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6 GAP Recommended Professional Development

This collection features resources that the GAP team highly recommends for professional learning.  The opportunities include online courses, webinars, workshops, and conferences tailored to the specific needs and interests of Grades 4, 5, 6 teachers. Topics covered may include Structured Literacy, Structured Math, instructional strategies, curriculum design, assessment practices, technology integration, and more. Additionally, the collection features blogs, podcasts, books, and research articles to expand knowledge and stay updated on the latest trends and best practices in upper elementary education. Teachers can enhance their teaching skills, expand their professional networks, and ultimately provide the best-quality educational experiences for their students by engaging in these resources.

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Alaska's Reading Playbook - A Practical Guide for Teaching Reading
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Although this free resource was developed with the state of Alaska in mind, it includes a tremendous amount of great information and strategies that apply to the teaching of reading universally. A definite must-have for your toolkit!

This playbook combines decades of nationwide research with examples and resources developed by educators in the state of Alaska. You’ll find an introduction to phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. You will also find links to valuable resources where you can continue to deepen your knowledge.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Primary Source
Author:
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Date Added:
06/22/2022
The Brain on Reading
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This is a video recording of the lunch and learn session from October 21st, 2021 on how the brain learns to read. Session Description: Do you wonder how our students brains learn to read? Join this session for an overview of what the scientific field has discovered and uncovered about our brains and the process the brain goes through to learn how to read. This will have a significant impact on how we plan to teach reading, writing, and spelling in the future.

Subject:
Early Childhood Development
Education
Elementary Education
Special Education
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Sandra Lutz
Date Added:
10/26/2021
Executive Functioning - Peg Dawson - Smart But Scattered Kids
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In over 30 years of clinical practice, Drs. Peg Dawson and Richard Guare have worked with thousands of children who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are weak executive skills, and through our writing and now this website, we spotlight these skills that are critical for school and life success.

We hope that by sharing what we have learned, we can help parents, teachers, and therapists to better understand the role executive skills play in healthy development and to identify tools and strategies they can use to assist “smart but scattered” kids become successful problem solvers and self-reliant adults.

Dr. Dawson offers a number of workshop options. In addition to the ones described below, she is happy to work with school districts to design trainings that meet their specific needs. These may include:

- workshops directed at regular education teachers to provide an overview of what executive skills are, how brain development governs executive skill development, what are developmentally appropriate expectations for executive skills at different grade levels, and classroom-based strategies to support executive skill development.
- workshops for special educators (including teachers, school psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and behavior specialists) to learn how to design interventions both to limit the negative impact of weak executive skills and to help students learn effective coping strategies.
- consultation services to help school districts implement school-wide approaches targeting specific executive skill challenges. We have not found “off the shelf” curricula to be particularly effective for schools that want to do something more comprehensive to address executive skills. Rather, helping schools identify the specific challenges they want to address and to work with them to design an approach that fits the unique needs of the school or district appears to be a more effective approach.
- evening presentations for parents. These are offered to school districts within driving distance of Portsmouth, New Hampshire as a stand-alone offering. When a school district hires Dr. Dawson to do a full-day training with professionals, she is happy to provide a 1l5-2 hour presentation for parents at no additional cost.

(Peg has hosted PD in Saskatchewan before and would likely come back in the future) Has been initiated in the past from this source: http://www.jackhirose.com/

Subject:
21st Century Competencies
Business
Early Childhood Development
Education
Educational Technology
Elementary Education
Higher Education
Information Processing
Special Education
Wellness
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Kira Toews
Peg Dawson
Date Added:
05/25/2023
Key Linguistic Terminology – Information and Suggestions for Implementation
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Explore this "Dear Dr. Mooney" series. Find articles on:
- Phonology - What’s That Sound I Hear?
- Morphology - Teach Your Students to be Word Detectives
- Syntax - It’s All About Understanding the Formula for English
- Semantics - Your Words Mean More Than You Think They Do
- Pragmatics - Doing Things with Language

Each article provides information, implementation strategies and links to related resources.

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
Language Education (EAL, ESL)
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Angela J. Mooney
Dr Mooney
Date Added:
10/03/2022
"Look-For" Document for Structured Literacy: Reflection
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This self-reflection tool is designed to ensure that teaching practices are aligned with Structure Literacy. The user is encouraged to note (by checking off the boxes) all areas they are currently putting into practice. The completed reflection can then be used with the principal or the leadership team to set targets for professional learning, professional growth, and/or a plan for Structured Literacy implementation.  The goal is to ensure all areas identified are implemented within the classroom. Adopted from The Reading League’s Curriculum Evaluation Tool https://www.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Curriculum-Evaluation-Tool-August-2020.pdf

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Melissa Lander
Brenda Anderson
Tammy German
Anne Sloboda
Cheryl Kelman
Correne McJannet
Meaghan Friedrick
Kelli Boklaschuk
Date Added:
04/28/2023
Mini Lessons Change Everything - Templates & Webinar K-12
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This 15 minute video explores how to leverage mini lessons to have great impact on learning for your students. Templates are provided for planning mini lessons as well. Mini lessons truly change (and set you and your students up to win) the game.

