Winter/Spring 2010

Wednesday January 20, 2010
Differentiation in Winnetka ­ Part I
5:00 PM, Skokie School Resource Center
Please join us as we begin the conversation about what differentiation of instruction is and is not and what it looks like in the classroom. We are fortunate in Winnetka to have several structures in place that support our efforts in differentiation. This includes our district math facilitators, math lab and math resource teachers, literacy facilitators, and science facilitators. We will be joined by several of these facilitators who will engage us in lessons that are differentiated so we can experience differentiation in action.

Tuesday February 16, 2010
Evaluation and Communication of Student Progress Through the Grades K­8
7:15‐8:45 PM, Skokie School Community Room
Please join us as we learn about several ways that teachers share both qualitative and quantitative data with parents. These methods have been nationally recognized as best practice and include sharing of professional observation, goal setting, portfolio assessment, collaboratively looking at student work, and the sharing of informal and formal assessment data.

Thursday May 27, 2010
Differentiation in Winnetka ­ Part II
7:15‐8:45 PM, Skokie School Community Room
Please join us as we continue the conversation about Differentiation with Jessica Hockett, a consultant who has been working in Winnetka throughout the school year. Ms. Hockett is an expert in the areas of gifted education and differentiation of instruction and works closely with internationally recognized Differentiation Expert Carol Ann Tomlinson. Ms. Hockett will explain what quality differentiation is and is not and will share the model of differentiation used by the district.

All sessions will be recorded and available for viewing via podcast on the District 36 website.