The resource offers video lessons on the four of the writing traits at the grade 4 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 4, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks. The traits covered include: - ideas - organization - sentence fluency - word choice

The resource offers multiple video lessons for each of the writing traits at the grade 5 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 5, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits include:
- ideas
- organization
- voice
- word choice
- sentence fluency
- conventions and presentation are embedded throughout the unit lessons

The resource offers multiple video lessons for each of the writing traits at the grade 6 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 6, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits include:
- ideas
- organization
- word choice
- sentence fluency
- voice
- conventions and presentation are embedded throughout the unit lessons

This resource includes 5 videos for each of 5 weeks to assist students in developing writing trait skills in the following areas: -Ideas -Organization -Word Choice -Sentence Fluency -Voice **Please note: Conventions is embedded throughout.

Your body is made of cells -- but how does a single cell know to become part of your nose, instead of your toes? The answer is in your body's instruction book: DNA. Joe Hanson compares DNA to detailed manual for building a person out of cells -- with 46 chapters (chromosomes) and hundreds of thousands of pages covering every part of you.

This is an activity about the declining strength of Earth's magnetic field. Learners will review a graph of magnetic field intensity and calculate the amount by which the field has changed its intensity in the last century, the rate of change of its intensity, and when the field should decrease to zero strength at the current rate of change. Learners will also use evidence from relevant sources to create a conjecture on the effects on Earth of a vanished magnetic field. Access to information sources about Earth's magnetic field strength is needed for this activity. This is Activity 7 in the Exploring Magnetism on Earth teachers guide.

This resource will help you determine a student's progression in reading and spelling skills. Remember to always start with the lowest skill not mastered.

Depression is considered to be a disorder of mood. Individuals who are depressed, describe low mood that has persisted for longer than two weeks. In mild forms of depression, individuals may not feel bad all day but still describe a dismal outlook and a sense of gloom. Their mood may lift with a positive experience, but fall again with even a minor disappointment. In severe depression, a low mood will persist throughout the day, failing to lift even when pleasant things occur. The low mood may fluctuate during the day such that it may be worse in the morning and relatively better in the afternoon. This is called ‘diurnal variation,’ which often accompanies a more severe type of depression.

Also included:
-Information sheets on depression
-Worksheets on depression

Goals:
To create performance tasks that increase student engagement
To provide an opportunity for students to show what they know
To give students choice
To encourage students to Lead their Learning

Here are the supports needed for the DRA from Shari Martin of Sun West Division. The following are included:Correlation Table of Diagnostic Leveled Reading Assessments in Use in SaskatchewanFinding the Reading Level using DRADRA Quick Guide HandbookEligible Students for the OutcomeDRA Recording Tool from Sun West DivisionGrades 1 to 5

' Listen to the audio file... The first reading will be at normal conversational speed; the second reading will be slower so that you may properly [record] the sentence.

'Record your dictation in the text field...

'When you are finished, click the button at the bottom of the page to submit your finished text for automatic evaluation.

'The evaluation will check and correct your text, if needed.'

*The reading speed can be adjusted on all parts of the site where oral readings are available (mostly the Listening and Dictation exercises).*

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« Ecoutez le document audio. L'orateur français effectue une première lecture du texte à une vitesse normale. Il fait ensuite une lecture plus lente, en dictant les mots.

« Ecrivez ce que vous entendez dans le champ de texte...

« Une fois que vous avez terminé, vous pouvez envoyer votre texte...

« Vous obtiendrez immédiatement la correction de votre dictée, vous pourrez ainsi repérer vos erreurs et voir votre note finale. »

*Le débit de lecture peut être réglé pour tous les extraits lus à l'oral (qui se trouvent principalement parmi les exercices d'Écoute et de Dictée).*

Differentiation is what we do to enable more students to meet outcomes. It is the way in which we respond to the learning differences our students have which means it is also an ongoing reflective process.

We gather data before, during and after instruction in order to choose the right tools in order to reach the needs of our learners. The teacher who plans instruction to accommodate the differences among student’s, designs or chooses the best pre-assessment tools. The results are then used to enhance the instruction and learning experiences on the journey.

Common Sense Education offers free pre-built lessons for K-12 surrounding digital citizenship and staying safe online. Their lessons include a teacher's guide, lesson slides, activities with answer keys, videos, and songs for younger grades to help deliver the lesson. Teachers do need to create an account in order to access the lessons but it is free and you have total access once you sign up. I personally use this in connection with my Media Studies course and love the lessons that they offer. Super simple, and relevant to the students and their interactions online. They also offer a tips sheet and a parent connection sheet for each of their small themed units.

The Digital Licence is an interactive resource that challenges young people to examine their interactions online and to think more critically. Referencing current trends and applications, the resource helps students and educators on their path toward informed digital citizenship.

It features about eight scenarios, tailored by age level, that cover topics including what constitutes copyright violation and how to stay safe online. Each student registers individually and then progresses through background material related to a given scenario, which might include a video or examining a given situation. When a student feels confident she has mastered a topic, she can take a "prove it" quiz that puts her knowledge to the test. A passing score is 80 percent or greater. Scores, answer resets and attempts are logged for educators, who can follow each student's progress in an admin toolbar. Educators can further specify which scenarios will be required to earn a DDL.

At Sun West you can log into this using your Sun West Office 365 credentials.

17 great tools for assessing your student's understanding online!
You could easily provide this list to students and have them select their own formative assessment or have them build one to share with the class using the PeBL philosophy.

Author: by Lee Watanabe-Crockett

Help your students to get organized by keeping all their materials and resources for your subject in this digital portfolio. The downloadable template provides tips, tricks and lots of examples to get you and your students started documenting their learning journey. You provide the template to the students so they can implement what they have learned during the class, semester or year.

Create a free account (use your Google sign in) to have access to this great resource!

This activity allows the students to discuss the burden of student loans and financing post-secondary education. An additional aspect to this activity is the mental health aspect regarding heavy debt loads for post-secondary. The discussion could include a debate on student loans, who is responsible and can a student "walk away" from this debt? Should the government pay for post-secondary education for everyone? If yes, would you be willing to pay more taxes for free post-secondary education?Students often finance their post-secondary education, which can be very expensive over many years. How does a student pay this debt back if they are unable to finish their program, especially in expensive programs such as medicine or law?  

Students play an identification game of hot and cold using their voices and dynamics.

This report covers language development from entering to proficient for listening, speaking, reading and writing.