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Primary Source
Author:
Melissa Lander
Date Added:
10/13/2022
Reading Comprehension Infographic
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Have you ever had a student who reads out loud beautifully, but struggles to understand the meaning behind what they just read?

Science of Reading research has uncovered key insights that help explain this behavior, and can help your students bridge the gap between decoding and comprehension.

Download the free infographic to understand the missing link in reading comprehension and learn how to incorporate comprehension processes practice into your instruction.

Download the free infographic and you will learn:

Why students may struggle with language comprehension.
Why mental modeling is key to understanding text.
Types of comprehension processes and how to practice them in the classroom.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Amplify
Date Added:
11/17/2022
Science of Reading Resources
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This collection houses resources that support teachers in implementing research and evidence-based practices in the instruction of reading. This collection is being added to and developed and is a "work in progress!"  Please continue to check back as we add more resources and links!

Subject:
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Abigail Mahoney
Brenda Anderson
Sandra Lutz
Pamela Grasby Sawatzky
Date Added:
01/17/2022
Science of Reading Video Presentation
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CC BY
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Check out this one-hour-long presentation for an overview of the Science of Reading. This was done for a virtual conference and is a great introduction to this important topic.  Click on the image below to watch the video.  

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Abigail Mahoney
Brenda Anderson
Sandra Lutz
Date Added:
02/11/2022
Structured Math Professional Development Playlist
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This resource explores how we can leverage what we know about Structured Literacy to improve mathematics instruction. A playlist of videos and reflection questions are provided for "The Big 5" of every math class, including:Cumulative mixed reviewStrategy instruction (mental math, number talks)Explicit Instruction including the whyTargetted & mixed practiceRegular reflection & assessment (including The Friday 5)

Subject:
Math
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Melissa Lander
Jena-Lea Bang
Sandra Lutz
Shauna George
Tammy German
Date Added:
05/10/2023
Weaving Indigenous Education into Your Practice: A Teacher’s Resource Guide
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The First Nations University, Indigenous Continuing Education Centre (ICEC), is proud to offer an exclusive tutorial introducing the National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education (NCCIE) website and its on-line Teaching Resource Centre for Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators. The Teaching Resource Centre is an invaluable tool for all educators. The lesson plans are searchable by subject and grade. Each lesson plan comes complete with learning outcomes, a teacher’s guide,
activities, assessment guidelines, and materials. Lesson plans and videos were co-developed with community partners across Canada in the spirit of reciprocity – to contribute to the growing educational resources that highlight Indigenous perspectives.

The tutorial is designed to highlight the educational videos, stories, and lessons available on the NCCIE website and support learners and educators in their journey of knowing and understanding Indigenous education.

The tutorial will:
• Describe where to locate useful educational resources (e.g., videos, stories, and lessons) on the NCCIE website.
• Identify resources that may be useful in your educational journey or in your teaching practice.
• Examine and implement a variety of website resources into your courses and contexts.
• Assess the support you may need to deliver website content.
• Design a plan for implementing resources from the NCCIE website.

Topics include:
- Resource Guide Overview
- History of the NCCIE (The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education
- Integrating Indigenous Content into the Classroom
- Navigating the NCCIE Website
- Four Directions Model for Indigenous Education
- Using a Medicine Wheel in the Classroom
- Integrating Indigenous Content into the Classroom
- Relationship-Building with Indigenous Communities
- Adaptations of lessons to different provincial curricula

Subject:
Indigenous Perspectives
Native Studies
Social Studies
Treaty Education
Truth and Reconciliation
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Module
Primary Source
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
NCCIE
The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education
NCCIE.CA
Date Added:
09/28/2022
Writing Revolution & The Grammar Project
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In 2022, two collaborative groups of Australian educators formed to create Syntax & Punctuation and Morphology resources.

These resources are available for free to promote a culture of sharing and collaboration amongst schools.

The lessons can be edited and adapted to reflect the topics & curriculum content taught in your classroom.

You must sign up for an account to access the resources.

*These activities also align with The Writing Revolution!

The Syntax Project & The Morphology Project; Lessons; PD & More

Subject:
Education
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Christina Guy
Jasmyn Hall
Nicole Fitzgerald
Rebecca Glasson
Sarah Kolevski
Stephanie Le Lievre
Date Added:
05/12/2023