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Fun December News - Free Gooru Training at NCPDF!
Common Core: Reading Standards for Literature & Informational Text - INFERENCE
Supported by the DCP!
Search the DCP and use Inference Strategies: Inferring is filling in what is NOT written on the page, or seen in the image. Good readers....
- infer in order to figure out what the author is trying to say.
- are able to infer because they look for clues in the pictures or the words to help them figure out what the book is about.
- know predicting is part of inferring
- use sentence starters like - I think..., Maybe it means..., I'm guessing that.., I predict...because...
Announcing Free Gooru Training - Workshop Wed. Dec 3rd
What is Gooru Learning? Gooru is a free personalized learning solution that enables teachers to find, remix,
and share collections of web resources on any K-12 topic. Gooru is open-source and free, and will be integrated into SDCOE’s Digital Content Portal soon!
* 8:00 am to 3:00pm, North County Regional Ed Center
(NCREC) in CommunicationLabs 1-4.
* 255 Pico Avenue, San Marcos, CA 92069
Register Here ASAP: http://sdcoe.k12oms.org/900-92661
iVIE is here: Innovative Video in Education
Innovative Video in Education (iVIE) is a K-12 student video competition and festival held by the San Diego County Office of Education. iVIE was conceived to encourage and reward teachers who utilize video as a project based learning tool in their classroom, and students who use film and visual literacy to demonstrate their understanding of classroom concepts. All videos submitted to iVIE integrate the California Common Core State Standards or Content Standards.
Science Reference Center - DCP EBSCO Databases
California Streaming Video - DCP
History Reference Center - DCP EBSCO Databases
Common Core RI.1 for 7-12th Grades - Using DCP Resources to create inference opportunities
2.Go to EBSCO's Science Reference Center and search for Enrico Fermi. Connect the dots: how did his upbringing and education influence his work with nuclear fission?
3. Using the DCP, investigate Joseph Hayne Rainey. What can you infer about the the US he grew up in?
Historical and Scientific Events in December -From Rosa Parks to Pearl Harbor: All found in the DCP!
December 2, 1942 - Physicists led by Enrico Fermi carried out the world's first successful nuclear chain reaction at the University of Chicago.
December 7, 1941 - The U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked by nearly 200 Japanese aircraft in a raid that lasted just over one hour and left nearly 3,000 Americans dead. War was declared against Japan the next day.
December 10, 1896 - Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel died at San Remo, Italy. His will stipulated that income from his $9 million estate be used for awards recognizing persons who have made valuable contributions to humanity. Prizes for Peace, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Economics are presented annually in a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on the anniversary of his death. Each prize is valued at about $1 million.
December 12, 1870 - Joseph Hayne Rainey of Georgetown, South Carolina, became the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He filled a seat which had been declared vacant by the House and served until 1879.
December 14, 1962 - The Mariner II space probe sent back information from the planet Venus, the first information ever received from another planet.
December 18, 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified abolishing slavery, stating, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, save as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Digital Content Portal Team wishes you a happy holiday season!
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