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Balanced Literacy in Your Classroom Reading Components
May 29-30  | 8:00-4:00 |  Face-to-Face
Instructor: 
Carrie Serio and Melissa Smith
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
​Certificate of Attendance/Audit
: 15 hours 
ONLINE Balanced Literacy in Your Classroom Reading Components
April 17 - May 29  OR June 3 - July 12  OR 
​July 15 - August 26 
 | Self-Paced |  Online
Instructor: 
Carrie Serio and Melissa Smith
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
​Certificate of Attendance/Audit
: 15 hours ​
​Becoming a Microsoft Rockstar! 
June 17th - July 29th  |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor(s): Amber Paynter
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 2 
Best Practices in Virtual Collaboration
June 3 |  8:30 - 11:30  |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: 
Seth Coffey, Paul Cribari, Kellie Randall
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1​
Beyond Diversity
May 30-31  OR  July 30-31  |  8:00-4:00  | ​ Face-to-Face
Instructors: Julie Sauerberg, Tara Vellinga, Stacey Brandon
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 15 hours
CCSD Institute for Sustainable Teaching
July 22 - April 18  |  9:00-3:00  |  Face-to-Face
Instructor: Molly Robbins
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 3.5
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 54 hours
Cognitive Coaching Days 1-4
May 29, June 3,4,7  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors:
Carolee Hayes, Stacey Brandon, Marie Ullrich
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 2
Cognitive Coaching Days 5-8
June 3,4,6,7  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: Ben Naccarato & Justin Cole
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 2
Cognitive Coaching Skill Builder- Reflecting and Planning Coaching Maps
July 26   |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Lauren Thornberry
​Horizontal Advancement Credit: .5
​Please note: Cognitive Coaching Days 1-4 is a pre-requisite for this course.
Cognitive Coaching Skill Builder- Coaching Tools
July 24  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Lauren Thornberry
​Horizontal Advancement Credit: .5
​​Please note: Cognitive Coaching Days 1-4 is a pre-requisite for this course.
Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics (CCTM) Conference
July 29-30  |  8:00-4:00   |  University of Denver 
Instructor: Jocelyn Hatfield
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Colorado Writing Project (CWP)
​July 8 - July 19  |  8:00-4:00   |  SARC
Instructors:  Sheila Kaehny and Karen Hartman 
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 4
Co-Teaching Beyond the Basics 
August 1-2  |  8:00-4:00  |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: Lisa Drangsholt & Julie Ignacz
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Creating Super Schoology Assessments
May 28 - June 7  |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor: Amber Paynter
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1

Curriculum for General Music Teachers
June 4-6  |  8:00-1:00   |  Face-to-Face
Instructor: Dr. Paul Cribari
Certificate of Attendance/Audit:  9 hours

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Deliberations - A Protocol for Discussing Controversial Issues in the Classroom
May 29-30  |  8:00-4:00  |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: Derrick Bergstrom & Steven Kidd
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Designing Framing Experiences
May 28  |  12:00-4:00  |  Face-to-Face
August 1  |  8:30-11:30  |  Face-to-Face
​Instructors: Vickie Onodera, Tara Vellinga, Justin Cole
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 4 hours; 3 hours
Developing Historical Inquiry Through Primary Sources-Secondary
May 31  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Steve Beasley
Horizontal Advancement Credit: .5
​Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 7.5 hours
Diving into NGSS and Creating Three Dimensional Lessons and Assessments
July 24 - 25  |  8:00-4:00  |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: Sherri Dennstedt, Sarah Ridder, Sarah Polzin
Horizontal Advancement Credit: .5 OR 1
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Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 15 hours
Fantastic Formative Assessments - Fast, Fun & Free!
May 28 - June 7  |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor: Amber Paynter
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Film Series: Spotlighting Equity & Innovation - Day 1: Equity
July 30  |  8:30 - 4:00  | Face-to-Face
Instructor: Tanya Batzel

Horizontal Advancement Credit: 0.5
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 7.5 hours
No Credit: 1 hour view film(s) only

Film Series: Spotlighting Equity & Innovation - Day 2: Innovation
July 31  |  8:30 - 4:00  | Face-to-Face
Instructor: Tanya Batzel

Horizontal Advancement Credit: 0.5
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 7.5 hours
​No Credit: 1 hour view film(s) only
Fixer Upper:  Schoology Style
May 29  |  8:30 - 11:30  |  Face-to-Face
Instructor: Kris Edwards & Jay Vean
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Flipping Out with Flipgrid: The Power of Learner Voice Through Video
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May 31  |  12:30 - 3:30  |  Face-to-Face
Instructor: Jay Vean
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
FOSS Essentials Elementary Science
June 3  |  8:30-3:30  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: CCSD FOSS Trainers

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 6 hours

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Google HyperDocs
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May 28 - June 7  |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor: Nanci Meza
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Google Level 1 Certification
May 31-July 31 |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor: Kris Edwards
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
GITC Beginning Ukulele and Songwriting
May 31 - June 25  |  8:30 - 3:30  |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: Terrie Catlow and Guitar in the Classroom Staff
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Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 15 hours
Harnessing the Power of Video in the Classroom and Beyond
June 17 - July 26  |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor: Kris Edwards & Matt Rittenberry 
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Heatin’ Things Up with Adobe Spark
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​May 28 - June 7  |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor: Amber Paynter
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Indigenous Voices 2
July 31 - Aug 1  |  8:00-4:00  | ​ Face-to-Face
Instructor: Donna Chrisjohn
​Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Instructional Strategies and Assessment for CLD Students 
Pre-Requisite: Meeting the Needs of English Learners Foundations & Language Acquisition
June 5-6  OR  August 1-2  |  8:00 - 4:00  |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: Lisa Drangsholt & Meg Lucero
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 15 hours
Instrument Repair for Band and Orchestra Teachers
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June 7  |   8:30 - 12:30   |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology (CIOMIT)
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​Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 4 hours
Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring
July 31-August 1  |  8:30-4:00  |  Face-to-Face
Instructors: Tammy Powers, Ben Naccarato, Marie Ullrich
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​Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Investigations with Document Based Questions
July 30  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Beth Montgomery
Horizontal Advancement Credit: .5
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 7.5 hours


