CPS Skyline Professional Learning, SY25: Full Schedule

Skyline 101

If it was not possible for you to attend a Skyline 101 session this summer, Year 1 Skyline-adopting teachers should complete the Skyline Essentials Badges HERE and register for Unit Internalization sessions, where we’ll be sure that you get the support you need to get started!

Unit Internalization for Year 1 Skyline Adopters
Plan for successful implementation of the upcoming Skyline unit, including support for students with disabilities and multilingual learners, and using assessments and the Checkpoint platform effectively. Unit internalization is highly recommended for teachers and coaches new to Skyline. During these sessions you will:

Study the unit to deeply understand (1) the big ideas students are expected to learn, (2) the arc of learning over the unit, and (3) how students will be assessed summatively and formatively along the way
Tailor instruction to meet the needs of students with unfinished learning, students with disabilities, and multilingual learners
Internalize the instructional practice shifts embedded in the curriculum by experiencing a lesson immersion

Unit Planning for Year 2+ Skyline Adopters
Returning Skyline teachers are invited to attend 2-hour, in-person Unit Planning sessions. These sessions are designed for those with at least one year of Skyline experience in their content area. You will:

Engage with the Unit Internalization Protocol in a lightly-facilitated space
Collaborate with other district teachers and T&L content specialists

Skyline Essentials Badges
Self-paced professional learning essential for those who are implementing and/or supporting the implementation of Skyline. Courses include how to navigate Skyline, plan and teach lessons and administer assessments using the Skyline digital learning ecosystem. The Navigating, Planning, Teaching, and Assessing 1&2 badges are required for new Skyline adopting teachers. Access Skyline Essential Badges HERE!

Payment / Credit Hours
Teachers will receive CPDUs and will be paid 1 non-instructional hour for each Skyline Essentials badge completed. Teachers will receive CPDUs for attending PL sessions. Eligibile staff will also be compensated at the non-instructional rate per hour for their attendance at Skyline PL sessions that occur outside of regularly contracted hours. Teachers must be fully contracted and onboarded at the time of the session, attend the full duration of the session, and complete the attendance/exit slip form to receive payment and CPDUs. Please find more payment information in the Skyline Payment One-Pager.

4:00pm CDT

ELA 6-12: Process-based Writing, session 1

Tuesday October 1, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

Virtual

Speakers

Priscilla Herrada

6-12 Literacy Manager - Dept of Literacy, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Wesner

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Amy Scales

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Tuesday October 1, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CDT

ELA 6-12: Extensive Discussion, session 1

Wednesday October 2, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

Virtual

Speakers

Priscilla Herrada

6-12 Literacy Manager - Dept of Literacy, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Wesner

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Amy Scales

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Wednesday October 2, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CDT

ELA 6-12: Process-based Writing, session 2

Tuesday October 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

Virtual

Speakers

Priscilla Herrada

6-12 Literacy Manager - Dept of Literacy, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Wesner

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Amy Scales

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Tuesday October 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CDT

ELA 6-12: Extensive Discussion, session 2

Wednesday October 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

Virtual

Speakers

Priscilla Herrada

6-12 Literacy Manager - Dept of Literacy, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Wesner

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Amy Scales

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Wednesday October 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CDT

ELA 6-12: Process-based Writing, session 3

Tuesday October 15, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

Virtual

Speakers

Priscilla Herrada

6-12 Literacy Manager - Dept of Literacy, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Wesner

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Amy Scales

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Tuesday October 15, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CDT

ELA 6-12: Extensive Discussion, session 3

Wednesday October 16, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

Virtual

Speakers

Priscilla Herrada

6-12 Literacy Manager - Dept of Literacy, Chicago Public Schools

Lindsay Wesner

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Amy Scales

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Wednesday October 16, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CST

ELA 6-12 x OSD Crossover Sprint: Approaches to Collaborative Planning and Teaching - Session 1 of 4

Thursday January 16, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST

Virtual

Speakers

Daniella Delgado

Special Education Administrator, CPS

Fannetta Jones

HS Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

I am a high school literacy specialist with the Department of Literacy. Prior to this position, I taught high school English in Chicago Public Schools and in Central Illinois. I taught Skyline for freshmen and juniors in my last classroom year and have been supporting teachers for... Read More →

Danielle Williams

Literacy Content Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Thursday January 16, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CST

ELA 6-12 x OSD Crossover Sprint: Approaches to Collaborative Planning and Teaching - Session 2 of 4

Thursday January 23, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST

Virtual

Speakers

Danielle Williams

Literacy Content Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Fannetta Jones

HS Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Daniella Delgado

Special Education Administrator, CPS

Thursday January 23, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CST

ELA 6-12 x OSD Crossover Sprint: Approaches to Collaborative Planning and Teaching - Session 3 of 4

Thursday January 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST

Virtual

Speakers

Daniella Delgado

Special Education Administrator, CPS

Fannetta Jones

HS Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Danielle Williams

Literacy Content Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Thursday January 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CST

ELA 6-12 x OSD Crossover Sprint: Approaches to Collaborative Planning and Teaching - Session 4 of 4

Thursday February 6, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST

Virtual

Speakers

Daniella Delgado

Special Education Administrator, CPS

Fannetta Jones

HS Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Danielle Williams

Literacy Content Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Thursday February 6, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST
Virtual

ELA, 6-12

PL Pathway Sprint

4:00pm CST

ELA 6-12 x OSD Crossover Sprint: Skyline ELA and the IEP - Session 1 of 4

Wednesday February 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm CST

Virtual

Speakers

Nina Jernigan

Special Education Administrator (SEA)-N13 Elem, OSD

In this role, I provide expertise and support for instructional quality for diverse learner education to the full instructional team, which includes DL & GenEd teachers, SECAs, RSPs, school staff, networks, and other departments and offices throughout the district. The core function... Read More →