Prepare for Amplify professional development

Initial training (6 hours)

• Initial training for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Skills Strand initial training for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge Strand initial training for teachers    K–2

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Skills Strand program overview for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge Strand program overview for teachers    K–2
• Program overview for leaders     K–5

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Enhancing planning for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Enhancing practice for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Writing    K–2    3–5
  • Note: teachers should bring a recent class set of student writing samples from the Amplify curriculum to this session. 

Focus (1 hour)

• Student engagement    K–5
• Supporting all learners    K–5
• Pacing    K–5

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    PreK    K–2    3–5
• Skills Strand initial training for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge Strand initial training for teachers    K–2

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    PreK    K–2    3–5
• Skills Strand program overview for teachers   K–2
• Knowledge Strand program overview for teachers    K–2
• Program overview for leaders    PreK–5

CKLA Writing Studio

• Writing Studio companion training for teachers    K–5

CKLA Language Studio 

• Language Studio companion training for teachers    K–2    3–5

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Enhancing planning for teachers    PreK    K–2    3–5
• Enhancing practice for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Maximizing impact: Data-informed remediation with the ARG    K–2
  • Note: teachers should bring a recent set of graded class data from an Amplify benchmark or end-of-unit assessment to this session.
• Maximizing impact: Data-informed remediation with the ARG/DERG    3–5
• Writing    K–2    3–5
  • Note: teachers should bring a recent class set of student writing samples from the Amplify curriculum to this session. 
• Enhancing observations for leaders    K–5

Focus (1 hour)

• • Student engagement    K–5
  • Supporting all learners    K–5
  • Pacing    K–5

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Skills Strand initial training for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge Strand initial training for teachers    K–2

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for leaders    PreK–5

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Enhancing planning for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Enhancing practice for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Writing for teachers     K–2     3–5

Focus (1 hour)

• Student engagement    K–5
• Supporting all learners     K–5
• Pacing     K–5

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers     6–8

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    6–8
• Program overview for leaders    6–8

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Enhancing planning for teachers    6–8
• Enhancing practice for teachers    6–8
• Writing: Improving through feedback    6–8
• Supporting all learners    6–8
• Data-informed instruction    6–8
• Enhancing observations for leaders    6–8

Focus (1 hour)

• Teaching with print and digital    6–8
• Lesson planning    6–8
• Pacing    6–8
• Increasing student engagement    6–8
• Grading and assessment    6–8

Initial training (6 hours)

• Initial training for teachers    G6–Alg1    Geo–Alg2

Program Overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    G6–Alg1    Geo–Alg2
• Program overview for leaders    G6–Alg1    Geo–Alg2

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Enhancing planning for teachers
• Enhancing practice for teachers
• Addressing prerequisite skills
• Using differentiation supports
• Using data to drive instruction
• Orchestrating math discussions
• Enhancing observations for leaders

Focus (1 hour)

• Lesson-level planning
• Unit-level planning
• Increasing engagement with instructional routines
• Building language with math routines

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    6–8    6–Alg1    Alg 1

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    6–8    6–Alg1    Alg 1
• Program overview for leaders    6–8    Alg 1

Strengthen (3 hours)  

• Enhancing planning for teachers
• Enhancing practice for teachers
• Using the 5 Practices to orchestrate discussion
• Enhancing observations for leaders

Focus (1 hour)

• Lesson-level planning
• Unit-level planning
• Instructional routines: Number Talks and Notice & Wonder
• Building language with routines: Stronger & Clearer and Collect & Display

Initial training (6 hours)

• Initial training for teachers     K–5     6–A1

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers     K–5     6–A1

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Enhancing planning for teachers     K–5     6–A1
• Enhancing practice for teachers     K–5     6–A1

Focus (1 hour)

• The Teacher Dashboard     6–A1
• Teaching a digital lesson     K–5

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    K–5    6–8

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    TK    K–5    6–8
• Program overview for leaders    K–5    6–8

