Quarter 3 Alliance Pupil-Free Professional Development

April 7-8, 2015, 8:00am 3:45pm

Host Sites Thank you J

April 7, 2015, Day 1

April 8, 2015, Day 2

Alliance Stern Mass HS

5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Parking: Lot 2 (2-DAY passes will be distributed on
Tuesday upon entering the parking lot from 6:458:30am. Passes will be available at the CSULA
Welcome kiosk after 8:30am. On Wednesday, passes
for BTSA & CAASSP will be available at SMASS.

College Counselors
Physical Education
(Receive 2-DAY Parking Pass)

College Counselors
Physical Education
BTSA Induction Coaches
(morning)
CAASSP Coordinators (afternoon)

Alliance CRMA 7 MS
2941 West 70th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Parking: Street Parking

ELA
Teacher Residents (Morning)

ELA

Alliance Kory Hunter MS(Middle 9)

5886 Compton Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90001
Parking: School Lot, Basketball Courts, & Street

History

History

Math High School

Math High School

Math Middle School

Math Middle School

Alliance Neuwirth HS
4610 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Parking: Street and Church parking
Middle 12
100 E. 49th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Parking: Street and Church parking
Alliance ESAT HS
2930 Fletcher Drive
Los Angeles CA 90065
Parking: School Lot
Alliance Ouchi HS
5355 South 4th Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Parking: School Lot and Street
Alliance Gertz HS
2023 Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Parking: School Lot & Street
Alliance Burton Tech HS
10101 South Broadway Street
Los Angeles, CA 90003
Parking: Street

Parent Engagement Specialists

Art

Education Specialists
Psychologists

Science

World Languages

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Parent Engagement Specialists

Education Specialists

Science
Teacher Residents (afternoon)

World Languages

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

College Counselors, Physical Education
Stern MASS
5151 State University Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90032
Time
7:30 8:00

8:00 11:30am

8:00 11:30 am

11:30-12:30pm

Sign In, Light Breakfast

Session
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

College Counselors will

Learn about Conleys College Readiness framework and its alignment with
the Counselor Rubric Domain 2.
Understand Counselors role in the 4 Keys, with particular emphasis in:
o Key Learning Skills & Techniques
o Key Transitional Knowledge & Skills
Identify College & Career-Ready resources & strategies.
Physical Education Teachers will
Learn how to create independent learning stations using Google Apps for
Education (including Google Classroom and Google Forms).
Know how to produce videos that can be used for instruction.
Create a lesson that that minimizes the need for direct instruction of Physical
Fitness Testing assessments while collecting formative data.
Lunch
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

12:30- 3:35 pm

12:30- 3:35 pm

12:30- 2:30 pm

High School College Counselors will

Understand how colleges make college admission decisions are made.
Identify ways to best prepare the Class of 2016 to navigate next years
college application process.
Ensure that students are conducting Fit Research.
Share best practices and resources.
Plan activities and set an agenda to assist students in putting together a
better college application.
Middle School College Counselors will
Familiarize themselves with the new Graduation Plan tool.
Use the tool inform and create a college going culture on their campus.
Finalize the MS Graduation Communication Plan to instill and teach
academic behaviors and mindset for MS students.
Learn how to enter transfer grades from outside schools into Power School.

2:30- 3:30 pm

Physical Education Teachers will

Learn about how teachers at Christine ODonovan Middle Academy are
utilizing project-based learning in their curriculum.
Understand how driving questions are utilized to drive PBL.
Share ideas on how to implement PBL in their classrooms.
Presentation to Physical Education

3:35 3:45 pm

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location
Roof of SternMASS

All School Counselors:

Rm 140

Physical Education: Rm
Gym (MPR)

Roof of Stern Mass

High School Counselors:
Rm 140

Middle School
Counselors: Rm 137

Physical Education: Rm
Gym (MPR)

Rm 136

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8:00am 3:45pm

College Counselors, Physical Education, BTSA Induction Coaches, CAASP Coordinators
Stern MASS
Time
7:30 8:00

Sign In, Light Breakfast

Session
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

8:00- 10:30 am College Counselors will

Learn about the New SAT and identify best practices for the Class of 2016.
Familiarize themselves with the new UC CMP Portal.
Identify next steps and best practices after Cal Grant has been submitted to
ensure a smooth transition for students.
Use College Kickstart to better maximize the odds to students getting into
college while also creating a better match & avoiding unnecessary work &
cost.

