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Step Up For Students: Success Stories
Success Stories shares good news and recognizes continuous improvement in relationships with families, teachers and administrators.
Volume 6 Issue 3 October 2017
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Step Up For Students partner schools across Florida are using MAP Growth (the Measures of Academic Progress assessment) as their norm-referenced test. Administered in the fall, winter, and spring, this computerized interim assessment allows teachers to make instructional decisions based on data and allows students to set goals for success!
The Office of Student Learning staff are NWEA MAP Growth certified trainers, saving schools the cost of mandatory training in the use of the data reports.
Stay tuned to next month's newsletters for more information about joining the Step Up For Students MAP Growth partnership next year!
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Special thanks to:
- St. Joseph Catholic School in Bradenton for hosting four schools for a MAP Growth reports training (pictured above)
- Indian Rocks Christian School in Largo for hosting multiple schools, providing yummy food, and for being excited and engaged participants!
What Teachers are saying:
The information that we learned in our session was very helpful. I teach kindergarten and I was able to see the level of each of my students in math and reading. It was helpful to compare the information from my students' tests to the normative data. It was really helpful for me to read through the student profiles of each of my students and to see which skills they had mastered and which skills they still need to work on. I liked how the class summary was color-coded and easy to read. I used the information from the reports to group my students better for small reading groups.
I thought the content as a whole was exactly what we needed. There was just enough information to get us started but not to be overwhelming. We were also encouraged to explore the reports on our own in more detail. My primary hope for professional development is that it doesn't waste my time but gives me useful and relevant information and skills. This session did exactly that!
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FREE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
Facilitated by Step Up For Students Office of Student Learning Staff
throughout the state of Florida
- Developing a Culture of Parental Collaboration 1.2: Examining Our School/ Two-Way Communication
- Developing a Culture of Parental Collaboration 1.3: Using the Assets of our School Community
- Developing a Culture of Parental Collaboration 1.4: Student Led Conferences Empower Students to Own Their Learning
- Differentiated Instruction 1.1: Building an Understanding
- Differentiated Instruction 1.2: Practical Assessments & Resources
- Effective Instruction 1.1: Engaging Routines in the Classroom
- Effective Instruction 1.2: Exploring & Explaining Lesson Content
- MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) 1.3: Differentiation and Informing Skills‐based Instruction
- Master Leadership Academy 1.1: Data‐Driven Educational Leaders
- Master Leadership Academy 1.2: Using Data to Establish & Maintain Schoolwide Goals/ Expectations
- Khan Academy for MAP Users (webinar)
- Using Khan Academy with your Students ( webinar - any curriculum or assessment)
- CPALMS (webinar) How to Effectively Implement Florida State Standards
- Teaching & Learning Exchange (webinar) Learn more about our Student Information System
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Feature Video: Exploravision
Science Competition
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Want to add a fun, competitive element to your classroom that encourages a life-long love of STEM?
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Engage your students through the
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision
science competition! ExploraVision is open to K-12 students and engages young minds in real-world problem solving with a strong emphasis on science, creative thinking, and Next Generation Science Standards goals.
Winning teams receive savings bonds, classroom prizes, an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to present their ideas to scientific leaders, and much more.
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All K-12 students and teachers in the U.S. and Canada are eligible to participate in ExploraVision.
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October Inspirational from Dr. Scott Beck
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It is somewhat encouraging to look at the unintended outcome of Sisyphus’ many trips up the mountain with that boulder. The continual rolling up and down hill had compacted the path and made it easier for many others to now travel the road he had created. While this wasn’t his intent, the direct result was a great source of blessing for those who came behind him.
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New Year's Resolution Project - plan ahead!
This wonderful project comes from
St. Andrew Catholic School in Cape Coral
. Assistant Principal Bambi Giles relates how the first graders
kicked off the New Year with a
Me in 2017
project. Students learned that a resolution is a decision that you make to do or not do something. While their goals and personal resolutions varied, nearly all students added that they want to make a difference by helping others in 2017. Although these students are only six and seven years old, they are building their Catholic identity by building faith, hearts, and minds.
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Parents: Help your child try out new personalized study plans
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Khan Academy can assist schools by working with parents to save a child time by identifying what they need to focus on as they prepare for an upcoming test or get extra help learning. Help your child study smarter, not just harder.
To unlock their first personalized study plan, the child should
log in to Khan Academy
, go to "My subjects," and press Start (or Resume) on what they're studying.
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Office of Student Learning Contacts
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- Dr. Carol Thomas Vice President
- Dr. Lauren Barlis, Director Central Florida Region
- Paula Nelson, Director North Florida Region
- Kaethe Perez, Director South Florida Region
- Dr. Scott Beck, Senior Coordinator Central Florida Region
- Erica Peron, Senior Coordinator South Florida Region
- Melanie Schneider, Senior Coordinator North Florida Region
- Marie Bestman, Coordinator
- Ronda Crickenberger, Coordinator
- Judi Duff, Coordinator
- Julie Spent, Coordinator
- Christopher Smith, Coordinator
- Heather Thompson, Coordinator
- Nina Gregory, Implementation Specialist
- Meredith McKay, Process Manager
- Ella Beaver, Site Administrator
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