Mark your calendar! Our annual Making Connections professional learning event will be held Monday, November 7. Programming will consist of sessions facilitated by visiting educators as well as ACPS teachers and administrators. We are especially excited this year to expand our conference to include opportunities for support staff to participate in professional learning! Sessions for instructional staff will be hosted at Monticello High School, while sessions for support staff will be offered at Journey Middle School.

Any instructional or support staff member who is interested in presenting at Making Connections must submit a session proposal by Monday, September 26. Your one-hour, two-hour, or three-hour session could take the form of a workshop, presentation or seminar, as follows:

• Workshop: presentation followed by time for participants to build or develop resources for use with students
• Presentation: formal presentation followed by time for discussion or reflection with participants
• Seminar: facilitator holds a session around a topic or issue of shared interest and facilitates a group discussion and exploration of the topic with colleagues

Questions? Please email Megan Wood, or for more details, see our September 6 Compass post.