Secondary English Weekly #33
Issue Thirty-three / May 6-10, 2019
THE PAR POETRY CHALLENGE IS COMING TO AN END: CONTACT MELISSA CHARLES BY FRIDAY TO HAVE HER PICK UP YOUR SCHOOL'S POETRY ENTRIES!!
Competing in the PAR Poetry Challenge
Students compose poems on the topic of teacher appreciation and give those poems to their school's designated building teacher. Be sure to include student name, contact number, poem subject, teacher name, and school name. The designated building teacher contact's Melissa Charles by this Friday, May 10th to arrange for sending/pick-up of the entries.
Winning the PAR Poetry Challenge
Three winners will be chosen from each of these groups: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. All winners will receive an award and prize. Winners will be asked to read their poem in front of an audience of teachers at the New Educator Celebration on May 21st.
END OF YEAR REQUIREMENT: STUDENT WRITNG REFLECTION SHEET
It is time to have your students reflect on their writings from this school year using the Writing Portfolio Student Reflection. It can be found on ELA Webpage at the “ELA Strand Resources” Quick Link in the "Writing Resources" column. Click Here to access it as a sharable Google Doc. (Remind students that they need to make a copy of the Google doc of it before filling it out digitally and should not send a request to access the original.) The Writing Portfolio Student Reflection asks students to reflect on four of their writings from this school year and themselves as writers. The writings they choose to reflect upon may be in their digital writing portfolios (Google Folder on their Drive) or be any written piece this year from any class.
FIRST OCTELA REGIONAL MEETING THIS WEDSESDAY, MAY 8TH
Do you want to find and connect with other OCTELA members in your corner of Ohio? Complete this survey for the Central Ohio Region to be part of the group and take advantage of meeting opportunities between the annual conferences: http://bit.ly/OCTELACen. CCS's own Pattie Niese (Dominion) will be the facilitator! The first meeting happens at 6pm on May 8th at La Chatelaine French Bakery & Bistro, 627 High St, Worthington, OH 43085.
Scholastic BOGO Warehouse Sale May 6-9
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NEW YORK TIMES BLACKOUT POETRY CONTEST-DEADLINE THIS THURSDAY, MAY 9TH!
RETURN BORROWED BOOKS TO THE SECONDARY ENGLISH OFFICE
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: 36 at Whetstone (?); 18 at Westmoor (?)
Animal Farm: 24 checked out at CNIS (A. Weiss)
The Big Lie: 12 checked out at Hamilton STEM (L. Morehead)
The Diary of Latoya Hunter: 3 checked out at (L. Morehead)
Fahrenheit 451: 13 at Marion-Franklin (Fagalar-Haley)
Fallen Angels: 17 and teacher guide at Eastmoor Academy (L. Cleary-Foeller)
The Glass Castle: 60 at West HS (M. Prenger)
The Glory Field: 34 copies at CGA (B. Shaffer)
The Great Gatsby: 24(?) & 6 (Gale) at Independence, 30@ Briggs (Scoglietti)
The Hate U Give: 19 at Ft. Hayes (C. Johnson); 30 at Woodward Park (M. Pollard)
Holes: 6 at Sherwood (J. Want)
The House on Mango Street: 39 at South (A. Cauthorn)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: 15 at Marion Franklin (S. Carter)
Let the Circle Be Unbroken: 8 at Hamilton STEM (L. Morehead)
A Long Walk to Water: (30-Champion; 15 at Scioto (A. Wyatt); 23-CCPSB (Austin)
Miracles's Boys: 19 at Sherwood (J. Wanat)
Night: 35 copies at Eastmoor Academy (B. Alexander)
Nightjohn: 12 at Hamilton STEM (L. Morehead)
Nothing But The Truth: 9 at Whetstone (J. Snyder)
Of Mice and Men: 15 at West (A. Rizer)
The Outsiders: 12 at Buckeye (S. Austin)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: 4 at Hamilton STEM (L. Morehead)
Taking Sides: 10 at Sherwood (D. Enoch)
To Kill a Mockingbird: 8 checked out at Briggs (Scoglietti)
Tuck Everlasting: 7 at Hamilton STEM (L. Morehead); 50 at Ecole (Ottobre)
Walk Two Moons: 6 at Hamilton STEM (L. Morehead)
The Whipping Boy: 6 at Hamilton STEM (L. Morehead)
A Wrinkle in Time: 35 at Woodward Park (J. Garriott)
SOME FABULOUS SESSIONS CONFIRMED FOR CCS REIMAGINE ME 2019 CONFERENCE
The CCS Reimagine Conference will be held on June 3rd and 4th. Ten staff members from each building will be able to attend. Session presenters are both CCS Teachers and Nationally-known Pedagogical Leaders. Presenters/Session Topics include: Corwin: Teacher Clarity and Restorative Practices, ASCD: Differentiated Instruction, ADI: Argument-Driven Inquiry, Achieve3000: Using Data & Classroom Rotations, Scholastic: Intervention Strategies, Brandi Lust: Mindfulness, Edulastic: Intro & Experienced Users, Lisa VanGemert: Gifted and Talented, etc. Check out these two phenomenal sessions that have been confirmed for June 4th!!
1. TEACHING and LEADING with FOCUS
In this large, featured session, Mike Schmoker, author of the recent bestseller FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning (ASCD, 2018) will help teachers and leaders learn precisely where schools should focus their precious time and resources to ensure that all students are prepared for the demands of college, careers, and citizenship. Chapter Four of this book, "English Language Arts Made Simple," specifically focuses on honoring literacy's first principle: Every Year, Every Student needs to use class time reading, writing, and speaking. He will show you how to simplify and prioritize what works to make your life easier and increase student growth. Participants will leave this session with a copy of FOCUS: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning (ASCD, 2018). Schmoker is a former administrator, English teacher, and football coach. He has written several bestselling books and dozens of articles for educational journals, newspapers, and for TIME magazine. His previous bestsellers include: Leading with FOCUS (ASCD 2016) and Results NOW (ASCD 2006), which was a finalist for “book of the year” by the Association of Education Publishers.
2. LITERACY DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES/HELPING READERS/WRITERS ACCESS COMPLEX TEXTS
This session, led by Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, Dean of the College of Education at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and director of the UIC Reading Clinic, will focus on the literacy development of African American males in the secondary grades, with particular focus on the roles of texts and writing to advance their literacy development. Dr. Tatum has authored more than 60 publications on adolescent literacy, reading, writing, reading engagement, and the roles of texts in the lives of students in grades 3-12 and has been featured on a PBS documentary titled, Too Important to Fail. He focuses his work to advance man’s humanity toward man. His award-winning books include Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap, Reading For Their Life: (Re) building the Textual Lineages of African American Adolescent Males, and most recently Fearless Voices: Engaging the Next Generation of African American Male Writers. [NOTE: THERE IS AN ELEMENTARY SESSION FOR K-5 LITERACY ON JUNE 4TH , AS WELL.]
TEACHER CONTESTS AND PD OPPORTUNITIES
FREE WEBINAR: TEACHING STRATEGIES TO HELP STUDENTS WITH ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND TRAUMA
On Tuesday evening, May 7th, 2019 at 8pm, Pat Quinn from Ideas Unlimited Seminars Inc. is presenting a FREE Webinar on: “Teaching Strategies to help Students with Anxiety, Depression and Trauma” This webinar is specifically designed to show Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Administrators, Mentors, Instructional Aides and Counselors how to help students who are struggling with anxiety and depression. There is no cost to this webinar but advanced registration is required. Please sign up now to reserve your spot! For complete information and registration go to: http://www.patquinn.com/webinars.html
OSU GRADUATE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR TEACHING COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS CLASSES
The Department of English at the Ohio State University is pleased to offer a graduate program for high school teachers who wish to teach College Credit Plus classes in English composition and literature. They have designed a six-course (18-credit) program to prepare participants to teach college-level English classes. They anticipate that most participants will be preparing to teach composition classes, but they are also offering courses in English and American literature for instructors wishing to teach courses in literary history. Teachers wishing to teach composition should take at least nine credits (three classes) in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy studies, one of which must be Approaches to Teaching College Writing (English 6781). Teachers wishing to offer literature courses through College Credit Plus should take at least nine credits (three classes) in Literature. See this FLYER from OSU for more information.
