A complete professional learning system for Grafenwöhr Elementary School — six research-grounded PD series aligned to DoWEA's priorities and the science of great teaching.
Each series stands alone — and all six fit together into GES's unified instructional identity for SY 2026–28.
The foundational series. Rosenshine's Principles, Hattie effect sizes, and the full Gradual Release architecture applied across all K–5 subjects and grade bands.
→From phonemic awareness to knowledge-rich comprehension. The complete transition guide from Benchmark Advance to CKLA, grounded in SoR research and the Mississippi Miracle.
→How to read MAP Growth-style data, use AI tools to identify patterns, and translate assessment results into differentiated instructional plans — without drowning in spreadsheets.
→The first viable answer to Bloom's Two Sigma problem. How AI tutoring systems, adaptive practice platforms, and agentic learning tools work — and how teachers design for them.
→Building authentic partnerships with military-connected families. Translating academic language for parents, launching standards-based reporting conversations, and designing engagement that actually works.
→DoWEA's HQIP framework unpacked. The practices that define "Excellent First Instruction" — replacing MTSS compliance language with a first-best-instruction mindset and observable classroom moves.
→Every series in this system is designed against the same four commitments — not programs adopted, but practices built.
Every session cites specific studies, effect sizes, and research syntheses. Teachers learn the why before the how.
Every series differentiates by grade band (K / 1–2 / 3–5) and subject area. No generic PD — always contextualised to real teaching.
Each session connects to a principal coaching cycle. PD without follow-up coaching fades within 6 weeks. These don't.
Every session ends with a specific, observable implementation commitment — not a reflection journal entry.
These series are designed to run sequentially across SY 2026–27 and SY 2027–28 — one series per quarter, with coaching between sessions.
Every series connects to the same north star: Every Grizzly is known, growing, and supported. Whether it's explicit instruction, SoR, AI tools, or parent engagement — the work is one coherent act of caring about kids and building a school worthy of the families who chose it.