LEUSD Professional Development 2023/2024

Join us for an engaging professional development session designed to empower educators with strategies for vocabulary development in their classrooms. Explore the critical importance of vocabulary acquisition, effective teaching methods, and creating an environment conducive to language enrichment. Walk away with practical tools and insights to elevate student communication skills and academic success. Please bring a text 📚 with you that you are either currently reading or plan to read in the future.  Content is applicable K-8. See you there!

Join us for an exciting professional development session where you'll master the LETRS routine for handwriting! This interactive opportunity not only allows you to practice with peers but also explores strategies for differentiation, perfect for educators adapting to new cursive instruction legislation in California. Discover seamless ways to integrate this routine into your phonics lessons.

Come and experience tasks that provide so much more than just a "rigorous" assessment. Spending a small but intentional amount of time on a task with your students can provide actionable data, meaningful feedback for your PLC, re-engagement lessons, intervention supports, and rich classroom discussions for days to come.

We will primarily be looking at the Silicon Valley Math Initiative's tasks during this training. Rooted in the principles of the Teaching for Robust Understanding of Mathematics (TRU) Framework (University of California, Berkeley & Michigan State) and the Mathematical Language Routines (Standford University), SVMI designs and delivers uniquely transformative experiences and resources for equitable and engaging mathematics instruction.