Thursday Update September 24, 2015

September 24, 2015

Celebrations!!

Phenomenal messaging and leadership! All buildings have had their first DL PLC/Dept. Meeting.  

We can now say that all DL teachers know:

The goals of the program

How to use the DL Handbook

Week in News!! Noticias de la Semana

T SHIRT ORDERS ARE BACK!!!

IMPROVED QUALITY, TIME LINE AND PRICE!!!

SEE DONNA, MARLA, LYNN, OR NATALIE FOR DETAILS!!

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SEPTEMBER DATES:

CLM/BUF Unit 1 September Week 1 thru October Week 1
September 24: Banting DL 5K Parent Dinner

September 24 7:45am: HEYER DL PLC

September 30-DL ESL and BIL Spec Ed "Sign off" on Dual Language Handbook (Site based sign off)
October 1st: NABE the Importance of Being Bilingual Writing DUE to NABE!!  

October 5th (on or around): Unit 2 BUFS posted on BB9 by the EC team for grades 2-5.

!!IMPORTANTE!!!!!!!NABE Writing Contest.  

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE EMAILED BY TEACHER AND BE IN WORD DOCUMENT!!

A suggestion would be to have students write them in word and save them to a drive.

Email the entries to awards.nabe@gmail.com, and in the subject you must write 2016 and the students First and Last Name (ex. 2016DarioGarcia)

Please also have students upload their writing to a google folder, and share the folder with me, as we will be using these writing samples for other purposes.

Resources:
Foss Science Spanish/English Glossary

Opportunity:

• ESSENTIAL K-12 ELL Tool KIT www2.ed.gov/oela/english-learner-toolkit/ www2.ed.gov/oela/english-learner-toolkit/ 

• Learn the ins and outs of BadgerLink-Espanol from the pros Thursdays, 10-10:30 AM

• • October 1 – Spanish and diverse books in TeachingBooks.net
  • October 8 – Britannica School's Spanish encyclopedias 
  • October 15 – Research in Spanish with EBSCO
  • October 22 – Multimedia in Spanish with Wisconsin Media Lab

  Instructions for joining the webinar

  
  
• Books Del Sur Teaching Forum.  What to connect with other professionals on how they use BOOKS DEL SUR in the classroom? http://www.booksdelsur.org/teaching-tools/forums

• BUFS-support can be sought through Erica Mueller's TDP on:Supporting Students in Constructing Explanations in Science.  This book is a great resource (and you get it FREE!) in how to instruct students and help them become better thinkers, READERS AND WRITERS in science.  One of the biggest themes in NGSS and the science CCRS is constructing explanations; the more we know the more we can support students.  Check out the syllabus for more information.  Our face to face dates will be October 27 and November 17 from 4-5:30. This course can be taken for free if you are just looking to learn and/or count toward your 9 required Waukesha credits. If you would like a graduate credit, you can earn one credit through Viterbo for $220.  The registration for Viterbo is attached and can be returned with the money to Chris Garcia at Lindholm. If you would like to take part in this collegial study, please fill out this form by October 16.

T SHIRT ORDERS ARE BACK!!!

IMPROVED QUALITY, TIME LINE AND PRICE!!!

SEE DONNA, MARLA, LYNN, OR NATALIE FOR DETAILS!!

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