https://www.brightmindsed.com/professional-development daily 0.75 2019-12-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/5de7078c91057c05bf4d0fd9/1575421627871/ Professional Development - Understanding the Learner Educators will gain an understanding of the characteristics of the learner and will be able to use that understanding to enhance instruction and create pathways to participation for all English learners in the classroom. Participants will for essential best practices. The session can focus on a broad understanding of ELs/MLLs, focus, in a more targeted way, on the needs of SIFE or take more pointed look at SIFE with Developing Literacy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/5de2ff1fc573c502d7e2c53a/5de2ff93c9c3e52694ef4d69/1575421976161/Mohammed+K.jpg Professional Development - Understanding the Learner Educators will gain an understanding of the characteristics of the learner and will be able to use that understanding to enhance instruction and create pathways to participation for all English learners in the classroom. Participants will for essential best practices. The session can focus on a broad understanding of ELs/MLLs, focus, in a more targeted way, on the needs of SIFE or take more pointed look at SIFE with Developing Literacy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/5de2ff1fc573c502d7e2c53a/5de3002fd6b49b1a7af65032/1575421979468/Chris+K.jpg Professional Development - Identifying and Serving ELs and SIFE This workshop-based session introduces participants to the spectrum of English learners. Through the session school-level administrators are supported to plan for the identification and programming of ELs & SIFE in their context as a means to target literacy growth and accelerate meaningful participation at the secondary level. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/5de2ff1fc573c502d7e2c53a/5de7074fa6dd143c625d859f/1575421836675/IMG_6909.JPG Professional Development - Scaffolding Best Practices in Reading This session explores active reading strategies for ELs/MLLs across the content areas. These are practices that can be integrated into all classrooms. Includes framework of reading best practices and strategies for differentiation. https://www.brightmindsed.com/coaching daily 0.75 2019-11-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/5de2fe9211c57f43632b8cc3/1575157302678/ Coaching - Teacher Coaching Annie works with individual teachers to reflect on and strengthen their instructional practice. She collaborates with the teacher over six weekly visits to set a measurable goal that has an impact on student engagement and learning. After each visit she reflects on the lesson with the treacher and establishes indicators of progress. She uses video, student data and modeling to support reflective, targeted conversations. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/5de2fdc511c57f43632b73c2/5de2fdfbd6b49b1a7af6082f/1575157302678/Screen+Shot+2019-08-06+at+7.18.02+PM.png Coaching - Teacher Coaching Annie works with individual teachers to reflect on and strengthen their instructional practice. She collaborates with the teacher over six weekly visits to set a measurable goal that has an impact on student engagement and learning. After each visit she reflects on the lesson with the treacher and establishes indicators of progress. She uses video, student data and modeling to support reflective, targeted conversations. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/5de2fdc511c57f43632b73c2/5de2fe61c573c502d7e2ae8b/1575157394699/Screen+Shot+2019-11-11+at+9.41.19+AM.png Coaching - Leadership Coaching Annie facilitates learning walks to surface strengths and needs in programming and instruction for English learners. She supports administrators to create a strategic plan that strengthens intake, programming and instruction for ELs/MLLs across the school. She provides support on the Language Allocation Policy and collaborates on the planning and implementation of school-based PD to target pathways to participation for ELs/MLLs. https://www.brightmindsed.com/professional-learning daily 0.75 2019-12-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/5de7090040f75552fd3e0058/1575156514939/ Professional Learning Communities - Targeted Consultation Annie works with a small teacher team to address the needs of SIFE through targeted intervention. She will conduct a needs assessment, co-construct a strategic plan for intervention and share expertise and resources. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/5de2f915fa7dda76812209e4/5de2f9a7c9c3e52694ee97ee/1575156514939/Screen+Shot+2019-08-06+at+6.14.22+PM.png Professional Learning Communities - Targeted Consultation Annie works with a small teacher team to address the needs of SIFE through targeted intervention. She will conduct a needs assessment, co-construct a strategic plan for intervention and share expertise and resources. