SY26 CPS Professional Learning: Full Schedule

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FOR SESSIONS TAKING PLACE AFTER JUNE 9, 2026 PLEASE ACCESS THE SY27 SCHED EVENT PAGE. In this SY26 SCHED EVENT PAGE you will find registration for professional learning sessions offered from the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning TAKING PLACE BEFORE JUNE 9, 2026. n this SY26 Chicago Public Schools Sched Event Page you will find registration for professional learning offered from the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning and Skyline specific opportunities.

Please note, to access district-wide offerings of professional learning opportunities you may view the Employee Intranet Professional Learning Calendar (filter the calendar by professional learning on the left).

SY26 SKYLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Teacher Professional Learning. Teachers are provided with comprehensive support when launching the Skyline curriculum through asynchronous and in-person sessions, as well as ongoing offerings to sustain and deepen successful implementation.

Skyline Essentials Badges: Asynchronous self-paced professional learning essential for those who are implementing and/or supporting the implementation of Skyline. Badges can be found here. Teachers earn 1 ISBE credit hour for each completed badge. As of April 1, 2025, compensation is not available for badge completion.
Skyline 101s: In-person, day-long sessions that prepare teachers and leaders for successful implementation of Skyline. Sessions will run June 16, 2025 through the summer.
Ongoing Support: Throughout the school year, CPS content specialists provide ongoing professional learning opportunities tailored to both newly implementing teachers and more experienced users of the curriculum.

School Leader and Network Leader Professional Learning. School leaders and network leaders have access to professional learning that helps them apply high-leverage leadership practices that are especially impactful for implementation of HQ curriculum.

Leading Implementation of the Skyline Curriculum: This in-person, day-long launch session is for school leaders, school-based coaches, and network/district coaches who support schools with curriculum implementation. Leaders will leave the session prepared to implement high-leverage leadership and coaching practices that matter most for successful curriculum implementation. Sessions will run May 27, 2025 through the summer.
Ongoing Support: Throughout the school year, the CPS professional learning team provides ongoing opportunities for school and network leaders to strengthen their leadership of Skyline curriculum implementation.

Payment / ISBE Credit Hours

Teachers will receive ISBE Hours for each Skyline Essentials badge completed. As of April 1, 2025, no compensation will be provided for completion of Skyline Essentials badges. Teachers will receive ISBE Hours 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 ISBE Hours. Please find more payment information in the Skyline Payment One-Pager.

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8:00am CST

Student Voice-Pre-K-12 Leveraging Learning Conditions to Impact Effective Instruction

Monday November 3, 2025 8:00am - 3:00pm CST

Medill Office, Room 218

This session will support educators in identifying and applying strategies to target Learning Conditions in order to strengthen effective instruction and align to the Rigor Walk Rubric in ways that are culturally responsive and affirming. Participants will experience and explore concrete strategies to enhance effective instruction through fostering the Learning Conditions in their classroom, school, as well as support their professional learning with their colleagues.

Please register on this form by October 17 to be added to our calendar invite. Thank you!

Speakers

Priscilla Lizasuain-Vazquez

Inclusive & Responsive Education Specialist, Department of Student Voice and Engagement

I am a product of CPS schools, and I have worked in CPS for over thirteen years. Most of my experience was at Social Justice High School where I engaged heavily in inquiry based learning that centered on student voice. I was an ELL teacher who taught both English and US history... Read More →

Sabrina Chen

Inclusive and Responsive Education Manager, Teaching & Learning (T&L): Professional Learning, Student Voice and Engagement

Teaching & Learning (T&L): Professional Learning, Student Voice and Engagement

Monday November 3, 2025 8:00am - 3:00pm CST
Medill Office, Room 218 1326 W. 14th Place Chicago, IL 60608

Student Voice, Pre-K-12

Company Stand-alone Session
Audience Educators and Leaders

9:00am CST

ELA - K-5 - Unit 3 Internalization (Skyline)

Monday November 3, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm CST

Garfield Park 139, 2651 W. WASHINGTON BLVD.

Look forward to getting hands-on with this curriculum and collaborating with your colleagues who are also teaching Skyline! You’ll work as a team to explore core components of the curriculum, experience the key instructional shifts as both a teacher and a learner and get guided practice with the digital learning ecosystem. You’ll dig deeply into your next unit and leave with a head start on your unit internalization plan!

Speakers

Priscilla Herrada

Literacy Manager - Dept of Literacy, Chicago Public Schools

Tanya Holliday

Literacy Content Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Flor Acosta

Literacy Content Specialist

Jasmine Schnurlein

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Monday November 3, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm CST
Garfield Park 139, 2651 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. 2651 W. WASHINGTON BLVD.

ELA, K-5

Company Unit Internalization

12:00pm CST

Scheduling-HS-Semester 2 SY26

Monday November 3, 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm CST

virtual

This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools. The session will review Semester 2 set up for schools that mirror Semester 1 for Semester 2.

Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory.

Speakers

Elisabet Ramirez Garcia

School Scheduling Manager, Teaching and Learning/ISS

School Scheduling Manager • Instructional Systm & Supports

Monday November 3, 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm CST
virtual

Instructional Systems and Supports (ISS), 9-12

Company HS Scheduler Trainings

1:00pm CST

Bridging Bilingual Success

Monday November 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST

virtual

Discover how Star Assessments, Star Evaluaciones, and Star CBM Lectura support bilingual learners through data-driven instruction. Learn to interpret Spanish and English assessment data, apply OMME guidance, and monitor literacy growth to meet student needs effectively.
This session is designed for educators supporting bilingual students taking Star Assessments and/or Star Evaluaciones.

Speakers