RCSD Educator Blog

Thank you! Jamey Schrey collected photos for our school sites during Distance Learning and made this video to thank all of our RCSD Champions and also say congrats to our retirees.  RCSD Distance Learning Photos and Thank You Video Archive a Google Classroom You have the option to archive your Google Classroom so students are no longer able to access the Classroom.  By archiving, it will not show on the student or teacher Classroom homepage.  You and your students can still access any class materials in Google Drive. That includes any attachments for assignments or other student work.  Here  is a video showing you how to Archive a Class Here  are written out instructions from Google. Setting Out Of Office Reply In case you need a reminder on how to set your vacation responder in your email. Vacation Responder Video Employee Recognition  Although there was not a recognition ceremony this year, we would still like to recognize our years of service award recipients, tea

RCSD Certificated Employee Survey: May 2020 Thank you to those that have already filled out the certificated employee survey.  If you have not done so already, please take some time to provide feedback and share your perspective. Please complete the survey by May 28th. RCSD Certificated Employee Survey: May 2020 Staff Chromebook Reminder A reminder for staff who were refreshed with a Chromebook, in addition to their MacBook, you are expected to return your MacBook to your site leadership no later than May 29th, 2020. If you have questions, please ask your Principal. The below link is a video showing how to move files from your desktop to your Drive. This includes files that are on the desktop, in the download folder and pictures. If you have any questions please ask the LITE at your site. How to Transfer Files from a Macbook to Drive Assigning iReady Lessons With iReady available to our students through July, here is a short tutorial on how teachers can assign lesson

May 18th PD Day Below is the schedule for the PD Day on May 18th.  If you have any questions about that day please let your principal know. May 18, 2020 PD Day Schedule This message will be sent to parents regarding the May 18th PD Day: On May 18, all RSCD teachers will not be online with students. Instead, teachers will be learning about new curriculums that will be implemented in the 2020-2021 school year and will be working with colleagues planning lessons for the remainder of the school year. Students WILL NOT be assigned new work on this day. Instead, we suggest independent reading, catching up on incomplete assignments, or engaging in an enrichment activity. Staff Chromebook Reminder A reminder for staff who received a Chromebook in addition to their MacBooks this year, you are expected to return your MacBook to your site no later than May 29th, 2020.  If you have any questions please ask your principal. How to Transfer Files from a Macbook to Drive Clever Analytics N

May 18th PD Day Below is the schedule for the PD Day on May 18th.  If you have any questions about that day please let your principal know. May 18, 2020 PD Day Schedule This message will be sent to parents regarding the May 18th PD Day: On May 18, all RSCD teachers will not be online with students. Instead, teachers will be learning about new curriculums that will be implemented in the 2020-2021 school year and will be working with colleagues planning lessons for the remainder of the school year. Students WILL NOT be assigned new work on this day. Instead, we suggest independent reading, catching up on incomplete assignments, or engaging in an enrichment activity. Entering Comments in PowerTeacher Pro Brandon sent out an email on May 8th with more details regarding grading, but we wanted to link the videos on how to enter comments here in the blog. Entering PTP Comments- Elementary Video Entering PTP Comments- Middle School Video EduTyping Now Available for Grades 5-8  A

May 18 PD Day In the blog next week we will have a link to the doc describing where our different RCSD Educator groups will go online for PD on that day.   Google Classroom Tips Here is a video playlist that has Google Classroom Student Tutorials in many languages, including Russian, Spanish, and Arabic: Google Classroom Student Tutorials Here is a video showing you how to invite guardians: Inviting Guardians in Google Classroom Here is a video showing guardians what they will see: Google Classroom for Guardians - Tutorial If you are inviting parents please make sure it is as a guardian and not as a student.  No parents should be added in a Google Classroom as a student. Reading Strategies to Support Comprehension Slide Deck Make a copy of this slide deck and modify to support your students. Can be used to support Benchmark reading activities or to engage with independent reading books. Enjoy!  Slide Deck Link  6th-8th History Teachers As a reminder, please