Secondary English Weekly #25
VOLUME FOUR, ISSUE TWENTY-FIVE /March 7-11, 2022
District PD Day (March 9)
7:30am
- Advancing Literacy with TeachingBooks (Susannah Gilbert, TeachingBooks Implementation & Training Specialist)
- MasteryConnect: Mechanics and Creation (Stephen Watts, Instructure Trainer) 1.5hrs
8:30am
- Accessing Texts (Dr. Christina Dobbs, Boston University)
- Getting Started with SORA and OverDrive MarketPlace (OverDrive Trainers)
- OTES 2.0, HQSD and You (Wendy Jones)
- How to use Youth Culture to Plan, Connect, & Engage with Your Students (Dr. Jason Rawls)
9:30am
- Advancing Literacy with TeachingBooks (Susannah Gilbert, TeachingBooks Implementation & Training Specialist)
- Belonging and the Brain (ESC of Central Ohio)
- Intentionally & Organically Embedding SEL into the Classroom (ESC of Central Ohio)
11:30am
- Accessing Texts (Dr. Christina Dobbs, Boston University)
- Project-Based Learning Opportunities in StudySync (Judi Braxton, McGraw Hill)
- Customizing Assessments and Assignments in StudySync (Thadius Skillman, StudySync)
- Getting Started with SORA and OverDrive MarketPlace (OverDrive Trainers)
12:30pm
- Project-Based Learning Opportunities in StudySync (Judi Braxton, McGraw Hill)
- Customizing Assessments and Assignments in StudySync (Thadius Skillman, StudySync)
- The Science of Reading: Pedagogical Entry Points through Achieve3000 Data for the Secondary Classroom (Dr. Gabi Bell Jiminez, Madison Metropolitan School District)
On-Demand
- Recorded Sessions/Keynote from January 18th PD Day and New Teacher Orientation
- Annenberg Learner: Reading and Writing in the Disciplines Modules
- Asynchronous Sessions from February 2nd PD Day
After-Hours (4-4:30pm)
- StudySync Webinar: The Reading Routine-Reading and Rigor in StudySync
2022 OSU-East Asian Studies Center Sijo Student Competition
The East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University is excited to announce Sijo (Korean Poetry) events for teachers and students. Some CCS Students were winners in last year's Sijo Competition, so be sure to have your students enter this year!
“Ohio-Kentucky Sijo (Korean Poetry) Student Competition” Jan – May 1, 2022
- Who: Any K-12 student in Ohio & Kentucky (winners in each state)
- Where: Online submission
- When: Deadline May 1, 2022
- Sijo Introduction: Online Materials
- Website: https://easc.osu.edu/events/sijo-competition-2022
- Online submission (required): online link
- Flyer: Sijo Student Competition
“Asynchronous Sijo (Korean Poetry) Workshop 101” Jan – May 1, 2022
- Who: Any educator in any state (pre-service and in-service teachers, librarians, administrators, others)
- Where: Online
- When: Self-paced, asynchronous, finish by May 1
- Benefits: Resource material for completing workshop, worth 2 contact hours
- Website: https://easc.osu.edu/events/sijo-teacher-workshop-2022
- Registration (required): online link
- Flyer: Sijo Teacher Workshop 2022
- Who: Any educator in any state (pre-service and in-service teachers, librarians, administrators, others)
- Where: Online
- When: April 4, 2022 7:00 – 8:30pm ET
- Benefits: Resource material and 1.5 contact hours
- Website: https://easc.osu.edu/events/sijo-workshop-apr4
- Registration (required): online link
Prizes:
- Midwestern Grand Prize: $400 (Each division, KY/OH/WI)
- First Place: $250 (Each division, each state: KY & OH)
- Second Place: $150 (Each division, each state: KY & OH)
- Teachers of place winners will receive $100 of Korea-related materials.
Notes about Sijo:
Sijo (pronounced SHEE-JO) is a form of Korean poetry that was sung in three lines. The first line introduces the theme or question, the second line answers the theme or question and the last line has a twist for the end. There are a total of 44-46 syllables total, with 14-16 per line broken up in sections. Each line has a pause in the middle with smaller pauses between the other sections. Lines 1 and 2 have similar syllable count (3-4-3-4 syllables per section) and content, Line 3 has a different syllable count (3-5-4-3 per section) and content (twist). There is some variation in syllable count per line. As each line can be long, they are sometimes broken up into two. More details at Sijo Introduction. See an example below by Kim Sangyong (1561-1637).
