February 2017 CIA Newsletter by Garland ISD

Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Newsletter N ewswo r thy, u p comin g event s & professi onal l earni ng

February 2017

PE/HEALTH

SCIENCE MATHEMATICS TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

ENGLISH & SPANISH

SOCIAL STUDIES

LANGUAGE ARTS

LIBRARY LANGUAGES OTHER

THAN ENGLISH

ASSESSMENT

T-SHIRT CHALLENGE • FOOD TRUCKS • BUBBLE SOCCER • GAME PAD TRUCK • DALLAS STARS STEM T-SHIRT CHALLENGE • FOOD TRUCKS • BUBBLE SOCCER • GAME PAD TRUCK • DALLAS STARS STEM

2:30-6:30 FRIDAY, APRIL 21

CURTIS CULWELL CENTER

AWARDS�CEREMONY CHALLENGES & SHOWCASE AWARDS

• HS TREBUCHET • HS RENOVATIONS • •

th 6 – RUBE

GOLDBERG •

th 7 – WATER

PURIFIER •

th • 5 – ROLLER COASTER • STEAMPUNK COSTUME CONTEST •

•

th 8 – CATAPULT

• MAKER TANK • VEX & VEX IQ •

• DIMENSION U • HS DRONE CHALLENGE • • WHO KILLED HENRY WARD CRIME SCENE • • FIRST MOVE CHESS • K – MAZE RUNNER • • TI CODE CHALLENGES • BB8 CODING • • PRE-K – WHAT GOES UP • STEAM MOVIE TRAILER •

• • •

st 1 – PARACHUTE

nd 2 – DESIGNING

CHALLENGE •

THE BIG BAD WOLF •

rd 3 – BALLOON POWERED CAR • STEAM MUSICAL SCORE •

•

th 4 – RUBBER

BAND POWERED CAR •

WHO�WILL�WIN�TH IS�YEAR ’S�STEAMLY�CUP ? BASED ON STUDENT POPULATION, THE TOP FOUR ELEMENTARY, TWO MIDDLE, AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL THAT GARNER THE MOST STEAMLY POINTS WILL WIN THE STEAMLY CUP!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! https://goo.gl/TclXhx

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS https://2017steamposium.sched.com/

#gisdSTEAM

T-SHIRT CHALLENGE • FOOD TRUCKS • BUBBLE SOCCER • GAME PAD TRUCK • DALLAS STARS STEM T-SHIRT CHALLENGE • FOOD TRUCKS • BUBBLE SOCCER • GAME PAD TRUCK • DALLAS STARS STEM

SATURDAY,�APR IL�22,�2017

PROJECT�DROP�OFF

Dallas Stars Mascot Visit Challenge

The Garland ISD school with the most students completing a module of Future Goals - Hockey Scholar by March 31, 2017 will win a visit from the Dallas Stars mascot! Modules are 20-minutes long, consisting of introduction to STEM skills like angles, conservation of energy, body systems and more. Teacher Registration: • Go to www.everfi.com/login and click Register • Click K12 Teacher, select Texas, and search for your campus (no registration code needed) • Fill out info and select Future Goals - Hockey Scholar as the course to start • Click Create Class to set up your class periods. You will get a code for student selfregistration Student Self-Registration: • Students will go to www.everfi.com/login and click Register • Have them enter the Registration Code created from the above steps • Students will enter their info and get started! Call or email Schools Manager Kevin Mechenbier with any questions: kmechenbier@everfi.com 469-708-7270

Future Goals - Hockey Scholar

3rd

annual

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 CURTIS CULWELL CENTER

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! STEAMly Cup points will be awarded to the schools with the most volunteers! (If you do not belong to an area, choose the area you want to represent)

#gisdSTEAM

5th-8th Grade Students Are you America's Next Top Young Scientist?

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Young Scientist Challenge The ultimate middle school science competition

Upload video entry by April 19, 2017 The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier science competition for grades 5-8. This one-of-a-kind video competition has sparked the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of students and enhanced science exploration, innovation and communication across the United States.

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS

2016 - 2017

Dec 3 English NFHS Dec 10 Math NGHS

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

SATURDAY STUDY SESSIONS AP can help you get ahead in college.

Jan 28 Science SHS

Sessions are from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Feb 25 English NFHS

Mar 4 Science SHS

on Saturdays and are listed by subject. Get FREE snacks and be eligible for prizes just for attending!

Feb 18 Math NGHS

Buses will transport students from each GISD HS

Apr 1 Math NGHS

to the study location.

Apr 8 Science SHS

Students may qualify for an AP exam fee waiver if they attend a district approved NMSI AP study session. The student must attend an approved NMSI study session in its entirety (8:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30 p.m.) and the study session must correspond with the AP exam to be waived by the district. A student may earn an AP exam fee waiver for each AP test in which they attend the appropriate study session.