OR (2nd Option)

10:30-11:30

College Counselors will

Participate in a Trainer of Trainer model to address school climate laws
and policies, best practices in bullying prevention & intervention and creating
supportive school environments for all students.
Understand best practices in addressing bullying
Know how to intervene & respond to incidents of bullying & cyberbullying
Gain strategies and resources to support students & celebrating identities
College Counselors will
Learn about CSULAs service learning and other partnership opportunities
that schools might be interested in taking advantage of at their school sites.

8:00- 11:30 am Physical Education Teachers will

Understand how to differentiate/modify instruction for advanced students.
Know how to better understand the needs of our learners through consistent
assessments and progress monitoring.
Know how to group students for learning.
Practice and utilize instructional strategies and curricular approaches to
support various students ability levels.
8:00- 11:30 am

11:30-12:30 pm

Beginning Teacher Induction Coaches will

Calibrate portfolio components in preparation for their Participating
Teachers Spring Portfolio Inquiry.
Revisit Evidence of Application and identify tools to use with Participating
Teachers for Inquiry.
Share best practices around reflective feedback.
Collaborate and support development of New Teacher Orientation activities,
resources, and PD sessions.
Lunch

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location
Roof of SternMASS

Counselors: Rm 140

Counselors: Rm 137

All School Counselors:

Rm 140
Taffany Lim, Senior
Director, Center for
Engagement, Service, and
the Public Good
Physical Education: Gym
(MPR)

BTSA Coaches: Rm 136


12:30- 3:35 pm

12:30- 3:35 pm

12:30- 2:30 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

College Counselors will

Understand the causes of summer melt.
Analyze the effect of summer melt in their school site via alumni data.
Brainstorm and review preemptive strategies to decrease summer melt.
Review 2014 Senior Survey Results and feedback to inform and drive
Counseling practices.
Understand the purpose and process for administering the 2015 Senior
Survey.
Identify best practices in selecting scholarship recipients and the Alliance
disbursement process.
Physical Education Teachers will
Read through a Master Teacher lesson plan and experience what she
implemented with her students.
Engage in planning time to prepare for the post-spring break instruction.
Collaborate and share best practices, lessons, and resources.
CAASP Coordinators Debriefing Session
We are the Champions
Testing team will
Review schedules and administration test practices from Interim testing,
Create best practices for CAASPP Summative Administration.
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

All School Counselors:

Rm 140

Physical Education: Gym

(MPR)

Testing Coordinators:
Rm 202A Library

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

ELA
CRMA 7
2941 West 70th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Time
7:30 8:00 am

Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

8:00 9:00 am
8:00- 11:00 am

9:00- 12:00 pm

Presentation for ELA Grades 6-8

ELA Teachers Grades 9-10 will
Along with their support teachers, will begin to calibrate and
hand score the Performance Task from the IAB.
ELA Teachers Grade 11 will
Along with their support teachers, will begin to calibrate and
hand score the constructed responses, as well as the
Performance Task from the ICA.
ELA Teachers Grade 12 will
Calibrate around the 12th grade Benchmark by analyzing
student samples, as well as begin hand scoring student BMs.
ELA Teachers Grades 6-8 will
Along with their support teachers, will begin to calibrate and
hand score the Performance Task from the IAB.

11:00- 12:00 pm

Presentation for ELA Grades 9-12

12:00 12:45 pm

LUNCH

12:45- 3:35 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

ELA Teachers Grades 6-10 will

Along with their support teachers, will continue to hand score the
Performance Task from the IAB.
ELA Teachers Grade 11 will
Along with their support teachers,will continue to hand score the
constructed responses, as well as the Performance Task from
the ICA.
ELA Teachers Grade 12 will
Continue to hand score the 12th grade Writing Benchmark.
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location

