Sec. R-LA Professional Learning

Unit 2 Model Lesson and Strategies

Unit 2 Model Lesson and Strategies

Unit 2 Examples

Fluency and Decoding Assessment. Strategies for Teaching Decoding.

Please visit our Curriculum Day Newsletter for links to slidedecks, session materials, and content!

Give One-Get One STAAR Readiness Strategies for Middle School

• Slidedeck

R-LA STAAR Updates for 22-23

• Slidedeck
• Video Passcode: s&Ns23e?

STAAR Readiness Middle School

• Slidedeck
• Video Passcode: *x5^V&Gx

STAAR Readiness High School

• Slidedeck
• Video Passcode: 1u6g8wm#

We held our first EOC Countdown PLCs last week and shared ideas for creating engaging and thorough reviews for students. Here are links of all materials for easy access. Please see our future offerings for Countdown PLNs.

• STAAR Essay Writing Slide Deck (for EOC)

• English I PLN Slide Deck
• English I EOC Countdown

• English II PLN Slide Deck
• English II EOC Countdown

• Grade 6 Reading Slides
• Grade 6 Reading Countdown

• Grade 7 Reading Slides
• Grade 7 Reading Countdown

• Grade 8 Reading Slides
• Grade 8 Reading Countdown

From Actively Learn

• Actively Learn and STAAR Readiness and Getting Started Video

From Newsela

• STAAR Readiness Agenda Video

From NoRedInk

• STAAR Readiness Video

Please see slidedecks below for PLN Content from November grade-level PLNs.

• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
• English I
• English II
• English III/IV

Accelerated Instruction

Please see this flyer for professional learning opportunities to support leveraging our Secondary- R-LA resources for accelerated instruction and lessons. These sessions will support planning for HB4545.

Levels of Thinking and New STAAR Items

• Slides

Savvas Successmaker

• Padlet
• Video coming soon

Newsela and Vocabulary Instruction

• Video
• Agenda with links and resources from session

STAAR Update and R-LA Redesign

• Slides
• Video Passcode: $xjJEA7!

Integrated Reading and Writing Cycle and Instruction Slides

Integrated Reading and Writing: Conventions Slides

Please see slidedecks below for PLN Content from August/September grade-level PLNs.

• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
• English I
• English II
• English III/IV

Please see below for a collection of resources to help you get started using Newsela!

• Discovering Newsela
• Cultivating Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Social Emotional Learning with Newsela

Please see below for a collection of resources to help you get started using NoRedInk!

Welcome to NoRedInk

• Setting up accounts and creating classes
• Adding a co-teacher to your account
• Viewing NoRedInk as a student in your class

NoRedInk QuickStart: for teachers new to NoRedInk

Unlock NRI Premium: explore all Premium has to offer

Please see below for a collection of resources to help you get started using Actively Learn!

• Teacher Overview Video: get started with Actively Learn
• Create Student Assignments: activate, support, and reveal student thinking in your assignments

We have created asynchronous modules of essential professional development as we start the year. Please see the flyer link (open in new tab for links to Performance Matters). Topics include:

• Strong from the Start, Part 1: Planning with SAISD Curriculum Documents. Refresher on planning with our documents and beginning with strong Tier 1 instruction
• Strong from the Start, Part 2: Gap Analysis Protocol. Protocol for determining the best content- and task-specific scaffolds
• *New: Integrated Reading and Writing Instruction. Creating authentic reciprocal reading and writing learning opportunities.
• *New: Integrated Reading and Writing: Conventions. Systematic and explicit conventions instruction.
• Volume and Variety: Accelerated Reading: Specific strategies for building a strong independent reading routine in your class
• *New: TSI Prep Canvas Course. Instructions for downloading and implementing our SAISD TSIA2 ELAR Prep Course
• STAAR Update: Information for new item types in all content and grades and specific information about the R-LA STAAR Redesign. (New essays, new tasks, new item types).

Performance Matters registration contains links to the module and directions for receiving CE credit for completion.

Sessions:

Finishing Strong: High School R-LA, Research Units, and Actively Learn

• San Antonio Research Tools within Actively Learn.lnk (Password= SanAntonio)
  
• Documents from the Session

Finishing Strong: Research Writing and NoRedInk

• Slide deck of session
• NoRedInk Pathways Recommended for Research Papers (PDF)
• How to Customize Guided Drafts for Your Classroom (webinar)

We held our Countdown PLCs last week and shared ideas for creating engaging and thorough reviews for students. Here are links of all materials for easy access.

• English I PLN Slide Deck
• English I EOC Countdown
• English I EOC Calendering (frequencies and room to prioritize based on data for each topic)

• English II PLN Slide Deck
• English II EOC Countdown
• English II EOC Calendering (frequencies and room to prioritize based on data for each topic)

• Grade 7 Writing Slides
• Grade 7 Countdown
• Grade 7 Calendering (including frequencies and room to prioritize based on data for each topic)

• Grade 8 Reading Slides
• Grade 8 Reading Countdown
• Grade 8 Calendering (including frequencies and room to prioritize based on data for each topic)

• Grade 6 Reading Slides
• Grade 6 Reading Countdown
• Grade 6 Calendering (including frequencies and room to prioritize based on data for each topic)

• Grade 7 Reading Slides
• Grade 7 Reading Countdown
• Grade 7 Reading Calendering (including frequencies and room to prioritize based on data for each topic)

Text Sets in Actively Learn

• Session Recording

NoRedInk: Using Data to Lighten your Load

• Assigning into Canvas
• Slide deck of presentation

Newsela and Student Interventions

• Video of session

Engage Students & Differentiate Learning through Actively Learn

• Slide Deck

Find all materials from middle and high school PLN sessions at this smore.

Find all materials from EPIC Saturday's sessions on September 19, 2020 at this smore.

Find all materials from curriculum day at this smore.