The 2020-2021 PL Calendar is Live! Access the PL Department Google Calendar at bit.ly/plcalendar2021. We've also gathered the dates on a Google doc here. QBs, you'll also see the scope and sequence for QB huddles this year. If you see any major conflicts with other district events, please let us know as soon as possible. As this year continues to ebb and flow, we appreciate your flexibility and understanding if/when dates change. It's Time to Schedule Your Campus Support Kick Off Meeting We'll use this time to review your campus' 2019-2020 support card, menu of supports selections and revisions, and 2020-2021 campus readiness continuum priorities. Week of September 21st we have 90-minute slots available from:
We need your help! We are searching for 40 teacher leaders and instructional coaches or coordinators to be campfire starters who will assist our park rangers in facilitating and leading synchronous sessions each camping trip. Please use this one pager to distribute to teachers on your campus who might be interested. Applications can be found here and are due Friday, October 2nd. Save the Date for all PL Camping Trips: *New Coaching Tool Alert* Distance Learning Progression The Distance Learning Progression is a tool that identifies the necessary system, leader, teacher, and student actions when operating in a full-time distance learning instructional model. A progression is a pathway a learner might take to reach the end goal or learning target. This tool is carefully sequenced across four phases of implementation:
Did you miss out on the first webinar and are still interested in attending live? You've got one more chance, Friday, September 4th from 10:00-11:15 AM. Register here.
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We've heard from many of you about wanting to learn from the planning process for the PL Ski Trip. Join us for a webinar where we'll share lessons learned from the PL Ski Trip and inspiration + strategies for hosting virtual Professional Development. Packaging the Experience | PL Ski Trip Webinar August 19th, 10:00-11:15 AM Curious to get a behind the scenes look at the PL Ski Trip? Join us for a deep dive into planning and execution strategies for virtual workshops. We'll also share lessons learned from hosting a three-day virtual workshop for 300 teachers. Register here!
Schoology Update At the end of July, the TEA announced that they would fund Schoology for any district in Texas for two years! Learn more here. While this is ultimately exciting news, it has caused a slight delay in implementation for the 8 PL schools who opted in back in May. In order to take advantage of this opportunity we had to restart the requisition, which means it will be another week or two before you and your staff have access to the enterprise version of Schoology. Please do not let this slow down any planning for the fall, as everything you do in the free version can be transferred directly to your enterprise account. If you did not originally sign up for Schoology access and now want to take advantage, you have one last chance to sign up for access. Sign your up campus by adding your information to the spreadsheet here by Friday, August 21st. Note: PL campuses (and select OTI schools) are the only teams that will be able to take advantage of this opportunity for the 2020-2021 school year. We'll be serving as the District's pilot for potential future Schoology use. *NEW COACHING TOOLS ALERT*
Distance LearningComing Soon... Distance Learning Implementation Progression We are excited to announce that later this week we'll be releasing the draft of our newest tool, the Distance Learning Implementation Progression. This tool aims to support school leaders and teachers through four phases:
Join us for a PL Cohort Sneak Peak this Wednesday, August 12th from 2:00-3:00PM for a chance to see the draft and provide the team with feedback and input on the current draft. Register here! We will release the final draft and host the first webinar to share strategies and inspiration for using the tool. Learn more and register below. Distance Learning for PL Leaders | August 21th, 10:00- 11:15 AM This webinar will define distance learning and provide leaders with resources and a plan to scaffold implementation for teachers. During this webinar we’ll also release a new coaching tool, Distance Learning Implementation Progression and share inspiration on how to use to for campus planning. Register here!
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