Township of Union Public Schools

Township of Union Public Schools

Personalized Professional Development

2019-2020

Pre-K through Grade 4: ELA and Social Studies

• Implementation of New Reading Series- Journeys

• Continue to build on best practices to increase student engagement

Career Ed - Secondary

• Meet to discuss and develop new programs for Perkins and to merge life skills and training into curriculum.

ELA - Grade 5

• Best practices (including group practices, close-reading, and writing) related to ReadyGen and progressive, thematic ELA curriculum

ELA - Secondary

• Continue to develop practices that facilitate progress toward a digital classroom and digital curriculum materials

• Continue to build on best practices related to writing to sources and use of multi-part assessment questions

ESL - District

• Continue to develop strategies for community outreach

• Continue to learn and implement trending laws and state mandates regarding ESL students

• Continue annual Access and testing training

Math / Science - Elementary

• Develop advanced questioning and discussion techniques to focus on high-level analysis

Math - Secondary

• Implementing standard-based instruction

• Implementing instructional routines

• Developing effective mathematical discourse

Science - Secondary

• Develop advanced questioning and discussion techniques to focus on high-level analysis and student engagement  

• Techniques and best practices related to classroom management and learning environment structure

•  Library/Media Specialist Training: Media Resources and the utilization of various media

•  Development of skills related to SmartBoard use in the classroom
•  Moving instruction to be more student centered
•  Explore new approaches and theories to teaching a foreign language

•  Develop and implement questioning and discussion techniques to focus on high-level analysis

•  Developing and implementing strategies to increase parent and student participation in athletic programs

•  Increasing parent communications and contact related to student wellness

•  Implementing specific, systematic parent programs within the counseling framework
• Integration of technology into work with counseling groups and for student data tracking.