Secondary English Weekly #28
Issue Twenty-Eight / March 25-29, 2019
Congratulations to CCS teachers who were selected to be on ODE Teacher Committees!!
Cassandra Daniels (Content Advisory Grade 7) Champion Middle School
Michael Ann Effron (Content Advisory Grade 6) Starling Middle School
Daniel J Finn (Content Advisory Grade 8) Juvenile Detention
Tracie Helmbrecht (Content Advisory Grade 8) AIMS
Trina Marschall (Rubric Validation Grade 6) Indianola Informal K-8
Carla Mae Phillips (Content Advisory Grades 9 & 10) Secondary English Curriculum
Sara Priebe (Content Advisory Grade 6) Dominion Middle School
Denise Sizemore (Content Advisory Grade 8) Columbus North International School
Susan Speeney (Content Advisory Grade 6 ) Wedgewood Middle School
Enddy Stevens (Content Advisory Grade 10) Walnut Ridge High School
Timothy Wangler (Rubric Validation Grade 8) Secondary Curriculum
If your name is missing from this list, please fill out this ODE COMMITTEE FORM to let me know committees you served in the past, if you are currently serve on a committee, or if you were recently selected for a committee.
CCS REIMAGINE CONFERENCE-CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2019 CCS REIMAGINE Conference dates are Monday, June 3rd and Tuesday, June 4th. Use the link below to complete the form if you want to be an internal presenter. A committee will review your application and make selections based on conference goal alignment and topic needs. Proposals may be submitted individually or as pairs of co-presenters.The submissions collected from this Call for Proposals will be considered for 45-minute sessions. Presenters must be available on either day and the committee will assign your session. Selected presenters will receive a correspondence via email with specific details and compensation information.
https://goo.gl/forms/KQtamAc9baaRd5Ba2
Completed proposals are due by 4:00 pm on Friday, March 29, 2019.
11th ANNUAL DISTRICT POETRY SLAM
The 2019 CCS District Poetry Slam will be held on Saturday, April 13, 5-9p.m. at Eastmoor Academy High School. Download and Complete this POETRY SLAM REGISTRATION to get your school into the competition! Full information about competing is included on the Registration. Schools do not have to have a full team in order to compete.
Registration is now open to other districts in central Ohio. If you plan to compete, register ASAP. Please send 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.
TEAMS NEEDED FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL SPRING DEBATE TOURNAMENT—NO SCHOOLS HAVE REGISTERED
HIGH SCHOOL SPRING DEBATE TOURNAMENT
Our students have a fabulous opportunity to compete against one another at Capital University on Thursday, April 18th from 8:30am-1pm with CCS busing provided. Register your school today! They will compete using the following resolution: Resolved: The Columbus City School District should reduce the number of schools it operates. Debate teams are made of two students. Those students prepare to debate both the affirmative and negative sides of the policy debate resolution. On the day of the debate, each two-person team will be told which side (affirmative or negative) they will be debating during each of the three rounds. Each school can bring up to five teams (10 students).
Registration and Resources: Click HERE to access the debate folder with registration form, a flyer to hand out to increase participation, and numerous resources for preparing your students to be great debaters. Be sure to register your school NOW even if you don’t yet know the names of students on your teams. That can be added later. The deadline for having all your names added is April 10th.
DEBATE FOLDER: https://tinyurl.com/debatehsSpring19 (Info/Resources/Registration)
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO AIR RAW SCORE PERCENTAGES AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL FOR THE 2018 OST ASSESSMENTS?
Grade Six
Basic-31% of raw score points
Proficient-48% of raw score points
Accelerated-60% of raw score points
Advanced-71% of raw score points
Grade Seven
Basic-35% of raw score points
Proficient-50% of raw score points
Accelerated-63% of raw score points
Advanced-71% of raw score points
Grade Eight
Basic-40% of raw score points
Proficient-52% of raw score points
Accelerated-69% of raw score points
Advanced-79% of raw score points
Grade Nine (ELA I)
Basic-35% of raw score points
Proficient-48% of raw score points
Accelerated-65% of raw score points
Advanced-73% of raw score points
Grade Ten (ELA II)
Basic-35% of raw score points
Proficient-49% of raw score points
Accelerated-65% of raw score points
Advanced-76% of raw score points
--You can access this information from Raw Score Ranges by Performance Level at the “Standardized Testing” Quick Link on ELA 6-12 Webpage or from the 2018 OST Technical Report, page 127 on the ODE site.
HAVE YOU TRIED ANY OF THESE NEWER TOOLS?