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Enhancing planning for teachers    K–5    6–8
• Enhancing practice for teachers    K–5    6–8
• Supporting all learners with complex texts    K–5    6–8
• Supporting English learners    K–5    6–8
• Writing in science    K–5    6–8
• Engineering internship    6 – MET    7 – PM     8 – FAM
• Science Seminar    6–8
• Enhancing observations for leaders    K–5    6–8
• Assessment system     K–5     6–8

Focus (1 hour)

• Enhancing the digital experience    K–5
• Planning with the Coherence Flowchart    K–8

• Planning an Amplify Science lesson    K–8
• Supporting diverse learners: exploring the resources    K–8
• Supporting diverse learners: teacher modeling and student discourse    K–8
• Supporting diverse learners: multimodal instruction    K–8
• Analyzing student work    K–8
  • Note: teachers should bring a recent set of student work samples from an Amplify Science assessment to this session. 
• Unit kit materials and prep    K–8
• Grading with Amplify Science    K–8

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers

Administration and scoring training (3 hours) 

• Administration and scoring training for teachers

Administration and reporting training (3 hours)

• Administration and reporting training for leaders

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders

Focus (1 hour)  

• • Assessing with fidelity for teachers
  • Reporting and instruction basics for teachers
  • Progress monitoring for teachers
  • Goal setting and growth outcomes for teachers 
  • Reporting basics for leaders

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers

Administration and scoring training (3 hours) 

• Administration and scoring training for teachers

Administration and reporting training (3 hours)

• Administration and reporting training for leaders

Strengthen (3 hours)  

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders

Focus (1 hour)

• Assessing with fidelity for teachers
• Reporting and instruction basics for teachers
• Progress monitoring for teachers
• Goal setting and growth outcomes for teachers
• Reporting basics for leaders

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers

Administration and reporting training (3 hours)

• Administration and reporting training for leaders

Strengthen (3 hours)  

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders

Focus (1 hour)

• Assessing with fidelity for teachers
• Reporting and instruction basics for teachers
• Progress monitoring for teachers
• Goal setting and growth outcomes for teachers 
• Reporting basics for leaders

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers

Administration and scoring training (3 hours) 

• Administration and scoring training for teachers

Administration and reporting training (3 hours)

• Administration and reporting training for leaders

Strengthen (3 hours)  

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders

Focus (1 hour)

• Assessing with fidelity for teachers
• Reporting and instruction basics for teachers
• Progress monitoring for teachers
• Goal setting and growth outcomes for teachers
• Reporting basics for leaders

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers

Administration and scoring training (3 hours) 

• Administration and scoring training for teachers

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for interventionists

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for intervention coordinators

Program overview + DIBELS 8th Edition Administration and scoring training (6 hours) 

• Program overview + DIBELS 8th Edition Administration and scoring training for interventionists

Initial training + DIBELS 8th Edition Administration and scoring training (9 hours) 

• Initial training + DIBELS 8th Edition Administration and scoring training for interventionists and coordinators

Getting started (2 hours)  

• Getting started for teachers
• Getting started for leaders

Focus (1 hour)

• Maximizing data for teachers

Getting started (2 hours)

• Getting started for teachers

Getting started (2 hours)

• Getting started for teachers

Getting started (2 hours) 

• Getting started for teachers

Getting started (2 hours) 

• Getting started for teachers

Focus (1 hour)  

• Maximizing data for teachers

• Facilitating and Building Activities with Desmos Activity Builder 
• Introduction to Desmos Activities
• Introduction to Desmos Activity Builder

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers       K–2    3–5    6–8
• Skills strand initial training for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge strand initial training for teachers    K–2

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    K–2    3–5    6–8
• Program overview for leaders    K–5    6–8
• Skills strand program overview for teachers   K–2
• Knowledge strand program overview for teachers    K–2

Strengthen (3 hours) 

• Enhancing planning for teachers                    K–2     3–5     6–8
• Enhancing practice for teachers                      K–2     3–5    6–8
• Writing     K–2     3–5    6–8
• Enhancing observations for leaders                    K–5    6–8
• Supporting all learners for 6–8 teachers              6–8
• Data informed instruction    6–8

Focus (1 hour)

• Student engagement     K–5    6–8
• Supporting all learners     K–5
• Pacing     K–5    6–8
• Teaching with print and digital    6–8
• Lesson planning    6–8
• Grading and assessment    6–8

K–5

Use this resource as a menu of possible topics to choose from for a PLC or grade level meeting.

