Literacy Happenings
ILC/EL assessment platform zoom training on November 7th
If you are interested in learning more about EL assessments and the ILC platform, mark your calendars for the following opportunity. This training will be recorded and available for two weeks afterward.
Time: Nov 7, 2024 3:15 – 4:15 PM PT
Join Zoom Meeting
https://imaginelearning.zoom.us/j/96381483702?pwd=GEyqaCGVOnDa015xjasAPfhx3bAwcu.1
Meeting ID: 963 8148 3702Passcode: 983338
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Math Happenings
All three Math Field Test programs will be available in your building so you can view a bit longer. Reach out to a Math Curriculum Review Team member if you have any questions about the programs: Amplify Math with Desmos, StemScopes Math, and Experience Math. You will also have a presentation from one of the Math Curriculum Review Team members at the conclusion of each Field Test with the opportunity to provide feedback on the programs.
Social Emotional & Mental Well-Being
Take a look at this document linking EL Module 1 with Wayfinder’s 20-Minute lessons, designed to build essential student skills. Coming soon: connections for Module 2, along with Wayfinder activity collections perfect for your Community Connection time.
Movement Moments
Helping kids Focus – Headspace Breathers
Can You Run the Red Carpet – Go Noodle
You Can’t Touch This – Go Noodle Dance
Minions Freeze Dance – PE with Coach G.
Technology in the Classroom
Seesaw
Looking for ways to engage parents now that fall conferences are over? Seesaw journals are a great way to share their learning with families. Even better, students can post their own photos and videos! These provide families with a great window into the classroom.
This blog post explores how Seesaw can bring all family members into a child’s learning loop – even when away from home or facing language barriers.
The Seesaw Classroom Dailies calendar provides ready-to-present and standards-aligned lessons. If you are interested, check out the November calendar.
-November Classroom Dailies Calendar (K-2)
-November Classroom Dailies Calendar (3-5)
MagicSchool AI from Instructional Technology
Interested in using AI in your classroom? All BLS staff and students have full-featured, paid MagicSchool AI accounts for the remainder of the 2024/2025 school year. MagicSchool has 70+ tools for teachers, including a text leveler and scaffolder, sentence starters, report card comments, classroom newsletters, and a crowd favorite— the character chatbot. It also has a student-facing side, perfect for introducing students to the ethical, responsible, and engaging use of AI. Check out our MagicSchool blog post and the MagicSchool Resource Guide to get started. If you’d like support with MagicSchool, please contact instructional technology coaches Robbie Faith and Tracy Howk.