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Kindergarten Cross District Meeting

Kindergarten Cross District Meeting. March 24, 2011 Santa Fe Trail. Welcome. Meeting Norms Start and end on time Active participation Refrain from “side talking” Cell phones off or on “vibrate” Refrain from “texting” Attendance is expected. Parking Lot. Questions Support

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Kindergarten Cross District Meeting

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  1. Kindergarten Cross District Meeting March 24, 2011 Santa Fe Trail

  2. Welcome Meeting Norms • Start and end on time • Active participation • Refrain from “side talking” • Cell phones off or on “vibrate” • Refrain from “texting” • Attendance is expected

  3. Parking Lot • Questions • Support • Future collaborations on topics Please jot these down on a post-it note and leave them on the Parking Lot.

  4. News and Celebrations • Welcome and Introductions • Celebrations • Announcements Sign in? Sign up for door prizes?

  5. Jan 27, 2011 - Cross District Collaboration Survey - Kindergarten Cross District

  6. Design Team Updates • Communication Arts • Health • Science • Social Studies • Math

  7. “George Caleb Bingham’s Uncivil Civil War” • 2011 Teacher Institute • Presented by the • Friends of the National Frontier Trails Museum • July 18-22, 2011 • $40 activity fee • 3 graduate credit hours available through UMKC at $75 per credit hour • Archeology in the Elementary Classroom • Workshop for Teachers • Presented by • Fort Osage National Historic Landmark • July 19-22, 2011 • $30 activity fee • Up to 2 graduate credit hours available through Lindenwood University at $60 per credit hour

  8. Social Studies Trips and Presentations2011-2012 • Please continue to share your feedback! • Our historic site partners and presenters are highly committed to ensuring a high quality experience as an effective tool for implementing our curriculum.

  9. Coming your way. . . • Independence and Blue Springs school districts are partnering in the development of a “Teaching American History” grant, a program that would provide professional development and teacher resources in American history for elementary teachers.   • We need your help! Teaching US History Survey

  10. Fluency is reading with speed, accuracy, and proper expression without conscious attention; performing multiple reading tasks at the same time. Vocabulary is recognizing the meaning and associations of words. Phonics is the connection between letters (as well as patterns) and the sounds they represent. Comprehension is understanding text while making connections. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate individual phonemes. .

  11. Pathways Beth Moreira

  12. Coming together, sharing together, working together, succeeding together. Real teams don't emerge unless individuals on them take risks involving conflict, trust, interdependence and hard work.

  13. Next Meeting • Thursday, August 11th, 2011 • 8:00-11:30 am

  14. Finishing Touch • Log on to the computers and complete a survey before you leave ( please and thanks!) • Place any information, topic ideas, or updates on the Parking Lot • Remember to return the Early Education Survey and the Additional Questions for the Final Cross District Collaboration and place on the sign-in table. Thank you!

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