COVID TESTING AVAILABLE!
- Rockwell Administration Center
- Enter east doors next to the tennis court
- Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:00am-7:45 am
***Prior to attending be sure to check the USD 489 Website Covid Testing Information for any updates or changes to the testing schedule.
- USD 489 - FastBridge Assessment Overview 2021-22
- Logging into FastBridge for the First Time
- Forgotten Password
- FAST Assessment Estimated Administration Times
- Quick Sheets, Student Materials and Demo Videos can be Accessed on the Assessment Page HERE
- How To Access the List of Student Usernames & Passwords for Your Building
DreamWakers Resource Sheet
Connects classrooms to career role models over video chat
because students can't BE what they can't SEE!
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Hays Public Library - ESL Classes for Adults! And more....
The Hays Public Library has been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! "We have an amazing collection of bilingual children's books as well as children's books written in English about Latino culture. Please stop by and check them out!"
~Amy Lucio, Early Literacy Coordinator, Hays Public Library
ESL CLASSES FOR ADULTS:
- 6:00 pm: Mondays through November 15.
- No registration needed
- Class is free
BILINGUAL, SPANISH/ENGLISH STORYTIME:
- Fridays at 10:00 AM and once a month on Sundays at 2:00.
- Please see our online calendar at hayslibrary.org for more events for both children and adults https://hayslibrary.evanced.info/signup/Calendar
MORE ABOUT AMY LUCIO:
Amy Lucio has been a bilingual/ELL and Spanish teacher in Texas since 1994. She recently moved back to her native Kansas and is currently the Early Literacy Coordinator at the Hays Public Library. She would love to connect with and support our local educators! Please contact her at alucio@hayslibrary.org or 785-625-9014. Her office is on the second floor of the Hays Public Library.
Live with the author: Timothy shanahan
In this “Live With the Author” interview, Timothy Shanahan shares findings from his article—“What Constitutes a Science of Reading Instruction?”—from the recent RRQ special issue on the science of reading. Specifically, Shanahan shares why we need a science of reading instruction. He emphasizes that many great ideas don’t always work in the classroom. Instructional science needs to be part of the science of reading study.
Your Students, My Students, Our Students
K-5 ELA: Teachers College
Teachers College Phonics Videos - https://vimeo.com/showcase/6802092
Teachers College Entire Vimeo Video Collection - https://vimeo.com/tcrwp/videos
Lexia Core 5 – Elementary Structured Literacy
Fun fact: Did you know over 20% of Kansas students (K-5th) use Lexia Core 5?
Buy why? Lexia® Core5® Reading is a fun, computer-based program that has helped millions of students improve their literacy skills to transform students learning to read to reading to learn.
The activities in Core5 support and build on classroom curriculum and focus on developing reading skills in six areas:
· Phonological Awareness - recognizing sounds in words
· Phonics - understanding the connection between sounds & letters
· Structural Analysis - recognizing meaningful parts in words
· Fluency - reading smoothly and with expression
· Vocabulary - understanding word meanings and relationships
· Comprehension - understanding spoken and written language
Join a Free Greg Tang Math Lesson K-5!
You and your students can join Greg's virtual lessons via Zoom or a livestream!
See more info at: tangmath.com/live
- Kindergarten lessons are 20 minutes long. All other lessons are 30 minutes long.
- We will send instructions and links the day before or the morning of the event.
Techniques to increase access to solving math word problems
We wanted to send out a reminder about our upcoming webinar on October 13th at 4pm. This webinar is titled Techniques to Increase Access to Solving Math Word Problems. Attendees will learn techniques to help all students to access and solve math word problems and learn about challenges with vocabulary, syntax, and semantics. In this session you will try out some of the techniques, while other techniques will be explained through examples. Techniques are applicable for all grade levels and are easily adaptable to most if not all curricula and math programs.
Registration Link: https://www.ksdetasn.org/events/uldjNA
Sincerely,
Your Kansas MTSS & Alignment Math Team
6-12 Science Teachers Using Gizmos
~Marie Henderson
A Thematic Unit Adventure with Body Venture (4th grade)
Join KSDE STEM, Health and Child Nutrition & Wellness in professional development centered around elementary science, nutrition and fitness.
This FREE virtual Body Venture opportunity will be paired with a teacher guide, student journal supports, family resource book and classroom kits (as supply allows). The materials can easily be tailored towards elementary classrooms that want to eat smart and play hard!
Help science come alive in your classroom with the living body as its guide!
Join us for a kick-off on Tuesday October 12th at 4 pm to learn more (Link) Passcode: 557309
OR register for a training today
November 5th from 8-noon, (REGISTRATION LINK)
November 10th from 12:30 - 4:30 (repeat) (REGISTRATION LINK)
KSDE Science October Newletter
Included in this month’s science newsletter (Link) are:
Professional Development Opportunities:
Modeling in Secondary Science
- October 11th at 4 pm (Registration Link)
FALL into Phenomena with a Great Book! (Thematic Elementary Science)
- FREE BOOKS for first 10 participants
- October 21st at 4:30 pm (Registration Link)
A Thematic Unit Adventure with Body Venture (4th grade)
- Join KSDE STEM, Health and Child Nutrition & Wellness in a professional development centered around elementary science, nutrition and fitness. The virtual Body Venture opportunity will be paired with FREE lessons and kits (as supply allows) that can easily be tailored towards elementary classrooms that want to eat smart and play hard.
- Help science come alive in your classroom with the living body as it's guide!
- Join us for a kick-off on Tuesday October 12th at 4 pm to learn more OR register for a training today
- November 5th from 8-noon, (REGISTRATION LINK)
- November 10th from 12:30 - 4:30 (repeat) (REGISTRATION LINK)
Tweet by Douglas Fisher
Starting your day with inspiration on why building personal relationships with your students is important to their learning success.
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