Curriculum Connections
January 2016
Linking to Teacher Resources
Happy New Year from the MVESC Curriculum Staff! Where does the time go? It seems like we were just saying welcome back to the new school year and here we are, halfway through the school year. Enjoy the resources we have included in the MVESC January Curriculum Connections. If you have ideas you would like to see in future issues, connect with us below.
Leveled Reading Resources
Are you and your students in need of lists of books at various Accelerated Reader levels? Check out these links!
Notable Social Studies Trade Books
Find the 2014 and 2015 lists published by the Children's Book Council (CBC) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) on the CBC Website and the NCSS website.
Do you use an APP that is awesome?
Interactive and Simulation Science Sites
Help! My Family Thinks I Should Cook Dinner
Testing Resources from Assessment Consortiums
Use assessment sample items from the Common Core Assessment Consortiums and other resources for student test preparation. Click on the links below for practice items.
Other State Resources:
Trending Tools for Early Childhood Educators
Achieve the Core‘s Mathematics Coherence Map
Achieve the Core‘s Coherence Map is an interactive website that illustrates the coherent structure of Ohio’s Learning Standards for Mathematics K-8. Click here to read more and for the website link.
Penalize schools for test 'opt-outs,' or let them game the system? Bill would lift penalties
Value-Added Adjustment
Click here for more information.
Recognizing and Overcoming False Growth Mindset
MUSKINGUM VALLEY ESC CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT
Do you have a questions for us? call:
Curriculum Director:
Cathy Morgan - (740) 452-4518 ext.1111
cathy.morgan@mvesc.org
Curriculum Consultant
Cindy Miller-(740) 452-4518 ext. 1179
cindy.miller@mvesc.org
Gifted Coordinator:
Susan Larson - (740) 452-4518 ext. 1109
susan.Larson@mvesc.org
Distance Learning Coordinator:
Leslie Charles (740) 452-4518 ext. 1133
leslie.Charles@mvesc.org