Description: Teachers will learn how the backwards-design process can be used to develop K-2 interdisciplinary units that address the CCSS. Teachers will need to bring an existing unit plan and a laptop for the session. Teachers will walk away with several tools, including templates and additional resources to begin unit planning for the new school year. Teachers will also be able to use the backwards design process to revisit existing units and begin the alignment to the CCSS.
Presenters: Freeda Pirillis has been teaching for 11 years in the Early Childhood setting and currently works at Agassiz Elementary School for the Fine and Performing Arts in Chicago as a first grade teacher. She achieved National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist in 2008 through Nurturing Teacher Leadership, a prestigious program at the Chicago Teachers Union. Freeda is currently working with a team of National Board Certified teachers in Chicago to develop and field test a K-2 Interdisciplinary unit that will exemplify the Common Core State Standards and serve as a model for teaching and learning for Chicago Public School teachers. In 2011, she worked with teachers and principals from Illinois to review and make recommendations for the teacher evaluation tool that will be used in the state. She has also worked at the national level with the VIVA Project to develop a list of recommendations for teacher induction and mentoring that was presented to Secretary Arne Duncan in December 2010. She also serves on her school's Instructional Leadership Team, providing professional development to her colleagues, as well as works with the administration to analyze student data to guide teacher instruction. Freeda has a B.A. in Early Childhood Education and a M.A. in Early Childhood Special Education.
Meghan Landers has been teaching in Chicago Public Schools for 9 years. She currently teaches 1st grade and has been for the last 4 years. Meghan previously taught Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 6th grade. She received her bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University, majoring in Elementary Education with middle school endorsements in Science, Mathematics, Language Arts and Social Studies. In 2008, she received her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership with a Type 75 from Concordia University. In 2010, Meghan received her National Board Certification as an early childhood generalist. She has been serving as the secretary on her school’s Local School Council since 2008. She is also a member of the Instructional Leadership team at her school and the Teacher Leader team at the network level.
Keshanna Milsap teaches first grade Gifted at Andrew Carnegie Elementary School where she has been teaching for six years. She is a National Board Certified teacher who serves as a member of the CPS District-wide Gifted Committee and a member on the Academic, Parent Involvement, and Hiring Committees within her school. She is currently a member of the Chicago Teachers Union Common Core State Standards K-2 Interdisciplinary Unit Development Team. In December 2012, Keshanna will graduate with a Masters Degree in Teacher Leadership.
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