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Annaliese Fedorchak

Third Grade Reading Guarantee Teacher Resources | Ohio Department of Education - 2 views

  • a quiz feature that lets them assign quizzes and track progress
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      Perfect for progress monitoring and wonderful resource to validate mastery/comprehension 
  • The Early World of Learning   http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/worldbook-earlylearning.asp)
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      Check this out!
  • BookFLIX
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  • Teachers can assign quizzes to specific students and even design their own quizzes to complement classroom discussion.
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      Socrative is a neat iPad application that also does this, along with Arcademics.
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    The documentation below provides additional resources for Teachers for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. External Resources INFOhio Resources BookFLIX (http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/BookFlix.asp ) pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction e-books. This engaging combination of read-aloud stories and read-along nonfiction builds phonemic awareness; develops phonics decoding skills; and strengthens vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, all while introducing children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
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    I use BookFlix in my classroom! The students love it! It was especially helpful when I was losing my voice and struggled with being able to read aloud.:)
Mrs. Graham

ODE- My opinion - 0 views

  • If the student remains in the third grade, the school must provide a high-performing reading teacher and 90 minutes of reading instruction each school day.
  • Resources to provide parents with the tools and information to help their children learn to read and develop other skills to succeed.
  • Except for students with special circumstances, students must meet a minimum score on the state reading test to move on to the fourth grade.
    • Alexandria McNicholas
       
      Not sure I agree with placing so much on a State standard test. 
    • katiemarie08
       
      I like how they break it down for the parents to understand all of the information. It also gives multiple additional resources.
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  • About the Third Grade Guarantee Ohio's Third Grade Guarantee ensures that every struggling reader gets the support he or she needs to be able to learn and achieve.
    • Kristen Niedermeyer
       
      Helpful links give parents an idea of what they can do that really works in the way of helping their children get to where they need to be.
  • read-along nonfiction builds phonemic awareness; develops phonics decoding skills; and strengthens vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, all while introducing children to a world of knowledge and exploration. Many of the nonfiction titles cover STEM and social studies standards. Lexile scores are included. 
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    Has a simple break down of what the guarantee is for parents and useful resource links
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    Third Grade Reading Guarantee Family Resources
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    I agree with Alexandria. There are a lot of people who are NOT test takers. If a child has a bad day, fails the test, even if they know that material, then they are at risk to being retained? Doesn't seem fair.
Rebecca Rhoads

3rd grade guarantee for teacher and parent resources. - 0 views

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    This is the source that The Ohio Department of Education would like parents and teachers to use. They have two really great resources. It includes phonics, and a variety of fiction stories, and using highlighting to focus on reading left to right. On the other hand, does every student learn the same way? What other resources can families and teachers use?
Jeremy Brueck

Annaliese Fedorchak: Innovating Pedagogy Report 2013-Crowd Learning - 0 views

  • It allows students to create a source of interaction through quizzing and questioning. As a teacher, you can use this to assess what students are understanding and what is most confusing.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Nice classroom example
  • PebblePad is yet another great resource for educators and students alike. This source promotes the accessibility of resources to curve and strengthen our understanding based on specific topics of interest.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Was not aware of this resource. Thanks for sharing!
  • I think students can use this in my classroom to show their understanding of topics, as well as share responses and ways to apply concepts to other modes of learning.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      I like that you explained how you would try to use it in the classroom.
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  • am looking forward to exploring this concept further and incorporating it into my daily lessons with early elementary students.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      I'd love a follow-up post about how it goes in your classroom!
Auburn Seneczko

Student Learning Objectives Resource Library | Center on Great Teachers and Leaders - 0 views

    • Auburn Seneczko
       
      The various links below are great resources! You can find everything about SLO's you are looking for.  I especially like the examples.  These would be useful when actually writing the SLOs.  
  • SLOs are now required, recommended, or identified as an example of student in growth in nearly half of U.S. states" (Lachlan-Haché, Cushing, & Bivona, 2012, p. 1).
khjones85

