIyXAfUi1AepMKa2aVHGuybtAPuy.1 115 School Road, Weston CT

10:30am EDT

Exploring an Illustrative Math Lesson: A Teacher's Guide to How the Lesson Flows LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
E-9
In this session, teachers will experience a live Illustrative Math lesson, focusing on the structure and key components that make it effective. We will analyze the various parts of the lesson, including the warm-up, problem-solving activities, and the whole-class synthesis, and explore how these elements promote student engagement and deeper understanding. Following the lesson, teachers will engage in a collaborative discussion to reflect on best practices of the lesson.
Speakers
EB

Erin Barlow

Elementary 3-5, Weston Public School
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
E-9 115 School Road, Weston CT

10:30am EDT

Mastering Fractional Learning Progressions LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
E-6
Participants will explore fractional learning progressions aligned with Connecticut's state standards and gain valuable insights into how to break down complex concepts into manageable learning steps, ensuring students build a solid foundation in math. You’ll learn effective strategies to scaffold fraction instruction. Empower yourself with the tools and techniques to foster student success through a deep understanding of fractional learning progressions.
Speakers
avatar for Lindsey Ramos

Lindsey Ramos

Education Specialist, Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
Lindsey Ramos began her career as a high school mathematics teacher in Manchester, CT. During her ten years in the classroom her experience ranges the span from Algebra I to Calculus. Currently, she is an Education Specialist with the Capitol Region Education Council Resource Group... Read More →
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
E-6 115 School Road, Weston CT

10:30am EDT

Maximizing Instructional Support for Literacy Success: Strategies, Scaffolds, and SchoolPace (ARC) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Join us for an interactive professional learning session designed for classroom teachers using the American Reading Company (ARC) curriculum. Together, we'll explore best practices for effective instructional support across the literacy block, from whole-group instruction to small-group differentiation. Learn how to leverage available resources to plan and deliver high-impact scaffolds, ensuring all students thrive. Plus, discover how SchoolPace can serve as a powerful tool for tracking progress and maintaining seamless communication about individual student needs. Walk away with actionable strategies to enhance collaboration and student growth in your literacy classrooms!
Speakers
TG

Teresa Giolito

Bilingual Executive Coach, American Reading Company
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-13 115 School Road, Weston CT

10:30am EDT

Social Studies - A Look at the New Standards LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
This session is for anyone who teaches Social Studies. JHD, from the CT council for Social Studies will be joining us to review the new content and inquiry standards. This will also be an opportunity to work on applying the new standards to your curriculum.
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-11 115 School Road, Weston CT

10:30am EDT

Syncing Success: Aligning Pacing Guides with Gizmos Simulations LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
G-2
In this hands-on workshop, teachers will have dedicated time to align their scope and sequence with available Gizmos, ensuring a seamless integration of interactive simulations into their instruction. Participants will explore the vast library of Gizmos, identify relevant resources for their upcoming units, and develop a plan for effective implementation.
Speakers
avatar for Carol Wenk

Carol Wenk

Certified Instructor, Explore Learning
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
G-2 115 School Road, Weston CT

12:40pm EDT

Designing Learning Experiences with Newsela LIMITED
Participants will utilize Newsela’s 4 Ps to support lesson design; use Newsela features to support the effective implementation of lessons; outline a learning experience with clear guidance for what students will learn and how. (Virtual session - bring earbuds) Agenda
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
D-8 https://newsela.zoom.us/j/96902597730?pwdub2UM3hPZBIIY8jeUbA2avj34Gv4eR.1 115 School Road, Weston CT

12:40pm EDT

Empowering Students Through Choice: Designing Meaningful & Engaging Tasks LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
E-9
In this session, participants will explore the power of student choice in learning tasks and its impact on engagement, motivation, and deeper learning. Through exploration of examples, educators can reflect on how they currently incorporate choice and identify opportunities for growth. Participants can then apply their learning by revising an existing task to provide more meaningful choices for students, ensuring that all learners can engage in ways that align with their interests and strengths.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
E-9 115 School Road, Weston CT

12:40pm EDT

Getting Comfortable with Nearpod LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
D-2
Discover Nearpod while experiencing an interactive lesson exactly the same way your students will. Briefly explore the Nearpod platform as a teacher, beginning with the Nearpod Library of lessons. Find, edit and learn to launch lessons in Live or Student-Paced
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
D-2 115 School Road, Weston CT

