2019 TM ® B e n c h m a r k e d u c a t i o n c o m p a n y PDSOLUTIONS Customized B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 16/12/19 12:15 PM© Benchmark Education Company, LLC © Benchmark Education Company, LLC 32 Professional Development Dear Educator, Improving teachers’ effectiveness through professional development has become a top priority throughout our education system, and it has been an integral part of Benchmark Education since the company was founded 20 years ago. Our PD team’s ability to work with teachers and students in the classroom is unsurpassed, and you’ll find that we start the process by consulting with you about your needs and goals. We then customize a professional development plan in cooperation with you and your colleagues that will provide a focused and productive learning experience. We can also include new technologies that enhance the PD process and save you time and money. Contact your local sales representative today to develop a customized proposal to help your staff raise the achievement level of all your students. Sincerely, Tom Reycraft, Founder and CEO B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 26/12/19 12:15 PM© Benchmark Education Company, LLC © Benchmark Education Company, LLC 32 A Commitment to Sustained Professional Development Creating a Culture of Ongoing Learning and Growth Benchmark Education Company’s (BEC) Professional Development Division has provided professional development and training services to all levels of educators from the founding of the company in 1998. With a focus on creating a lasting, systemic change, BEC provides ongoing training in literacy instruction. This includes best practices and instructional models such as differentiated instruction, English language acquisition, gradual release of responsibility, responsive teaching, content-area concepts, metacognition, comprehensive literacy instruction, and student observational techniques. BEC Professional Development has resulted in meaningful gains in student achievement, including narrowing achievement gaps for at-risk populations. Professional Development Deliverables What you can expect from Benchmark Education’s team: ■■ Highly qualified trainer(s) in the area of comprehensive literacy and responsive teaching ■■ Professional learning to support special student populations such as advanced learners, striving readers, Special Education, and English Learners ■■ Well-designed interactive sessions to allow participants to internalize content in order to implement effectively ■ ■ Train-the-Trainer modules that include all materials for turnkey district delivery ■■ E-mail and conference calls for support between training visits by consultants Professional Development B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 36/12/19 12:15 PM© Benchmark Education Company, LLC © Benchmark Education Company, LLC 54 A Customized Approach Successful Professional Learning Opportunities Benchmark Education Company provides Professional Learning training tailored to meet the needs of each school or district. Customized Professional Development • Builds capacity and improves teacher effectiveness • Includes research-based interactive sessions such as model lessons, professional study, and coaching support Professional Learning Formats Recognizing the impact made by sustained job-embedded training, BEC provides a range of professional development service formats. Training FormatDescription Administrators and Leadership Teams Professional development sessions for principals, administrators, and leadership teams provide implementation support and increase teacher effectiveness. Train-the-TrainerTurnkey sessions for teacher leads/instructional coaches provide the resources and model for leading in-district training sessions. Sessions support best practices, proper implementation, and data analysis. Teacher TrainingSessions include content presentations focusing on proper implementation of a comprehensive literacy framework. Each session includes hands-on experience with reading research, language acquisition research, methodologies, and assessments. On-Site Demonstrations and Coaching/Mentoring Support Coaching, demonstration lessons, and ongoing mentoring support the implementation of the instructional strategies introduced in a content presentation. Sessions include observation as well as debrief analysis, as the Benchmark Education trainer provides guidance and support. Webinar Specialized Topic Sessions Web-based training sessions offer ongoing support for individual schools, grade-level teams, and instructional coaches. Additional support is provided via Skype, FaceTime, YouTube video demonstrations, e-mail, blogging, and phone. Professional Development B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 46/12/19 12:15 PM© Benchmark Education Company, LLC © Benchmark Education Company, LLC 54 Benchmark Education Company’s Professional Development team offers relevant and actionable professional learning to develop highly qualified teachers who provide effective instruction to meet district needs and goals. The following pages will describe available modules and courses that can be mixed and matched to meet each district’s unique needs. Customized Professional Development Options B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 56/12/19 12:15 PM © Benchmark Education Company, LLC 6 Customized Modules Customized Professional Development Modules These modules are designed to meet the needs of a wide spectrum of participants. They can be tailored to each district’s needs and delivered in a variety of formats, including in-person seminars or during in-school planning opportunities. Suggested TopicsAudience Length of Time Delivery Format Options I. Formative Classroom-Based Assessments/Data-Driven Instruction • Integrate formative assessments for reading development, fluency, text comprehension, metacognition, writing, phonemic awareness/phonics, and vocabulary, including content-area academic vocabulary. • Learn how to administer, analyze, and interpret the assessments throughout the reading/writing literacy block and content-area instruction; learn how to implement standards to determine student learning on a frequent basis. • Focus on how to use the data collected to inform classroom instruction, determine fluid small groups, design/modify appropriate instruction, and target intervention. • Learn current research; analyze informal and formal assessments, student work samples, and fidelity of implementation rubrics to drive next steps in instruction to support ELs. • View modeled teacher-student conferencing skills as a part of assessment activities. Varies based on district needs 3 hrs.Customized to district needs II. Scaffolding Academic Language, Literacy, and Content for EL Students • Focus on ways to develop academic content vocabulary and content-area concepts; increase comprehension; and differentiate instruction while addressing a variety of language, reading, communication, and writing levels. • Learn to differentiate instruction and intervention to meet the needs of the full range of learners in the classroom. • Focus on techniques/strategies that will increase comprehension, student communication, and teacher-student or student-peer dialogue; differentiate instruction while addressing a variety of English language, reading, communication, and writing levels. • Learn to use data to inform small-group creation and teaching; align instructional strategies