Secondary English Weekly #20
VOLUME FOUR, ISSUE TWENTY /January 31-February 4, 2022
ASYNCHRONOUS LITERACY AND ENGLISH SESSIONS AVAILABLE ON FEBRUARY 2ND PD DAY
- StudySync Teaching Labs
- Annenberg Disciplinary Literacy Course/General and English-Specific Modules
Bedford (Honors and AP English) Course Tours & Launchpad Training
Getting to Know Your Secondary English Resources
- Supporting All Learners to Build Literacy
- Building a Literacy Culture
- All Texts Belong to All Students
You can find all of the literacy and English options for your asynchronous time on the Secondary Curriculum PD Day Page. You can find the District's PD Day Page Here which has a link to the Secondary Page.
SHOUT OUT! STUDENT PLAY CHOSEN FOR MADLAB YOUNG WRITERS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL
A Fort Hayes student has been selected for the MadLab Young Writers Short Play Festival 2022! "A Train Ride to the Sea," a play by Fort Hayes senior Jane Nolte, will produced and performed by the MadLab Theatre Company. Founded in 2011, MadLab’s Young Writers Short Play Festival is designed to give local high school playwrights a professional theatrical experience. Students submit 10-minute plays, and the best are chosen to be developed and produced. Each student is given the opportunity to attend specialized workshops and collaborate with local and national mentor playwrights during the six months they are in the program. At the end of the program the plays are performed at MadLab as full-scale short play festival. Jane Nolte joins a growing list of Fort Hayes writers who have earned this honor: Jazlyn Reed-McFarland 2019, Rowan Henderson-Bernard 2018, Myles Lawson 2016, and TyQura Fountain 2016. CONGRATULATIONS TO JANE!
NCTE AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN
During the month of February, you can host an African American Read-In (AARI) virtual event. The African American Read-In was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. This initiative has reached more than 6 million participants around the world. If you host an event in your classroom or school, include your event in the 2022 Report Card by completing this Host Report Card submission form after your event by March 15, 2022.
Resources:
- Access this year's AARI toolkit.
- See suggested titles HERE.
OST RELEASED MIDDLE SCHOOL TESTS FROM SPRING 2021 ARE AVAILABLE ON MASTERYCONNECT
- OST-ELA-G6-21-Q20 would be for 6th grade question 20.
- OST-ELA-G7-21-Q27a would be for 7th grade question 27 part A
- OST-ELA-G7-21-Q27b would be for 7th grade question 27 part B
The question numbering on MasteryConnect is identical to the numbering on the released questions at the ODE site.
ALA's Youth Media Award Winners for 2022
- John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature: The Last Cuentista written by Donna Barba Higuera. Four Newbery Honor Books also were named: Red, White, and Whole written by Rajani LaRocca; A Snake Falls to Earth written by Darcie Little Badger; Too Bright to See written by Kyle Lukoff; and Watercress written by Andrea Wang.
- Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children: Watercress, illustrated by Jason Chin, is the 2022 Caldecott Medal winner.
- Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults: Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford. -Three King Author Honor Books were selected: Home Is Not a Country written by Safia Elhillo; Revolution in Our Time written by Kekla Magoon; and The People Remember written by Ibi Zoboi.
- Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award: Me (Moth), written by Amber McBride, is the Steptoe author award winner.
- Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement: Nikki Grimes is the winner of the Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton. Grimes has been widely recognized for her distinguished contribution to children’s and young adult literature, winning numerous major awards. After more than 77 books, she has sealed her legacy by weaving poetry and novels in verse into an impressive body of work. Grimes currently resides in Corona, California, where she continues her powerful writing.
- Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults: Firekeeper’s Daughter written by Angeline Boulley. -Four Printz Honor Books also were named: Concrete Rose written by Angie Thomas; Last Night at the Telegraph Club written by Malinda Lo; Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People written by Kekla Magoon; and Starfish written by Lisa Fipps.
- Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences: The 2022 Alex Award winners are: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki; The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin; The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec; The Library of the Dead by T.L Huchu; How Lucky by Will Leitch; Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell; The Rose Code by Kate Quinn; Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever by Kareem Rosser; Lore Olympus, Vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe; and Malice by Heather Walter.
