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Code |
Course Name |
Description/Objective(s) |
Audience |
Facilitator |
Room |
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English Language Arts |
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1 |
Collaborative Models for an Engaging Grammar Sequence in the 9th Grade
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Participants will create a grammar curriculum unit plan. |
English Teachers |
Rabot |
5S4 |
|
2 |
AP Vertical Planning Team
|
Participants will create a curriculum outline for vertical integration.
|
English Teachers |
Lehrman |
4E20 |
|
3 |
Engaging Students in Poetry
|
Participants will create a poetry curriculum unit plan. |
English Teachers |
Gidalowitz |
4W14 |
|
4 |
Engaging Students in Early American Literature
|
Participants will create an Early American literature curriculum unit plan. |
English and Social Studies Teachers |
Lau |
5W12 |
|
Mathematics |
|
5 |
Solid Geometry |
Lesson planning for solid geometry unit in 10th grade geometry course as required by the new New York state standards.
|
Math Teachers |
Brandler |
2W7 |
|
6 |
Junior & Senior Course Study Group |
Evaluation of current variations of 11th grade math classes. Proposals for at least two senior classes with corresponding learning objectives/syllabi.
|
Math Teachers |
Pieratti |
5N7 |
|
Code |
Course Name |
Description/Objective(s) |
Audience |
Facilitator |
Room |
|
7 |
Best Practices in Teaching Calculus |
Sharing best practices in lesson planning, pedagogical strategies, and use of the graphic calculator.
|
Math Teachers |
Raftery |
5E10 |
|
8 |
Integrating Mathematics Into Computer Science Classes
|
Participants
will develop insights into using programming as a tool to enhance
mathematical understanding and will create lessons to help students
write programs that solve mathematical problems.
|
Computer Science and Math Teachers |
Goldman |
5W2 |
|
Social Studies |
|
9 |
Curr ‘wiki’ lum Project |
Curriculum unit planning through the use of a wiki format to improve consistency in teaching and learning.
|
Social Studies Teachers |
Baskind |
6E22 |
|
10 |
Social Science Research Major Curriculum Mapping |
Creation of a curriculum map to provide complementary coverage without redundancy in the use of case studies.
|
Social Studies Teachers |
B. Malchiodi |
6N7 |
|
11 |
AP Gov’t & Constitutional Law Curriculum Mapping
|
Participants will create a government and constitutional law curriculum map. |
Social Studies Teachers |
Dennie |
1E19 |
|
12 |
Law & Society Major Curriculum Mapping |
Creation of a curriculum map to provide complementary coverage without redundancy in major classes.
|
Social Studies Teachers |
Kahn, Newman |
6E7 |
|
Code |
Course Name |
Description/Objective(s) |
Audience |
Facilitator |
Room |
|
13 |
Globalization Study Group
|
Participants
will create a curriculum unit plan on the effects of cultural,
economic, political, and environmental globalization.
|
Social Studies and Environmental Science Teachers |
Solowey |
6E6 |
|
Science |
|
14 |
Research Fair Preparation
|
Judge training, board preparation, contest, and competition overview.
|
Science Teachers |
Parlo, Baranowski |
2S12D |
|
15 |
Use of Video Simulated Demos
|
Production of a library of chemistry video demonstrations.
|
Science Teachers |
Harkavy |
4E6 |
|
16 |
Laboratory Manual Update
|
Physics lab revision and documentation. |
Physics Teachers and Lab Specialists |
Barclay, Provo |
2N2 |
|
17 |
Lab Equipment Analysis
|
Inventory and analysis of physics lab equipment to determine instructional use.
|
Physics Teachers |
McCollum, Thaw
|
2E10 |
|
World Languages |
|
18 |
Chinese Curriculum Mapping
|
Participants will create a Chinese language and culture curriculum map.
|
Chinese I-IV Teachers |
Ogle |
5S10 |
|
19 |
Infusing Instructional Technology |
Participants will learn the fundamentals of how to use a SMART Board, PowerPoint for language lessons, and Gradekeeper.
