20 Things We Should More Often
With the stress of learning, we often let that erode the relationships that are so necessary to make learning a reality. Now, that 9 weeks of the year are gone (Yes 1/4 of the year is gone), what are we saying to our students? What are we telling our colleagues? If we let our stress do the talking for us, we will disconnect our kids and our peers more than we would like. Learning is accelerated through affirmation and celebration, and our words are our tools for affirmation. If you don't believe me, watch this Kid President video, and try NOT to SMILE. :-)
College AND Career
Check out what our freshmen are saying about our new College and Career Prep class and how it's helping them find out what they need to succeed beyond high school.
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Google Me This
Everything You Needed to Know about GOOGLE CLASSROOM by The Gooru
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| Congratulations to Paulette Brown, winner of this week's GoFormative Competition. CLICK HERE to take the challenge |
- Fri, 10/23 - End of 3 Wks (2nd 6 Wk Formative Assessment Due)
- Sun, 11/1 - Daylight Savings Time (Fall Back 1 hour)
- Mon, 11/9 - Begin 2nd 6 Weeks Formative Assessments
- Fri, 11/13 - End of 2nd 6 Weeks & Deadline to enter 2nd FA Data into DMAC
- Mon, 11/16 - Response to Assessment
What I'm Learning
The Tatum Twitter List
Are you connected with Tatum staff on Twitter? If not, CLICK HERE to subscribe to the Tatum twitter list. By following the list, you will be able to see what folks in Tatum ISD are posting. This is a great way to learn with your colleagues. So far we have 9 members. If you want to learn with us, leave a comment on the Tatum Staff Classroom under the October 16 announcement, and I'll add you to the list.
STAAR Tests will be shorter this year.
In grades 3-8, the STAAR test will be shorter by 5-8 questions because TEA authorized removing the field test questions. The 4 & 7 writing test will be taken in a one day, 4 hour session this year.
Digital Citizenship
Have the Talk with your Students
Zip Grade
Jessica Hatton has discovered Zip Grade (see image to the right). ZipGrade turns your phone or tablet into an optical grading machine similar to a Scantron. It reads free-to-download answer sheets in multiple sizes. Provide instant feedback to students by grading exit tickets, quizzes, and formative assessments as soon as they finish. It is available in the Google Play Store and Apple.
New Exit Ticket Tech Tool
GoFormative is a great way to pose questions or have kids take a quiz. To try it out as a student, take my quiz and test your knowledge on our instructional delivery model. If you take the quiz, and leave your name on question 4, you will be register for a Sonic drink.
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