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Responsive Classroom

Submitted by blairl on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 15:25

The collaborative is sponsoring Responsive Classroom I the from August 1 through 5.  The class will occur at Mill River.  Check back for more information.

Skillful Teacher

Submitted by blairl on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 15:23

The Skillful Teacher course will occur the week of August 15th in the Rutland Area.  Check back for further information.

Leveled Literacy Intervention Training

Submitted by blairl on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 15:18

The collaborative will sponsor a workshop for Leveled Literacy Intervention on July 21 and 22 with a follow-up date on a Saturday in the fall.  Information to follow.

Primary Number and Operation Assessment Trainings (PNOA)

Submitted by blairl on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 14:51

The Southwest Vermont Curriculum Collaborative will offer training for the PNOA in three locations: Bennington, Rutland, and Arlington.  For more information and to register for the training click on the link below. 

This training is designed to help teachers collect information about what students know and can do in grades K-2.  It focuses on the foundational understanding and knowledge all students need to be successful in mathematics.

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More New Performance Tasks

Submitted by blairl on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 19:07

We have added the following tasks:

 PreK-K  Geologist for a Day

 Grade 1.2  All Fall Down-Or Do They

 Grade 5.6 It's a Drag

                 Big Bubbles, Big Troubles

  Grade 7.8  As the Bow Turns

  High School  Capturing a Vocanic Eruption

 

Please check them out.

 

VT DOE Common Core Wiki

Submitted by blairl on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 18:59

The VT DOE site for understanding the Common Core of State Standards.

https://sites.google.com/site/commoncoreinvermont/home/general-resources

2010-2011 OGAP Training

Submitted by jean.ward on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 16:34

 

 
March 16th – Linking Multiplicative Reasoning to Proportionality (rescheduled session)
This workshop is for those who have completed OGAP Multiplicative Reasoning but not OGAP Proportionality. The emphasis will be on the transition between multiplicative reasoning and proportionality – how teachers in grades 4-6 can prepare students for a successful transition to proportionality and the difficulties students encounter.
Prerequisite: Participants should have prior OGAP Multiplicative Reasoning training.
Location: CSC, The Old Chapel
Time: 8:30-3:30
 

                                              

                                        
Mark your calendar!  (registration available soon)
 
April 6th and 7th - Developing Algebraic Thinking Through Arithmetic (grades 2-8)
This session will focus algebraic reasoning including making and proving conjectures, properties, equality, and functions and how these are developed and supported from grades 2- 8.
Location: CSC, The Old Chapel
Time: 8:30-3:30
 


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Environmental Funding Opportunity

Submitted by blairl on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 14:23

Disney Planet Challenge is offering full-funding to the next 100 hands-on classroom project(s) we receive that aim to benefit the environment! To get started with submitting your hands-on project to benefit the environment, log in to your account at www.donorschoose.org/teacher.

 

Science Units Added

Submitted by blairl on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 14:20

We've begun to add science units to our science section. They are the work of BRSU teachers who have taken the "Best Practices in Science" course through VSI Tier II.