|
World Language Teachers |
Gando, Garcia,
Ullman
|
6N8 |
|
20 |
Spoken Word Skills Lessons |
Participants will learn how to incorporate spoken word skills instructional strategies into their curriculums.
|
World Language Teachers |
Hudson
|
6W18 |
|
Code |
Course Name |
Description/Objective(s) |
Audience |
Facilitator |
Room |
|
Interdisciplinary |
|
21 |
Data Driven Instruction
|
Formative assessment through the use of real time data to inform instruction.
|
Open To All |
Hoftyzer |
4E2 |
|
22 |
Helping Seniors to Transition to College
|
Participants
will examine and develop topics for curricula to effectively prepare
seniors for college. Writing effective college recommendations will
also be addressed.
|
Open To All |
Visbal |
4E18 |
|
23 |
Ensuring an Ethical Environment Through Elimination of Plagiarism
|
Participants will draft a school wide plagiarism policy. |
Open To All |
G. Malchiodi |
4W16 |
|
Technology |
|
24 |
Photoshop/ Intermediate Blackboard |
Participants
will learn the basics of Photoshop and discover how it can be used to
improve projects and learn additional features of Blackboard including
how to create exams, upload Gradekeeper, and use Safe-Assign.
|
Open To All |
Charles, Honor |
1E10 |
|
25 |
DDP – Inventor Workshops |
Teacher
workshops to share best practices using advanced inventor techniques.
Lesson plan development for teaching these skills to students.
|
DDP Teachers |
Chan, Fung, Grosshart |
1N3 |
|
Code |
Course Name |
Description/Objective(s) |
Audience |
Facilitator |
Room |
|
26 |
Sophomore Curriculum Development |
Curriculum unit plans and course design for 10th grade technology classes.
|
Technology Teachers |
Avila |
2N3 |
|
27 |
Wiki Workshop |
Participants will create their own wiki (collaborative website) in this hands-on introductory course.
|
Open To All |
Pititto |
1E20 |
|
28 |
Introduction to Microsoft Word
|
Participants will learn the fundamentals of using Microsoft Word.
|
Open To Beginners |
Lee |
5N6 |
|
Fine and Performing Arts |
|
29 |
Music Instruction: The Next Level |
Participants will develop an action plan designed to help each student reach their full musical potential.
|
Music Teachers |
DiBenedetto |
8th Floor |
|
Health and Physical Education |
|
30 |
Skills Based Lesson Planning
|
Curriculum Unit Plan |
Health/PE Teachers
|
Ilardo, Torres, Weiss |
Gym 8 |
|
31 |
Analysis of Grade Distribution
|
Proposal
to increase passing rates by evaluating cause of failure. Greater
consistency in evaluating student performance and proposal for policy
implementation.
|
Health/PE Teachers |
O’Hara |
Gym 8 |
|
32 |
Infusing Instructional Technology into Health Classes
|
Curriculum unit plan designed to increase student engagement. |
Health/PE Teachers |
Einhorn, Patti |
Gym 8 |
|
Code |
Course Name |
Description/Objective(s) |
Audience |
Facilitator |
Room |
|
33 |
Differentiated Instruction in PE
|
Use
of Fitness Gram data to identify underperforming students and design of
a curriculum unit plan to address the needs of the individual students
in after school tutoring.
|
Health/PE Teachers |
Licitra |
Gym 8 |
|
34 |
How Can Healthy Eating Habits Increase Student Achievement?
|
Participants will create a healthy eating curriculum unit plan. |
Health/PE Teachers |
Brown, Gigliello |
Gym 8 |
|
Guidance |
|
35 |
Topics in Guidance
|
Participants will review current issues in guidance.
|
Guidance Counselors |
Bonds |
1N6 |
|
Learning Environment |
|
36 |
Big Sibling Program
|
Creation of a big siblings program to enhance the school community.
|
Open To All |
Boehler |
4W18 |
|
Pedagogy |
|
37 |
ELA National Board Certification |
Participants will prepare to meet the requirements for ELA National Board Certification.
|
Open To Teachers Who Completed The Fall 2007 Sequence
|
Sklover |
5W18 |
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