Resources from Feb. 14th Professional Development
Middle School/High School
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Tiered Lesson Activity Template
HS Intervention Specialists shared tips and tricks for modifying work. Their PowerPoint includes helpful resources.
Elementary School
Suffield 4/5 Math Teacher Amanda Williams presented on using technology to differentiate in your classroom.
Gifted Intervention Specialist Mary Christoff shared her resources on Problem-Based Learning. Her teacher website is filled with helpful links.
Marzano's High-Yield Strategies
Click here to access SST 8 Trainer Heidi Kerchenski's Delicious Site which is filled with resources to support using the High-Yield Strategies in your classroom.
Ohio Department of Education - Academic Content Standards
This link will take you to the Ohio Depatment of Education's landing page for all subject areas. Use it to access all of the tools and resources for the transition to the new standards.
New Assessments
Check here for the latest information on the upcoming statewide assessments in ELA and Mathematics including sample items - PARCC - www.parcconline.org
This site provides information for mathematics -http://www.ccsstoolbox.com/parcc/PARCCPrototype_main.html
Response to Intervention (RTI)
For resources and research on implementing RTI:
National Center on Response to Intervention
Differentiation
The Differentiator helps teachers prepare differentiated lessons.
Middle School Resources
MSP2 - Middle School Portal 2 - Math and Science Pathways. Check out the Wiki Pages for Math and Science Resource Guides.
Looking for an App?
Do you need help finding the right App to make your iPad more useful in the classroom? This link from edtechteacher offers ideas for getting the most out of your iPad.