Apr 29 English NFHS

2017

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

The PAEMST program recognizes teachers for their contributions to teaching and learning and their ability to help students make progress in mathematics and science. Awards are given to mathematics and science teachers from each of the 50 states and 4 U.S. jurisdictions. Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education.

Math and Science Teachers (including Computer Science) Secondary Teachers (7th-12th grades)

$10,000 award

To nominate an outstanding teacher or access the application, visit https://www.paemst.org

Nominations due April 1, 2017 Teachers may be nominated for the award or may sign up to apply themselves. Principals, teachers, parents, or other members of the general public are encouraged to nominate outstanding teachers. Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria: Teach mathematics or science (including computer science) at their 7th-12th grade level in a public (including charter) or private school; Teach in one of the 50 states or the 4 U.S. jurisdictions; Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; Be a full-time employee of the school or school district as determined by state and district policies and teach at least 50 percent of the time; Have at least 5 years of full-time, K-12 mathematics or science teaching experience prior to the 2016-2017 academic school year; Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; and Has not received the PAEMST award at the national level in any prior competition or category.

May

Applications due

February 13th Opens the Window for Collecting TELPAS Writing Samples TELPAS writing samples should be taken from authentic classroom activities grounded in your content area TEKS and ELPS. Unlike STAAR writing the TELPAS writing sample does not come from one specific prompt on a designated date. Writing samples should be collected throughout the writing window from the routine academic writing you are doing in your classroom. The classroom teacher is actually the first rater of the student’s writing because they decide what writing sample to submit.

Three ?s to ask about your students’ samples:

1. 2.

How do I know which writing sample to submit? • Is this writing sample a good example of how this particular ELL student writes in my classroom? ▷▷ If the answer is yes, then this is a good sample to submit for the collection. ▷▷ If the answer is no, then do not submit the sample for this student and evaluate the writing they do later in the writing window. • Hint: If your student is a beginner, wait until the end of the window to collect the sample. You want to give the student as much time as possible to acquire the language. • Students who are capable of expressing themselves in English in a detailed, extended way should do so. Do not include brief responses from students who know enough English to respond to writing tasks in extended ways. Did the student write enough for the sample to be rated? • Does this writing sample represent the amount of writing the student normally produces? ▷▷ Hint: Consider the students’ English-language proficiency levels in determining whether papers are too brief to be included. What is not an acceptable paper to be rated? • Do not submit papers containing copied language. ▷▷ Hint: If the student has recently arrived they may copy what they can find on the walls of your room etc. The rater will realize this is a characteristic of a Newcomer and rate them accordingly. • Papers in which a student relies heavily on resources (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.) ▷▷ Hint: Note the word heavily which means more than they normally do. If your students routinely use dictionaries and/or a thesaurus, it is acceptable. • Papers showing teacher comments and corrections. ▷▷ Hint: If you would like to use a paper for a grade and turn it in to be rated for TELPAS please make a copy. Turn the original in for rating and grade the copy. • Worksheets and question-answer assignments • Papers that have been polished with help from peers or teachers • Papers written primarily in a student’s native language • Papers that are brief, incomplete, or rushed ▷▷ Hint: A TELPAS writing sample does not have to be completed in one writing session. If you routinely allow an ELL student extra time to complete a writing assignment, that assignment is eligible for rating.

Changes to Accommodations for State Assessments

2017 Recorded Webinar If you were not able to view a live broadcast of one of the follow-up accommodations webinars in January, it is posted on the RAAD Intranet site on the State Assessments page under STAAR Accommodations Resources.

http://home/RAAD_State_ Assessments

The resources used during the webinar are also posted for your convenience directly beneath the link for the webinar. Other resourses can be found on the TEA website at http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessm ent/accommodations/

PowerPoint & PDF

New Procedures For students that are not served by Special Education, Section 504 and are not ELLs, new procedures have been put in place for documenting their accommodations. See the January 27 WAIP. http://home/WAIP

Resources

#3 Questions can be directed to Courtney Clearfield in RAAD at 972-487-3212 or cbclearf@garlandisd.net

American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2017 28 Videos

March: Book Three

33 Book Readings

Ghost

19 Lesson Plans

Freedom in Congo Square

Total of 364 resources.

VISIT ONLINE WWW.TEACHINGBOOKS.NET/QLWNODC

OR SCAN THIS CODE

Garland ISD Access Directions

For multimedia resources about American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2017.

