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21st Century California School Leadership Academy

21CSLA Launches Spring 2022 Equity Professional Learning Series With the mounting challenges educational leaders are facing during the pandemic, it is critical that they maintain a focus on equity and professional growth. Please join 21CSLA for free and virtual professional growth series and educational leadership coaching this spring to ensure you can address the needs of your school community as well as yourself. Please see the attached flyers for our spring offerings: Teacher Leaders Site & District Leaders Educational Leadership Coaching   For more information, please contact  Greg Puccia, Ed.D. at puccia_greg@lacoe.edu  Tina Cunnignham at cunningham_tina@lacoe.edu    Greg Puccia, Ed.D. Project Director, 21CSLA  562-922-6598 21CSLA Webpage

Assessment

Please join LACOEs Assessment Unit for some exciting professional learning opportunities coming soon!   Wednesdays at One for CAASPP and ELPAC Join us each Wednesday from January 26 – May 18, 2022, to receive updates on CAASPP and ELPAC. Meetings are optional but are open to LEA Coordinators who may need support on the test administration, who want to brainstorm ideas with other LEA Coordinators, or who need a forum for Q & A’s related to state assessments. When: January 26, 2022 - May 18, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 PM Cost: Free Location: Online. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants prior to the meeting. Registration link:  http://lacoe.k12oms.org/2582-214386 Wednesdays at One for CAASPP and ELPAC Flyer For questions regarding registration, please email assessment@lacoe.edu   The California Educator Reporting System:  How to Leverage CAASPP Interim Assessment Data for Learning This workshop will model how educators can navigate the California Educator Reporting System (CERS) to retrieve and interpret assessment data from CAASPP Interim Assessment administrations. We will examine how targets and claims translate to standards and look closely at student performance at the aggregate, individual, and even item level. Insights regarding test design and key/distractor analyses will be shared. When: February 10, 2022, 3:00 - 4:30 PM Cost: Free Location: Online. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants prior to the meeting Registration link:  https://lacoe.k12oms.org/2582-213419 The California Educator Reporting System Flyer For questions regarding registration, please email assessment@lacoe.edu     Formative Assessment: Practices for Classrooms Formative assessment practices give teachers valuable information regarding student progress and the effectiveness of instruction. This workshop will explore some of the more than 40 strategies embedded in the new Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers. Participants will experience how these strategies could be implemented in the classroom. When: February 17, 2022, 3:00 - 4:30 PM Cost: Free Location:  Online. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants prior to the meeting. Registration link:  https://lacoe.k12oms.org/2582-213418 Formative Assessment Practices Flyer For questions regarding registration, please email assessment@lacoe.edu     CAASPP and ELPAC ACCESSIBILITY: Understanding Student Supports on Assessment The CAASPP and ELPAC assessments are designed so all students can demonstrate what they know and can do without barriers. This workshop will inform educators in all settings how to provide universal supports, designated supports, and accommodations to their students on state assessments as well as during instruction. Accessibility is no longer limited to the realm of special education. This workshop will ensure educators understand settings available for students whether they have 504s, IEPS, or just have a demonstrated need as an English Learner or general education student. When: March 10, 2022, 3:00 - 4:30 PM Cost: Free Location: Online. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants prior to the meeting. Registration link:  http://lacoe.k12oms.org/2582-214388 For questions regarding registration, please email assessment@lacoe.edu     Stephanie Fortunato Coordinator III, Assessment  (562) 922-6966

News from Equity, Access, and Acceleration

Dr. Sharroky Hollie

Using Culturally Responsive Practice to Improve Classroom Management and Instruction Description: Culturally Responsive Classroom Management Workshop | To have a positive classroom management system, teachers must separate cultural behaviors from disruptive behaviors. In many cases, the two are confused due to biases, misperceptions, and miscommunications. This workshop takes participants through a process of reflecting upon their unconscious biases, learning about cultural behaviors according to research, and practicing management strategies for building on the cultural behaviors. Focus on Culture and its Instructional Benefits Workshops | Builds knowledge and creates the context for addressing the needs of underserved students in terms of their sociopolitical and sociolinguistic relativity in the American educational system. Promotes the focus on effective instructional strategies utilization in a way that validates and affirms underserved students across content areas and grade levels. Intended Audience: Teachers, Site administrators, district administrators Collaborative Partners: Presented by Sharokky Hollie Dates: February 23, 28, TBD Cost: $99 OMS Registration Link: https://lacoe.k12oms.org/1534-213347

Courageous Conversations About Equity Descriptions: Clearing the Air: Developing an Equity & Justice Consciousness for Educational Systems Change Participants in this 3-session workshop will explore the tension between public education as a tool for combating social inequality versus a system for reproducing it. This reflective, participatory workshop will be an opportunity for educators to clarify their own values and stance as an educator for equity and an opportunity to renew their vision for carrying out their equity values and stances in their work. Dr. Terrence Roberts, an influential member of the historic "Little Rock 9," is a guest speaker in this workshop. Participants should commit to attending all 3 sessions. Dates: Jan 25, 26, 27 (Jan 26 is with Dr. Roberts) Time: 3:00-4:30 Intended Audience: Teachers, Site, and District administrators Collaborative Partners: Museum of Tolerance and Partners, Alan Goff, Terrence Roberts Cost: Free OMS Registration Link: https://lacoe.k12oms.org/1534-213348

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Intergroup Dialogue: Facilitating Meaningful Learning & Action for Equity & Justice This 4-session workshop will outline the framework of Intergroup Dialogue as a pedagogical approach for teaching and learning about social issues and as a tool for promoting awareness and action for social justice. Workshop participants will be introduced to the basic framework of Intergroup Dialogue and will explore possibilities for facilitating courageous conversations in their school and community contexts. Attendance at the "Clearing the Air" Workshop is strongly encouraged but not required. Participants should commit to attending all 4 sessions. Dates: Feb 1, 3, 8, 10 Time: 3:00-4:30 Intended Audience: Teachers, Site, and District administrators Collaborative Partners: Museum of Tolerance and Partners, Alan Goff, Terrence Roberts Cost: Free OMS Registration Link: https://lacoe.k12oms.org/1534-213349

Jamaal Williams Ed.L.D. (He, Him, His) Coordinator III, Equity, Access, and Acceleration (562) 922-6259 Williams_Jamaal@lacoe.edu

Inclusive Literacy by Design

Leading Learning Acceleration: Supporting Teachers to Universally Design Instruction (Flyer) Universal Design for Learning (UDL) offers a practical framework for accelerating learning by anticipating barriers and accounting for the variability of all students. After more than a year of interrupted learning, teachers need support for designing rigorous, grade-level instruction that embeds "just-in-time support." This 4-part hybrid series will engage leaders along parallel tracks: 1) Practical implementation of Learning Acceleration guidance 2) Supporting teachers to design instruction through the lens of UDL. WHEN Four Wednesdays Online 4:00-6:00 p.m. (+1 hour asynchronous) February 16, 2022 February 23, 2022 March 2, 2022 March 9, 2022 Registration Link Elise Yerkey, M. Ed. Coordinator III, Inclusive Literacy by Design UDL Implementation Specialist CAST and the California Coalition for Inclusive Literacy (562) 922 - 6035 Yerkey_Elise@lacoe.edu

Nutrition and Wellness

Local School Wellness Policy Webinar Opportunity The local school wellness policy (LSWP) Triennial Assessment (TEA) is a federal requirement that applies to all local education agencies (LEAs) and schools that operate the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program. LEAs that submitted a LSWP TEA COVID-19 waiver will be required to complete their first LSWP TEA by June 30, 2022. This 4-part workshop series will cover each of the four required assessment components and provide guidance, resources, and support to assist LEAs with the completion of the LSWP TEA using a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach. Please click here for more information and use this OMS link to register. Maryam Shayegh Nutrition and Wellness Coordinator (562) 922-6306 Shayegh_Maryam@lacoe.edu

