Opening Days Doc August 2023

August 2023

Darien Public Schools

OPENING DAYS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

the 2023 - 2024 school year! The professional learning activities outlined to take place during our August convening have been thoughtfully designed to support our individual and collective efforts to enhance teaching and learning experiences during this next school year. As stated in our Darien Public Schools Vision of the Graduate, “ We believe our graduates will be forever shaped by the learning environments we provide within our school district. From these environments, our graduates will take with them an understanding that the successful pursuit of meaningful ideas requires: Communication, Creativity, Curiosity, Empathy, Independence and Integrity ." HAPPY NEW (SCHOOL) YEAR! I want to extend to everyone a warm welcome to the

Our Darien Public Schools Core Values are shown below:

The Core Values represent the commitments that we make to ourselves, our colleagues, our students, and their families in our quest to support each student in realizing the Vision of the Graduate. Through our individual and collective daily words and actions, together, we will, as outlined in our DPS Mission Statement, “ inspire a love of learning in all students so they develop as critical thinkers and innovative creators who contribute to the world with integrity and purpose beyond themselves ”. Each one of you will play a significant role in our District successes in the year ahead and your impact has the potential to be more far reaching than can be imagined. I am very eager to see how the promise of the year ahead unfolds for each of us and our students.

With gratitude & admiration, Amy Fedigan

August 2023

Darien Public Schools

CHECK IT OUT: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AT A GLANCE

NOTES & REMINDERS!

CONVOCATION @ DHS ON THURSDAY 8/23

LAPTOP (DEVICE)

REVIEW RESOURCE LINKS BOTTLE OF WATER - HYDRATE! PEN & PAPER COME PREPARED TO ASK QUESTIONS! DON'T FORGET TO GRAB BREAKFAST ON 8/23 @ DHS WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO TODAY AND EVERYDAY

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August 2023

Darien Public Schools

GETTING READY FOR 2023 - 2024

1 Early Learning Program

2 Elementary:

Grade Level Teachers / SRBI Specialists

Gifted Education

Special Education & Related Services

Library

3 Secondary:

English

Guidance

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Special Education & Related Services

Technology Education

4 District K - 12

Art

Music

Physical Education

World Language

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August 2023

Darien Public Schools

Early Learning Program MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / 8:00am - 3:00pm All Early Learning Program Providers

HINDLEY GYM

All ELP

PMT - Recertification

8:00am - 11:00am

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

HINDLEY COMMON ROOM

All ELP

Responsive Classroom

12:00pm - 3:00pm

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29th / 8:00am - 3:00pm All Early Learning Program Providers

TEACHER WORK DAY BUILDING BASED

ALL

8:00am - 3:00pm

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Elementary THURSDAY, AUGUST 24th / 8:00am - 3:00pm

ALL LEVELS / ROLES BREAKFAST & CONVOCATION

8:00am - 10:30am DHS

ALL LEVELS / ROLES UNION LEADERSHIP MEETINGS

10:30am - 11:00am DHS

ALL LEVELS / ROLES LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL LEVELS / ROLES Building-Based Professional Learning 12:00pm - 3:00pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th / 8:00am - 3:00pm KINDERGARTEN

OXR GYM

K - 5 Certified Staff & Special Educators

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

K - 2 & Special Educators

OXR CAFE

Building Fact Fluency PD

9:15am - 10:30am

Summer Curriculum Updates (w/ Q & A)

OXR 111

K Teachers

10:45am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Virtual PD - Mandated PD

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th / (continued) 1st GRADE

K - 5 Certified Staff & Special Educators

OXR GYM

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

K - 2 & Special Educators

OXR CAFE

Building Fact Fluency PD

9:15am - 10:30am

Summer Curriculum Updates (w/ Q & A)

OXR 121

1st Grade Teachers

10:45am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Virtual PD - Mandated PD

12:00pm - 3:00pm

2nd GRADE K - 5 Certified Staff & Special Educators

OXR GYM

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

K - 2 & Special Educators

OXR CAFE

Building Fact Fluency PD

9:15am - 10:30am

Summer Curriculum Updates (w/ Q & A)

