Week of January 20th

Videos Worth Watching:

42 idiom examples and explanations - for Ms. Williams who always seems to tease me about my "Rossism's"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW5FDhsHkUg


Articles Worth Reading:

How to Create a Class Podcast in 5 Easy Steps - via @FractusLearning

Motivating Your Students to Succeed

7 Myths About Rigor In The Classroom - via @TeachThought

The Door Swings Both Ways - by @justintarte

10 Rockstar Teachers on Twitter - via @mashable

Why positive encouragement works better than criticism, according to science

7 Video Tutorials to Help Create Classroom Posters and Infographics Using Piktochart

9 Strategies to Scaffold for Students Deeper Learning

10 Characteristics Of Progressive Schools

23 Things A Teacher Should Never Ask A Student To Do  - via @TeachThought

Summarizing at-home practice of a super-important reading skill - via @teachmama

The Best List of Twitter Lists Ever - via @twhitford

Promote Questioning in Your Classroom - via @theOCBlog

Treat Me Like a Student - by @JeffCharbonneau

How Big Is Your Brave? - via @TechNinjaTodd

Testing: Relief, A New Definition, and a Threat - via @okeducation

MAP OF THE WEEK: Poverty in Oklahoma

New Bill Would Stop High Stakes Testing For Oklahoma Third Graders

Full Academic Year - by @edtechokie


Marzano (TLE) Information:

Ten minute YouTube video explaining how the TLE ratings are calculated.  Please watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEClDnVHDQ

OK standards Support Sites:

http://elaokteachers.com/oklahomaacademicstandards/

http://ok.gov/sde/oklahoma-academic-standards

http://ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/OCCT_G6_Rdg_ItemSpecs_2013-14_FINAL.pdf

!!!!State blueprint - This now has the 2014-2015 released items!!!!

http://ok.gov/sde/documents/2013-09-05/blue-prints-plds-item-specs

Additional Support Sites:

!!!!Looking for ideas for RTI??? Here is a site for charts, tables, DOLCH word lists, all organized by areas of need!!!!

www.interventioncentral.org

Week at a Glance:
Teacher warehouse Ordering Period (Monday through Thursday)
Monday January 20th - MLK Holiday
Tuesday January 21st - Jessika Hill during planning period (RSA for K-2nd, Testing strategies 3rd-6th) - No faculty meeting
Wednesday January 22nd - Normal school day, Grade level meeting with Mr. Ross, Fire Drill
Thursday January 23rd - GE Leadership Conference @ NW Baptist Church
Friday January 24th - Rise and Shine Assembly - Normal School Day

Upcoming Dates of Note -
TBD - Testing schedule for OCCT exams - Ross, Flores, Duffy, Billy, Herriott, Nielsen, Perry, Rodriguez
January 27th - World's finest chocolate fundraiser begins
January 29th, 30rd - Teacher Warehouse Pick up
January 30th - Central Office - Passage Based Writing - 3rd-6th
January 31st - Linwood Elementary - Passage Based Writing - 3rd-6th
February 3rd - Progress Reports
February 6th, 7th - Parent Conferences


GE Dates:
February 5th
February 25th
March 26th
April 28th