Local Measures | Ohio Department of Education - 1 views

  • A student learning objective is a measurable, long-term academic growth target that a teacher sets at the beginning of the year for all students or for subgroups of students. Student learning objectives demonstrate a teacher’s impact on student learning. 
  • Writing SLOs Using Sample Data -- Module 5A
    • khjones85
       
      Links below show Youtube tutorials on how to use sample data when writing SLOs.  The first link provides background information and rationale.  The tutorial begins with the second link.
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  • Guidance on Selecting Assessments
    • khjones85
       
      Guidance on choosing appropriately aligned assessments for your SLOs.  Also includes examples, frequently asked questions, and types of assessments to consider.
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    Includes many resources on analyzing student data, creating SLOs, and places to go for additional help.
Kristen Niedermeyer

Why a Third Grade Reading Guarantee on Its Own Won't Help Ohio Children | StateImpact Ohio - 0 views

  • But the researcher who wrote a report the Kasich administration cites in support of the proposal says that without other changes and perhaps more money for schools, the third-grade reading guarantee is unlikely to leave children better off.
    • Alexandria McNicholas
       
      I agree that several changes need to be made for this to work successfully across the state. I do not know if just more money will help.
    • khjones85
       
      I thought it was important to note that the states with similar laws have had more success if they've have closely monitored class size and personalized help for struggling students. If more money means that we can have smaller class sizes or more resources with which to teach students in the classroom, that's obviously a huge help. However, I agree with you that money alone isn't going to make the difference.
    • Alexandria McNicholas
       
      khjones85 you make a very good point which I did not think about.
    • Kelsey Johnson
       
      How do they make sure the money would go to the schools that really need it and in the correct way? My school for example has been in continuous improvement for at least 5 years. Instead of helping us though by giving us more support in the classroom, the state spends money on just sending people to tell us how to do more testing. To me this is not preparing us for the third-grade guarantee.
    • Heather Armstrong
       
      Kelsey, that is an extremely good point. In many districts, teachers need more support regarding what to do after testing. Too much assessing takes away from instruction and interventions needed for student growth.
  • “It’s not going to be effective in the long run and certainly it’s not effective for children to just think of a one-time boost,” he says.
    • katiemarie08
       
      There needs to be a school and home connection to make sure they are reading and improving themselves.
    • Kelsey Johnson
       
      I agree katiemarie. My school gets very little support from parents at home and without that connection how can we make this guarantee effective?
  • The report looked at a national database of nearly 4,000 students born between 1979 and 1989 and found that students who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of school by age 19 than students who can read proficiently.
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  • About one-third of Ohio fourth graders scores are on grade level in reading, according to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card.
    • Kristen Niedermeyer
       
      Interventions need to begin before third grade. Teachers with a room of 26 students need assistance meeting the needs of below leveled readers.  Teachers who follow the RtI process try interventions for weeks without getting to intense interventions for some students.
  • he commission says that while retention policies may generate “a sense of urgency for improving early reading proficiency, similar improvements in student achievement might well be achieved through identification and intervention — without the need for retention.”
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    Our class sizes continue to grow and I feel this is detrimental to the learning of students, especially those who are struggling. I agree that we need smaller classes and more support both from parents and for more intervention time. I also feel that parents should not be allowed to override the schools suggestion to retain a student in kindergarten.
Kristen Niedermeyer

http://nieer.org/sites/nieer/files/Shultz%20OH%203rd%20Grade%20Reading.pdf - 0 views

    • Kristen Niedermeyer
       
      I really want to highlight this section!  I love the 4 family routines to commit to.  As a parent, this is a great reminder to practice what you preach.
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      Wonderful resource! Thank you. As a parent and a teacher I plan to utilize this resource. Especially to support a home-school connection to promote the success of the student's reading abilities.
Heather Armstrong

Third Grade Reading Guarantee | Ohio Department of Education Video - 0 views

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    The ODE 3 min video on the 3rd grade guarantee is a helpful resource for educators. This video can easily explain what the 3rd grade guarantee is to parents, help to explain what it might mean for their child, and provide information on why it is in effect.
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    This is a great video and would be nice to include on a classroom website for parents to view.
Jeremy Brueck