Monday, January 31
- StudySync Webinar: Differentiation for All Learners: EL/ELL Development Resources Register 4-4:30pm
- NCTE: Winter Book Discussion—Amanda Gorman 7pm
- Gramercy Books Author Event: Kevin Boyle in conversation with Hasan Kwame: The Shattering: America in the 1960s Get Tickets 7pm
NCTE: Edwyna Wheadon Postgraduate Scholarship Deadline, Apply Here
Tuesday, February 1
- ESC: Middle School Teacher Book Club Enroll 4-5pm
- Thurber House: Young Writers' Studio for High School Students REGISTER HERE 6:30–8:30 pm
- Columbus Metropolitan Library: Winter Reading Challenge Ends
Wednesday, February 2
- CCS: PD Day Secondary Site, District Site
Thursday, February 3
- StudySync Webinar: Keep Reading Relevant: Teaching a Blast Lesson Register 6-6:30pm
- NCTE: Winter Book Discussion—The Nickel Boys, Register 7pm
Friday, February 4
- ODE Literacy Academy Live 2022 “Leading Literacy, Growing Equity: How School Leaders Can Improve Reading Instruction for All Students,” with Dr. Doug Fisher and Kareem Weaver, 1-2pm
WRITING QUESTION PROMPTS UPDATED ON OST PRACTICE TESTS
The English Language Arts Practice Tests for the OST were updated to change the language on the writing questions. You can check out the updates on the writing questions on the practice tests for each grade level at the Standardized Testing Quick Link on the English 6-12 Webpage.
LITERACY & CURRICULUM PD DAY RECORDINGS FROM JANUARY 18TH
BUILDING A CULTURE OF LITERACY
Building a Culture of Literacy-Dr. Josh Lawrence is a three-session video presentation from Dr. Josh Lawrence, a professor at the University of Oslo and a member of the Ohio Adolescent Literacy Network. He had two sessions at the January 18th PD Day on Cross Content Principals and Disciplinary Literacy, which mirrored the second session (below) from his appearance at the Ohio Literacy Academy. Check out the entire series for Building a Culture of Literacy.
- Session One. The Big Picture (15:24) DESCRIPTION: Participants will be able to explain key components necessary to build a literacy culture in schools, including understanding the science of reading, identifying the necessary components for success, and establishing expectations for implementation.
- Session Two. Cross Content Principles and Disciplinary Literacy (18:51) DESCRIPTION: Participants will consider the components that are required to read skillfully.
Session Three. Intervention (16:46) DESCRIPTION: Participants will be able to explain the role of interventions in supporting a literacy culture, including key research undermining intervention use, selecting programs and practices and how to address common challenges for literacy interventions at the secondary level.
ANNENBERG LEARNER: READING AND WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES
Description: This course provides teachers and literacy coaches with an overview of disciplinary literacy, essential concepts related to proficient reading and writing, and general instructional practices that support literacy development. The course encompasses four discipline strands: Mathematics, Science, English and History/Social Studies. Teachers will see videos with classroom examples specific to each discipline, research on what literacy means in the four disciplines, and case studies of professionals using literacy in their daily work. An extensive website houses the course text and interactive features.
Course Site: https://www.learner.org/series/reading-writing-in-the-disciplines/
BUILDING LITERACY: MORPHOLOGY, ACADEMIC LANGUAGE, AND TEXT SCAFFOLDING
Morphology Video Presentation (21:09) Session One
DESCRIPTION: This presentation from the Ohio Literacy Academy will help you identify the basic units of the English language, explore meaningful morphemes in the content areas, and plan meaningful opportunities for secondary students to practice using morphemes. This can help build capacity around increasing literacy achievement in Columbus City Schools.
--Remember that you have access to Greek/Latin/Roots/Affixes skills lessons in StudySync both in the library (library tab, skills subtab, search for "Roots") and in the Vocabulary PDF workbooks in your Course Folders. In addition, you can filter for your grade level and "Academic Vocabulary" once on the library tab, skills subtab in StudySync for additional word study lessons.
