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February 2012
02/13	Data Director: Intro to Version 4.0 Title: Data Director: Intro to Version 4.0 (Repeat of January 26) Target Audience: Grades 3-11 teachers in core content areas Location: Stephenson High School, Room 116 Time: 9:00 - 2:30 PM Description: Become familiar with the new Version 4.0 of Data Director. Practice creating pre-built and custom reports for MEAP and MME data and learn other features of Version 4.0.

02/21	Evidence-Based Strategy Resources Title: Evidence-Based Strategy Resources (Repeat of January 30) Target Audience: School improvement Team members, interested teachers, principals Location: MCISD Time: 9:00- 2:30 PM Description: This workshop will provide an overview of evidence-based research and identify resources to find strategies supporting school improvement plans. Participants will have time to research strategies appropriate to their school improvement efforts.

02/29	School Process Rubrics Title: School Process Rubrics Target Audience: School Improvement Team members, principals Location: MCISD Time: 9:00- 2:30 PM Description: School Improvement Teams will be given time and support in completing their School Process Rubrics, due March 09, 2012.

March 2012
03/05	Developing Understanding, Part 1: Cooperative Learning, Cues and Questions, Advance Organizers, Nonlinguistic Representation Title: Developing Understanding, Part 1: Cooperative Learning, Cues and Questions, Advance Organizers, Nonlinguistic Representation Target Audience: All teachers Location: MCISD Time: 8:30- 2:30 PM Description: Learn about and practice cooperative learning, cues and questions, advance organizers, and nonlinguistic representation strategies which help develop understanding of concepts.

03/13	Data Director: DIBELS, STAR Reading and Math Title: Data Director: DIBELS, STAR Reading and Math Target Audience: Title 1 teachers and/or DIBELS and STAR data coordinators Location: Stephenson High School, Room 116 Time: 9:00 - 11:30 AM Description: Learn what information is needed to export DIBELS, STAR Reading and Math data into DataDirector and how to read the data once it is in. Participants will have the opportunity to practice creating files to export.

03/13	Data Director: ACT PLAN and EXPLORE in Data Director Title: Data Director: ACT PLAN and EXPLORE in Data Director Target Audience: MS/HS teachers, School Improvement Team members, principals Location: Stephenson High School, Room 116 Time: 12:15 - 2:45 PM Description: Learn how to create ACT PLAN and ACT EXPLORE data in Data Director. Participants will also have the opportunity to analyze report results.

03/19	District Process Rubrics Title: District Process Rubrics Target Audience: District Improvement Team members, principals Location: MCISD Time: 9:00- 2:30 PM Description: School Improvement Teams will be given time and support in completing their School Process Rubrics, due April 02, 2012. If possible, each team should bring a laptop computer.

03/27	Data Director: Creating Online Assessments Title: Data Director: Creating Online Assessments Target Audience: All teachers Location: Stephenson High School, Room 116 Time: 9:00 - 2:30 PM Description: Learn how to create online assessments meauring GLCEs, HSCEs, or Common Core Standards using Version 4.0. Participants will have time to begin or complete an online assessment project.

03/30	School Data Profile, Part 1 Title: School Data Profile: Student Achievement Data Target Audience: School improvement Team members, principals Location: MCISD Time: 9:00- 2:30 PM Description: School Improvement Teams will be given time and support to analyze student achievement data in the School Data Profile, in Data4SS, mischooldata.org, and Data Director.

April 2012
04/16	Developing Understanding, Part 2: Sumarizing and Note Taking, Identifying Similarities and Differences, and Generating and Testing Hypotheses Title: Developing Understanding, Part 2: Summarizing and Note Taking, Identifying Similarities and Differences, and Generating and Testing Hypotheses Target Audience: All teachers Location: MCISD Time: 8:30- 2:30 PM Description: Continuation of Part 1. Continue to learn about and practice new strategies to help students develop understanding and extend and apply knowledge of key concepts.

04/19	Data Director: Creating Online Assessments Title: Data Director: Creating Online Assessments (repeat of March 27) Target Audience: All teachers Location: Stephenson High School, Room 116 Time: 9:00 - 2:30 PM Description: Learn how to create online assessments meauring GLCEs, HSCEs, or Common Core Standards using Version 4.0. Participants will have time to begin or complete an online assessment project.

04/24	School Data Profile: Other Data Title: School Data Profile: Other School Data Target Audience: School improvement Team members, principals Location: MCISD Time: 9:00- 2:30 PM Description: School Improvement Teams will be given time and support to analyze other school data required in the School Data Profile.