Crowd Learning | klj45 - 0 views

  • a type of learning that occurs through technology
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      How does it occur through technology? What types of things happen with technology that enable learning to occur?
  • First, I could use it in a small crowd form just using my students.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Seems like preschool and kindergarten "centers" are really where crowd learning originated!
  • I could ask each student to draw a picture to share
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      How about incorporating technology here? Maybe the create their apple pic using an iPad app like DoodleBuddy or on the computer using something like KidsPix. You could then post those digital pictures on your class blog to share with students and even with parents!
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  • Finally, I found a small resource on TED
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      TED talks are great. Very engaging. I really like this one about collaboration by Howard Rheingold. http://www.ted.com/talks/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration.html
Jeremy Brueck

Seamless Learning - 0 views

  • Seamless Learning is a newly developed approach that "connects learning across settings, technologies, and activities" (Innovating Pedagogy Report 2013).
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Thank you for citing your source when using a direct quote!
  • sees the classroom as a place for reflection and discussion
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Do our current iterations of the classroom reflect this view? How can/do they need to change or adapt?
  • students then further their learning at home and across various settings while connecting and interacting with mobile devices
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  • The article states specific projects that teachers and students have completed while following the Seamless Learning Approach
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Sounds like a great resource for teachers looking to get started with Seemless Learning.
  • the Seamless Learning approach pushes the focus away from a teacher-centered environment to student-centered
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      This seems pretty important. As a teacher, are you ready/prepared to do this? Why or why not?
  • this approach forces students to take ownership in their own learning and encourages students to explore the many uses of mobile technology as an avenue for further learning
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    "Seamless Learning"
Jeremy Brueck

Crowd Learning - 0 views

  • I believe that “crowd learning” is an important part of our educational society today.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Why do you believe this? Explain your thinking here.
    • Rebecca Rhoads
       
      I believe that we learn by solving life's puzzles and we can do that by communicating and learning from our peers. Students would be able to grow at their own pace.
  • This would allow the students to be more independent by learning more information and taking charge of their own life.
  • They would be more intrinsic learners.
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  • As a teacher, I would give students the resources to look up information this could be a web, different sites to look at, or just ways to organize their information.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      This is a good start to thinking about how you might apply crowd learning to your classroom. What other ways could you incorporate it?
    • Rebecca Rhoads
       
      I could also incorporate a real world problem and have the students create different solutions to solve it. This would allow for them to research the problem and think of diff ways to solve it. Then they could apply it to a challenge they might be facing to get more info before making a decision.
  • Gregory Freund created an interactive program called Versal-interactive-online-courses.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Interesting. I have never heard of this. I will have to check it out.
  • While it incorporates a different learning style which is more student centered, there is still a role for the instructor as a guide. Teachers can still help facilitate and guide learners to better outcomes.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      This is a key point here and a big shift for teachers to make. Now a guide on the side rather than a sage on the stage.
Jeremy Brueck

Gaming in Education | Auburn's Blog - 0 views

  • gaming plays a major role in many of our students’ lives
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      So true, especially at the MS age.
  • we need to develop ways of integrating gaming and learning
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      I agree. How can we make gaming in the classroom more legitimate? Do you think parents think that you are wasting valuable instruction time?
  • Most educators will agree with that there is a similarity between the skills you need to succeed in schools and needed for games.  These include problem solving skills, attention to detail, creativity, and persistence
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Very nice comment and a great way to back up your previous statement!
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  • “game environments enable players to construct understanding actively, and at individual paces, and that well-designed games enable players to advance on different paths at different rates in response to each player’s interests and abilities, while also fostering collaboration and learning”
  • parents and teachers have many concerns including aligning games with content standards, an unfamiliarity with the games, designing assessment tools, lack of research-based methods, and the cost of equipment and other resources
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      Nice overview of the counter point.
  • What message are we sending our students in regards to technology if our classrooms do not mirror the rest of the world.
    • Jeremy Brueck
       
      You raise an excellent question here, and it is a question, so it needs a ? at the end.
Karen Koontz

