Professional Development

To register for regular, districtwide PD, go to http://avdistrict.gosignmeup.com 

OR

click on the link for each course in the list of sessions below:

1.        You will be taken to the GoSignMeUp PD site.
2.        Complete your registration by clicking on the green checkout button on the top right of the page.
3.        You will be prompted to log in with your username and password. Your username is your email address ______@avhsd.org Your password is changeme2015. You may change it from the account menu at the top of the page later. 

You may also go directly to the GoSignMeUp home page (http://avdistrict.gosignmeup.com), find the desired course, and follow the same directions outlined above.

Spring 2018 Professional Learning

January

• G Suite Bootcamp for All Levels (1/18)
  • Facilitated by Loy Dakwa, Kristena Kelly, Kerin Coffey, David Rivas & Ben Jefferson

• Project Based Learning (1/23)
  • Facilitated by Cara McKnight, Beth Kingston, Paloma Cortes-Goodwyn, Consuelo Meza
• Teacher Space (1/30)
  • ELA - Digital Assessments (Part 2)
  • Read 180 - Mid-Year Gains/Instructional Routines
  • Art -  Slump and Hump Molds (KHS)
  • PBL Napa Cohort

February

• How to Create Your Own Digital Escape Room (2/1)
  • Facilitated by Richard Rosenblatt & Jordan Jenison
• Paperless Research (2/13)
  • Facilitated by Richard Rosenblatt & Wendy Armstrong
• Create Your Own Adventure Lessons with Google Forms 2/20
  • Facilitated by Loy Dakwa & Kristena Kelly

• 52 Ways to Check for Understanding 2/22

• • Facilitated by Joshua Evans

• Teacher Space  (2/27)
  • ELA: Zinc
  • Read 180:  Goal setting/Celebrating Success in the Read 180/S44 Classroom
  • Art: Meeting at LHS
  • Math: Using Graphing Calculators Polynomials
  • Math: Collaboration in the Math Classroom
  • PBL: Napa Cohort Collaboration

March

• Advanced Gradebook Training (3/1)
  • Facilitated by Sherry Garmon

• Make an Animated Movie Using Block Coding (3/8)
  • Facilitated by Marci Clement (Perez) and Jose Cortinas

• Google Ed Camps: Explore Your Own G Suite Activities in Google Classroom  (3/13)
  • Facilitated by Loy Dakwa, Kristena Kelly, Kerin Coffey, David Rivas & Ben Jefferson
• Khan Academy (3/13)
  • Facilitated by Andrew Choate and Rozmy Miranda
• How to Play with Data  (Prerequisite: Basic Excel or Google Sheet skills required)(3/15)
  • Facilitated by Marci Clement and Arjunan Paramesvaran
• Teacher Space (3/27)
  • ELA: Cultivating Collaboration through Close Reading
  • Read 180: Independent Reading in the Read 180/S44 Classroom
  • Art: Whistles at PHS
  • Math: Teaching Math Essential to Brain Growth

April

• Google Tour Builder (4/10)

• • Facilitated by Kristena Kelly
• Teacher Space 4/24
  • ELA: Writing Workshops
  • Read 180: Celebrating Student Success in the Read 180/S44 Classroom
  • Math: Clothesline Mathematics or Numeracy

To cancel a course, please do the following:

1. Log in to your GoSignMeUp page.
2. On your page, in the area titled “Courses,” find the course you want to withdraw from.
3. Click on “select” to the right of the course title.
4. Click on the dropdown arrow.
5. Click on “Cancel Course”