Quintin- Welcomes participants and makes references to new year and new beginnings. Excitement of joining GSSD team. First message we wanted to bring clarity around the big picture and what GSSD is all about...Reference to the GSSD PD Continuum

5 minutes

Quintin speaks to our vision in regards to students and our expectations for their growth and learning journey.

5 minutes

Intro. to Grounding Activity

Invitation to share freely and connect with those that may be a support to you in the future.
Choose one of the following prompts to discuss with an eye contact partner...

I have always wanted to teach because...
My dream for my classroom is...
My goal for my students.....
I can inspire students by...
The most important part of education is.....
What I believe about teaching and learning....
(printed off on the table)

Eye contact partner

10 minutes

Our goal is for you to have one course well-planned using the UbD format.
By the end of June 2016, teachers will hand in the completed UbD planning template for ELA or another curriculum area if they are not an ELA teacher. This would require the teachers to complete the entire ELA or other subject area in UbD format.

5 minutes

Intro. to concept activity. (pass out sheet with words ie. instruction)
How is UbD connected to all these things?
Create a representation with these words and the relationship they have to each other and UbD.....
15 minutes to work as a group
15 minutes to share



Remember that these strategies can be used with students:
Grounding activity
Concept attainment
Turn and Talk....

30 minutes

Cindy and Susan

Quintin

Quintin show participants how to go to portal and shares UbD support documents.....
Have participants find two Ubd examples they may use and the Frequently asked questions.
Turn and talk to partner.