March Newsletter - GISD
March 2022
In this edition:
- School Spotlights
- What's New?
- Recommended Reading and Reading Challenges
- Did You Know?
- Professional Learning Opportunities
- Support
Lakeview Centennial High School
Congratulations to Lakeview Centennial for their commitment to reading outside of school hours! Lakeview read 76% of their myON book minutes before school, afterschool, and on weekends!
Roach Elementary School
Congratulations to Roach Elementary School for reading 10,000 minutes on myON News and over 8,700 articles! With myON News, Roach students are learning about current events, establishing news literacy, and developing academic vocabulary.
New Teacher Tools added!
We continue to build a library of teacher-ready activities to support instruction in grades PreK-12. These printable and interactive activities set the stage for learning with myON and myON News.
- Check out the activities and new lessons below:
myON is now available on Nearpod!
New comprehension lessons are available with Nearpod and myON! These lessons are ready to be shared with students in literacy rotations or just to enhance instruction. The possibilities are endless.
Preview this amazing lesson for a sneak peek!
- Go to Nearpod library
- Type myON
New Nearpod EL
Nearpod brings you scaffolded lessons, videos, and activities to support your work with English language learners (ELL). Now, there’s even more to love with our latest updates, including brand new content and existing favorites organized in one place and a simplified layout, making it easier for teachers to find and deliver content needed to differentiate their instruction.
Black History Month Digital Read In Winners!
Congratulations to the winner...
Elementary Winner:- Freeman Elementary
Middle School Winner:
- Sellers Middle School
High School Winner:
- South Garland High School
It's time for MARCH MADNESS!
It's time to break out your playbook and slam dunk your favorite myON titles!
- This third annual reading challenge begins March 14th!
- This year there are a few changes, so be sure to check out the website below.
- Click on the site below for details, flyers, and many more tools to implement this fun challenge.
Celebrate Women's History Month through reading
March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate women’s experiences and achievements. Check out our myON digital reading calendar, along with reading lists for pre-K to grade 2, grades 3–5, and grades 6 and up. Most titles have AR quizzes as well.
Renaissance Roadmap Report: Winter 2022
Chief Product Officer Todd Brekhus shows you new and upcoming features that save time and enhance student engagement.
- You’ll see new tools for literacy growth, expanded support for bilingual learners, closer integration between Nearpod and Star Assessments, and much more. Click the link below to view the video.
Link myON books to your learning platform
You can now lead students to a specific myON book—or even to a page within a book—from any learning platform, including Nearpod, Google Classroom, and even Microsoft Word documents.
- You might use this functionality to include a myON book in an existing lesson, or to take students to a specific page within a book for reference purposes.
- Learn more about this amazing feature at the link below:
Planning a Spring Family Reading or Literacy Night?
Hosting a Family Literacy Event, virtually or in-person, is an effective strategy to engage families and support their vital role in the literacy successes their children achieve. Check out a list of ideas and handouts to support your literacy night:
Smart Start
Check out the SMART START materials for an overview of each product. These include videos, implementation checklists, and documents to get started with myON, Star, and AR.
How to Webinars
Attend the HOW TO WEBINARS. Each webinar is facilitated by an expert, interactive and engaging, and designed to provide you with information and resources for a successful implementation
Registration
Calendar of Events
Registration
Calendar of Events
1:1 Sessions
Utilize Angie's office hours for 1:1 sessions regarding each product. (Click here to schedule a meeting)
Dr. Angie Davis
Renaissance Project Manager
Email: angie.davis@renaissance.com
Website: https://garland.renaissance.com/
Phone: 2143103418
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gisdreadsmyon
Twitter: @drangieldavis
Join the ROYALS this year...
Renaissance Royals gathers preK-12 educators who use Renaissance products to connect with other educators, learn and share knowledge/information, and have some fun along the way.