--On the English 6-12 Webpage at the ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking Quick Link in the Language Strand section, you have the following resources concerning roots/affixes: Greek/Latin Vocabulary Guiding Doc and Vocabulary Roots Online Greek/Latin Practice, in addition to other vocabulary links. Here is a helpful list of morphemes that are common across content areas. Think about how you can allow for students’ meaningful practice with those morphemes and words in the classroom.
Academic Language Video Presentation (21:41) Session Two
DESCRIPTION: This presentation from the Ohio Literacy Academy will help you identify key features of academic sentences and paragraphs, identify different types of connective words, and plan actionable approaches for supporting secondary students’ knowledge and use of connectives.
--On the English 6-12 Webpage at the ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking Quick Link in the Writing Strand section, you have the following resources concerning transitions, academic sentence stems, and connectives:
--Remember that you also have access to transition skills lessons in the StudySync Library (library tab, skills subtab, search for "transitions"), and work with organization within the CORE ELA Units. Many of the slide-in scaffolds in StudySync have sentence stems for discussion and writing. Think about how you can allow for students’ meaningful practice with academic language in the classroom.
Scaffolding Texts Video Presentation (21:21) Session Three
DESCRIPTION: This presentation from the Ohio Literacy Academy will help you explain the importance of text scaffolding, as well as plan for before, during and after reading scaffolds for content area texts.
--On the English 6-12 Webpage at the ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking Quick Link in the Reading Strand section, you have several resources concerning text scaffolding including the ones below. There are also many graphic organizers for analyzing text at the same quick link.
- Struggling Reader Strategies
- Strategies for Supporting Struggling Readers (SAP)
- Quarter Turns: Supports to Access Complex Text
- Close Reading Guide
- Close Reading Annotation Guide
- Close Reading Annotation Bookmarks
- Close Reading Unlocking Prose
- Close Reading Unlocking Poetry
- Close Reading Unlocking Informational Text
- Close Reading Analysis Questions-Literary Text
- Close Reading Analysis Questions-Informational Text
- Close Reading Text-Dependent Questioning Guide
CCS SECONDARY ENGLISH 2021 OST REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
CCS SECONDARY ENGLISH 2021 OST REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
Curriculum Maps, Course Folders, and Resource Lists
-Visit these Curriculum/Instructional Resources Quick Links on the ELA 6-12 Webpage for all Secondary English Curriculum.
At these links, you will find your COURSE FOLDERS that have everything you need for your courses including Curriculum Maps, Course Introduction Pages, Standard docs, digital novels, adopted resource trainings/tutorials, etc. To access many curricular and district, you must be logged into Google using your CCS credentials and not a personal account. Curricular documents are also linked on these Google docs:
-Here are the Resource Lists for Secondary English.
- The Tier I Instructional Resources are StudySync (English 6-12) and the Bedford Texts/Launchpad (Honors and AP English).
- The Tier II Intervention Resource is Achieve3000. The contact person for this resource is Sonja Dill.
- The Supplemental Resource is TeachingBooks.
Curriculum Resources: Access, PD, Tutorials, & Trainings
StudySync (Tier 1 Adopted Resource English 6-12)
- Access: You AND your students access StudySync via the Clever icon or http://clever.com/in/columbuscity. Click on the McGraw Hill icon. Then, launch the StudySync App.
- Students Reading & Writing Companions: For the English 6-12 courses, student consumables were sent to the buildings this summer. Be sure to locate these and distribute them to students in these courses. The six units for each grade at StudySync online are included in the consumables and can increase modality options for students.
- Change Course Names: Your classes are marked with X and Y. The X classes are for first semester and the Y classes are for second semester. If you want to change the names of your classes in StudySync, follow this guide: StudySync-How to Change Course Names
- Link with Google: Here is information about linking StudySync to Google Classroom. Webinar: StudySync Google Integrations, Teachers: Linking Your Account with Google Classroom, Students: Linking Your Account with Google Classroom
- Link with IC via Google: IC Integration for Grade Passback
- FREE PD: Weekly FREE Webinars Several Available Each Week
- Newer Features or Videos: Live Monitoring, Teacher Video Feedback Tool, Reteaching, and Advanced Scoring Feature, UDL Framework, Digital Scaffolding
Lesson Planning Guide
- Help Center: Finding the Help Center in StudySync (video): You can find self-paced Training in the Help Center.
