Haas Elementary Staff Bulletin
March 2015 Vol. 3
M-STEP
Also, here is a link to the Calculator Policy, which really only affects 6th grade. Calculators are not used on the 3-5 math tests.
http://michigan.gov/documents/mde/NEW_Spring_2015_M-STEP_Calculator_Policy__483986_7.pdf
Finally, here are the Top 12 Testing Breaks from the folks at GoNoodle:
http://blog.gonoodle.com/2015/03/gonoodles-top-12-testing-breaks/
Wednesday What Really Matters for Struggling Readers Books Study: Chapter 3
Child Study Meetings This Week
Read-A-Thon This Thursday
Resources
TeachingtheCore.org is a new resource that features over 60 videos of exemplary bell-to-bell lessons, materials, student work samples, and teacher interviews.
http://www.teachingthecore.org/
8 Essential Elements of Project-Based Learning (PBL)
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2015/03/8-essential-elements-project-based-learning
Parent Engagement Toolkit - This is one we will want to incorporate into our School Improvement Planning
http://mi.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-5233---,00.html
This is a site I have been exploring lately...
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