Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment The SVSU Professional Learning Committee is committed to providing ongoing professional learning opportunities for all staff that support each school’s academic and behavioral goals. “Educators engaged in professional learning will identify a need and then work to adjust their practice to meet student learning needs, increasing the likelihood of student achievement. Systemic support of this cycle of professional growth by using the standards to plan, facilitate, and evaluate professional learning in schools and district further ensures that improved learning for educators will lead to improved learning for students.” (April 2011 Vermont Department of Education - A Guide for Increasing the Effectiveness of Professional Development in Schools and Districts) | PersonnelDirector of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Laura Boudreau 802-753-5820 Mathematics Teacher Leader Pat Conway 802-753-5820 Student Data and Assessment Specialist Melissa Senecal 802-447-8419
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SVSU Local Standards Board Resources
PURPOSE: A local standards board shall be established and maintained for the primary purpose of recommending teachers for relicensure.
SVSU Local Courses
Throughout the year, we offer a variety of courses free of charge to our staff. This applies toward recertification credit and/or salary increase for teachers. Below you will find a list of courses, times, dates and availability. To register for one or more of our local classes, download and fill out the registration form. For additional information, call the SVSU Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Department at 753-5820, or email Lisa Poplaski.
SVSU Graduate Courses
The SVSU periodically hosts graduate level courses, which can be taken for either college or recertification credit. In order to provide easier access to graduate level courses that meet student needs, for our staff and professionals in the area, we network with colleges (e.g. Southern New Hampshire University, Colchester; University of Vermont, Burlington; St. Joseph’s College, Rutland). This support is provided in two ways. The K-12 Curriculum Committee designs courses and the SVSU secures professors. We work with higher educational institutions to provide graduate credit. In other instances, specific courses are provided in Bennington by the college or university. The Professional Standards Board reviews, and to date has approved all courses for recertification.
Professional Development Opportunities - Castleton University
Professional Development Opportunities Sponsored through Castleton Center for Schools.
Middle Level Education & Consultation
Castleton University is extremely pleased to announce that Susie Girardin and the Castleton Center for Schools have partnered to offer a broad range of professional development opportunities, including but not limited to middle level education, for Vermont educators and administrators.Other Professional Development Opportunities
The Vermont Higher Education Collaborative
Castleton University and Castleton’s Center for Schools are proud to partner with the Vermont Higher Education Collaborative (VTHEC) in responding to the professional development needs of districts, schools, educators and administrators throughout Vermont. Please visit the VTHEC site for information on programs, courses, workshops and staff.Vermont-NEA Summer Training for Educators
We are fortunate to have some grant-funded, some free, and some at a low cost. Many of our sessions have 3 credit option through Castleton. Descriptions can be found at https://tinyurl.com/VTNEAS18PL
Classes include:
Classes include:
- Coaching and Mentoring in Schools: Audience – Coaches and Mentors, Various sites – 3 days with credit option. Register: https://goo.gl/1kSoFU
- Building a Positive Classroom Culture – August 6th @ Champlain College – FREE – This is appropriate for new teachers as well as teachers wanted a refresher. The goal is for teachers to start day one with a better sense of what makes a positive classroom culture and how to build one. Participants will get a wonderful resource book! https://goo.gl/forms/TLhly800DHASFiGu2
- Youth Mental Health First Aid – August 6th @ Champlain College – FREE- Introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early interventions and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis. With suicide rates nearly 50% higher in Vermont since 1999, this understanding for educators is essential. https://goo.gl/forms/TLhly800DHASFiGu2
- National Board Academy – August 6th @ Champlain College – FREE – This workshop is to build a network of NBCTs throughout the state in order to build a stronger coalition of NBCTs in every school. https://goo.gl/forms/TLhly800DHASFiGu2
- ESP Mini-Conference – August 6th @ Champlain College – FREE – This mini-conference will contain at least four different sessions for paraprofessionals including Behavioral Interventions with Students who Struggle with Social Thinking, ESP Career Growth Continuum, Chromebook Basics and More and Teacher-Paraeducator Communication. https://goo.gl/forms/TLhly800DHASFiGu2
- Mentor Coordinator Training – August 10th @Vermont-NEA, Montpelier – FREE for districts who work with Vermont-NEA, $200 all others– This annual gathering is for mentor coordinators in districts to discuss their programs, engage in new learning, and share problems of practice. All will receive the new edition of Lipton and Wellman’s 2018 Mentoring Matters. https://goo.gl/forms/crqSXiEf2XM01L0H3
- Assessment for Student Learning with Jan Chappuis – August 15- 18th @ Sheraton Conference Center, South Burlington – FREE for Vermont-NEA Members, Non-members $500- Credit option through Castleton: This workshop is designed to deepen participants’ ability to design accurate assessments and to use assessment information formatively in the classroom to further student achievement. On the first day we will engage in activities that show how formative assessment strategies can be woven into daily teaching activities, focusing on diagnostic assessment, offering effective feedback, and preparing students to self-assess and to give each other effective feedback. On the second and third days we will delve into the components of assessment literacy, examining the five keys to classroom assessment quality with a focus on creating good performance tasks and rubrics. See www.vtnea.org/your-profession.php for more details. Participants will receive the author’s books. Grant funded through the NEA Center for Great Public Schools. For questions, please contact Juliette Longchamp at jlongchamp@vtnea.org or Erin Green at egreen@vtnea.org or call 802-224-2411. To register: https://tinyurl.com/Assessmentvtnea
