ADSF Educators

What was the best part of last week? How can you replicate that this week?

The Virtue of Humility

Also known as: Humbleness

Awareness that all our gifts come from God and appreciation for the gifts of others

Dear Jesus, You said, “Learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart” (Matthew 11:29). You are God, yet You became little out of love for me. I desire to become little for love of You. Help me to be honest about my strengths and weaknesses.

• Taking time for prayer; particularly a prayer of gratitude

St. Nicholas Day - Printables HERE

These are quick and easy, ready-to-go projects. Stickers, hand-outs, giving tree tags, alternative gift cards, coloring pictures, nut and treat cups and much more. Some of these are also on other pages.

Patterns and instructions are all easy-to-print PDF files, except the gift cards are editable Word files.

Patterns may be printed for use with non-profit groups making art and craft projects.

Reading Shifts - Low Reading rate, inaccurate word reading, lack of prosody

Student Assessment Data Results: Low Reading rate, inaccurate word reading, lack of prosody

INSTEAD of or IN ADDITION to: Curriculum based measurement (DBM) passages in isolation - TRY THIS - Multidimensional Fluency Scoring Guide (MFSG)

Rationale:

The MSFG assesses each of the components of fluency, informing teachers how to increase instructional decision-making (see Hasbrouck, 2006)

Guides teachers to maintain proficient readers' fluency levels

MSFG - How to - Reading Scale

*from the Reading League - November/December Issue

Learning Intentions & Success Criteria Examples - see full site here.

We are learning about the structure of an atom, specifically to know about:

• The sub-atomic particles which make up atoms

Possible success criteria are:

1. I can draw a labelled diagram of an atom, showing the arrangement of the three sub-atomic particles which make it up
2. I can state the charge of each of the sub-atomic particles
3. I can state the mass of each of the sub-atomic particles

Sometimes, rather than writing success criteria as ‘I can’ statements, they are better written as ‘key features’. This tends to be when they relate to ‘Be able to…’ learning intentions. For example, a learning intention might be:

• Be able to present data in a table

Success criteria could be that:

• It has two columns
• Each column has an appropriate heading
• Each heading has correct units
• The data has been entered correctly
• It has been drawn with a ruler

To help corral some of that pent-up energy between now and the break, teachers might:

1. Maintain your classroom structure
   
2. Acknowledge the upcoming holiday
3. Provide plenty of opportunities for movement
4. Plan a holiday-themed group project
5. Keep your pacing and don’t overcrowd the schedule
6. Continue to teach
7. Give them some downtime
8. Keep yourself well rested and organized

Read the full article HERE.

You know what works in the classroom using technology and we need you to share that information with your colleagues. Please sign up to be a presenter for the Technology Symposium in February. Please sign up today to share and support Technology in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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“And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake!” –Mark 13:37. How easy it is to forget or disregard our impact on the environment! This week, “stay awake” and reflect on specific ways to decrease your negative effects on the environment. Could you bike or walk somewhere instead of driving? Could you bring a re-usable water bottle so you don’t have to buy one? As uncomfortable as it may be, stay awake to the choices you make which hurt our common home.

National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools