Want some great ideas for getting your students to successfully delve into worthy texts and meet the Common Core State Standards in your classroom? If you attended the CLS Annual Conference North, you know how inspiring and useful Dr. Douglas Fisher's keynote was. Download his keynote address PowerPoint - 'Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives' - on our website for a limited time: …

You may find a link to my powerpoint presentation Best of the Web for Education which I shared at the Monterey CLS Common Core, English, Technology Conference at

http://mrsabato.webs.com/whatsnew.htm  or

https://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/Home/what-s-new

There you can access all the great links found…

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If you missed this when it first circulated this summer, this article provides a good review of HOW the mathematics and English language arts Common Core State Standards differ from current state standards.

Short and worth the read: http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/543

The following presentation and hand-outs complement the presentation at the CLMS Summer Institute given by Olive Peirce Middle School on how this school uses the resources of Dr. Ruby K. Payne's book, Under-Resourced Learners, and Dr. Rita Pierson's videos, "Rita's Stories" to support their under-resourced learners.

Presentation slides

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Workplace safety training website for resources, OSHA online certification and pre-certification:

www.careersafeonline.com

Is Your Daughter Safe at Work?

http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/508/index.html

Download the attached Powerpoint presentation handout for my session on Monday at 2:15pm, "Speak Up! Dynamic Classroom Conversation Strategies."

Speak%20Up%20-%20Dynamic%20Classroom%20Conversation%20FINAL.pdf

If you are having trouble downloading it, please email me at…

11:00 a.m. Monday

goo.gl/6c13t - web site of presentation and resources

Making Critical Connections with Kids                                  What do you know about your students? Their cultures? Their stories? How do you connect on a regular basis during your hectic schedule? How can you integrate this into your RtI…

Do not miss this presentation!

I will be sharing techniques that ELL students enjoy and are guaranteed to accelerate their academic gains in a mainstream classroom. Fun for all who attend. I look forward to seeing you on Monday, July 23. 

Click here for the ELL…

English%20Pathways.pdfLeague%20of%20Schools.pdf

It's summertime -- why not catch up on some at-home professional learning? The CLS newsletter provides useful K-12 content by seasoned educators on leading schools, technology, literacy, math, the elementary classroom and more.

Read the CLS July newsletter here: http://www.leagueofschools.org/resources/eNewsJuly12.htm



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Here are handouts which you may (or may not) find useful, helpful, or interestingt.

3 Levels of Support.doc

Level I…

California Career Resource Network Resources

This handout accompanies the "Feeding the Amoeba" presentation at Rancho Mirage on July 23rd, 2012.  More handouts are available at www.tttpress.com

Conceptual%20Layering%20Handout.pdf

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Articles for Learning…

Modesto Teacher Christopher Peterson Named State High School Educator of the Year

Christopher Peterson was selected from among eight award-winning educators by the nonprofit California League of High Schools to represent the best of high school education in the state.

SACRAMENTO  ̶  The students in Christopher Peterson’s social science classes at Modesto…

Elk Grove Teacher Francene Trengove Named State Middle School Educator of the Year

Francene Trengove was selected from among 11 award-winning educators by the nonprofit California League of Middle Schools to represent the best of middle-grades education in the state.…

Keynote speakers Douglas Fisher and Will Richardson shared their ideas with hundreds of educators at the California League of Schools/CLMS/CLHS/CLES Technology & Response to Intervention Conference, held January 13-15, 2012, in Monterey, Calif.  While their topics differed, they each tapped a common passion for…

From San Diego State University, College of Education:

There is no such thing as summer vacation for College of Education faculty members Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey! Since the end of the spring semester Dr. Fisher and Dr. Frey have been awarded two awards for their research and writing.

In early…

Make an early New Year's resolution to commit to your own professional growth! Sign up for CLS' free newsletter, Learning Matters. The December edition includes articles by Will Richardson (on building your online Personal Learning Network) and by Douglas Fisher (on RTI, ELs and PLCs).

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