- Tutorials: StudySync Tutorials (Some of the most popular tutorials)
- Trainings: StudySync Trainings (Recorded CCS StudySync trainings from 2020 and 2021)
- Demo Code: Here is the demo code for StudySync in case you have a student teacher, building coach, or admin that wants to see the platform and they do not have a class aligned in Clever/IC. DEMO: https://my.mheducation.com, UN: studysync2021, PW: MHEela21
- Errors: If you notice an error in a StudySync assignment, send an email to Carla Mae cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us. She will let both McGraw Hill and StudySync know so that they can make corrections.
- For the latest information at StudySync, sign up for the SyncUP monthly newsletter. Opt-in here: studysync.com/subscribe
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Bedford/Launchpad (Tier 1 Adopted Resource Honors and AP)
Access: To get to Launchpad through Clever http://clever.com/in/columbuscity, click the Launchpad icon and click on the name of class/textbook.
Support: HELP CENTER FORM: https://macmillan.force.com/bfwhighschool/s/
- Trainings & Tutorials: Bedford Overviews, Slideshows, Trainings, and Tutorials
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- Access via the Clever icon or http://clever.com/in/columbuscity. Click on the TeachingBooks icon.
- Novel Lists: This is the tool that houses the lists of novels we have in the warehouse and in the Secondary English Curriculum Office. Use this document TEACHINGBOOKS: ACCESSING COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS’ NOVEL LISTS and/or this video TeachingBooks Tutorial to learn how to access the CCS book lists.
- CCS-Novels Available in the English 6-12 Curriculum Office
- CCS Middle School Curriculum: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS High School Curriculum: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 6: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 7: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 8: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 9: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 10: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 11: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 12: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- TeachingBooks also is a place to get additional novel and author resources. These Overview videos/trainings from TeachingBooks can help you understand the resources: Introduction video I Slide Presentation and Training Script.
- Some Upcoming 20-Minute Webinars:
- Welcome to TeachingBooks! February 15 3:00PM
- Plan Ahead for Summer Reading with TeachingBooks : March 17 3PM
- Creating, Analyzing, and Using Lists on TeachingBooks : April 14 4PM
- Welcome to TeachingBooks: TeachingBooks 101 : May 12 4PM
- Unlock the Magic of Fairy Tales with TeachingBooks : June 16 4PM
- Ready-to-Use Marketing Tools on TeachingBooks : July 14 4PM
- Recorded Training: October 16th PD Session for CCS: Virtual and Blending Learning Recording
- Recorded Training: February 3rd PD Session for CCS: Booklists, Virtual Ideas, and More on TeachingBooks
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Secondary English Curriculum Videos
- Video-Getting to Know Your Secondary English Resources for New Teachers
- Video Orientation to Curriculum Docs/Folders
- Video-Using the Curriculum Maps with StudySync
- Video-Using the Honors Curriculum Maps with Launchpad
- Video-Using AP Pacing Guides with Launchpad
- Video-StudySync is Your Adopted Curriculum Resource, Not Your "Program"
- Video-Close Reading of Complex, Grade-Level Texts: Research & Practice
- Video-StudySync and Vocabulary Acquisition
outings, classes, contests, grants, and additional pd
OHIO LITERACY ACADEMY LIVE 2022
Join the Ohio Department of Education for Literacy Academy Live 2022. Literacy Academy Live 2022 will include four livestream keynotes this January and February. Each keynote will feature a conversation between national experts, bringing the lens of both research and practice to important topics regarding evidence-based language and literacy instruction for students from birth through grade 12. Keynote sessions will take place from 1-2 p.m. as follows:
- “Leading Literacy, Growing Equity: How School Leaders Can Improve Reading Instruction for All Students,” with Dr. Doug Fisher and Kareem Weaver on Feb. 4, 2022.
