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AVID Costa's Training for Coordinators - Digital Professional Development
By KJ Inspired Resources
This training is designed for AVID Coordinators! These Google Slides can be used for a staff training or a district training. The focus of the professional development is on Costa's Level of Thinking and the importance of teachers using inquiry in their classooms. This training can be done with you direct teaching OR you can provide a link to the training for teachers to complete independently and on their own time. All links are already embedded in the slides to make this an easy no prep ready to go training for you!
What's Included:
- embedded links
- videos
- a quiz with answers and explanations
- note taking
- questioning examples by subject
- activities/strategies
Click HERE to see our other AVID resources. We also have several great AVID bundle options available down below!
AVID Mega Growing Bundle
AVID Teambuilding Bundle
AVID Writing Bundle
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Using Music the Mainstream Classroom with ELL Students Powerpoint
By Creative Discoveries Online Academy Printables
This powerpoint can be used anywhere to teach how to use music in the classroom with ELL students. It gives benefits, ideas, and many recourses online.
Edutainer Professional Development for Teachers
By Beth Hammett
Do you feel like part educator and part entertainer? Try this 32 slide, training presentation to encourage and empower first-year teachers, to revive veteran teachers, or to help students understand brain based learning. Activities include: Templates for active learning based classroom lectures Lecture vs. Active Learning Active vs. Passive Learning Speech Rates of Teachers Left/Right Brain Quiz Comprehension Postcards Connectors/Icebreakers Multigenre Connector Activitiy Find Someone Who Connector Finding Patterns Learning to Chunk Research Extensive Resources section Fun learning facts Excellent for professional development, implementing active learning strategies, and enhancing active learning libraries. Easy, fun, and educational!
Understanding Students (Middle/High School) Professional Development
By Beth Hammett
A quick study guide for first year teachers/veteran teachers of middle/high school students that provides interactive activities and student examples. Includes: getting to know students address student concerns increase hands-on learning ESL/ELL guidelines classroom discipline project learning teaching difficult subject matter knowing students respect assigning homework and much more! Based on Kathleen Cushman's Fires in the Bathroom.
Teaching Traditional vs. Contemporary Professional Development
By Beth Hammett
Student success becomes easier when teachers understand and use contemporary teaching methods..Evaluate the two styles and help students become participants in the learning process. This 19 page resource/presentation is complete with: Individual/group activities Holistic Learning Theory/pedagogy How students are taught vs. how they learn Student example Lots of resources Activities that reflect on learning and building skills Transactional Theory by Rosenblatt with article link Cognitive Process Extra Resources Great for parents who want to understand and apply teaching styles to student success, as well as for new teacher certification courses/programs, or review with veteran teachers to reinforce active learning strategies. Includes activities for active learning engagment.
Teacher's Favorite Things Form
By Ash Askelson
Show staff or coworkers appreciation by having them fill this form out!
Great for gift exchanges!