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Meet the PLConnect Team
Laurie Ferry
Director of Professional Learning
- Former Math Teacher, MS & HS Principal
- Prior to CIESC served as a K-12/STEM Specialist for IDOE
- Served on national & state level instructional standards, next generation assessment organizations
- Presented at state, national and international conferences
- 29+ years of educational experience and provided PD to over 20,000 educators
Carrie Rosebrock
Professional Learning Specialist
- Former E/LA teacher, PLC Leader, English Curriculum Administrator
- Literacy and writing specialist with a focus on quality instruction
- PLC development coach
- Presented at local, state, and national conferences
Dr. Christy Hilton
Professional Learning Specialist
- Former Middle and High School Science teacher
- K-12 Science Specialist for the Indiana Department of Education
- Held positions as Indiana School Corporation Assistant Superintendent, Director of HR, Intermediate School Building Administrator
- Served as the K-12/STEM Specialist for the Indiana Department of Education
- Served on professional development committees and presented at local, state, and national conferences
List of School-Site Services
Cadres
- Instructional Coaches Cadre
- New Teacher Cadre
- Professional Learning Community (PLC) Cadre
- Teacher Leadership Academy (TLA 2.0)
- Technology Leadership Certification (TLC)
Leadership
- New Administrator Evaluation Training (RISE)
- Feedback taht Grows and Supports your Teachers
- Growing your Bench: Fostering Leadership Among your Staff
- Facilitating Tough Conversations
- Creating a Culture to Love
- Thriving as an Instructional Leader
- PLC Year 1: Implementation
- PLC Years 2-3: Early in the Process
- PLC Years 4+: Longevity and Imapct
- PLC Teaching Leadership: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Technology
- Google 101, Google 201
- Best Practices in Blended Learning
- Digital Citizenship
- Deeper Learning in the Digital Age
- Best Practices for Technology Coaches
E/LA and Literacy Curriculum and Instruction
- ILEARN 101 for E/LA
- ILEARN Instructional Strategies for E/LA
- ILEARN Writing Strategies, 3-5 and 6-8
- ILEARN Content Area Literacy Strategies
- E/LA Standards-based Curriculum Building
- Effective Formative and Summative Assessments using DOK E/LA
- Visible Learning in the E/LA Classroom
- Visible Learning in Content Area Classrooms
- Close Reading 101: The Why, What and How
- Increasing Critical Reading Skills for Secondary Students
- Embedding Nonfiction with Purpose and Connection
- Engaging Writing Mini-lessons for Secondary Classrooms
- Feedforward: The Power of Feedback During the Writing Process
- Constructed Response Practice that Works!
- High Ability E/LA Curriculum and Assessment Design
- Equity in the Reading Classroom
- Writing Practices that Spark Joy
- Writing for the Real World
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- The Power of Questioning
- The Power of Clarity
- The Power of Feedback
- Authentic Engagement for Secondary Students
- Teach Like a Champion Techniques
- Rigorous Discourse in the Classroom
- Designing High Quality Common Assessments
- Using Data to Drive Instruction
- Grading to Learn: Current Research, Practice and Tools
- “We’ve got the data, now what do we do?”
- Data Collection Practices that Improve Student Learning
- Standards Based Assessment and Grading
- Assessment Capable Learners
Math and STEM Curriculum and Instruction
- ILEARN 101 for Math
- ILEARN Instructional Strategies for Math
- Math Process Standards
- Creating Effective Math Discourse
- Instructional Design: Guided Math
- Buildeing Number Sense in the K-5 Classroom
- Best Practices in the Math Classroom: K-5, 6-8, 9-12
- Effective Formative and Summative Assessments using DOK Math
- Teaching with STEM
- Visible Learning in the Math Classroom
- 8 Math Teaching Practices: K-5, 6-8, 9-12
- Questioning and Feedback in the Math Classroom
