ISS Middle School ELA News
February 24, 2017
Resources
How To Teach About Fake News
- Use these 10 tips to spot fake stories and evaluate sources.
Lesson Plan: How to Spot Fake News from Channel One News
From Vickie Davis: 3 Fast Free Lesson Plans to Fight Fake News, Free: 3 PDF lessons to download and use in your classroom.
Pixar In A Box From Khan Academy
Practice With Paired Texts-From Readworks
Reading two texts with a similar theme, topic, or other element, can help move your students towards reading and comprehending more complex texts. Try these paired articles with question sets that address both texts.
K-12 Paired Texts on ReadWorks Digital
Smithsonian Tween Tribune
- High interest news articles
- Lexiled leveled for K-12
- Lesson plans and daily quizzes
12 Tech Tools For Teaching Writing
- Grades K-12 WriteAbout Storytelling tools for all writers
- Grades K-12 QuickNote Take notes while on the web
- Grades 6-12 Copy Edit This! Edit the NY Times
- Grades 4-12 Copyleaks Content Authentication Check for plagiarism
- Grades 9-12 Plotbot Introduce students to screenwriting
- Grades 6-12 Penflip Peer review process
- Grades 8-12 Write the World Online space for students to practice writing
- Grades 7-12 Help Me Write Feedback and writing ideas
- Grades 1-12 My Storybook Digital storytelling
- Grades 2-12 Writer Remove distractions using this writing app
- Grades 2-12 WordClouds Brainstorm writing ideas
- Grades 2-12 ShortText Classroom journals,blog entries, exit tickets, and more
NCDPI Resources
Academic Vocabulary-Both Sites Recommended by NCDPI
- Short Video about a great strategy for building vocabulary for any student.
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Tool for identifying academic vocabulary (tier 2 or academic vocabulary words) in texts students are reading.
Text Complexity
Professional Development Opportunities
North Carolina Center For The Advancement of Teaching
NCCAT provides dynamic professional development and engaging learning experiences. Don't miss these NCCAT opportunities. Return to your classroom with projects ready to use, excited to show your students how to dig deeper and grow in knowledge.
Click here for the complete schedule
Coming soon!
14385- Motivating Disengaged StudentsApril 18-21 at Cullowhee
This program will review and evaluate strategies for motivating disengaged students and will prepare you to implement them in the classroom.
Click here for more
14388 - Catching Up With Your Students: Digital Learning
April 24-27 in Cullowhee
Gain confidence and skill in accessing information as you integrate proven current and emerging technologies seamlessly into your curriculum.
14391 - Reading Resources: Equipping Your Classroom
May 1-4 in Cullowhee
Explore multiple means of acquiring literacy-related donations and discover open-access materials online. Participate in the sharing of strategies.
Summer Bus Trip to Washington, DC for NC Teachers June 18 - 20, 2017
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL ON THE HOLOCAUST
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
www.ncpublicschools.org/holocaust-council/
Meeting Place: Temple Beth Or, Raleigh
Sunday, June 18, 8:30 am - Tuesday, June 20, 5 pm (anticipated)
Just For Fun!
Please let us know if we can help, or if you have any questions.
Pamela Bumgarner pbumgarner@iss.k12.nc.us
Traci Fox tmfox@iss.k12.nc.us
Toni Ingram tingram@iss.k12.nc.us