OXR 127

1st Grade Teachers

10:45am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Virtual PD - Mandated PD

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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August 2023

Darien Public Schools

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th / (continued) 3rd GRADE

K - 5 Certified Staff & Special Educators

OXR GYM

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

3 - 5 & Special Educators

OXR GYM

Building Fact Fluency PD

9:15am - 10:30am

Summer Curriculum Updates (w/ Q & A)

OXR L01

3rd Grade Teachers

10:45am - 11:00am

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

ALL

Virtual PD - Mandated PD

12:00pm - 3:00pm

4th GRADE K - 5 Certified Staff & Special Educators

OXR GYM

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

3 - 5 & Special Educators

OXR GYM

Building Fact Fluency PD

9:15am - 10:30am

Summer Curriculum Updates (w/ Q & A)

OXR L13

4th Grade Teachers

10:45am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Virtual PD - Mandated PD

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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August 2023

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th / (continued) 5th GRADE

OXR GYM

K - 5 Certified Staff & Special Educators

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

3 - 5 & Special Educators

OXR GYM

Building Fact Fluency PD

9:15am - 10:30am

Summer Curriculum Updates (w/ Q & A)

OXR L23

10:45am - 11:00am

5th Grade Teachers

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

ALL

Virtual PD - Mandated PD

12:00pm - 3:00pm

ELEMENTARY INTERVENTIONISTS

OXR GYM

Literacy & Math

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

Math Interventionists

Building Fact Fluency PD

9:15am - 10:30am

Literacy Interventionists

OXR CONF

Literacy Team Meeting

9:15am - 10:30am

Literacy & Math Interventionists

Summer Curriculum Updates

10:45am - 11:00am

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Darien Public Schools

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th / (continued) GIFTED EDUCATION

MMS Idea Teachers

MMS Building Based PD

8:00am - 11:00am

MMS

OXR GYM

ELEM Idea Teachers

Vision of the Graduate

8:00am - 9:00am

OXR 125

ELEM Idea Teachers

Planning

9:00am - 11:00am

LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS

OXR GYM

ELEM LMS

Vision of the Graduate

10:45am - 11:00am

OXR LIBR

ELEM LMS

Collaborative Planning

9:00 - 11:00am

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August 2023

Darien Public Schools

MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / 8:00am - 3:00pm KINDERGARTEN - 2nd GRADE K - 5 Teachers, SRBI, Gifted Education, SESS Using Assessment to Meet the Needs of all Learners

8:00am - 8:30am OXR GYM

High Frequency Words (new lists in K and 1, orthographic mapping) Handwriting (K and 1st Grade)

OXR CAFE

K - 2 & SESS

8:45am - 9:45am

K - 2 Building Based K - 2 sessions in home schools)

HOME SCHOOLS

Building-based, facilitated by Literacy Specialists and SRBI AP

10:00am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

K - 5 Teachers, SRBI, Gifted Education, SESS

Building Based PD Activities

12:00pm - 3:00pm

3rd - 5th GRADES

K - 5 Teachers, SRBI, Gifted Education, SESS

Using Assessment to Meet the Needs of all Learners

8:00am - 8:30am OXR GYM

Jennifer Serravallo - Complete Comprehension and Reading Strategies 2.0

3 - 5 & SESS

8:45am - 10:30am OXR GYM

HOME SCHOOLS

Building Based

10:30am - 11:00am

3 - 5 Teachers

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

K - 5 Teachers, SRBI, Gifted Education, SESS

Building Based PD Activities

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / (continued) GIFTED EDUCATION K - 5 Teachers, SRBI, Gifted Education, SESS Using Assessment to Meet the Needs of all Learners

OXR GYM

8:00am - 8:30am

Gifted Education Teachers

OXR IDEA

COLLABORATIVE PLANNING

8:30am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Gifted Education Teachers

Planning & Defined Learning (webinar)

OXR IDEA

12:00pm - 3:00pm

PARAPROFESSIONALS Hindley and OXR Paraprofessionals (list here)

