A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT

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1 BLENDED LEARNING BOOTCAMP A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT Tradition Meets Tech: Data-driven, Personalized Learning Thank you for participating in the Archdiocese of Omaha Catholic Schools Office Blended Learning Initiative. After four years of exploring, reviewing and piloting blended learning models, we come together this year in a one-of-a-kind, multi-faceted, intra-parochial collaborative. This professional effort truly embodies and models for others our vision of One Church, united in Christ. Our collective efforts to drive instruction with improved data, gather with peers to learn from each other, and personalize learning for our children, will enrich and deepen our educational capacity to engage and motivate all students. The Catholic Schools Office is excited to be side-by-side with you in this challenging but transformative journey. We are especially grateful for all the prayers and financial support provided by parishioners who, through the Ignite the Faith donations, have made this moment possible through millions of dollars of technology infrastructure and peripherals, as well as much of the software licensing necessary in these first years of the initiative. I look forward to visiting your schools and seeing your classrooms in action! In Christ, Mike August 6, 7, 8 College of St. Mary s Omaha, NE 2

2 Schedule At a Glance Checklist of Courses Attend the following in the order you choose and based on your experience level and principal s input. August 6th Agenda 8:30 am Registration & Opening Prayer (Gross Auditorium) **Come early to get logged in with your device. 9:00 am - 10:30 am Keynote speaker - Gene Kerns 10:30 am - 10:45 am - Break 10:45 am - 11:45 am - Session #1 11:45 am - 12:45 pm - Lunch break (Hotspot 3rd floor Walsh Hall) 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm - Session #2 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm - Break 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Session #3 3-3:15 pm Closing prayer & Prize drawing (Gross Auditorium) August 7th Agenda 8:30 am Check in / Opening Prayer and Prize Drawing (Gross Auditorium) 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Session #4 10:00 am - 10:15 am - Break 10:15 am - 11:15 am - Session #5 11:15 am - 11:30 am - Break 11:30 am - 12:30 am - Session #6 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch (Hotspot - 3rd floor Walsh) 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Open Q&A with vendors and coaches (Hotspot - 3rd floor Walsh) August 8th Agenda 8:30 am Check in / Opening Prayer (Gross Auditorium) 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Session #7 10:00 am - 10:15 am - Break 10:15 am - 11:15 am - Session #8 11:15 am - 11:30 am - Break 11:30 am - 12:30 am - Session #9 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch (Hotspot - 3rd floor Walsh) 1:20 pm - 3:00 pm - Break out by individual schools to create your first 20 days, with a coach or administrator in each section (classroom locations will be posted); 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Closing prayer & Prize drawing (Gross Auditorium) 3 Tier 1: Teachers who need more experience with: Rotations, Interventions, Classroom Management AND intro to the Blended Learning programs Keynote Rotations- beginner (K-4) OR (5-8) Interventions (K-4) OR (5-8) Lexia Part I - Enrolling students/getting started Lexia Core5 (K-5) OR Lexia LexiaPower-Up (6-8) Lexia Part II - Reports and Data in Lexia Core5 (K-5) OR Power-Up (6-8) Reading Plus Intro (5-8) OR 21 st century teaching rooted in Catholic tradition (K-4) Star 360 OR NWEA MAPS Star/MAPS Part I Star/MAPS Part II Digital Footprint (k-4) OR (5-8) Classroom Management (k-2) OR (3-4) OR (5-8) *Consortium schools & St. Mathew must attend a Tuesday session w/ Go Guardian training Mapping your first 20 days w/ Admin Tier 2: Teachers who understand the programs, but need more experience with: Rotations, Interventions, Classroom Management Keynote Rotations Advanced (K-4) OR (5-8) Interventions (K-4) OR (5-8) Lexia Part II - Reports and Data in Lexia Core5 (K-5) OR Power-Up (6-8) Reading Plus Intro (5-8) OR 21st Century Teaching (k-4) Star 360 OR NWEA MAPS Star/MAPS Part II Digital Footprint Classroom Management (k-2) OR (3-4) OR (5-8) *Consortium schools & St. Mathew must attend a Tuesday session w/ Go Guardian training Attend open session of your choice Attend open session of your choice Mapping your first 20 days w/ Admin 4

