Summer Reading- How to Personalize Learning

If you are starting to build your summer reading list, but worry about getting through all those books in one summer....check this website out.  It gives you video options, chapter reviews, and short discussion questions for you.  This is a highly recommended book for practical ideas on how to begin the personalized learning journey and continue your implementation from where you and your students are right now.  Happy reading!




http://www.personalizelearning.com/p/how-to-pl.html

Educator Advisory Committee Call for Members- EC-5

We are very excited to continue the development of the Educator Advisory Committee for next year.  We have two wonderful Teacher Leaders, Alex Hay (KSS) and Nichole Kenyon (KSS) leading our group.  Thank you to both of them for taking on this leadership role.  At this time the three of us are now sending out the call for all educators to join the EAC.  Below are the current membership seat opportunities.  If you have an interest in being a member please email Sarah Mumm (10358@kaneland.org) your interest.  All interested names will be shared with the teacher leaders who will assist in confirming the seats for the year.   Please remember we are trying to accommodate all staff needs to participate and will have the following meeting structures:

September: After school 4-6

October:  After school 4-6

November:  2 hours during Vertical articulation time

December:  electronic

January:  ½ sub time

February:  After school time 4-6

March:  electronic

April:  After school time 4-6

May:  electronic

All members will be provided with payment for working on this committee per the KEA committee payment language in the contract.  We look forward to this collaborative opportunity and hope to have many staff join us.  The following are seats available:
2 per grade level (from two different schools)

2 RTI

2 SPED

4 Exploratory

4 Admin- determined by focus area

Thank you for considering membership.
-Nichole, Alex and Sarah

TAC Update

This month, April, the TAC Committee met in person. The following items were discussed:


E-Learning day ideas were briefly shared with the group. Blizzard Bag Ideas Go Here--EC-5th, exploratory & SEL included. Continue to add ideas until May 30th.

Use of iReady was discussed. 4th and 5th grade are currently required to utilize iReady. Should 3rd grade be required to use iReady for diagnostic purposes? Let a TAC member know your thoughts. Reminder: AIMSweb will no longer be used, so we will not have this data point.

Use of Student Planners were discussed. Possible change to Learning Planners for 4th & 5th to support executive functioning, focus on I can statements, planning ahead for your day/week, tying in home & parent connection by including after school activities

Goal ideas for next year were generated for the Educator Advisory Committee.