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** Shouts Of The Week: **

 * S.Krom - Use of formative assessment observed in the classroom this week.
 * S.Shoulars - Highly energerized, engaging Math lesson



** This Week...Hollister-Pittman Joint PLC; Wednesday, October 12. **
Teams will need to have the following tools on hand for effective planning.
 * Reading 3D & MAP student data. K-2 teachers, please complete 12-grid prior to arriving.
 * Pacing Guides
 * Effective teaching strategies based on data and team discussions
 * Lesson Plans
 * Laptop

**Strategies for the Week**
Click Hereto watch a video about Making Connections. Three strategies are demonstrated to activate background knowledge, //text-to-self, text-to-text//, and //text-to-world//
 * ====** Making Connections Video **====

**Generating Interactions Between Schema and Text (GIST) Video**
Click here to watch a video modeling the GIST strategy. The teacher demonstrates how to facilitate student summarization through small, modeled steps || **Teacher Question Stems**
 * ====**Question Stems for Higher Order Thinking**====
 * [[file:Asking Questions bookmark.pdf]]Student Strategy Bookmark** ||

ElCivics.com Columbus Day Facts and Activities
Columbus Day Activities, Lesson Plans, Songs, and Teaching Ideas

**Apply for a free Field Trip:**

 * Jupiter Ball Scholarship Program - Using proceeds from Morehead's annual fundraiser, The Jupiter Ball Scholarship Program will award full and partial field trip scholarships to schools that meet certain deadlines and criteria. **Deadline is** **Nov. 15, 2011** to apply for a field trip in January, February or May 2011. Click here for the online application. **Don't Procrastinate!**

== **Grant Opp****ortunity:** ==
 * Halifax County Schools Education Foundation Grants are due ** October 11, 2011 **.
 * @http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/student-achievement-grants/ **Deadline October 15, 2011**

media type="custom" key="10785216" Five Strategies to Ensure Student Learning
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