1. Go to: www.TeachingBooks.net/Home 2. Enter work email address, and if prompted, Username: garlandisd Password: garland (case-insensitive)

Classroom Accommodations and the Link to Language and Vocabulary Supports and Content Supports Classroom Accommodation The teacher introduces a new book to a struggling reader prior to reading it aloud or independent reading. The topics discussed might include major concepts, difficult words, setting, characters, or prior knowledge of the subject. Using a dictionary or thesaurus, the teacher points out the meaning or synonym of a word. The teacher isolates specific information to focus the student on the core concept being taught. The teacher acts out or has the students role-play newly introduced vocabulary or difficult concepts. The teacher simplifies difficult vocabulary and then reformats complex word problems by bulleting or spacing out each step required to solve the problem. The teacher provides the student with a specific supplemental aid (e.g., chart, table, graph, checklist, map, timeline) applicable to the question being posed, the assignment, or the task. The student receives reading support. The teacher provides the formula(s) that is needed to solve a problem. The teacher provides visual aids (e.g., demonstrations, photographs, art) to identify people and/or places. The teacher provides visual aids (e.g., demonstrations, photographs, art) to define or clarify vocabulary. During classroom discussions, the teacher clarifies or rewords complex text or questions using simpler language. The teacher directs the student (e.g., highlight, bold, point to, flag the information) to the specific part(s) of the selection, diagram, map, or figure that is being discussed. The teacher presents parts of a complex concept one at a time.

Educator Guide to Accessibility within the STAAR Program

Embedded Support

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Language and Vocabulary Support Language and Vocabulary Support Content Support Language and Vocabulary Support Language and Vocabulary Support Content Support Text-to-speech Content Support Content Support Language and Vocabulary Support Language and Vocabulary Support Content Support Content Support

2017 calendar year

Classroom Accommodations Linked to Online Accommodations

FINALLY! TEA has linked accommodations we provided in the classroom to accommodations students can receive in the online testing environment for STAAR!

Language & Vocabulary Supports Content Supports Text-to-Speech

You can access the chart on the TEA Website!

http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/a ccommodations/ (look in the Related Resources section of the page) This chart can be useful to determine if a student may need accommodations that are built into the online version of STAAR.

Direct questions to Courtney Clearfield in RAAD at 972-487-3212 or cbclearf@garlandisd.net

STAAR EOC

English I, II & III Short Answer Questions

Replacement of the Short Answer Reading Questions on STAAR EOC

Changes Short answer questions will be repoaced with multiple choice questions. This is in an effort to better alignwith the STAAR grades 3-8 assessments. This replacement will not affect the overall difficulty of the test, nor does it affect the passing standard.

Blueprints New STAAR EOC English I, II, & III test blueprints can be found at http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/#G_Asses sments

Teacher iPads - Got Certs? If your GISD iPad does not have the needed certificates installed, you will not be able to join GISDwifi. Please check your GISDwifi connection before attending training on or off campus!

Confirming Your Connection to GISDwifi KB Article To Fix: ● ● ●

Take your device to your CTA/CTS/iTech They will work with the Helpdesk to install your Certs The process usually takes 15 minutes or less

Join Us @ Fire Reel Film Festival Awards Gala 2017 Monday, March 6th South Garland High School auditorium ➢ ➢

6:15 PM Red Carpet Arrivals 7:00 PM Showtime

THE LONESTAR

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NEW NAME – SAME GREAT PROGRAM Think Through Math is now Imagine Math

THE LONESTAR

MATH CUP FEBRUARY 1 - 28, 2017

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ELIGIBILITY: Any Texas school and/or student currently participating in the Imagine Math program will automatically be entered into the contest. SCHOOL COMPETITION: : A minimum of 50 students (based on current school enrollment) must be active to compete in the school competition category. CLASS COMPETITION: A minimum of 10 students (based on current class enrollment) up to a maximum of 50 students per class are eligible to compete in the class competition categories. Schools may combine classes if needed in order to meet minimum student requirement. The school must notify Imagine Math of a class combination request. * Teachers/Administrators may not select individual students from multiple classes in order to create a class for the purpose of competing in the contest. A class may be disqualified if it is determined that this has occurred.

AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND PRIZES SCHOOL-LEVEL AWARDS: THE LONESTAR MATH CUP STATE CHAMPION: The top school in the state will

be determined by the following formula: Highest average attempted lessons per enrolled student + Highest average passed lessons per enrolled student THE LONESTAR MATH CUP CHAMPION The Math Cup Champion will receive the following:

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Host/Attend the State Champion Award Event* A $250 Amazon.com gift card State Champion Banner Top Student Certificates Display the Math Cup trophy at their school

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MATH CUP FEBRUARY 1 - 28, 2017

AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND PRIZES (CON’T) THE LONESTAR MATH CUP RUNNER-UP WINNERS: The second and third place school will be determined by the formula below:

Highest average attempted lessons per enrolled student Highest average passed lessons per enrolled student THE LONESTAR MATH CUP RUNNER-UP Each Runner-Up Math Cup Champion school will receive: • $100 Amazon.com gift card • Runner-Up Math Cup Champion Banner

CLASSROOM AWARDS: TEAMWORK AWARD: Classes that pass at least 50+ math lessons during the contest time frame, will be entered into a random drawing for one of five $50 Pizza Party award e-gift cards. CLASSROOM EVENING AND WEEKEND AWARD: Classes that spend 10+ hours working on Imgine Math outside of the school day during the contest time frame, will be entered into a random drawing for one of five $50 Pizza Party award e-gift cards. *A class may only win one category during the contest time frame. Class Award winning classrooms can choose from the following pizza e-gift card options: Pizza Hut, Papa John's or Domino's.

GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION: Students and/or Teachers found to be engaging in any sort of activity designed to circumvent the normal process of using Imagine Math may be disqualified from the contest. This includes, but is not limited to: • Continually enrolling or re-enrolling in coursework far below students’ ability level * A student may only be re-enrolled into the same pathway (2) times during the contest • Cheating or “gaming” the program in an attempt to earn more points • Moving individual or groups of students from multiple classes into a newly formed class solely for the purpose of competing in the contest

UT Dallas Science and Mathematics Education Department

UT Dallas WeTeach_CS Course Series Prepared to get 8-12 Computer Science certified by Fall 2017! Texas is facing a critical shortage of computer science teachers. If you are a certified 6-12 math or science teacher, this FREE two-part course will prepare you to take the 8-12 Computer Science exam and successfully transition from your current Key Dates subject to the Computer Science classroom or incorporate CS Part I start: March 6 into your current math or science classes. Part I end: May 8 UTD WeTeach_CS uses a blended learning approach. Class will Part II start: June 12 Part II end: August 8 meet in-person once per week in the evening and contain a Choose either Monday or Thursday to significant online portion (equivalent to meeting 2x / week). attend in-person class!

Teachers will receive a TI-Nspire & TI-Innovator Hub upon completion of the course!

For more information, visit utdweteachcs.org, scan the QR code, or email Georgia Stuart at georgia.stuart@utdallas.edu

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DEADLINE: MARCH 27, 2017 Create your Trashy Streets Make Trashy Creeks

video to raise awareness of how litter gets to our creeks and how it is impacting our city and environment. Visit GoGreenGarland.org for complete contest rules and entry forms.

Piecing Together Elementary Science Unit previews oďŹ&#x20AC;er opportunities to dig into each science unit before you teach! Each session includes: Highlight key hand-on investigations Notebooking strategies and suggestions Time saving tips Collaborative discussion with science teachers like you!

Science Unit Preview Schedule Click the dates below to register in Sched

Fourth Grade Unit 5

February 6 3:30-5:00

Unit 6

March 9 3:30-5:00

Unit 7

April 19 3:30-5:00

Fifth Grade Unit 5

January 12 3:30-5:00

Unit 6

February 1 3:30-5:00

Unit 7

February 23 3:30-5:00

Unit 8

March 23 3:30-5:00

STAAR Prep April 17 3:30-5:00 Unit 9

May 4 3:30-5:00

Region 10 Science Region 10 will be offering webinars this spring to address two areas in the science classroom: ELPS & Inquiry. Please save the links to tune in for these events. Educators will be able to listen and learn about the essentials in each of these areas as well as ask questions of our Region 10 consultants conducting the training! If you are not able to attend, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ok! The two webinars offered below will be recorded and posted to the Science Webinar Resource page through our online learning center. I have provided that link below as well.

Webinar: Science and the ELPS February 15, 2017 2:00-3:00

Webinar Link: https://Region10.zoom.us/webinar/register/3efdc d878f8459a67510d14dfea9e911 The English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) provide cross-curricular second language acquisition essential knowledge and skills for listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Explore ideas of how we can best support our students, but most of all our ELLs in the science classroom. Join us as we discuss strategies and best practices in science when it comes to implementing the ELPS.

Webinar: Inquiry in the Science Classroom March 3, 2017 3:00-4:00 Webinar link: https://region10.zoom.us/webinar/register/aaf8f57f641347 d54ac87b605f06faf5 Inquiry in the classroom is essential when teachers need students to make connections with their content. This is especially true in science! Today, we will discuss how you can become the facilitator in the classroom and start asking questions to ignite a spark in student questioning. Through this presentation, we will look at and discuss questioning strategies and techniques for you and your students to utilize to encourage scientific discourse in the classroom. Join us as we engage in inquiry practices to enhance student critical thinking skills!

Recordings can be found at on the Science Webinar Resource: https://olc.region10.org/pd/course/view.php?id=698

Updated Science Registration for S pring sessions 2017 is now open! Science Professional Development Offerings - Spring 2017 Please note: All trainings require a personal device. Thank You! Putting the Pieces Together (All Levels)

1/25/2017

9:00AM-12:00 PM