3 Tier 3: Strictly Middle School Math Teachers (Only present 8/6 and 8/7) Keynote Aleks I ALEKS Part II Digital Footprint Star 360 OR NWEA MAPS Star/MAPS Part I AND Star/MAPS Part II Interventions (K-4) (5-8) OR Classroom Management (k-2) (3-4) (5-8) *Consortium schools & St. Mathew must attend a Tuesday session w/ Go Guardian training Tier 4: Administrators (Only present 8/6 and 8/8) Keynote Star 360: Reports/Graphing OR NWEA MAPS for Administrators (Session 1) Digital Footprint for Admin (Session 2) ALEKS for Administrators (Session 3) Lexia Core 5/Power Up for Administrators (Session 7) Reading Plus for Administrators (Session 8) Device management & Setting up Chromebooks (Session 9) Mapping the first 20 days with your teachers Monday, August 6 8:30 a.m. Registration & Opening Prayer (Gross Auditorium/Hill Macaluso Hall) *Come early to get set up your device. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Keynote speech: Personalized Learning by Dr. Gene Kerns, Renaissance 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Session #1 Breakouts 21st century teaching rooted in the Catholic tradition (K-4) Lexia Core5 Part I Enrolling students + Getting started (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part I Enrolling students + Getting started (6-8) ALEKS Math I MAPS for Administrators Star360 for Administrators set up, accommodations, reports, grouping Classroom management (K-2) Digital Footprint (5-8) Intervention (k-4) Rotations Beginners (K-4) 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch break (Hotspot 3rd floor Walsh Hall) Session Locations Hill Macaluso Hall Gross Auditorium Digital Footprint Walsh Hall Room 110 ALEKS Walsh Hall Room 112 STAR360 Walsh Hall Room 114 Intervention Walsh Hall Room 115 Rotations Walsh Hall Room 116 Lexia Power-up 6-8 Walsh Hall Room 212 Classroom Management Walsh Hall Room 217 LexiaCore5 K-5 Walsh Hall Room 317 Reading Plus 6-8 & 21st Century Teaching (Monday) Walsh Hall Room 321 NWEA MAPS & 21st Century Teaching (Wed) 5 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Session #2 Breakouts 21st century teaching rooted in the Catholic tradition (K-4) Lexia Core5 Part II Data and Reports (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part II Data and Reports (6-8) ALEKS Math Part II NWEA MAPS Part I Getting Started Star360 Part I Set up, accommodations Classroom management (3-4) Digital Footprint for Administrators Intervention (5-8) Rotations Beginners (5-8) 1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break 6

4 Tuesday, August 7 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Session #3 Breakouts Reading Plus Intro (5-8) Lexia Core5 Part I Enrolling students + Getting started (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part I Enrolling students + Getting started (6-8) ALEKS for Administrators NWEA MAPS Part II Reports Star360 Part II Reports Classroom management (5-8) Digital Footprint (5-8) Intervention (k-4) Rotations Advanced (K-4) 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Closing prayer, Prize drawing, Exit Survey (Gross Auditorium) 8:30 a.m. Sign in, Opening Prayer, Prize Drawing (Gross Auditorium) 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Session #4 Breakouts Reading Plus Intro (5-8) Lexia Core5 Part I Enrolling students + Getting started (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part II Reports and Data (6-8) Star360 Part I Set up, accommodations Classroom management & Go Guardian (K-2) *Consortium teachers must attend a classroom management session w/ the Go Guardian component Digital Footprint (k-4) Intervention (k-4) Rotations Advanced (5-8) 10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Session #5 Breakouts Reading Plus Intro (5-8) Lexia Core5 Part II Reports and Data (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part I Getting started (6-8) Star360 Part II Looking at reports and data Classroom management & Go Guardian (3-4) *Consortium teachers must attend a classroom management session w/ the Go Guardian component Digital Footprint (5-8) Intervention (5-8) Rotations Beginner (k-4) 11:15 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Break Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch. St. Pope John Paul II 7 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Session #6 Breakouts Reading Plus Intro (5-8) Lexia Core5 Part I Enrolling students + Getting started (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part II Reports and Data (6-8) Star360 Part I Set up, accommodations Classroom management & Go Guardian (5-8) *Consortium teachers must attend a classroom management session w/ the Go Guardian component Digital Footprint (k-4) 8