“Love,” It is a lying word.
That you love me, another lie.
“The loved one is seen in dreams.”
That is still a greater lie.
How can I, who can never sleep,
hope to see you in my dreams?
Nominate outstanding teachers for Ohio Teacher of the Year by April 8
Nominations for the 2023 Ohio Teacher of the Year are open through April 8. Each year, the Ohio Teacher of the Year program celebrates exceptional teachers for their effective and inspiring work both inside and outside of the classroom. The program also gives honorees opportunities for professional growth, elevates their position as leaders and advocates for public education. The program offers two levels of statewide recognition. The regional State Board District Teacher of the Year honor goes to one teacher in each of the 11 State Board districts. From those 11 honorees, one is named as Ohio’s Teacher of the Year.
Nominees must hold a professional Ohio educator license, work full time with a minimum of five years of teaching experience under a professional license in a state-approved public school, community school or career center. They also must work directly with students at least 50% of the time, have received no previous Ohio Teacher of the Year recognition and plan to continue in active teaching status. Resident Educator License holders do not qualify.
Anyone may submit a nomination for one or multiple teachers. Self-nominations are not accepted. Qualified nominees will receive a certificate of recognition and an invitation to apply to Ohio’s most prestigious and long-standing teacher recognition program.
Nomination information is available on the Ohio Teacher of the Year webpage. Contact Angela Dicke with questions.
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Now in its 21st year, this contest seeks today's best humor poems. The top 12 poems will be published with $3,500 in prizes being awarded. There is no fee to enter but you can only enter one poem, 250 lines maximum. Both unpublished and previously published work accepted. The poem you submit should be in English. Inspired gibberish is also accepted (example). Read the winning poems from our 20th contest. This brief video and this short entry checklist can guide you through the entry process. The results of our 21st contest will be announced on August 15, 2022. Submit Here. Supplemental contest information (copyright, privacy, special assistance, etc. Here. Deadline is Apr 1.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGIC VIRTUAL EVENT THIS THURSDAY
Join School Library Journal on March 10 for the fourth annual Middle Grade Magic virtual event, a day-long celebration of authors and creators dedicated to crafting literature for children ages eight through 12. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at some of the most anticipated new titles for kids and tweens, from modern coming-of-age tales to eye-popping graphic novels to immersive fantasy. Attendees will also have the opportunity to check out the virtual exhibit hall, chat directly with authors, download educational resources, and enter to win prizes and giveaways.
Upcoming ESC of Central Ohio Offerings
-Literacy and Learning: Weekly Literacy Professional Learning Chats with Franki Sibberson: Mentor Texts in Writing March 8 Reading with a writer's perspective is a skill that is built over time. Choosing mentor texts that help students learn from other writers is a first step. Supporting writers in finding their own mentors is another important piece of this work. This session will focus on the power of mentor texts and supporting writers as they learn from other writers in published texts, in the classroom and beyond. Save Your Seat
-English Learners: Culturally Responsive Practices March 23 This one-hour, online session shares ideas on how to make a school or classroom a safe and welcoming environment for English learners to succeed academically. We will examine culture and explain how culture can affect learning and behavior. Tips will be shared to build a school culture of diversity where all students feel safe and accepted. Register Here
-Reading Comprehension for English Learners April 7 What does reading comprehension mean for English learners? Do they need strategies or more background knowledge? This online session examines the unique needs of ELs and supports that help ELs make sense of a text. This session will be of particular interest to EL Teachers, Reading Teachers and Classroom Teachers. Join Jill Kramer and Katie Mikita for this one hour session. Sign Up Here
-Gifted Institute June 6-7 The ESC of Central Ohio is pleased to announce an in-person professional development opportunity for teachers and gifted instructors on June 6 and 7, 2022. Our presenter will be Lisa Van Gemert, nationally renowned GiftedGuru. Lisa is a “giftedland” native who has vast experience as a gifted educator, parent of gifted children, and a gifted individual herself. Participants have the option to select either one-day or two-day gifted education professional development. Register Now
