MSAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CONFERENCE – 1/28 Workshop (Full-Day Session)
Below is a short description of the eight (8) offered workshops that will be offered on January 28, 2019 at John Dewey High School. John Dewey High School is located at 50 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Please choose one session for AM and one session for PM. Be sure to bring along your printed ticket on January 28, 2019.
Registration for Middle School After School @ John Dewey HS: Click here
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Networking
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
11:15 - 12:00 Lunch
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
12:45 - 3:00 Q & A
If you have any questions, feel free to email Yuki Yamada at HYamada@schools.nyc.gov
Getting Started: SCRIBBLITT WITH Denine Jimmerson (Fablevision Learning)
Please bring your own laptop & Headphones
This workshop will introduce MSAS program teachers to using Scribblitt software to write and publish books. You won't want to miss this!
Teachers/Administration will understand: (1) the District's goal for using Scribblitt in the MSAS program, and (2) how integrate using Animation-ish with Scribblitt to produce books for the end of the year gala.
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
ANIMATION-ISH
"LEARN TO ANIMATE WITH ANIMATION-ISH...EVEN IF YOU CAN'T DRAW!"
Think you’re not a good artist? You are! Computers make it easy and fun to animate. Learn the basics of animation using Animation-ish software. This class will be taught on Macintosh. You don’t need your computer to participate, just watch and learn!
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
DREAMBOX
Please bring your own laptop & Headphones
This training session on Dreambox Learning will include a review of teacher and student best practices. Educators will also learn about navigating the teacher dashboard; the Insight Dashboard. The dashboard brings your data into focus so you can get the answers you need to drive instructional decisions. Teachers will have an opportunity to examine student data, experience MyFlexPD, and create differentiated assignments for their students in AssignFocus.
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
STMATH
Personal computer per participant & Headphones required
"ST Math is instructional software that teaches mathematics visually so that students develop a deep conceptual understanding of mathematics. Based on neuroscience research, ST Math develops students problem solving and creative thinking skills. Students have fun learning math by manipulating visual models.
In this interactive session, teachers will: a) develop an understanding of how the puzzles and games work in ST Math; b) learn how to get students started on ST Math; and c) understand how to monitor student progress and support student learning”.
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
Failure Free Reading
Teach Your Non-Readers to Read Using Failure Free Reading
Your non-readers can quickly learn to read with expression and full comprehension commensurate to their cognitive ability thanks to our newly redesigned instructional software that teaches 72 highly-structured and predictable Power Stories containing the most intense, fastest-acting reading solution available for students with a developmental age of five years or higher and seem to be “stuck at skills” and just aren’t getting phonics or sight or Leveled Literacy!
The session will consist of a “fast-paced” combination of lecture, handouts, discussion of independent research findings and video presentations of actual student case studies. District 75 participants who have attended Dr. Joe’s sessions, consistently rank it as one of the best and most meaningful.
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
Achieve3000
Please bring your own laptop & Headphones
Using Achieve3000’s TeenBiz3000, students will work through exciting informational text articles that are precisely matched to their individual reading level and automatically be supported with scaffolds as instructionally needed. Teachers can easily interact with provided guiding questions, group activities and by discussing the articles the student is reading. There are contests to promote student and teacher usage of the program as well as easily accessed reports to show the growth associated with that usage. This session will acclimate teachers to the program and provide a baseline understanding of the student experience and how teachers support student success.
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
MYON News & MYON
Please bring your own laptop & Headphones
MyON is a literacy solution that combines personalized reading, breathtaking content, and scientifically-based assessments to leverage technology for multiple delivery methods. This hands-on workshop is designed to get schools up and running with myON. Participants will learn how myON is reinventing student reading and how teachers can use myON’s tools to provide targeted support for individual students, groups, and classes. We will focus on the following key elements:
Identify the essential steps necessary to create a personalized learning environment for readers.
Develop an awareness of key functionality and tools as related to managing literacy programs.
•Learn how to blend myON News with myON and existing resources to ensure proper pacing of scope and sequence.
Interpret learner data to determine instructional plans and strategies that will support learners to meet their potential.
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session
12:00 - 2:45 PM Session
Fletcher’s Place
Training D75 MS students to use Fletcher’s Place reading program to tutor/mentor K-3 students (Invited Schools Only – P77K, P368K, P396K, P9Q, P256Q, P186X, P188X )
Fletcher’s Place™ is a reading program that is designed for struggling K – 3 students. It engages and motivates young children through multi-sensory and interactive activities, including a broad variety of structured games, short video lessons, songs, teaching props, storybooks.
In these lessons children interact with each other playing with sounds, words and meaning. In the context of play the children’s listening, speaking and writing skills are greatly enhanced.
Over the last 4 years we have trained D75 MS students to use Fletcher’s Place reading program to tutor/mentor K-3 students with great success for both the MS and elementary students.
In this workshop we will focus on:
Sharing how schools have used it in different settings
Training the MS students to tutor/mentor
Showing short videos of MS students tutoring in elementary classroom
Sharing the academic and social/emotions gains for both groups of students
Implementing the tutor/mentor program
Availability
8:30 – 11:15 AM Session Only