February 10, 2022 RCSD Educator Blog

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 General Update

  • Wellness - February is Heart Health Awareness Month
    • EAT TO BEAT STRESS & BOOST HEART HEALTH
      Wednesday, February 16
      5:00 p.m. LIVE
    • Join Grokker expert and award-winning dietitian Sue Mah for an interactive webinar and cooking demonstration.
    • Register here
  • ResponsABLE Information
    • A reminder that RCSD offers the program ResponsABLE to all our employees as part of the Inner Habits resource. This is a 6-week habit forming program that provides tools and practices that help you better respond to the world around you. 
    • Each lesson is simple, short, and guided and can be accessed directly from your computer, tablet, or phone. 
    • You can download Inner Habits now (on both Apple & Google) and the ResponsABLE course will automatically appear within the app.

Ed Services Update

  • K/1 Foundational Skills
    Please enter your data for Trimester 2 foundational skills in Otus by February 18, 2022. Please refer to the Trimester 2 section in the guide linked below for specific how-to’s and resources. Please note that some rubrics have more than one rubric descriptor, please make sure you are entering in T, B or L for each rubric descriptor, unless the rubric descriptor is labeled as optional. Please watch this Phonics example for a more detailed explanation.
    Guide: 2021/2022 Foundational Skills Assessments and Resources
    Contact: Megan Spears
  • K-5 Discovery Education Newsletter
    Discovery Education offers many resources right at your fingertips. Explore timely and relevant content for February! Discovery Education February Newsletter
    Contact: Megan Spears
  • Middle School IXL Pilot: Math 6th-8th Grade Teachers
    Interested in gathering more information about using IXL in your math classroom? Come get all the details about our IXL math pilot on February 28 from 3:15 pm-3:45 pm. Zoom link will be shared next week in the blog and in an email.
    Contact: Megan Spears

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