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Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction Fall Update to School Board

Building Writers

This week is ending with a two days of training around building a community of writers and using writer's workshop.  Sarah Downing-Ford returned, after being with the K-5 staff last March.  She worked with Grade 6-12 teachers yesterday, and K-5 teachers today, bringing her wealth of knowledge and experience to our district.  Teachers who attended left with professional books to help them in their practice of teaching writing.  THANK YOU SARAH!

Balanced Literacy, Day 2

Thank you to Mary Bellavance, our presenter, and to all the teachers who came to the two-day Balanced Literacy workshop!  Each participant worked with and left with The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Saravello.

Balanced Literacy, Day 1

GREAT today at Buxton Center Elementary School!  If you're on Twitter, search #MSAD6lit for tweets posted today.  About 40 of our teachers spent the day learning and talking about the components of a strong literacy program.  They'll be back for more tomorrow!

the results of group work around a professional text:

PBE Symposium 2

Our Performance Based Symposium (level 2) was held on June 29th and 30th at Bonny Eagle High School.  For this symposium we had in attendance about 85 of our teachers, Ed Techs, and substitute teachers.  Many in this group participated in level 1 last week as well.  Thanks for participating everyone!  Thank you, THANK YOU to our MSAD #6 teachers facilitators!

Here are some of the "A-has" and positive comments from participants after these two days:

Relaxed/no pressure atmosphere more conducive to learning.

Great information about the taxonomy---to remember to not overshoot what is needed.

Formative assessment can be done in lots of small, creative ways.  The importance and regularity of formative will get you to summative.

Time to discuss ways to use what we are learning.

Formative assessments happen more naturally than we realize.

An “a-ha” was that assessments are formative until they are summative.

Great resources from peers regarding instruction, assessment and differentiation.

The topics and the leaders’ ability to change the agenda based on needs was great.

Summative---when the student finally understands the concept and you know they have it.

Lots of useful info AND chance to practice.

Very informative and presented with enthusiasm and knowledge.

Learning why it’s SO important not to average scores for a grade.

Speakers were knowledgeable, helpful, funny, and dedicated.