ELA 6 - 8: Rm 103
ELA 9: Rm 125
ELA 10: Rm 201
ELA 11: Rm MPR
ELA 12: Rm 202

ELA 6: Rm 102
ELA 7 & 8: Rm 103
ELA 9 & 10: Rm 125
ELA 11 & 12 : Rm MPR

ELA 6: Rm 102
ELA 7 & 8: Rm 103
ELA 9: Rm 125
ELA 10: Rm 201
ELA 11: Rm MPR
ELA 12: Rm 202

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8:00am 3:45pm

ELA
CRMA 7
Time
7:30-8:00am

Sign-In, Light Breakfast

Session

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

8:00 - 3:35 pm

11:30-12:30 pm
3:35 3:45 pm

ELA Teachers Grades 6-10 will

Along with their support teachers, will continue to hand score the
Performance Task from the IAB.
ELA Teachers Grade 11 will
Along with their support teachers, will continue to hand score the
constructed responses, as well as the Performance Task from the
ICA.
ELA Teachers Grade 12 will
Continue to hand score the 12th grade Writing Benchmark.
Lunch
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location

ELA 6: Rm 102
ELA 7 & 8: Rm 103
ELA 9: Rm 125
ELA 10: Rm 201
ELA 11: Rm MPR
ELA 12: Rm 202

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

History
Kory Hunter Middle School
Time

5886 Compton Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90001
Session

Location

7:30 8:00 am

Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

Cafeteria

8:00- 11:30 am

History Teachers will...

Evaluate and standardize scoring of student work on Benchmark
Free-Response questions.
Score student work on Benchmarks and enter scores.
Conduct student work analysis.

11:30- 12:30 pm
12:30- 3:35 pm

Lunch
History Teachers will...
Revisit Instructional Guides and provide pacing feedback for
2015-2016.
Submit Document-Based Question Assessments for 2015-2016
Quarterly Benchmark Exams.

3:35 3:45 pm

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

History 6: Rm 110
History 7: Rm 111
History 8: Rm 112
History 10: Rm 113
History 11: Rm 114
History 12: Rm 118
MPR, Cafeteria
History 6: Rm 110
History 7: Rm 111
History 8: Rm 112
History 10: Rm 113
History 11: Rm 114
History 12: Rm 118
AP World: Rm 201
AP Euro: Rm 202
AP USH: Rm 220
AP Gov: Rm MPR (Cafeteria)
MPR, Cafeteria

Time
7:30 8:00 am
8:00- 11:30 am

11:30- 12:30 pm

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

History
Kory Hunter Middle School
Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS
6th and 7th Grade Middle School History Teachers will...
Develop and create strategies to teach historical thinking skills
as they relate to New World History facilitated by the California
History Project.
8th Grade Middle School Teachers will...
Participate in a lesson-experience focused on close- reading
strategies for middle school students facilitated by the
Constitutional Rights Foundation.
US History and World History Teachers will...
Participate in a lecture and practicum focused on Cold War
History facilitated by the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
Government and Economics Teachers will...
Participate in lesson experiences focused on disciplinary
literacy facilitated by the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Lunch

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location
Cafeteria
History 6 & 7: Rm 110
History 8: Rm 111
US and World History: Rm 112
Government and Economics: Rm
113

MPR, Cafeteria


Time
12:30- 2:30 pm

Session

2:30- 3:30 pm

6th and 7th Grade Middle School History Teachers will...

Develop and create strategies to teach historical thinking skills
as they relate to New World History facilitated by The California
History Project.
8th Grade Middle School Teachers will...
Participate in a lesson-experience focused on close- reading
strategies for middle school students facilitated by the
Constitutional Rights Foundation.
US History and World History Teachers will...
Participate in a lecture and practicum focused on Cold War
History facilitated by Gilder Lehrman Institute.
Government and Economics Teachers will...
Participate in lesson-experiences focused on disciplinary
literacy facilitated by the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Presentation for History

3:35 3:45 pm

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location
History 6 & 7: Rm 110
History 8: Rm 111
US and World History: Rm 112
Government and Economics: Rm
113

History 6-8 & World History: Rm

113
US History, Government and
Economics: Rm MPR
MPR, Cafeteria

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

Math- High School
Neuwirth
4610 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Time
7:30 8:00 am

Session

Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

8:00- 11:30 am

High School Math Teachers will

Work as a department to calibrate and hand score the
constructed response questions from the 11th grade interim
assessment comprehensive.
Calibrate hand scoring by using the check-set provided through
the CAASP system.
Work as a department to hand score the constructed response
questions for the Interim comprehensive assessment that their
juniors took.