-Summer Literacy Institute 2022 June 14 Literacy lovers unite at our 2022 Summer Literacy Institute! Join fellow Central Ohio educators for a day full of literacy learning--from new tools to consider to curating text sets to English Learner language development. There will be a session for everyone. Learn More
-Learning and Thinking that Make a Difference June 15 Go deep this summer at the Project Zero in Ohio one-day conference. Learn how to develop and deepen cultures of thinking in your classrooms and explore practices for engaging students and educators. Learn More
-Summer Institute for Authentic Learning and Leadership July 20-21 Bring a team and join us for two inspiring days filled with hope, creativity, collaboration, and innovation. This conference will stimulate your thinking and feed your soul. You’ll be engaged in opportunities to envision authentic learning, be inspired by the work of others, personally experience authentic instructional strategies, and reflect on “lessons learned” and commit to next steps. Most importantly, you’ll find ways to help students connect intellectually and emotionally with their own learning. Register Today
Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival
The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival is a new teen book festival focused on teens and tweens of Northwest Ohio. The festival will be hosted at Rossford Junior/Senior High on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 9 am to 3:30 pm. The festival will consist of five sessions, with five breakout options per session. Each attendee will be scheduled for one lunch breakout, so they will be attending four breakouts total. The event will end with a Book Signing session where participants can get their books signed by the authors! In the list of 2022 Participating Authors is CCS Teacher Sean Billingslea. Register and Learn More Here.
CCS POETRY SLAM 2022
After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the 2022 CCS District Poetry Slam will tentatively be held on Saturday, April 30, 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 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.
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.
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: After the March 28th deadline, we will open up the slam to other districts in central Ohio. 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.
Monday, March 7
- StudySync Webinar: From Tweets to Tomes: How Students Write in StudySync Register 4-4:30pm
Tuesday, March 8
Using Film to Teach Literacy Skills Part 1 Kriston Crombie Stotik 2:45 - 4:00 p.m., Centennial High School Room 211
Wednesday, March 9
- District PD Day Secondary Curriculum Site; District-Wide Site
Using Film to Teach Literacy Skills Part 2 Kriston Crombie Stotik 2:45 - 4:00 p.m., Centennial High School Room 211
StudySync Webinar: Basic Training: The Reading Routine-Reading & Rigor in StudySync Register 4-4:30pm
Thursday, March 10
THREE DISCIPLINARY LITERACY ARTICLES FROM ENGLISH LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY
- Disrupting the Status Quo in Disciplinary Literacy Professional Learning Jenelle Williams and Laura Gabrion
- Disciplinary Literacy Stretches Thinking and Enhances Learning Latrese D. Younger
- Literacy Coaching for Disciplinary Literacy Instruction: An Exploration of a Partnership at the Secondary Level Kathy Smith
CCS SECONDARY ENGLISH 2021 OST REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
CCS SECONDARY ENGLISH 2021 OST REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
WRITING QUESTION PROMPTS UPDATED ON OST PRACTICE TESTS
The English Language Arts Practice Tests for the OST were updated to change the language on the writing questions. You can check out the updates on the writing questions on the practice tests for each grade level at the Standardized Testing Quick Link on the English 6-12 Webpage.
LITERACY & CURRICULUM PD DAY RECORDINGS FROM JANUARY 18TH and ON-DEMand from February 2nd
ANNENBERG LEARNER: READING AND WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES
Description: This course provides teachers and literacy coaches with an overview of disciplinary literacy, essential concepts related to proficient reading and writing, and general instructional practices that support literacy development. The course encompasses four discipline strands: Mathematics, Science, English and History/Social Studies. Teachers will see videos with classroom examples specific to each discipline, research on what literacy means in the four disciplines, and case studies of professionals using literacy in their daily work. An extensive website houses the course text and interactive features.