with curriculum; differentiate for English Learner language acquisition needs; and effectively link whole-class and small-group teaching to provide coherence of instruction. • Discuss strategies during small-group instruction that allow teachers to reach students at their current level and to scaffold growth. • Focus on support techniques that meet the needs of English Learners in the regular literacy or content-area classroom. Varies based on district needs 3 hrs.Customized to district needs Customized Professional Development Modules B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 66/12/19 12:15 PM© Benchmark Education Company, LLC 7 Customized Modules Suggested TopicsAudience Length of Time Delivery Format Options III. Using Appropriate Leveled Texts to Differentiate Instruction • Learn how to integrate differentiated leveled texts into the literacy block, genre writing, text-dependent questioning, and content-area instruction. • Focus on appropriate text selection that provides the same content knowledge but at varying reading and English language levels. • Examine text supports and features that encourage reading development for various purposes and reader needs/ backgrounds. • Learn to use data to inform text selection and instructional teaching points. • Examine how appropriate text selection allows striving learners to access the same information, knowledge, and academic vocabulary as their classmates and peers but at their own instructional level. • Learn to use appropriate text selections to support all students, including targeted interventions for students with specific skill needs. Varies based on district needs 3 hrs.Customized to district needs IV. Integrating Technology into a Comprehensive Literacy Model • Understand how the use of technology can improve student performance in content areas as well as foster the acquisition of literacy skills for ELs. • Examine strategies and tools for observing the incorporation of ISTE NETS state instructional technology standards for students and teachers in teacher planning, instruction, and student projects. • Use data to create teacher instructional technology action plans. • Focus on integration of computers, whiteboards, safe Internet student sites, telecommunications, and related technologies to maximize core learning. • Use instructional technology to enhance intervention, remediation, and academic enrichment. Varies based on district needs 3 hrs.Customized to district needs Customized Professional Development Modules B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 76/12/19 12:15 PM8 Suggested TopicsAudience Length of Time Delivery Format Options V. Intervention for Striving Readers, EL Students, and Students with Disabilities • Focus on tools to target instruction to improve understanding and skills needed to accelerate the progress of striving readers or at-risk students and close the achievement gap. • Discuss interventions that target such dimensions as English language acquisition, beginning reading skills of alphabetic principles, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics (Grades K–2), word work and word study, content- area academic vocabulary, fluency, concept attainment, comprehension, metacognition, writing, and responses to text (Grades K–6). • Learn to use targeted intensive instruction to meet intervention requirements. • Focus on the use of formative, ongoing assessments as part of lesson planning, instruction, group creation, and program modifications. • Focus on targeted strategies to address English language acquisition needs and levels of English Learners, immigrant/ refugee students, and students with disabilities. Varies based on district needs 3 hrs.Customized to district needs Customized Professional Development Modules Customized Modules 8 © Benchmark Education Company, LLC B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 86/12/19 12:15 PM© Benchmark Education Company, LLC 9 Suggested TopicsAudience Length of Time Delivery Format Options V. Intervention for Striving Readers, EL Students, and Students with Disabilities • Focus on tools to target instruction to improve understanding and skills needed to accelerate the progress of striving readers or at-risk students and close the achievement gap. • Discuss interventions that target such dimensions as English language acquisition, beginning reading skills of alphabetic principles, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics (Grades K–2), word work and word study, content- area academic vocabulary, fluency, concept attainment, comprehension, metacognition, writing, and responses to text (Grades K–6). • Learn to use targeted intensive instruction to meet intervention requirements. • Focus on the use of formative, ongoing assessments as part of lesson planning, instruction, group creation, and program modifications. • Focus on targeted strategies to address English language acquisition needs and levels of English Learners, immigrant/ refugee students, and students with disabilities. Varies based on district needs 3 hrs.Customized to district needs Customized Professional Development Modules Professional Development Course Topics These courses provide on-site professional development and engaging resources that develop highly qualified teachers. Through a unique combination of learning experiences, including classroom demonstrations and coaching, data analysis, lesson planning, and PD course books, teachers will improve their ability to deliver effective instruction to diverse students. Courses can be differentiated to meet district requirements and the learning needs of participating educators. The following session topics are bundled with the purchase of a professional development book. TopicAudience Length of Time Delivery Format Options Best Practices in the Reading/Writing Workshop Six Modules Available Learn to plan and implement a Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop model that includes differentiated instruction, flexible grouping, and writing conferences: • Introducing metacognitive and comprehension strategies • Combining whole-group lessons with small-group sessions • Guiding meaningful discussions about student writing District trainers, teachers, administrators, and coaches Variable, based on customized plan Customized to district needs Effective Instruction for English Language Development Six Modules Available Teachers learn to work well with the wide range of ELs in today’s classrooms and use proven instructional practices to develop literacy and language: • Acquiring a second language and expanding academic vocabulary • Designing lessons that build language arts and content understanding • Integrating oral language development with writing and reading District trainers, teachers, administrators, and coaches Variable, based on customized plan Customized to district needs Effective Coaching Strategies Nine Modules Available Coaches improve their ability to work collaboratively with teachers on providing instruction that results in increased student performance: • Using classroom demonstrations to improve teaching • Integrating instruction with authentic reading and writing • Fostering growth within a community of adult learners District trainers, administrators, and coaches Variable, based on customized plan Customized to district needs Professional Development Course Topics Course Topics © Benchmark Education Company, LLC 9 B7895_Customiozed_PD_Brochure.indd 96/12/19 12:15 PMNext >