Location

HS group 1: Rm 110
HS group 2: Rm 111
HS group 3: Rm 119

HS Group 1
Simon Tech
Collins
Gertz
Stern MASS
Smidt Tech
Baxter
11:30 12:30 pm
12:30- 3:35 pm

12:30- 1:35 pm

1:40- 2:30 pm

HS Group 2
Neuwirth
Mohan
HSA
Media
Tennenbaum
Bloomfield

HS Group 3
HS16
ESAT
Burton Tech
Luskin
Ouchi

LUNCH
Pre-Calculus, Calculus and Statistics Teachers will
Analyze data from BM3.
Discuss best practices for re-teaching.
Work on semester plans and identify common assessments.
Integrated Math 1 Integrated Math 3 Teachers will
Explore best practices and strategies for engaging students into
the 4 claims of the CAASPP summative assessment
IM I: Focus 1 Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
(claim 1)
IM II: Focus 2 Problem solving, modeling and data analysis
(claims 2 & 4)
IM III: Focus 3 Communicating mathematics (claim 3)
Integrated Math 1 Integrated Math 3 Teachers will
Explore best practices and strategies for engaging students into
the 4 claims of the CAASPP summative assessment
IM III: Focus 1 Conceptual understanding and procedural
fluency (claim 1)
IM I: Focus 2 Problem solving, modeling and data analysis
(claims 2 & 4)
IM II: Focus 3 Communicating mathematics (claim 3)

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Pre-Calculus, Calculus &
Statistics: Rm 109

Integrated Math I: Rm 110

Integrated Math II: Rm 111
Integrated Math III: Rm 119

Integrated Math I: Rm 111

Integrated Math II: Rm 119
Integrated Math III: Rm 110


Time
2:35- 3:35 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

Session
Integrated Math 1 Integrated Math 3 Teachers will
Explore best practices and strategies for engaging students into
the 4 claims of the CAASPP summative assessment
IM II: Focus 1 Conceptual understanding and procedural
fluency (claim 1)
IM III: Focus 2 Problem solving, modeling and data analysis
(claims 2 & 4)
IM I: Focus 3 Communicating mathematics (claim 3)
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Location
Integrated Math I: Rm 119
Integrated Math II: Rm 110
Integrated Math III: Rm 111

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

Math- High School
Neuwirth
Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

8:00- 9:00 am

Presentation for Integrated Math I, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Statistics

8:00- 11:00 am

Integrated Math II and III Teachers will

Analyze data from their interim assessment block.
Unpack samples of claim 1, 2, 3, and 4 problems that align to
the interim block assessment.
Review and analyze data from interim assessment block.
Explore as a group best practices for teaching / re-teaching the
content of the block assessments.

9:00- 12:00 pm

Integrated Math I Teachers will

Analyze data from their interim assessment block.
Unpack samples of claim 1, 2, 3, and 4 problems that align to
the interim block assessment.
Review and analyze data from interim assessment block.
Explore as a group best practices for teaching / re-teaching the
content of the block assessments.
Pre-Calculus, Calculus and Statistics Teachers will
Analyze data from BM3.
Discuss best practices for re-teaching.
Identify / Create common Assessments.
Discussion for preparing for AP exam.
Work on semester plans.
Presentation to Math for Integrated Math 2 & 3
Lunch

Time
7:30 8:00 am

11:00 12:00 pm
12:00- 12:45 pm

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location

Integrated Math I, Pre-Calculus,

Calculus, Statistics: Rm 118
Integrated Math II: Rm 111
Integrated Math III: Rm 119

