Secondary English Weekly #24
Volume Two, Issue Twenty Four /February 24-28, 2020
IMPORTANT: MORE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED!!
FROM CEA:
Textbook Adoption Committee Nomination Period Extended
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for the Textbook Adoption Committee by the original timeline. We have a few spots we still need to fill and have extended our nomination period for the textbook adoption committee. The new deadline is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for the following grade levels and subject areas:
English Language Arts: Middle School (Grades 6-8) and High School (Grades 9-12)
Math: Elementary Intermediate (Grades 3-5) and High School (Grades 9-12)
Here is how the nomination process works:
• Only teachers from each pertinent subject area and grade level at schools involved elect the nominees.
• Each of the building nominee elections is conducted by its principal and Association Building Council (ABC).
• Nominations should be emailed to CEA President John Coneglio (coneglioj@ceaohio.org) and copied to Leslie Kelley (lkelly@columbus.k12.oh.us) no later than Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m.
• Nominations should be on school letterhead signed by both the building principal and Senior Faculty Representative.
• Nominees go to a joint Association and Board committee for a final vote.
Note: To ensure an equal opportunity for all vendors, teachers who are currently a part of our math and ELA pilots are NOT able to serve as a members of the committee.
Columbus Education Association • 929 East Broad Street • Columbus, Ohio 43205 • (614) 253-4731 • Fax: (614) 253-0465
ELA WEBINAR FOR HONORS ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM BEDFORD
-Teaching Pre-AP® English through Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices
Hosted by: John Golden, Tracy Scholz, and Renee Shea; Tues, 2/25 at 6-7PM
While it is essential that all students have the opportunities to engage with the level of rigor required of a Pre-AP classroom, it is just as important that teachers are responsive to the individual needs and cultural backgrounds of their students and are willing, able, and supported to make the necessary adjustments to their curriculum. This webinar will present the differentiation tools, the text types and levels, and other resources designed to help Pre-AP teachers reach all students. Presenters: John Golden, Tracy Scholz, Renee Shea
You may register for the Webinar by visiting https://go.bfwpub.com/BFW-webinar-registration.html.
FREE WEBINAR FROM CORWIN
The Communication Effect: How to Enhance Learning by Building Ideas and Bridging Information Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Jeff Zwiers
Attend this webinar to:
- Increase your ability to identify pseudo-communication and be bothered by it
- Understand the effect of maximizing authentic communication, especially in settings that struggle to meet the academic, communicative, and socio-emotional needs of their students
- Learn the three features of authentic communication
- Practice using these three features to enhance common instructional activities
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINAR THIS WEEK
Register HERE for the TeachingBooks Webinar listed below.
TeachingBooks: Collaborate, Customize, Communicate
Wednesday-February 26 at 3:00 pm
PD OFFERED BY CCS TEACHERS
-Reading Strategies Aren’t Just for Reading Teachers
Presenter: Sarah Rhoads
Date/Time: February 26, 2020 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Sherwood Middle School - Room 205
- Target Audience: Upper Elementary and Middle School Teachers
The presentation will look at using reading strategies in content areas, specifically Social Studies and Science. Participants will get handouts on strategies and several examples will be shown for how to use the strategies in the classroom.
FREE WEBINAR FROM NANCY FREY: ALL LEARNING IS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
Free webinar: All Learning Is Social and Emotional
If you want all kids to get what they need to thrive, join Nancy Frey, coauthor of "Learning Is Social and Emotional," as she introduces a comprehensive, five-part model of social-emotional learning that's easy to integrate into everyday content instruction, no matter what subject or grade level you teach. (Thursday, February 28, 3:00 p.m.)
Franklin County 2019-2020 Artists & Scholars Recognition Program-NOMINATIONS NEEDED BY MARCH 4TH
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has invited the Columbus City School District to join them in celebrating Franklin County high school students who exemplify excellence in either academic disciplines or studio and performing arts. This event celebrates the diversity of talents in our high school students and celebrates their exceptional skill, discipline, and artistry in their areas of interest. These students may not be acknowledged often, but their accomplishments serve as an example to others, both within their school and the greater community. Our district can send FIVE students. Two or three of those students will be from nominees made by English teachers. The students chosen by CCS will be invited to attend a breakfast meet-and-greet with the Commissioners on Tuesday, March 24th. Immediately following breakfast, students will be individually recognized at the start of the Commissioners’ General Session meeting. The event location will be at the Franklin County Government Complex: 373 S. High Street, Judicial Services Building.
