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Date: Immediate GGUSD Educators Return for Free Back-to-School Professional Development Series
Garden Grove Unified School District educators plan to
get a head start on the new school year at professional development
training next week to expand their teaching skills, share classroom
learning experiences, and discover additional strategies for improving
student achievement. The voluntary classes are open to nearly 2,400 elementary,
intermediate, and high school faculty and administrative staff from
Monday, Aug. 25, through Friday, Aug. 29, at 11 locations throughout
the district. GGUSD teachers and administrators, educational consultants,
and textbook publisher representatives will present the sessions. "Such ongoing professional development opportunities
enable the district to continually fortify its standards-based academic
programs, improve classroom performance, and maintain strong support
for our new and veteran teachers and administrators," explained
Supt. Laura Schwalm. Elementary teachers can register for free workshops on
such topics as grade level training for the newly adopted language arts
program, using technology to enhance language arts lessons, and two
sessions targeting new faculty - one on classroom management skills
and another featuring an overview of the district with information needed
to begin a career in the GGUSD. The elementary program culminates with a daylong conference
on August 29 at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center featuring
keynote speaker David Chard, Ph.D., director of graduate studies at
the University of Oregon. His presentation on early literacy begins
at 8:15 a.m. Following this keynote address, leading K-6 teachers will
conduct 13 breakout sessions on a host of subjects including math instruction,
graphic organizers, physical education, the California State Arts Standards,
classroom learning styles, working with ADHD students, and behavior
management strategies. Teachers can attend up to three of the mini workshops. The programs for secondary teachers and administrators
start August 25, 9 a.m. to noon, at Hare Continuation High School with
the keynote presentation by Harold Jacobs, a prominent math textbook
author and retired teacher from Southern California. He will share strategies
and illustrate techniques teachers can adopt to motivate and engage
students in math classes. The balance of the week's schedule for intermediate and
high school personnel includes workshops on the new language arts program,
using New secondary teachers are invited to a special session
August 29, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the district office annex conference
room. Similar to the program for new K-6 teachers, this workshop will
provide a wealth of information about the district, including a thorough
review of available resources to help new faculty members start the
school year with confidence. The district has offered special summer classes since 1991. The Garden Grove Unified School District serves
most of Garden Grove and portions of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Westminster,
Fountain Valley, Stanton and Cypress.
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