Dear RCS Staff Member,

It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that we welcome you to the 2014-15 school year for our all-district
welcome and professional development day. Dr. Adolph Brown, a highly regarded motivational speaker and passionate
educator, will start us off as our keynote speaker. Following that, our very own Rochester Community Schools colleagues will
be presenting on a variety of topics in which our staff will find relevant, engaging, and pertinent to their everyday roles.
Additionally, we are asking most staff members to attend a mini-keynote session on an initiative that has been embraced by
many staff members Cultures of Thinking (Visible Thinking Routines). Our K-2 colleagues will be attending a mini-keynote
session on a powerful new diagnostic tool called I Ready. We want to thank you for your efforts and commitment to
continual learning as well as thank the staff who gave time in preparation and presenting today.
Sincerely,
Dr. Robert Shaner
Debi Fragomeni
Dan Romzek
Beth Davis
RCS Curriculum Department
Board of Education

Mini-Keynote Sessions

I Ready: The District, as part of its comprehensive assessment program, will be implemented the I Ready diagnostic interim
assessment program which is entirely web-based at the K-2 level. This easy to use and engaging program will give teachers
valuable data and will help inform instruction in the area of mathematics and reading. The program is aligned to the
Common Core State Standards. It will be administered three times throughout the year. Teachers will learn more about it at
the training sessions. Please note, these are double sessions for K-2 teachers and will be held at the Van Hoosen Middle
School Computer Labs (K in Lab A; 1st grade in Lab B; 2nd Grade in Lab C). We have divided the sessions as follows: early
start schools will be in the morning; late start schools will be in the afternoon.

Cultures of Thinking: All teachers in grades 3-12 will attend a mini-keynote provided by our own Todd Bidlack. Todd,
principal of Delta Kelly, has extensive knowledge in Ron Ritcharts work with Cultures of Thinking and Visible Thinking
Routines. Staff throughout the district have embraced these strategies and have used them with great success in the
classroom. K-2 staff are welcome to attend one of the two elementary sessions offered if they choose.
Additional Information
Parking: We are encouraging as much carpooling as possible. Please try to meet in a common location and carpool to Adams
High School and/or Van Hoosen Middle School. Do not park in any undesignated areas or in fire lanes at either of the schools
as cars may be ticketed.
Lunch: We are pleased to provide lunch for the entire staff. Lunches will be served box-style and will include a
sandwich/roll-up, chips, fruit, cookie, and drink. There will be a vegetarian offering. Participants are always welcome to
bring their own lunches or snacks. All K-2 teachers will eat lunch in the Van Hoosen Cafeteria. All other staff will eat at AHS
locations. Feel free to pick up a box lunch and find a comfortable spot!


Planning Your Day!
Please look at the brochure (breakout sessions) ahead of time. Complete a rough draft of your schedule
for the day ahead of time! Keep in mind that we are not pre-registering. We are operating on a first-
come, first-served basis so when a session is full, it will be closed. It would be a great idea to develop
an alternate or two for each time block. Feel free to use the form below to write your choices down.
Time Description Location
8:00 AM Registration Elementary/MS in Cafeteria
High School in Media Center
8:30-9:45 AM Welcome Dr. Shaner, Doug Hill, Lisa Nowak
Keynote Doc Brown
Gymnasium

10:15-11:00 AM Cultures of Thinking (Required for HS) Auditorium
I Ready for Early Schools (Req. K-2) Van Hoosen Computer Labs
Breakout Session #1 (complete):


11:15-12:00 PM Cultures of Thinking - Elementary
(Required for Elementary 3-5, optional K-2)
Auditorium
Grades 3-5 attend #2 or #4
I Ready for Early Schools (Req. K-2) Van Hoosen Computer Labs
Breakout Session #2 (complete):







12:00-1:00 PM Lunch K-2 in VH Cafeteria
All Others AHS Locations
1:15-2:00 PM
Cultures of Thinking (Required for MS)
Auditorium
I Ready for Late Schools (Req. K-2) Van Hoosen Computer Labs
Breakout Session #3 (complete):




2:15-3:00 PM Cultures of Thinking Elementary
(Required for Elementary 3-5, optional K-2)
Auditorium
Grades 3-5 attend #2 or #4
I Ready for Late Schools (Req. K-2) Van Hoosen Computer Labs
Breakout Session #4 (complete):







Moving Learning Forward: All District Professional Development
August 26, 2014: 8am3pm
Keynote Session 1: 8:309:45am AHS Gymnasium

Sessions at a Glance
For complete course descriptions, including intended audiences, please refer to the Course Catalogue:
It is located on the Teachers Shared X Drive in the in the August 26
th
PD Folder or this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0uZyJ n_fnyYUl9hMlpIakkzcDA/edit?usp=sharing

