Wednesday MM - ELA/EOG

Good Morning!

Please create a sense of well being for ALL students as they demonstrate their academic growth on the EOG tests this week.  

• Keep all hallways quiet
• We will not have Specials or Recess until an announcement is made over the intercom
• Recess must be spread out and supervised as we will have more classes than normal due to the compressed schedule
• Set up your students for success and organize your outside time

Mrs Manceri needs your input on Field day lunches.  Please respond on her sign up near the sign-in.

No subs Today!

Please read the message below from Steve Oates and Jackie Pierson regarding Video use in the classroom.

Unless a school subscribes to Movie Licensing, teachers should not be showing entertainment videos (they have ratings) in the school building for rewards or as "fillers" after testing.  Nonrated "educational" videos can be shown without a license IF IT RELATES DIRECTLY to an educational objective THEY ARE TEACHING at the present time.  

Rated entertainment videos (such as ones that are based on novels) may only be used in the classroom as part of a lesson that is current and involves student activity--and must comply with our video ratings chart.

Approval forms for ALL "outside" videos (videos not cataloged in the school's media collection) still need to be signed by the Principal and/or Parent and videos must conform to the video ratings chart.  

Videos from Learn 360 or Teacher Tube (because they are not usually rated as PG, PG-13, or R) do NOT need prior approval.

The use of Netflix and similar "personal" subscription services should not be used in the classroom (unless the license agreement states "For Classroom Use" or "For public performance").  Use of any "clips" from subscription services must follow our Selection and Video use policy.
 
According to our Selection and Video Use policy and best instructional practices, use of lengthy videos should be avoided in the classroom.  "Clips" from videos CAN be used in the classroom as part of a current lesson, but must follow the video ratings chart for Principal and/or Parent permission due to content.  "Clips" are considered to be 5-10 minutes in length.
 
Some recommended activities for "post testing" afternoons include  review sessions (where appropriate), enrichment or pre-teaching activities to build prior knowledge for upcoming curriculum topics (even next year),  read-ins with book shares, webquests or scavenger hunts, poetry slams,  student creative writing projects such as puppet shows or TV shows,  board game marathons or centers, research projects on topics of student's choice, extended PE activities, celebration activities with guest speakers. career fairs, etc.

I know it is difficult to keep students engaged at the end of the year, and using videos in the classroom is always an ethical and challenging decision process.  I will be glad to field questions or discuss specific video titles that teachers would like to use in the classroom.