Dyslexia Training Session Breakdown:
The pushout of the new dyslexia initiative is vital for our teachers, schools, and most importantly, our students. Year one of the rollout for all systems requires the following employees receive the training:
● All teachers endorsed elementary education
● All teachers endorsed early childhood unified
● All teachers endorsed high incidence special education K - 12
● All teachers endorsed English Language Arts 5 - 12
● All teachers endorsed as reading specialists
● All teachers endorsed school psychologists
The initial training piece for all employees (listed above) is a six-hour introduction of dyslexia
characteristics, structured literacy, and screening procedures.
- No refreshments will be provided
- 8:30 am - 11:30 am - First three hours of dyslexia training – Cindy Hadicke
- 12:30 - 3:30 pm - Final three hours of dyslexia training - Joann McRell
Here is a link to those who will attend the Dyslexia training. Please review for your building.
Jimmy Casas
Todd Whitaker, Jeffrey Zoul, Jimmy Casas
Kristin Souers with Pete Hall
Swivl Robots are Available to Check-Out
High Altitude Balloon Workshop FHSU: Registration Deadline December 15, 2020
Computer Science Week: December 7-13
Celebrate the international observation of Computer Science in the Classroom during the week of December 7-13 or really ANYTIME! There are literacy standards, computational thinking standards, and design thinking standards that are all addressed through computer science. This can be a great alternative assignment during the last month of the semester that can increase engagement and spark curiosity in new ways. A few ideas for incorporating coding are listed here but there are many more options online. Please feel free to reach out to Marie Henderson if you want to discuss any of this further!
- Apple just released this information for the upcoming Computer Science Week – I’d recommend the Swift Playgrounds app for 3rd-8th grade students. (3rd graders could start with an easier app first and work their way to this.) Using these options within the Swift Playgrounds app takes some getting used to, so let me know if I can explain anything further.
- K-1: Lightbot Code Hour – already available in Self Service – reading isn’t required
- 2-3: Run Marco – already available in Self Service – there’s also a Christmas adventure in this app
- 3-8: Swift Playgrounds – already available in Self Service
- 1-5: Box Island – already available in Self Service
- K-1: Code Karts – already available in Self Service – only 10 free levels
- K-12: Hour of Code Website https://hourofcode.com/us/learn - coding games broken into “Pre-Reader”, 2nd-5th, 6th-8th, and 9th+higher categories
Join the fun of Computer Science Week!
Using multiple representations is an evidence-based instructional practice to building understanding of key concepts in mathematics. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) recommends that "Intervention materials should include opportunities for students to work with visual representations of mathematical ideas and interventionists should be proficient in the use of visual representations of mathematical ideas" (April 2009).
Below are links to three documents recently released by the National Center on Intensive Intervention.
Addition Fact Strategies:
FREE Jeopardy Resource (Social Studies) Grades 3-12
- Jeopardy-Style Current Events Game FREE PILOT THROUGH Christmas!
- Email back if interested. Teacher Name, School name and what classes you teach. www.NewzBrain.com send email to info@NewzBrain.com
- Are you needing enrichment activities? Works great for Grades 3-12. Remote Also.
- NO TEACHER PREPARATION!
- This is a FREE SHARE from Nebraska!
- Thank you and enjoy! Your students will love playing!
Grades 3-8 Social Studies
Together with the National Geographic Society and the Library of Congress, ESSDACK is excited to offer two FREE professional learning opportunities.
- The first, funded by the National Geographic Society, is designed to support elementary teachers in self contained 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms integrate geography and social studies content into their ELA instruction.
- The second, funded by the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources project, will train middle level social studies and ELA teachers in grades 5-8 in the effective integration of grade level specific literature and social studies content.
Both projects kick off in January with monthly sessions delivered remotely through the spring. Almost all sessions happen after the school day and are designed to provide maximum teacher flexibility. Teachers will receive free trade books and earn $250 for attending and creating lesson plans. College credit is also available.
KCSS Elementary Teacher of the Year Lori Rice and KCSS Middle Level Teacher of the Year Dave McIntire together with ESSDACK consultants Glenn Wiebe and Carmen Zeisler will share strategies, resources, and materials specifically designed to give teachers tools they can use immediately in their classrooms.
More details and application information is available at:
*Contact Glenn Wiebe at 620-931-2526 with questions.
Knowledge is Power: Resources for ELs
ICMEE at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has created 120+ packets of K-12 content for teachers, schools, and parents to use with English Learner students! All free to download and use.
SHAPE America
WHEN DOES YOUR LICENSE EXPIRE?
Speech/Language Pathologist: https://www.ksha.org/licensing.php
KS Board of Nursing: https://www.kansas.gov/ksbn-verifications/search/records
KS Board of Healing Arts: https://www.accesskansas.org/ssrv-ksbhada/search.html
KS Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board: https://www.kansas.gov/bsrb-verification/
