In collaboration with the Kansas education service centers, KSDE is offering professional development opportunities this spring to support the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) school improvement efforts and literacy initiatives prioritized by the Kansas State Board of Education.
There is no cost to attend these sessions and lunch is included. A half unit of graduate credit can be received for each day.
K-12 Structured Literacy Professional Development: The What, The How, The Time is NOW!
Register here for the following session:
- Jan. 31: Southwest Plains (Sublette)
Data-Driven Success- Unpacking Literacy Assessments for Maximum Impact (K-12)
Register here for the following sessions:
- Feb. 4: Smoky Hill (Hays)
- Feb. 19: Greenbush (Girard)
- Feb. 26: Greenbush (Lawrence)
- Feb. 28: Orion (Clearwater)
- March 10: ESSDACK (Hutchinson)
- April 12: SW Plains (Sublette)
Cracking the Code: Practical Strategies for Teaching Word Recognition (K-12)
Register here for the following sessions:
- March 4: Smoky Hill (Salina)
- March 31: Greenbush (Girard)
- April 3: Orion (Clearwater)
- April 15: Greenbush (Lawrence)
- April 22: Southwest Plains (Sublette)
- April 24: ESSDACK (Hutchinson)
ELA Standards and Mini-Tests/ Interims: Using Data to Drive Instruction (3-12 grades)
Register here for the following sessions:
- Feb. 13: Greenbush (Lawrence)
- Feb. 13: ESSDACK (Hutchinson)
- March 5: Orion (Clearwater)
- March 11: Greenbush (Girard)
- March 13: Southwest Plains (Sublette)
- April 15: Smoky Hill (Hays)
Clear, Intentional and Effective Writing: The Writing Tenets (3-12)
Register here for the following sessions:
- April 3: Southwest Plains (Sublette)
- April 10: Greenbush (Lawrence)
- April 15: ESSDACK (Hutchinson)
- April 17: Greenbush (Girard)
- April 24: Orion (Clearwater)
- May 6: Smoky Hill (Salina)
Contact Laurie Curtis, laurie.curtis@ksde.gov, with questions.