Integrated Math I: Rm 110

Pre-Calculus, Calculus and
Statistics: Rm 109

Integrated Math 2 and 3: Rm 119


Time
12:45- 3:35 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

Session
Integrated Math 1 Integrated Math 3 Teachers will
Work on planning for remainder of semester.
Develop re-teaching / review plans for data from block
assessments.
Explore as a group best practices for teaching / re-teaching the
content of the block assessments.
Develop re-teaching plan based off of data.
Work on pacing and unit plans for the remainder of the
semester.
Grade level discussion around pacing.
Grade level discussion / reflection on year.
Statistics Teachers will
Continue working on stats instructional guide
Work on pacing and unit plans for remainder of semester
Pre-Calculus and Calculus Teachers will
Continue unpacking and planning upcoming units and create
lesson plans
o What are unit and lesson big ideas?
o What is the prior knowledge that would be best to focus
on?
o What are topics that would be necessary to scaffold?
o How might we strengthen the curriculum to support our
sub-groups?
Identify pacing and topics to be covered in prep for final exam or
AP exam
Identify and/or create common assessments for remainder of
semester
Share best practices and resources for teaching upcoming
content
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location
Integrated Math I: Rm 110
Integrated Math II: Rm 111
Integrated Math III: Rm 119
Pre-Calculus, Calculus and
Statistics: Rm 109

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

Math- Middle School
CRMA #12
100 E. 49th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90011

Time
7:30 8:00 am

Session

Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

8:00- 8:30 am

8:30- 9:25 am

9:30- 10:25 am

10:30- 11:30 am

11:30 12:30 pm
12:30- 3:35 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

Location

Math 6th - 8th Grade Teachers will

Talk about Math Field Day.
Share experiences.
Reflect on outcomes.
Invitation for additional teachers to participate for next year.
Math 6th - 8th Grade Teachers will
Explore best practices and strategies for engaging students into
the 4 claims of the CAASPP summative assessment.
6th Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency (claim 1)
7th Problem solving, modeling and data analysis (claims 2 & 4)
8th Communicating mathematics (claim 3)
Math 6th - 8th Grade Teachers will
Explore best practices and strategies for engaging students into
the 4 claims of the CAASPP summative assessment
8th Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency (claim 1)
6th Problem solving, modeling and data analysis (claims 2 & 4)
7th Communicating mathematics (claim 3)
Math 6th - 8th Grade Teachers will
Explore best practices and strategies for engaging students into
the 4 claims of the CAASPP summative assessment
7th Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency (claim 1)
8th Problem solving, modeling and data analysis (claims 2 & 4)
6th Communicating mathematics (claim 3)
LUNCH

Math 6, 7 & 8: Rm 100

6th - 8th Grade Math Teachers will...

Review and analyze data from interim assessment block.
Unpack samples of claim 1, 2, 3, and 4 problems that align to
the interim block assessment.
Review and analyze data from interim assessment block.
Explore as a group best practices for teaching / re-teaching the
content of the block assessments.
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Math 6: Rm 101
Math 7: Rm 102
Math 8: Rm 103

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Math 6: Rm 101
Math 7: Rm 102
Math 8: Rm 103

Math 6: Rm 102
Math 7: Rm 103
Math 8: Rm 101

Math 6: Rm 103
Math 7: Rm 101
Math 8: Rm 102

Time
7:30 8:00 am
8:00 - 9:00 am

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:00am 3:45pm

Math- Middle School
Middle 12
Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast

Presentations to Math Grades 6-8
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

9:00- 11:30 am

Location

Math 6-8: Rm 100

Middle School Math Teachers will...

Work on planning for the remainder of semester.
Develop re-teaching / review plans for data from block
assessments.
Explore as a group best practices for teaching / re-teaching the
content of the block assessments.
Work on pacing and unit plans for the remainder of the
semester.
Grade level discussion around pacing.
LUNCH

Math 6: Rm 101
Math 7: Rm 102
Math 8: Rm 103

12:30- 3:35 pm

Middle School Math Teachers will...

Work on planning for the remainder of semester.
Develop re-teaching / review plans for data from block
assessments.
Explore as a group best practices for teaching / re-teaching the
content of the block assessments.
Work on pacing and unit plans for the remainder of the
semester.
Grade level discussion around pacing.
Grade level discussion / reflection on year.
Project MELD participating 6th grade teachers will engage in a
discussion regarding MELD resources - successes and
challenges.

