I am so excited that Miriam Miller is going to be facilitating a Social Emotional Learning Series for the 2018/2019 school year! She will be discussing SEL across the curriculum, and linking it to the core competencies. Register on the staff development calendar.
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Description:
Designed for teachers to learn how to support students who are having difficulties in their early literacy learning. This is a strength-based, formative assessment tool.
Teachers will learn to administer all six literacy tasks listed below to get detailed knowledge about a child’s literacy processing that will inform instructional decisions:
Teachers will work to develop shared understandings and common language when assessing students in need of support – leading to informed, responsive learning opportunities for striving early learners.
Kerry Dotto, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, and Teresa Toth, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader will facilitate these sessions.
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We are excited to offer a three part learning team for ELL teachers and classroom teachers for the 2018/2019 school year!
We will use this book to guide our learning:
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We are so excited to have Lori Jamison Rog work in our district!
Lori Jamison Rog is a teacher, author, and literacy consultant. She has written many professional books on reading and writing instruction. She serves as the Education Director for High Interest Publishing, which produces high interest-low vocabulary novels for struggling readers. A popular speaker at literacy conferences across North America and beyond, Lori is currently an independent consultant, providing professional development to schools and districts.
She will facilitate three 1/2 day sessions for Grades 1-3 teachers.
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We are so excited to have Faye Brownlie back with us next year! She will facilitate a three part series for Grades 4-7 teachers. Here is the link with more information:
Daily 5 is a great framework for structuring literacy time so students develop lifelong habits of reading, writing, and working independently. Our Daily 5 book club met yesterday for the last time, and many teachers asked for support and direction as to what the mini lessons should include for reading and writing. Here is a list of books that will help you, broken up into the daily 5 categories.
Books that Support the Daily 5 Structure
Thank you to the teachers who are participating in our "Mindset for Learning" Book Club. Last night was our first session. We had great discussions, and everyone shared wonderful ideas, that inspired so many people. This book includes a picture book list that will help you teach a growth mindset in your classroom. Click here - Growth Mindset Book list
Thank you to all who turned out last night for our first of three book club sessions, exploring Daily 5/Daily 3.
Here is the powerpoint from the presentation:
Here are the slides from our Inquiry session with Jennifer Watt, at the Curriculum Implementation Day.
