Staff & Curriculum Development
Support and Solutions - Issue 19
About the Newsletter
The Madison-Oneida BOCES Staff and Curriculum Development Newsletter is a platform that we use to provide you with curated resources, things to know, tools to use, and ideas to explore.
If we share them, it's because we have looked at them and we think they might be worthy of your limited time! Click on the things that you think will help you and skip the things that won't. And remember, we are here if you need us!
Sometimes, you simply need a break.
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CONTENT & PEDAGOGY
Social Studies Inquiry and Writing
District-Specific Math Resources
Workshop Highlight #1 -- QFT
...and Speaking of Questioning...
What's This?
Up and Coming...
There are all sorts of great opportunities coming up in the next month!
- Family and Consumer Science PLC
- Drone Technology PLC
- K-12 Science PLC (focus on Science and Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts)
- Question Formulation Technique (QFT)
- Middle School Diverse Book Club PLC
- 5 Simple Techniques to Enhance My Craft (Asynchronous!)
Access the SCD Professional Development Opportunities webpage for more details about each of the workshops and to see what else we are offering!
Instructional Minutes
Maria Papa has designed these quick videos for our current reality: when we have limited time but want to keep learning professionally! Enjoy!
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RESOURCES AND IDEAS
Don't Get Left Behind!
Wow! Check out the most recent usage stats for our regional SORA ebooks/audiobooks shelf! During the month of January there were:
1,225 Unique Users
5,293 Total Checkouts (including 476 digital audiobooks)
810 Holds Placed
Books with Music!
Energize your classroom by combining reading with singing! The MOBOCES Media Library contains a collection of 29 unique book titles that also include Music with a CD and/or streaming over the web.
Learning with music directly enhances pronunciation, grammatical structure, vocabulary, and deeper understanding of content. To browse the titles and borrow, login to the media catalog at www.moboces.org/media and THEN click on the Books w/Music icon at the bottom of the screen.
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THE READING CORNER
Reading Buddies
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THE READING LEAGUE AT CANASTOTA
On January 31, secondary ELA and Special Education teachers in Canastota worked with Heidi Beverine-Curry, Ph.D., of The Reading League, on vocabulary building and scaffolding text. The Reading League is a nationwide non-profit organization based in Syracuse that focuses on the science of reading.
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Looking for support? Have an idea to share? Have a video that we should add? Reach out to us at scd@moboces.org. Also, check out our webpages by clicking on the logos below!
February 15, 2022
Center for Instructional Support /
School Library Services