Outdoor & Marine Science Field Study

Experience a virtual field trip aboard the Marine Science Floating Lab! The Outdoor & Marine Science Field Study unit of LACOE has joined forces with our nonprofit partner, the Think Earth Foundation, to produce a FREE virtual field trip program on the Marine Science Floating Lab. The five-part virtual program begins with an Overview and Wildlife video and has modules on Plankton; Water Color, Clarity and Temperature; Bottom Sediment; and Adaptations of Ocean Organisms. Each NGSS aligned module has a video, session activities, as well as post-trip materials for a deep dive into marine science education. Targeted for 4th - 8th grade or higher, this virtual experience builds local Environmental Literacy for Los Angeles County students and beyond. Come and see the catch in our trawl net today! Date: Anytime Details: Online asynchronous videos and modules. Free. Registration required. Location: https://thinkearth.org Shaun MacDonald Hawke Project Director III Outdoor and Marine Science Field Study Hawke_Shaun@lacoe.edu

Physical Education & Comprehensive Health

Greetings Health Educators,   You are all invited to participate in Tips & Tricks of Elementary Health Education on February 9, 2022, via Zoom. This FREE event is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Office of Education Curriculum & Instructional Services, Physical Education & Comprehensive Health unit. This professional learning opportunity features Michelle Presley, RN/PHN, NBCT as the presenter. Please see the attached flyer to register you and your team. Elementary Flyer Thank you,   Tonya Moore Coordinator III Physical Education & Comprehensive Health (562)922-8629 Moore_Tonya@lacoe.edu

News from Reading/Language Arts

NEW: Readers of LA Video Contest The Readers of LA video contest is back! In preparation for Read Across America, we’re excited to celebrate ALL of the amazing readers in LA County by highlighting students AND educators in short, 30-60 second videos describing what and why they read. We’ll have prizes for the best videos in grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 categories, as well as the best teacher/administrator/educator entries. Be sure to follow the official contest guidelines for submission. All submissions are due by Friday, Feb. 18th and must be accompanied by a signed media release, as detailed in the guidelines. To see past winners, check them out on our Readers of LA Facebook page.

NEW: Getting Reading Right Administrator Overview The new reading scores are out and as predicted, the effects of the lingering pandemic are clear-scores are down, and students are getting further behind. Join us to learn what our Getting Reading Right program is all about. We’ll do a quick overview to show how you can build teacher knowledge in the science of reading and implement effective Tier 1 reading instruction across grade levels. New cohorts are beginning in August and run for 10 months across the school year. Plan NOW for turning reading instruction around! Don’t let another year go by- let’s get all students reading with proficiency!   When: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Time: 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Register: http://lacoe.k12oms.org/1540-213964   Details: free; online; Zoom link will be emailed to participants

NEW: Dyslexia Series: Bridging the Gap from Research to Practice: Supporting Students with Dyslexia in the Classroom Let’s demystify the term “dyslexia” and look at how to support students who have reading difficulties in the classroom. This 4-session series will take a deep dive into understanding: what dyslexia is and is not how to administer and use quality assessments in the classroom best practices for supporting struggling readers and filling in gaps implementing accommodations and assistive technology tools   Dates: March, 3, 9, 16, 23 Time:  3:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Register: http://lacoe.k12oms.org/1540-212727

Leslie Zoroya Project Director III Reading/Language Arts Zoroya_Leslie@lacoe.edu

Update from the STEM Math Unit

Spring Mathematics Book Club We invite you to join our Spring Mathematics Book Club, where we will examine chapter three of the Draft Mathematics Framework. Join us in conversations around the key recommendations in building student number sense across grade levels and the implications these recommendations have for our work. Please see the link to register: https://lacoe.k12oms.org/2237-213494

Spring Learning Opportunities

Moving Foward: Pitting Math Learning Acceleration Into Practice

How do teachers address unfinished learning? This workshop series explores the benefits of focusing instruction on grade-level standards, while addressing unfinished learning through the use of strategic instructional routines that align learning across mathematics progressions. Research surrounding the benefits of a learning acceleration approach, and its differentiation from remediation, will be discussed. (4 Day Event) Event Dates:  01/26/2022 | 02/02/2022 | 2/09/2022 | 02/16/2022 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Math Forward Flyer Register: https://lacoe.k12oms.org/2237-213359

