IMPORTANT NOTES: 

• Teachers: Identify and bring a lesson plan that makes use of at least one of the core SFA strategies (Summarizing, Questioning, Clarifying, Predicting, and Writing Across the Curriculum). Please fill out this Google Form with your lesson link and bring 5 printed copies of your lesson plan. Be prepared to share your session for 10 mins with a small group. There will be sessions throughout the day where all teachers will have an opportunity to share their best practices with colleagues. 

• You may park in the BCCS Staff parking lot located behind the Japanese Learning institute (the one story brick building), in the parking lot next to the school, or on the street. Do not park at the Japanese American Community Center (JCC) unless instructed to by a YPICS administrator.

• Breakfast and coffee will be provided by the BCCS Teaching staff. Finish your food and drinks before 8:00am. You will not be able to bring any food or drink onto the floor in the gymnasium.  

• The opening session will take place in the JCC gym and start promptly at 8am. Everyone is expected to be in the gym and ready to go at 8am. 

• Lunch will be provided. We will be having tacos, burritos, and quesadillas from a local Taquero.

• Do not wear heels or hard sole shoes; doing so breaks our agreement with the JACC. Please wear comfortable shoes.

• Raffle tickets for the closing raffle will be distributed during sessions and by playing YPICS Game On!

• Please come ready to engage and fully participate in the workshops.