Kimbrell's Korner
September 24, 2018
Literacy
NEW ITEM: Survey for ELAR Adoption Materials
As we enter into an adoption year for English Language Arts and Reading, it is important that we seek initial feedback about what we value in instructional materials. Please complete this brief survey by September 28th to provide your feedback.
Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/QGnPmpFL9rVyureW2
Thank you for your support!
Sabrina, Brea, and Kim (Elementary ELAR Coordinators)
The Literacy Assessment Window has been extended to September 28th
Refer to the Literacy Assessment Overviews on the GPS Assessment tab for details.
ISIP Letters for Parent Conferences:
Please click to access the Kinder ISIP letter ENGLISH, SPANISH and Grades 1-5 ISIP letter ENGLISH, SPANISH for parent conferences. This letter must be edited with correct campus information before printing. Two copies of the letter will be completed for each student: one to be sent home with parents and one to be signed and put in the student’s cumulative folder.Science
Please note a change in the District Snapshot calendar for 5th grade. Snapshot 2 will be given in February 11-14 NOT March 4-8. Sorry for the change.
3rd Grade District snapshot 1 has had the 5 questions from Force, Motion, & Energy split between 3.6A AND 3.6B this is change. The total number of questions for the district snapshot remains at 10.
We have used the Lead4ward Investigating the Question document to record the district and state results for each question from STAAR 2018. Use this data along with your campus data to help decide which standards might need additional focus. Link
STEMscopes is ready for teachers to build their classrooms and assign items to students. Use this link for tutorials on this process. Information can also be found on GPS under Instructional Resources-STEMscopes
If you are a 5th grade teacher and have NOT received the ADI training, there will be another round of ADI training offered on Super Saturday, September 29th. Link to sign-upMath
NEW ITEM: K-2 Rapid Assessments have been added under the Assessment tab in the GPS for grades K-2. The rapid assessment offers a quick gauge of students' mathematical ability through teacher observation of the given task. The rapid assessment also includes possible interpretations of student thinking, areas to address, and implications for further instruction.
NEW ITEM: ESTAR/MSTAR and Imagine Math should be ready to go! If you still have teachers or students that are not listed, please check with your data clerk to ensure that the student information has been entered into Eschool correctly and that a unique ID has been assigned. If there is not a unique ID, they will not be loaded until they have been assigned one. ESTAR/MSTAR fall window will close on October 12. Please make sure that Grade 2 - Grade 5 teachers have administered to all students.
Global Math Week starts October 10 and ends October 17.