May 06, 2009

Thematic Literature Unit- Survival

During this unit, students analyze the character traits, motivation, conflicts, coping strategies, and changes endured by survivors of all types. 

 

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Download Student Assignment Sheet

Download Survival Unit ideas

Download Survival Anticipation Guide

Download Lit Circle Roles

 

Lesson created by Amy Dobbs at McClure Middle School.

April 29, 2009

GAPSS/CLASS Keys

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Did you know that the Cobb County Board of Education has approved the Classroom Teacher Performance Assessment System (CLASS Keys) for the 2009/2010 school year? The CLASS Keys is an evaluation system that has been developed to support the standards-based classroom and replaces the Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument. See the links below for additional information:

CLASS Keys Placemat (the short version)

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/CK%20Placemat%209-22-08.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6A47D941DA6177DD1E7877960D4B29F97F322D162625CC3C1&Type=D

CLASS Keys Standards (the long version)

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/CK%20Standards%2010-29-08.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F60C8684DFDC96C1C9E173A927D7D04E1B1E862FC762CCF7F9&Type=D

See the link below for additional resources for the Georiga Assessment of Performance on School Standards.

Implementation Resource

School Keys

GAPSS Analysis

Posted by Ashlynn Campbell, ALT

April 22, 2009

CRCT Review-Pirate Style

Below is a CRCT review game focused on the 7th grade Social Studies standards.


Download 20 Questions

April 16, 2009

CRCT Review- 7th Grade Language Arts

The following are CRCT review games.

7th Grade Grammar

Download 20 Questions7thgrade

7th Grade Research & Writing Process

Download 7thgraderesearchwritingprocess

April 03, 2009

It’s Math-tastic!

8th Grade math teachers at McClure Middle School collaborated and developed an engaging and innovative unit review plan.  Students spent a week rotating to different math classes where teachers had prepared cooperative learning experiences that targeted specific academic topics.   

 

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March 30, 2009

CRCT Rap for Middle School Students

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Check out this CRCT Rap for Middle School students.

Download CRCT Song

Download CRCT Rap Lyrics

March 26, 2009

HippoCampus

The HippoCampus website offers instructional video clips for US History, Biology, Algebra and more. 
It is worth a look. 

March 25, 2009

CRCT Tips for Middle School Students

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CRCT TIPS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS!

Download CRCTTESTTIPS

Download Crcttipshandout 

posted by Ashlynn Campbell, ALT 

 

March 19, 2009

Test-Taking Strategies

Powerpoint: Download Good-test-takers

Google Books

Have you used Google Books
You can find full and partial text from classic books to use for instruction.  Looking through these classic texts, my brain was on overload imagining writing and reading mini lessons. Take a look!

Some examples: 

Fairy Tales: The Ugly Duckling

Classic Literature: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

You can learn more about all of the AMAZING features of Google on
TIS Anita Foster's The Google Classroom.

Thanks to TISs Anita Foster and Lauralyn Sunseri for the technology training.