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• Fri January 19 - Data due date.

• Fri January 26 - AM: Professional Development PM: Records

• Mon January 15 - MLKing observance; No school

• Wed January 24 - 3rd Grade Meeting

• Fri February 16 - Winter Break; No School

• Mon February 19 - Winter Break; No School

• Mon February 5 - Marcia Freeman Modules 1& 2 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon February 12 - Marcia Freeman Module 3 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon February 26 - Marcia Freeman Module 4 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon March 5 - Marcia Freeman Modules 5 & 6 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon March 12 - Marcia Freeman Module 7 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon March 19 - Marcia Freeman Module 8 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon March 26 - Marcia Freeman Module 9 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon April 2 - Marcia Freeman Module 10 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Fri April 6 - Good Friday--No School

• Mon April 9 - Spring Break--No School

• Tue April 10 - Spring Break--No School

• Wed April 11 - Spring Break--No School

• Thu April 12 - Spring Break--No School

• Fri April 13 - Spring Break--No School

• Fri March 16 - Data Due Date (Optional)

• Mon May 28 - Memorial Day--No School

• Wed February 21 - Marcia Freeman Module 3 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon March 12 - Michigan Reading Association Conference District PD Marcia Freeman Module 7 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon March 19 - Marcia Freeman Module 8 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Mon March 26 - Marcia Freeman Module 9 3:45-5:45 Roosevelt Elementary

• Fri March 30 - 1/2 Day PD 1/2 Day Records

• Wed April 4 - Elementary Conferences PM

• Thu April 5 - AM: District PD PM: Comp time

• Fri May 18 - Elementary Literacy Data Due Date

• Wed March 14 - Woodland Grade-level Meetings

• Sat March 10 - Michigan Reading Association Conference

• Sun March 11 - Michigan Reading Association Conference

• Thu March 8 - AM: ELA MEAP 2007 PM: Secondary Literacy Network

• Fri March 23 - MISD Literacy Management Team

• Fri June 8 - 1/2 Day PD 1/2 Day Records

• Fri June 15 - Staff Day

• Fri May 11 - District PD

• Fri May 25 - District PD

• Fri December 7 - Data Due date

• Fri December 21 - No School!

• Thu January 3 - School resumes

• Thu March 20 - Half day!

• Fri March 21 - No School--Good Friday

• Mon March 24 - No School--Spring Break!

• Tue March 25 - No School--Spring Break!

• Wed March 26 - No School--Spring Break!

• Thu March 27 - No School--Spring Break!

• Fri March 28 - No School--Spring Break!

• Mon May 26 - No School--Memorial Day

• Fri April 11 - PD/Records

• Tue April 15 - EDFT Scholarship Trust Fund Mostaccioli Dinner

• Wed April 16 - PM Conferences (Elementary)

• Fri June 6 - PD/Records Day

• Mon June 16 - Extended Year Staff Meeting

• Tue June 17 - Extended Year

• Wed June 18 - Extended Year Summer Success Staff Training

• Thu June 19 - Extended Year

• Fri June 20 - Extended Year

• Mon June 23 - Extended Year

• Tue June 24 - Extended Year

• Wed June 25 - Extended Year

• Thu June 26 - Extended Year

• Fri June 13 - Staff Day

• Mon July 7 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt

• Wed July 9 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt

• Tue July 8 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt

• Thu July 10 - Camp Literacy

• Mon July 14 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt

• Tue July 15 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt

• Wed July 16 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt

• Thu July 17 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt

• Mon July 21 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Tue July 22 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Wed July 23 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Thu July 24 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Mon July 28 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Tue July 29 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Wed July 30 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Thu July 31 - Camp Literacy Gr K-2 @ Roosevelt Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Fri July 25 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Fri August 1 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Mon August 4 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS EDFT Scholarship Golf Outing

• Tue August 5 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Wed August 6 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Thu August 7 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Fri August 8 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Mon August 11 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Tue August 12 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Wed August 13 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Thu August 14 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Fri August 15 - Summer Success Gr 5-7 @ KMS & OMS

• Tue August 26 - Staff report

• Wed August 27 - Staff report

• Thu August 28 - Staff report

• Fri July 4 - My birthday! (and Lisa K. and Rebecca C.)

• Mon September 1 - Labor Day: No School

• Tue September 2 - First day for students

• Thu October 16 - Gr 3-8 MEAP ELA Session 1 Writing K & E, Independent Reading, Paired Reading

• Tue October 21 - Gr 3-8 MEAP ELA Session 2 Writing K & E Student Writing Sample

• Tue October 14 - Gr 3-8 MEAP Mathematics Parts 1 & 2 Gr 3 NO CALCULATORS any part Gr 4-8 NO CALCULATORS part 1

• Wed October 22 - Gr 3-8 MEAP ELA Session 1 MAKEUP Writing K & E, Independent Reading, Paired Reading

• Mon October 27 - Gr 3-8 MEAP ELA Session 2 MAKEUP Writing K & E Student Writing Sample

• Mon October 20 - Gr 3-8 MEAP Mathematics Parts 1 & 2 MAKEUP Gr 3 NO CALCULATORS any part Gr 4-8 NO CALCULATORS part 1

• Wed October 29 - Gr 3-8 MEAP Makeup (any content area) for students absent on initial and makeup dates

• Thu October 30 - Gr 3-8 MEAP Makeup (any content area) for students absent on initial and makeup dates

• Thu October 23 - Gr 5 & 8 MEAP Science Parts 1 & 2 Gr 6 & 9 MEAP Social Studies Parts 1 & 2