Registration is not required. Simply visit the Literacy Academy Live 2022 webpage to access each livestream keynote at its scheduled date and time. Direct questions about Literacy Academy Live 2022 to ComprehensiveLiteracy@education.ohio.gov.
NCTE WINTER BOOK DISCUSSIONS
NCTE extends an invitation to participate in one or more book discussions. Each book discussion will center open dialogue among literacy educators regarding the book and will be led by one or more NCTE member leaders. For a fruitful dialogue, attendees should have read or be generally familiar with the featured title(s). Learn more and register here.
January 31, 2022 Winter Book Discussion—Amanda Gorman
February 3, 2022 Winter Book Discussion—The Nickel Boys
February 9, 2022 Winter Book Discussion—Harlem Shuffle
February 15, 2022 Winter Book Discussion—We Are Not Broken
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AUTHOR EVENT
Join National Book Award winner Kevin Boyle in conversation with esteemed Ohio State University scholar Hasan Kwame Jeffries on Monday, January 31st @ 7:00pm at Gramercy Books to learn about Boyle’s The Shattering: America in the 1960s, a masterful history of the decade whose conflicts shattered America’s postwar order and divide us still.
The event is free, but registration is required. Proof of full vaccination or a recent negative Covid-19 test is required to attend. Masks are mandated by the City of Bexley, even for those unvaccinated. Seating is limited. Get Tickets
NCTE POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Edwyna Wheadon Postgraduate Scholarship This scholarship provides funding for professional development experiences for English language arts teachers working in public educational institutions. The scholarship supports postgraduate training to enhance teaching skills and/or career development in teaching. Learn more and apply here. Deadline January 31.
ESC: MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER BOOK CLUB WITH FRANKI SIBBERSON
Are you a teacher of grades 3-6 who loves to find new books for your students to enjoy? Join other middle grade teachers virtually to read and discuss children's books. Class will meet on the first Tuesday of the month. Each month, the focus will be on one middle grade novel. Teachers will be able to consider the learning each novel offers students.
Pick Your Session (February-June Options Open)
PD: THE POWER OF SUCCESS CRITERIA IN DAILY INSTRUCTION
CCS Teacher, Tracie Helmbrecht, will present a Success Criteria PD on February 9, 2022 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. with an optional follow up on February 16, 2022.
Location: ZOOM ID# 588 749 4352 Passcode: Feb9 https://ccsoh-us.zoom.us/j/5887494352?pwd=ajg4WEVzdW5wbDFCemJTdVdhdHF4UT09
Register on PDS: 42881
Target Audience: K-12 Educators and administrators
Description: Teacher Clarity is one of the areas the district has included in the 5-Year Strategic Plan. It is also in full alignment with the Common Instructional Framework as well as a focus in many SIPs. This time will be spent reviewing Teacher Clarity protocol, defining Success Criteria, overcoming challenges of implementation and discovering how Success Criteria provides equity in instruction and assessment of standards. Although not required, it might be useful to have a copy of THE SUCCESS CRITERIA PLAYBOOK by Almarode, Fisher, Thunder & Frey (2021). The first 10 attendees who register (either in PDS or by contacting Tracie directly) will receive a free copy of the book.
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY CARNEGIE AUTHOR SERIES
Here is the 2022 Carnegie Author Series lineup.
- Sunday, Feb. 20 | 2 p.m. (virtual) Beverly Jenkins, author of Wild Rain REGISTER NOW
- Saturday, April 9 | 2 p.m. Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of The Personal Librarian
- Sunday, Aug. 28 | 2 p.m. Kirk Wallace Johnson, author of The Feather Thief
- Sunday, Oct. 23 | 2 p.m. Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind
All author talks are free and open to all. Registration details will be released in the weeks leading up to each program on their Special Events page.
OCTELA VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2022-REGISTRATION OPEN
The OCTELA Conference will be held virtually on February 25th and 26th. Advanced registration for the 2022 conference will close February 11, 2022! Registrations after this date will incur a $15 late registration fee.