HINDLEY GYM

PMT - Recertification

8:00am - 11:00am

All Campus Monitors; Holmes, Royle and Tokeneke Paraprofessionals (list here) Paraprofessionals with expired or no prior PMT certification - Part 1 (list here)

HINDLEY COMMON ROOM

Responsive Classroom

8:00am - 11:00am

HINDLEY GYM

PMT Training

8:00am - 11:00am

MMS and DHS paraprofessionals

Building-Based Support

8:00am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Hindley and OXR Paraprofessionals (list here)

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Responsive Classroom

12:00pm - 3:00pm

August 2023

Darien Public Schools

MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / (continued) PARAPROFESSIONALS (CONTINUED) All Campus Monitors; Holmes,

HIND GYM

Royle and Tokeneke Paraprofessionals (list here)

PMT - Recertification

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Paraprofessionals with expired or no prior PMT certification - Part 2 (list here)

DHS WRESTLING GYM

PMT Training

12:00pm - 3:00pm

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29th / 8:00am - 3:00pm ALL TEACHERS, GIFTED EDUCATION, SESS & PARAPROFESSIONALS

TEACHER WORK DAY BUILDING BASED

ALL

8:00am - 3:00pm

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Secondary

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24th / 8:00am - 3:00pm

ALL LEVELS / ROLES BREAKFAST & CONVOCATION

8:00am - 10:30am DHS

ALL LEVELS / ROLES UNION LEADERSHIP MEETINGS

10:30am - 11:00am DHS

ALL LEVELS / ROLES LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL LEVELS / ROLES DHS Faculty Meeting - Welcome

12:00pm - 2:00pm A206

ALL LEVELS / ROLES Work in Classrooms/Planning Time

2:00pm - 3:00pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th / 8:00am - 3:00pm ALL FACULTY

Accessing IEPs in CTSEDS and understanding the basics of what evaluations tell us about our students. Instructions linked HERE.

DHS CAFE

ALL

8:00am - 9:00am

Interpreting and implementing accommodations: work session in departments on draft of a common understanding

DHS CAFE

ALL

9:00am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Mandated Virtual PD - Link HERE

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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August 2023

Darien Public Schools

MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / 8:00am - 3:00pm ENGLISH (6th - 12th)

Generative A.I. Models: Challenges, Possibilities, and Implications for Secondary English Instruction

DHS A203

6-12 English Teachers

8:00am - 10:00am

Teacher-Selected Expertise Groups: Setting Goals

DHS A203

6-12 English Teachers

10:05am- 11:00am

OXR 121

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Grade-Level Groups: Collaborating on EduPlanet21 Elements and Planning Opening Units

6-12 English Teachers

12:00pm - 3:00pm

MATH (6th - 12th) 6-12 Math Teachers

The Thinking Classroom

8:00am - 11:00am

MMS

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Grade-Level /Content Groups: Overview of Summer Curriculum work and Planning Opening Units

ALL

12:00pm - 3:00pm

TBD

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MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / (continued) SCIENCE (6th - 12th)

Introductions and Ambitious Science Teaching: Review and Explore

6-12 Science Teachers

DHS C110

8:00am - 10:00am

9 - 12 Science Teachers ONLY

DHS CAFE

Special Education Round Robin

9:00am - 10:00am

6-12 Science Teachers

DHS C110

AST and VOG Alignment

10:00am- 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Grade-Level Groups: Collaborating on EduPlanet21 Elements and Planning Opening Units

6-12 Science Teachers

DHS C110

12:00pm - 3:00pm

SOCIAL STUDIES (6th - 12th) 6 - 12 Social Studies Teachers

Welcome and AI in the History Classroom

DHS A209

8:00am - 10:00am

6 - 12 Social Studies Teachers

DHS A209

Reading in Social Studies Classes

10:00am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

DHS A209 & G-WING

6 - 8 Social Studies Teacher

EduPlanet21 Recap and Planning for School's Opening

12:00pm - 3:00pm

9 - 12 Social Studies Teachers

EduPlanet21 Recap and Planning for School's Opening

12:00pm - 1:00pm

9 - 12 Social Studies Teachers

DHS CAFE

Special Education Round Robin

1:00pm - 2:00pm

9 - 12 Social Studies Teachers

EduPlanet21 Recap and Planning for School's Opening

2:00pm - 3: 00pm

August 2023

Darien Public Schools

MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / (continued) SPECIAL EDUCATION (6th - 8th)

