Professional development
January 30, 2023
An overview of 4 different micro-routines in our introduction to Micro-Routines.
2022-2023 Professional Development Sessions
- Introduction to Micro-Routines Slides
- Recording with passcode: Ui9v=T=4
Click on any of the topics below to expand and explore prior years' workshop slides, supporting materials and video recordings.
MS Literacy: New Literacy Routines Date: 9/24/2018
Teachers were introduced to new literacy routines for the new school year, while considering the impact of emotions on the brain's ability to learn.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Teacher Booklet
Introduction to the Literacy HandbookDate: 11/14/2018
Teachers were introduced to discourse literacy routines for the new school year.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Teacher Booklet
Instructional Planning for Student TalkDate: 7/18/2019
Teachers jointly brainstorm ways to engage students and get them talking to each other about content.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Teacher Booklet
Literacy Improvements: Building Trust Towards Written FeedbackDate: 9/26/2019
Teachers were introduced to building trust generators, micro-routines for synthesis of new information and pathways for written feedback.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Teacher Booklet
Culturally Responsive Planning with Remote InstructionDate: 9/8/2020
Teachers were introduced to responsiveness and a warm demander lens.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, Video link
Micro-Responsiveness in Lesson PlanningDate: 4/14/2021
Teachers explored ways to pause, ask and re-design to make tiny responsive changes to instruction.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, Video link passcode: g?W2nx*+
Launching the School Year: Instructional Routines for Building Relationships & CuriosityDate: 8/25/2022
Teachers think about responsive teaching and curiosity, as they experience routines for launching the school year.
Related Links: Aug-Sept 2021 PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet
Click to access all prior professional development (PD) materials that were inspired by the neurosciences of learning.
These PDs revolve around core findings on the power of trust-building and culturally responsive education.
MS Literacy: New Literacy Routines Date: 10/31/2018
Teachers were introduced to two role-based routines.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Teacher Booklet
When Fun is Queen Date: 5/16/2022
Teachers explore how to engineer fun.
Related Links: Workshop Slides, Recording with Passcode: Lq7*tK2x
Click to expand for professional development (PD) materials that focus on the power of fun and joy.
Literacy Routines for Starting the School Year Date: 6/7/2018
Teachers were introduced to Rumors, OPTIQ, Babbling and Silent Graffiti to help boost engagement and student discourse.
Related Links: June 7 2018 Literacy PD Slides, June 7 2018 Literacy PD Teacher Booklet
Introduction to the Literacy Handbook Date: 12/10/2018
Teachers were introduced to a note-taking and reading routine.
Related Links: December 10, 2018 PD Slides, December 10, 2018 PD Teacher Booklet
Micro-Routines for Student Talk: Building Connectivity Date: 10/24/2019
Teachers used student talk and brain breaks routines to help build connectivity in the classroom.
Related Links: Oct 24, 2019 PD Slides, Oct 24, 2019 PD Teacher Booklet
Student Voice in Remote Learning Settings Date: 4/14/2020
Micro-Routines for Information Synthesis in Google Docs and Student Talk.
Related Links: Workshop slides, Note-catcher
Student Voice in Remote Learning Settings Date: 5/13/2020
Instructional Routines for Information Synthesis in Google Docs and Student Talk.
Related Links: Workshop slides, Note-catcher
Making Connections through Peer Listening and Response Date: 12/9/2020
Teachers experienced peer discourse micro-routines and learned about providing multiple opportunities for making different types of connections.
Related Links: December 9th PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, Video link
Making Connections: Instructional Routines for Making Multiple Types of Connections Date: 12/14/2022
Teachers experience and consider using connections as a pathway to critical thinking.
Related Links: PD Slides, Cheat Sheet, Dec 14 Video Recording PASSCODE: #5UxFbe*
Click to expand and explore workshops for teachers that focus on sparking curiosity and connectivity to others - and to learning. These efforts help students to overcome barriers and discomfort that students face, whenever they try something new.
Literacy Improvements: Building an Alliance Date: 12/9/2019
Teachers were introduced to additional brain breaks and micro-routines to unpack an approach for both written and verbal feedforward.
Related Links: PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
Growing Peer Listening and Response Date: 10/7/2020
Teachers experienced peer discourse micro-routines and learned about providing multiple moments of recognition and celebration of student ideas and voice.
