Thank you for a great first week of school. I feel it has been the best of my three years in the building. Continue to push those procedures and routines. It is also important that you continue to get to know your students. How well you know your students and their needs will help tremendously as Learner First continues to be implemented.
How often do you as a classroom teacher get, and more importantly, keep your students in a stretched "zone" of learning? How often do we ourselves get out of our comfort zones and stretch our abilities to reach students with a lesson or activity?
Things to think about for when I come by your rooms throughout the week:
- What specific, measurable, goals do you have for your class and grade level?
- Are you maximizing instruction time or are you classes losing time for bathroom visits, poor hallway procedures and lack of preparation?
- How are you measuring student progress and how are your grades looking?
- Where is your comfort zone right now with your students and subject areas?
Generic Morning Announcement: We will discuss whether we want to continue announcements through YouTube or revert back to the way it was done when teachers used chalk boards and ditto machines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be
*** Oklahoma State Blueprints: ***
Available accommodations for the OCCT:
A quick guide to standards and assessments:
- English Language Arts: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Mathematics: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Science: 2014-2015 school year – begin transition to science standards adopted into rule in June 2014; PASS-aligned assessments for grades 5, 8, and Biology 1 for high school for 2014-2105 and 2015-2016 school years.
- Social Studies: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies as adopted in 2012; All four social studies assessments are OAS-aligned in Grades 5, 7, and 8, as well as high school U.S. History. All four assessments will be fully operational in 2014-2015.
- Fine Arts: 2014-2015 school year – transition to new standards adopted by law in June of 2014, The annual district arts assessment report will be due at the Oklahoma State Department of Education the end of May 2015.
- World Languages: 2014-15 school year – PASS standards, no state assessment. New standards will be written beginning fall 2014.
- Personal Financial Literacy: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy as adopted in 2008, no state assessment.
- Health/Safety Education: 2014-2015 school year – PASS Standards, no state assessment.
- Kindergarten: 2014-2015 school year – PASS standards, no state assessments.
- PreKindergarten: 2014-2015 PASS standards; no state assessments.
Hayes Elementary Academic goals for 2015-2016:
Goals will be determined by grade level this year. Stay Tuned!
Videos Worth Watching:
Surf dog Ricochet on ESPN's Sport's Center
Life Is Meant To Be Epic
Epic or Fail: Brick or Break?
Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion - Oldie but a Goodie
Articles Worth Reading:
A More Holistic Approach To Technology Planning - via @web20classroom
Why You Need to Take Care of the People Who Take Care of You - via @michaelhyatt
3 Questions To Help Measure School “Success” - via @gcouros
A look ahead: Personalized learning, coding and sharing - via @adambellow
Take a Risk. Create. - via @TroyMooney
The Magic Ingredient for Professional Learning - via @kristenswanson
Surprising Book Facts - via @WeAreTeachers
Blended Learning Leaders Are Over the Honeymoon—and Rolling Up Their Sleeves - via @edsurge
TheJenRoberts Report - via @JenRoberts1
“The Peace Of Wild Things” By Wendell Berry - via @TeachThought
Monday August 10, 2015 - Normal School Day. Mr. Ross at Star 360 training from 8:00am to 4:00pm - Lesson plans due by 8:00am
Tuesday August 11, 2015 - No Grade Level Meetings this week; Faculty meeting after school (Star 360 Overview) Normal School Day.
Wednesday August 12, 2015 - Normal School Day - State Required Drill at 10:00am (Intruder Drill/Level three lock down) Mr. Ross at RSA update from 7:30am to 11:30am at Camelot.
Thursday August 13, 2015 - Mr. Ross at a principals meeting (8:00 am -11:00 am); Learner First Committee Meeting in the Library from 11:45am to 1:45pm.
Friday August 14, 2015 - Spirit Day!
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