New Teacher Series  
The district is offering this series to new teachers only. 


Newsela PRO

​This professional development opportunity will introduce you to the ins and outs of Newsela. By the end of the session, you will know how to apply Newsela’s advanced PRO features to your classroom instruction.
• Create Classes
• Assign standard-aligned texts
• Find and create Text Sets and Paired Texts for all content areas
• Annotate texts
• Use the Binder to track student progress
• Understand the adaptive text complexity features
• Assign, create, and score writing prompts
• Incorporate SBAC Item Specifications into your lesson 
​ •Learn how to integrate Newsela and Cooperative Learning structures

(Registration Closed)
https://www.pdlinks.us/trainings/1550  April 30th 8-11
https://www.pdlinks.us/trainings/2131   April 30th 12-3
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Promote Student Critical Thinking Through Collaboration

Use cooperative learning structures to promote critical thinking in your classroom.  
  • Learn how to group students accordingly to maximize collaboration
  • Hold students individually accountable for their thinking while offering them support through collaborative teams 
  • Gradually increase the level of questioning during your lesson
  • Incorporate SBAC Item Specifications and into your lesson 

​(Registration Closed)
https://www.pdlinks.us/trainings/1561   May 14th 8-11
https://www.pdlinks.us/trainings/2141   May 14th 12-3
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