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From C.S. Lewis:
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
(GRIN: Food for thought!)
In our last column, we discussed fostering a love of reading by taking time to read in summer’s last days.
This week, school children have begun heading back to class.
Parents of third graders may already be thinking about the third grade reading assessment, which will be given to students next spring. Statistically, we know that more than 80 percent of all students are capable of passing a standardized test if they are provided with the right curriculum.
Here's a good idea from the George Lucas Educational Foundation's website: Edutopia.org comes an article by Alex Shervrin Venet.
The rose and thorn check-in is a quick strategy for building community and developing student voice.
"At the start of a recent class, my students gathered a bouquet of good news: a trip to Ireland, an end to recent car troubles, an upcoming visit with a friend. These were highlights they shared during our start-of-class routine, the rose and thorn check-in."
Our facilitator, Sandra Valentine,
had a great professional development day at Idabel Central Elementary (Wednesday).
We are looking forward to a great new school year!
From Theodore Roosevelt:
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. "
This is how we do it at Alpha Plus Educational Systems!
We Use Data to Empower Schools for Academic Success!
Teachers and administrators can quickly and easily identify students who need more help learning the Oklahoma Academic Standards.
Alpha Plus pinpoints the SPECIFIC OAS objectives or "gaps" students have from previous years, then helps school teams address each objective throughout the year.
That is why Alpha Plus schools have OUTPERFORMED the state average every year of the A-F Report Cards.
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