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Welcome to the WDE?s Upcoming?Professional Development Offerings

Each month, this newsletter will highlight all the relevant upcoming Professional Development offerings for Wyoming educators. While the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) will highlight these offerings for the upcoming month, educators can find all relevant PD opportunities on the PD calendar page?or the Professional Development page on the WDE website.?

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Upcoming PD Opportunities for November:

From 9 a.m.-noon on November 7 and 14, virtually: Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools

The core of a professional learning community is the network of collaborative teams ? the groups of teachers who work together to improve student learning. Collaborative teams have the potential to transform major aspects of teaching and learning. Learn how to transition from teachers who work in isolation to teachers who work in collaboration and from stakeholders who think in terms of my responsibility to stakeholders who think in terms of our responsibility.

Learning outcomes may include:

• Gain a model of effective instruction and strategies for direct instruction.
• Explore resources for collaborative teams to use as they have honest and challenging discussions, set and monitor norms, and focus on the right work.
• Chart progress and transformation with self-evaluation surveys.
• Study how real schools have successfully implemented the strategies discussed during the training.

Participants must attend both virtual sessions for .5 PTSB credit. Register here.

From 9:30-11 a.m. on November 8, virtually: Independent Learning for EL Students?

In teaching we need to provide ample time for students to practice in order for students to transfer the new knowledge learned. And for EL students, a need to also understand the language is needed in order to be successful for independent learning. In this session we will explore and discuss ways for meaningful and deliberate independent practice to occur.

There will be two times available, one being a repeat session so if one time does not work for you, an opportunity to attend another session is available.

Register here.?

From 10-11 a.m. on November 8, virtually; Hathaway Scholarship Online Orientation

The WDE?s Hathaway Team will hold online orientations starting at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month. The orientation is for those new to the program, or for those who want a content refresher. Legislative updates will be included. Sessions will last about 45 minutes.

At the end of each online session, attendees who are still in the meeting will be entered into a drawing for a ?Hathaway Swag Bag.? All district personnel are invited to participate.

Interested personnel should sign up here.

For more information, contact Madison Lacey or Bradley Barker, Hathaway Consultants, at [email protected].

From 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. on November 15, virtually: Instructional Practices to Support Diverse Learners, Part II

In this session, using the crosswalk from Session 1, WestEd will guide participants through a process of adapting a lesson to include elements of quality interactions and scaffolding to support English learners with disabilities.

There will be two times available, one being a repeat session so if one time does not work for you, an opportunity to attend another session is available.

Register here. The registration form will have the available times to choose from for this training. The virtual Zoom link will be sent out upon registration.

From 3:30-4:30 p.m., November 16 virtually; Wyoming MTSS Coaching Institute Community of Practice

The WDE will resume the Coaching Institute for the 2022-23 school year and will hold monthly Community of Practice sessions beginning in September. The purpose of the Coaching Institute will be to provide ongoing support and updates on relevant topics associated with MTSS implementation, as well as technical assistance on our implementation modules (available in September as well).

All virtual sessions will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month. The dates include:

• November 16, 2022
• January 18, 2022
• February 15, 2022
• March 15, 2022
• April 19, 2022

Register here.

From 9:30- 11 a.m. November 17, virtually: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for ELSWD, Lesson Tuning Protocol

In this session, participants will engage in using a lesson tuning protocol in small teams, with support from WestEd, to collaboratively ?tune? a lesson. Teams will also be provided with time to develop an action plan with next steps. Tools for site-based PLC practices will be shared.

Register here.

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