Inspire17: Grid

Welcome to the Inspire ’17 Professional Development Day Website.

This Participant-Driven PD Day has a wide variety of options for MURSD educators to explore new ideas, collaborate with colleagues and learn from one another.

Register for Sessions:

Please view the schedule options and click on the sessions you would like to attend to register and to build your day’s schedule.

This can be changed at any time leading up to the day.

You can view the schedule in various forms (simple, expanded, grid, by venue) by clicking on the Schedule Dropdown arrow.

Logistics:

The day will begin at 8:00, with the keynote presentation, starting promptly at 8:15 in the Nipmuc HS Auditorium.

Once sessions are approaching capacity, registration maybe closed if we can’t find a larger venue.
Some rooms may be changed between now and the day of the event.

Some details of sessions may be adapted as well.

Search Features:

You can use the filtering feature on the right by clicking on the topical categories.

You can also use the search box to search by keyword, people, or tags.

Want to know who is attending various sessions? Click on the session and the attendees will be listed on the session page.

Important Note:

Please read the session information carefully. Some of the sessions are open to all participants and others are for targeted groups only or ar individual projects.

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Clough	Clough/Memorial	Memorial	Miscoe	Miscoe 431	Nipmuc 214	Nipmuc 217	Nipmuc 335	Nipmuc Auditorium	Nipmuc Cafeteria	Nipmuc Counseling Center	Nipmuc G316	Nipmuc G317	Nipmuc Gathering Room	Nipmuc Gym	Nipmuc PDC	Nipmuc Room 122	Nipmuc Room 213	Nipmuc Room 216	Nipmuc Room 218	Nipmuc Room 219	Nipmuc Room 220	Nipmuc Room 238	Nipmuc Room 314	Nipmuc Room 339	TBA

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Session 1-2: K-4 MCAS Next Gen Training 8:15am - 11:35am

FULL

Session 1-4: 1st Grade Inspire Science/Mystery Science 8:15am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 1-2: 3rd Grade Go Math-Clough 8:15am - 11:35am

LIMITED

Session 1-4: Maker Space and Math Webinar 8:15am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2-4: MCAS Alternate planning/construction 10:30am - 2:25pm

FULL

Session 2-4: Grade 2 Science and Social Studies Unit Collaboration 10:30am - 2:25pm

Session 2, 4: Kindergarten Science Curriculum Planning 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 3/2nd lunch-Session 4: Google as a Classroom Tool for Learning 11:40am - 2:25pm

FULL

Session 3-4: 3rd Grade Science-Animal Unit 11:40am - 2:25pm

Session 2-4: Elementary Physical Education Curriculum Collaboration 10:30am - 2:25pm

Session 2-4: Independent-ELL ACCESS Cut Score Review 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 3-4: K-4 Technology Curriculum 11:40am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 1-4: Grade 3 Specialized Design Instruction-ELA-Memorial 8:15am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2-4: 1st Grade Science/Go Math Memorial 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2, Session 3/1st lunch, Session 4: K-4 RTI Program Development 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2-4: 2nd Grade Go Math and Science 10:30am - 2:25pm

Session 2-4: Inclusion Special Educator Forum 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2-4: Kindergarten Science Lessons that Meet Report Card Standards 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 3 and 1st lunch/Session 4: 4th Grade Go Math 11:40am - 2:25pm

Session 1-4: Art Curriculum Alignment 8:15am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 1-4: 5th Grade Go Math Curriculum Development 8:15am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2, 4: Science Curriculum and Assessment Work 10:25am - 1:30pm

FULL

Session 2: Middle School Social Studies Vertical Meeting 10:30am - 11:35am

LIMITED

Session 2, Session 3/2nd lunch, Session 4: K-5 GO time with GO Math 10:30am - 2:30pm

