Virtual Professional Development v2 - Faria Education Group

Virtual Professional Development

We offer four main categories of Professional Development: School Leadership & Process, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Review and Instructional Approaches. Our team can support your work virtually with remote professional development in a synchronous or asynchronous format. We will work with you to create a plan consisting of single or multiple online sessions with targeted learning goals.

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Package Options

3 Virtual Sessions

$2,500

(value $3,308)

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3 virtual professional development sessions (2 hours each)
2 seats at any virtual event
Additional services listed below

5 Virtual Sessions

$3,500

(value $4,466)

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5 virtual professional development sessions (2 hours each)
4 seats at any virtual event
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8 Virtual Sessions

$5,500

(value $7,174)

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8 virtual professional development sessions (2 hours each)
6 seats at any virtual event
Additional services listed below

PD Services included in each Package:

The specified number of 2-hour professional development sessions
Planning call to discuss goals and timeline for sessions with leadership
Q & A immediately after each virtual session
Up to 2 consultative conversations (to be used within 6 months of the first session)
Debrief call after completion of the package to discuss progress and next steps with leadership

Virtual Offerings

We recommend limiting sessions to 40 participants per facilitator to ensure conversation and participation throughout the sessions as well as direct feedback.

⭐ Popular Offerings

Leadership & Process

Offering #	Topic	Outcome
1:Leadership & Process	Curriculum Process: Foundation and Unit Template Design	Review the process and purpose of curriculum mapping and unit planning Discuss how it can lead to a transparent and holistic view of the curriculum
2:Leadership & Process	Leadership Series: Build a Curriculum Process⭐ Multiple session series	Identify the purpose for this work at a school/ district level, department level, and personal level. Explore participants’ key questions around curriculum, curriculum mapping, unit planning, and the needs of the district, departments, & students Outline or develop the goals and timeline for curriculum mapping Define roles and responsibilities to guide the process for each department Outcomes from Offering 1 included

Curriculum Development

Offering #	Topic	Outcome
3:Curriculum Development	Foundations in Curriculum Mapping	Introduce the “what, why, and how” of curriculum mapping and unit planning Explore how maps can be used to support teaching and learning
4:Curriculum Development	Foundations in Unit Planning	Review the process and purpose of curriculum mapping and unit planning Explore the key components of quality unit plans that frame big picture learning goals High-level overview of how to clearly articulate the core content and skills to guide instruction and assessment
5:Curriculum Development	Standards Literacy	Walk through how standards are organized and how to read and use standards to plan instruction
6:Curriculum Development	Identify Power Standards	Define power standards and criteria for selection at a school or district level Explore and practice strategies for identifying power standards for a subject area and/or grade level
7:Curriculum Development	Prioritize and Group Standards in Units⭐	Establish a common understanding of how to prioritize and unitize standards within a unit Review alignment of standards across multiple units or courses
8:Curriculum Development	Unpack Standards: Content and Skills⭐	Unpack standards into clear learning goals by identifying the key nouns and verbs within the standard
9:Curriculum Development	Develop Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions⭐	Develop enduring understandings and essential questions that frame the major concepts, content, and focus of a unit
10:Curriculum Development	Assessing Learning: Formative and Summative Assessments	Explore ways to meaningfully assess understanding Build strong alignment between assessments and standards Review elements of quality assessments
11:Curriculum Development	Using Unit Plans to Guide Blended Learning	Discuss key elements of a blended learning experience and walkthrough examples of blended learning models Consider ways to adapt current lessons or units to a blended model
12:Curriculum Development	Learning Plan	Develop clear learning targets aligned to the unit plan Create meaningful activities that help students achieve the learning objectives in a unit
13:Curriculum Development	New Teacher Orientation	Support new teachers as they learn to use Atlas or ManageBac to develop units of instruction Learn how to use and navigate the platform, as well as the basics of curriculum writing

Curriculum Review

Offering #	Topic	Outcome
14:Curriculum Review	Reports in Atlas	Learn how to fully utilize the reporting features in Atlas to support your role Walk away with several reports saved for future use
15:Curriculum Review	Quality Unit Review	Review unit(s) for quality and completion Utilize reporting features in Atlas to support curriculum review
16:Curriculum Review	Utilizing a 5 Step Review Cycle	Explore and discuss the 5 steps of a review cycle with examples Reflect on the overall process of using the cycles to review the curriculum Consider additional needs to ensure the ongoing use of the curriculum review cycles to update and strengthen the written curriculum
17:Curriculum Review	Curriculum Review Series⭐ Multiple session series	Build team capacity to choose a topic and develop focus questions for review Apply the steps in a review cycle to gain insight into curriculum and create a plan for actionable improvement Gain hands-on experience investigating the curriculum in order to inform decisions
18:Curriculum Review	Year-End Unit Review	Review what was covered during remote instruction and document changes that were made for specific courses. Identify essential learning targets and clarify what will need to be addressed the following year
19:Curriculum Review	Prepare for a New Academic Year: Course Review	Review curriculum and document any changes that occurred during the previous academic year Use reports to identify potential gaps in learning. Determine essential targets to be covered over the following academic year to ensure students meet grade level expectations.

Instructional Approaches

Offering #	Topic	Outcome
20:Early Childhood	Template Design	Determine necessary elements to include in a written curriculum Develop, modify or update unit templates to reflect the unique program structure of a school
21:Early Childhood	Unit Development	Based on school’s template, explore the variety of ways to organize content/thematic information Discuss ways to include and/or document non-thematic elements in a unit planner
22:Early Childhood	Phonological Awareness	Break down the stages of phonological awareness development to understand the subtle differences between these skills
23:Early Childhood	Phonological Awareness Series Multiple session series	Break down the stages of phonological awareness development to understand the subtle differences between these skills Discover methods of teacher instruction that support various levels of development. Explore a variety of ways to partner and communicate phonological awareness with families.
24:English Language Development	Develop a Unit Template to Support Language Acquisition	Review current language supports in the curriculum Create or modify unit templates to support language acquisition and provide clear expectations for teachers
25:English Language Development	Unit Planning to Support Language Acquisition	Align units with content & language standards and provide language goals for multiple English proficiency levels Create or update a unit to guide students’ language acquisition
26:English Language Development	Scaffolding Instruction	Explore techniques and strategies for scaffolding language and content at various levels Create or update units & lessons with intentional content and language scaffolds
27:Differentiated Instruction	Planning for Differentiation	Review key elements of differentiated instruction Explore differentiated instruction strategies and add specific strategies to current units