Room # Breakout Session A: 10:15 - 11:00 Breakout Session B: 11:15 12:00 Breakout Session C: 1:15 2:00 Breakout Session D: 2:15 3:00
AHS
Auditorium
Culture of Thinking (Required for
High School)
Cultures of Thinking Elementary
(Required for Elementary. 3-5,
Optional for K-2)
Cultures of Thinking (Required for
Middle School)
Cultures of Thinking Elementary
(Required for Elementary 3-5,
Optional for K-2)
VH
Computer
Labs
I Ready for Early School (Required for K-2) I Ready for Late Schools (Required for K-2)
AHS 124
Using Pinterest and a Blog to
Supplement Classroom
Instruction
Debbie Bovio
Using Pinterest and a Blog to
Supplement Classroom
Instruction
Debbie Bovio

Formative Assessment
Geri Devine
AHS 125
Integrating the Arts in
Mathematics and Science
Kati Cottone & Sheryle DeHondt
App Slam
Steven Book & Jess Matthew
A Toolkit of Annotation Strategies
Emily Sommer
Homework Revamped
Julie Frerichs
AHS 126
Google Forms/Flubaroo
Bethany Dunning
AHS 136
Wake Up the Neighborhood!
Teaching with Passion
Brian Dalton
Visual Thinking Activities for
Language!
Mary Tangora
Peer Response Groups in Writing
Workshop
Merritt Golick
Peer Response Groups in Writing
Workshop
Merritt Golick
AHS 138
Renewing Your Teaching
Certificate
Rebecca Campbell
Renewing Your Teaching
Certificate
Rebecca Campbell
Making Math Practices Visible
Jill Gumz
Bumping Up Instruction How to
Easily Create Amazing Lessons
Megan Maguire, Lisa Newman &
Dan Mooney
AHS 140
Supporting English Learners in
the General Ed Classroom
Karen Gelardi
Supporting English Learners in the
General Ed Classroom
Karen Gelardi
When Is That Assignment Due?
Using Technology to Share
Information with Parents and
Students
Tiffany Goliday
When Is That Assignment Due?
Using Technology to Share
Information with Parents and
Students
Tiffany Goliday
AHS 142
Interactive Read-Aloud
Valerie Ruckes
Integrating Information Writing
and Current 1
st
Grade Units
Ember King, Patricia Galuszka &
Barbara Wilkins
How to Survive Essay Grading
without Going Crazy or Write More,
Grade Less
Sarah Millard & Loren Gosling
How to Survive Essay Grading
without Going Crazy or Write
More, Grade Less
Sarah Millard & Loren Gosling
AHS 144
Bumping Up Instruction How
to Easily Create Amazing Lessons
Megan Maguire, Lisa Newman &
Dan Mooney
Overview of Anxiety Geared
Toward Secondary Counselors and
Teachers
Whitney Cuson, Lauren Greve &
Angie Wornson
Is National Board Certification For
You?
Jan Pardy /MEA Rep for NBCT
Is National Board Certification For
You?
Jan Pardy /MEA Rep for NBCT
AHS 146
Pesky Primary Resources: How to
Help Students with Common Core
Reading
Gayle Martin

Three Draft Reading
Gayle Martin
AHS 147
Gizmos: Online Science
Simulations
Lisa Ogiemwonyi

Gizmos: Online Science
Simulations
Lisa Ogiemwonyi
AHS 148
Modeling in Chemistry
Debbie Stys

AHS 154
SMART Board Lessons
Matt Cottone
Science Interactive Notebooks
Carolyn Mammen & Monica
Harvey
Discussing Student Thinking in the
Elementary Classroom
Andrea Blake, Wendy Campbell,
Alexis Schwarz & Laura Walsh
Discussing Student Thinking in the
Elementary Classroom
Andrea Blake, Wendy Campbell,
Alexis Schwarz & Laura Walsh
AHS 209
Gmail and All Things Google
Kathleen OConnor Ford
Gmail and All Things Google
Kathleen OConnor Ford
AHS 210
K-2 Writing Assessment
Laura Schiller

K-2 Writing Assessment
Laura Schiller

K-2 Writing Assessment
Laura Schiller

K-2 Writing Assessment
Laura Schiller

AHS 214
Go Green with Google Drive
Sharla Lawshea
Google Power Searching
Judy Freels & Brenda Carlson
10 Great Uses for Google Forms!
Lisa Fosnaugh
10 Great Uses for Google Forms!
Lisa Fosnaugh

AHS 215
Robert Rauschenbert Power of Art
Grant for K-12 Art Teachers
Erica Davis

Homework Revamped
Julie Frerichs
AHS 218
Go Green with Google Drive
Sharla Lawshea
AHS 219
Visual Thinking Activities for
Language!
Mary Tangora
Visual Thinking Activities for
Language!
Mary Tangora
Visual Thinking Activities for
Language!
Mary Tangora
Visual Thinking Activities for
Language!
Mary Tangora
AHS 223
Standards for Mathematical
Process
Monica McCauley, Beth Jones &
Kendra Seitz
Edgenuity
Adrean Smith & Jeff Fosnaugh
Standards for Mathematical
Process
Monica McCauley, Beth Jones &
Kendra Seitz
Edgenuity
Adrean Smith & Jeff Fosnaugh

AHS 225
Fine Motor Skills for Handwriting
and When and How to Ask for
OT Support
Occupational Therapy Dept.
A Fine Arts Visible Thinking
Adventure
Alison Mar and Laura Cline
MCTM Conference
Math Dept.

