Professional Learning

Professional learning in the Recovery School District is designed to enable teachers, administrators, and staff members enhance their knowledge, skills, and behaviors to maximize high levels of student achievement.  Professional learning activities are provided through “direct service delivery” of training by staff, consultants, and contracted personnel and the “training of trainers” model.  The latter model calls for the training of key personnel who then deliver the training they receive to colleagues at their schools.

School-site and district-wide professional learning activities which support the RSD initiatives are provided during the entire year.  These activities include workshops, support meetings, and classroom demonstration lessons for teachers.  Below is a list of topics under each District Initiative.  Professional learning activities have been conducted on each of the topics.  

Literacy

Read 180, Grades 4-10

Voyager (K-3/Tier 2)

Harcourt Trophies (PK-3)

Direct Instruction (Tier 2, 3 and Extended Day)

Literacy Training for Teachers, Coaches, and Principals

Extensive literacy training for literacy coaches

Coaching Strategies for Literacy Coaches

Empowering Writers

Standardized Curriculum

Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum

Managed Curriculum – Educator’s Handbook

Instructional Framework

EPIC Learning Program for High Schools

FOSS Science, Grades K-8

Deep Math, Grades 1-8

Financial and Economic Education - partnership with Federal Reserve Bank

Data-Driven Decision Making

Data-driven Instruction

Response to Interventions

Positive Behavior Support

Benchmarking (Princeton Review)

Leadership training for Principals, Assistant Principals, and Leadership Teams

GEE Re-Testing

EAGLE Training (Enhanced Assessment of Grade Level Expectations)

Summer School Instruction

Meaningful Engaged Learning

High School Re-design (Freshman Seminar)

Coaching strategies for math coaches

Inclusive Practices

Classroom Management

Differentiated Instruction

Academic Power Program (After School Remediation)

Fast Math (Extended Day)

Technology

Using Promethean boards to enhance instruction

Epic Learning Program