Math 6: Rm 101
Math 7: Rm 102
Math 8: Rm 103

3:35 3:45 pm

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

11:30- 12:30 pm

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

Parent Engagement Specialists
Art
ESAT
Time

2930 Fletcher Drive

Los Angeles CA 90065
Session

Location

7:30 8:00 am

Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

Cafeteria

8:00- 11:30 am

Parent Engagement Specialists will...

Learn how to sustain meaningful parent-school partnerships.
Explore ways to evaluate parent engagement programming.

Parent Specialists: A205

8:00- 11:30 am

Visual and Performing Arts Teachers will

Learn about understand the expectations outlined by the
national standards for the arts.
Participate in a Master Teacher art lesson and analyze the
various parts of the lesson cycle.
Understand and know how to differentiate instruction in their
classrooms.
Collaborate and share lesson plans to improve practice.
Lunch

Art: Rm A138

Parent Specialists: Rm A205

2:30- 3:30 pm

Parent Engagement Specialists will

Secure feedback from peers to strengthen their 2015 Parents as
Partners Award of Excellence proposals (Due: April 16th).
Present best practices.
Visual and Performing Arts Teachers will
View and discuss various works of art.
Read and analyze excerpts on Common Core mentor texts.
Compare and contrast the language of the visual arts and
language of literary arts.
Experience a differentiated lesson that can be adapted and/or
modified based on student levels.
Presentations to Art and Elective

3:35 3:45 pm

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

11:30- 12:30 pm
12:30- 3:35 pm

12:30- 2:30 pm

Time
8:30 9:00 am

9:00-12:00 pm

12:00 pm

Cafeteria

Art: Rm A138

Art: Rm A138

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:00am 12:00pm

Parent Engagement Specialists
ESAT
Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast
Cafeteria
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

Parent Leadership Network (PLN) parent leaders will...
Participate in Seminar 3: Letting Go: A Parents Role During the
College Years
Lunch

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location

Parent Specialists: Rm Cafeteria

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:00am 3:30 pm

Art
LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Time
9:00 am
9:00 am 3:30
pm

3:30 pm

Session
Sign-In
Art Teachers will
Experience teacher demonstrations of See-Wonder-Think and Visual
Thinking Strategies.
Discuss, analyze, and write about what they read in the Heros
Journey.
Discuss the aesthetics of Greek ceramic vessels and its relation to
shadow puppets.
Present shadow puppet stories through differentiated forms of
presentations (e.g. puppet shows, acting, songs, music, etc.)
Music Teachers will (CHOICE)
Engage in collaborative planning time and reflect on practice OR
participate in LACMA PD day.
Evaluation Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location
LACMA
Art: LACMA

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

Education Specialists
Ouchi
Time

5355 South 4th Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90043
Session

Location

7:30 8:00 am

Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

Quad

8:00- 11:30 am

Education Specialists will

Learn about Achieve 3000 and how the system can be used to
support students lexile

Education Specialist: Rm MPR

102

11:30- 12:30 pm

Lunch

12:30- 1:30 pm

Presentations to Education Specialists

1:30- 3:35 pm

Education Specialists will

Will be able to accommodate and modify curriculum for students
with moderate to severe disabilities (Please bring sample lesson
plans)
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

3:35 3:45 pm

Time
7:30 8:00 am

8:00- 11:30 am

Middle School Education Specialists will

Learn how Pictorial Math supports students with learning needs.
High School Education Specialists will
Share best organizational practices to streamline compliance
and increase student support.
Learn about basics of the ITP - writing the plan, integrating
resources and implementing the Plan.
Lunch

12:30- 3:35 pm

Middle School Education Specialists will

Share best organizational practices to streamline compliance
and increase student support.
Learn about basics of the ITP - writing the plan, integrating
resources and implementing the Plan.
High School Education Specialists will
Learn how Pictorial Math supports students with learning needs.
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Quad
Education Specialist: MPR
Education Specialist: Rm MPR
102
Quad

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:00am 3:45pm

Education Specialists
Ouchi
Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast
Quad
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

11:30- 12:30 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Location

MS Education Specialists: Rm 108

HS Education Specialists: Rm 109

Quad
MS Education Specialists: Rm 108
HS Education Specialists: Rm 109

Quad

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

Science
Gertz
2023 Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Time

Session

Location

7:30 8:00 am

Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

Merkin MPR

8:00 11:30 am

Science Teachers will

Evaluate and standardize scoring of student work on Benchmark
Free- Response questions.
Score student work on Benchmarks and enter scores in
Engrade.
Reflect on next steps for instruction based on Benchmark data.