Related Links: October 7th PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, Video link
Developing Ideas with Peers: Micro-Routines for Building Confidence & Self Efficacy Date: 10/20/2022
Teachers think about responsive teaching and curiosity, as they experience routines for developing ideas with peers.
Related Links: Oct 20 2021 PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, Oct 20 video recording passcode: 5.UbTb$p
Click to read through prior workshops that focus on all things feedback: feedforward, listening, and helping one another learn and grow.
MS Literacy: Literacy Routines for Brainstorming and Vocabulary Date: 4/26/2018
Teachers were introduced to new literacy routines based around thinking maps to support brainstorming and vocabulary retention.
Related Links: PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
MS Literacy: Literacy Routines for Vocabulary Review Date: 6/5/2018
Teachers were introduced to new literacy routines based around thinking maps to support vocabulary review.
Related Links: PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
Cross Content Micro-Routines for Vocabulary Date: 8/13/2020
Teachers were introduced to the use of micro-routines to target word retention and build trust with responsiveness and the warm demander traits.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet
Vocabulary Retention: Instructional Routines for Increasing Word Play Date: 1/26/2022
Teachers experience three Micro-Routines to help students gain the 17 interactions they need with new words. They also receive a guide to vocabulary retention with menus of tools and possibilities, over a three week cycle.
Related Links: PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, Jan 26 video recording PASSCODE: f$9*@@hf
Our prior workshops on vocabulary retention present materials that rely on the neurosciences of learning, such as using games, sparking curiosity, chunking and spiraling words, and habit-building repetition. Click to view them.
Literacy Routines for Review Date: 4/10/2019
Teachers experienced two literacy routines to help students review previously taught information.
Related Links: April 10, 2019 PD Slides, April 10, 2019 PD Booklet
New Reading Routine + Showcase Date: 5/15/2019
Teachers were introduced to a new reading routine for both visuals and short text about neuroplasticity of the adolescent brain.
Related Links: May 15, 2019 PD Slides, PD Teacher Booklet
Middle School and US History: MARCH the graphic novel Date: 11/15/2019
Middle school and US History teachers experienced various routines and activities for teaching MARCH the graphic novels. Teachers unpacked a possible unit to explore for future adaptation.
Related Links: Nov 15, 2019 PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
Micro-Planning Through a Lesson Date: 2/4/2021
Teachers experienced the various sub-skills embedded within a micro-routine that can be practiced throughout an entire lesson.
Related Links: February 4th PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, Video link - enter passcode: nvp$feb4pd
Practice Towards Peer Review Date: 4/11/2022
Teachers practice developing peer review skills to become a natural part of the classroom. Participants explore through a fun activity in which they punch up jokes.
Related Links: Workshop Slides and Recording with Passcode: T+50DaxP)
Teachers experience a range of professional development sessions for deepening and strengthening learning around previously explored topics.
MS Literacy: Literacy Routines for Multiple Choice Practice Date: 11/30/2017
Teachers learned about using literacy routines to prepare students for multiple choice questions on the Middle School ELA exam.
Related Links: November 2017 MS Literacy PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
MS Literacy: Literacy Routines for Short and Extended Response Practice Date: 1/11/2018
Teachers learned about using literacy routines to prepare students for short and extended response questions on the Middle School ELA exam.
Related Links: January 2018 MS Literacy PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
Literacy Routines for Test Question Practice: Multiple Choice Date: 1/30/2019
Teachers are introduced to routines adapted for test question practice.
Related Links: January 30, 2019 MS Literacy PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
Introduction to the Literacy Handbook for 2018-2019 Date: 2/7/2019
Teachers were introduced to adapted instructional routines for multiple choice question practice.
Related Links: February 7, 2019 PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
Literacy Improvements: Facilitating Change Date: 1/23/2020
Teachers were introduced to the use of micro-routines to target sub-skills embedded in test questions.
Related Links: January 23, 2020 PD Slides, Teacher Booklet
Yearly, we reimagine our approach to test prep to ensure that we include elements of joy, connectivity and curiosity. These efforts help students to improve learning retention and to reduce anxieties around test taking.
Moving Towards Learner Independence Date: 3/14/2022
Teachers experience three Micro-Routines to empower students towards independent habits, ideas and voice. These micro-routines can move students outside of the compliance zone.
Related Links: March 14 2022 PD Slides, PD Cheat Sheet, March 14 video recording PASSCODE: Nv@wS%4m
Click to view a recent workshop on helping students develop learner ownership and efficacy.