New teachers will have the opportunity to engage in sessions around curriculum, Academic and Social Behavior, MTSS, and classroom management.  There will be breakout sessions with district departments and USEP for questions and answers around certification, technology and employee relations.

Audience:  New teachers hired January 1, 2023 – May 1, 2023

Date: June 6th-8th

Time:  TBD

Stipend pay: Yes

Location: In-person:  District Office, Building 2

The two-day Autism Summer Institute is an annual workshop aimed at providing high quality professional development to a wide spectrum of professionals who impact the lives of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Audience: All Staff who work with students with Autism

Date: July 11th-12th

Time: 8:30-3:30

myPGS registration course and section number: TBD

Stipend pay: No

Virtual: Link TBD

Contact: Chantalle Herrera at cherrera@pasco.k12.fl.us

Summer 2023 Virtual Professional Learning Conference will offer variety of sessions for teachers, coaches, support staff, administrators, school and district leaders.

Audience: All staff

Dates: July 24, 25, 26

Stipend Pay: No

Jessica Minihan is a behavior analyst and child psychiatrist who specializes in a systematic approach for deciphering causes and patterns of difficult student behaviors and matching them with proven strategies.  In this training, she will focus on our youngest learners’ inability to regulate their emotions which likely stem from skill deficits.  She will teach participants to recognize what drives these behaviors and strategies to intervene to ensure each student is successful in the learning environment.

Audience: Kindergarten Teachers and their Administrators

Date: July 24, 2023

Time: 8:30-3:30

myPGS registration course and section number: Course # 4766  Section # 33554

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person (location) :  Instructional Performing Arts Center Cypress Creek

Contact Person:  Stephanie Long x42702 or stlong@pasco.k12.fl.us

Course Description: Create full student engagement with Kagan Structures—simple yet powerful cooperative learning instructional strategies. Supported by a large body of scientific research, and proven effective in countless classrooms, schools, and districts, this revolutionary way to teach is transforming teaching and learning. Come experience the power of Kagan Structures. See how easy it is use teamwork and pairs to create a greater level of engagement than you imagined possible, even for your reluctant learners. We’re not talking about group work. We’re talking the real deal, and knowing the difference is the difference between engaging some and engaging all students. When we engage all students, they all learn more. And because the structures are so cooperative and interactive, they work wonders for students’ social skill development. Students who work together get to know and like each other better which reduces discipline problems, bullying, and violence. Come learn easy ways to use Kagan Structures as a part of every lesson, creating greater engagement, deeper understanding of the content, improved retention, and greater liking for class and content. Kagan will give you the Seven Keys to unlock the door to successful cooperative learning. If you want more fun in teaching, highly engaged students who love your classroom, and elevated test scores, this workshop is for you!

Kagan Cooperative Learning Flyer

Audience: 

Elementary Teachers, Coaches, ESE, and Specials Areas

Dates and Registration:

*Please register in myPGS and check with the host school for start and end times.

Stipend Pay: No

If you have any questions, please reach out to Charlotte Kralik or Stephanie Sheridan.

Course Description: All new hires will take a tour around their new campus to meet key people and familiarize themselves with their new school. They will be guided by a campus tour guide to learn about the school's mission and vision as well as get to know other new teachers and start building relationships.

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Time: Check with your school for start and end times.

Stipend Pay: No

If you have any questions, please reach out to Charlotte Kralik.

Identify the behavior levels that contribute to the development of a crisis and choose an appropriate staff intervention for each level. Identify useful nonverbal techniques, which can help to prevent acting-out behavior. Use verbal techniques to de-escalate. Demonstrate CPI's Principals of Personal Safety to avoid injury if behavior escalates to a physical level. Provide for the Care, Welfare, Safety and Security of all those who are involved in a crisis situation.

Audience: Administrators, Behavior Specialist, Intervention Specialist, Teachers and IAs working in self-contained units, school crisis teams

Dates: June 1-2, June 7-8, and June 12-13

Time: Day 1- 8:30-3:30

            Day 2- 8:30-3:30         

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person – Location -District

Identify the behavior levels that contribute to the development of a crisis and choose an appropriate staff intervention for each level. Identify useful nonverbal techniques, which can help to prevent acting-out behavior. Use verbal techniques to de-escalate. Demonstrate CPI's Principals of Personal Safety to avoid injury if behavior escalates to a physical level. Provide for the Care, Welfare, Safety and Security of all those who are involved in a crisis situation.

Audience: Administrators, Behavior Specialist, Intervention Specialist, Teachers and IAs working in self-contained units, school crisis teams

Dates: June 5^th, 6^th, 9^th, 14^th and 15^th – Sessions offered twice per day.

Time: 8:30-11:30 or 12:20-3:30

Stipend pay: Yes

The two-day Seeing Stars training is a sensory-cognitive approach, which can be differentiated to teach the Science of Reading to struggling learners.

Audience: 

Grant Funded Positions Only:

Elementary Support Facilitators

Intervention Specialists

Speech Language Pathologists

Elementary SBCP Teachers

Date: 

June 12th -13th

June 19th-20th

June 26th-27th

July 10th and 11th

July 12th and 13th

July 17th and 18th

July 19th and 20th

Time: 8:30-3:30

myPGS registration course and section number: TBD

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person: Training Room C

Contact: Jennifer Hykes jhykes@pasco.k12.fl.us

Participants will gain knowledge and resources in fostering relationships with parents to enhance the school/home connection.

Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers and Social Educators

Date: July 31st

Time: 10:15-11:00

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person – Location TBA

Contact: Leslie Thomas 

Participants will learn strategies in creating a high quality learning environment for young children.

Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers

Date: July 31st

Time:11:00=11:45

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person- location TBA

Contact: Leslie Thomas 

Participants will receive important information on ensuring quality health and safety practices in the classroom as well as strategies to increase daily attendance.

Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers, Social Educators

Date: Aug. 1

Time: 12:45-1:45

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person- location TBA

Contact: Leslie Thomas 

Participants will receive information and resources for completing developmental screeners and requesting intervention services in the classroom.

Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers

Date: August 2

Time: 9:15-10:00

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person- location TBA

Contact: Leslie Thomas 

Audience: Social Educators

Date: August 2

Time:10:15-11:00

Stipend pay:  No

In-person- location TBA

Contact: Leslie Thomas 

Participants will learn the expectations of PLCs for the school year as well as setting norms for individual groups.

Audience: Head Start Teachers, Early Head Start Caregivers

Date: August 2nd

Time: 11:00- 11:45

Stipend pay: Yes

In-person: Location TBA

Contact: Leslie Thomas