CIES Wednesday Envelope
for Elementary Staff--January 14, 2015
In This Issue:
- February 2nd System Staff Development
- The Death of Round Robin Reading - And Some Good Alternatives
- Summarize and Synthesize: Grade 2 Week 1 Day 1
- Thank you to everyone that has volunteered to be video taped!
February 2nd, System Staff Development Time 8:00-11:30
Phy-Ed Teachers
Where: Weaver Lake Elementary Media Center
When: 8:00 - 11:30
Music Teachers
Where: Brooklyn Junior High
When: 8:00-11:30
Full Service Special Education and Level 3 Site Programs
More details will be sent to you shortly.
Options for Classroom Teachers, Academic Skills, Title 1
Option #1: For teachers who see themselves at a Middle School next year.
Space is limited for this session so register in KeepCertified by Monday, January 19th!
What: K-6 Classroom Teachers: Effective Teaching Strategies for Middle Level
Where: Maple Grove Junior High
When: This is an all day session 8:00-4:00 AM.
*If you choose to attend this session you will be excused from your building's afternoon Site Staff Development Time.
Option #2: Digital Learning Sessions
Register in KeepCertified by Friday, January 23rd!
Where: Weaver lake Elementary School
When:
8:00-9:00 AM Session Choices
- Coding in the Classroom
- Parent Communication with Schoology
9:15-10:15 AM Session Choices
- App Smashing with iPads: Content Creation
- App Smashing with iPads: Sharing Learning
- Creating eBook Assignments using Benchmark Universe
10:30-11:30 AM Session Choices
- Google Forms in the Classroom
- Apple Tools in the Classroom
- Creating eBook Assignments using Benchmark Universe
Click here for more details on the sessions: Session Descriptions
Option #3: Collaborative Work Time
What: Collaborative Work Time at your site with your teams.
Where: At Your Site
When: 8:00 - 11:30 AM
The Death of Round Robin Reading – and Some Good Alternatives
Round Robin Reading (RRR) has been a classroom staple for over 200 years and an activity that over half of K-8 teachers report using in one of its many forms, such as Popcorn Reading. RRR's popularity endures, despite overwhelming criticism that the practice is ineffective for its stated purpose: enhancing fluency, word decoding, and comprehension. Cecile Somme echoes that perspective in Popcorn Reading: The Need to Encourage Reflective Practice: "Popcorn reading is one of the sure-fire ways to get kids who are already hesitant about reading to really hate reading."
Click here to read full article:
11 Alternatives to "Round Robin" (and "Popcorn") Reading; Edutopia December1,2014
Summarize and Synthesize - Grade 2 Week One/Day One
We should not only use the brains we have but all that we can borrow.
- Woodrow Wilson
Most great learning happens in groups. Collaboration is the stuff of growth.
- Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D