{"id":1246,"date":"2022-04-20T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2022-04-20T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:20:32","slug":"april-20th-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2022\/04\/20\/april-20th-update\/","title":{"rendered":"April 20th Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/files\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-18-at-10.58.44-AM-1024x537.png\" alt=\"Happy Earth Day art\" class=\"wp-image-1247\" \/><figcaption><em>\u201cNever doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world.\u201d<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong> &#8211; Margaret Mead, anthropologist. Earth Day is a great time to motivate kids to change the world, each in their own way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Literacy Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goodbye Popcorn Reading<br><\/strong>Are you looking for alternatives to <em>round-robin<\/em> reading, aka <em>popcorn<\/em> reading?  Check out <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/edutips\/edutip7\/\" target=\"_blank\">this quick article: Stop Popcorn Reading.<\/a>  It neatly outlines the negative outcomes of popcorn reading, while providing lots of alternative ideas for educators!<br><br><strong>Reimagining Foundational Skills <em>Courses<\/em><br><\/strong>Sign up for summer and fall foundational skills courses now! <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14KsaC-hufxdHFBXQVaCbd9jAJBclWz2y32-3BDmrPis\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a list of class offerings<\/a> with  descriptions of what to expect, OSU &amp; PDU credit opportunities, video showing how to sign up on Performance Matters \u2026 the works!  Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Foundational Skills Curriculum Adoption<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We only have one week left to view materials and give feedback.\u00a0 Please check out the digital materials <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ZlSgR8fKCG2N_sl2XB7xpBoF1iZ0s9m_qxQ2DGM6xNw\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong>.<\/a>\u00a0You can view the materials \u201cin-person\u201d at Rosland, Ensworth, Silver Rail, High Lakes and Ponderosa today, April 20th during the \u201coptional\u201d Educator Network Day from 1:30-2:30 or from 2:00-3:00 today.\u00a0 You can also view the materials at the Education Center on April 21st from 2:30-4:30 or from 6:00-7:00pm.\u00a0 Please provide us with feedback\u2026 your voice is important!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Feedback Forms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdxBHv0nX6nKa6EwW2Ioqzsf71RrlQfWp-3KHHEBSSJ_idvDg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">SIPPS<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd_jYGTBmGQfOpVlLCt97Qocpdo7I2mzX9hy43jksx2r2sZrw\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Benchmark Phonics<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeFZW_VhEipP6FSpRxgjsmt_ianY8wjHrlRQErb1GNGtPq47Q\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Really Great Reading<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfq18Pdw07Yd1v_x07ugxQB_jxptrTSejdoDePDpL2wFFFHsA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Wilson Fundations<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a look at these recent (and helpful!) blog posts from BLS Educational Technology:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/2022\/04\/18\/google-earth-for-earth-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Earth for Earth Day<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/2022\/04\/04\/tools-for-researching\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student Tools for Researching<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/2022\/03\/30\/prevent-passive-ipad-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tips to Prevent Passive iPad Time in the Classroom<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Emotional &amp; Mental Well-Being <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harmony Training <\/strong>1:30-3:00, April 20th, Educator Network Series.  If you attend, you may submit a timesheet for your hours.  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0tdOqrqjopH90p16VqcH4ip-qZnc2BoIbe\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Zoom Meeting Link<\/strong><\/a><br><br>Meeting Focus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Review Third Edition for Everyday Practices&nbsp;<\/li><li>Introduce new Harmony units 3 (Communication) and 4 (Problem Solving)<\/li><li>Planning time with grade level teams to implement Harmony<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meet-Up Questions of the Week:<\/strong><br>K &#8211; 2: When you are feeling sad, what do you do to feel better?<br>3 &#8211; 5: \u201cPeople are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.\u201d &#8211;<em>Abraham Lincoln<\/em><br>What is something that you think about or do that makes you happy, even when you are feeling down?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quick Connection Cards<\/strong> <br>Quick Connections Cards contain ideas for brief discussions and activities that provide peers with opportunities to share, think, collaborate, and have fun together.  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/online.harmonysel.org\/meet-up-buddy-up-conversations-early-childhood\/\" target=\"_blank\">K-2<\/a>  and  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/online.harmonysel.org\/meet-up-buddy-up-conversations-upper-grade\/\" target=\"_blank\">3-5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Inclusive Practices Spotlight<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/inclusive-practices\/\">INCLUSIVE PRACTICES<\/a> look like in <strong><em>equity and community<\/em><\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Every student has a general education teacher.&nbsp;<\/li><li>There are no semantic barriers or labels assigned to classrooms or groups of students (&#8220;Life Skills kids,&#8221; &#8220;behavior classroom,&#8221; etc.)&nbsp;<\/li><li>All students have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Decisions about instructional settings are determined on the basis of student needs and not on the basis of labels or available services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrate Earth Day!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveryeducation.com\/learn\/earth-day\/?utm_source=de_engagement&amp;utm_medium=document&amp;utm_campaign=district-comms&amp;utm_content=april22-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Discovery Education Earth Day Activities<\/a>, plus <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www-media.discoveryeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/April-Newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">April Highlights for Discovery Education<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.public.pbs.org\/e\/es.aspx?s=2143&amp;e=2555492&amp;elqTrackId=4acfa03ee59944bc820f01c3c535d8e3&amp;elq=c769cb4de08d4fc2b73806063ec52293&amp;elqaid=4924&amp;elqat=1\" target=\"_blank\">Earth Day: A Time to Celebrate, Advocate, &amp; Activate<\/a> from PBS Learning Media<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/opb.pbslearningmedia.org\/search\/?q=earth%20day&amp;selected_facet=grades:K-2,3-5\" target=\"_blank\">2000+ K-5 Earth Day Resources<\/a> from PBS Learning Media.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:134px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"has-white-background-color has-background-dim-70 wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"Earth Day Art Project\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seattleschild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Line-Earth-Day0005-741x1024-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:96% 55%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"96% 55%\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleschild.com\/earth-day-art-project-from-thrives-theresa-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Earth Day Art Project<\/strong> Idea<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleschild.com\/earth-day-art-project-from-thrives-theresa-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><br><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literacy Happenings Goodbye Popcorn ReadingAre you looking for alternatives to round-robin reading, aka popcorn reading? Check out this quick article: Stop Popcorn Reading. It neatly outlines the negative outcomes of <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2022\/04\/20\/april-20th-update\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  April 20th Update<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":282,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stc_notifier_status":"sent","_stc_notifier_sent_time":"2022-04-20 15:31:25","_stc_notifier_request":false,"_stc_notifier_prevent":false,"_stc_subscriber_keywords":"","_stc_subscriber_search_areas":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67843],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-tlc-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/282"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1246"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1282,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions\/1282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}