This workshop provides teachers with an introduction to our local Lake Washington salmon species, Kokanee salmon, with an overview of their unique freshwater lifecycles and natural history. We will engage in background learning as well as hands-on work around salmon conservation practices that can be used in K-12 classrooms.
This session will highlight the particular tools available within several AI tools that are approved for staff and/or student use. We will explore some of the differentiation utilities built into these AI tools as well as sharpen our prompting skills with the goal of using chat-based AI tools to build and review differentiated materials. Our production of differentiated materials will be informed by an understanding of UDL principles. Performance Matters Section #37462
ParentSquare is our secure, school communication platform that allows educators to send messages, announcements, forms, and reminders to families in multiple formats and languages. This course will focus on how to use ParentSquare to foster inclusive, two-way communication and support stronger home-school connections. Aligned with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, the session will also explore translation tools, accessibility features, and strategies for engaging all families. Additional tips for using Seesaw as a student-facing supplement may be included. Performance Matters Section: 37453
Transform your approach to mathematical fluency in this research-based workshop. Moving beyond memorization, explore how efficiency, flexibility, and accuracy combine to build strong mathematical foundations. Through hands-on activities, discover practical strategies for developing students' fact, computational, and procedural fluency. Participants will engage in collaborative mathematical tasks and leave with ready-to-implement classroom techniques, including effective assessment methods. Bridge research and practice to enhance mathematics instruction and support student success. Register for section #37503 in Performance Matters for clock hours.
This is a biannual refresher course in Crisis Prevention Intervention. Previous CPI certification required. This program provides instruction in principle-based de-escalation and physical intervention to ensure student and staff safety when dealing with students demonstrating behavior issues. This is a paid training for special education staff needing the certification per CBA. Register by placing your name on the waitlist for session #37478 and we will monitor the waitlist and register participants.
Community Emergency Response Team training; all day, each day -- must enroll in Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 and complete all sections (units/modules) to become certified. PerfMatt #XXXXX Sec. 1
This is an initial certification course in Crisis Prevention Intervention. This program provides instruction in principle-based de-escalation and physical intervention to ensure student and staff safety when dealing with students demonstrating behavior issues. This is a paid training for special education staff needing the certification per CBA. Register by placing your name on the waitlist for session #37469 and we will monitor the waitlist and register participants.
In this workshop, we will investigate carbon beyond the traditional carbon cycle and model the ways that carbon connects plants, animals (including humans), and entities (air, soil, water) to each other in a complex web of socio-ecological relationships using contemporary tools and practices in field-based science adapted for K-12 classrooms.
Discover how to transform your ELA instruction by using ActivPanels to create interactive and engaging learning experiences. This hands-on professional development session for K-5 teachers explores strategies to enhance foundational literacy skills and writing instruction using tools like Explain Everything, screen captures, and student-driven annotations. You'll participate in grade-specific breakout sessions (K-2 and 3-5) where teacher-leaders will model real classroom practices that make vocabulary, writing, and shared literacy tasks more dynamic. Whether you're working within a Structured Literacy Pathway or a Traditional one, you'll leave with practical ideas for using your ActivPanel to support student engagement, scaffold instruction, and bring your lessons to life. Performance Matters Section #37446
Behavior as communication and how we find functional behavior replacements. Together we will explore the tools/ resources we have to support students. & to collect data If there is time, we will run through specific problems of practices and try to come up with creative solutions together. Course #: 33782
In this workshop, we will use a free and student-friend ArcGIS mapping tool called StoryMaps to tell data-based stories of our local ecosystems. StoryMaps enable student to combine data, images, classroom investigations, and research to tell powerful data-based stories with, for, and about environmental topics in their own communities.
In this 90-minute hands-on training, participants will learn how to efficiently manage digital files and emails. We'll begin with a clear overview of Drive’s key components—My Drive, Shared Drives, and the "Shared with Me" section—followed by tips for structuring folders, using stars, and work groups. Participants will gain skills with organizing digital files and practice organizing their own drives during focused work sessions. The session also includes a segment on smart email management strategies, including folders, rules, snoozing, and flags. We'll wrap up with helpful resources to continue building productivity and organization habits. Performance Matters Section #37466
In this collaboration between Instructional Technology and our Math Specialist, this session will guide participants through the building and executing of an interactive lesson leveraging the primary-grade-level curriculum materials and our instructional presentation system. Participants will leave the session with an understanding of how to set the table for success when building an interactive lesson. This session is eligible for a STEM clock hour as it will focus on student's engagement and interaction with Math Expressions. Performance Matters Section #37460
Creating or editing and updating school Emergency Operating Plans with peer collaboration and expert assistance. Highly recommended for E-Prep Coordinators. PerfMatt #XXXXX Sec 1
