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January 23, 2017
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ELAR
- Our middle of the year assessment window opened on Jan. 2 and will close on Jan. 31. Please make sure you have all data input into Aware by Jan. 31.
- ELAR teachers had a wonderful opportunity to participate in learning walks. Our focus was to see how teachers are supporting student's reading during small group instruction. We noticed teachers differentiating instruction to support individual readers during the lessons, high levels of engagement with the students, and very purposeful small group instruction. It was great to visit each other's classrooms and see all the great things going on and to be able to learn together. The collaboration afterwards was beneficial to share ideas on how it will impact instruction.
MATH
- All 2-5 grade Math teachers are being asked to administer ESTAR (grades 2-4) and MSTAR (5th grade) to 2nd-5th grade students. One person on your grade level administered in the Fall, and now everyone is being asked to do the Winter admin. The window opened January 9th and closes February 10th. Everyone will be asked to administer again in the Spring.
This is the Quick Start Teachers Guide. Please follow these instructions to make sure it is set up. Then schedule a computer lab time to take your students for the assessment.
https://drive.google.com/a/friscoisd.org/file/d/0B08ax49LtAI6S2pWWkpqOVE3Vnc/view?usp=sharing
CALENDAR
- January 31st- MOY Literacy Assessment due in Aware
- February 1st- 4th Grade Writing Simulation and 5th Grade Reading Simulation.
- February 2nd- Science Night