Neal Middle School 2020/21​

Curriculum Writing Session Neal Middle School

August 3-6, 2020  

Attendee Professional Development Session Requirements:​ Out of the ​5 total PD sessions, you must “attend”
at least 3​ (but are welcome to attend all of them). Additionally, if you are new to Neal, you are required to
attend the onboarding session. There will be an evaluation survey at the end of the week; please take notes on
each session so you can be ready with your feedback.

FIRST PLC MEETING​:​ Please decide on a date and time, and​ invite your grade level administrator and
instructional coach​. You will need to record your conversation in your meeting minutes:
6th grade 7th grade 8th grade

DOCUMENTATION:​ ​You must complete and update a ​personalized schedule/deliverables checklist (make a
copy) ​ ​viewable link ​as evidence of your work. You will be sharing this checklist with your instructional coach.
You should complete and submit all deliverables listed below ​by 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 6​.

Date  Schedule   Deliverables: Documentation of Work 

Monday, Aug 3  8:00 am - 10:00 am

Orientation ❏ PLC Leads: Set up a Zoom PLC
Live on Zoom​ (Password: Eagles) meeting link for August 4 or 5
(afternoon). Create your year-long
10:00 am - 11:00 am PLC zoom link and invite your GL
New to Neal Onboarding admin and coach.
PD
SLIDES ❏ Complete the time log and notes
Zoom Link​ (Password: Eagles) on your personalized schedule
*Required for teachers new to Neal
Synchronous Session ❏ Share your Personalized Schedule
with your GL admin and coach.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Creating a Homepage on Canvas
PD
SLIDES
Zoom Link​ (Password: Eagles)
Hybrid Synchronous/Asynchronous
Session

Miss the session?​

Find it here

2:30 pm
Team Leads​ and Admin Meeting
Zoom Link​ (Password: Eagles)

3:00 - 5:00 pm
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Coaches Office Hours
Sign up for a meeting with Erin
Sign up for a meeting with MacNeil

Tuesday, Aug 4  8:00 am - 9:00 am ❏ Create a Canvas course, and

Planning a Synchronous / upload your Canvas shell (from
Asynchronous Lesson DPS)
PD
SLIDES​ ​Zoom Link​ (Password: Eagles) ❏ Publish your Canvas classroom
Synchronous Session page. Email the link to your admin
and coach.
Miss the session?​
Watch here ​and​ take this assessment​ for ❏ Complete the time log and notes
credit. on your personalized schedule
Extra: ​Creating a “world” on google slides
***​Need Neal Graphics for your
10:00 am - 11:00 am Documents? Download from here
Creating Culture and Community in
a Virtual Classroom (SEL)
PD
SLIDES​ ​Zoom Link​ (Password: Eagles)
Synchronous Session

Miss the session?​

Watch here

Self-Paced Session
Wellness and Working from Home
PD
Canvas Link​ *Is also searchable on
Canvas Commons “Curriculum Writing
Session Neal MS”
Asynchronous Session

11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open block to schedule PLC Meetings

Wednesday, Aug 5  10:30 am - 11:30 am ❏ Progress checks for professional

Digital Tools Training development on Canvas
PD
SLIDES ❏ Complete the time log and notes
Zoom Link​ (Password: Eagles) on your personalized schedule
Hybrid Synchronous/Asynchronous
Session ❏ Email your Dr. Fuga and your
grade level AP for approval or
Miss the session?​ notes on your grading plan.
Watch here

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Open block to schedule PLC Meetings
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Thursday, Aug 6  9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Coaches office hours
Sign up for a meeting with Erin​ (Office
hours are full, please email or text me for
another day and time to meet)
Sign up for a meeting with MacNeil
8:00 pm
Submit the Virtual Curriculum Writing
Session evaluation survey
❏ Bio video and required homepage
items uploaded on Canvas
❏ Complete the time log and notes
on your personalized schedule and
share it with your instructional
coach.
❏ Complete the Deliverables
Checklist (located on your
personalized schedule) and share
it with your instructional coach.
❏ Complete the ​Evaluation Survey