• Tue October 28 - Gr 5 & 8 MEAP Science Parts 1 & 2 Gr 6 & 9 MEAP Social Studies Parts 1 & 2 MAKEUP

• Tue November 4 - All MEAP materials due to testing contractor (scorable and nonscorable)

• Choice Literacy

• Literacy Dictionary

• Literacy Connections

• Stenhouse Newslinks

• Scholastic

• 6+1 Trait® Writing - Scoring Practice

• Lexicon of Learning

• Starfall

• Colorin Colorado-ELL resources

• Struggling Readers

• 100+ Reading Activities

• Adolescent Literacy

• Response to Intervention (RTI)

• Florida Center for Reading Research

• Alphabet Card

• Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

• Readers Theater

• Online Tutoring

• Website Evaluation (tech lit)

• NoodleTools

• Michigan Mission Possible (Adolescent Literacy)

• Free online/downloadable books!

• Writing Fun!

• Discussion Guides for Lit Circles

• MDE Home

• All things MEAP

• MEAP Released Items--Elementary

• MEAP Released Items--Middle Sch

• Michigan GLCE K-8

• School Improvement

• Professional Assessment and Accountability Practices for Educators

• MEAP Admin Manuals

• Center for Applied Linguistics

• Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence

• Colorin Colorado

• National Clearinghouse for Eng. Lang. Acquisition

• Teaching Heart

• Teaching & Learning Resources

• Google for Educators

• Media Literacy

• online Magazines

• Reading & Writing Workshops

• NoodleTools Tchr Resources

• Edutopia

• Alltop-online "magazine rack"

• Education.com-learning activities

• Carrie Wozniak-Protopage

• Teaching That Makes Sense

• National Institute for Literacy

• Partnership for Reading

• National Center for Family Literacy

• Colorin Colorado

• The Jing Project

• Scratch

• Tiny url

• Epals

• Tada List

• edmodo: Microblogging for teachers

• Wiggio-online Group Work

• DropBox-online file sharing

• Dumpr--cool photo effects

• LiveInk

• Free Technology for Teachers

• Stixy-Virtual bulliten board

• Online Whiteboard

• Mikogo-online meeting

• Wordle

• Universal Design for Learning

• Instructional Coaching-Kansas Coaching Proj.

• Toll and Associates

• Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse

• Mr. Vasicek

• Starfall-early literacy

• Freerice-vocab practice gr 6 up

• PrimaryGames.com (math)

• UT Ed Network Math 7-12

• PrimaryGames.com (science)

• PrimaryGames.com (social studies)

• KY Virtual Library Kids Research Portal

• PrimaryGames.com

• PrimaryGames.com

This tab is under construction. It will have interactive websites designed for student use for fun and learning. The wigit titles are areas I hope to cover.

If you have sites you like to  use with students, please go to my blog and leave a comment.

Remember to check back often! 

• Mr. VanSice (Middle School)

• Mrs. Chichester (HS special ed ELA)

• The Joy of Children's Literature

• Angela Maiers-Literacy Consultant

• Free Technology for Teachers

• Cool Cat Teacher

• Angela Stockman-Literacy Consultant

• The Voyage of Roz Savage

• Instructional Coaching-Jim Knight

Some district filtering software blocks blogs from sites such as Blogspot, Vox, etc.  If I post it here, I think it's worthwhile reading, but be advised that you may need to view it from home. :)

• 6 Phases of Teaching

• Motivation for Teachers

• Motivation for Teachers (non YouTube)

• Monitoring Reading Mini-lesson

As with blogs and other websites, if I post it here, I think it's worthwhile.  Some district filtering software may block sites such as YouTube.

• Read alouds for the 1st day of school

• DogEared-book reivews by/for kids

• 25 Best Picture Books

• Series Binder--find the chronological and publication order of series books

• Nonfiction read alouds

• Database of Award-Winning Childrens Literature

See pages 3.1- 3.8 in the Balanced Literacy Handbook for specific assessments to be administered in each grade for each data due date.

Our Current Book:

we haven't picked one yet...

Previous Titles:

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
• The Freedom Writers' Diary by Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers (1999)--eye-opening and inspiring
• On Agate Hill by Lee Smith (2006)--Nice diversion.
• The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (2006)--This is a MUST read!!!
• The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (2003)--A true story!

If it's on the list, I've read most or all of it, and I recommend it!

• Allen, J. (1999). Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12
• Blachowicz, C. & Fisher, P. Teaching Vocabulary in all Classrooms (2nd Ed)
• Buckner, A. (2005). Notebook Know-how: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook
• Daniels, H. & Zemelman, S. (2004). Subjects Matter: Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading
• Gallagher, K. (2003). Reading Reasons: Motivational Mini-Lessons for Middle and High School
• Gallagher, K. (2004). Deeper Reading
• Glickman, C. (2002). Leadership for Learning: How to Help Teachers Succeed
• Harvey, S. & Goudvis, A. (2000). Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding
• Johnston, P. (2004). Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning
• Knight, J. (2007). Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Learning
• Robb, L. (2000). Redefining Staff Development: A Collaborative Model for Teachers and Administrators
• Toll, C. A. (2005). The Literacy Coach's Survival Guide: Essential Questions and Practical Answers
• Walpole, S. & McKenna, M. The Literacy Coach's Handbook: A Guide to Research-Based Practice

• The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (2003)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2006)

The Literacy Site 

ABOUT THE LITERACY SITE

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The number of books we put in children's hands depends on the number of visitors who click the "Fund Books For Kids" button on The Literacy Site. Please click every day, and encourage friends and family members to do the same.

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Thanks to Carrie Wozniak, for introducing me to Protopage!

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