LIMITED

Session 2 and Session 3/1st lunch: 8th Grade English Curriculum 10:30am - 1:15pm

LIMITED

Session 2-4: 8th Grade Science Curriculum Work 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2-4: MCAS Alt Portfolios 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2/3: Nurse Workshop Children's Hospital Diabetes Update 10:30am - 12:30pm

LIMITED

Session 3/2nd lunch, Session 4: MS ELA MCAS 2017 Unpacking 11:40am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 3/2nd lunch-Session 4: Supplemental Reading 11:40am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 3-4: 6th Grade Digitizing a Pre/Post Test 11:40am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 4: 7th Grade Math Placement for 8th Grade 1:20pm - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 4: 6th grade-Creating a better social studies pre/post test 1:20pm - 2:25pm

Session 4: Middle School Social Studies Vertical Meeting 1:20pm - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 4: 6th Grade MCAS/PARCC Long Writing Prep 1:20pm - 2:25pm

Session 4: 5th Grade ELA Common Assessment 1:30pm - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 3 and 1st Lunch: Math 5... 11:40am - 12:10pm

LIMITED

Session 4: Executive Functioning Classroom Application 1:20pm - 2:25pm

FULL

Session 1: Independent-SEI Endorsement 8:15am - 10:15am

Session 1-4: UN Sustainable Development Goals 8:15am - 2:30pm

LIMITED

Registration, Sign...

Keynote: Reducing Anxiety in the Classroom 8:15am - 10:15am

Session 2: K-12 Workshop Executive Functioning Skills--Task, Time an... 10:30am - 11:35am

Session 3 and 2nd Lunch: K-12 Workshop Executive Functioning Sk... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Session 3 and 1st Lunch: 11:40-12:10 Lunch/ Session 3 12:10-1:15 11:40am - 1:15pm

Session 3 and 2nd Lunch: 11:40-12:45 Session 3/12:45-1:15 Lunch 11:40am - 12:45pm

Session 2-4: Wellness Week PD Day Planning 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 2: Workshop Databases 101 10:30am - 11:35am

LIMITED

Session 2: Workshop SeeSaw 10:30am - 11:30am

LIMITED

Session 2 and Session 4: Miscoe Counselors-Collaboration 10:30am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 3 and 2nd Lunch: MS Discussion-How can we improve the Miscoe Hill Inclusion Model? 11:40am - 1:15pm

LIMITED

Session 3 and 1st Lunch and Session 4: CPR 11:40am - 2:25pm

Session 2-4: Paraprofessional Training-Supporting all Students in an Inclusive Setting 10:30am - 2:25pm

Session 3-4: MS/HS Science Vertical Alignment 11:40am - 2:25pm

Session 1-4: HS ELA Critical Lenses Curriculum Revision 8:15am - 2:25pm

FULL

Session 1-4: HS ELA Curriculum Revisions 8:15am - 2:25pm

FULL

Session 2, Session 3/2nd lunch, Session 4: HS ELA Reimagining Existing Writing Units for a Broader Audience 10:30am - 2:25pm

FULL

Session 1-4: ELA Curriculum Work/20-Time Project 8:15am - 2:25pm

Session 2: ELA Workshop The Modified Six-Part Oration Essay 10:30am - 11:35am

LIMITED

Session 3 and 2nd Lunch: Workshop-Using Doctopus and Goobrics to Simplify Assessment using the 21st... 11:40am - 1:15pm

Session 4: 5-12 Workshop Reimagine. Redesign. Reinvent. Evolving Edu... 1:20pm - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 1-4: Realigning Algebra 1, 2 and Geometry to Common Core/Revising Atlas Rubicon and HS/MS discussion (Session 2) 8:15am - 2:25pm

LIMITED

Session 1-2: HS History Curriculum Collaboration/DDM 8:15am - 11:35am

LIMITED

Session 3-4: HS History-Atlas Rubicon Stage 2 11:40am - 2:25pm

Session 3/2nd lunch-Session 4:... 9:00am - 9:30am

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