- Breakfast: Meeting Room Directly Across From the Commissioners Hearing Room @ 8:00 AM
- Recognition: General Session Hearing Room @ 8:30 AM
To nominate a student, please submit the following by WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH to Carla Mae Phillips (cphillips3865):
- Name, Grade, and School of your nominated student
- Statement of Accomplishments, Qualifications, and Strengths for your nominated student that will be used to recognize the students for their individual achievements at the ceremony (100 words or less).
The final date to submit is Friday, March 4th.
The Library of Congress Needs Help Transcribing Walt Whitman’s Poems and Letters
From O Captain! My Captain! to Song of Myself, Walt Whitman produced some of literature's most memorable poems. But for every work published in his lifetime, the writer left behind many manuscripts that weren't shared with the world. Now, the Library of Congress is asking for the public's help in reviewing thousands of Whitman's handwritten documents, including letters, poems, and other writings. In letters written in 1840 and 1841, Whitman expressed his support for presidential candidate Martin Van Buren and his disdain for small-town life in Woodbury, New York. On one printed copy of O Captain! My Captain!, the poet has scribbled his edits by hand. The collection the LOC wants to transcribe originally consisted of close to 4000 documents. More than half of those have been completed so far, and roughly 1860 transcriptions still need to be reviewed. Anyone can read the documents that need approval and officially add them to the Whitman archive. CHECK OUT THE WHITMAN COLLECTION THAT NEEDS TRANSCRIBED HERE.
ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION (AMLE) WEBINARS & Institute
Presented by Kimberley Glascoe
Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 4–5pm ET
Register today and discover how you can mobilize your middle school students to learn about the upcoming 2020 Census with free resources from the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. You will leave the webinar equipped with information on how to incorporate SIS resources into your classroom and how the count impacts federal funds in your communities for things like classroom technology, teacher training, after-school programs and more.
Daily/Weekly/Big Dog - A Framework for Including Writing In Any Content Area
Presented by Lori Wilfong
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 4–5pm ET
Mention writing to a non-ELA teacher and the first thing that often comes to mind is "report" or "essay." Join AMLE and Lori Wilfong to think about daily and weekly writing strategies that anyone can implement to ensure that writing is happening in fun, easy, and natural ways across all content areas!
Middle Level SEL Institute June 18-19
Make plans today to attend this middle-school-focused event at National Louis University, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, designed with in-depth sessions and learning experiences to build exceptional SEL practices in your school community.
Featuring:
- National experts and local thought leaders
- Unique session formats including small-group learning, job-alikes, and interactive breakouts
- Opportunities to earn 16 contact hours and graduate credit
- Connections to new resources and services
Highlighting Your CCS Resources
As most of you know, you can use the CCS Clear Learning Target and I Can Statement documents to help you decide learning progressions and success criteria for teacher clarity. Pages 3 & 4 of the Teacher Clarity Snapshot gives you a crosswalk to help illustrate this. You can find the Teacher Clarity Snapshot under the CCS ELA Guiding Documents Section of either the Curriculum/Instructional Resources 6-8 or Curriculum/Instructional Resources 9-12 Quick Link Pages on the ELA 6-12 Webpage.
This template can help you plan for reading, discussing, and writing everyday, or can be used to detail full lessons or guiding questions for entire chapters, readings, multiple readings, units, etc. It is a Google doc that you can make your own by making a copy. The second page allows you to add your plans to the template. You can find the Literacy Template under the CCS ELA Guiding Documents Section and the Grade Level Sections of either the Curriculum/Instructional Resources 6-8 or Curriculum/Instructional Resources 9-12 Quick Link Pages on the ELA 6-12 Webpage.
Shout out to CCS teachers who made their mark on the 2020 OcTELa conference
Nicole Brickman-Exhibitor Liaison
Pattie Niese-Middle School Liaison/Buckeye Children's and Teens Book Award Liaison/Outstanding ELA Educator Award-Middle School Division (pictured)
Izetta N. Thomas-Session Presenter
Allison Volz-Vice President & Session Presenter
UPCOMING AUTHOR VISITS
-Sandra Gurvis & Mitch Geiser, authors of 111 Places in Columbus That You Must Not Miss, Sunday, March 1, 1pm at The Book Loft, 631 S. 3rd Street.
-Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island, Sunday, March 1, 2pm at the Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave.
-An Evening with National Book Award winner James McBride, Thursday, March 5, 7pm at the King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.
-An Evening with Chris Bohjalian, Tuesday, March 17, 7:30pm at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street
-An Evening with Patti Callahan Henry, Tuesday, March 24, 7:30pm at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street
-An Evening with Jeff Vandermeer, Tuesday, April 9, 7:30pm at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street
-An Evening with Ariel Lawhon, Tuesday, April 15, 7:30pm at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street
-An Evening with Samantha Downing, Tuesday, May 5, 7:30pm at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street
-Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Sunday, May 17, 2pm at the Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave. (Registration Opens April 21)
-A Conversation with Margaret Atwood, Sunday, September 13, 2pm at the Palace Theater, 34 W. Broad Street (Tickets on Sale June 15th at 10am)
-Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage, September 20, 2pm at the Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave. (Registration Opens August 18)
TEACHINGBOOKS HIGHLIGHTS SOME UPCOMING MARCH LITERACY EVENTS
March 2nd is Read Across America Day.
Celebrate diverse readers every day!
Explore resources within the Diverse Books Collection to honor all readers.
Enjoy our Meet-the-Author Recording with John Hendrix for NEA’s recommended book, The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler.
March is Women’s History Month. Check out the Literary Calendar for events in March.
Listen to Meet-the-Author Recordings in our Women/Girls Collection for background knowledge and context.
Find resources from different women-centered lists like...
PRINCETON SUMMER JOURNALISM PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 1
The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) is a free residential journalism and college preparatory program for high-achieving current juniors from low-income backgrounds who are interested in journalism. Over 10 days, students live on campus at Princeton University and learn reporting skills from professional journalists and Princeton professors. Participants hold a press conference, produce a short documentary, report on a professional sporting event from the press box, attend a play or theatrical production, visit 3-4 major news outlets, and interview subjects for their feature stories in the Princeton Summer Journal. After the program, students are paired with a volunteer college adviser, a professional journalist, to help them through their admissions process.
Program dates: Friday, July 31 - Monday, Aug 10, 2020
Cost: All program expenses, including airfare or train tickets to and from campus, are covered by the program.
Application deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 11:59PM EST.
You can learn more about the program, eligibility requirements, and application process on this website and from this PSJP Flyer.
Eligibility:
To apply, students must meet the following requirements:
Be a junior in high school at the time of application.
Live in the United States and intend to attend college here. Students living and attending school abroad, including U.S. citizens, will not be considered under any circumstances.
Have a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.5 out of 4.0.
Have an interest in journalism.
Meet at least one of the socioeconomic conditions below:
The combined income of custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, must not exceed $60,000.
Student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch in your high school.
Student qualifies for an SAT or ACT fee waiver.
For questions about special circumstances, please review our frequently asked questions or email psjp@princeton.edu. Find Out More HERE.
return borrowed novels to the curriculum office when you finish with them
If you borrowed from the curriculum office and have finished with them, please return those to get them back into circulation. You can send them to Southland Center, Suite 125 to the attention of Carla Mae Phillips, or email Carla Mae Phillips (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us) to arrange for them to be picked up from your school.
national african american read-in Host Your Event This Month
The National African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It 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.
Consider hosting an event for the 2020 African American Read-In during the month of February. It is easy. You just pick works by African Americans and read them. Think about including students, faculty, parents, community members, etc. Be sure to get it counted! After your event, submit the 2020 Participation Form by March 15, 2020. To learn more, go to http://www2.ncte.org/get-involved/african-american-read-in/.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH LESSONS AVAILABLE ON TEACHROCK.ORG SITE
Without doubt, the history of American popular music is the history of black experience in the United States. From the banjo (one of America’s earliest popular instruments) to Hip Hop, popular music has been continually informed by the cultural resilience, ingenuity, and genius of the African American community in the face of enormous injustice.
This TEACHROCK BLACK HISTORY COLLECTION of lessons highlights the intersections of music and black experience in America, from slavery to abolition to sharecropping to the Great Migration to Southern integration. The lesson collection also focuses on the various social movements initiated by the black community, from CivilRights to Black Power to Black Lives Matter. Below are the featured items for this week.
In this SEL activity taken from the lesson Celebrating Community with Art and Poetry, students create graphic organizers that reflect the various communities they feel a part of.
