Myriad Education

Professional Development Offerings

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Games for English Learners

Games are a great way to decrease student anxiety while we increase learning and fun! Join us to learn about games that can be adapted to any core or ELD classroom. We will sneak in some research, but you might be too busy having fun to notice! 

• Trainers: Jamie Hinds Blank, Danny Blank 

• Time: Half day (may be adapted to 2-hour mini)

PropEL Series

A two-day institute for mainstream/content-area and ELD teachers covering basics of working with English learners, strategies, and hands-on practice 

• Trainers: all

• Time: Two days 

Technology for ELs Series 

Technology can be a useful tool for supporting EL students in the classroom. Sessions are customized based on topic/focus preference and participants' comfort with technology. 

• Trainers: Jamie B

• Time: 2-hour mini or half-day 

Technology Session Topics 

• Modifying Work for ELs (focus on student-facing modifications and Google Docs)

• Comprehensible Input (focus on direct instruction and Google Slides/ presentation tools)

• Remote Learning (focus on synchronous/asynchronous instruction and tools that EL students need to be successful)

• Spreadsheet 911 (focus on the administrative side of teaching, including data management) 

• I'm New Here (introduction to using technology as an effective tool in the classroom) 

Spreadsheet Paleontologists

Is your data analysis process a tyrannosaurus wreck? Too often, we are data rich, but information poor. Join us to learn how to sift through your school/district data to unearth a treasure trove of information which can be used to guide programming and instruction. 

This data dig will walk teachers or administrators through their own data to uncover how data can be mined in a meaningful way. Participants will reflect on data and backward plan ways to address strengths and weaknesses. 

• Trainers: Jamie B, Jessica

• Time: 2 hours 

Spreadsheet Paleontologists: Train-the-Trainer  

Administrators, instructional coaches, or lead teachers prepare to deliver their own data digs (as described above) for various sites. 

• Trainers: Jamie B, Jessica

• Time: half day  

Grade Retention: The Practice, The Myths and the Research

A comprehensive review of grade retention research, including outcomes for EL students

• Trainers: Jamie B

• Time: 2 hours; may be presented as a remote, 1-hour condensed session