Keansburg School District
October 3, 2014
ASSESSMENT
2014 NJASK 3-8 Scoring Interpretation Manual
Click here for the Scoring Interpretation Manual
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Puzzle of Motivation by Daniel Pink
EDUCATION POLICY
New Jersey Department of Education Outlines New Graduation Mandate
Download the follow up Memo from NJDOE Chief Performance Officer Dr. Bari Erlichson - Click Here
EVALAUTION
2014-15 SGO Exemplars for Teachers from NJDOE
This is a non-exhaustive set of SGOs that should be used to help inform educators when developing SGOs tailored to their own teaching assignments. Even though not all subjects and grades are included in this list, the examples below align to the most current guidance from the Department regarding SGOs and include several of the wide variety of options for SGO development and goal setting that are open to educators. Please refer to the annotations in the exemplars for analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each SGO. Please refer to the SGO guidebook for more detailed information about the SGO process.
- Art 1, Grade 8 (PDF)
- CTE - Architecture/engineering, Grades 9-12 (PDF)
- ELA – Reading, Grade 1 (PDF)
- ELA – Reading, Grade 11 (PDF)
- ELA – Writing, Grades 9-10 (PDF)
- ELL – Writing, Grade 5 (PDF)
- Math – Pre-K (PDF)
- Math – Algebra II, Grades 10-12 (PDF)
- Math, Grade 8 (PDF)
- Physics 1, Grade 9 (PDF)
- Physics (Algebra-based), Grade 9 (PDF)
- Spanish, Grade 7 (PDF)
- Social Studies – US History, Grade 8 (PDF)
- Social Studies – World History, Grade 8 (PDF)
You can access these from http://www.nj.gov/education/AchieveNJ/teacher/exemplars.shtml
NUTS AND BOLTS
Calendar Dates
October 13 - Columbus Day - No SchoolOctober 22 - AM PD
October 29 - PM PD
October 28 - Mentor Training
October 31 - Half-Day PD
October 31 - Admin/Teacher SGOs Signed Off by Principals
November 5 - AM PD
January 30 - Whole Child Conference 2015
March 18 - Teach Like a Pirate Conference for Tech and Instruction
Twitter Chats
Kudos to Gabe Grieco, Christine Formica, and Wendy Davis for joining myself, as well as other educators from around the world last night (10/2) for #EdTherapy - a chat on Twitter. Awesome having you in my Personal Learning Network! I co-moderate #EdTherapy with educators from around the country and we focus on topics that are important to teachers and leaders. The format is to bring problems and everyone works together to bring solutions. Check the weekly roundups for our schedule.
Quotes of the Week
“Inspiration fires you up; motivation keeps you burning.”
― Stuart Aken
BLOGS, ARTICLES, ESSAYS AND VIDEOS
21st Century Skills
Educational Technology
GENERAL TOPICS
Secretary Duncan Wants to Hear From You
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/09/18/meet-brittany