Join the K-12 Academic Standard group for free Webinar Trainings. These Trainings will support the implementation of Arizona’s Common Core Standards. All you need is a computer or a device with Internet access to participate in the Training. Please be sure to save your seat in the Webinar by using the registration links provided below. Archived Webinars have been recorded and are available for you to view at your convenience.
Our “Webinars” are conducting through GoTo Training sessions. To view the recorded Webinars, install the GoTo Meeting Codec at no charge.
Register for Upcoming Webinar Trainings: Live Webinar Trainings are scheduled in the afternoons 3:30pm-4:30pm MST (Phoenix time) – unless noted. You will need to register for the Trainings by using the registration links provided below.
Most Webinars will begin at 8:30AM MST or 3:30PM MST time which is the current time zone for Phoenix.
Arizona, except for the Navajo Nation, does not observe Daylight-Saving Time. If you are currently in the Navajo Nation (northeastern) portion of the state, the start time would be 9:30AM or 4:30PM.
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This Webinar will highlight the updates of Arizona’s Common Core Standards, Mathematics Grades 9th – 12th, (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Mathematics I-III). The revised course boundaries (based on the Model Content Frameworks) will be discussed.
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Who Should Attend: High School Mathematics educators |
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In this one hour webinar participants will have the opportunity to sort text dependent questions, become familiar with the progression of text-dependent questions, observe a model of text dependent questions and be given a guide to creating quality text-dependent questions. Participants will also have time to create some questions using the guide.
The intended audience is Teachers, Coaches, Trainers, and Specialists. It would be beneficial to attend this training with a partner to facilitate the discussion. After registering, please download materials and have them ready for training.
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. |
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This training will provide information on the essential features of a scientific discourse community and provide participants with strategies for mentoring students as they engage with complex science texts.
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. |
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Demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking are essential components of the Language Standards. This Webinar will introduce multi-sensory grammar techniques for young learners.
This one hour Webinar is intended for teachers, trainers, coaches, interventionists, and specialists of early literacy. Webinars will support the implementation of Arizona’s Common Core Standards in English Language Arts K-3 and will include direct connections to your school’s K-3 Literacy plan and Move On When Reading. Learn effective classroom strategies to build early literacy skills. Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. |
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Writing from Sources explains why we need to emphasize the use of evidence to inform or make logical arguments. While students are familiar with the personal narrative, using evidence to support claims or opinions may be a challenge. Showing students how to do this effectively is also a challenge. This Webinar gives some ideas of how to do it.
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. |
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This one hour Webinar is intended for Teachers, Trainers, Coaches, Specialists and provides a brief history and connection between Close Reading and the Arizona Common Core Standards.
Participants will be introduced to the concept of productive struggle, and the Close Reading Routine for teachers and students. There will be a short simulation of a close reading lesson. It is highly recommended that participants view this training with a partner to facilitate discussion. After registering, please download all materials and be familiar with them. We are offering 2 sessions of the same Webinar. Please only register for one session as seats are limited. Morning Session: Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013 Time: 8:30-9:30 AM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Afternoon Session: Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Webinars will begin at 8:30AM MST or 3:30PM MST time which is the current time zone for Phoenix. |
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Engaging young children in rich, structured conversations as part of whole class, small groups and partner work takes skill. What are the conventions of academic discourse? How can we help young students make productive contributions to classroom discussions? Examples of scaffolding, sentence starters and activities will be provided.
This one hour Webinar is intended for teachers, trainers, coaches, interventionists, and specialists of early literacy. Webinars will support the implementation of Arizona’s Common Core Standards in English Language Arts K-3 and will include direct connections to your school’s K-3 Literacy plan and Move On When Reading. Learn effective classroom strategies to build early literacy skills. Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. |
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An introduction to the EQuIP Rubric (Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products.) The Tri-State Collaborative (comprised of educational leaders from Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island) developed criterion-based rubrics and review processes to evaluate the quality of lessons and units intended to address the Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. The purpose of this Webinar is to introduce the rubric and its purposes: to provide clear, descriptive criteria for common core lessons/ units, to provide meaningful, constructive feedback to developers of lessons/units, identify lessons that can serve as models, and to provide a protocol for collegial review.
Morning Session: Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 Time: 8:30-9:30 AM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Afternoon Session: Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Webinars will begin at 8:30AM MST or 3:30PM MST time which is the current time zone for Phoenix. |
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In this one hour web-in-hour overview of text complexity, participants will examine the three components of text complexity; The Quantitative Measures, Qualitative Measures and the Reader and Task Considerations. Participants will work with the PARCC Text Analysis Worksheet and begin to understand the criteria and descriptors for determining if text is Readily Accessible, Moderately Complex or Very Complex. Participants will also learn some scaffolds for assisting readers as they begin to read more complex texts.
The intended audience is Teachers, Coaches, and Specialists. It would be helpful to attend this Webinar with a partner to facilitate discussion. After registering, please download all materials and be familiar with them. We are offering 2 sessions of the same Webinar. Please only register for one session as seats are limited. Morning Session: Date: Thursday, July 11, 2013 Time: 8:30-9:30 AM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Afternoon Session: Date: Thursday, July 11, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Webinars will begin at 8:30AM MST or 3:30PM MST time which is the current time zone for Phoenix. |
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In this one hour web-in-hour overview of text complexity, participants will examine the three components of text complexity; The Quantitative Measures, Qualitative Measures and the Reader and Task Considerations. Participants will work with the PARCC Text Analysis Worksheet and begin to understand the criteria and descriptors for determining if text is Readily Accessible, Moderately Complex or Very Complex. Participants will also learn some scaffolds for assisting readers as they begin to read more complex texts.
The intended audience is Teachers, Coaches, and Specialists. It would be helpful to attend this Webinar with a partner to facilitate discussion. After registering, please download all materials and be familiar with them. We are offering 2 sessions of the same Webinar. Please only register for one session as seats are limited. Morning Session: Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Time: 8:30-9:30 AM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Afternoon Session: Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. Webinars will begin at 8:30AM MST or 3:30PM MST time which is the current time zone for Phoenix. |
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Where are the foundations for writing? This Webinar will reveal their place in the standards and include additional practical ideas for writing instruction with our early learners.
This one hour Webinar is intended for teachers, trainers, coaches, interventionists, and specialists of early literacy. Webinars will support the implementation of Arizona’s Common Core Standards in English Language Arts K-3 and will include direct connections to your school’s K-3 Literacy plan and Move On When Reading. Learn effective classroom strategies to build early literacy skills. Date: Thursday, August 1, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. |
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The Arizona Common Core Standard 9 (K-3) stresses the importance of the writing-reading connection by requiring students to draw upon and write about evidence from literary and informational texts. This Webinar will provide examples of routines for literary, informational and persuasive writing for K-3 grade.
This one hour Webinar is intended for teachers, trainers, coaches, interventionists, and specialists of early literacy. Webinars will support the implementation of Arizona’s Common Core Standards in English Language Arts K-3 and will include direct connections to your school’s K-3 Literacy plan and Move On When Reading. Learn effective classroom strategies to build early literacy skills. Date: Thursday, August 29, 2013 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM MST (Phoenix time) Space is limited. |
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