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Light the Way to Student Achievement. Presenters: Lisa Gibson Sharla Shults. www.BeaconLearningCenter.com. Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program. Where does your light shine?. Are you a reading teacher?.
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Light the Way to Student Achievement Presenters: Lisa Gibson Sharla Shults www.BeaconLearningCenter.com Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program
Are you a reading teacher? Do you teach students… • At the elementary level? • At the secondary level? • Math? • Science? • Social Studies?
How much money do you have to buy quality curriculum resources?
Where can you go to find quality resources that are free for educators? Beacon Learning Center
Why are these resources free? 2000-2005 Technology Innovation Challenge Grant U.S. Department of Education 2002 Teach In Florida Grant FL DOE 1998-99 Goals 2000 1997-2000 Technology Literacy Challenge Fund
What kind of resources are available through Beacon Learning Center?
Quality Curriculum Resources for Student & Teacher Use Innovative Professional Development to Encourage Change Beacon Learning Center’s Goal: Improve Student Achievement
Models for Integrating Reading into the Curriculum www.BeaconLearningCenter.com Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program
Unit Plan: Geo Jammin By DeSignUsing a well-balanced literacy program integrated with content learning in math and social studies.
The Hokey Geo-key • Put your left foot out • Pull your right foot in • Put your left foot out • Right foot in again • Don’t change your size or shape as you • SLIDE yourself around • That’s what SLIDES all about.
Student Web Lessons:Interact with Text • Ask Hannah (Math) • How Can We Move Our Principal? (Science) • Coins for Candy (Math)
Student Web Lessons • Allow students to • Activate prior knowledge • Practice content area vocabulary • Use higher-order thinking skills • Interact with text • Engage in the story line
Using Student Web Lessons • At School • Whole class instruction • Think-Pair-Share • Partner Read • Anticipation Guide • Individual instruction with an aide • At Home • Remediation • Sick students
Additional Resources Just Read Now!
Professional Development in Reading • Face-to-face Workshop • Differentiated Reading Instruction for Content Areas Online Reading Strategies Series Pre-Reading Strategies During-Reading Strategies Post-Reading Strategies
Beacon’s Resources Quality Curriculum Resources Innovative Professional Development
Light the Way to Student Achievement Quality Curriculum Resources
Beacon’s Outreach Curriculum Development • 2300 Lesson Plans • 45 Unit Plans • 160 Student Web Lessons • Professional Development • 5000 Teachers Served • 60 Districts Represented
Unit Plans • Align to Sunshine State Standards • Provide a curriculum map • Typically, 1– 4 weeks of instruction • Include diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments • Include handouts and background information
Unit Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Web Lesson Assoc. File Additional Resources
Lesson Plans • Standards-based activities for 1-2 days instruction • Stand alone activity • Part of a Unit Plan • Formative assessments with scoring tools • Teacher-created and validated by experts to assure quality and consistency
Lesson PlanComponents • Standards • Description • Duration • Materials • Preparation • Procedures • Assessments • Other • Extensions • Associated File(s) • Weblinks
Student Web Lessons • Support Sunshine State Standards and FCAT • Provide instant feedback • Target appropriate readability level
Light the Way to … Innovative Professional Development
Professional Development Opportunities • Beacon Online Courses • New sections begin September 22nd! • Face-to-face Workshops • Schedule one in your district soon!
Beacon Online Courses Offer • Content based on state protocols and national standards • Interactive learning and support • Flexible time schedule • Experienced online facilitators • Collegial discussion groups • Inservice credit
Technology Integration Series • Planning for Technology Integration • Enhancing the Classroom with Technology • Using My Computer Productively
Standards-Based Planning Series • Standards-Based Lesson Planning • Standards-Based Lesson Planning: Publishing Process
Instructional Strategies Series • Implementing Reading and Writing Strategies • Reflective Processes: Getting Students to Think!
Face-to-Face Workshops • Standards-based Lesson Planning (ALERT) • Integrating Technology into the Classroom
Additional Resource • Just Science Now!
Light the Way to Student Achievement • Visit the Beacon Website • Request a Beacon Account • Use the Resources • Participate in Professional Development • Host a Beacon Workshop
Individual URLs from the Presentation • Geo Jammin by DeSign • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3004 • Day 1, Lesson 3, Moo-vin • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=2790 • Ask Hannah • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3407 • How Can We Move Our Principal • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3155 • Coins for Candy • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3163 • Just Read Now! • http://www.JustReadNow.com
Individual URLs from the Presentation • Science and Reading: Shared Goals • http://www.justreadnow.com/content/science/goals.htm • Beacon Online Courses • http://courses.beaconlearningcenter.com/ • Beacon Learning Center • http://www.BeaconLearningCenter.com • Beacon Professional Development Home Page • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/dev/ • Just Science Now! • http://www.justsciencenow.com
Light the Way to Student Achievement www.BeaconLearningCenter.com Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program