1. GREENSBURG SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT “A YEAR OF COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY” May 2013

2. Celebration of Success August/September- Kick Off to the Common Core October/November- Text Complexity December- Making the Shifts January/February- Unpacking the Common Core Standards March- Benchmark Assessment, LLI, and Continuum April/May- Triple Track Approach to PD

3. Today’s Agenda  Presentation of the “Triple Track” Approach to Professional Development for the 2013-2014 School Year  Introduction to the Common Core Curriculum Committee  Presentation of Information Related to Summer 2013 Elementary Professional Book Study  Discussion regarding Language Arts and Math Materials and Resources  Distribution of Word Work Resources

4. Pathway to Success “The great thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what direction we are moving.”

5. Triple Track Approach to PD TRACK #1- District Common Planning Meetings- CCSS Instructional Shifts TRACK #2- Building Level Common Planning Meetings- CCCC Discussion of Work TRACK #3- Best Practice Breakfasts- Teacher Leaders

6. Summer 2013 Common Core Curriculum Committee Professional Book Study

7. Word Work Resources  Teaching Vocabulary Differentiated Instruction with Leveled Graphic Organizers (Grades 1-3)  Word Building Pyramid Puzzles (Grades 1-3)  Vocabulary Graphic Organizers and Mini Lessons (Grades 2-3) *Could work for 1 and 4.  Teaching Vocabulary Differentiated Instruction with Leveled Graphic Organizers (Grades 4-5)  Vocabulary Games for Any Word List (Grades-5)  Daily Word Ladders (Grades K, 4, and 5)