Included with Registration:
- Two days of LIVE conference sessions and keynote speakers
- On-demand PRE-RECORDED sessions for attendees to watch
- Up to 15 contact hours (depending on days attended and number of on-demand sessions watched)
- One-year OCTELA Membership (current members will have their membership extended for one year) which includes digital access to Ohio Voices, the Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, and the Teacher Resources section of the website.
- Conference Website
Registration:
- You can register online. The online form will allow you to pay with a credit card, check/money order, or by school purchase order.
- If you need to register using a traditional paper registration form, please email Lena Moore at lmoore@nlsd.k12.oh.us
- Registration is $73.00. Register Now.
Conference Theme: Storylines
Featured Speakers: Cornelius Minor and Kristen Simmons
STANDARDS INSTITUTE VIRTUAL SUMMITS
Dates were just released for Winter and Spring 2022 Virtual Summits with interactive sessions focused on strategic support and equitable instruction to ensure students have equitable access to grade-level instruction. Learn more.
-Winter 2022 Virtual Summit, February 24 & March 3 Register for the Winter Virtual Summit
-Spring 2022 Virtual Summit, April 20 & April 27 Register for the Spring Virtual Summit
STANDARDS INSTITUTE
The Standards Institute is an immersive and transformative five-day in-person learning experience for teachers, coaches, and leaders. Educators who attend the Standards Institute have conversations about race, examine bias and its role in instruction and learning, and commit to adaptive change within themselves as practitioners while learning practical strategies that can improve instructional practice and leadership in schools and systems.
The Institute
- Five days of in-person immersive, coherent learning sessions led by our highly trained facilitators Monday, March 28, 2022 – Friday, April 1, 2022 Las Vegas, NV
Price: $2,800 / person
- Powerful, transformational keynote speakers
- Courageous conversations and open dialogue about implicit bias and racist structures, with insights and actions to share with colleagues
- Tools, strategies, and frameworks to enhance instructional practices
- The opportunity to form strategic relationships with like-minded educators leading the movement towards equitable and anti-racist instruction
EVENT DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
OHIO TEACHER LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2022
The Ohio Department of Education would like you to consider applying to present at the 2022 Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit. The Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit is scheduled for June 8, 2022 at the Ohio Union on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus. The Summit highlights innovation in teacher leadership in Ohio. The goal of the Summit is to build a statewide network of teacher leaders and administrators to promote and strengthen teacher leadership in Ohio. The Department is seeking teachers, principals and other school leaders engaged in innovative teacher leadership practices at the school and district levels to share their successes, challenges and lessons learned with others in the state. Breakout sessions can be presented in various formats such as panel sessions, discussions and lectures. The Call for Presenters is open through Jan. 10, 2022. Teachers are invited to submit an application. Questions may be addressed to teacher.leadership@education.ohio.gov.
GIVEAWAYS
THURBER HOUSE YOUNG WRITERS' STUDIO FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
For Winter/Spring 2022, Young Writers' Studio is hybrid (held in-person at Thurber Center and simultaneously Zoomed for virtual participants). You must register in advance, but students can participate from anywhere. After you register, if you will be participating virtually, they'll email you the Zoom access instructions. Young Writers' Studio is $15 per session. If students are unable to pay online or need financial assistance, please email Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org.
Dates/Times
Tuesday, February 1 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, February 15 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, March 1 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, March 15 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, March 29 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, April 12 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, April 26 from 6:30–8:30 pm
READBOWL 2022 FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
Super Bowl champion and Scholastic author of The Magician’s Hat, Malcolm Mitchell, is hosting READBowl 2022, a national reading competition for Grades PreK-8 that provides teachers with a FREE platform to motivate students to increase their reading minutes in school. READBowl culminates with the crowning of the National Reading Champions on Super Bowl Sunday! Join the challenge and rack up student reading minutes to compete for FREE books and prizes! The competition begins the day of the American College Football National Championship (January 10). READBowl will culminate with a live crowning of the World Champions of Reading on the morning of the National Football League’s (NFL) Super Bowl Sunday (February 13).