SESS Department (Teachers, Service Providers, and Paraprofessionals)

Welcome- Caseloads/update Teams

MMS LIBR

8:00am - 9:15am

MMS LIBR

SESS Department

Work Time

9:15am - 10:00am

MMS LIBR

SESS Department

SESS- Department Update

10:00am - 11:00am

SESS Department

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

MMS 231

SESS Department

CT-SEDS Update

12:00pm - 1:30pm

MMS 231

SESS Department

PPT Information

1:30pm - 2:00pm

MMS 231

SESS Department

Teacher Work Time

2:00pm - 3:00pm

SPECIAL EDUCATION (9th - 12th)

DHS CAFE

ALL STAFF

ROUND ROBIN

8:00am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

DHS CAFE

ALL STAFF

ROUND ROBIN

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / (continued) GUIDANCE

MMS School Counselors

Department Meeting

8:00am - 9:00am

MMS School Counselors

Independent Work

9:00am - 3:00pm

DHS School Counselors

Independent Work

9:00am - 3:00pm

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (9th - 12th)

DHS CAFE

DHS

SPECIAL EDUCATION ROUND ROBIN 8:15am - 9:00am

Opening days of school activity share out

MMS

8:15am - 9:00am

F007

MMS and DHS

CTE resources and AI in Education

9:15am - 11:00am

F007

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Curriculum Work

12:00pm - 3:00pm F007

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All District

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24th / 8:00am - 3:00pm

ALL LEVELS / ROLES BREAKFAST & CONVOCATION

8:00am - 10:30am DHS

ALL LEVELS / ROLES UNION LEADERSHIP MEETINGS

10:30am - 11:00am DHS

ALL LEVELS / ROLES LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL LEVELS / ROLES DHS Faculty Meeting - Welcome

12:00pm - 2:00pm A206

ALL LEVELS / ROLES Work in Classrooms/Planning Time

2:00pm - 3:00pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th / 8:00am - 3:00pm ALL FACULTY

Accessing IEPs in CTSEDS and understanding the basics of what evaluations tell us about our students. Instructions linked HERE.

DHS CAFE

ALL

8:00am - 9:00am

Interpreting and implementing accommodations: work session in departments on draft of a common understanding

DHS CAFE

ALL

9:00am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

Mandated Virtual PD - Link HERE

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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August 2023

Darien Public Schools

MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / 8:00am - 3:00pm ART

DHS F101

Full Art Department Welcome

8:00am - 8:15am

ALL

Tri-State Visit K-12 Art shows

DHS F101

ALL

8:15am - 9:00am

K-12 Common experience planning for the fall

DHS F101

ALL

9:00am - 10:00am

IEP/ 504 Round Robin DHS Cafeteria

DHS

10:00am - 11:00am

Review curriculum planning doc from spring and continue working

ELEM / MMS

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Gathering evidence for Tri-State/ Vision of the graduate, Department work/ PLC work/ Teacher Goals

ALL

12:00pm - 3:00pm

MUSIC

OXR GYM

K - 12 Music

Full Department Agenda HERE

8:00am - 11:00am

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

11:00am - 12:00pm

K - 12 Music

PLC Work Agenda HERE

12:00pm - 3:00pm

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August 2023

Darien Public Schools

MONDAY, AUGUST 28th / (continued) PHYSICAL EDUCATION

DHS WRESTLING

K - 12 Curriculum Articulation

8:00am - 12:00pm

ALL

ALL

LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

12:00pm - 1:00pm

ALL

Building Based PD

1:00pm - 3:00pm

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