Collier County Public Schools
April 2021
English Language Arts
Curriculum Support Highlight:
The FSA writing assessment takes place this month. Teachers may use the FSA rubric review resources in Sharepoint as well as resources found at fsassessments.org to prepare students in the days leading up to the assessment.
Reading Standards Focus for Quarter 4 Grade 9:
In Quarter 4, Collection 5, students will be studying humans’ ability to endure in the face of adversity in the article “Is Survival Selfish?” and the poem “The End and the Beginning”. Students will analyze how the poet Wislawa Szymborska uses figurative language to convey a message about the consequences of war and contemplate the decision to protect oneself or help others in the face of danger.
Reading Standards Focus for Quarter 4 Grade 10:
LAFS.910.RI.3.8, LAFS.910.RI.3.9
In Collection 6, the focus unit for Quarter 4, students will explore what constitutes freedom. The texts “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr and “Cloudy Day” by Jimmy Santiago Baca explore the mind of the imprisoned from an informational and literary perspective. Class discussion should focus on each author’s purpose for writing.
Mathematics
Student friendly “Scales” are available for all students for each module and are located within the module academic scales/success criteria page. Resources for Math including the curriculum guide, guided notes, FSA documents, ALEKS information, and scales are located in SharePoint: SharePoint Algebra Resources and SharePoint Geometry Resources. Teachers also have access to all resources in their Grade Math Team in Microsoft O365 Teams. Suggested ALEKS topics, textbook practice questions, key vocabulary and differentiation resources are located within each lesson page in the curriculum guide.
April Critical Content Algebra 1:
11-4A Solve quadratic equations by factoring and by using the square root property
11-4B Sketch polynomial graphs
11-5 Solve quadratic equations by completing the square
11-6 Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic property
11-8 Compare and model data with linear, exponential, and quadratic functions
3-5 Identify and interpret key features of functions and compare key features of two or more functions
11-9 Combine polynomial functions and create composite functions
Review
April Critical Content Geometry:
11-1 Find the areas of quadrilaterals
11-2 Find the areas of regular and irregular polygons
11-3 Find the areas of circles and sectors by using the formulas they derive
2-3 Solve problems involving areas and perimeters of polygons that model real-world objects
2-5 & 2-6 Classify three-dimensional figures and model three-dimensional figures of two-dimensional representations
11-4 Solve problems involving the surface areas of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres and composites of these shapes
11-5 Identify the shapes of cross sections formed by cuts to a solid, the three-dimensional objects generated by rotations of two-dimensional objects, and the three-dimensional symmetries of solids
11-6 Find volume of prisms and pyramids using given formulas, and give an informal argument for the formula for volume of a pyramid
11-7 Find volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres using given formulas, and give an informal argument for the formulas for volume of a cylinder and cone
Review
Math Technology Tips
NEW: McGraw-Hill Zoom Assistance: this is to help with scheduling Zoom calls with our McGraw-Hill representative for teachers who need one on one support with McGraw-Hill solutions: Book Individual Training/Assistance Meeting with McGraw
Math Nation:
Math Nation Is available online via Canvas resources to use as a review resources for all FSA and EOC assessments
ALEKS:
QuickTables: If your students are struggling with math facts, please make sure to enable your QuickTables for each class period. You can refer to the ALEKS Guidelines SY21 document, or contact Amy Lovett, for suggestions on implementation/grading
Pie progress goals and spiral review assignments in ALEKS are strongly suggested
MHE ALEKS Guide This hyperlinked document provides detailed information on the ALEKS program including how ALEKS works, assignments, class management, gradebook, insights and reports
Canvas:
Canvas help website for Collier Schools includes assignments, collaboration, communication, grading, video recording, tips and tricks
District made videos for each lesson (tested area courses) are accessible through the shared video folder in Canvas Studio (if you do not have a shared folder, please contact loveta1@collierschools.com)
Student friendly scales aligned to learning targets and critical content are located in Canvas at the beginning of each module for all tested area courses
Reveal:
District creates all Module Assessments for tested area courses
You can create custom assignments in Reveal
Dynamic Module Practice is available
LearnSmart is available for enrichment
Math Technology
ALEKS:
QuickTables: If your students are struggling with math facts, please make sure to enable your QuickTables for each class period. You can refer to the ALEKS Guidelines SY21 document, or contact Amy Lovett for suggestions on implementation/grading
Pie progress goals and spiral review assignments in ALEKS are strongly suggested
MHE ALEKS Guide This hyperlinked document provides detailed information on the ALEKS program including how ALEKS works, assignments, class management, gradebook, insights and reports
Canvas:
Canvas help website for Collier Schools includes assignments, collaboration, communication, grading, video recording, tips and tricks
District made videos for each lesson (tested area courses) are accessible through the shared video folder in Canvas Studio (if you do not have a shared folder, please contact loveta1@collierschools.com)
Student friendly scales aligned to learning targets and critical content are located in Canvas at the beginning of each module for all tested area courses
Reveal:
District creates all Module Assessments for tested area courses
You can create custom assignments in Reveal
Dynamic Module Practice is available
NEW MATH EOC/FSA Review:
Science
Biology
April is rich in Evolution content which is highly tested on the BIOLOGY EOC. All the content in Q4 is from Category 2 on the EOC and accounts for a whopping 25%! Here is a great CPalms lesson to help on the “Origin of Life” L.15.8 , as well as this one on “Natural Selection” L.15.13. Remember, you can always start with a GIZMO lab and follow up with CPalms lesson for the content students might struggle with. After that there are always USA Testprep assessments to check for understanding.