Middle School Conference 6th-8th Grade
READBowl is a 4-week program divided into four quarters and includes a halftime show. Reading minutes must be tracked in the Official READBowl Weekly Playbook at www.readwithmalcolm.com/readbowl. The competition is based on the highest student average for reading minutes. Educators track their students’ reading minutes from 8:00 am EST each Monday of the competition through 11:59 pm EST each Sunday evening. Educators must enter the weekly minutes read by 5:00 pm EST each Monday following the prior week’s competition. Leaders in each conference are posted on the READBowl Leaderboard each Wednesday during READBowl. Weekly/Quarterly Champions are crowned in each conference. A World Champion will be crowned in each conference and must have read for the most average minutes per class/team within their conference throughout the duration READBowl. This year they will also crown an Overall World Champion. State Reading Champions will be crowned in each conference at the conclusion of READBowl.
columbus metropolitan library winter reading challenge
Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) is bringing back its Winter Reading Challenge, in which students can earn prizes just by reading over break. The Winter Reading Challenge aims to keep reading skills strong when students are out of school over the holidays. From Dec. 1 through Jan. 31, K-12 students can register and pick up a game board in person at CML’s 23 locations throughout Franklin County.
-The annual program challenges students to track their progress as they read for 20 days and complete five activities on their game boards. Examples of game board activities include “Read a book about a famous person,” “Read a book with a magical creature,” “Tell a staff member about a book you read” and many more. Just for signing up, students will receive a bookmark, mechanical pencil, eraser and sticker. Students who complete the program will earn a book they can keep, as well as a drawstring bag.
2022 StudySync Media Contest
9TH ANNUAL STUDYSYNC MEDIA CONTEST
Are you ready to show off your students’ creativity? Get ready for the 9th annual StudySync media contest! To enter, students can record and submit their own StudySyncTV video, podcast episode, preview video, concept definition video, novel poster, or a short story of their favorite book outside of the StudySync library. The grand prize for the top entry will be a $500 Amazon gift card (awarded to the submitting teacher) for classroom materials and a classroom Zoom chat with StudySync CEO Robert Romano; $100 Amazon gift card prizes are also awarded to the submitting teacher for top middle and high school entries in each category listed below! Teachers have until 5 pm on May 4th, 2022, to send in submissions on behalf of their students along with parent/guardian permission forms to mysynctv@studysync.com OR submit via Google form. Submissions are limited to five (5) entries per category per teacher. Consider having students peer review videos, podcasts, and posters to select the five (5) per category to be submitted. A parent or guardian permission slip must be included for each student participating.
CONTEST CATEGORIES AND DETAILS
- StudySyncTV Student-created StudySyncTV episodes have been voted the “most popular” of our annual contest. Students can collaborate to produce a 5-minute-or-less StudySyncTV-style or SkillsTV-style episode for any text or skill in the StudySync Library that currently does not include a video. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and content and check the StudySync Library to ensure their choice does NOT already have a StudySyncTV video.
- Podcast Develop and record an original podcast about any text in the StudySync Library. Students can offer their perspectives on a theme or pertinent topic surrounding the text. Have your students listen to the podcasts embedded in some of our Blasts for inspiration, or even have them listen to one of their choice from Apple or Spotify! Have students take notes about what makes a good podcast to help them plan and script their own. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and/or content.
- Preview Video Produce a video mirroring the Preview videos in StudySync's Intro tab of a text. Students can highlight details about the title’s time period and theme. Please select a novel or text in the StudySync Library that does NOT currently have a Preview video or choose a favorite novel that is not yet in the StudySync Library and develop an audio-visual representation of what is typically found on a book's jacket. Create an introduction that entices fellow students to read the selection. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and content.
- Concept Definition Video Produce a video mirroring the Concept Definition or SkillsTV videos! While it is ok to submit a concept definition that is already in the StudySync program, please advise students to rewrite their own script and new conversation between students. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and content. To get started, download a Concept Definition sample script!
- Novel Poster Students develop a digital poster image from an original photo, digital image, or artwork as a backdrop clearly identifying the author and title of the book, for one of their favorite titles NOT already in the StudySync Library. Students should use only original images, artwork, and content.
