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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES All IXL Users: IXL Minis IXL has a new collection of quick, easy professional development videos called “IXL Minis”. IXL Minis can be found in IXL under the Resources>Professional Development tab. Contact: Lisa Wegsteen K-5 Science Materials The spreadsheet below shows both consumable and non-consumable materials needed for all Discovery Education labs and Mystery Science labs by grade level. It also shows the availability of these materials in our warehouse. Fortunately, most of the materials needed for Mystery Science labs are in stock in the warehouse. Science Materials List By Grade Level for Discovery Education and Mystery Science If you need materials for a science lab you are planning, you can order materials from the warehouse through your site’s Library Media Specialist. If you order any non-consumable materials, you can keep them on site for future use when you are finished with the activity. Also, if you see items on the list that you have a need for

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES K-5 Science: Discovery Education Resources Within Discovery Education there are many resources available. Besides the Science Techbook and Mystery Science curriculum packs, there are videos, games, and activities available through Discovery Education Explore that can support all content areas. Here are a couple that are highly recommended by users: Vooks: hundreds of video read-alouds covering a variety of topics Virtual Field Trips: take students beyond the walls of the classroom without having to go anywhere To find these resources you can just type them into the search bar on the Discovery Education dashboard/landing page. They can be shared with students whole class or assigned to them to access independently. Contact: Lisa Wegsteen 2-8 i-Ready Diagnostic Scaled Score Placement Tables This resource gives the scaled scores for each pl

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Elementary Report Card Information Report Card Prep is February 21, 2024. Report cards must be sent home by Friday, March 1st. Please work with your principal on if report cards will be emailed or printed and by when. Teachers have the ability to print their own report card in PTP. We will have an optional Zoom training on February 21 from 2:00pm-2:30pm for any elementary teacher that needs reminders on how to enter grades or comments in PowerSchool. Here is the Zoom link for the training. If grades are entered and you want to see what they look like, everything is live so you can create a PDF anytime between now and March 1st. Resources: Elementary PTP- Entering Report Card Grades and Comments Running PowerSchool Report Cards- Teachers : This page includes steps on how to run a report card, as well as an instructional video. Slides from August PD If you have any questions about who is running report cards, including Spanish report cards, your site admin will gi

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RCSD Professional Development Survey, 2024 One last reminder to please fill out the RCSD Professional Development Survey if you have not already. Thank you for your time! 2024 RCSD Professional Development Survey Contact: Brandon Blom $1000 Scholarship Opportunity for Certificated Staff The Roseville Beta Eta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, is offering $1000 scholarships to any teachers new to a school or who made a grade level or subject change within the last three years. For sixty years the chapter, established by Roseville educators in 1964, has worked to support our profession. If you are interested in applying for the scholarship, please complete the application . Applications are due February 15, 2024. Any questions can be directed to Linda Warfield, at celticlinda@comcast.net . Right at School RCSD Employee Discount Please review the flyer below for more information regarding Right At School, an after-school program available for our students in 2024-25 at 15

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RCSD Professional Development Survey, 2024 It is time to develop the next Professional Learning Plan for 2024-2027, as the current 2021-2024 plan will end in June. The Professional Learning Plan will ensure that all students will exit RCSD at the end of eighth grade with strong academic, social-emotional, and behavioral skills. The form below gives all staff an opportunity to be part of this process, and the information gathered in the survey will be used by the Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC) to put together a professional learning plan for the next three years. The deadline to submit the form is February 8th. Thank you for your time! 2024 RCSD Professional Development Survey Contact: Brandon Blom $1000 Scholarship Opportunity for Certificated Staff The Roseville Beta Eta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, is offering $1000 scholarships to any teachers new to a school or who made a grade level or subject change within the last three years. For sixty