Region 8

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Check out this article below regarding teaching nonfiction text to students! Happy Reading!!
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/03/04/don't-skip-the-table-of-contents-9-ways-to-teach-nonfiction-text-features

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Welcome!

Region 8 Team:

Team Leaders: Molly Killingsworth, Pam Higgins, & Dede Inge
Regional Staff: Bertha Allen, Tiffany Barlow, Geralyn Buford, Jennifer Cox, Yvette Dillard, Jill Ellis, Evelyn Hodge, Tommie Holsenbeck, Allison Kelley, Regina Kennedy, Carol Lambert, Tiffany Larcheveaux, Cicely Miller, Clarence Pettway, Pam Rackley, Lue Ella Smith, Chandra Spicer, Jocelyn Tubbs-Turner, Shermanita Walker, Vanessa Webster, & Heather Wible

Proudly Serving Autauga County, Dallas County, Lowndes County, Montgomery County, Perry County, Pike Road, Selma City, and Wilcox County Schools!

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Summer Professional Development

Looking for fantastic workshops to attend this summer? Please see below for a link to Summer 2016 Professional Development sessions through the ASU In-service Center.
http://careic.weebly.com/professional-development.html

Here is a link to "Chalkable" to register for workshops:
https://pdweb.alsde.edu/PDWeb/login.aspx?navarea=entry&ReturnUrl=%2fpdweb%2fdefault.aspx

Request for Regional Support

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1slq73VA7kvA_3j6KMS-nGFhvWOM-1dpRBg_XWkmxhRM/viewform?c=0&w=1

Region 8 Websites

Alabama Reading Initiative: http://www.alsde.edu/sec/ari/Pages/home.aspx

Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative:http://www.amsti.org/

Alabama Science in Motion: https://cws.auburn.edu/asim/Home/Home

Great Websites

ALSDE page for Dyslexia Resources-http://www.alsde.edu/sec/ari/Pages/dyslexia-all.aspx?navtext=Dyslexia

http://alex.state.al.us/ccrs/

http://alex.state.al.us/

http://alex.state.al.us/specialed/curriculum.html

http://achievethecore.org/

https://learnzillion.com/

http://www.readworks.org/

http://betterlesson.com/

http://www.amsti.org/Math/tabid/61/Default.aspx

http://www.insidemathematics.org/

https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/

http://www.mathisfun.org/great-math-websites-for-teachers

http://www.coolmath.com/

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/math.html

http://www.math.com/

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

http://www.Brainpop.com

http://www.Nasa.gov

http://www.Biology4kids.com

http://www.Chem4kids.com

http://www.Physics4kids.edu

http://www.Geography4kids.edu

Helpful videos:

Descriptive Writing -https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/3rd-grade-descriptive-writing

Passing Notes Strategy-
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/passing-notes-teaching-strategy

Text Based Evidence Strategy-
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/enhance-student-note-taking

Coaches Corner

The most damaging phrase in the English language is “It’s always been done that way.”

–Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

Coaching Article- https://coachingiu17.wikispaces.com/file/view/Say%20It%20Like%20a%20Coach%20NSDC%20Kathy%20Kee.pdf/284959350/Say%20It%20Like%20a%20Coach%20NSDC%20Kathy%20Kee.pdf

Need some ideas to support coaching? Be sure to check out Jim Knight and the many helpful books he has written below

http://www.corwin.com/authors/613587

ESL Professional Development

ESL Corner

Stephen Krashen on Comprehensible Input- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1cgb6SWNxY

Helpful ESL Websites

http://www.arisek12.com/

http://www.colorincolorado.org/

http://teachingrefugees.com/

http://commoncore.tcoe.org/search/1/Resources/619db84f-d361-4d4a-b182-d907cf4ca815

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