Lower Elementary February Blast: Mastery Workshop & Resources

[Ashley Paschal]

Happy President's Day Weekend, Lower Elementary Teamsters! This month's email blast is filled with information about the March Mastery Workshop Day on March 5th and content resources. Check it out!

March Mastery Workshop Day

...filling reading, math, and culture gaps in the final 3rd of the year

You are looking at data. You are thinking about each student’s progress toward your goals—both quantitative and qualitative. Now it is time to fill in those gaps in understanding and mastery! Come get strategies, tricks, resources, and more at the March Mastery Workshop. Collaboration Leaders and Alumni will support you as you get ready to make your spring push toward mastery!

When: March 5th, 2011 starting at 10:00 AM (breakfast served at 9:45 AM)

Where: Rocketship Los Suenos
3311 S. 34th St.

San Jose, CA 95116

Workshop Sessions Include:

• Re-engage Your Students and Use Pre-teaching to Achieve Mastery
• Critical Thinking and Test Prep CAN Go Together
• Filling Reading Gaps with Comprehension, Word Work, and Other DRA Specific Skills (K-2, 2-5)
• Revitalize with Rigorous Review
• Re-invest Your Students with Ongoing Culture Building and Better Incentives (presented by Oakland Teacher of the Year (Kinder) and a 5th grade Aspire teacher in order to reach all grade levels)
• Morning Meeting and Conflict Resolution

REGISTER HERE!

February Resources:

• Reading Comprehension: Have you checked our ReadWorks.org yet? If not, this is a must see! (ReadWorks) -Reading comprehension units, lessons and demo videos. African American history month ideas are featured this month on the main page too. Free registration so register today!

• Dr. Seuss's Birthday Bash: March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's Birthday! Celebrate with your students through books, projects, a green-eggs and ham feast and more. Get ideas here: Dr. Seuss Celebration *Note: Local Pi Beta Phi sororities usually volunteer at schools on this day and have Cat in the Hat costumes!

• Holiday Crafts: While Valentine's Day is over, it's time to begin thinking ahead to St. Patrick's Day. Here is a great website with a lot of craft ideas: Holiday Crafts

• The Mailbox-Resources for ALL Curricular Areas: TheMailbox This amazing site has resources for toddlers, Pre-K, K, 1st and more! Crafts and academic printables for all subjects can be found on this website... Register TODAY!

As always, your LEC Content Team is here for you. Please reach out to us. We'll be happy to answer any questions or meet with you at a near-by coffee shop:

• Lower Elementary Senior Content Leader: Ashley Paschal: adpa...@gmail.com
  
• ECE: Alie Cascio: alie....@gmail.com and Gilbert Cardenas: gilberth...@gmail.com
• Kindergarten: Angeline Pinlac: angelin...@gmail.com and Rachel Brainerd: rachel....@gmail.com
• 1st Grade: Amber Munoz: matchi...@yahoo.com and Rebecca Buchanan:  rebecca....@gmail.com
• Bilingual: Megan Williams: megani...@yahoo.com and Rebecca Snyder: rebecca...@gmail.com

See you soon,
Your Lower Elementary Content Team

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Ashley Paschal
3rd Grade Teacher
Think College Now Elementary School
ash...@thinkcollegenow.org
408.529.0428

Senior Content Leader: Lower Elementary
Teach for America-Bay Area