IRLA Principal Training
July 22 or July 26   |  8:00-3:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: American Reading Company Trainers
Certificate of Attendance: 6 hours
IRLA Teacher Training
Select dates between July 23 & August 9   |  8:00-3:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: American Reading Company Trainers
Certificate of Attendance: 6 hours
Registration is closed. Please look for opportunities later in the fall. 

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Keynote Speaker - Robert Dillon
May 28  |  9:00-12:00  |   Face-to-Face
http://www.drrobertdillon.com/
​Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours
Level Up or Game Over? Game Based Learning in YOUR Classroom
June 7  |  8:00-11:30  |   Face-to-Face
​Instructor: Kris Edwards & Brandon Peterson

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Literacy Development for CLD Students
Pre-Requisite: Meeting the Needs of English Learners Foundations & Language Acquisition
May 30  OR  July 30  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: 
Lisa Drangsholt, Julie Ignacz & Meg Lucero
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Meeting the Needs of English Learners Foundations & Language Acquisition
July 25 - 26  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
​Instructors: 
Lisa Drangsholt & Meg Lucero
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Microsoft's The Art of Storytelling
June 7  |  12:00-3:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Kris Edwards, Matt Rittenberry & Brandon Peterson

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Minecraft: Education Edition - Code Builder, Chemistry, 3D Printing, & Beyond Part I 
June 3  |  8:30-11:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Kris Edwards & Brandon Peterson

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Minecraft: Education Edition - Code Builder, Chemistry, 3D Printing, & Beyond Part II (Dig Deeper)
June 3  |  12:30-3:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Kris Edwards & Brandon Peterson

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
More Powerful Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary- for Elementary
May 30  |  8:00-4:00  |  Face-to-Face
Instructor: Steve Beasley
Horizontal Advancement Credit: .5
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 7.5 hours
Movie Making Magic Across the Curriculum
May 30  |  8:30-11:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Kris Edwards & Rachel Advincula

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1

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PBL 101
Certificate of Attendance/Audit
June 4-6  |  7:30-3:30  |   Blended
Instructor: 
PBL Works Institute (formerly Buck Institute) Staff
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 2

PBL 201
June 4-6  |  7:30-3:30  |   Blended
Instructor: 
PBL Works Institute (formerly Buck Institute) Staff
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 2
PBL Coaching
June 4-6  |  7:30-3:30  |   Blended
Instructor: 
PBL Works Institute (formerly Buck Institute) Staff
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 2
PBL Leadership
June 4-6  |  7:30-3:30  |   Blended
Instructor: 
PBL Works Institute (formerly Buck Institute) Staff
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 2
PLC Essentials
August 1  |  8:00-3:30  |   Blended
Instructors: 
Seth Coffey, Tanya Batzel, Kellie Randall, Angela Legg
Horiziontal Advancement Credit: 1
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Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 15 hours

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The Rigor - Equity Connection
August 1  |  12:30-3:30  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: Vickie Onodera, Tara Vellinga, Justin Cole
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours
Secondary Literacy Design Workshop Part I
May 29  |  8:00-4:00  |   Blended
Instructors: 
Alisa Wills-Keely & Carla Domonkos 
Horiziontal Advancement Credit: 1
Social Media in Education 
May 28  |  12:30-3:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Nanci Meza & Jay Vean

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
STEP Emergenetics; Meeting of the Minds, Going Deeper
July 30-31 |  8:30-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Angela Legg
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
​Certificate of Attendance/Audit:  15 hours

STEP Emergenetics; Open Meeting of the Minds
July 29  |  8:00-12:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Angela Legg
Certificate of Attendance/Audit:  4 hours
Please note: This course is intended for employees who were hired after their school/department participated in Meeting of the Minds. Administrator approval is required to cover $50 survey fee. Individuals may attend without administrator approval but will be responsible for $50 survey fee.
Strategies for Self-Regulation and Organization
July 22 - 23 ​  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: 
 Tammy Powers and Caitlin Montoya 
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1

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Tech Tools for Your EdVenturous Classroom 
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May 28 - June 7  |  Self-Paced  |  Online
Instructor: Rachel Advincula
Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Tech Treasures for the Social Studies Classroom
June 10-July 26  |   Online
Instructor: Steven Kidd
Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Think in Ink
May 29  |  12:30-3:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Nanci Meza 

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Thinking Maps Day 1
June 3  OR  July 29  |  8:00-4:00  |   Face-to-Face
Instructors: 
Meg Lucero & Lisa Drangsholt
Horizontal Advancement Credit: .5
Visual Thinking 
May 31 |  8:30-11:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Nanci Meza 

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
Voice and Choice in Professional Learning 
May 30 |  12:30-3:30   |   Face-to-Face
Instructor: Nanci Meza & Jay Vean

Certificate of Attendance/Audit: 3 hours  OR 5 courses of Digital Learning Series = Horizontal Advancement Credit: 1
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