5 Wednesday, August 8 Intervention (5-8) Rotations Beginner (5-8) 12:30 p.m.-1:10 p.m. Lunch break (Hotspot 3rd floor Walsh Hall) 1:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Optional Q&A with vendors or coaches. Tech Support. Ask trainers questions (Hotspot 3rd floor Walsh Hall) 8:30 a.m. Sign / Opening Prayer (Gross Auditorium/Hill Macaluso Hall) 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Session #7 Breakouts 21st century teaching rooted in the Catholic tradition (K-4) Reading Plus I for Consortium & St. Matthew (5-8) Lexia Core5 Part II Reports and data (K-5) Lexia Core5/PowerUp for Administrators Classroom management (K-2) Intervention (5-8) Rotations Advanced (k-4) 10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Break Grant, O Lord my God, that I may never fall away in success or in failure; that I may not be prideful in prosperity nor dejected in adversity. Let me rejoice only in what unites us and sorrow only in what separates us. May I strive to please no one or fear to displease anyone except Yourself. May I see always the things that are eternal and never those that are only temporal. May I shun any joy that is without You and never seek any that is beside You. O Lord, may I delight in any work I do for You and tire of any rest that is apart from You. My God, let me direct my heart towards You, and in my failings, always repent with a purpose of amendment. St. Thomas Aquinas Love follows knowledge. 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Session #8 Breakouts 21st century teaching rooted in the Catholic tradition (K-4) Reading Plus for Administrataors Lexia Core5 Part I Getting started (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part II Reports and Data (6-8) Classroom management (3-4) Intervention (k-4) Rotations Advanced (5-8) 11:15 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Break 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Session #9 Breakouts 21st century teaching rooted in the Catholic tradition (K-4) Reading Plus II for Consortium & St. Matthew (5-8) Lexia Core5 Part II Reports and data (K-5) Lexia PowerUp Part I Getting started (6-8) Device Management & Setting up Chromebooks for Administrators Intervention (k-4) 12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch break (Hotspot 3rd floor Walsh Hall) 1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 9 10

6 Session Descriptions Mapping out the first 20 days in your school group, with coaches + ad- ministrators. Classrooms for each school to use will be posted in the morning. Administrators/trainers will guide you as you prepare, and you ll work together with your school colleagues to sketch out your schedule to incorporate blended learning. 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Closing prayer, Prize drawing, exit Survey ( Gross Auditorium) Rotations with Lynette Turner (K-4) OR (5-8) Beginning Literacy Rotations How to set up and get your work rotations started during the guided reading block + Ideas for varied rotations and management. Advanced Literacy Rotations Get ideas to expand your literacy rotations during your guided reading block. There will be a brief time to share within the group to hear from your colleagues. Interventions with Kymberli Blomenberg (K-4) OR (5-8) Do you have students that need remediation in the area of reading? Have you considered using data driven decisions to determine appropriate differentiated reading instruction in your classroom? If your answer is yes, come learn how to close the reading gap using a systematic, explicit instruction that not only builds skill but also motivation and confidence. Students will build phonemic awareness, decoding, and fluency skills to strengthen reading comprehension. Skills students are taught: Module 1 ---short vowels in CVC, digraphs, tch, and consonant blends Module 2 ---vowel teams, silent final e, r & l controlled vowels Module 3 ---additional vowel teams, two syllable, and multisyllabic words *Grade levels are approximate. Students are placed based on need via initial assessment, thus the grade levels will fluctuate. Lexia Core5 with Beth Unruh and Amanda Fouts (K-5) Part I* Learn how to set up your classes, examine the scope and sequence, explore the teacher and student dashboard, understand the action plan to support your students offline, access additional resources, and have time to learn what it looks like for the student through the student demo. *For Teachers who have not used Lexia Core5 We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are so weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 11 Part II** Take the guesswork out of differentiating instruction and provide targeted resources by analyzing easy to interpret Lexia Core5 reports in more depth, helping monitor student usage, track progress through the content, quickly identify areas of difficulty, and investigate additional resources to support instruction. **For teachers who have taken Part I or have used Lexia Core5 12

7 PowerUP with Beth Unruh and Amanda Fouts (6-8) Part I* Learn how to set up your classes, examine the scope and sequence, explore the teacher and student dashboard, understand the action plan to support your students offline, access additional resources, and have time to learn what it looks like for the student through the student demo. how to set up your classes, examine the scope and sequence, explore the teacher and student dashboard, understand the action plan to support your students offline, access additional resources, and have time to learn what it looks like for the student through the student demo. *For Teachers who have not used Lexia PowerUp Part II** This session will help you as a teacher take the guesswork out of differentiating instruction and provide targeted resources by analyzing easy to interpret PowerUp reports in more depth, helping monitor student usage, track progress through the content, quickly identify areas of difficulty and investigate additional resources to support instruction. **For teachers who have taken Part I or have used Lexia Core5 Reading Plus with Kathi Zohn (5-8) Reading Plus Intro * In this session you will learn how to set up your class, preparing for InSight, examine Class Screening and Class Placement Report, explore how to have conversations with students about their progress. Through Reading Plus teacher demo you will practice navigating your teacher dashboard and through the student demo you will have time to explore how Reading Plus provides the right kind of reading practice that develops the three domains of reading. *For Teachers who have not used Reading Plus Reading Plus I & II** In this session you will set up your class, review preparing for InSight, examine Class Screening and Class Placement Report, explore how to have conversations with students about their progress. Through Reading Plus teacher demo you will practice navigating your teacher dashboard and through the student demo you will have time to explore how Reading Plus provides the right kind of reading practice that develops the three domains of reading. **For Teachers who have used Reading Plus in the Consortium or St. Matthew Session Descriptions 21st century teaching rooted in the Catholic tradition with Tracey Kovar (K-4) Student psychology, learning needs and styles present different challenges to the 21st century teacher. How does blended learning, balanced literacy and individualized instruction fit into the Catholic teaching tradition and what practical knowledge tools does a teacher need for today s classroom? Star 360 with Jenn Millisor (K-8) Beginner* Introduction to Star, how it fits into the larger picture of data collection, and how to test *For Teachers who are new to Star, or need a refresher Advanced* Advanced Star topics and reporting *For Teachers who completed Star Beginner, or have used Star in the past NWEA MAPS with Dr. Diane Cronin (6-8) Beginner* Introduction to MAPS, how it fits into the larger picture of data collection, and how to test *For Teachers who are new to MAPS, or need a refresher Advanced* Advanced MAPS topics and reporting *For Teachers who completed MAPS Beginner, or have used MAPS in the past 13 14

8 ALEKS Math with Lorri Coates Math Teachers This session will review how to get started with ALEKS. Enrolling students, student and teacher portals, reports and reading the data will all be addressed! Digital Footprint with Paul Sanfrancesco (K-4) OR (5-8) Every day an app, game or social media is downloaded on to a student s personal device and somehow it always finds a way into our classrooms and can have a positive or negative reaction that teachers have to handle. In this session we will explore how teachers can transform our students into becoming digital catholic leaders/ citizens and model a positive social media culture. #creatingsaintsonline Classroom Management with Sara Hood About our Keynote Speaker Dr. Gene Kerns serves as Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Renaissance. He is a leading authority on education standards in the US and UK regarding learning progressions, formative assessment, personalized learning, and the application of insights from the science of expertise within K-12. In addition to this work, he is co-author of two books, informative Assessment: When It s Not About a Grade and Unlocking Student Talent: The New Science of Developing Expertise (in press). (K-2) OR (3-4) OR (5-8) Tips, lessons and effective techniques for managing and leading a classroom of techusing students. For the Classroom Management with Go Guardian sessions on Tuesday, consortium teachers and St. Matthew s will review the Go Guardian device management program in conjunction with effective management techniques. Additional thanks to Our Amazing Sponsors and Trainers: College of St. Mary Lynette Turner Kymberli Blomenberg Beth Unruh, Amanda Fouts, & Kathi Zohn Tracey Kovar Jenn Millisor Dr. Diane Cronin Paul Sanfrancesco Sara Hood 15 16

