Welcome Back! SJSD ELA PD - August 14, 2014

New Teachers & Department Chairs

Thanks for sharing! ELA Teachers as Writers

Curriculum Revisions SJSD Curriculum

Assessment Calendar SJSD Assessment

Not your grandma’s multiple choice!

Our Process

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 TestsSBAC 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?

your chart responses with your table. Think – Pair - Share

Falling in Love with Reading Again

Common Core Reading Strategies

LUNCH! 11:00 – 12:00

Vicky Bryan Using TED Talks

day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful To This Day…for the bullied and the beautiful

Work time for your grade level group Writing TED Talks into Unit 1 Lessons

TED Talk Plans will be turned in to department chairs

November 10, 2014 at TMC Next ELA PD