Science Technology and Upcoming Dates
Great GIZMOS are available for these tough concepts! Try these out and see for yourself how well students gain in content knowledge.
EOC Test date is officially May 20th! Please see the shared pacing calendar to make sure you have two weeks of review time.
Social Studies
U.S. History Focus
In April, U.S. History students will focus on how events of World War II reshaped the United States’ role in the post-war world. Students will learn about the rise and continuing international influence of the United States as a world leader and the impact of contemporary social and political movements on American life.
SS.912.A.6.13 Analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. (FL Students Tutorials)
SS.912.A.7.4 Evaluate the success of 1960s-era presidents’ foreign and domestic policies. (FL Students Tutorial)
SS.912.A.7.6 Assess key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement. (FL Students Resources)
SS.912.A.7.8 Analyze significant Supreme Court decisions relating to integration, busing, affirmative action, the rights of the accused, and reproductive rights. (FL Students Tutorial)
SS.912.A.7.11 Analyze the foreign policy of the United States as it relates to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. (FL Students Resources)
SS.912.A.7.12 Analyze political, economic, and social concerns that emerged at the end of the 20th century and into the 21st century. (FL Student Resources)
Resources:
iCivics - Key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements.
Gateway Graphic Organizers: The Cold War, The Civil Rights Movement, & War in Vietnam
Career and Technology Education
High School Curriculum Updates from PLTW for the 2021-2022 School Year
Distance Learning Enhancements will remain available in 2021-2022
Planned updates to all courses are currently on hold
CCPS PLTW Updates for the 2021-2022 School Year
- 2021-22 curriculum will include instruction for both the VEX Cortex equipment and the VEX V5 control systems
- V5 kits can be found on the PLTW Store
- Upgrade kits assist schools that have previously purchased Cortex kits transition to the new platform
CCPS PLTW Biomedical Science Update: New COVID-19 Module
This optional module allows students to see the true impact of COVID-19 through the eyes of various professionals working to solve the pandemic. The stakes are high and we need their best thinking! As students delve into this module, they will track and prevent cases, design and plan to limit the spread of the current pandemic, and prevent and prepare for pandemics of the future.
Work-Based Learning
Let’s talk internships…
An internship is a work-based learning experience that exposes students to a working environment and allows them to gain hands-on practical work experience that can be used for future jobs. Internships help bridge the gap between what is being taught in the classroom and what happens in an industry.
Collier County Public Schools (CCPS) has an internship program that encourages students to participate in these work-related experiences to receive NAFTrack Certification and/or credit on their transcripts. During these internships, students can work anywhere between 80 – 150 hours to qualify for credit.
We are always looking for companies and organizations who are willing to provide these meaningful experiences to students. If you know of any organization that is interested in helping to support this work-based learning initiative or would like to learn more, please contact Courtney Stahlman, Manager, Career and Technical Education at (239) 377-0109 or stahlc@collierschools.com
FUN FACT Did you know that CCPS has grant funding available to help fund internships for NAF Academy students for up to 150 hours of work? Reach out to Courtney Stahlman to learn more!
Fine Arts
Skills, Techniques & Processes: students practicing essential manipulative/performance skills to be successful in the art form
Organizational Structure: understanding how artwork is composed and the essential vocabulary to describe it
Critical Thinking & Reflection: cognition and reflection by the students during the lesson
Historical & Global Connections: understanding how the arts reflect cultural trends)
Innovation, Technology & the Future: facilitating 21st century skills in the art form encouraging innovation and creative risk-taking
Visual Art
Our Spring Superintendent’s Art Gallery Show will be a virtual presentation streaming from the district website beginning April 6th, 2021 . We look forward to celebrating your talented students from all CCPS schools! Please monitor the district webpage for access to this presentation featuring all CCPS student artists
Extension strategies and intervention techniques for art:
Advanced/Gifted Extensions/Strategies: Student can create another personal artwork to demonstrate above grade level understanding of skill, technique, or process. Teacher provides project specific extensions (level 4) in lesson plans and shows students examples of said extensions by independent coaching
ELL/ESE Intervention Strategies: Classroom visuals, Instructions written in pictures, Visual references, Language preparation and review , vocabulary using teacher demonstration, Relate information or technique to prior knowledge/background, Apply to real-life situations, have students give oral explanation of their thinking , teachers explain directions clearly and repeat key terms to emphasize, Provide extra clues through the use of visuals, Use multisensory materials (e.g. tactile art, QR coded handouts, etc.)
Music
Artis—Naples Virtual Passport to FAME Concert Productions and Instrument Masterclasses are available HERE!
