Instructional Services Division (ISD)

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District Professional Development Calendar

Welcome! The Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment team has planned Professional Development to support implementation of the California Common Core Standards. Staff may access Blackboard to view the PD calendar for the year.

Seven District Goals for Instruction: All Subjects, Pre-K - Grade 12

1. Continuum of Cognitive Rigor – Depth of Knowledge

Instruction and assessment at all Depth of Knowledge levels
Students engage in cross-curricular learning activities and integrated performance tasks that embed the 3 R’s:
Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

2. Literacy in All Content Areas

Reading and writing strategies taught in all content areas
Appropriately complex and rigorous reading material in all classes
Students respond to questions, citing evidence from text
Students write argumentative and informative essays, citing evidence from text and additional resources

3. Mathematics for Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Fluency

Essential Learning Standards
Explicit connection to the 8 Math Practice Standards
Students engage in performance tasks and assessments to demonstrate a progression of mathematical skills & reasoning

4. Instructional Lesson Design reflects the 4 C’s: Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, & Creativity

Collaborative Structures
Layers of Facilitation
Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR)
Next Generation Learning
Essential Understanding and Questions

5. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

Equity and Access
Behavioral and Academic RtI
Onboarding
Restorative Practices

6. Career Technical Education Pathways (CTE)

College and Career Readiness (CCR) exploration and preparation
Instruction emphasizes 21^st Century workplace skills:
- 7 Survival Skills: Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Adaptability, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Accessing Information, Creativity

7. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM)