Virtual Professional Development

Let us support you in developing a virtual plan for professional development today. Browse our options below and mix and match to meet your unique goals!

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FariaPD offers a variety of packages and sessions to support you!

3 Virtual Sessions

$3,100

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3 virtual professional development sessions (2 hours each)
2 consultative hours

5 Virtual Sessions

$5,000

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5 virtual professional development sessions (2 hours each)
4 consultative hours
2 seats at any virtual event

8 Virtual Sessions

$7,800

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8 virtual professional development sessions (2 hours each)
6 consultative hours
4 seats at any virtual event

12 Virtual Sessions

$11,500

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12 virtual professional development sessions (2 hours each)
10 consultative hours
6 seats at any virtual event

PD Services included in each Package:

The specified number of 2-hour professional development sessions
Use the consultative hours to connect one-on-one with a PD facilitator to ideate, or discuss other curriculum specific needs
One facilitator with a maximum of 40 participants per session

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

Topic	Outcome
1: Series: Leadership Level 1: Beginning, Refreshing or Restarting ⭐Multiple session series agenda	Participants will explore the key elements in a curriculum process Gain hands-on experience in developing an outline of your curricular strategic plan
2: Series: Leadership Level 2: Continuing the Work ⭐Multiple session series agenda	Review their current curricular process to determine opportunities for growth Conduct an in depth review of the curriculum and outline resources to strengthen the process
3: Overview of Building a Curriculum Process	Identify the purpose and vision for the curriculum process at your school/ district Walk through a high level overview of the elements in a curriculum process
4: Leveraging Atlas Templates and Features to Meet Curricular Goals	Explore ways to configure your Atlas site to achieve your school and district curriculum goals Define clear expectations, templates and resources for developing curriculum
5: Benefits of Curriculum Mapping: Why Map?	Define curriculum and its components Articulate the opportunities and barriers of mapping for different audiences Explore sample units in our Public Site (use with caution)

Curriculum Development

Topic	Outcome
6: Curriculum Basics for Teachers in Atlas	Review the process and purpose of curriculum mapping Explore the key features and navigation tools in Atlas
7: Atlas Refresher for Administrators and Leaders	Walkthrough the key features of Atlas specific to your role Use Browse to explore various courses in Atlas Preview reports to support curricular conversations at individual schools
8: Series: Curriculum Writing ⭐Multiple session series agenda	Unitizing Standards within a Course Unpack Standards into Concepts and Student Objectives Develop Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions Assess Learning: Formative and Summative Assessments The Learning Plan or Create Lessons Aligned to Unit Plans
9: Foundations of Curriculum Writing: A Backwards Design Approach	Walkthrough strategies to develop and define course-level curriculum based on a backwards designs frameworkof curriculum mapping and unit planning at your school Discuss elements of high-quality curriculum by reviewing sample units
10: Series: Selecting Power Standards at the School or District Level	Establish a common understanding of how to prioritize standards Review alignment of standards across multiple units or courses
11: Foundations of Standards	Walkthrough the organization of standards and how they can drive instruction Review the vertical scaffolding of standards
12: Unitizing Standards within a Course	Analyze the course-level standards Explore strategies to select and organize standards within a unit of study Identify which standards are the primary focus of the unit
13: Unpack Standards into Concepts and Student Objectives ⭐	Walk through strategies for unpacking standards into clear learning goals, including key concepts and student outcomes Identify what students should know and be able to do by the end of the unit
14: Develop Unit Big Ideas and Essential Questions ⭐	Identify the overarching purpose and focus of a unit Develop big ideas and essential questions that guide student learning
15: Series: Assess Learning: Develop Quality Assessments	Explore ways to meaningfully assess understanding of unit goals Review elements of quality assessments, including sample rubrics and success criteria
16: High Level Overview of Formative and Summative Assessment	Differentiate between characteristics of formative and summative assessments Learn how to develop and add assessments in Atlas or Managebac
17: The Learning Plan	Develop clear learning targets aligned to the unit plan Create meaningful activities that help students achieve the learning objectives in a unit
18: Create Lessons Aligned to Unit Plans	Discuss how lesson planning connects to the bigger picture of unit planning and overall curriculum development Explore how to develop lessons aligned to the unit plan Walkthrough the lesson planner in Atlas
19: Update the Curriculum with a Culturally Relevant Lens	Review current unit goals and assessments with a lens of cultural relevance Update concept and skills in the units to support culturally relevant learning for diverse learners Discuss elements of inclusive assessments

Curriculum Review

Topic	Outcome
20: Series: Curriculum Review ⭐Multiple session series agenda Series: Advanced Curriculum Review ⭐Multiple session series agenda	Overview of a 5 Step Curriculum Review Cycle Using Reports in Atlas to Review Curriculum Quality Unit Review In this advanced series, sessions will include a brief refresher of the steps in a review cycle and hands on experience in completing a cycle with a specific focus. Participants should plan to work with their team between sessions and come prepared to make decisions through collaborative conversations
21: Overview of a 5 Step Curriculum Review Cycle Reports technical training included in Premium Support	Explore and discuss the 5 steps of a review cycle with examples Consider additional needs to ensure the ongoing use of the curriculum review cycles to update and strengthen the written curriculum
22: Using Reports in Atlas to Review Curriculum Reports technical training included in Premium Support	Learn how to utilize reports in Atlas to support your role in curriculum work Walk away with several reports saved for future use
23: Quality Unit Review	Discuss the elements of a high quality unit plan Review unit(s) using a sample rubric and/or Atlas reports Quality Unit Review
24: 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 and discuss next steps

Instructional Approaches

Topic	Outcome
25: 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
26: Early Childhood: Phonological Awareness	Break down the stages of phonological awareness development to understand the subtle differences between these skills Discuss teacher strategies to support various levels of development
27: Series: Unit Planning to Support English Language DevelopmentMultiple session series agenda	Standards & Learning Goals for Language Development Create Assessments for Multilingual Learners Develop Learning Plans for Multilingual Learners
28: Standards & Learning Goals for Language Development	Align units with content & language standards and provide language goals for multiple English proficiency levels Outline unit learning goals that support culturally and linguistically diverse students
29: Create Assessments for Multilingual Learners	Determine how students can demonstrate understanding of both the content and language goals, using multiple language domains Analyze the unit assessment(s) for alignment to content & language goals
30: Develop Learning Plans for Multilingual Learners	Develop integrated lesson targets aligned to the unit plan Outline instructional strategies and approaches to support content learning and language acquisition
31: 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
32: Planning for Differentiation	Review key elements of differentiated instruction Explore differentiated instruction strategies and add specific strategies to current units