Fridays 1^st Semester

Topics

Resources

10/26

iPad Instructional Debrief

Sharing apps we are using, ways we use iPad to modify or redefine instruction, iPad successes, iPad not-so-successful attempts, etc.

11/2

Providing Meaningful Feedback to Students

Articles Seminar: “Seven Keys to Effective Feedback” by Grant Wiggins and “Making Time for Feedback” by Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey

11/16

iPad Instructional Debrief

Sharing apps we are using, ways we use iPad to modify or redefine instruction, iPad successes, iPad not-so-successful attempts, etc.

11/30

Adolescent Readers

Articles Seminar: “Every Child, Every Day” by Richard L. Allington & Rachael E. Gabriel,  “Adolescent Literacy: More Than Remediation” by Gina Biancarosa, and “What Does the Lexile Measure Mean?”

12/7

iPad Instructional Debrief

Sharing apps we are using, ways we use iPad to modify or redefine instruction, iPad successes, iPad not-so-successful attempts, etc.

12/14

Ethics & Character: 21^st Century Students

Articles Seminar: “Character Education for the Digital Age” by Jason Ohler and “If it Feels Right…” by David Brooks

1/11

iPad Instructional Debrief

Sharing apps we are using, ways we use iPad to modify or redefine instruction, iPad successes, iPad not-so-successful attempts, etc.

Fridays 2^nd Semester

1/25, 2/1, 2/15, 3/1, 3/8, 3/22, 4/5

Topics will be determined based on staff needs, interests, and first-semester questions

Alternating weeks may still include iPad Instructional Debriefs as deemed necessary and if interest is still high.