Secondary Literacy

-English and Reading- Summer 2022-

Click here to see some additional learning opportunities over the summer

Literacy Leaders,

Thank you for another wonderful and productive school year. We can’t thank everyone enough for your endless hours of planning, reading, organizing, and doing whatever was necessary to support students at school. Special thanks to our teacher leaders who, as usual, went above and beyond the call of duty to provide whatever was necessary to enrich the ERD PD experience.

That experience could not occur without the endless energy, skills, and devotion of the Pasco County staff. Thanks and well done to an incredible group of professionals. Everyone please have a safe and happy summer break.

Until next school year, here’s wishing you love, laughter, and learning!

Sincerely,

Your #PascoLiteracy Team

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Spring Learning Series with StudySync

Check out the virtual learning opportunities here.

Student Facing Experience PD here.

Right Before Back to School PD here

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DBQ Summer Learning Opportunities

The DBQ Project will be offering several virtual summer learning opportunities to grow your understanding of the DBQ process and to meet teachers at the various levels of expertise. More information on registration and dates may be found here.

https://www.smore.com/y7b35-dbq-u-2022-offerings?ref=email-content#w-0644668237

Items of Interest

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SLN Overviews by Course/Grade

Please see a complete list of screencasts detailing the updates by grade/course here. We can't wait to launch the new course materials this summer!

6-10 ELA and Reading Overview

English General Paper-Overview

11th Grade Reading Overview

E4 +E4H Overview

Building Knowledge: Expanding the World through Reading Module 1 and 2

Event Information

#PascoSummerReads

We hope that you enjoy summer vacation and spend some time recharging and relaxing! To celebrate and share great reads throughout the summer, please tweet a picture of yourself reading a great book with the hashtag #PascoSummerReads. Each person who posts a picture with the hashtag will be entered into a raffle drawing with the chance to win some additional great reads from our team.

When?

Thursday, May 26, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Set Your Goals for Next Year: myDevelopment Opportunities!

We are happy to announce that Pasco County has developed a talent pipeline! With three easy to navigate pathways- Teach, Coach, and Lead! Depending on your dreams and aspirations there is a path for you to explore! Each pathway has aspiring, current, and advancing icons to view opportunity cards. These cards include important information about the program as well as contacts to help get you started.

Please view this video from Mr. Browning and then take a few moments to check out myDevelopment Opportunities to find your possibilities.

Set your goals and keep coming back for more as we continue to make Pasco's pipeline your go to spot for advancing in your career!

TWL- Together We Learn

Together We Learn will take place on 7/25-27. Session topics will include:

Overview of SLN and curriculum maps with launch into Quarter 1.
Deeper Engagement in Secondary ELA and Reading
EGP
ChalkTalk
Lexia PowerUp

Summer Opportunities for Students

Here are some fun and helpful Summer opportunities around the community for our students:

*Fitness: Planet Fitness is letting students between ages 14-18 go to their gyms for free over the summer. Students just need to register for a pass on their website. Registration starts May 16th.

https://www.planetfitness.com/summerpass/preregistration

*Transportation: Pasco Public Transportation allows students to purchase a Student Summer Haul Pass for $20 that gives them unlimited rides over the summer https://www.gopasco.com/fares-and-passes/#student-pass

*Food: Summer BreakSpot will soon be opening up sites within Pasco and across Florida for students 18 and under to get free balanced meals served on-site. These sites include schools, libraries, as well as some low-income housing complexes. https://www.summerbreakspot.org/

*Reading: Barnes & Nobles has a summer reading journal available for download on their website. Any kid who brings in a journal with 8 or more books logged to a Barnes & Nobles location between July 1st - Aug 31st will get a free book

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/summer-reading/_/N-2m39

https://dispatch.barnesandnoble.com/content/dam/ccr/h/summer-reading/2022/126443-06BNJournalSheetPrintable.pdf (Journal)

*Reading: Scholastic's Summer Reading Program will be available this summer. For every two days in a row kids track their reading streaks, Scholastic, with the help of other sponsors, will donate a book (totaling up to 100,000 books) to underserved kids across the country.

https://www.scholastic.com/site/summer/home.html

https://kids.scholastic.com/kid/homebase/play/. (registration)

*Academics: Numerade offers free online summer camps for students who need a little help in various STEM subjects including SAT/ACT prep https://www.numerade.com/bootcamps/

Volunteer: For students looking for volunteer opportunities Kids That Do Good connects students with the charity of their choice and helps track their hours.

https://kidsthatdogood.com/

*Crafting: Michaels offer Camp Creatology from June 20th - July 15th with free on-site and online workshops Ages 6+ https://www.michaels.com/campcreatology

*Sports: Kids Bowl Free lets kids play 2 free games a day (not including shoes) at participating locations (Lane Glo in New Port Richey) Parents can register kids online

https://www.kidsbowlfree.com/center.php?alley_id=658

Sports: Kids Skate Free lets kids to skate for free once a week at participating locations (Astro Skate) https://kidsskatefree.com/

New USF Stavros Center Workshops and Webinars!

Educators can sign up for these sessions on our Website Programs Page.

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Lexia PowerUp Summer Access

If your students currently have access to Lexia PowerUp, they will continue to have access through July 31st. Please set goals or challenges with students to motivate them to engage in the program this summer. Here are some possible summer activities to share, as well, https://www.lexialearningresources.com/shared/public/Lexia_Student_Choice_Board_Adolescent.pdf.

Gifted Blitz – 2022

Beginning in June of 2022, all five gifted endorsement courses will be available over the summer. Teachers will be compensated for 60hrs at the stipend rate ($25/hr) per course they complete over the summer. This opportunity is being made available through a grant and will conclude once all funds have been utilized. For additional information on dates/times please reference the attached flyer. Contact Kristin Ingold with any questions.

Prioritized Participants are as follows:

Teachers currently tagged out of field for the gifted endorsement
Teachers that will be tagged in 22-23
Remaining seats out of 50 (per course) on first come first serve basis
Interested participants will complete the MachForm on the attached Flyer
Confirmation of enrollment in course will be via myPGS registration

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Book Access for You and Your Students

Do you wish you had more time to go to the library to check out a good book? Well now you can do it from anywhere, with the click of a button. You and your students have access to Pasco County Libraries through myPascoConnect. You can browse and check out ebooks based on a variety of topics and genres. It is important to provide students with access and opportunity to read books they want to read, so please share this app with your students and challenge them to read over the summer.