Note: this resource will only be needed if your coaching session agenda includes a PLC or grade level meeting. 

6–8

Use this resource as a menu of possible topics to choose from for a PLC or grade level meeting.

Note: this resource will only be needed if your coaching session agenda includes a PLC or grade level meeting. 

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Skills strand initial training for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge strand initial training for teachers    K–2

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Skills strand program overview for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge strand program overview for teachers    K–2

Strengthen (3 hours) 

• Enhancing planning for teachers     K–2     3–5
• Enhancing practice for teachers     K–2     3–5
• Writing     K–2     3–5

Focus (1 hour)

• Student engagement     K–5
• Supporting all learners     K–5
• Pacing     K–5

Initial training (6 hours)

• Initial training for teachers     K–2     3–5
• Skills strand initial training for teachers    K–2
• Knowledge strand initial training for teachers    K–2

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for leaders    K–5

Strengthen (3 hours) 

• Enhancing planning for teachers        K–2     3–5
• Enhancing practice for teachers        K–2     3–5
• Writing     K–2     3–5

Focus (1 hour)

• Student engagement     K–5
• Supporting all learners     K–5
• Pacing     K–5

K–5

Use this resource as a menu of possible topics to choose from for a PLC or grade level meeting.

Note: this resource will only be needed if your coaching session agenda includes a PLC or grade level meeting. 

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    K–2    3–5

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    K–2    3–5
• Program overview for leaders    K–5

Strengthen (3 hours) 

• Enhancing planning for teachers     K–2     3–5
• Enhancing practice for teachers     K–2     3–5
• Writing     K–2     3–5
• Maximizing Impact: data-informed remediation with the ARG for teachers    K–2     3–5
• Enhancing observations for leaders     K–5

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    K–2    3–5

Initial training (6 hours) 

• Initial training for teachers    6–8

Program overview (3 hours) 

• Program overview for teachers    6–8
• Program overview for leaders    6–8

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers 
• Administration and instruction essentials: Train the Trainer

Administration and scoring training (3 hours) 

• Administration and scoring training for teachers

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers     K–5
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders     K–5

Focus (1 hour) 

• Assessing with fidelity for teachers     K–5
• Reporting and instruction basics for teachers    K–5
• Progress monitoring for teachers     K–5
• Goal setting and growth outcomes for teachers     K–5
• Reporting basics for leaders     K–5

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers
• Administration and instruction essentials: Train the Trainer

Administration and scoring training (3 hours) 

• Administration and scoring training for teachers

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers     K–5
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders     K–5

Focus (1 hour) 

• Assessing with fidelity for teachers     K–5
• Reporting and instruction basics for teachers     K–5
• Progress monitoring for teachers     K–5
• Goal setting and growth outcomes for teachers     K–5
• Reporting basics for leaders     K–5

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers

Strengthen (3 hours) 

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers     K–5
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders     K–5

Focus (1 hour) 

• Reporting and instruction basics for teachers     K–5
• Progress monitoring for teachers     K–5
• Goal setting and student outcomes for teachers     K–5
• Reporting basics for leaders     K–5

Getting started (2 hours) 

• Getting started for teachers    K–5    6–8
• Getting started for leaders    K–5

Focus (1 hour)

• Maximizing data for teachers     K–5     6–8

Administration and instruction essentials (6 hours) 

• Administration and instruction essentials for teachers

Administration and scoring training (3 hours) 

• Administration and scoring training for teachers

Strengthen (3 hours)

• Creating a data-driven classroom for teachers
• Building a data-driven culture for leaders

Focus (1 hour)

• • Assessing with fidelity for teachers
  • Progress monitoring for teachers
  • Goal setting and growth outcomes for teachers
  • Reporting basics for leaders