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Welcome Back!. SJSD ELA PD - August 14, 2014. New Teachers & Department Chairs. ELA Teachers as Writers. Thanks for sharing!. Curriculum Revisions. SJSD Curriculum. Assessment Calendar. SJSD Assessment. Not your grandma’s multiple choice!. Our Process. Go to the SJSD homepage
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Welcome Back! SJSD ELA PD - August 14, 2014
ELA Teachers as Writers Thanks for sharing!
Curriculum Revisions SJSD Curriculum
Assessment Calendar SJSD Assessment
Go to the SJSD homepage • Click on the Academics tab • Open Communication Arts • On the left side, open Professional Development • Click on 2014 – 2015 • Click on the link for SBAC Training Tests
Scroll down and click on the Practice Test box • Click that you’re NOT a California student and then click Sign In • Select your grade and then click Yes
Please select either the ELA Grades 6-8 Training Test • OR • the ELA HS Training Test
Click Select on the Settings page Click Yes, Start My Test
You MUST click the sound icon before answering yes! You are now ready to begin your Training Test
AFTER you’ve answered all 6 training questions, you need to End the Test Then be sure to click NO, so you can respond to the analysis questions
Use the toggle buttons at the • top to go back to question 1 • and individually respond to the following questions on the chart: • What do students need to be able to do to respond to this item? • What struggles do you think your students will experience with this item? • How will these struggles influence your instruction?
Think – Pair - Share your chart responses with your table.
LUNCH! 11:00 – 12:00
Vicky Bryan Using TED Talks
To This Day…for the bullied and the beautiful http://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful
Writing TED Talks into Unit 1 Lessons Work time for your grade level group
TED Talk Plans will be turned in to department chairs
Next ELA PD November 10, 2014 at TMC