Monday, October 19, 2015

PARCC Score Report Resources for Educators and Parents




The PARCC website has added resources for educators regarding the release of the PARCC assessment.  The PARCC Guide for Teacher Conversations provides educators with information to share with parents as well as an explanation of the score report. PARCC also conducted webinars specific to principals, teachers, and district leaders which are available for viewing. The webinar for teachers can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G0RWeNsVYE&feature=youtu.be

The Parent Guide to the Score Report is a two page document which highlights key information to understanding the report.  Parents can also go to UnderstandTheScore.org for more information regarding the PARCC assessment.  Reports can be downloaded and copied for educator and parent use at http://understandthescore.org/


This is an excellent video "Understanding the Score Report" which is worth sharing with teachers as well as parents. https://youtu.be/67G12fhSXmA

For more resources for teacher and parents, please visit the PARCC website at http://www.parcconline.org/

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

A Principal's Guide to Special Education 3rd Edition

The third edition of this reference, updated in collaboration with and endorsed by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, will be a regular topic on our blog, as well as a topic of discussion, at the Region IX principals' quarterly meetings hosted by our Executive Director, Sean Wootton. Mr. Wootton taught for thirteen years and served as a principal for the past six years before coming to Region IX. 

This informative guide addresses current issues such as teacher accountability and evaluation, instructional leadership, discipline procedures for students with disabilities, and responding to students' special education needs within a standards-based environment. All principals in the Region IX service area will be receiving a copy of this guide at the principals meeting.

To learn more about this book, click on the following link to hear what David F. Bateman has to say.  http://www.nyscec.org/events/new-item8/new-item


Thursday, October 1, 2015

Tech Tune-up for the PARCC



Technology Tune-up for the PARCC:

If you are looking for a quick and easy way to help students practice the technical skills that they will need on the PARCC here is a great site: Computer Skills for PARCC (broken down by grade).

This page has links to many age appropriate, kid friendly sites that are arranged according to grade level and focus on the following skill sets:
·         Keyboarding
·         Mouse skills and touch
·         Drag and Drop
·         Navigation

They also have a PARCC TECH SKILLS CHECKLIST for all grades that you can access and print.