1. WRITING REVISER Writing Reviser (part of Writing Navigator) is one of the newer resources that can be used as part of the Open Source lessons at Curriculum Pathways, or it can be accessed as a Google Docs add-on. It helps students learn to spot problems such as passive voice, run-on sentences, weak verbs and wordiness, making them more effective and persuasive communicators. Check out this quick video on Writing Reviser. Visit Curriculum Pathways.com to explore the entire suite of Writing Navigator items and the thousands of interactive, standards-based resources in the core disciplines.
2. CLASSROOM, INC. READ TO LEAD GAMES Classroom Inc. has three award-winning learning games that teach literacy and leadership in an immersive virtual workplace. Students are the boss, make big decisions, and gain critical skills along the way! Click HERE for the Read to Lead Games.
3. ACTIVELY LEARN Actively Learn (https://www.activelylearn.com) is similar to CommonLit, but allows users to insert questions. It is an online reading platform that can be used to promote collaboration and discussion while giving teachers a way to assess student understanding and increase access to high-interest reading materials. It is also integrated with Google Tools. View this Actively Learn Video Tutorial to see the tool in action.
4. ADOBE SPARK Adobe Spark (Post, Page, and Video) help you transform your ideas into stunning visual stories. You can create impactful graphics, web pages and video stories in minutes with Spark’s free graphic design app. Learn more and sign up for the free version of SPARK here.
5. MINDMEISTER MindMeister (https://www.mindmeister.com) is a mind mapping platform that allows users to enter text and organize ideas into subtopics. It also allows for images and URLs to be embedded in the mind maps. Mind maps can be shared with others, while it allows room for collaboration. Here is a MindMeister Tutorial.
USE THIS LIST TO GUIDE WHAT YOU DO IN THE CLASSROOM
Ten Principles for Teaching ELA
1-Make close reading of text central to lesson.
2-Structure majority of instruction so all students read grade-level complex texts.
3-Emphasize informational texts from early grades through graduation.
4-Provide scaffolding that does not preempt or replace text.
5-Ask text-dependent questions.
6-Provide extensive research and writing opportunities (claims and evidence).
7-Offer regular opportunities for students to share ideas, evidence, and research.
8-Offer systematic instruction in vocabulary.
9-Provide explicit instruction in grammar and conventions.
10-Cultivate students’ independence
STANDARDIZED TEST PREP LESSONS FOR AIR SUCCESS USING THE READ METHOD
If you want to access any of the lessons produced this school year, they are available on the ELA 6-12 Webpage, at the "Thursday Standardized Test Prep" Quick Link. These lessons are based upon the CCS 2018 AIR Data Report and its recommended actions simplified in the READ Method for AIR Preparation.
TEACHER CONTESTS AND PD OPPORTUNITIES
KWAME ALEXANDER VISIT
-Cover to Cover Bookstore is bringing New York Times Bestselling author Kwame Alexander to Upper Arlington Public Library on Monday, April 8, 2019 from 6:30-8:30pm! Online registration is required for this event and will begin this MONDAY, March 25th at 10am. He is the author of many children and teen books including The Crossover, which won the Newbery Medal and is an adopted 7th Grade text for CCS. Register at https://kwamealexander.eventbrite.com. This event will be held in the main library's atrium, which accommodates approximately 200 guests.
BOOK READINGS BY FORMER CCS TEACHERS
This Wednesday, March 27th at 7pm, join award-winning poets Sandy Feen and Rikki Santer as they read from their latest collections at Gramercy Books Bexley (2424 E. Main Street, Bexley, OH 43209). Feen’s Fragile Capacities: School Poems, highlights her 32-year teaching career in Columbus City Schools. Santer’s Dodge, Tuck, Roll is filled with poems that slow us down and speed us up with puns, formal patterns, keen insights, and striking images. Both authors are former CCS teachers! You can find the complete list for this and other author visits at Gramercy Book Events.
FREE JOHN HATTIE WEBINAR-Building and Developing Assessment-Capable Learners
Join Professor John Hattie as he discusses the importance of fostering an environment where students are encouraged to take ownership of their learning. Hattie will share insights into what it means to learn and what fuels learning, the importance of self-assessment, the characteristics of assessment-capable learners, and the influences educators can employ to help their students build capacity and become assessment-capable Visible Learners. Participants can expect to leave the session with a better understanding of the strategies necessary for empowering students to shape their own educational success.
APRIL 1, 2019 AT 6:30PM REGISTER HERE FOR HATTIE'S WEBINAR
LUCY CALKINS OFFICE HOURS
-An hour to talk with other educators and Lucy Calkins about our supplemental resource for Grades 6-8: Units of Study in Writing
Date: April 4, 2019; Time: 4:00 pm–5:00 pm (Eastern Time) SIGN-UP NOW!
