Weekly News

Wednesday Collaboration

We will continue our PD on SuccessMaker.  Please bring your laptops.

Thursday Afternoon

The following teachers will participate in important training in our media center on AIMsWebPlus as it pertains to the Alabama Literacy Act, setting reading goals for IEPs, monitoring progress, etc.  

Please bring your laptops.

• All K-3 Inclusion & Resource Sped Teachers, SLPs
• All K-3 Gen Ed Teachers who have a student(s) on an IEP with a reading goal(s)

Friday

Faculty and staff will work in the building, following the same protocol as the last vaccination day.

Virtual Learning Day for Students on Friday, March 12th

We have a virtual learning day for all students on Friday, March 12th.  TCS Curriculum & Instruction Department has developed a plan for Friday where students can review skills already taught and practice for ACAP (2-5).  They will utilize tests created in SuccessMaker.  C&I has also provided instructions on how to pull data reports to assess the data once the assignments are complete.  

We see this as a great opportunity for review and test practice for our students, so please utilize these assignments and place on Schoology for Friday. If you need any assistance please let us know; we can work with you during Wednesday collaboration.

March 12th Plans

K-3 (Core 60 minutes) - Math (25 minutes), Reading (20 minutes), Science/SS (15 minutes), Specials (30 minutes)

4-5 (Core 90 minutes) - Math (35 minutes), Reading (35 minutes), Science/SS (20 minutes), Specials (30 minutes)

 An assignment has been created in Successmaker for both ELA and Math for you to post in Schoology.  The assignment will be a review of skills to help identify mastery of skills before the ACAP and in determining next grade level readiness.

 The time has been set at the default times listed above.  Your students should work in Successmaker until the session automatically ends.  If they finish early, it will be a good idea to have Enrichment activities created & posted for them.

 For Science/Social Studies, consider having students read a non-fiction passage or work on graphing skills.

 How to access the Successmaker Assignments to Assign Students:

       1.      Log in to Successmaker.

2.      Select the “Courseware” Tab and then the “Shared Course Repository”

3.      Locate the assignment for your grade level.   

Kindergarten Math _ March 12	Kindergarten ELA _ March 12
1st Grade Math _ March 12	1st Grade ELA _ March 12
2nd Grade Math _ March 12	2nd Grade ELA _ March 12
3rd Grade Math _ March 12	3rd Grade ELA _ March 12
4th Grade Math _ March 12	4th Grade ELA _ March 12
5th Grade Math _ March 12	5th Grade ELA _ March 12

 4.      Click on the “gear” icon on the far right and choose “Assign to…One or more of my students”.  Select all of your students, and “Assign”

5.      Post instructions in Schoology for your students to complete the assignment (see next page).

 

Analyzing Student Data:

Please see the directions below that will allow you to access the Mastery Report for each of your students.  We recommend you running the reports separately for each subject.  

      1.      Select your students/group on the left side

2.      Select the “Mastery” tab

3.      Select the assignment 

4.      Select “Run Mastery Report” 

5.      You can export the Mastery Report to a PDF, Word Document, or Excel to easily view each student.  You can also click on the arrows to scroll through the reports individually.

Analyze the data and determine:

1.      What do you notice about your class data? 

2.      What strengths do you observe? 

3.      Develop a plan that addresses the skills that need additional support.  

 

Student Instructions and Learning Targets:

These are available for you to post in Schoology for the assignment. 

 K-1

Math/ELA Learning Target: I can practice various (INSERT SUBJECT) skills that I have learned throughout the year to help me prepare for moving on to the next grade level.   

2-5

Math/ELA Learning Target: I can practice various (INSERT SUBJECT) skills that I have learned throughout the year to demonstrate mastery.  

 

Student Directions for Accessing Successmaker Assignment:

1.      Log in to Successmaker through Clever. 

2.      Locate your assignment named “ENTER ASSIGNMENT NAME HERE” 

3.      Work until the timer ends the session.  If you finish all of the assignments before the timer ends, complete the Enrichment activity in Schoology.  

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