9 This Boot Camp Brought to you by the Catholic Schools Office Meet Our Team Michael Ashton, Ed.D. Superintendent Mike has served in his role since July 2017 and provides educational and leadership support to help equip administrators, presidents, boards and pastors to best serve our schools. In the past, he has held positions in education varying from science teacher to principal, with experience in both public and Catholic schools. Vickie Kauffold, Administrator of Standards and Assessments Vickie has more than 30 years experience in Catholic education, including roles as music teacher in both elementary and high school settings, as well as principal. She also served 11 years as Curriculum Director in Saunders County, NE before moving to Omaha. She handles all things related to curriculum, assessment, and data. Greg Monroe, Blended Learning Facilitator Greg has held a variety of roles in education, most recently as principal for a Catholic high school in Florida. With strong experience and interest in incorporating tech into the classroom, he will help continue and enhance our Blended Learning Initiative, which provides data-driven, personalized learning. Tracey Kovar, Student Services Advisor tlkovar@archomaha.org Tracey has extensive experience in special education services in both public and Catholic schools. Her role helps our schools open their doors even wider and helps educators with providing teacher evaluation tools, coaching for resource teachers and other teachers re: English language learners and exceptional learners, as well as Title 1 services

10 Katie Alitz, Administrative Secretary Katie has worked in our office for more than four years., supporting in various ways that include: expense reporting, updates to administrators or substitute teaching lists, NCEA reporting, International students, grant reimbursements, teacher scholarships, and more. Blair Bonczynski, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Blair has more than 11 years experience in non-profit communications. She is responsible for content updates and story ideas for LoveMySchool.com and CSO social media pages. She provides assistance to schools on strategy and messaging to generate awareness for their schools. Beatriz (Betty) Arellanes, Latino School Enrollment Betty is a nationally-known resource for Latino community relations. Her efforts have significantly grown Latino enrollment across our diocese. She helps facilitate the Latino Scholarship Fund and can assist schools with Spanish translations Deb Lund, Music in Catholic Schools djlund@archomaha.org Deb has decades of experience working for our Catholic schools, building maintaining and growing their wind instrument music programs. It s incredible to see a wide-ranging group of schools such as ours come together in a completely voluntary initiative. Thank you for your willingness to delve deeply into a data mindset which ultimately seeks to find those ways to best instruct our students. As Catholic school educators we always stress that education is about the whole child body, mind and spirit, and Blended Learning is yet another step in that holistic educational approach. By holding our students to high standards, and modifying our teaching approach to reach all learners, we use technology as yet another tool to help our students fulfil their potential and expand their talents. Thank you to our trainers, some of whom traveled from states away to share their knowledge with us. Thank you to my CSO team who helped me organize this bootcamp, and particularly Donna, Chris, Sara, Vickie, Peggy, Dale and Shawn who helped lay the groundwork for this initiative. Thank you also to our great school administrators who are spearheading this initiative through their leadership in our schools. Finally, this initiative is not possible without the dedication of our wonderful, selfless teachers who seek to expand their current skillset through the adoption of new technology and meld it with traditional instructional techniques. We are truly a team and let us support one another as this year continues. I look forward to working with you all, and we at the CSO are here to assist however needed. Enjoy these three days, and our prayers are with you as we begin this school year together! Mercy Hall 3300 N. 60th St. Omaha, NE LoveMySchool.com Sincerely, Greg Monroe 19 20