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Parent Events in the Schools

noradot — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:58:11 CDT

Post descriptions of your school parent involvement events here.

Topic 2: Parent Involvement

noradot — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:49:40 CDT

Welcome to our discussion about parent involvement in the schools. Any thoughts or ideas here are welcome! Specific topic links are below or in the navigation bar on the left. Browse through the discussion threads and add your thoughts to any thread you are interested in. If you are doing the book study with us, it is helpful if you post your thoughts under the chapter starters.

Beyond the Bakesale: Parent Involvement bookstudy

Parent Events in the Schools

Parent Involvement Links

Beyond The Bake Sale

noradot — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:47:35 CDT

Welcome to all who are interested in creating the best schools ever! That includes teachers, principals and parents along with others who are interesting in helping our schools develop great partnerhsips with parents and others in the community. Thank you for taking the time to join the discussion.

This section will be for a discussion as we all complete the book study for Beyond The Bake Sale. Feel free to express your opinion. The Title I teachers have posted a thread discussion starter for the assigned chapters. All teachers should respond to at least one thread for each chapter, but of course, you may post as many comments as you wish.
Parents, Principals and other participants, feel free to add your thoughts to any discussion thread.
Please feel free to share the site with anyone you think would be interested
Check out the postings by Anne Henderson, the author of the book, who has joined our discussion! Thanks and welcome, Anne.
I have added some presentation highlights from Melissa Whipple of San Diego as attachments. These were shared by Terri Collier (Title I WVDE) who recieved them from Anne Henderson, the author of the book we are using for this study. They may prove helpful to you as you think about each chapter.
Welcome Title I teachers from Gilmer County!

Buy the book here: Amazon.com

Chapter 1-Madison
Chapter 2-Sherman
Chapter 3-Brookview
Chapter 4-Wharton
Chapter 5-Van

Chapter 6-Ramage
Chapter 7-Jeffrey
Chapter 8-Nellis
Chapter 9-Ashford
Chapter 10-Whitesville

*NOTE TO BOONE COUNTY TITLE I TEACHERS: ALL CHAPTER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 30 FOR CREDIT FOR COMPLETING THE BOOK STUDY. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: RESPOND TO EACH CHAPTER AND THE SUMMARY DISCUSSION FOR A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 10 POSTINGS.

Parent Involvement Links

noradot — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:57:02 CDT

Greetings all. Please share any links you think others might use. You can post a link in a comment thread.
Parent Involvement Information Links:

Kaboose	School Family
Project Appleseed	Discovery Family
Reading is Fundamental	NEA Parent Resources
Reading Rockets	Kids Health for Parents
PBS Parents	Education.com

Education Discussion Forum

noradot — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:29:00 CDT

Greetings Educators and Parents!
This site will serve as a method for us to communicate with each other and reflect on topics relevant to education in the 21st Century. I will post information about items of interest to teachers and parents. Members may post comments as well.

First, click sign up on the top right of the page and join.

Then click on 'Start Thread' below and just to let everyone know who has accessed the page and signed up so far. You can also click on 'Post Reply' to comment on someone else's posting. This home page is to serve as an introductory page, with the professional conversation occuring under the Topic pages on the left.
Click on the Topic of your choice in the left margin box and post your thoughts. Try to put your comments under the relevant topic so everyone can follow the dialog.
Note that there are 2 ways to post a comment. You can choose 'comment' and it will attach to the main message. Or you can click 'reply' and attach to a comment. Either method is fine.

NEW! NEW! NEW! BCS BOOK STUDY on parent/school involvement using the book Beyond the Bakesale by Anne Henderson.

PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS! Click on Topic 2: Parent Involvement: Then click on Beyond The Bakesale to access the summer bookstudy discussion area. Call or email if you have any problems or questions. ndotson@access.k12.wv.us

BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS FEDERAL PROGRAMS

Topic 1: General Educational Discussion Topics

noradot — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:54:08 CDT

Use this area for general educational topics. Either add your thought to an existing thread or create a new thread.