12:40pm EDT

Igniting Scientific Inquiry with Gizmos: Part 1 of 2 LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
G-2
Teaching Scientific Inquiry with Gizmos equips teachers to use inquiry-based strategies and Gizmos to deepen student understanding of key science concepts. Through modeled best practices, educators learn to guide students in asking questions, making observations, and constructing explanations, fostering scientific inquiry skills.
Speakers
avatar for Carol Wenk

Carol Wenk

Certified Instructor, Explore Learning
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
G-2 115 School Road, Weston CT

12:40pm EDT

Mastering Ratios and Proportional Reasoning Learning Progressions LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
E-6
Participants will explore ratio and proportional reasoning learning progressions aligned with Connecticut's state standards and gain valuable insights into how to break down complex concepts into manageable learning steps, ensuring students build a solid foundation in math. You’ll learn effective strategies to scaffold ratio instruction. Empower yourself with the tools and techniques to foster student success through a deep understanding of ratios and proportional learning progressions.
Speakers
avatar for Lindsey Ramos

Lindsey Ramos

Education Specialist, Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
Lindsey Ramos began her career as a high school mathematics teacher in Manchester, CT. During her ten years in the classroom her experience ranges the span from Algebra I to Calculus. Currently, she is an Education Specialist with the Capitol Region Education Council Resource Group... Read More →
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
E-6 115 School Road, Weston CT

12:40pm EDT

Maximizing Instructional Support for Literacy Success: Strategies, Scaffolds, and SchoolPace (ARC) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Join us for an interactive professional learning session designed for classroom teachers using the American Reading Company (ARC) curriculum. Together, we'll explore best practices for effective instructional support across the literacy block, from whole-group instruction to small-group differentiation. Learn how to leverage available resources to plan and deliver high-impact scaffolds, ensuring all students thrive. Plus, discover how SchoolPace can serve as a powerful tool for tracking progress and maintaining seamless communication about individual student needs. Walk away with actionable strategies to enhance collaboration and student growth in your literacy classrooms!
Speakers
TG

Teresa Giolito

Bilingual Executive Coach, American Reading Company
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
D-13 115 School Road, Weston CT

12:40pm EDT

Music Curriculum: Plan and Design with the End in Mind LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
B-4
In this session, MUSIC teachers will review the basic principles of Understanding by Design for refining Music Curriculum. Music teachers will create student centered learning tasks that engage all learners and provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning in an authentic way.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
B-4 115 School Road, Weston CT

1:55pm EDT

Differentiating Instruction (Virtual Newsela Session) LIMITED
Participants will foster engagement through literacy knowledge; deliver representation by activating background knowledge, provide action & expression through verbal reasoning and student actions on Newsela. (Virtual session - bring earbuds) Agenda
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
D-8 https://newsela.zoom.us/j/94435614219?pwdZGyq0aQZWYEecOarC1IPJEF9kMu5Lj.1 115 School Road, Weston CT

1:55pm EDT

Executive Functions and Reading Comprehension - Organizing Thinking LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
Students who struggle with executive functioning have difficulty recognizing and using structure inside of text to hold onto meaning. This session will discuss the ways in which text is organized at all levels, and ways to support students using these structures to create and use mental models of text.
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
E-12 115 School Road, Weston CT

1:55pm EDT

Orthographic Mapping & High Frequency Word Instruction LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
Why are sight words so tricky? Why do some students struggle to learn to read and spell these words? What’s the difference between sight words, high frequency words, heart words, power words, trick words and red words, anyway?

In this workshop we will better understand the different terms, consider how orthographic mapping strategies can support automatic word recognition and strengthen spelling, and share instructional strategies and routines. You will leave with 2-3 strategies you can try tomorrow with your students to support trick word acquisition using orthographic mapping!
Speakers
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
D-12 115 School Road, Weston CT

1:55pm EDT

Teaching Scientific Inquiry Using Gizmos- Part 2 of 2 LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
G-2
Teaching Scientific Inquiry with Gizmos equips teachers to use inquiry-based strategies and Gizmos to deepen student understanding of key science concepts. Through modeled best practices, educators learn to guide students in asking questions, making observations, and constructing explanations, fostering scientific inquiry skills.
Speakers
avatar for Carol Wenk

Carol Wenk

Certified Instructor, Explore Learning
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
G-2 115 School Road, Weston CT
 
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