Basics of Co-Teaching at the
Secondary Level
Tiffany Gauthier
AHS 226
Creating Library Cards Efficiently
Don Morris
Positive Interactions
Erika Lusky & Julie Rains
Socratic Discussions
Kelley Cusumano & Jean Wood
ExamView Softward for the
Mathematics Class
David Thomson
AHS 228
Teaching Kindness Through Song
and Literature
Colleen Mestdagh
Improving Note-Taking Skills as
Part of the Research Process
Ashley Painter & Julie
Satterthwaite
Teaching Kindness Through Song
and Literature
Colleen Mestdagh
Improving Note-Taking Skills as
Part of the Research Process
Ashley Painter & Julie
Satterthwaite
AHS 229
Flipped Classroom for
Elementary Teachers
Ryan Golden
Using Visible Thinking Strategies
to Teach the Math Common Core
Standards
Amy Hoekstra and Natalie James
Flipped Classroom for Elementary
Teachers
Ryan Golden
AP US History Redesign
Chad Zwolinski
AHS 231
English Language Proficiency of
ELs
Michele LaPorte
Visible Learning Strategies for
Social Studies
Michael Bennion & Bryan
Lindstrom
Visible Learning Strategies for
Social Studies
Michael Bennion & Bryan
Lindstrom

AHS 233
A Thematic Approach to Reading
Strategies
Melissa Duggan and Michelle
Ingraham
JEPD: Meaningful, Flexible and
Relevant
Casey Wescott
JEPD: Meaningful, Flexible and
Relevant
Casey Wescott
Classroom Management and
Classroom Efficiency
Casey Wescott
AHS 234
Teaching Mathematics
Successfully
JoJo Dosch, Renee Lane & Nicole
Richman
Thinking Routines for Close
Reading Across the Curriculum
Katie Antrup & Emily Sommer
Visible Thinking in the Elementary
Classroom
Kim Mroczek & Kristin Zagula
Visible Thinking in the Elementary
Classroom
Kim Mroczek & Kristin Zagula
AHS 235
Kindergarten Literacy Stations
Jen Weller, Nikki Plumer & Lauren
Murri
Staying Safe with Social Media
Doug Hill/MEA
Attorney - TBD
Staying Safe with Social Media
Doug Hill/MEA
Attorney - TBD

AHS 236
Got Joy? Strategies for
Perpetuating Culture of Positive
Progress in Your Classrooms and
School Community
Seth E. Berg
Got Joy? Strategies for
Perpetuating Culture of Positive
Progress in Your Classrooms and
School Community
Seth E. Berg
Using William Glasser to Make Your
Students CHAMPs
Danielle Smith, Jen Jarchow & Dave
Pontzious
Strengthening Teacher/Student
Relationships in the Classroom
Mary Jo Hickey
AHS 238
The Effectiveness of Music in
Every Classroom
Tara Hammen-Bantjes
The Effectiveness of Music in
Every Classroom
Tara Hammen-Bantjes
Social Justice
Channon N. Washington& Sarah
LoPatin
Social Justice
Channon N. Washington& Sarah
LoPatin
AHS 241
What Is Your True Color?
Michael Behrmann
Strengthening Teacher/Student
Relationships in the Classroom
Mary Jo Hickey
Aspiring Principals/Instructional
Leaders
Pasquale Cusumano & Neil Deluca
Aspiring Principals/Instructional
Leaders
Pasquale Cusumano & Neil Deluca


AHS 243


Is National Board Certification
For You?
Jan Pardy /MEA Rep for NBCT
Is National Board Certification For
You?
Jan Pardy /MEA Rep for NBCT
Effective Communication with
Parents and Students
John Kelley
Effective Communication with
Parents and Students
John Kelley
AHS 248
Formative Assessment
Geri Devine
Formative Assessment
Geri Devine
Formative Assessment
Geri Devine

AHS 251
Tech and Augmented Reality in
the Classroom
Rick Krause & Amber Gress
Google Drive How to Navigate
and Organize Your Google Files
With Ease
Dale Ann Hopkins
Tech and Augmented Reality in the
Classroom
Rick Krause & Amber Gress
Teach Like a Pirate
Cara Lougheed
AHS Media
Center
Going Deeper: The Power of
Questioning
Nate Czupinski & Jill Jessen
Going Deeper: The Power of
Questioning
Nate Czupinski & Jill Jessen

Science Interactive Notebooks
Carolyn Mammen & Monica
Harvey
Van Hoosen
Media
Center

K-2 Technology Collaboration
Sarah Harcourt & Laura Kirklin