In the lesson “Glory” and the Continuing Civil Rights Movement, students draw thematic connections between speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Black Lives Matter founder Alicia Garza, and the lyrics to “Glory” by John Legend and Common.
Taken from the lesson Almost Emancipated: Reconstruction, this activity allows students to understand the experience of freedpeople following the Civil War by calculating the distances many of them traveled to reunite with lost friends and family members torn apart by the institution of slavery and the chaos of Reconstruction.
Café Conversations provide an engaging way for students to be introduced to historical figures. Taken from the Singing Democracy During the Second Great Awakening, lesson, students receive different profiles of 19th century American abolitionist, and role play their characters while having conversations with other students.
PARTICIPATE IN THE 2020 NATIONAL BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL CREATIVE CHALLENGE
What do the “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” look like when we create a world where Black Lives Matter at School?
Taking inspiration from children’s literature scholar Rudine Sims Bisho, students are asked to to imagine interventions into the curriculum and school practices to further a world where Black lives and Black futures are valued and sustained. To learn more about what is meant by “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” as metaphors for how we see the world, please visit this link which includes the Black Lives Matter At School Creative Challenge Flyer. Also to allow work to be published in a forthcoming book about the movement please fill out this permission form. Submit your creative work here.
HERE ARE SOME RECENT ARTICLES FOR YOUR PERUSAL
- Build a Culture of Literacy with Your Classroom Library
- Vocabulary Development for Striving Readers
- 6 Scaffolds That Deepen Independent Learning
- A teacher overhauls an approach to feedback
- Report: Tough grading improves student scores
- NBCT: QR codes expand audience of students' work
- Reducing Dependence on Slides
- Building Successful Habits for Middle School
- Why Standardized Tests Aren't Working for Teachers or Students
12TH ANNUAL CCS DISTRICT POETRY SLAM
The 2020 CCS District Poetry Slam will be held on Saturday, April 25, 5-9p.m. at Eastmoor Academy High School. Download and Complete this POETRY SLAM REGISTRATION to get your school into the competition! Schools do not have to have a full team in order to compete. Download the POETRY SLAM FLIER to post around your school and community.
Middle School Poetry Slam Rules
1. Each middle school may bring a total of eight (8) poets.
2. Each middle school will have four slots or times to perform (four individual and/or group poems total).
3. The same rules apply as in the high school slam:
a. No props, costumes, instruments, or music.
b. There is a three minute time limit with a ten second grace period.
4. No poet may perform in more than two poems. (For instance, a poet may perform one individual poem and one group poem, or perform in two group poems.)
5. Group poems may not have more than six (6) poets on stage at once.
6. Poets may bring their typed poem up on stage. There will be a music stand for their use.
7. Poems must be school appropriate.
High School Poetry Slam Rules
1. Each high school may bring a total of six (6) poets.
2. Each high school will have four individual slots or times to perform (four poems total—one per poet).
3. The same rules apply as in the middle school slam:
a. No props, costumes, instruments, or music.
b. There is a three minute time limit with a ten second grace period.
4. Poets may bring their typed poem up on stage. There will be a music stand for their use.
5. Poems must be school appropriate.
Optional High School Group Poetry Rules
There will be an optional group poem competition for the high school slam. Group poems follow the same rules as above, but schools may only have up to six poets on stage. The high school group poems will be performed prior to intermission.
Judging
There are five judges who will score the poems on a scale of 0-10 (out to one decimal point). The scores are not shown to the audience (which is different than a traditional slam).
Trophies and Medals will be awarded for each of the following:
“Sandy Cox” Memorial Trophy-Winning High School Team
CCS Middle School Trophy-Winning Middle School Team
Medals-Top Three Middle and High School Teams
Medals-Top Three Middle and High School Poets
Medals-Top High School Group Poem
Deadline to Register is March 27th. After the March 27th deadline, we will open up the slam to other districts in central Ohio. Please your registration and $25 entry fee to Slam Coordinator Wyk McGowan at Eastmoor Academy and Contact him with any questions. 614.804.5535 or wmcgowan8259@columbus.k12.oh.us.
2020 ROY BRISCOE JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP-APPLICATION NOW OPEN
Columbus City Schools is pleased to announce the 2020 Roy Briscoe Journalism Scholarship. The $500 scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding senior who plans to pursue the study of journalism, communications, public relations, or a related field in college. The scholarship was established in memory of news anchor Roy Briscoe by his family and WBNS-TV. Briscoe anchored the 10TV news from 1960-1989.