Extension strategies and intervention techniques for music:
Advanced/Gifted Extensions/Strategies: Using district supplied composition software (Finale, Sibelius), students can compose their own rhythmic and melodic passages for their peers to perform in a group setting.
ELL/ESE Intervention Strategies: Incorporating linear visuals on the musical staff (arrows, pointing, interactive PPTs, etc.) and isolating to individual pitches/rhythms as they occur in the time/beat sequence allows for students with specific language or learning barriers to better interpret the musical phrase.
CCPS Families can view the Honors Concert Series live streaming through the district webpage (www.collierschools.com):
Monday, March 29 — Middle School & High School Honors Orchestra
Friday, May 7 — Middle School & High School Honors Chorus
Health and Physical Education
Q4 Standards-based Direct Instruction/Assessment Focus
Q4 Standards-based Direct Instruction/Assessment Focus:
S1 – Demonstrate competency in many, and proficiency in a few, movement forms from a variety of categories.
S2 – Identify, analyze and evaluate movement concepts, mechanical principles, safety considerations and strategies/tactics regarding movement performance in a variety of physical activities.
S3 – Participate regularly in physical activity.
S4 – Develop and implement a personal fitness program to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
S5 – Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical-activity settings.
S6 – Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.
M1 - Apply technology to evaluate, monitor and improve (health and skill-related) performance.
M2 - Apply proper warm-up and cool-down techniques that use proper safety practices.
M3 - Demonstrate use of the mechanical principles as they apply to specific course activities.
C1 - Provide feedback on skill patterns of self and partner by detecting and correcting mechanical errors.
C2 - Apply strategies for self-improvement based on individual strengths and needs.
L1 - Use available technology to assess, design and evaluate a personal physical-activity plan.
L2 - Create, implement and assess a personal fitness program in collaboration with a teacher.
L3 - Develop a personal fitness program including a variety of physical activities.
Q4 Required Assignments:
Skill-related Fitness Goal Setting – FINAL (use as 3 individual assignment chunks to prepare students in Q4)
All students should receive CPR/AED Skills and Knowledge (even if not hands on equipment this year)
Check Out New Resources: (Just create your free login)
*NEW* SEL Cards in Google Slides.This link will let you make a copy of the slides in your Google Account [GET SEL CONCEPT CARDS]
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION
Co-Teaching Approaches
The basis for an effective inclusive classroom is clear communication for establishing and maintaining parity between each teacher. Co-teachers should discuss their preferences regarding an array of topics, including classroom rules, instructional routines, tolerance for disruption, and grading. According to the National Professional Resources, Inc. (2019), the heart of co-teaching is what occurs as teachers share instruction. There are various essential structures for co-teaching approaches. The following are two examples of effective co-teaching practices.
The following are two examples of effective co-teaching practices.
- Parallel Teaching - Each teacher leads half of the class teaching the same content or addressing specific instructional objectives. It is distinct from station teaching in that the groups do not switch. This approach to co-teaching is a recommended practice to use on a frequent basis.
- Alternative Teaching - Alternative Teaching is a co-teaching model where one teacher works with a small group of students, as the other teacher instructs the large group. Alternative Teaching allows teachers to provide greater differentiation and scaffolding for individual students or small groups in an inclusive classroom setting.
Counseling Corner and Social Emotional Learning
District SEL Theme for April: Responsible Decision-Making
Responsible Decision-Making is the ability to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations. This includes the capacities to consider ethical standards and safety concerns, and to evaluate the benefits and consequences of various actions for personal, social, and collective well-being. Examples of responsible decision-making include:
Demonstrating curiosity and open-mindedness
Identifying solutions for personal and social problems
Learning to make a reasoned judgement after analyzing information, data, and facts
Anticipating and evaluating the consequences of one’s actions
Recognizing how critical thinking skills are useful both inside and outside of school
Reflecting on one’s role to promote personal, family, and community well-being
Evaluating personal, interpersonal, community, and institutional impacts
CANVAS/Technology Corner
Digital Innovation Best Practices
Canvas – New Feature (available in April)
Annotated Assignments – This exciting new feature debuts in April and allows teachers to create assignments where they upload a worksheet (think PDF) to be annotated by students. Think of all the possibilities! More information will be provided to your Canvas POC prior to this feature being enabled.
Surface Pro Tips
Connecting your Surface Pro to your projector via WIDI-
It is easy to connect your Surface Pro to your projector. Just follow these steps:
Step 1: Using the projector remote click on Source Button. Use arrow keys/enter to change source from VGA to HDMI
Step 2: Click Window Key/K >Choose your room #or corresponding wireless display adapter name.
Surface Pro Tools –
Remember that you can disconnect the Surface Pro screen from the keyboard for ease of use. Now you are free to move around holding just the lightweight screen with full laptop capability.
Click on the pen tool next to the clock in the sys tray to access the whiteboard (Sketchpad) or annotation tools (Screen Sketch). These powerful tools provide the ability for you to write on the screen as if it is a whiteboard or annotate a document, program, website, etc.
Teaching and Learning
Email: TeachingandLearning@CollierSchools.com
Website: www.CollierSchools.com
Location: 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, FL, USA
Phone: (239) 377-0001
Twitter: @CCPS_Curriculum