11:30- 12:30 pm

Lunch

Science 6: Rm 114
Science 7: Rm 113
Science 8: Rm 115
Biology: Rm 112
Environmental Science: Rm 116
Chemistry: Rm 117
Physics: Rm 118
Merkin MPR

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

12:30- 3:35 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

Time
7:30 8:00 am

8:00- 3:35 pm

Science Teachers will

Deconstruct NGSS standards for Unit 4.
Explore lessons and resources for teaching Unit 4.
Develop a detailed unit plan and lesson plans for Unit 4.
Participate in a lesson experience that they can implement in
Unit 4.
Review and revise unit layout and pacing for 2015-16 school
year.
Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:00am 3:45pm

Science
Gertz
Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS
Science Teachers will

11:00- 12:00 am

Deconstruct NGSS standards for Unit 4.

Explore lessons and resources for teaching Unit 4.
Develop a detailed unit plan and lesson plans for Unit 4.
Participate in a lesson experience that they can implement in
Unit 4.
Review and revise unit layout and pacing for 2015-16 school
year.
Presentations to MS Science

12:00- 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00- 2:00 pm

Presentations to HS Science

3:35 3:45 pm

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Science 6: Rm 114
Science 7: Rm 113
Science 8: Rm 115
Biology: Rm 112
Environmental Science: Rm 116
Chemistry: Rm 117
Physics: Rm 118
Merkin MPR

Location
Merkin MPR

Science 6: Rm 114
Science 7: Rm 113
Science 8: Rm 115
Biology: Rm 112
Environmental Science: Rm 116
Chemistry: Rm 117
Physics: Rm 118
MS Science: Rm MPR
Merkin MPR
HS Science: Rm MPR
Merkin MPR

Day 1: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8:00am - 3:45pm

World Languages
Burton Tech
Time

10101 South Broadway Street

Los Angeles, CA 90003
Session

Location

7:30 8:00 am

Sign In, Light Breakfast

CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

Cafeteria

8:00- 11:30 am

World Language: Rm Cafeteria

11:30 12:30 pm
12:30- 3:35 pm

World Languages Teachers will

Review benchmark exams for B3.
Evaluate students assessments and enter scores in Engrade.
Item analysis to identify common strengths, misconceptions,
and/or areas of needed re-teaching.
Share strategies that can support areas of re-teaching.
Modify/edit benchmarks, if needed.
Lunch
World Languages Teachers will...
Create World Language Handbook that includes the following:
o Problems of Practice presentations
o Best teaching practices to support problem areas
o Templates that can be used to support teaching and
student learning.
o Links to resources, handouts, and instructional
materials.
o Frequently Asked Questions for every chapter

3:35 3:45 pm

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Cafeteria

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Cafeteria
World Language: Rm Cafeteria

Time
7:30 8:00 am

8:00- 12:00 pm

12:00 1:00 pm
1:00- 2:00 pm
2:00- 3:35 pm

3:35 3:45 pm

Day 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:00am 3:45pm

World Languages
Burton Tech
Session
Sign In, Light Breakfast
Cafeteria
CONTENT-ALIKE SESSIONS

World Languages Teachers will
Create World Language Handbook that includes the following:
o Problems of Practice presentations.
o Best teaching practices to support problem areas.
o Templates that can be used to support teaching and
student learning.
o Links to resources, handouts, and instructional
materials.
o Frequently Asked Questions for every chapter.
Demonstrate best teaching practices to support problem areas.
Lunch
Presentations to World Languages
World Languages Teachers will
Finalize world languages handbook.
Share best practices and debrief.

World Language: Rm Cafeteria

Evaluation (in session), Sign Out & Adjourn

Cafeteria

Location

Alliance Pupil-Free Days, April 7-8, 2015

Cafeteria
Rm: Cafeteria
World Language: Rm Cafeteria