I know it is hard to find the right professional development opportunities to meet the needs of your teachers, and that’s exactly what I aim to do. The following sessions are perfect for upper elementary through high school teachers because they focus on strategies, not specific content. If you are looking for content specific strategies, each of these sessions can also be tailored to fit most needs.
Gamify to Engage – Engagement Strategies for Review
In this session we will learn about strategies that can be used to engage students in review all while having fun. In fact, your students will be begging for more review.
- 1 hour after school session*
- Includes 5 unique and low to no prep strategies for teachers to use in their classrooms immediately.
- Half day session
- Includes 12-15 unique strategies along with a make and take session for teachers to design their own review, ready to use immediately.
- Full day session
- Includes 20+ unique strategies along with two make and take sessions for teachers to design their own review, ready to use immediately.
“An afternoon well spent. I left with a plan for review all year long I know my students will be excited about.“ David of Killeen ISD
The Write Stuff! – Integrating Writing into Content Areas
In this session we will dive into strategies that will get students excited to write and use content vocabulary. Sounds dreamy, huh? These strategies are classroom tested and student approved all while encouraging critical thinking skills.
- 1 hour after school session*
- Includes 5 unique strategies for integrating writing into content areas including examples and a brainstorming session to help teachers plan for their own content.
- Half day session
- Includes 12-15 unique strategies for integrating writing into content areas including examples and brainstorming sessions to help teachers plan for their own content and create exemplars.
- Full day session
- Includes 20+ unique strategies for integrating writing into content areas including examples and brainstorming sessions to help teachers plan for their own content and create exemplars.
“Practical strategies I look forward to using immediately.” Sammi of Lubbock ISD
All About the Output – Taking INBs Past Notes and Encouraging Critical Thinking
We all know how wonderful interactive notebooks are for organizing learning, but are you or your students doing most of the work? In this session, we will discuss output strategies that help students to synthesize their learning and create new work products to cement the information and make it more meaningful.
- 1 hour after school session*
- Includes 3 output strategies and a make and take session for creating exemplar work products and planning for integration.
- Half day session
- Includes 7-10 output strategies and a make and take session for creating exemplar work products and planning for integration.
- Full day session
- Includes 15+ output strategies and a make and take session for creating exemplar work products and planning for integration.
“I thought INBs were a waste of time and so much work, but these strategies are perfect for assessing students’ knowledge and making them think more deeply about the historical content.” Darlene of Ennis ISD
*Of note, all the 1 hour after school sessions are only available within a reasonable driving distance of Austin or must be bundled together.
All three of these sessions carry a high success rate and are raved about by past attendees.
Want more information? I would love to chat!
Alyssa
alyssa@teachinginthefastlane.com