West Anchorage High School • Home of the Eagles
1700 Hillcrest Drive • Anchorage, Alaska 99517 • (907) 742-2500

Eagle

Cross District Inservice Schedule: Monday, August 19

Content Area

Target group

Location

Planned activities

Follow-up

Language Arts

7-12

East HS

Keynote, Closing, multiple sessions including Collaborative sessions LA and Soc Studies

 Additional training will be available through Ed Tech, TIE program, Scott Hickox, possible credit class opportunities

Math

7-12

Begich

Joint Keynote, separate MS and HS breakout sessions.

HS math adoption and training, MS Math Support development, MathScape training.

Social Studies

7-12

East HS

Keynote, Closing, multiple sessions including Collaborative sessions LA and Soc Studies

Additional training will be available through Ed Tech, TIE program, Scott Hickox, possible credit class opportunities

Science

7-12

Begich

Technology Integration/Vertical Teaming/New to District/Global Climate Change/Issue-based Science/Content development/Project-based Science

Secondary Science Curricular Conversations Professional Development Days

Art

K-12

Begich

All-Welcome, orientation for the day, YAM announcements/agenda presenters (Mike Dunham/Chris Wright), planning activities for the principal's fall conference, as requested.

K-6 Art: Getting the year started, curriculum up-dates, and Printmaking Unit for Year A

7-12 Art Teachers: Curriculum revision up-dates, and course content/ outcomes/assessment discussions by secondary area school teams, preparing for the Scholastic Arts Regional competition and exhibitions.

 

Music

K-12

Classroom Music: Russian Jack
Band/Orch/
Choir:  East
Music Suite

Combined:  Introductions, Area Discussions—Festivals/All State/
Contests
Classroom:  New Curriculum Orientation or Curriculum Guide Exemplars
Orchestra:  String Pedagogy—Kathryn Hoffer
Band:  Ear training—balance, blend & intonation
Choir:  Warm-ups and Choral reading session

Classroom:  expanded Macmillan orientation at Nov. ½ day in-service
Orch:  ensemble application
Band:  large group preparation
Choir:  MS & HS sight-reading clinics

World Languages

7-12

Dimond

Web 2.0 tools and Language Specific Collaboration Sessions

Credit course using Web 2.0 tools
Language specific L2  rating and Level II - III curriculum guides

Health

K-6

Blue room

SEL in GBS, peer coaching, communications protocol

Continued work with the peer coaching and SEL infusion model throughout the semester/year.

Health

7-12

Lime Rm.
Boniface Ctr.

Curriculum Collaboration & a Mental Health Unit Presentation

Revisions to 8th grade and Health Life Skills curriculum guides

P.E.

K-6

Central Gym (tentative)

Winning with Teamwork: teaching partners plan together, lessons for first quarter, & tech orientation

Web2.0 discussion board setup.

P.E.

7-8

Wendler Gym (tentative)

Physical activities for small spaces & Intro Lacrosse Unit Presentation

Curriculum guide revisions

P.E.

9-12

Bartlett Gym

Inspired Demonstration Lessons with a Focus on Assessment

PECC reviews inservice evaluations and makes recommendations

Career & TE

7-12

KCC

C&TE Issues Carousel - Perkins

08-09 Professional Development

Counselors/Project APpeal

7-12

West High School Library

Training will be conducted by consultants from the College Board and tailored to address the needs of the middle and high school counselor/advisor.  Sessions include using data to identify and guide all students to increased rigor and success, supporting and promoting vertical teaming, and working with administration and parents to enhance communications and school profile.

 

Secondary Special Education

K-12

 

Motivational speaker from Why Try for the first hour. 
Break into groups to provide state mandated training on IEPs.

 

Elementary Special Education

 

 

 

 

Related Services
     OT/PT/APE
      Psychologists
      Speech
      BVI
      Audiology/HOH

K-12

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Psychology:  Psychologists participate in buildings
Speech-Language SLPs/ TAs Collaboration with Classroom Teachers, J. Blosser Viking Hall
Hard of Hearing/ Audiology: Auditory/ Verbal Strategies for HOH students, Clarke School for the Deaf/HoH Location TBA
BVI/ OT/ PT/ APE/AT:  participate in buildings

 

Nurses

K-12

 

Meeting on 8/15

 

Librarians

K-12

East HS

Specific Library collaborative planning, various sessions applicable to libraries as well as access to sessions available to LA and Soc. Studies.

Additional training at quarterly and secondary librarians meetings, TIE presentations, and possible credit class opportunities

ASSDHH

K-12

 

Meeting on 8/15