January 6, 2022 RCSD Educator Blog
We hope you enjoyed your Winter Break! Thank you for all you do!
General Update
2022-23 Teacher & Classified Employees of the Year Nominations
We are now accepting nominations for 2022-23 Teachers of the Year and Classified Employees of the Year. Please visit the links below for more information about nomination requirements and to submit a nomination.All nominations are due by February 4, 2022.
Ed Services Update
iReady Diagnostic Window 2
Just a reminder that iReady Window 2 will end on January 21, 2022. Please make sure all diagnostics are completed by then. This diagnostic is required for all K-8 students.
Contact: Brandon Blom
Best of GLAD - Limited amount of spots left!
Due to the fact that we had a high number of teachers sign up for the Best of GLAD training this fall, we have created a second training to accommodate more teachers who are interested in attending. The second training will be starting in February. Feedback from the first group has been positive and teachers are excited to implement their new learning to support our EL students. Please review the Best of GLAD - Strategies for our EL Students for specific dates, details, and to sign up. Please note that spots are limited.
Contact: Rachael Peck
Middle School Mid-Trimester Progress Check
Middle School Teachers: An email from the school site will go home on Friday, January 14th to remind parents they can check grades in Otus. Here is a sample of the message that will be sent home by the school site. A reminder all students should have a grade for both Engagement and Work Completion.
Contact: Brandon Blom
Elementary Trimester 1 Progress Report Reminders
Elementary Teachers: A reminder, Elementary Progress Reports need to go home by Friday, January 14.
Just a reminder that iReady Window 2 will end on January 21, 2022. Please make sure all diagnostics are completed by then. This diagnostic is required for all K-8 students.
Contact: Brandon Blom
Best of GLAD - Limited amount of spots left!
Due to the fact that we had a high number of teachers sign up for the Best of GLAD training this fall, we have created a second training to accommodate more teachers who are interested in attending. The second training will be starting in February. Feedback from the first group has been positive and teachers are excited to implement their new learning to support our EL students. Please review the Best of GLAD - Strategies for our EL Students for specific dates, details, and to sign up. Please note that spots are limited.
Contact: Rachael Peck
Middle School Mid-Trimester Progress Check
Middle School Teachers: An email from the school site will go home on Friday, January 14th to remind parents they can check grades in Otus. Here is a sample of the message that will be sent home by the school site. A reminder all students should have a grade for both Engagement and Work Completion.
Contact: Brandon Blom
Elementary Trimester 1 Progress Report Reminders
Elementary Teachers: A reminder, Elementary Progress Reports need to go home by Friday, January 14.
There are two minimum expectations from the District when it comes to Progress Reports for elementary students:
1. Any student that might receive a Limited on any domain on the Trimester 2 Report Card receives communication regarding progress from their teacher during progress report time. This includes both academic domains, and the academic behavior and college readiness standards.
2. PLCs are on the same page in regards to what information they send home and when they send that home.
Teachers are allowed to send additional information or send information to all students if they choose, but that is a PLC decision.
Teachers can communicate using the District form, or you may use your own form of communication. If you are going to communicate using something different than the District provided form, you must let your administrator know.
Below is a document that has different progress report options. There are two types of files, PDF or Google doc. All 3 trimester options are on there for the Google doc version, please select Trimester 2 if you are using Google doc.
RCSD Elementary Progress Report Master Document
Contact: Brandon Blom
Elementary Science: Discovery Education PD
Thank you all so much for your work and planning with science on January 3. I wanted to follow up with some frequently asked questions to support your PLCs as you continue working with Discovery Education. Please continue to reference the slide deck as a PLC when planning; it will be housed on your grade level Table of Contents.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Any student that might receive a Limited on any domain on the Trimester 2 Report Card receives communication regarding progress from their teacher during progress report time. This includes both academic domains, and the academic behavior and college readiness standards.
2. PLCs are on the same page in regards to what information they send home and when they send that home.
Teachers are allowed to send additional information or send information to all students if they choose, but that is a PLC decision.
Teachers can communicate using the District form, or you may use your own form of communication. If you are going to communicate using something different than the District provided form, you must let your administrator know.
Below is a document that has different progress report options. There are two types of files, PDF or Google doc. All 3 trimester options are on there for the Google doc version, please select Trimester 2 if you are using Google doc.
RCSD Elementary Progress Report Master Document
Contact: Brandon Blom
Elementary Science: Discovery Education PD
Thank you all so much for your work and planning with science on January 3. I wanted to follow up with some frequently asked questions to support your PLCs as you continue working with Discovery Education. Please continue to reference the slide deck as a PLC when planning; it will be housed on your grade level Table of Contents.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Video Lessons: You will find the three grade-level video lessons and planning breakdown on slides 57-59. With that link, you can watch DE in action with our own RCSD students.
- Created Slide Decks: Due to a lot of feedback requesting premade slide decks, I will be looking into our options for providing this resource to RCSD teachers. If you have or will be creating any slide decks for your grade level and would be willing to share, please email them to me.
- Student Workbooks: Each teacher will be given two student workbooks as a resource. One to write in and one as a master to not write in. After the two initial workbooks are provided, all teachers will receive one new workbook starting the 2023-2024 school year, as a consumable resource. At this time, we are not purchasing workbooks for each student.
- Teacher Editions: At this time we are not purchasing teacher editions. Please accept this as a gentle reminder–with any new curriculum, and especially a new delivery of an online curriculum, it takes time to learn and become comfortable with the system.
- Next Steps: I will continue to look for ways to support RCSD teachers with Discovery Education. Specifically focusing on the use of the hands-on kits, utilizing chromebooks for student use, and supporting timing ideas.
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