Look ahead for November 28, 2016

Notes from Mr. Ross:

I hope everyone had a great, refreshing and joy-filled five day Thanksgiving Holiday.  I am ever grateful for the time I get to spend with my family and close friends.  And because the weather was outstanding for November I got to play four rounds of Golf.

As you all should know I am a strong believer in the power of standardized assessments and formative assessments.  In case you are wondering why... When we use this information in the correct way we can really transform our classrooms, and the school as a whole.  In other words we move from that 62 to a 72, 82, etc...  How, as an teacher, do you know if your children are on the right track if you do not assess where they are at, what they've learned, or what content they need to have retaught.  The two questions that should be the most impactful to their learning should be "How do you know what you know?" "When did you know what you know?"  The answer to those two questions can be a very powerful tool in the classroom teachers tool belt.  When a child can articulate an answer and can specifically say "I knew this because..." and " I knew this when..." you go well beyond the lower level knowledge based questions.  When we move to those lines of questioning we move from a 62 to a 72, 82, etc...

We have precious little time before we break for the Christmas holiday's.  Do not waste a minute on anything other those skills our students need in order to be successful in April and the coming grade levels.

Oklahoma State Blueprints:

OAS-ELA Standards:  OAS ELA

OAS-Math Standards:  OAS Math

OAS-Math Blueprints:  Math Blueprints

OAS-Science Standards:  OAS Science

Generic Morning Announcement:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be

Everyday Math Codes:

1st Grade EDM Codes

2nd Grade EDM Codes

3rd Grade EDM Codes

4th Grade EDM Codes

5th Grade EDM Codes

EDM Online Activation

GAME ON! Powerpoint:

Game On!

Teacher Handbook:

Handbook

Math Vocabulary Word Walls:

Word Walls

EM 3 Resources

RTI:

RTI

Hayes Elementary Master Schedule 2016-2017:

Master Schedule 16 - 17

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/

Videos Worth Watching:

Eye-Opening Video Will Make Adults Reconsider The Way They Talk To Children - via @HuffingtonPost


Articles Worth Reading:

Why Good Teachers Quit - via @TeachThought

School Climate: Why Avoiding Tough Conversations Limits Our Learning - via @educationweek

Americans Don’t Miss Manufacturing — They Miss Unions - via @FiveThirtyEight

OH: One Third Won't Graduate - via @palan57

Supporting Children to positively deal with world events - via @mrkempnz

'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture - via @npr_Ed

8 anti-bullying resources for schools and classrooms - via @eschoolnews

Seven Reasons to Show Your Work (Why You Should Share the Process) - via @spencerideas

Why do schools use grades that teach nothing? - via @hechingerreport

Students, Standards, and Finding the Switch - via @KerryHawk02

Connecting with Challenging Kids by Leaning in to Discomfort - via @MindfulOnline

After watching over 50 TED talks, these are the insights that have stuck with me most - via @businessinsider

Teacher & Principal School Report: Barriers to Equity in Education - via @ScholasticTeach

Myth-Busting: "If I Just Had Better Students" - via @edutopia

Betsy DeVos: Five Things to Know About Trump's Pick for Education Secretary - via @educaitonweek


Weekly Specials Schedule:   Red Week


Weekly Look Ahead:  STAR 360 Window OPENS both reading and math (through Thanksgiving)

Monday November 28, 2016 - Learner First Meeting in the Hayes Library; lesson plans due by 8:00am; Ms. Amzyki weekly visit;

Tuesday November 29, 2016 - Normal School Day; 1 IEP meetings; Faculty Meeting after school

Wednesday November 30, 2016 - Normal School Day; 1 IEP

Thursday December 1, 2016 - Mr. Ross to ANOTHER principals meeting, maybe I'll get my Jelly of the Month Club membership; Formal Mathematics assessment (grades 1-6) - through Mastery Connect

Friday December 2, 2016 - Dollar Day Dress Your Way!  Students pay a dollar and are allowed to wear school appropriate clothing to school; OCCHD Health Fair @ Hayes (grades 4-6); Grade level meetings during planning time to discuss formal mathematics assessment

***Between now and our Christmas break we will need to assess our students one more time on Star360. As we've spoken I want each of you to use this data, Star360 and formative assessments, to help in your lesson planning.