Calendar:

DRA Reporting Periods 2008-2009:

• Primary:  October 31, January 31, April 30
• Junior & Intermediate: October 31 & April 30

Report Card dates 2008-2009:

• Grade 1 to 8 reports to go home during the weeks of:  
  Term 1: Dec 1 to 5 Term 2: Mar 23 - 27, Term 3: June 22 - 25.

Annual Curriculum Planning:

• Science Curriculum alignment with SEP Kits
• Curriculum Alignment Plan 2008-2009
• Subject Time Guidelines 2008-2009
• Subject Time Guidelines 2008-2009 French Immersion

MOET Curriculum Updates:

• MOET curriculum documents chart
• Science Curriculum:  revised topic chart.
• MOET Curriculum Review Cycle

2008 Science & Technology Curriculum Supports

• Revised Science Curriculum Summary Table
• MOET Program Change Summary
• 3 + 1 Outline
• Site-based Introduction

Split-grade MOET Planning supports:

• Grade 1/2: Year, Overview, Unit, Lesson
• Grade 2/3: Year, Overview, Unit, Lesson
• Grade 3/4: Year, Overview, Unit, Lesson
• Grade 4/5: Year, Overview, Unit, Lesson
• Grade 5/6: Year, Overview, Unit, Lesson
• Grade 6/7: Year, Overview, Unit, Lesson
• Grade 7/8: Year, Overview, Unit, Lesson

LKESSA:

• 2007 Manual
• Volunteers Regulations and Guidelines

Resources:

Program Update:

• May 2008
• April 2008
• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008
• November 2007
• October 2007
• September 2007
• June 2007

EQAO:

Data Analysis Tools:

• Guide to Interpreting EQAO Skill-Focused Reports
• 2007 Primary Framework
• 2007 Junior Framework
• Using Data to Promote Student Success

EQAO Rubrics and Scoring Guides:

• EQAO Rubrics 2008
• Key words in the EQAO Assessment
• 2006-2007 EQAO Summary of Results and Strategies for Teachers

EQAO 2008 Support Materials

• Teacher Bulletin
• Administration Guide 2008
• Guide for Accommodations, Special Provisions and Exemptions
• Primary Framework
• Junior Framework

Building Capacity:

• Creating a Functional Bookroom
• LNS Guidelines for the Tutor in the Classroom
• Top Ten Questions to Ask:  Virtual tour of DAGordon
• Looking for Evidence of Consistency:  A Tour of TAPS
• LNS: Leading and Learning
• Inspire Learning: MOET
• LNS Webcast access: http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/literacy_en.html

Assessment:

• DRA Collection and Reporting
• DRA Training Video:
  How to Administer the Junior DRA
  (This video takes several minutes to load.)
• Connecting DRA and EQAO Scores (A case study)
• DRA Data Walls and PLC Dialogue
• Table Talk at the Tracking Board
• DRA Analysis and Planning Form
• Primary Jump 2 to 3 Focused Discussion page (authored and shared by Ann Balkwill, Harwich Raleigh)
• Junior/Intermediate Jump 2 to 3 Focused Discussion page (authored and shared by Ann Balkwill, Harwich Raleigh)
• Digging Deeper Into The Revised Achievement Chart:
  • Comment Building in 4 Steps
  • Descriptors
  • Rubric Template
  • Overall and Specific Expectations Comparisons:
    Overview Chart |
    Oral #1 | Oral #2 | Oral #3 |
    Reading #1 | Reading #2 | Reading #3 | Reading #4 |
    Writing #1 | Writing #2 | Writing #3 | Writing #4 |
    Media #1 | Media #2 | Media #3 | Media #4 |
  • Revised Language Curriculum Proposed Agenda (June 2006)
• EQAO Rubrics
  • Think Big, Start Small!

LKDSB Comprehensive Literacy Profile

• Kindergarten
• Primary
• Junior
• Intermediate

Language

• LKDSB 2008-2009 Writing Framework
• Ready to Read!! Ready to Write!!
• What Works:  Learning Blocks for Literacy and Numeracy  LNS Research into Practice
• Word Study Implementation Plan
• Bloom's Taxonomy
• Bloom's Questioning
• Blooms: a correlation of the Old to the Revised version
• Using revised Bloom's to design meaningful tasks
• Aiming for Higher Level Thinking (23/01/07)
• Higher Level Thinking: Planning Cube
• Higher Level Thinking Questioning:  The Skyscraper Poster
• How to implement The Skyscraper
• Retell, Relate, Reflect Circle
• Better Answers supports:  The Answer Sandwich Poster, Sandwich Model Answer, Sandwich answer page for students.  Created by Sharron Ready, John N. Given Public School. 
• What makes a Good Answer?
• Thick and Thin question posters
• Debbie Miller Resource supports:  mini-lesson collections as found at Hello First Grade.  Jenny Jones, first grade teacher from Swift Current Elementary in North Carolina, is the source of the collection
• Schema/Making Connections
• Making Mental Images/Visualizing
• Asking Questions
• Determining Importance in Non-fiction
• Book list aligned with Miller
• Classroom posters to support instruction.  Source:  Kristin Vandersluis, Dresden Area Central School
• Making Connections poster
• What is Inference?
• Building Comprehension bookmarks created by Deb Kirkland, Kim Garlick & JoAnne Chrysler

GREAT WEBSITES!

• Jenny Jones:  www.hellofirstgrade.com
• Beth Newingham hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/index.htm
• Jennifer Meacham  www.jmeacham.com
• Writing prompts and scoring guides: Website recommended by Thamesville Area Public School

DPA Resources:

• Monthly Activity Cards: Login To OPHEA DPA Site
  (Each school's DPA contact has the required password.)
• 50 Heart Raisers Chart
• Healthy Schools Challenge Acceptance Form
• Healthy Schools Challenge details of program
• STARS Participation Poster

Miscellaneous:

• 2007 Follett Training Manual