Inspire '16: Grid

Welcome to the Inspire ’16 Professional Development Day Website.

This Teacher-Driven PD Day has a wide variety of options for educators both within the Mendon-Upton Regional School District and outside of the district to participate, collaborate and learn.

Register for Sessions:

Please view the schedule options and click on the sessions you would like to attend to register and to build your day’s schedule.

This can be changed at any time leading up to the day.

You can view the schedule in various forms (simple, expanded, grid, by venue) by clicking on the Schedule Dropdown arrow.

Logistics:

The day will begin at 8:00, with the keynote presentation, starting promptly at 8:15 in the Nipmuc HS Auditorium.

Once sessions are approaching capacity, registration maybe closed if we can’t find a larger venue.
Some rooms may be changed between now and the day of the event.

Some details of sessions may be adapted as well.
We still welcome session proposals by emailing Maureen Cohen at mcohen@mursd.org

Search Features:

You can use the filtering feature on the right by clicking on the topical categories.

You can also use the search box to search by keyword, people, or tags.

Want to know who is attending various sessions? Click on the session and the attendees will be listed on the session page.

Important Note:

Please read the session information carefully. Some of the sessions are open to all participants, and others are closed sessions for only MURSD participants.

For additional details about the day go to: March 11 PD Day Information

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Clough	G217	Miscoe	Nipmuc G220	Nipmuc Art Classroom	Nipmuc Auditorium	Nipmuc B139	Nipmuc B235 Computer Lab	Nipmuc B236	Nipmuc B237	Nipmuc B238	Nipmuc B240	Nipmuc B241	Nipmuc B242	Nipmuc B340	Nipmuc Cafeteria	Nipmuc Counseling Office	Nipmuc G121	Nipmuc G213	Nipmuc G214	Nipmuc G215	Nipmuc G216	Nipmuc G217	Nipmuc G218	Nipmuc G219	Nipmuc G221 (Computer Lab)	Nipmuc G306	Nipmuc G314	Nipmuc G315	Nipmuc G316	Nipmuc Gathering Room	Nipmuc Health Office	Nipmuc Media Center	Nipmuc Music Room	Nipmuc PDC	School-based libraries	Worcester Art Museum

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Session 2: Individual Project. 2nd Step Curriculum Training 9:10am - 10:10am

Sessions 3,4,5: MCAS Alternate Assessment Compilation and Review Session 11:20am - 2:30pm

Session 4 and 5: Individual Project on Group Counseling Resources 12:25pm - 3:30pm

Session 4 and 5: Individual Project Art Curriculum Development 12:25pm - 2:30pm

Sessions 4 and Sessons 5: Inclusion Planning and Data Analysis 12:25pm - 2:30pm

Individual Project: MCAS 2015 Data Analysis and Collaborative Conversation 9:10am - 1:30pm

Session 3, 4, 5: 5th Grade Math Workshop Integration 11:20am - 2:30pm

Session 4 and 5: Individual Project 7th-Grade Co-teaching 12:25pm - 2:30pm

Session 1: Response to Intervention Discussion 9:10am - 10:10am

Session 2: Lexia Reading 10:15am - 11:15am

Session 3: Reading "Rigorously" 11:20am - 12:20pm

Session 4: Twitter for Everyone 12:25pm - 1:25pm

Session 5: What Information Matters Here? 6th Grade Problem So... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 1 and 2: Assessment in the Art Program 9:10am - 11:15am

Welcome

Keynote: The Courage to Run with Aaron Polansky 8:15am - 9:00am

Session 1: The Newly Adopted MA Science and Technology Standard... 9:10am - 10:10am

Session 2, 4, and 5: Individual Project Support Services-Classroom Routines and Content Design 10:15am - 2:30pm

Session 2: All Things Google Classroom 10:15am - 11:15am

Session 3: Writing using Google Drive 11:20am - 12:20pm

Session 5: Weebly Website for Beginners 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Individual Project: French Curriculum Work 9:10am - 2:30pm

Individual Project: 21st Century Skills Curriculum 9:10am - 2:30pm

Session 1 and 2: 1st Grade Math 9:10am - 11:15am

Session 4: 1st Grade Social Studies 12:25pm - 1:25pm

Session 5: 1st Grade Science Standards 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 1: 8th Grade English Google Classroom 9:10am - 10:10am

Session 2: Adding "Power" to your Class 10:15am - 11:15am

Session 3: "Collaborate" with Wonders, Year 2 11:20am - 12:20pm

Session 5: Individual Project: Middle School Science Curriculu... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 1: Individual Project 7th Grade Co-teaching 9:10am - 10:10am

Sessions 2 and 3: Science Break-Out Session 10:15am - 12:20pm

Session 4 and 5: 2nd Grade Unpacking Science Standards 12:25pm - 2:30pm

Session 1 and 2: 5th Grade ELA Common Assessments 9:10am - 11:15am

Full Day Session: Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia: An Integrated Approach 8:01am - 2:30pm

Session 1 and Session 2: CPR Refresher Course 9:10am - 11:15am

Session 3: Lunch Option #1 11:20am - 12:20pm

Session 4: Lunch Option #2 12:25pm - 1:25pm

Full Day Session: Developing School Counseling Curriculum 9:10am - 2:30pm

Sessions 2-5: Grade 6 "Doing Science" with the New Standards 10:15am - 2:30pm

Full Day Session: 4th Grade Collaboration on Assessments 9:10am - 2:30pm

Session 5: Preparing for ELA 2.0 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 1 and 2: Google Apps for Social Studies Teachers 9:10am - 11:20am

Session 4 and 5: Social Studies Common Assessment 12:25pm - 2:30pm

Session 5: Kindergarten Science Curriculum 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 1 and 2: Guiding Principles of Immersion Education 9:10am - 11:20am

Session 4 and 5: Elementary World Language Programs 12:25pm - 2:30pm

Session 1: Beyond the Curriculum 9:10am - 10:10am

Session 2 and 3: Kindergarten Collaboration and Discussion 10:15am - 12:20pm

Individual Project: 11th Grade ELA Creating Performance Assessments 9:10am - 2:30pm

Full Day Session: RETELL in the ELA Classroom 9:10am - 2:30pm

Session 1 and 2: Collaborative Creation of Team Website with Weebly 9:10am - 11:15am

Session 3: Introduction to Verso 11:20am - 12:20pm

Session 4: Using Google Calendar as a Way to Plan and Collabora... 12:25pm - 1:25pm

Session 5: Intro to Google Classroom 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 3: Licensure-How to Earn PDPs for... 11:20am - 12:00pm

Individual Project: Math Curriculum Work in Atlas Rubicon 9:10am - 2:30pm

Session 5: 8th Grade English Google Classroom 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 4: Getting Google Certified 12:25pm - 1:25pm

Session 5: Getting Google Certified 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Individual Session: DBT/Mindfulness Implementation Planning 9:10am - 2:30pm

Individual Project: 8th Grade Science Curriculum Development 10:15am - 2:30pm

Full Day Session: RETELL for School Nurses 8:01am - 2:30pm

Full Day Session: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training (CPI) 8:01am - 2:31pm

Session 1 and Session 3: Indivi... 9:10am - 9:40am

Session 1-3: 8th Grade Math Common Assessments in Pre-Algebra and Algebra 9:10am - 12:20pm

Session 4 and 5: Inclusive Practices 12:25pm - 2:30pm

Individual Project: Library Cataloguing and Curriculum 9:10am - 2:30pm

Individual Project: Photographic Methods in the Art Curriculum 11:20am - 2:30pm