Applicant Requirements:
-Student must be a graduating senior who will pursue a career in journalism, communications, public relations, or a related field in college.
-Student GPA should be 3.0, but a range will be considered after examining other factors.
-Student must document community service, extracurriculars, work experience, and need.
-Student must include a portfolio of his/her best work demonstrating excellence in journalism or communications.
-Student must include a recommendation from his/her English, speech, photography, creative writing, newspaper, or yearbook teacher/advisor.
-After applying, selected students will be asked to present their portfolios to a panel of judges.
-A stipulation will be made that the student will still be eligible for other scholarship money.
-Scholarship money will be paid to the winning student’s four-year college after receiving evidence of enrollment.
Contest Timeline:
Now-April 27, 2020: Students submit applications to Carla Mae Phillips, Southland Center, Suite 125, Columbus, OH 43207, or cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us with Roy Briscoe Scholarship in the Subject Line.
April 28-May 8th: Judges meet to screen applicants and select those who will present their
portfolios and be interviewed and Selected students are interviewed.
May 11-15: Winner is announced and Award is presented to winner.
Application (You can use either version):
Google Doc Application (make digital copy to fill it in). PDF Application (download to fill it in).
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING DEBATE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Gifted and Talented hopes that you will join them for the spring debate tournament at Capital University on Thursday, April 9, 2020. SEE THIS MEMO with information regarding the tournament and submit the Intent to Participate form included in the memo either electronically or fax (number on the form) by March 6, 2020. The resolution for the policy debate is,
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly increase regulations on the use of DNA.
-Debate is a great opportunity for students to learn how to develop argumentative and persuasive writing, speaking and listening skills aligned to the content standards as well as increase knowledge and capacity for reading informational text. Research supports that debate is one of the most effective classroom instructional strategies particularly for middle and high school students. We encourage all schools to consider integrating debate across disciplines- by having the students research the topic in science, develop arguments with supporting evidence to write a persuasive essay or speech supporting a position on this topic in ELA and possibly discussing government policies that influence laws on the topic. So feel free to share this opportunity with science and social studies teachers.
-Consider bringing a team or two to participate in the spring tournament where students will be debating issues on the use of DNA. Start simple and move to the complex by selecting appropriate reading level content and websites to begin researching what DNA is and issues surrounding the use of DNA. Start with teaching students how to take notes and cite sources. G & T has debate units with templates and specific sources on the topic available upon request.The middle school and elementary gifted resource specialists are available to provide resources and support particularly for teachers new to policy debate and debate in general.
-Contact Michele Ballinger, Middle School Gifted Resource Specialist, with any questions.
mballing@columbus.k12.oh.us, 614-365-6626
The (Really) Great Outdoors Contest 2020 for Grades 6-8
CONTEST RUBRIC & ENTRY INFORMATION
1. Have students write and/or draw with accompanying text a nature space their community could use.
2. Explain what elements they need in space, their purpose, and how the space will benefit the community.
3. Make sure each entry is no more than three pages and includes the student’s name, grade, school, state, teacher name, and teacher email.
Amazing Cash Prizes!
Grand Prize: Student: $2,500, Teacher: $750, School: $750
1st Prize: Student: $2,000, Teacher: $500, School: $500
2nd Prize: Student: $1,500, Teacher: $250, School: $250
3rd Prize: Student: $750, Teacher: $125, School: $125
Plus additional prizes for your school!
Two Ways to Enter
ENTER ONLINE: Teachers can upload student entries. SUBMIT ENTRIES ONLINE
ENTER BY MAIL: Mail student entries to:
Scholastic, 557 Broadway, 3rd Floor,
New York, NY 10012
DEADLINE: MARCH 16, 2020
For further information on the contest, including online entries, judging criteria, and prizes, please see Official Rules. Need help or have questions? Email or call 1-800-SCHOLASTIC (1-800-724-6527).
Thurber House Young Writers' Studio Winter/Spring 2020
New Year--New Young Writers' Studio!
Start 2020 off with Young Writers' Studio at Thurber House! Students in 9th-12th grade who love writing stories, crafting new worlds, and building never-before-seen characters, should join Young Writers' Studio, starting January 7! Click here for more information or to register!
What is Young Writers' Studio?
