Connecticut State Department of Education

Connecticut Core Standards

CCS Leadership Community of Practice Series for Administrators [2014-15]

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is partnering with the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) to offer professional development opportunities to Connecticut school principals, central office administration and other invited guests for a series of seven workshops to support the implementation of the CT Core Standards (CCS). Each month CAS, through the Communities of Practice Series, offers administrators the opportunity to share information and experiences, learning from one another for their own personal and professional growth.

Participants will gain a better understanding of the Connecticut Core Standards (CCS) in Mathematics and ELA/Literacy by:

  • engaging in professional development workshops ;
  • sharing information and best practices with administrators statewide; and
  • developing curriculum materials and artifacts for use by school districts.
Date Topic Presenter Materials
November 24, 2014 CCS Classroom “Look Fors” Ellen Cohn, CSDE Director, Academic Office
Jennifer Webb, CSDE, ELA Consultant
Jennifer Michalek, CSDE, Math 6-12 Consultant		 Classroom "Look Fors"
December 15, 2014 Implications for SPED/SRBI/EL Marie Glowski, CSDE, ELL/Bilingual Consultant
Monica Quinones, Director ELL, Hartford Public Schools		 ELLs and the Common Core
December 15, 2014 CCSS for SRBI Math Catherine Freeman, Sage Park Middle School, Windsor Public Schools CT Core Standards Implications for SRBI
January 20, 2015 Relating CCS to Curriculum Development Dr. Erin McGurk, Director of Educational Services, Ellington Public Schools
January 20, 2015 Implementing Common Core Farmington Public Schools A Guaranteed, Viable and Engaging Curriculum
February, 23, 2015 Digital Library and the Formative Assessment System Joe Di Garbo, CSDE, Smarter Balanced/Digital Library Consultant An Introduction to the Digital Library
March 23, 2015 Learning Progressions: A Guide to Vertical Alignment Jennifer Michalek, CSDE, Math 6-12 Consultant The Mathematics Progressions
April 27, 2015 Communication with Parents and the Community Dr. Miguel Cardona, Performance Evaluation Specialist, Meriden Public Schools Communicating Common Core
May 11, 2015 Get Close for Deeper Thinking: Close Reading Jennifer Webb, CSDE, ELA Consultant
Erica Augustyn, Pleasant Valley School, South Windsor
Michael Webb, South Windsor High School, South Windsor		 Close Reading

Intended Audience: Principals, Central Office Administrators, other interested staff
Dates: November 2014 – May 2015
Partners: CSDE & Connecticut Association of Schools
Please see the flyer for more information