LEADING TOGETHER 2019
"We’ve got to teach our children well, and to do that, we need the courage to say goodbye to the past.” Come and experience a very hopeful and practical keynote this June as Dr. Bill Daggett challenges our assumptions about the purposes, benefits, and effectiveness of current practices. He will inspire you to embrace the greatest aspects of our education system, and to make the necessary modifications required to meet the needs of all 21st century learners.
REGISTER NOW for the Leading Together 2019 Conference on June 10-12th at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris. Register by May 3 to save $100 with the early bird rate!
June 10, 2019: Pre-Conference: Deeper Learning: Fostering Critical Thinking and Collaboration; June 11-12, 2019: Conference: 21st Century Learning for Every Student
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 also 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)
NCTE SUMMER BOOK CLUB July 7–August 3
All current NCTE members are invited to participate in NCTE Reads Summer Book Club, a month-long discussion via a private Facebook group where they’ll have the chance to discuss ideas from a professional development text, ask questions of the authors, and create new resources together. More details, including the announcement of this year’s book, will be shared during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6–10).
THE NCTE SUMMER INSTITUTE
The NCTE Summer Institute will be held June 30–July 2, in Providence, RI. Led by Ken Lindblom and Leila Christenbury and informed by more than 70 years of combined classroom experience, a large body of research in the discipline, and the collective expertise of a broad network of English educators, this event will help you advance your practice and transform your classroom. Dr. Kimberly N. Parker, a leader in NCTE and NEATE and cofounder of #DisruptTexts, will be a featured speaker at this event. Discussions will focus on
- Teaching challenging texts
- Engaging with new media, a central facet of teaching critical literacy
- Helping students to apply ethical and critical thinking to the tools they use for composition
- Broadening the genres, types, and intended audiences for which your students learn to write
Attendees will leave with a copy of both Continuing the Journey books, as well as a packet of resources, dozens of new ideas, and a greatly expanded professional learning network. The richness of this experience will come not only from the expertise we share with you, but from the expertise we share with one another.
OCTELA PRESENTER OPPORTUNITY
Head over to the OCTELA Call for Submissions page to read about the theme for the 2020 conference and how to submit a proposal. You can submit a proposal 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.
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., beginning on May 8th. 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., beginning on May 20th.
REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE THURBER ADULT WRITING WORKSHOPS OR MASTER CLASSER HERE.
ITSE 2019
The ISTE Conference & Expo (Sunday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 26 in Philadelphia) is the most influential edtech event in the world and the must-attend event for thousands of educators looking to harness the power of technology to advance learning and teaching. Registration to the ISTE conference includes ISTE membership, which means access to year-round learning, use-it-today resources that have been vetted by fellow educators and virtually endless opportunities to build influence by contributing to the field.
See more and get link to registration for ITSE 2019 here.AMLE ANNUAL CONFERENCE-NOVEMBER 7-9 IN NASHVILLE, TN
Registration & housing are now open! Register early to take advantage of the best rates—Just $449 for AMLE Professional Members! Save an additional $50 with promo code A19E5.
Special deals for teams and groups are also available. The conference is designed around four powerful strands, helping you to customize your experience. You can now view online the featured sessions in each strand, presented by education experts and thought leaders.
SOME CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
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
DEBATE CAMP OFFERED AS PART OF CAPITAL UNIVERSITY'S CREATIVE ARTS CAMPS
CREATIVE ARTS CAMPS AT CAPITAL
REGISTER HERE for any of the June 23 - 28 camps. Learn from Capital’s talented faculty during this one-week immersive summer camp experience for students ages 11-13* and 14-17 interested in exploring the creative arts. Here are the 2019 Camp Offerings:
- Art & Design Camp
- Screenwriting Camp
- Film Production Camp
- Improv Comedy Basics Camp
- Music Camp: I Wanna Rock – A Week of Music Making
- High School Debate Camp
- Middle School Debate Camp*
-The overnight campers will stay in one of the supervised residence halls, be provided breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner, and participate in classes and activities. Recreational activities will be scheduled in the evenings.Overnight residential fee per participant (which includes all meals and fees) is $795.
