WT Jackson Media Centers
Where Reading is Our Passion! Dec 2019
The WTJackson Tech Fair Was Awesome! Congrats to our Jags who will be compete at the APS Fair on Saturday, Jan 11th!
GaETC Presenters!
Jags Enjoyed Jonathon Miller Author Visit!
THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT!
LITERACY APPS FOR 1st and 2nd Grade IPADS
Check out a few literacy apps to be used on 1st and 2nd grade ipads which will be distributed after January. The APS TABLET2READ Program found these apps especially useful as they build and refine reading skills.PHONICS: FUN ON THE FARM APP
STARFALL I'M READING APP
PIRATE PHONICS 2 APP
Join Blackbeard and the pirate children on another adventure featuring many new challenges as children continue to learn to read. The 5 new treasure islands introduce the phonics one by one and then use blends to form simple words.
What is ZPD?
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) suggests the readability-level range from which a student should be selecting books for optimal growth in reading without frustration. It is important to note that the Star Reading ZPD is approximate. Success at any level also depends on the student's interest and prior knowledge of a book's content. Teachers should use their professional judgment to adjust the level of books read to match an individual student's needs and interests.
Reading within the optimal range as identified by ZPD is a key component of successful reading practice and goal-setting. Paired with consistent and meaningful reading practice, ZPD can help teachers guide their students toward growth.
RACE2READ
We’ve kicked off Race2Read! We need everyone to read and log their minutes so that we can meet our goal.
Beanstack
Username: Network ID Password: race2read
Teachers: network ID Password: beanstackreads
SEL BOOK OF THE MONTH
ISH By Peter H Reynolds
A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in this gentle fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot.
Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere.
Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon’s older brother, Leon, turns Ramon’s carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just “right.” Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.
-Scholastic
WHAT'S IN YOUR BACKPACK?: MONTHLY RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
MAKE USE OF THE MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN MYBACKPACK...
Remember The Mailbox Magazine? Infobase acquired it and it is now available to you in myBackpack! Want ideas that are creative and make teaching your curriculum easier? Well, The Mailbox®, which has been around for over 40 years, is packed with 52,000+ fun and engaging ideas, activities, and worksheets that help inspire imaginations while teaching essential skills. Teachers can create and save comprehensive plans with activities that introduce a skill, sheets to practice it multiple times and multiple ways, an assessment that checks for understanding, and extra practice to ensure all learners get it. The Mailbox worksheets, crafts, forms, songs, games, graphic organizers, patterns, clip art, cards, and more span a diverse range of subjects, including language arts, math, social studies, science, classroom management, and arts and crafts.
JUST CLICK ON THE MAILBOX ICON IN MYBACKPACK AND GIVE IT A TRY!
HELPFUL LINKS
AR Book Finder
My Backpack
https://launchpad.classlink.com/atlanta
Copyright and Fair Use for Teachers
https://identifeye.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/copyright-and-fair-use-for-teachers-chart/
Class Pass FAQs
http://www.afpls.org/class/2436-class-pass-faq
Beanstack Teacher Overview and Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HmqyArt305eGwUG_av57FtVBpSRc2zoKy6u3Lui18Xg/edit
MyON (Creating Projects)
https://help2.renaissance.com/myON/how-create-projects-faculty
Beanstack (How to log minutes for entire class)
Beanstack Resource Guide for Teachers
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HmqyArt305eGwUG_av57FtVBpSRc2zoKy6u3Lui18Xg/edit
Have an idea for the WTJ Morning News?
Please see me! All 5th grade students will have the opportunity to anchor this year. Please tune in! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFGXepy_GwNPmLNXlMNoGNg
Teresa Webb
WT Jackson Elementary
Email: twebb@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Website: https://wtjmediacenter.weebly.com/
Location: 1325 Mount Paran Road Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: (404) 802-8840
Twitter: @JacksonMediaCtr