Alief Professional Development Fall Sessions

Table of Contents

Instructional Support

January

• Cognitive Coaching for Instructional Leaders

• Homework:  Let's Get It Right

• Teaching Content Through Competitive Gaming in the Classroom

February

• PDAS - Professional Development and Appraisal System

Administrators

January

• Nature and Needs of the Gifted and Program Options

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, January 20, 2009

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, January 31, 2009

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February

• Perfectionism and Underachievement - How to Help the Gifted Student (GT Update Credit Only)

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, February 17, 2009

May

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, May 19, 2009

Prevention & Safe Schools

CHAMPS Training Dates
2008-09

January

• More Behavior Interventionist Training

• Parents Under Construction

February, 2009

• Interventions for the "Tough Kid" - Practical Behavior Management Strategies

March, 2009

• CHAMPS (Part 2):Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management

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Counseling

January

• Nature and Needs of the Gifted and Program Options

• Parents Under Construction

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February

• Perfectionism and Underachievement - How to Help the Gifted Student (GT Update Credit Only)

Accountability

Instructional Technology and MIS

January, 2009

• Adobe Premiere Video

Information Literacy

January 2009

• Add Spice to Classroom Projects with the Alief Databases

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Career and Technology Education

Gifted & Talented

Houston Area Gifted Coop

January

• GT Book Study - Strategies for Differentiating Instruction

• Nature and Needs of the Gifted - Houston Area Coop

• Preparing for the GT Supplemental Certification Test - Houston Area Coop

• Identifying and Assessing the Gifted Brain

February

• Perfectionism and Underachievement - How to Help the Gifted Student (GT Update Credit Only) - Houston Area Coop

March

• Meeting GT Students' Social Emotional Needs with Literature - Houston Area Coop

April

• Creativity/Instructional Strategies - Houston Area Coop

• Identification and Assessment of Gifted Students - Houston Area Coop

• Differentiating Curriculum for G/T Students - Houston Area Coop

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Elementary and Intermediate Language Arts

Including Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

January

• Comprehending and Using the 4th Grade Reading Pacing Guide, Third Nine Weeks

February

• Comprehension Strategy/Skills 3rd 9 weeks for 1st Grade

• Comprehension Strategy/Skills 3rd 9 weeks for 2nd Grade

Elementary Mathematics

March

• Comprehending Math, March 9 and 12, 2009

 Secondary Mathematics

ESL, Bilingual, Foreign Language

January

• Review for the TExES ESL Exam, January 23/24 - Location Change

March

• Review for the TExES ESL Exam, March 6/7 - Location Change

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Elementary and Intermediate Science

Secondary Science

Student Services

January 2009

• REACH Networking - January 12, 2009

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, January 20, 2009

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, January 31, 2009

• Crisis Prevention Intervention:  Refresher

• IEPPlus Goals and Objectives, January 21, 2009

• IEPPlus Goals and Objectives, January 23, 2009

• Parents Under Construction

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February 2009

• Language! Networking

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, February 17, 2009

• ¡Si Puedo Leer! Writing Workshop and End of Year ARDS

• Crisis Prevention Intervention: Full Course

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March

• Crisis Prevention Intervention:  Refresher

April

• Language! Networking

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training

May 2009

• REACH Networking - May 11, 2009

• Read Well with Supplementation Teacher Training, May 19, 2009

• Crisis Prevention Intervention: Full Course

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Physical Education/Health

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