Building Student Agency in Mathematics: Meeting the Needs of African American, Latinx and multi – Lingual learners

This two-day workshop explores the pedagogy of facilitated discussions to build student agency for Multi-Lingual, Latinx, and African American students in mathematics. Using the toolkit from the Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction, participants will learn how to select rigorous inquiry tasks, anticipate student responses, prepare guiding questions, and facilitate strategic mathematical discussions. The use of inquiry strategies in mathematics build classroom communities which are collaborative, equitable, and accessible for all.  Event Dates: 03/16/2022 - 03/17/2022 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Building Student Agency in Mathematics Flyer Register: https://lacoe.k12oms.org/2237-213402

Deborah Atwell Mathematics Coordinator (562) 922-6651 Atwell_Deborah@lacoe.edu

From the STEM Science

Strategies for Effective and Inclusive Computer Science Teaching

7-Week Program Beginning January 20-March 5, 2022 | Hybrid | FREE This is a self-paced course with 1 live meeting a week for 1 hour. This course supports teachers' endeavors to make their CS Courses more inclusive and diverse. A partnership with the University of Texas, Austin. Open to all levels, practicing teachers, and those who are thinking about teaching Computer Science.   Credits are available through UofT. Register: http://lacoe.k12oms.org/1542-213583 

Biomimicry Overview for Educators This virtual professional learning opportunity will equip Los Angeles County educators to introduce biomimicry into their classroom instruction as an interdisciplinary practice. January 25, 2022 (Elementary): http://lacoe.k12oms.org/1542-212803 February 1, 2022 (Secondary): http://lacoe.k12oms.org/1542-212804

CSforCA Computer Science Workshop for K12 Administrators at the Autumn of CS January 26 and 31, 2022 | 9am-3pm | $20 The Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Glenn, Merced, Sacramento County Offices of Education, Elk Grove Unified SD, Kapor Center, UCLA/Center X, and the CSforCA Coalition are proud to announce Autumn of CS for Administrators! BUILDING CALIFORNIA'S K-12 CS PATHWAYS California public school administrators are invited to join in a 2-day professional learning opportunity to celebrate equity-minded computer science (CS) education. Bring a team of administrators from your school, district, and/or county and expand the vision for CS education! You will have opportunities to learn from and with other administrators implementing the California K-12 Computer Science Standards. Additionally, you will hear from experts in the field and leaders from across California in dynamic and engaging virtual sessions. Space is limited, so be sure to register today! Register: https://lacoe.k12oms.org/1542-211987 

LA County Math and Science Leaders Network  Various Dates: See link(s) for more information   The LA County Math and Science Network consists of a series of meetings supporting district TOSAs, Specialists, Grade Level/Dept. Chairs, and other Math and/or Science Education Leaders. The Network offers PD Opportunities as well as networking and support for Math and NGSS Implementation.  Math: http://lacoe.k12oms.org/2237-204640 Science: http://lacoe.k12oms.org/1542-204643

NGSS Webinars Various Dates | 3-4 pm | Free We are happy to continue to offer free 1-hour webinars to provide you the opportunity to gain information and updates around the new Next Generation Science Standards. Participants will be able to listen to news from local, state, and national levels, including the ability to ask questions! Topics may also include coaching, content, or leadership.   Register: http://lacoe.k12oms.org/1542-204696

Anthony P. Quan Coordinator III, STEM (562) 922-6896 Quan_Anthony@lacoe.edu

Curriculum and Instructional Services Professional Development Opportunities http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1951934

LACOE does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of age, actual or perceived race, actual or perceived gender, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. LACOE complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure equal access to all qualified individuals with a disability. If you are disabled and require assistance in accessing this event, please contact the Event Coordination Specialist at (562) 401-5699 to coordinate accommodations with the ADA Title II Coordinator as soon as possible.