TOPS Elementary Weekly Update

October 22: Student Holiday/Parent Teacher Conferences

October 23: New Instructional Levels Begin

October 23-31: Red Ribbon Week

October 26: Pumpkin Patch Red Ribbon Week Outing

October 26: Virtual Outing

October 31: Final Cohort of Semester 1 Begins

0 Days until Compliancy Trainings (Region 10) are Due

15 Days until Quarter 2 Progress Report

20 Days until Thanksgiving Break

31 Days until Interim Assessment Week

Slides have been shared if you would like to use them. Please check your sign up sheets again on Monday morning for any late additions. Be prepared to discuss the student's progress overall.

Selfie time!

Complete this training by Nov. 2.

Within a few weeks of completion, you will be issued a completion certificate by email to upload to your Region 10 compliancy folder.

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/54fb21fd-dc60-4793-9c76-466b10bb2eec?referrer=https:%2F%2Fwww.smore.com%2F6e75f-tops-middle-school-weekly-update

Stephanie Turner created a QRG that adds a new parent communication tool to help teachers, advisors, FAST, counselors, and all staff who communicate with families. It can be time consuming to look up parent language requests from the Home Language Survey report. Stephanie will update the language report bimonthly to keep up with new enrollees.

The QRG has been added to the FYI tab on the TO DO List.

https://k12inc-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/bwatt_k12_com/Edfjt2FnZqNAqtU_ZiEfwvkBNJ36OKoUrBMv1Jfvl3znJA?e=bITn8e

Seeking Proposals for November Mini Conference

Action: Seeking proposals for 3rd Annual Mini Conference

We are currently seeking proposals for our 3rd annual mini conference. Our theme for this year's Mini Conference is Helping Students Reach their Full Potential.

Do you have a proposal you'd like to submit? Do you know someone how has a promising practice to share? Please pass along the link. We are seeking speaker session (30 minute sessions)proposals.

-Nichole McCauley, Teach360

Mathematical Collaborative Problem Solving: Planning

Action: For your information

The Teach360 team is happy to announce that Math teachers now have access to a new competency based program that supports professional skill development. The first in a four module program, Mathematical Collaborative Problem Solving - Planning can be found by searching the keyword "1819MathPD" on K12Training.com.

The Planning module consists of four Units:

· What's the Problem?

· Math as a Mystery

· Complex Tasks

· Math in Three Acts

The module concludes with a fifth unit that brings the learner back to the practical application of ideas in the previous units.

This is the first module in the Mathematical Collaborative Problem Solving program. Module two, focused on implementing collaborative problem solving will be available in November. Responding to students will be available in January and the final module Formative Assessment will be available in February.

Fall Book Club

Action: For your information and planning

Teach360, would like to remind you to join our Fall Book Club featuring the book, Teaching What Matters Most: Standards and Strategies for Raising Student Achievement. Click here to learn a little bit more about the book.

Fall Book Club Schedule

Part 1 October 12th: 3-4pm EST

Part 2 October 19th: 3-4pm EST

Part 3 October 26th: 3-4pm EST

Part 4 November 2nd: 3-4pm EST

Enroll at k12Training here.

Have you had one of those lessons this year where you think, “Wow, this went right and my students totally got it!” Then you may have a lesson to share with other teacher from across the Central Region!

CR created a spot for teachers to share PPTs. This will only be helpful if schools start uploading. Please share this with your teachers and encourage them to upload PPTs. Once we start, other might hop on the bus and we can share a great resource library.

https://k12inc.sharepoint.com/sites/CR/Pages/Lesson-Repository.aspx

USATP:

Webinar: Individualized Student Learning

PDF: Green Dot Challenge

PDF: Individualized Student Learning

Webinar: Duplicating and Comparing Assessments

PDF: Duplicating and Comparing Assessments

Webinar: What's New in USATP for 18-19

Providing Feedback to USATP

USA Test Prep has a feedback feature on each question they have published. This is how we signal to USA Test Prep that there are issues with their current questions. It’s an easy three clicks for teachers. The more people that we can have submit feedback, the better questions we’ll get.Please submit feedback as you’re in USA Test Prep, looking for questions.

STRIDE:

STRIDE Launch Page

Lead4Ward:

Lead4Ward Investigating the Questions

Please share!

www.tinyurl.com/parent-shareastory

Elementary School Principal

Email: bwatt@k12.com
Website: https://tops.k12.com/
Phone: 806.759.3243
Twitter: @TOPSMrsWatt