HS ELA Guide

BEYOND THE BELL

Professional Practice

Description

Kick off the school year with purpose at District Day: a dynamic half-day gathering for all secondary (6–12) ELA teachers to connect, collaborate, and align. Come build meaningful vertical connections, share powerful practices, and set the tone for a unified, impactful year of teaching and learning. District-wide collaboration brings educators in common subject areas together to share ideas, solve problems, and improve instruction. By using data, shared strategies, and cross-school PLCs, teachers enhance both professional practice and student learning. The dates can be located here. Join fellow 6–12 ELA teachers across Canyons School District for a collaborative book study focused on practical strategies to support our core focus areas in Secondary ELA. While the text is still TBD, it will be selected based on district and school needs. Sign up at the link below. Get a stipend for participating in a PLC Lesson Study cycle with your full PLC team. Work together to design, test, revise, and share a lesson focused on deeper inquiry, meaningful collaboration, or greater curriculum depth. This opportunity is limited to the first 10 PLCs to apply. Apply using the link below. Help stir up the district’s approved novel list in the best way possible. Secondary ELA teachers and librarians will get free books, read and review potential titles, debate classroom fit and grade-level placement, and help pave the path to bring stronger, more relevant novels into secondary classrooms across the district. This is a team worthy of Rosie the Riveter! Join via the link below. Kick off the New Year with A 30-Day Writing Habit, a no-pressure, email-based experience starting the first week of January, designed to help teachers build a consistent writing practice and model the writing process for students. Enroll using the link below.

DISTRICT DAY

DISTRICT-WIDE COLLABORATION DATES

ANNUAL BOOK STUDY

PLC LESSON STUDY

THE NOVEL VANGUARD

30-DAY WRITING COMMUNITY

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Last Updated

High School ELA, Page 5

Jun 4, 2026