Thankful for (the last full week) & American Education Week by Kasey VanDyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj Nov. 12-16, 2018 en-us 2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC 2025-10-26 02:41:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png RAZ Update kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751818 Coming Soon to a GO account near you...RAZ (ESOL)!  I can share the details if you like, but long story short, a Raz icon with "(ESOL)" next to it will soon be appearing in your GO accounts.  For ESOL teachers, this will be the only RAZ account you see.  However, for K-2 ELL students, they will see TWO RAZ accounts.  I hope to have more information regarding a timeline soon.
  • General Education:  RAZ + Raz logo
  • ESOL Account:  RAZ (ESOL) + Raz logo

Also, don't forget!....Complete this Google Form on RAZ ELL Use at your earliest convenience.    

]]> 2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751818 Happy Monday! kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751820 It's late, but I hope your week has begun well.  The finish line towards Thanksgiving break is in sight and there's lots to be thankful for.  Great stuff this week...check it out!  Also, as a head's up, there will most likely not be an ESOL update next week.  ]]> 2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751820 Thinking outside the box kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751822 There will be more details in the Elementary Only section, but I gotta give a shout out to Principal Becker and Sherri Fowler for their tenacity and creativity in thinking of a way to put the ELL Raz accounts in LPS GO (while still keeping them separate)! ]]> 2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751822 ESOL Plans Update kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751823 After more feedback last week, I wanted to make sure to clarify a few things:
  • Students on ESOL Monitor only need one goal for the year (a maintenance goal).
  • Students on ESOL Transition should have more than one goal as they can/should be receiving ESOL services of some kind.  One of the goals can be a maintenance goal.
  • Active ESOL Status should have 3 goals by the end of the year. 
  • Students that have declined ESOL services do not need ILP goals.
  • I realize that some goals may not be "complete" at the end of the year or a given timeframe due to the nature of how skills are progressively taught with increasing difficulty over the course of a school year or even educational career. That said, please know that this wording will be taken into consideration moving forward.  
  • Updated rosters should be in your email inboxes.  Please let me know if you notice any discrepancies. Thanks for your patience.
Last but not least, I will not be checking or asking for an update on these until at least December 1st.  Several of you have requested additional time to do them...not a problem. 

As always, please let me know if you have questions or wish to discuss things further.  
]]> 2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751823 Digital Instructional Resource Requests kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751824 Regarding access to PowerSchool and online curriculum resources. 

Please let me know of your needs using the Digital Resource Request Survey. All responses must be input onto this survey prior to Thursday, November 15th.]]> 2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751824 November 2018 kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751825
  • 11.13.18:   ESOL Methods Preview, 4-6p for Elementary T taking Methods spring '19 
  • 11.14.19:  Elementary Job-Alike @ Hillcrest
  • 11.19.18:  ESOL Academy
  • 11.28.19:  MS Job-Alike Liberty Memorial MS

    • ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751825     December 2018 kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751826
  • 12.04.18:  MS ESOL Leadership
  • 12.11.18:  ESOL Methods Preview, 4-6p for Elementary T taking Methods spring '19
  • 12.12.18:  Project INSIGHT Practical Applications Meeting
  • 12.17.18: ESOL Academy

    • ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751826     January 2019 kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751827
  • 01.22.19:  HS ESOL Leadership
  • 01.24.19:  MS ESOL Leadership
  • 01.28.19: ESOL Academy
  • 01.30.19:   MS Job-Alike @ Southwest MS
    • ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751827     February 2019 kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751828
  • Sign up on MLP for the KELPA scoring day in March!
  • 02.13.19:  Elementary Job-Alike
  • 02.14.19: HS ESOL Leadership (AM)
  • 02.18.19: ESOL Academy
  • 02.27.19:  MS Job-Alike @ Southwest MS
    • ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751828     March 2019 kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751829
  • 03.05.19 KELPA Scoring Day!  
  • 03.20.19:  MS Job-Alike @ West MS
  • 03.25.19:  ESOL Academy
    • ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751829     April 2019 kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751830
  • 4.10.19:  Elementary Job-Alike
  • 04.15.19: ESOL Academy
  • 04.18.19:  MS ESOL Leadership
  • 04.25.19:  Elementary ESOL Leadership
    • ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751830     May 2019 kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751831
  • 05.07.19:  Elementary ESOL Leadership
  • 05.20.19: ESOL Academy
  • 05.23.19: Last day of school...don't miss me too much!
    • ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751831     Week of November 12th kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751832 Prior to December 1, I have to prepare all of the paperwork for the audit.  The electronic stuff was turned in last month, but the auditor comes in December and I have to make sure things are good to go.  I AM ITCHING TO VISIT, so, if I may be of any support, please let me know.
    Elementary Schools
    See you at the job-alike on Wednesday!
    Middle Schools
    • Will visit as needed / requested for support.  
    High Schools
    • Free State High:  Thursday
    • Lawrence High:  Tuesday & Thursday

    ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751832     A little note about visits kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751833 If a day/time does not work for you and/or you want me to visit with you 1:1, please shoot me an email or text message.  

    While I do my best to see all of you each week, it doesn't always happen and if you want to visit, I'll make time!]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751833     From the OPD Academic Language Accelerator kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751837 From the OPD Academic Language Accelerator: Sharpen your saw or share with colleagues.   

