Professional Development Calender Date Program/Link Content Area Dec.2,2022 Developing Great Thinking Minds of Students Creative/Critical Thinking Dec.1/2,2022 PostponedProject Read® Linguistics – phonics program for grades 3 to adult Literacy Dec.2,2022 Exploring and Writing the Contemporary Essay English Language Arts Dec.9,2022 Reading as Sentence Study in the Writing Workshop – grades 3-12 Literacy Jan 20,2023 Sound Walls in the K-2 Classroom Literacy Feb.8/9,2023 Wilson Reading System® – Fundations® Literacy Feb.10,2023 Poetry Mentor Texts in the Secondary ELA Classroom English Language Arts Mar.03,2023 Building Students’ Reading Skill and Engagement Using Critical Lenses Critical Thinking Mar. 7/14 The Representation of Women in Ancient Greek Art Art, History, Gender Mar.10,2023 Beyond Question & Answer: Supporting Engaged Literature Discussions: grades 4-8 English Language Arts Mar.10,2023 Teaching Science Through Issues to Increase Engagement, Meet the NGSS, and Prepare Citizens Science Mar.10,2023 Exploring Economic Justice through Games, Film, and Fiction! Economic Justice Mar.17,2023 Teaching for Critical Thinking Through Activities and Games Creative/Critical Thinking Mar.31,2023 REGGIO EMILIA EARLY CHILDHOOD PHILOSOPHY Early Childhood Edu Apr.27,2023 Fostering a Passion for Mathematics Mathematics Apr.28, 2023 Bilingualism & Disabilities: Critical Steps to Differentiate Both Literacy May 9, 2023 Incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) in the Classroom Virtual Reality