Faculty/Staff Resources
Below is a general list of resources offer to Elementary School teacher. All teacher forms/document will be list either in Employee Forms or Teacher Forms.
Any announcement you would like made over the PA System or on the monitor in lobby must be typed! Please submit your request to the office secretaries by completing the survey form. You must include the date(s), time (AM and/or PM) you wish the announcement to broadcast and the name of the person/club submitting it. All announcements must be approved by the principal.
Click on this link to find strategies to help your students increase their reading comprehension in all content areas. What are Before-During-After Reading Strategies? Reading involves connecting new text to that which is already understood (prior knowledge). BDA strategies are used to get students to activate existing knowledge, thereby creating a mental framework to which new text, terms, ideas, etc. can be attached. This mental framework is begun before reading even begins, strengthened as students interact with the text during the reading, and reflected upon after reading as students incorporate what they have just read into their core knowledge. Key processes used throughout BDAs are writing, conversation and reading.
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Debbie Miller’s Podcast Effective, intentional teaching begins with a strong set of beliefs, but even the best teachers — including Debbie Miller — struggle to make sure that their classroom practice consistently reflects their core convictions Listen to Debbie as she talks about the importance of developing a sense of agency in teachers and how it lead to Teaching with Intention. Podcasts Maren Koepf’s Podcast In the new book Synchronizing Success, Maren Koepf takes you on a tour of one school’s winning strategy for developing an efficient and effective network of literacy support from kindergarten through fifth grade. The book shows how school leaders can create a comprehensive literacy system throughout schools and across districts by aligning change components with a vision for literacy education. Listen as Maren discusses three principles –continuity, continuous professional development, and collaborative leadership — that can guide school leaders as they implement and sustain changes in literacy instruction.
Reading Rockets produces award-winning PBS television programs about teaching reading and early education. The site also offers four online video series featuring effective teaching strategies, children’s authors, reading experts, and professional development webcasts — plus a robust library of video clips organized by topic. Watch and listen to Reading Rockets programs whenever and wherever you want! You can download our video or audio podcasts to your computer, iPod, or other media device. To access Standards Aligned Systems (SAS) click here. Standard Response Protocol (SRP) All forms such are now located in the Teacher’s Forms section of the website. Click here to navigate to desired area. Project Connect-Title III is hosted by the National Professional Development Council. A system of teaching reading and spelling that stresses basic symbol-sound relationships and their application in decoding words. Resources Writer’s Workshop A stable, predictable format for writing that balances instruction and modeling with adequate time for composing, sharing and publishing. A constant, sustained time for writing is set aside each day. Through modeled writing and discussion about it, students learn about the recursive nature of the writing process. The workshop consists of time for a mini-lesson, status of the class, writing/conferencing/discussing, and ends with “author’s chair”. Are you looking for the “how” of teaching reading and writing, written by colleagues who are just as smart, funny, and passionate about literacy as you are? Look no farther, click here to access World Wall Videos.