*Middle School Debate Camp is a daytime only camp for students ages 11-13. The day campers will be provided lunch, snacks, and participate in all classes and activities. Middle School Debate camp fee per participant (which includes all meals and fees) is $350.
SPECIFICS FOR THE DEBATE CAMP
The Ludlum Forum, home of Capital University debate, welcomes students to the Capital University campus for its summer workshop. Students with no experience OR prior experience are welcome and sessions will be tailored to experience levels. This five-day experience will give students essential skills for success in competitive high school debate, and for success in the classroom and future professional life. An experienced and dedicated staff under the direction of Dr. Stephen Koch will provide immersion in practical debate skills as well as lay a foundation for understanding the dynamics, ethics and philosophy of public advocacy. Key processes, including policy research, case construction, brief construction, rebuttals, cross examination, evidence analysis and critical decision-making will be explained, coached and practiced.
OHIO STATE FAIR SPELLING BEE
The Ohio 4-H program is hosting the Ohio State Fair Spelling Bee on July 27 at the Ohio State Fair. You are invited to send two students from each grade level (currently in grades 3-6) to represent your schools. Students need not be a 4-H member to participate. This is a fun, educational event and not sanctioned by Scripps; winners do not advance to any other bee or competition. Find all the details and entry form at: http://ohiostatefair.com/spelling-bee/. If you have questions, please email Sally McClaskey at mcclaskey.12@osu.edu.
Columbus Children’s Theater Classes and Camps
Columbus Children’s Theater Classes and Camps offer students the opportunity to build excellent communication skills through acting. There are half-day and full-day camps. There are classes for all ability levels. Pricing varies from around $200-$325. Go to https://reg129.imperisoft.com/ColumbusChildrensTheatre/Search/Registration.aspx Registration.aspx to the search the offerings and to register. They have new locations available at YMCAs in Gahanna, Liberty Township, and Hilliard. They have a new offerings called “Play-in-a-Days” and “Audition Workshops.”
SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN CENTRAL OHIO
-The Columbus School for Girls Summer Program (Bexley) offers boys and girls summer classes in varied subjects. Classes specifically designed for English Language Arts include book clubs, a broadcast journalism class, study skills, ACT/ SAT prep, etc. There are programs for 9 weeks from June 3-August 9th. Half-day classes are $175 to $200 and full-day courses range from $325 to $500. Go to http://www.columbusschoolforgirls.org/summer/index.aspx to see a brochure and to register.
-The Columbus Academy Summer Experience (Gahanna) offers boys and girls summer classes in varied subjects. Classes specifically designed for English Language Arts include A Way with Words, Character Study, Young Journalists, Media Arts, Writing Across Columbus, and Writer’s Workshop. There are 10 weekly program sessions from June 4th-August 10th. Pricing begins at $105 for half-day classes. Go to https://www.columbusacademy.org/summer to see full brochure and to register.
-The Wellington Summer Program offers camps from June 3rd-August 9th for students from Age 4 through Grade 12. Students can take classes centered on scene writing, speed reading, or studying skills. Class costs range from $140-$395. Go to https://www.wellington.org/student-life/summer/ to see the catalog of camps and to register.
-Kids in College (Ohio University-Lancaster Branch) offers varied classes for students in Grades 4-9. Language Arts offerings include Reading and Literacy Enrichment, Poetry, Creative Writing, etc. There are three sessions: Week I - June 10-14, Week II - June 17-21, and Week III - June 24-June 28. You can take up to two classes per session ($85 each). Go to https://www.ohio.edu/lancaster/community/kidsincollege.cfm to register or to see the classes offered this year.
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