Week of February 3rd

Videos Worth Watching:

What Happens When a Teacher Starts Talking

Why Massive Open Online Courses (Still) Matter

Shoes for the Unshoed - McCall Horton at Ted Youth - Miami

Articles Worth Reading:

Digital Citizenship: Not Just for Kids - via @PetticrewC

27 Ways to Respond When Students Don't Pay Attention - via @TeachThought

25 Ways to Spot Leaders You Can Trust - via @leadershipfreak

Math Learning - A Universal Language? - via @educationweek

A Teacher Asks: Are Readers Made Reluctant By Rigor? - via @educationweek

10 Video Projects Every Teacher Should Try - via @WeAreTeachers

Turning Negative Feedback Into An Opportunity - via @Fortune

Pinterest Ideas for Classroom Decorations - via @WeAreTeachers

War on Poverty: Mapping Inequality - via @educationweek

Supt. Barresi urges parents, schools to keep focus on third-grade reading law - via @oksde

Accountability Is A Poor Substitute For Trust

Does Retention Really Help? - via @edtechokie

Are You With the Media? - via @okeducation

44 Sunsets

25 Ways to Help Your Students Learn Responsibility - via @micheleborba

Gold-Medal Learning: Teaching with the Winter Olympics - via @educationweek

7 Tips For Parents Of Struggling Readers - via @TeachThought

Left vs Right Brain Infographic - via @Elearngraphic

Are You A Hands-Off or Hands-On Leader? - via @TerriKlass

Kid-happy, pet-inspired poetry writing: haiku and cinquian - via @Teachmama

More Time For Reading Instruction and Reading Tests is Not Reading - via @plthomasedd

Dr. Sarah L Gibson: A Tribute - via @LYRichardson

33 Digital Tools for Advancing Formative Assessment in the Classroom - via @NWEA

The Eye Opening Realization that Really Happened - via @benjamingilpin

Should We Be Engaging or Empowering Students?

30 Indoor Recess Ideas! - @theOCBlog

4 Strategies To Promote Smarter Grit in the Classroom - via @TeachThought

The Stress Test - via @okeducation

Why Support for Common Core is Sinking

Calvin and Hobbes

Another Friday Memo From OSDE - via @jmsprincipal

The Hidden Importance of Teaching With Stories - via @ajjuliani

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

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

ok.gov/sde/test-support-teachers-and-administrators

!!!!State blueprint!!!!

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:

Monday February 3, 2014 - Normal School Day, Third Grade retention forms due, Ross iobservation due, after school tutorials
Tuesday Febraury 4, 2014 - Normal School Day, PLC concerning easyCBM and areas of need for upcoming testing, After school meeting (writing examples)
Wednesday February 5, 2014 - GE visit, 100th Day celebration, Pre-k/Kinder parade at 2:00PM, (Please have your cardinals finished by Wednesday!) Accreditation due to Central Office, JEANS DAY!!!
Thursday February 6, 2014 - Normal school day, Parent Conferences 3:30PM to 6:30PM, no after school tutorials
Friday February 7, 2014 - 8:00AM to 12:00PM for parent conferences, student holiday!!!

Upcoming dates worth noting:

February 18, 2014 - OCCT staff meeting afterschool, Family Night from 6:00PM to 7:00PM
February 25, 2014 - OCCT test schedule creation, Junior Achievement, Halbrook talks about HelpStar, GE visit
February 26, 2014 - FIFTH GRADE WRITING EXAM
March 7, 2014 - Final Day of Third Quarter
March 10,11,12,13,14, 2014 - Intersession Kindergarten through 6th Grade
March 26, 2014 - GE visit
May 8, 2014 - Talent Show
May 22, 2014 - 3rd/4th Grade Musical