Course Site: https://www.learner.org/series/reading-writing-in-the-disciplines/
BUILDING LITERACY: MORPHOLOGY, ACADEMIC LANGUAGE, AND TEXT SCAFFOLDING
Morphology Video Presentation (21:09) Session One
DESCRIPTION: This presentation from the Ohio Literacy Academy will help you identify the basic units of the English language, explore meaningful morphemes in the content areas, and plan meaningful opportunities for secondary students to practice using morphemes. This can help build capacity around increasing literacy achievement in Columbus City Schools.
--Remember that you have access to Greek/Latin/Roots/Affixes skills lessons in StudySync both in the library (library tab, skills subtab, search for "Roots") and in the Vocabulary PDF workbooks in your Course Folders. In addition, you can filter for your grade level and "Academic Vocabulary" once on the library tab, skills subtab in StudySync for additional word study lessons.
--On the English 6-12 Webpage at the ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking Quick Link in the Language Strand section, you have the following resources concerning roots/affixes: Greek/Latin Vocabulary Guiding Doc and Vocabulary Roots Online Greek/Latin Practice, in addition to other vocabulary links. Here is a helpful list of morphemes that are common across content areas. Think about how you can allow for students’ meaningful practice with those morphemes and words in the classroom.
Academic Language Video Presentation (21:41) Session Two
DESCRIPTION: This presentation from the Ohio Literacy Academy will help you identify key features of academic sentences and paragraphs, identify different types of connective words, and plan actionable approaches for supporting secondary students’ knowledge and use of connectives.
--On the English 6-12 Webpage at the ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking Quick Link in the Writing Strand section, you have the following resources concerning transitions, academic sentence stems, and connectives:
--Remember that you also have access to transition skills lessons in the StudySync Library (library tab, skills subtab, search for "transitions"), and work with organization within the CORE ELA Units. Many of the slide-in scaffolds in StudySync have sentence stems for discussion and writing. Think about how you can allow for students’ meaningful practice with academic language in the classroom.
Scaffolding Texts Video Presentation (21:21) Session Three
DESCRIPTION: This presentation from the Ohio Literacy Academy will help you explain the importance of text scaffolding, as well as plan for before, during and after reading scaffolds for content area texts.
--On the English 6-12 Webpage at the ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking Quick Link in the Reading Strand section, you have several resources concerning text scaffolding including the ones below. There are also many graphic organizers for analyzing text at the same quick link.
- Struggling Reader Strategies
- Strategies for Supporting Struggling Readers (SAP)
- Quarter Turns: Supports to Access Complex Text
- Close Reading Guide
- Close Reading Annotation Guide
- Close Reading Annotation Bookmarks
- Close Reading Unlocking Prose
- Close Reading Unlocking Poetry
- Close Reading Unlocking Informational Text
- Close Reading Analysis Questions-Literary Text
- Close Reading Analysis Questions-Informational Text
- Close Reading Text-Dependent Questioning Guide
Curriculum Maps, Course Folders, and Resource Lists
-Visit these Curriculum/Instructional Resources Quick Links on the ELA 6-12 Webpage for all Secondary English Curriculum.
At these links, you will find your COURSE FOLDERS that have everything you need for your courses including Curriculum Maps, Course Introduction Pages, Standard docs, digital novels, adopted resource trainings/tutorials, etc. To access many curricular and district, you must be logged into Google using your CCS credentials and not a personal account. Curricular documents are also linked on these Google docs:
-Here are the Resource Lists for Secondary English.
- The Tier I Instructional Resources are StudySync (English 6-12) and the Bedford Texts/Launchpad (Honors and AP English).
- The Tier II Intervention Resource is Achieve3000. The contact person for this resource is Sonja Dill.
- The Supplemental Resource is TeachingBooks.
Curriculum Resources: Access, PD, Tutorials, & Trainings
StudySync (Tier 1 Adopted Resource English 6-12)
- Access: You AND your students access StudySync via the Clever icon or http://clever.com/in/columbuscity. Click on the McGraw Hill icon. Then, launch the StudySync App.
- Students Reading & Writing Companions: For the English 6-12 courses, student consumables were sent to the buildings this summer. Be sure to locate these and distribute them to students in these courses. The six units for each grade at StudySync online are included in the consumables and can increase modality options for students.