Topic 4: K-3 Reading Discussion

noradot — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:26:13 CDT

Greetings to all who are interested in K-3 reading. This forum is intended for all who are involved in teaching reading. The focus is K-3, but all levels are welcome. This forum will be used for a professional discussion about reading today. Join and and tell us what you think!

Below, you will find a list of contents of the attachments on this page and a few excellent links.

COMING SOON : READING INTERVENTION UPDATES FROM WVDE JUNE 12, 2008 FOLLOW-UP TRAINING.

Attached below please find:
1. May 29, 2007 WVDE Memo concerning the July 12-13, 2007 K-3 Reading training
2. May 31, 2007 Memo from BCS regarding this training.
3. List of Boone County K-3 Reading Academy Participants
4. K-3 Reading Academy Team Book Study Letter
5. Tiered Instruction PowerPoint presentations from Title I Director's Conference October 2007

Tier I Instruction
Tier II & III Instruction Part 1
Tier II & III Instruction Part 2
Effective Intervention techniques in Tier II & III

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPLETED THE BCS BOOK STUDY! ALL COMMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS REMAIN ATTACHED FOR YOUR REVIEW.

NEW..NEW...NEW Boone Reading Blog site: http://boonecountyreading.blogspot.com/

Reading for ALL:
http://wvde.state.wv.us/reading/academy.html

Wonderful site for the teaching of reading and intervention:
http://www.free-reading.net

WVDE K-# Reading BookStudy Direct Link:
http://wiki.k12.wv.us/osp

-updated 1-15-08

Reading Around the County

noradot — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:14:32 CDT

Brookview teachers & DIBELS	More Brookview DIBELS
DIBELS Training for Brookview Teachers and Coaches	Jeffrey Teachers Learn about DIBELS
Graphic Organizer form A. B. Combs Elementary	Reading Center Example #1
Reading Center # 2	Reading Center Example # 3

Topic 3: Progress Monitoring

noradot — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:09:00 CDT

Respond to the following:
1. When you hear the phrase "Progress Monitoring" what comes to mind? What do you think is involved in progress monitoring? Is this assessment or different from assessment? Explain the difference.

2. Check out the following link: National Progress Monitoring Center

3. Did any of the information on the site change your opinion of progress monitoring? How?

BCS Reading Book Study Assignment One

noradot — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:07:38 CDT

Please respond to the discussion question below or comment to one of the comments of another.

After reading the introduction (pg 3-9) of the book -Introduction to the 3-Tiered Reading Model-, how has your understanding of the Three Tiered Reading model changed?

Note: If you click on the thread name, you can read all comments attached.

FINAL ASSIGNMENT FOR READING BOOK STUDY

noradot — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:46:45 CST

FOR BCS READING TEAM MEMBERSTO FINISH THE BOOK STUDY AND TO RECEIVE YOUR STIPEND:

1. Respond to the questions in the book study section of this wiki.

2. Click on the link for the BOOK STUDY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER: Book Study Final Assignment Graphic Organizer
3. Open the file, (to write to the file: right click on the slide after it opens, then click on 'edit slide' OR save the file and open it in PowerPoint) complete the graphic, save the file with your name on it.
3. You must sign in in order to see the page toolbox. (On the right).
4. Click on ADD AN ATTACHMENT (In the page toolbox ,to the right of this page) and attach your reading graphic organizer.
(If you have difficulty attaching your graphic, email it to me as an attachment and I will post it for you.)

BCS Reading Book Study Assignment Two

noradot — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:45:02 CST

Please respond to the question below or to one of the comments of another:

Chapter 1, pg 19-74, discussed Tier one implementation. Discuss the implementation of Tier One in your classroom to date. How has the tiered approach to instruction changed the way you teach reading?

Note: If you click on the thread name, you can read all comments attached.

BCS Reading Book Study Assignment Three

noradot — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:36:30 CST

After completing the book: Introduction to the Three Tiered Model, please share your thoughts. What is especially useful to you? What questions do you still have?

Note: If you click on the thread name, you can read all comments attached.

Please find attached below a list of Tiered Reading Model Schools provided by the WVDE. I would also include Alban Elementary in St. Albans and Stanaford Elementary in Beckley. Contact the BCS Instructional Coaches for assistance in setting up a visit.