ODE is conducting late afternoon and evening workshops this school year to help educators respond to Ohio’s revised academic content standards and model curricula in social studies, English language arts, mathematics and science. Each subject-specific session includes a general introduction to the revised standards and model curricula, and describes how participants can deepen their content knowledge and make other classroom practice changes to increase student achievement. Registrants should plan to take one workshop session in each of the subject areas they teach during each of these two periods: Focus 1 – now through December (Standards and Model Curricula 101); and Focus 2 – January through May (Curriculum Revision). In other words, an elementary teacher who teaches all four subjects may want to take four workshops during Focus 1 and four workshops during Focus 2. A teacher who teaches only social studies would take one workshop during Focus 1 and one during Focus 2.
Registration is available in STARS by searching the keywords: Targeted Professional Development. Fall sessions are listed now; 2012 meeting dates will be listed by Dec. 1. Participants should download the materials needed for the meetings from ODE’s Academic Content Standards section by visiting their specific content area (accessible through links at left) and opening the relevant Targeted Professional Development page. The Academic Content Standards section also is accessible at the bottom of ODE’s home page under the Educators heading. Contact hours will be awarded for attendance. For questions about registration, contact lisa.simpson@ode.state.oh.us.