- Change Course Names: Your classes are marked with X and Y. The X classes are for first semester and the Y classes are for second semester. If you want to change the names of your classes in StudySync, follow this guide: StudySync-How to Change Course Names
- Link with Google: Here is information about linking StudySync to Google Classroom. Webinar: StudySync Google Integrations, Teachers: Linking Your Account with Google Classroom, Students: Linking Your Account with Google Classroom
- Link with IC via Google: IC Integration for Grade Passback
- FREE PD: Weekly FREE Webinars Several Available Each Week
- Newer Features or Videos: Live Monitoring, Teacher Video Feedback Tool, Reteaching, and Advanced Scoring Feature, UDL Framework, Digital Scaffolding
Lesson Planning Guide
- Help Center: Finding the Help Center in StudySync (video): You can find self-paced Training in the Help Center.
- Tutorials: StudySync Tutorials (Some of the most popular tutorials)
- Trainings: StudySync Trainings (Recorded CCS StudySync trainings from 2020 and 2021)
- Demo Code: Here is the demo code for StudySync in case you have a student teacher, building coach, or admin that wants to see the platform and they do not have a class aligned in Clever/IC. DEMO: https://my.mheducation.com, UN: studysync2021, PW: MHEela21
- Errors: If you notice an error in a StudySync assignment, send an email to Carla Mae cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us. She will let both McGraw Hill and StudySync know so that they can make corrections.
- For the latest information at StudySync, sign up for the SyncUP monthly newsletter. Opt-in here: studysync.com/subscribe
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Bedford/Launchpad (Tier 1 Adopted Resource Honors and AP)
Access: To get to Launchpad through Clever http://clever.com/in/columbuscity, click the Launchpad icon and click on the name of class/textbook.
Support: HELP CENTER FORM: https://macmillan.force.com/bfwhighschool/s/
- Trainings & Tutorials: Bedford Overviews, Slideshows, Trainings, and Tutorials
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- Access via the Clever icon or http://clever.com/in/columbuscity. Click on the TeachingBooks icon.
- Novel Lists: This is the tool that houses the lists of novels we have in the warehouse and in the Secondary English Curriculum Office. Use this document TEACHINGBOOKS: ACCESSING COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS’ NOVEL LISTS and/or this video TeachingBooks Tutorial to learn how to access the CCS book lists.
- CCS-Novels Available in the English 6-12 Curriculum Office
- CCS Middle School Curriculum: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS High School Curriculum: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 6: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 7: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 8: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 9: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 10: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 11: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 12: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- TeachingBooks also is a place to get additional novel and author resources. These Overview videos/trainings from TeachingBooks can help you understand the resources: Introduction video I Slide Presentation and Training Script.
- Spring Highlights: Spring Activities on the Go, Women's History, and More!
- Some Upcoming 20-Minute Webinars:
- Plan Ahead for Summer Reading with TeachingBooks : March 17 3PM
- Creating, Analyzing, and Using Lists on TeachingBooks : April 14 4PM
- Welcome to TeachingBooks: TeachingBooks 101 : May 12 4PM
- Unlock the Magic of Fairy Tales with TeachingBooks : June 16 4PM
- Ready-to-Use Marketing Tools on TeachingBooks : July 14 4PM
- Recorded Training: October 16th PD Session for CCS: Virtual and Blending Learning Recording
- Recorded Training: February 3rd PD Session for CCS: Booklists, Virtual Ideas, and More on TeachingBooks
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Secondary English Curriculum Videos
- Video-Getting to Know Your Secondary English Resources for New Teachers
- Video Orientation to Curriculum Docs/Folders
- Video-Using the Curriculum Maps with StudySync
- Video-Using the Honors Curriculum Maps with Launchpad
- Video-Using AP Pacing Guides with Launchpad
- Video-StudySync is Your Adopted Curriculum Resource, Not Your "Program"
- Video-Close Reading of Complex, Grade-Level Texts: Research & Practice
- Video-StudySync and Vocabulary Acquisition
outings, classes, contests, grants, and additional pd
ODE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CONTENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES
The Ohio Department of Education is now accepting applications for participants to serve on two ELA Content Advisory committees for Ohio’s State Tests. The committees review and evaluate test questions and related test materials to ensure that each question is a valid and appropriate measure of the Ohio Learning Standards for that particular subject area and grade level. Content advisory committees meet on an ongoing basis to review new test questions and materials as they are developed. The number and frequency of meetings depends on the volume of new test item development, but typically these committees meet once or twice annually.The content advisory committees will convene in June for virtual meetings. The dates for each of the grade level meetings are listed below. These dates are specific only to the June 2022 meetings. If you are chosen to serve on a content advisory committee, we will invite you to the June meeting and then subsequent meetings as they are scheduled.
