Curriculum Corner

Last month, we highlighted the NWEA/ILEARN Linking Study. In summary, this report correlates ILEARN score ranges and NWEA RIT scores. If you would like to see the linking study, click on the link below.

Indiana MAP Growth Linking Study

The Class Breakdown by RIT, Goal, or Projected Proficiency Report will allow you to view projected proficiency on our state assessment. When selecting the report, be sure to choose the "by projected proficiency" option shown below.

This report will allow you to quickly see where your students are projected to perform based on Winter NWEA data. It may also be interesting to select the Fall term to see if students have moved in their proficiency level as a result of months of instruction and hard work. For all students, the report automatically includes projected proficiency on ACT and SAT. This information may be helpful to high school teachers as we move towards the SAT becoming the new high school accountability assessment.

After reviewing the report and as ILEARN approaches, you may want to focus in on the group of students "in the bubble" or in the Approaching Proficiency projection. You could use the Student Profile report to look closer at these students' specific needs. Another suggestion may be focusing on priority standards for your grade and subject in Study Island. As we approach ILEARN testing, students in grades 3-8 could benefit from more practice and exposure to these critical standards and skills through your assignments in Study Island.

Many middle school and high school teachers are using Google Forms as formative and summative assessments for their students. When devices are readily available in the elementary schools next year, Google Forms can be a great way to gather real-time data about what your students know. However, there are a few tricks you may not be aware of.

Did you know you can provide feedback immediately to students on questions they may have missed? This feedback can be in the form of text, links, and even YouTube videos! This would be a great addition to any formative assessment leading up to a larger unit assessment. Students can make adjustments from the instant feedback about why their answer may be incorrect. Check out the video below for how to add this automatic feedback piece to your answer key in Google Forms.

Shana Ramin at helloteacherlady.com provides some great tips for Google Forms in her blog post Hacking Google Forms Quizzes: 4 Grading Tricks You May Not Know. Be sure to check out her blog if you are interested in learning how to change the default point value for your quiz questions, grade short answer responses, and assign extra credit questions. Check out the blog here: Hacking Google Forms Quizzes.

Last month's Teacher Spotlight on the WITTS page featured Mackenzie Hawkins demonstrating the many uses of Desmos in the math classroom and beyond. March's Teacher Spotlight showcases an extensive and engaging Padlet from Castle South's Lauren Poole talking all things Jamboard!

Lauren writes, "Jamboard is Google's new kid in town! The program is designed to be a collaborative whiteboard. Students and teachers can access Jamboards via Chromebooks, desktop computers, tablets, and phones. Teachers who started using Jamboard since the program launched are loving it as a medium to create engaging and accessible content because of its simplicity and flexibility with or without the collaborative option. The uses are only as limited as your imagination."

Be sure to check out the website and this month's spotlight here: WITTS Website.

Have a strategy, tool, or idea you would like to share with other WCSC teachers? Please fill out the Google Form here: Teacher Spotlight Sign Up. As Robert John Meehan said, "The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration, our growth is limited to our own perspectives."

Last month, our reader's were asked to share who they follow on social media for fresh teaching ideas. Our readers really delivered! Instead of traditional recommended reading, we are going to have recommended "following" from your colleagues. Check out the list below! Try to pick a few for some Spring Break scrolling!

• Bitmoji Classrooms/ Third Grade Teaching Ideas

• Teach Beyond the Desk - Katie Powell

• Amplify CKLA on Facebook and grade-level CKLA groups

• Kindergarten Smorgasboard

• Matt Miller

• Teacher Tech - Alice Keeler

• Teachers Using Google Suite for Education - GEG Virtual

• Teach with Tech (Facebook groups)

• Whole Brain Teaching

• teaching with neons

• Bitmoji Classrooms

• Digital Learning Materials (FB)

• Not So Wimpy Teacher

• Gerry Brooks

• this reading mama

• Principal principles group

• Becky Spence

• Dianna Jump

• "Desmos Educators" Facebook Group

• The PE Educator on YouTube

• Paula Kluth

• Ideas By Jivey

• Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits

• Art with Mrs. E

• Deep Space Sparkle

• Classroom Fun and Games

• Cassie Stephens

• Cupcake for the Teacher

• The Tiny Teacher

• National APES Teachers on Facebook

• SELspace on Facebook

• Jennifer Findley

• Teaching and so Fourth

• Ashleigheducationjourney

• miss 5th

• Lucky Little Learners on Facebook

• The Cult of Pedagogy

• #edutwitter

• Creatabiliies

• @suptdrmccormick

• Michelle Ferre on YouTube

• Brian Medler

• Danny Steele on twitter

• National AP Biology Teachers

• Middle School Science Teachers Unite

• @helloteacherlady

• @terrificteaching

• @mrswaltersworld

• @heyashleyg

• blogs by Jennifer Findley, The Routty Math Teacher, Math Geek Mama, Robert Kablinksy, TKSST, Steve Spangler Science, and Steve Wyborney

• Joy Kirr on Twitter

• Instagram: Jillianstarrteaching and Onestopteachershop

• Facebook: Distance Learning for First Grade

• First Grade Fun Times on Facebook

• WCTA

• The Active Educator - Instagram

• Teaching Without Frills - Instagram

• Teach create Motivate - instagram

• Josie Bensko

• All Things Algebra on Facebook

• Musings from the Middle School

• Building Book Love

• Love Teach

• 2ndary ELA

• APUSHERS

• ELA in the Middle 6-8

• Middle School ELA Teachers Community for Grade 6-7-8

• Chromebook Classroom

• Scope Community for Middle School ELA Teachers

• FinLit Fanatics

• Business Educators

• Graphic Design Teachers

• Business Education

• Facebook for Education Group

• REVELATIONS IN EDUCATION

• Upper Elementary Educators

• Notice and Note for Educators

• Kindergarten Smorgasboard (Mr. Greg)

• the_active_educator (Andriana) Heart-Centered Classroom Management

• Thank you to middle school and high school teachers for filling out the technology survey. The results from this survey are helping to develop additional learning and support opportunities. Elementary school teachers, be on the lookout for your survey after Spring Break.

• Be sure to mark your calendar for the WCSC PD Fair on July 28th and 29th at Castle High School. You still have time to submit a proposal to present! Use the form below. We look forward to learning from you!

PD Fair Proposal Form

• Check out Keep Indiana Learning for on-demand learning opportunities for Indiana educators, by Indiana educators. You may even start to see some familiar WCSC faces here. KeepIndianaLearning.org

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