January 20, 2022 RCSD Educator Blog
Ed Services Update
K, 1st, 4th, and 5th-grade Teachers Needed for Math Team!The RCSD Elementary Math Essential Standards Implementation Team has been working on and off for the past two years to look at best practices when it comes to K-5 math essential standards. In order to get specific advice for each grade level, we will have two representatives for every grade level K-5. We currently have two reps for 2nd and 3rd grade. We still need one rep for each of the following grade levels - K, 1st, 4th, and 5th.
If you are interested in joining this team please fill out the form below. Teachers that are selected for the committee will be compensated for 10 hours at the Professional Development rate of $32 per hour.
Please use the following document to learn more information about the team including meeting times and dates. Who, What, When, Where, and Why
You can apply using the form below. Applications are due by Tuesday, January 25. Team members will be notified by Thursday, January 27.
Elementary Math Essential Standards Implementation Team Application Form
Contact: Megan Spears
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
Screencastify Tools- Edit, Interactive Questions, and Closed Captioning
Screencastify keeps adding additional tools to their product. Please see below for additional details:
If you are interested in joining this team please fill out the form below. Teachers that are selected for the committee will be compensated for 10 hours at the Professional Development rate of $32 per hour.
Please use the following document to learn more information about the team including meeting times and dates. Who, What, When, Where, and Why
You can apply using the form below. Applications are due by Tuesday, January 25. Team members will be notified by Thursday, January 27.
Elementary Math Essential Standards Implementation Team Application Form
Contact: Megan Spears
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
Screencastify Tools- Edit, Interactive Questions, and Closed Captioning
Screencastify keeps adding additional tools to their product. Please see below for additional details:
- Using Screencastify Edit/Interactive Questions/ and Closed Captioning- 3-minute video showing edit, interactive questions, and closed captioning.
- Introduction to Interactive Questions- Interactive questions give you the ability to create quizzes within your Screencastify videos.
- Getting Started with Edit- Website from Screencastify with links. An introduction to Screencastify's browser-based editor, to polish and publish your edited videos.
Contact: Brandon Blom
Tutor.com- Tutoring Help for Students in Grades 4-8
All RCSD students in grades 4-8 now have access to tutor.com. Previously this was only available to students in grades 6-8. We will be sending the following email to parents/guardians of 4th-8th grade students next week.
Contact: Brandon Blom
"Subject: Additional Academic Support for our RCSD Students in Grades 4-8
Hello RCSD Families,
The Roseville City School District has partnered with tutor.com to help provide students with additional support if needed. Tutor.com is a fully online tutoring service. You can get a tutor 24/7 in Math, Science, Social Studies, English, and Foreign Languages. Tutoring sessions take place in their easy-to-use online classroom, which runs in your web browser. Students can navigate to tutor.com/rcsd and log in using their student ID and birthdate (in the form of mm/dd/yyyy).
The slide deck below includes details regarding tutor.com, videos showing how to connect to a live tutor, and more. If you have any questions please reach out to your school site.
Tutor.com Information 2021-2022"
Tutor.com- Tutoring Help for Students in Grades 4-8
All RCSD students in grades 4-8 now have access to tutor.com. Previously this was only available to students in grades 6-8. We will be sending the following email to parents/guardians of 4th-8th grade students next week.
Contact: Brandon Blom
"Subject: Additional Academic Support for our RCSD Students in Grades 4-8
Hello RCSD Families,
The Roseville City School District has partnered with tutor.com to help provide students with additional support if needed. Tutor.com is a fully online tutoring service. You can get a tutor 24/7 in Math, Science, Social Studies, English, and Foreign Languages. Tutoring sessions take place in their easy-to-use online classroom, which runs in your web browser. Students can navigate to tutor.com/rcsd and log in using their student ID and birthdate (in the form of mm/dd/yyyy).
The slide deck below includes details regarding tutor.com, videos showing how to connect to a live tutor, and more. If you have any questions please reach out to your school site.
Tutor.com Information 2021-2022"
Tech Update
Sophos Home Edition Available to RCSD Employees
Sophos Home Edition is a product that RCSD is making available to our employees that enables business-grade cybersecurity for personal home Macs and PCs. The product’s features include antivirus, ransomware protection, banking protection, identity protection, Malware scan and removal, and much more. Employees can protect up to 10 computers, at no cost as long as the District remains a Sophos customer. Please note this product is simply an added benefit to our employees to use at home to protect their personal devices, RCSD is not managing or accessing any of your devices or data.
How to get it:
Sophos Home Edition is a product that RCSD is making available to our employees that enables business-grade cybersecurity for personal home Macs and PCs. The product’s features include antivirus, ransomware protection, banking protection, identity protection, Malware scan and removal, and much more. Employees can protect up to 10 computers, at no cost as long as the District remains a Sophos customer. Please note this product is simply an added benefit to our employees to use at home to protect their personal devices, RCSD is not managing or accessing any of your devices or data.
How to get it:
- Visit https://home.sophos.com/employee
- Input your rcsdk8.org Gmail address to verify your eligibility and receive your unique coupon code. NOTE: A personal email address will be needed later for registration. During registration, please ensure the accuracy of your personal email as coupon codes are single-use.
- Follow a few simple steps to register, download, and install the product, extending Sophos security to your home devices.
For more information about the product and get some answers to questions you may have, please click here.
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