- ELA Grade 6: June 21
- ELA II: June 22
Complete this application if interested in applying.
SOME PD FROM CCS NBCT-CREDENTIALED TEACHERS
Using Film to Teach Literacy Skills
Presenter: Kriston Crombie Stotik
Date/Time: March 8 and 9, 2022 from 2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Centennial High School Room 211
Target Audience: High School English and Social Studies Teachers
Teachers will learn how to use film clips to teach literacy strategies and transfer this knowledge to written text.
How to Teach Informational Text...So They Remember!
Presenter: Pamela Reed
Date/Time: March 10, 2022 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Online at https://ccsoh-us.zoom.us/j/4245216751?pwd=cDBsOWtNUGFzcmZEWWdkOEZDT3JUQT09
Target Audience: 4-12 Teachers, Reading Teachers
In an interactive 2-hour Zoom session, we will explore and practice Informational Text Reading Strategies that work! These strategies can be implemented in 4-12 and across the curriculum.
STANDARDS INSTITUTE
The Standards Institute is an immersive and transformative five-day in-person learning experience for teachers, coaches, and leaders. Educators who attend the Standards Institute have conversations about race, examine bias and its role in instruction and learning, and commit to adaptive change within themselves as practitioners while learning practical strategies that can improve instructional practice and leadership in schools and systems.
The Institute
- Five days of in-person immersive, coherent learning sessions led by our highly trained facilitators Monday, March 28, 2022 – Friday, April 1, 2022 Las Vegas, NV
Price: $2,800 / person
- Powerful, transformational keynote speakers
- Courageous conversations and open dialogue about implicit bias and racist structures, with insights and actions to share with colleagues
- Tools, strategies, and frameworks to enhance instructional practices
- The opportunity to form strategic relationships with like-minded educators leading the movement towards equitable and anti-racist instruction
EVENT DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
Feel like you could use a professional recharge right now? Join the Association for Middle Level Education, Debbie Silver, Phyllis Fagell, and other amazing educators for a half-day workshop full of inspiration and practical strategies on April 2 from 10am-2pm.
Register Online I Download PDF Member – $99.99, Non-Member – $199.99, Whole School Registration – $249.99 Recordings of the sessions will be available through August 2022. You can continue to catch up and revisit sessions through the beginning of next school year. Learn more here: https://www.amle.org/recharge-workshop/.
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY CARNEGIE AUTHOR SERIES
Here is the 2022 Carnegie Author Series lineup.
- Saturday, April 9 | 2 p.m. Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of The Personal Librarian
- Sunday, Aug. 28 | 2 p.m. Kirk Wallace Johnson, author of The Feather Thief
- Sunday, Oct. 23 | 2 p.m. Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind
All author talks are free and open to all. Registration details will be released in the weeks leading up to each program on their Special Events page.
STANDARDS INSTITUTE VIRTUAL SUMMITS
The Spring 2022 Virtual Summit has interactive sessions focused on strategic support and equitable instruction to ensure students have equitable access to grade-level instruction. Learn more.
-Spring 2022 Virtual Summit, April 20 & April 27 Register for the Spring Virtual Summit
OHIOANA 2022
The 2022 Ohioana Book Festival, the 16th annual celebration of Ohio literature, will be presented virtually over three days, April 29-May 1. Details are still being worked out, but you can check out their blog or newsletter to see the complete list of 2022 authors.
