There is a great article this week. It asks the question about having a student centered or teacher centered classroom. It is the third article in the list and I invite you to read it. A lot of the things were are looking for in our observations and walk through's are covered in this article.
Let's have a great week!
Generic Morning Announcement: -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be
Weekly Staff Spotlight:
Sheri Keith - Third Grade
Sheri is a new hire to Hayes Elementary for the 2015-2016 school year. Sheri grew up in Blanchard USA. She taught 6th grade English, Social Studies, 8th grade American History in Blanchard for 16 years. During that time she was also cheer sponsor and student council sponsor. Sheri also has seven years experience as a softaball coach. In addition to Blanchard she has taught in Guymon Oklahoma, Paoli Oklahoma, Crowder Oklahoma and Dibels Oklahoma before coming to OKCPS.
Sheri has, as recent as last week, accepted an offer to be a "coach" for OKCPS. Her new title will allow her to work with teachers across the district with their mathematics and reading. Although her time is short at Hayes she has been a solid addition to the 3rd grade team.
Mastery Connect:
okcps.masteryconnect.com
Star360 logins:
Student Login: http://10.3.110.92/rploginstudent/
Username: FirstName.LastName (this is their single sign on login information used for computers)
Password: XStudentID#
Teacher Login: http://10.3.110.92/rploginstaff/
Once the student has successfully logged on, they will then select either STAR Early Literacy (K-1), STAR Reading (2-6) or STAR Math (2-6). After selecting an assessment, the student will need to select the class labeled reading. The student will then proceed with the pre-test. Once the student has completed the pre-test, a box will pop-up asking for a monitor password to advance to the real assessment portion. Please note that the student will select the class labeled reading for both STAR Math and STAR Reading after they select the designated assessment from their dashboard.
Admin/Specialist Login: https://hosted58.renlearn.com/217454/
*** Oklahoma State Blueprints: ***
Sheri Keith - Third Grade
Sheri is a new hire to Hayes Elementary for the 2015-2016 school year. Sheri grew up in Blanchard USA. She taught 6th grade English, Social Studies, 8th grade American History in Blanchard for 16 years. During that time she was also cheer sponsor and student council sponsor. Sheri also has seven years experience as a softaball coach. In addition to Blanchard she has taught in Guymon Oklahoma, Paoli Oklahoma, Crowder Oklahoma and Dibels Oklahoma before coming to OKCPS.
Sheri has, as recent as last week, accepted an offer to be a "coach" for OKCPS. Her new title will allow her to work with teachers across the district with their mathematics and reading. Although her time is short at Hayes she has been a solid addition to the 3rd grade team.
Mastery Connect:
okcps.masteryconnect.com
Star360 logins:
Student Login: http://10.3.110.92/rploginstudent/
Username: FirstName.LastName (this is their single sign on login information used for computers)
Password: XStudentID#
Once the student has successfully logged on, they will then select either STAR Early Literacy (K-1), STAR Reading (2-6) or STAR Math (2-6). After selecting an assessment, the student will need to select the class labeled reading. The student will then proceed with the pre-test. Once the student has completed the pre-test, a box will pop-up asking for a monitor password to advance to the real assessment portion. Please note that the student will select the class labeled reading for both STAR Math and STAR Reading after they select the designated assessment from their dashboard.
Admin/Specialist Login: https://hosted58.renlearn.com/217454/
*** Oklahoma State Blueprints: ***
Available accommodations for the OCCT:
***Additional Pacing Guides for 5th Science***
Broken Arrow Pacing Guide
Lawton Pacing Guide
Lawton 5th Science Test Prep Examples
Elementary Science Vocabulary
Properties of Matter lessons:
***Additional Supports for 5th Social Studies***
Social Studies CRT Study Guide and Quiz 1
Social Studies CRT Study Guide and Quiz 2
Social Studies CRT Study Guide and Quiz 3
Social Studies CRT Study Guide 4
Videos Worth Watching:
Kid President - A Pep Talk for the World - via @iamkidpresident
Articles Worth Reading:
Powerful Questions to Ask Your Students - via @grendelrick
The Right Stories - via @aaron_hogan
Do You Have a Student-Centered or Teacher-Focused Classroom? [Infographic] - via @friEdTechnology
New Standards, Rising Test Scores in Texas: What Does It Mean? - via @educationweek
The Idea That We Can Have Many Good Teachers Is Implausible - via @educationweek
5 battle-tested strategies for building a team that performs under pressure - via @sbleaders
Study of Teacher Diversity: Number of Black Teachers Declining in Nine Major Cities - via @DianeRavitch
The Dan Butler Daily - via @danpbutler
Should all classrooms be like kindergarten classrooms? - via @justintarte
Motivating the Unmotivated - via @edutopia
Lesson 6: It starts with your people - via @troymooney
Design Empowers Learning - via @E_Sheninger
What Makes A Teacher Great–From The Perspective Of A 10th Grader - via @TeachThought
How David Foster Wallace Taught Students To Respond To One Another’s Writing - via @TeachThought
How We Think: John Dewey on the Art of Reflection and Fruitful Curiosity in an Age of Instant Opinions and Information Overload - via @brainpicker
5 Odd Items Every Teacher Needs to Keep on Hand - via @ScholasticTeach
Parkland School Division Weekly - via @gcouros
Prescriptive Intervention - via @troymooney
Weekly Look Ahead: Informal observation window (Those that count towards your final evaluation) until December 11th. 1st Quarter Awards has been moved from Friday October 2nd to Wednesday October 7th. We will still hold the awards in the Gym.
Monday September 28, 2015 - Normal school day; PBIS meeting in the library at 3:10pm; Think through Math after school in the computer lab. Intersession papers go home today!! 2 IEP's
Tuesday September 29, 2015 - Normal school day; NO Faculty Meeting! 2 IEP's
Continued - Pre-K and Kinder Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Swindell's classroom.
Continued - Pre-K and Kinder Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Swindell's classroom.
Wednesday September 30, 2015 - Normal school day; GRADES DUE!!! 1 IEP
Continued - First and Second Grade Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Wolfe's classroom.
Continued - First and Second Grade Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Wolfe's classroom.
Thursday October 1, 2015 - Mr. Ross to Principal's meeting; Pre-K field trip to the fire station in Edmond; EDM4 training with Ms. Snodgrass.
Continued - Third and Fourth Grade Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Flore's classroom.
Continued - Third and Fourth Grade Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Flore's classroom.
Friday October 2, 2015 - Spirit Day; grade level meetings (Running Records Check); Report Cards go home!
Continued - Fifth, Sixth and AU Grade Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am. (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Billy's classroom.
Continued - Fifth, Sixth and AU Grade Learner First Meeting from 8:00am to 8:30am. (students in the cafeteria at that time) - Meeting in Billy's classroom.