They meet every other week for two hours with author and English professor, Robert Loss. They will kick off the first hour with quality writing prompts and activities. Then, after a break for provided snacks (of course!), they'll wrap up the last hour with the chance to workshop pieces that students bring in. It's a safe, low-key, fun opportunity to enjoy writing and meet others!
Dates Remaining: March 3, 17, 31; April 14, 28
Times: 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. Columbus, OH 43215
Cost: $15 per session - can be paid in advance or at the door. A limited number of scholarships are available for this program. Email Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org
TEACHER PD OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTESTS
SOME CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
-TEACHINGBOOKS BLOG FEBRUARY GIVEAWAYS
-BULKBOOKSTORE MYSTERY GIFT BAG GIVEAWAY
-BULKBOOKSTORE $500 MONTHLY GIVEAWAY
-WE ARE TEACHERS CONTEST/GIVEAWAYS
SEE THIS WEEK'S OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TOP OF THE NEWSLETTER
CONTINUING OPPORTUNITIES and INFORMATION
TINY TEACHING STORIES
Teachers’ lives are packed with powerful moments: moments of triumph, frustration, absurdity, joy, revelation, and hilarity. Education Week wants to hear about them. Submit your Tiny Teaching Story, in no more than 100 words, here. See examples below.
THE CCS ELA K-12 RESOURCE ADOPTION REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
On January 29th, the CCS ELA K-12 Resource Adoption Request for Proposal (RFP) went live on the Vendor page of the CCS Website. You can see the RFP at the Requests for Proposals, Qualifications, & Information link on the Vendor page. From now through March 4th, vendors will submit their products/proposals to our purchasing department. Concurrently, CEA has posted a notice in The Voice about how to be part of the K-12 ELA resource adoption selection committee. It is included above in the "This Week" section. This committee will get feedback from the teachers currently doing ELA pilots with Bedford, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson and from the vendors who submit items as part of the RFP. According to the calendar for the RFP, it is the district's goal to be in contract with the chosen vendor(s) by May 1, 2020. Thus, you can expect training dates throughout the summer on newly adopted resources and be able to start SY2020-2021 knowing how to use the new resources:)
UPCOMING MARCH OPPORTUNITIES
PAID SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHOOTING AT KENT STATE
If you are looking for the chance to earn $1200 plus two graduate credit hours in one week this summer, check out this opportunity! As you probably are aware, we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the May 4 shooting at Kent State. A group of May 4 scholars has put together this week-long institute this summer that will be jam-packed with memorable presentations and lesson ideas you can take back to your classroom this fall. You can attend either the week of June 22 or July 13. The deadline to apply is March 1. SEE KENT MAY 4 FLYER HERE.
BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO BOOK CLUBS: RENEWING CURIOSITY IN GRADES 3–8 READERS (THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES)
Webinar Dates: Three, 75-minute webinar sessions from 5:00pm–6:15pm
- Tuesday, March 3, 2020
- Tuesday, March 10, 2020
- Tuesday, March 17, 2020
In this three-part webinar series, Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen share their research and experienced vision about the power of book clubs. Participants will oscillate between being teachers in this space, as well as members of a book club, in order to live this experience through the eyes of students. Sonja and Dana address ways to create a culture of reading through book clubs that extends throughout the year, how to get book clubs up and going, and strategies to support and deepen student discussion and comprehension of texts.
-Please note that these webinars are recorded and made available to all participants within two business days of each live session.
PD OFFERED BY CCS TEACHERS
-Teaching Grammar Through Writing
- Presenter: Valarie Cummings
- Date/Time: March 12, 2020 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Location: Ridgeview Middle School - Room 210
- Target Audience: Middle School ELA Teachers
- The workshop will show teachers what grammar tools the students need to become better writers.
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINARS FOR MARCH
Register HERE for any of the TeachingBooks Webinars listed below.