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/5de2f915fa7dda76812209e4/5de2fb4711c57f43632b2f0d/1575157009461/IMG_4057.JPG Professional Learning Communities - Vertical and Horizontal Alignment Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 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These are practices that can be integrated into all classrooms. - Includes framework of writing best practices - Strategies for differentiation Recommend that ENL and content teachers attend together. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6f7f4dc58f04c8d3e5008/1627307421642/Fostering+Student+Interaction.png Workshops - Fostering Student Interaction Interaction and student talk are at the center of active learning and cultivate deep understanding. In this session, participants will learn how to plan for student interaction and discussion so that students are set up to engage in the rich critical thinking that builds life-long learning. Recommend that ENL and content teachers attend together. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6ebb9c5a03e24066dcad3/1626794948959/Scaffolding+Best+Practices+for+Reading.png Workshops - Scaffolding Best Practices in Reading This session explores active reading strategies for ELs/MLLs across the content areas. These are practices that can be integrated into all classrooms. - Includes framework of reading best practices - Strategies for differentiation Recommend that ENL and content teachers attend together. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6eb3d93d891638de524e5/1627307321259/identifying.png Workshops - Identifying and serving MLLs and SIFE This workshop-based session introduces participants to the spectrum of Multilingual Learners. Through the session, school-level administrators are supported to plan for the identification and programming of MLLs & SIFE in their context as a means to target literacy growth and accelerate meaningful participation at the secondary level. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6eb6d0b685f684caf612d/1626798169049/Understanding%2Bthe%2BLearner.jpg Workshops - Understanding the Learner Educators will gain an understanding of the spectrum of Multilingual learners and will be able to use that understanding to enhance instruction and create pathways to participation that target the strengths and varied needs of learners in the classroom. The session can focus on a broad understanding of ELs/MLLs, focus, in a more targeted way, on the needs of SIFE or take a more pointed look at SIFE with Developing Literacy who may be relatively new to print. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60fee2d5e9f2d45430b02b90/1627316959930/Banner%2B_Workshops.jpg Workshops https://www.brightmindsed.com/coaching-and-professional-learning daily 0.75 2021-07-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6f9e5dddc7421f73719da/1626986679137/Individual%2BCoaching.jpg Coaching and Professional Learning - Teacher Coaching Annie works with individual teachers to reflect on and strengthen their instructional practice. She collaborates with the teacher over six weekly visits to set a measurable goal that has an impact on student engagement and learning. After each visit, she reflects on the lesson with the teacher and establishes indicators of progress. She uses video, student data, and modeling to support reflective, targeted conversations. Coaching is informed by Jim Knight and Elena Aguilar. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6fa381e097064805c43e8/1626799069397/Unit+Planning+and+Instructional+Coherence.png Coaching and Professional Learning - Unit Planning and Instructional Coherence Annie meets with individual teachers or teacher teams to develop culturally relevant and sustaining, project-based UBD/UDL designed units. They embed the development of conceptual knowledge, critical thinking, academic literacy and language and formative and culminating assessments. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6fa7e3318f4482ef89ba8/1626799095575/Vertical+and+Horizontal+Alignment.JPG Coaching and Professional Learning - Vertical & Horizontal Alignment Annie works with departments across content classes, grade levels or ENL levels to: - Plan instructional sequence (scope and sequence) - Integrate shared approaches and protocols to support student learning + Scaffold content for Multilingual learners + Differentiate for SIFE + Integrate all school instructional initiatives Ideally this work is coupled with classroom coaching. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6fb1c2a6ff25e75ead42b/1626799129791/Book+Study.png Coaching and Professional Learning - Book Study Annie works with teacher teams to facilitate the exploration of shifts in practice anchored in professional texts. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f6ea7d10ac5856bfeb0c0f/1626794707174/Banner_Coaching+and+Professional+Learning.png Coaching and Professional Learning https://www.brightmindsed.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2021-07-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f85a147f4ac513a531106d/1626888736038/Screen+Shot+2021-07-21+at+12.33.39+PM.png Testimonials https://www.brightmindsed.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-07-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d40aa565e528700016aeb5d/t/60f705932d6787505c6b8dca/1626801566359/unsplash-image-ZJEKICY5EXY.jpg Contact