The Ignite DCS Professional Learning Summit is TODAY! The Opening Session is from 8:30 - 9:15 in the FFHS Auditorium. All staff attending the summit should sign up for and attend the opening session.
Morning Breakout Sessions - Sign up for one Breakout Session during each time slot. Sessions will fill up quickly - so sign up ASAP! Session 1 - 9:25 - 10:10 am Session 2 - 10:20 - 11:05 am Session 3 - 11:15 - 12:00 pm
Lunch is on your own from 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Afternoon Sessions - 1:30 - 3:30 pm Sign up for your afternoon session based on grade-span/subject.
To Bring: - A device that connects to the internet. Your phone is fine! See session descriptions for specific device needs. - Jacket or sweater if the building gets chilly.
CEUs Morning Breakout Sessions - 0.3 Total CEUs Afternoon Sessions - 0.2 Total CEUs *Sessions are tagged with CEU type: Content, Literacy, Technology, Digital Learning or School Administration.
Sessions will be locked on October 16, 2019 at 5 pm. You can edit or change your schedule until that deadline.
Questions? Email - ignitedcs@daretolearn.org *This event is for Dare County Schools Staff Members only.
Educators will learn how to empower students to create a personalized story of their learning as digital citizens in a global society. This strand integrates Google tools with AVID methodologies in order to prepare students with key skills they will need in the 21st century to be college and career ready. Through a metacognitive lens, participants will learn to enhance and extend student voice. Bring a computer to this session.
This session will provide teachers with writing strategies and methods for sequencing activities and scaffolding learning in their classrooms. Participants will identify various methods to plan for critical writing tasks in the classroom and collaborate to create authentic writing tasks that align with standards. All participants will leave with a copy of the presentation and resources presented in the session. Bring a computer to this session.
This will be a 45 minute overview of Guided Reading instruction following the "Jan Plan". We will touch on how to assess students for grouping, how to group students, what students are doing while not with the teacher, the Guided Reading lesson plan, and how to schedule the ELA block. Teachers will walk away with sample schedules, ideas for independent student work, introduction to grouping students by reading skill versus reading level, and greater confidence in navigating The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. Middle School ELA Teachers are also invited to attend this session to learn more about guided reading.
Exit polls in the 2018 midterm suggested that only 1 in 3 young Americans voted. Lack of civic engagement is a danger to our democracy. The good news is, humanities teachers can change this! Participants will examine a series of issues that have resulted in voter apathy among younger Americans. Participants will be provided with unit and lesson plans that are intended to inspire students to develop a passion for preserving our democratic institutions by becoming active and engaged citizens. Bring a computer to this session.
