Melissa Simons Elkhorn High School

 Turn on your remote.  Pretend like it’s your cell phone.  In other words, hold down the power button for a moment until it “turns on.”

A. Elementary B. Middle School C. High School D. District Level E. Prestigious, mysterious category

 begin with a “team” or (PLC) meeting during plan  ESLA ~ 35  English 9 ~ 26 and 25  Honors English 9 ~ 31 and 30  EHS ~ 1250 and growing

 # 1 on our list was engagement  Who needs Data?  Data was a by-product but has changed the way I teach and learn in my classroom

Be a Genius!

A. Strongly Agree B. Agree C. Disagree D. Strongly Disagree

A. True B. False

A. Yes B. No

 Begin by thinking what types of activities you use to engage students  Examples: Lecture, class response, pre-reading surveys, pre-tests, post-tests, assessments (state and local)

 It grades everything... EVEN  okay, not essays, but wouldn’t that be nice!  Instant feedback for re-teachings, check for understanding, or to launch discussions

A. Strongly Agree B. Agree C. Disagree D. Strongly Disagree

A. Strongly Agree B. Agree C. Disagree D. Revising? What is Revising again?

 You want data? We got data!  Instructor summaries, item analysis, question and response reports, study guides with correct and/or incorrect responses-all export to excel formats  Who could ask for anything more!  Once you know... it’s addictive.

Reading Comprehension

 Engage SMA  “A World of Good”  Results

 Fastgrade  TMA  Samples

 Reports  Re-grade

Typical Teacher Resource

In the next few examples, choose the best sentence.

A. Many nations have cheese-making traditions, those traditions go back hundreds of years. B. Many nations have cheese-making traditions that go back hundreds of years. C. Many nations have cheese-making traditions they go back hundreds of years. D. Many nations have cheese-making traditions. That go back hundreds of years.

 Choose the best combined sentence.

A. I could see myself working day and night; and going to the movies with friends. B. I could see myself working day and night, yet I could also see myself going to the movies with friends. C. I could see myself working day and night, meanwhile, I could also see myself going to the movies with friends. D. Going to the movies with friends, I could also see myself working day and night.

Sentence Composing

MODEL: With my heart beating so it choked me, I pushed open the door and stood, staring. Mrs. Mike  wondering  so they betrayed me  with my hands shaking  I picked up the letter and waited

A. wondering B. so they betrayed me C. with my hands shaking D. I picked up the letter and waited

 was that a fire had broken out  that the light of the lamp upon the table  my first impression  as I opened the door  for the room was so filled with smoke  was blurred by it

A. that the light of the lamp upon the table B. my first impression C. as I opened the door D. for the room was so filled with smoke

 and said the evil word himself three or four times  Charles abandoned the little girl  each time  Monday morning  getting his mouth washed out with soap

A. and said the evil word himself three or four times B. Charles abandoned the little girl C. each time D. Monday morning E. getting his mouth washed out with soap

 She nodded,  her eyes still wide with fear,  but she let the branch go  and took his hand  straightening a little and swaying.  Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

A. She nodded, B. her eyes still wide with fear, C. but she let the branch go D. and took his hand E. straightening a little and swaying

Don Killgallon

 the tyrannosaur  with huge flaring nostrils  a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s trouser legs  gave Baselton a smell

A. the tyrannosaur B. with huge flaring nostrils C. a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s trouser legs D. gave Baselton a smell

 With huge flaring nostrils, the tyrannosaur gave Baselton a smell, a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s trouser legs.

 and the jingle of trace chains  was louder  drag of brakes  the sound of the approaching grain teams  thud of big hooves on hard ground

A. and the jingle of trace chains B. was louder C. drag of brakes D. the sound of the approaching grain teams E. thud of big hooves on hard ground

 The sound of the approaching grain teams was louder, thud of big hooves on the hard ground, drag of brakes, and the jingle of trace chains.

 and yet knowing no way to avoid it  that winter my mother and brother came  buying furniture on the installment plan  and we set up housekeeping  being cheated

A. and yet knowing no way to avoid it B. that winter my mother and brother came C. buying furniture on the installment plan D. and we set up housekeeping E. being cheated

 That winter my mother and brother came, and we set up housekeeping, buying furniture on the installment plan, being cheated, and yet knowing no way to avoid it.

Thomson*Peterson’s The ONLY Official Prep Guide from the Makers of the ACT

 Enter your answers as you go along.  Make sure you press send.  Q1=Question Number One.  You can check your answers by using the arrow keys. When finished, each one should say “Rec’d.”

First assignment of the year Expository: I am _____

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2 E. 1

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2 E. 1

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2 E. 1

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2 E. 1

 For kids? Engagement  For teachers? Engagement, yes, it “checks things” but the Data!  For a team? Data to share, investigate, analyze and use  For a school? Data to drive curriculum, budget  For a district?

  Funding? Foundation Grant  Dustin Frank   I could talk clickers for days... me if you have any questions.