Text Complexity: Join the Conversation
Thursday- March 12 at 11:30 pm - Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen
Find the Perfect TeachingBooks Resource
Tuesday-March 17 at 1:00 pm
TeachingBooks: Collaborate, Customize, Communicate
Tuesday-March 31 at 12:00 pm
CORWIN'S FREE MONDAY WEBINAR SERIES FOR MARCH
Reclaiming Personalized Learning Monday, March 9, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Paul Emerich France
Where Equity Fits In to PLC+ Monday, March 23, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
ELA WEBINAR SERIES FOR AP AND HONORS ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM BEDFORD
-AP® Updates: The (New) Line of Reasoning in AP® Lang
Hosted by: Larry Scanlon, Robin Aufses, and Megan Pankiewicz; Wed, 3/11 at 6-7PM
In the new rubrics, the phrase "line of reasoning" appears numerous times for each essay type. But what does it mean? And how do we prepare our students to demonstrate their understanding of the concept? Join the authors of The Language of Composition, 3rd Ed. in a discussion on how the concept of "line of reasoning" functions in the course and how it will be assessed on the rubrics.
-AP® Literature: AP® Updates and What We’ve Learned So Far
Hosted by: Larry Scanlon and Kate Cordes ; Wed, 3/25 at 6-7PM
Learn how to make the most of the final months leading up to the AP® Literature exam with authors Kate Cordes and Larry Scanlon. They will talk about how to utilize your own units/assessments or AP® Classroom’s progress checks to determine students' strengths and weaknesses. This webinar will cover helpful texts that target the skills most often emphasized in the new CED. Finally, Kate and Larry will share ways students can use the new rubrics to fine tune literary analysis essays and ways you, the teacher, can use the rubrics to provide student feedback.
You may register for the Webinars by visiting https://go.bfwpub.com/BFW-webinar-registration.html.
TEACHING IN TAIWAN – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
Through a memorandum of understanding with Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, Ohio teachers can apply to spend a year living and teaching English in Taiwan. The Ohio Department of Education invites new and experienced elementary and middle school teachers to apply to participate in the Teaching in Taiwan program for the 2020-2021 school year. The deadline for applying is Friday, March 20. For more information, visit the Teaching in Taiwan website or contact Dwight Groce.
GOOGLE SUMMIT
CCS Professional Learning and Licensure will host a Google Summit on March 21st from 8:30am-4pm at Ohio Dominican University. You can register on PDS (Course #379260). Continental Breakfast and lunch are Provided. CEUs available.
APRIL+ OPPORTUNITIES
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINARS FOR 2020
Register HERE for any of the TeachingBooks Webinars listed below.
Text Complexity: Join the Conversation
Thursday- April 16 at 11:30 pm -Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Thursday- May 12 at 11:30 pm - I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
Listen to Authors: A Springboard to Writing
Tuesday-April 21 at 1:00 pm
Authors’ Stories and Diverse Perspectives
Tuesday-May 5 at 1:00 pm
Center Stage with Reader’s Theater
Tuesday-May 19 at 1:00 pm
OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL 2020
Since its inception in 2007, the Ohioana Book Festival has given readers the opportunity to connect with their favorite Ohio writers. Held each spring, the Festival welcomes roughly 100 authors and more than 3,000 visitors every year.
The 2020 Book Festival will be held Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 10:30a.m.-5:00p.m. at Columbus Metropolitan Public Library’s Main Library at 96 S. Grant Avenue Columbus, OH 43215. It is a FREE event open to the public, no registration required.
CORWIN'S FREE MONDAY WEBINAR SERIES FOR 2020
Corwin's free Monday Webinar Series will continue through June. Below are the offerings and registration links.
Beautiful Questions in the Classroom: Transforming Classrooms into Cultures of Curiosity and Inquiry Monday, April 6, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Warren Berger and Elise Foster
Youth Equity Stewardship (YES!): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Monday, May 11, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Benjie Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell
Building a Curious School Monday, June 1, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Bryan Goodwin
DID YOU MISS EARLIER ISSUES OF THE SECONDARY ENGLISH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER?
- February 17-21, Issue 23
- February 10-14, Issue 22
- February 3-7, 2020, Issue 21
- January 27-31, Issue 20
- January 20-24, Issue 19
- January 13-17, Issue 18
- January 6-10, Issue 17
- December 16-January 3, Issue 16
- December 9-13, Issue 15
- November 25-December 6-Issue 14
- November 18-22-Issue 13
- November 11-15-Issue 12
- November 4-8- Issue 11
- October 28-November 1-Issue 10
- October 21-25-Issue 9
- October 14-18-Issue 8
- October 7-11-Issue 7
- September 30-October 4-Issue 6
- September 23-27-Issue 5
- September 16-20-Issue 4
- September 9-13-Issue 3
- September 2-6-Issue 2
- August 22-30-Issue 1
Carla Mae Phillips
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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