September 27, 2019

**First 5 people to tell me what Mustard, Mayo and Ketchup stand for within this blog win a PRIZE*

                                   

I recently went to a training about small group instruction and the benefits of doing so in your classroom for a portion of the period/day.  We have been in several classrooms in all grade levels and in all subject areas that are utilizing small groups to reach ALL of our students.... SUPER effective and reaches SO many of our students!  How, you ask?  It builds student confidence, increases academic success and achievement, and helps to bring students up to grade level much faster than whole group instruction.  Click HERE for an easy read!

So I "stole" the visuals and the ideas that can be used, WITH PLANNING ahead of time, with ALL of our classes and students!  Check some of these out and yes, we WILL be reviewing this at an upcoming faculty meeting!  Until then, feel free to click on any of the links for some examples....

1. Middle Grades Math 6-8 example
2. Generic SGI Weekly Planner example
3. Students grouped by RIT score (MAP data report)
4. OpenUp Math Data Template
5. Middle School Math Standards Mastery by Unit (helpful to know what to focus on in small groups)
6. Sites for formative assessments: NoRedInk (ELA/ELD), Quizizz (any subject), goFormative (Math)

Obviously, we have mentioned over and over again, how IMPORTANT student engagement is in our classrooms and EASY ways to make it happen without stressing you out!  Check out THIS ARTICLE with simple ways to evaluate what's going in your classroom, including the academic and behavior impact along with 8 tips.  We know it can be hard AND we know the pay off is TREMENDOUS!!

How do you feel when you aren't engaged in a PD or meeting?  Checked out and bored? Imagine how our students feel when THEY aren't engaged?

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• SUPER awesome shout out to ALL STAFF who helped with the traffic mess this week!  You all ROCK and we REALLY appreciate everyone stepping up to cover and care for each other! ~Carol, KC, 
• SUPER awesome shout out to ALL for the birthday wishes, love and gifts!  I am WAY spoiled! ~Kristen
• SUPER awesome shout out to DAVE F for telling the 6th grade kids I was a movie star- half of them believed it!! ~Cristina
• SUPER awesome shout out to CRISTINA and HEATHER for checking on me to prevent me from crumbling! ~Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to HEATHER and her TA for surprising me with a colorful anchor chart made just for my math class!  I didn't even ask for it and love it! ~Ryan
• SUPER awesome shout out to GWYNN, ROSIE and SANDI for being everyday warriors and helping to hold down the fort! Couldn't do it without you~ Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to MEGAN and KC for helping me when I was down!  It takes a village! ~Lorraine
• SUPER awesome shout out to CHRISTINA, KEVIN, and JASON for making English Collab day full of ideas and communication! ~Megan
• SUPER awesome shout out to RIC for providing humor! ~Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to CHRISTINA for trying to tackle the difficult question of what's really on the SBAC! ~Mike Hynes =)
• SUPER awesome shout out to JAMES for giving up his prep to help a TAP student! ~TAP Team
• SUPER awesome shout out to JAMES for helping with Aeries grade book! ~Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to CARLA and KARYN for always helping with TAP students! ~TAP Team
• SUPER awesome shout out to MEGAN for doing the difficult job of Department Chair and wearing the hats well! ~ The Quixotic Haberdasher =) 
• SUPER awesome shout out to LYNN for organizing ALL of the field trips and schedules for 6th grade!
• SUPER awesome shout out CRISTINA for spending time giving me some feedback on my kids! ~Dustin
• SUPER awesome shout out to ROSA and AIDA for the break when we got back from Rush Ranch! ~Julie
• SUPER awesome shout out to JULIE for attending the 6th grade field trip for Cristina!