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Tuesday February 16th 2016
Principal's Message
Interim Assessments are just around the corner. The Instructional Coaches have been working hard to prepair you assessments and upload keys into Gradecam. Be on the look-out for an e-mail this week with the names of the keys that you should scan into.
Math and Science Assessments will be on Thursday 2/18
ELAR and Social Studies will be on Friday 2/19
Your administator will be setting up individual data meetings with you starting the following week to analyze your data and prepair action steps.
Also remember the this week is the end of the 4th grading period. Grades need to be updated and ready to submit by the end of the week. Please remember the following guidelines when entering your grades:
- You should have a minimmum of 12 grades for the grading period
- Grades should be weighted based on the following categories: (Classwork/Homework - 45%, Tests - 20%, Projects - 20%, and Six-weeks test grades - 15%)
- Grades should be based on State of Texas required learning standards and should provide clear evidence of mastery.
- Teachers witl a six-weeks and/or semester failure rate of greater than 15% in any subject area will be required to develop and submit an intervention support plan for struggling students.
February Professional Development
- TELPAS Calibration
- PLCs - Verifiers
- Book Study 2 - First Session
- PLCs
Monday, February 29
- Leap Into AVID Fair
Shout Outs
--The Counselors and Showcase Committee Members did an outstanding job this week! Coach Marotto was a great emcee. She gave away lots of Stockard Swag and created a great energy in the auditorium! Thanks to Ms. Dorce, Ms. Maymi, Sgt. Royal, Ms. Holman, Ms. Poquette, Ms. Smith, Mr. Shepherd, Ms. Washington, Mrs. Sevcik, Mr. Backes, Mr. Hemphill, and Ms. Hall
-- Thank you Ms. Brenner for consistently stepping in to help where ever needed. She has been seen assisting at intake, at lunches, in the halls and after school at the busses.
-- High paw to the team who made the Valentine Dance was a great success. Ms. Hall, Ms Brenner, Ms. Todd, Ms. Stone, Ms. Stiff and Mr. Hemphill did a great job setting up. Ms. Hall stayed to make sure the cafeteria was back in order and Mr. Hemphill made sure students got home safely.
Shout Outs to Teacher PD Presenters!
Attendance
Weekly Classroom Management Tips
Engaged students are on-task and rarely cause classroom disruptions.
Everyone talks about student engagement. But how do you make it happen?
Step one: Reduce the amount of stuff you give kids before asking them to do something with it.
Step two: Have the kids do something with it immediately before they have time to forget.
Successful instruction has a lot to do with packaging. A successful lesson would be:
Input, Output, Input, Output, Input, Output
You explain what to do next. You model what to do next. Then you have the student(s) do it. If there is error, you fix it immediately before it becomes a bad habit. You then repeat that step a few times to make sure they understand the content. When you are sure they "get it," you move on.
When this method is employed to teach lessons, problems with cognitive overload and forgetting are minimized and student engagement is maximized. Additionally, you are continually assessing to guarantee maximum learning.
Comments, Questions and/or Concerns
TELPAS
Basic Training must be completed by Monday, February 15th. Once you have completed your basic training please send a copy of your certificate to Mrs. DeKoch (ndekoch@dallasisd.org) or Mrs. Heathcote (sheathcote@dallasisd.org)
We will do the Callibration on Tuesday, February 16th, in the cafeteria after school. Please bring your laptop with a full charge and head phones/earbuds.
ACP Spring Film Festival
-- Stockard Showcase --
Mr. Myrben incorporating EdModo!
Ms. Leacock's Religious Studies Project
Ms. Leacock's Religious Studies Project
Mrs. Stiff's 7th Grade Science
Stockard Panther Bowl 2016
Elective Showcase - Theatre and Health
Elective Showcase - LCC
Elective Showcase - AVID and Robotics
Elective Showcase - Art
Elective Showcase - Spanish
Elective Showcase - 6th Grade ELAR
*6th and 7th grade ELAR Teachers please click on the title below to schedule a time for Ms. Johnson to assist you with groups of students in reteaching or reinforcing a skill that has not been mastered. Please put the list of students in the document. For questions please email amejohnson@dallasisd.org
The First Round of STAAR Dates
Engaging Expository Articles
Article 1 was used whole class to model the skill.
Article 2 was read in small groups.
Article 3 can be used for the DOL or any kind of formative assessment
Teacher Led PD - AVID Socratic Seminar
AVID-Socratic Seminar
AVID-Socratic Seminar
AVID-Socratic Seminar
AVID IN ACTION- The Follow Through
AVID-10-2-2 Note Taking Strategy
AVID-10-2-2 Note Taking Strategy
AVID-10-2-2 Note Taking Strategy
PD Strategy Being Implemented Immediately...
PD Strategy Being Implemented Immediately...
PD Strategy Being Implemented Immediately...
DISD STAAR Academy
Content Area
Session Number
Math (Grades 6-8)
1000002880
Reading (Grades 6-8)
1000002874
Personal Narrative Writing (Grade 7)
1000002875
Science (Grade 8)
1000002881
Social Studies (Grade 8)
1000002901
Saturday, Feb 20, 2016, 08:00 AM
D.A. Hulcy Middle School, Dallas, TX, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Upcoming Events:
AVID Student completed applications due-February 22, 2016
AVID Interviews-February 23-29, 2016
Leap Into AVID Fair-February 29, 2016
L.V. Stockard Middle School
Website: http://www.dallasisd.org/domain/639
Location: 2300 S Ravinia Dr, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972-794-5700