GIVEAWAYS
THURBER HOUSE YOUNG WRITERS' STUDIO FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
For Winter/Spring 2022, Young Writers' Studio is hybrid (held in-person at Thurber Center and simultaneously Zoomed for virtual participants). You must register in advance, but students can participate from anywhere. After you register, if you will be participating virtually, they'll email you the Zoom access instructions. Young Writers' Studio is $15 per session. If students are unable to pay online or need financial assistance, please email Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org.
Dates/Times
Tuesday, March 15 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, March 29 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, April 12 from 6:30–8:30 pm
Tuesday, April 26 from 6:30–8:30 pm
2022 StudySync Media Contest
9TH ANNUAL STUDYSYNC MEDIA CONTEST
Are you ready to show off your students’ creativity? Get ready for the 9th annual StudySync media contest! To enter, students can record and submit their own StudySyncTV video, podcast episode, preview video, concept definition video, novel poster, or a short story of their favorite book outside of the StudySync library. The grand prize for the top entry will be a $500 Amazon gift card (awarded to the submitting teacher) for classroom materials and a classroom Zoom chat with StudySync CEO Robert Romano; $100 Amazon gift card prizes are also awarded to the submitting teacher for top middle and high school entries in each category listed below! Teachers have until 5 pm on May 4th, 2022, to send in submissions on behalf of their students along with parent/guardian permission forms to mysynctv@studysync.com OR submit via Google form. Submissions are limited to five (5) entries per category per teacher. Consider having students peer review videos, podcasts, and posters to select the five (5) per category to be submitted. A parent or guardian permission slip must be included for each student participating.
CONTEST CATEGORIES AND DETAILS
- StudySyncTV Student-created StudySyncTV episodes have been voted the “most popular” of our annual contest. Students can collaborate to produce a 5-minute-or-less StudySyncTV-style or SkillsTV-style episode for any text or skill in the StudySync Library that currently does not include a video. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and content and check the StudySync Library to ensure their choice does NOT already have a StudySyncTV video.
- Podcast Develop and record an original podcast about any text in the StudySync Library. Students can offer their perspectives on a theme or pertinent topic surrounding the text. Have your students listen to the podcasts embedded in some of our Blasts for inspiration, or even have them listen to one of their choice from Apple or Spotify! Have students take notes about what makes a good podcast to help them plan and script their own. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and/or content.
- Preview Video Produce a video mirroring the Preview videos in StudySync's Intro tab of a text. Students can highlight details about the title’s time period and theme. Please select a novel or text in the StudySync Library that does NOT currently have a Preview video or choose a favorite novel that is not yet in the StudySync Library and develop an audio-visual representation of what is typically found on a book's jacket. Create an introduction that entices fellow students to read the selection. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and content.
- Concept Definition Video Produce a video mirroring the Concept Definition or SkillsTV videos! While it is ok to submit a concept definition that is already in the StudySync program, please advise students to rewrite their own script and new conversation between students. Students should use only original images, artwork, music, and content. To get started, download a Concept Definition sample script!
- Novel Poster Students develop a digital poster image from an original photo, digital image, or artwork as a backdrop clearly identifying the author and title of the book, for one of their favorite titles NOT already in the StudySync Library. Students should use only original images, artwork, and content.
- Graphic Novel Let your writing shine! Create a graphic novel based on a favorite title of theirs that isn’t part of the StudySync Library. Text and imagery should be original and concise as well as 10 pages or less in length. Students words should be their own! Students should use only original images, artwork, and content.
TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED
- If you’re considering having students enter the contest, take a look at last year’s winners to get an idea of what they will need to produce.
- Assign the MyStudySyncTV Unit using the Contests filter in the Units tab within the StudySync Library. The MyStudySyncTV Unit engages students in the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking skills that are necessary to develop a multimedia project. Completion of the MyStudySyncTV Unit or assignments are NOT required to enter the contest.
- Have students watch several StudySync® TV, SkillsTV, and Preview videos in the Library to provide students with a framework for the project. Also, using the Blasts filter feature, locate podcasts in the Blasts Library by selecting Blasts with ‘audio’ to provide a model for podcast entries.
- Visit THIS STUDYSYNC MEDIA CONTEST site for more information.
Carla Mae Phillips
Southland Center, Suite 125
Previous Newsletters available on the CCS ELA 6-12 Webpage.
Email: cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us
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