    Oral or Written Prompts:  Questions with Embedded Answers
    This may seem counterintuitive, but it is really modeling the language and scaffolding the kinds of responses you want from students. There are two ways to do this:

    First Type:  The question consists of two possible answers joined by 'or.' Some examples are below:
    • Are the scissors on the table or floor?
    • Did Westward Expansion happen in the middle of the U.S. in 1803 or 1853?
    • Which could carry more pioneers:  a stagecoach or a steamboat?
    • Think about what you know about pioneers.  Would a covered wagon have a more difficult trip traveling through a pass or on a trail?
    Second Type: The question provides the stem for the answer by including one of the 5-W question words or how.  Some examples are below:
    • Tell me how many legs a ladybug has.
    • Please explain why a caterpillar eats a lot.
    • Can you tell me where ants live?  
    • How do you know the difference between an insect and an arachnid?  
    ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751837     6-12 ESOL Leadership Update kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751838 I have a meeting on Tuesday to discuss secondary ESOL course proposals.  I will not be turning in final documents yet, but wanted to keep you in the loop.

    MS Peeps:  Thanks for your time and input last week.  Here is a link to our MS ESOL Leadership notes from 11.6.18. ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751838     Huck Finn Update...from Dr. Bessolo kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751946 You may or may not have been aware, but over the past year or so there has been a district committee  discussing the use of Huck Finn in our classrooms.  This was sent out a few weeks ago, but I wanted to share it with you in case you hadn't been made aware.  The following is what has been decided and will be implemented starting in the 2019-2020 school year as this year is being used to develop support documents for teacher use.

    • Huckleberry Finn will no longer be taught with direct instruction. It may be a literature circle choice.
    • No student will be sent out of the room for alternative instruction or smaller lit circle participation, even if HF is a primary novel selected by the class
    • ESDC Curriculum Leaders will ensure teachers and students have adequate novel/resource selections and will not have to read HF if other novels are “spoken for”
    • HF will not be a district required novel at any grade level. No teacher is required to teach the work.
    • If taught, HF will be an option in Literature Circles as 1 of 3 or 4 novels to be adopted/selected by the curriculum committee (ELA curr work happening this year)
    • Any teacher choosing to use HF will have a set of front loading and support documents we'll ask that they utilize-created by the curriculum committee. This will be posted on the PowerSchool Curriculum page for HS ELA as an easy to find resource
    • Our affiliates who support secondary schools will be part of the curriculum design/committee of these units as we design scope and sequence in curriculum teams as next steps
    • We will provide training on Literature Circles for secondary ELA staff
    ]]>     2018-11-05 21:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300751946     Resources to adjust the lexile of a text kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300763171 At MidTESOL in September, Valisha and Molly learned about various Websites that can help you to adjust the difficulty/lexile of a text.  Check em' out!
     Rewordify 
    Text compactor  


    ]]>     2018-11-05 22:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/300763171     CRT Math Resource kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/301064376 Shakiyya recently shared a resource on Improving Quantitative Literacy with Graphs that she found from from an NCTM discussion board.  Check out this free weekly online feature entitled:  What's Going on in This Graph?]]> 2018-11-06 16:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/301064376 LETRS Literacy Resource from Mena and Sara G. kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/301086476 Mena Hill and Sara Gromley compiled their LETRS learning and made an AWESOME LETRS Literacy Resource.  Check it out!]]> 2018-11-06 16:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/301086476 K-5 parent math standards in espanol...from Dr. Bessolo! kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/301088832 KSDE recently had their K-5 parent guides for KS Math standards translated into Spanish...feel free to share if you have interested parents!]]> 2018-11-06 16:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/301088832 District Snow Procedures in Spanish kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303457353 Just in case you need it...]]> 2018-11-12 20:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303457353 Elementary Job-Alike Wed! kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303488671 This Wednesday we're meeting for job alike at Hillcrest.  2:45ish (as soon as you can) to 4:15.  See you then!  The event is on MLP titled Elementary ESOL Job Alike and if you wish to sign up.  If not, I'll have the sheet there for your to sign in anyways.  ]]> 2018-11-12 21:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303488671 Billy Mills at BMMS! kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303563925 BMMS was rededicated the other week. Arla and Kim shared that Mr. Mill's speech really made the students at BMMS think.  Plus, several ELL students served key roles throughout the big day.  Arla captured a lot of the action that you can check out using the links below.
    Billy Mills' Speech
    Billy Mills' Introduction]]>     2018-11-13 04:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303563925     Alice in Wonderland kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303564893 Kim and Arla were also super proud of one of their students, Lexi, that was in the BMMS production of Alice in Wonderland.  She is a very shy student, so when Arla suggested she try out and she did...everyone was surprised and proud.  Lexi is the third from the left!]]> 2018-11-13 04:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303564893 Sunflower Women's Group Field Trip to Pet World kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303565234 Valisha and Molly were at it again...combining their Women's (world) group with Pet World! There are TONS of fun pictures, but this was one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing Molly!]]> 2018-11-13 04:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303565234 National Recognition for Hillcrest kasey_vandyk https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303565879 HC was presented with their Blue Ribbon Award last week in Washington, DC.!]]> 2018-11-13 04:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kasey_vandyk/y01lunb9h5qj/wish/303565879