THURBER HOUSE ADULT WRITING WORKSHOPS & MASTER CLASSES
Thurber House Adult Writing Workshops and Master Classes are designed for adults of all levels of writing experience. Adult Writing Workshops are two-hour stand-alone classes on a variety of topics.They take place on Mondays from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. Master Classes are four-hour stand-alone in-depth sessions.They take place on Saturdays from 9:00am - 1:00 pm at Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave.
REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE THURBER ADULT WRITING WORKSHOPS OR MASTER CLASSER HERE.
OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL
The 2019 Ohioana Book Festival will feature 150-plus Ohio writers! It will happen for the first time at Columbus Metropolitan Library's Main Branch! There's something for every reader of every age - and it's FREE! Mark your calendar - Saturday, April 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Visit the Festival Website at http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival/.
CCS REIMAGINE CONFERENCE-SAVE THE DATES
The CCS Reimagine Conference will be held on June 3rd and 4th. Ten staff members from each building will be able to attend. More information will be coming soon.
REVITALIZE TEACHING, TRANSFORM LEARNING CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS & TEACHER EDUCATORS
On June 13th and 14th there will be workshops led by OSU Faculty at Metro High School. The keynote presenter will be Rachel Gartside (Royal Shakespeare Company and Active & Dramatic for Engaged Learning UK Workshop Leader). The cost is $100 for both days or $75 for one day. Register at http://go.osu.edu/transformlearning.
—You can register for these 3 credit Summer Institute Courses at Metro at the same link:
- Reading Complex Texts (June 17-21)
- Teaching Literature for Equity and Engagement (June 24-28)
OCTELA REGIONAL MEETINGS
Wouldn’t it be great if you could experience the enthusiasm and collaboration of the OCTELA Conference throughout the whole year? Were you unable to attend, but value discussions with fellow educators? Do you want to find and connect with other OCTELA members in your corner of Ohio? Complete this survey for the Central Ohio Regional about meeting opportunities between the annual conferences: http://bit.ly/OCTELACen. It will ask what kinds of interactions, such as Book club, Educational Book Study, Twitter chats, Events in my area (local or semi-local gatherings), PD opportunities, Facebook group) interest you. The goal is to arm you with people in your area to support each other all year long. CCS's own Pattie Niese (Dominion) will be the facilitator!
BE A PRESENTER AT OCTELA 2020
OCTELA 2020 will be held on February 21-22, 2020 and the theme is 20/20: Envisioning Our Furture. It is not too early to submit a proposal to be a presenter! Think about your practice and what might fit into the 20/20 theme. The 2020s offer a fresh decade to envision new possibilities for teaching ELA and professional transformation: What might our future classrooms look like? Envisioning diverse future(s) across grade levels and specialized curriculum may conjure a mixed bag of hope, excitement, inspiration, and, well, maybe even a little bit of anxiety. So, in the spirit of meeting teachers’ and students’ needs in facing the new decade, OCTELA aims to create a space for open inquiry, sharing, and optimism. Th2 2020 conference will inspire teachers to gather and discuss what they do best, what inspires them to keep pushing forward, and what strategies support authentic student learning.
Interested in submitting proposal? Head over to the Call for Submissions page to read more about the theme. Ready to submit a proposal? You can do so here ———> Submit a Proposal
Click here to see a Conference Preview: https://www.octela.org/2020-conference-preview. Featured speakers are authors Daniel Jose Older (Dactyl Hill Squad & Star Wars Last Shot) & Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X) and Professor Tony Vinci who advocates using Science Fiction for SEL.
OHIO TEACHER OF THE YEAR: NOMINATIONS OPEN NOW THROUGH APRIL 5
More than an award, the State Board of Education’s Ohio Teacher of the Year program annually identifies exceptional teachers and celebrates their effective, inspiring work both inside and outside of the classroom. The program also provides opportunities for professional growth and gives teachers a voice as leaders and advocates for public education. The nomination period for the 2020 Ohio Teacher of the Year is now through April 5, 2019. The program offers two levels of recognition: the regional State Board District Teacher of the Year (11 regions) and the state-level Ohio Teacher of the Year. Nominees must be licensed, full-time Ohio educators with at least five years of teaching experience and teaching in a state-approved public school, community school or career center. They also must work directly with students at least 50 percent of the time, have received no previous Teacher of the Year recognition, and plan to continue in active teaching status.Submit nominations online to State Board of Education District Territory Leads.For a program overview, timeline and more information. Visit the Ohio Teacher of the Year webpage. For answers to questions, email Angela Dicke, the program’s state coordinator.
SOME CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
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Carla Mae Phillips
Southland Center, Suite 125
Email: cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0463
Tim Wangler
Southland Center, Suite 125
Email: twangler8446@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0462