- Graphic Novel Let your writing shine! Create a graphic novel based on a favorite title of theirs that isn’t part of the StudySync Library. Text and imagery should be original and concise as well as 10 pages or less in length. Students words should be their own! Students should use only original images, artwork, and content.
TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED
- If you’re considering having students enter the contest, take a look at last year’s winners to get an idea of what they will need to produce.
- Assign the MyStudySyncTV Unit using the Contests filter in the Units tab within the StudySync Library. The MyStudySyncTV Unit engages students in the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking skills that are necessary to develop a multimedia project. Completion of the MyStudySyncTV Unit or assignments are NOT required to enter the contest.
- Have students watch several StudySync® TV, SkillsTV, and Preview videos in the Library to provide students with a framework for the project. Also, using the Blasts filter feature, locate podcasts in the Blasts Library by selecting Blasts with ‘audio’ to provide a model for podcast entries.
- Visit THIS STUDYSYNC MEDIA CONTEST site for more information.
POETRY OUT LOUD REGISTRATION OPEN
Poetry Out Loud (POL) encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps high school students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary heritage and contemporary life. Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud is administered in partnership with the Ohio Arts Council and Wild Goose Creative. Teachers, librarians, or administrators register their high schools each year with the Ohio Arts Council and organize contests with one class, several classes, or a whole school. Contests, workshops, and multi-media program materials, including curricula, are free. Poetry Out Loud is aligned with Common Core and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards.
ncte student writing awards
Achievement Awards in Writing (for 11th grade students)
- This school-based writing program encourages high school students in their writing and publicly recognizes some of the best student writers in the nation. Deadline February 15
Promising Young Writers (for 8th grade students)
- This school-based writing program stimulates and recognizes student’s writing talents and emphasizes the importance of writing skills among eighth-grade students. Deadline February 15
Princeton Summer Journalism Program
The Princeton Summer Journalism Program offers a tuition-free journalism institute and college counseling program for high-achieving high school juniors from low-income backgrounds. Participants spend 10 days in late July/early August at Princeton University, where they learn about inquiry and truth in reporting through workshops taught by Princeton University professors and professional journalists. The summer institute culminates in the publication of the student-produced newspaper, The Princeton Summer Journal. Although students who have been actively involved in journalistic activities are welcome, no prior experience is required to qualify. Students apply through three rounds of consideration during their junior year and begin participation the following summer. During their senior year, students work closely with a volunteer college counselor to complete the college admissions process. Learn more about PSJP application process and refer a student to receive more information via this PSJP Website. The Application Deadline is Monday, February 28, 2022.
Ohio Association of Student Leaders (OASL) Opportunity
- Engage with students
- Have conversation about Ohio's Whole Child Framework
- Gather student voices and ideas
- Identify ways for schools to increase student voice to create schools that support the Whole Child.
The remaining public roundtable sessions will take place from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on the following dates:
- Tuesday, February 22
- Tuesday, March 22
- Tuesday, April 19
Register HERE. Questions should be directed to Anthony Paletta, OASL Director of Advancement: anthony.paletta@oasl-oh.org
NEW ALBANY STUDENT LECTURE SERIES
Holly St. Myer from the New Albany Community Foundation has extended an invitation for Columbus City School students to participate in the New Albany Student Lecture Series 2021-22 both as avid spectators and through advanced submission of thoughtful questions. If you would like students from your school to participate in any of the following lectures, contact Holly at holly@hinsonltd.com. Here are the upcoming lectures:
- February 16: Abby Wambach, World Cup Champ and Bestselling Author (Health & Wellbeing)
- March 10: H.R. McMaster, National Security Advisor, & Mary Louise Kelly, Co-host of NPR's "All Things Considered" (National Security)
- April 6: Robert Reich, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, & Karl Rove, Former Deputy Chief of Staff (Civil Discourse and Debate)
Carla Mae Phillips
Southland Center, Suite 125
Previous Newsletters available on the CCS ELA 6-12 Webpage.
Email: cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, 43207, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0463