Guidance on Reading Endorsement Program - 0 views

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    The Third Grade Guarantee means many things to teachers! One rather important topic is the Reading Endorsement! ODE offers a guidance document to help teachers understand what the sate of OH requires from a program offering the Reading Endorsement. It also explains candidate requirements.
Karen Koontz

Teacher Qualifications - 0 views

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    As the qualifications for teachers is constantly changing in regards to the Third Grade Gaurantee and we don't always have time to check out ODE, I thought I would share the latest. There are qualifications marked "new" that some teachers may not have seen.
khjones85

Building a technology infrastructure for student learning objectives SmartBlogs - 1 views

  • While many states and districts devote a great deal of time and resources to developing SLOs, few think about creating a technology infrastructure or managing the tasks that must be accomplished to implement thousands of SLOs with fidelity.
  • districts must manage, analyze and report on hundreds or thousands of unique assessments.
    • khjones85
       
      I wonder how this will be achieved.  This seems very complicated.
    • Alexandria McNicholas
       
      I agree with you that this goal seems like such a stretch for a district to accomplish. It would be nice to see what the plan is for achieving this goal.
  • To ensure pre- and post-assessments are compatible and aligned for growth, an SLO technology platform should allow educators to easily view assessments and their attributes side by side, match items based on content and rigor, and apply or customize growth algorithms.
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  • Implementing an SLO initiative across a school system is a complex endeavor. Properly managed, SLOs can energize a focus on learning, raise student achievement, and promote growth in professional practice
    • khjones85
       
      On 10/21 I have an inservice day in my district where we will be talking about SLOs.  This has made me think of some good questions to ask about how exactly data will be collected, measured, and reported to administrators compared to the methods that we already use for these purposes.
    • Alexandria McNicholas
       
      What answers did you get?
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    Background on what technology a district must have available to support effective use of SLOs.
Shiloh Lynne

Fordham: This Ed Reform Thing Could Blow Up in Our Face | StateImpact Ohio - 1 views

  • Most superintendents — about 80 percent — said the law imposed unnecessary requirements on schools already doing the best they could.
    • Shiloh Lynne
       
      Schools are already strapped for money.  Where will the money come from to provide the intensive reading intervention necessary?  What happens to schools who are unable to meet the requirements?
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    Ohio's Educational Reform may be too much, too fast.
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    Great resource! I'm interested to see how the new teacher evaluations play out in the upcoming years. Seems like the majority of superintendents are in favor of changing evaluations but find it difficult to actually implement the more stringent evaluations.
Annaliese Fedorchak

Student Promotion and the Third Grade Reading Guarantee | Ohio Department of Education - 0 views

  • If a student scores below 392 on the fall and spring reading OAAs
  • recommended that the student continue to receive intensive reading remediation services
  • If the student can demonstrate reading proficiency on the state assessment at the end of the summer, the student will be promoted to the fourth grade before school starts in the fall.
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      This is a nice idea. However, how motivated would a child be while attending summer school? On the other hand, I think a child would be embarrassed to repeat the third grade...
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  • summer
  • Any student retained by the Third Grade Reading Guarantee is eligible to be promoted during that school year in accordance with the district’s established midyear promotion policy.
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      Wouldn't these kiddos be behind in the rest of their academics? I am not sure what the repercussions would be based on the midyear integration. 
  • Once a student is promoted midyear, they are considered a fourth grade student in all subjects and will take the fourth grade state assessments.
  • For each student retained under division (A) of this section who has demonstrated proficiency in a specific academic ability field, each district shall provide instruction commensurate with student achievement levels in that specific academic ability field. As used in this division, "specific academic ability field" has the same meaning as in section 3324.01 of the Revised Code.
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      Does this mean more jobs will be necessary to 'bridge the gap'? My head is spinning with the complexities of this new requirement.
Annaliese Fedorchak

Third Grade Literacy Policies: Identification, Intervention, Retention - 0 views

    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      I think that within "Lessons learned from Florida" it is evident that teaching practices need to build and support our students so that they are indeed able to use higher level thinking in order to perform. We need to be teaching reading for enjoyment and meaning, not reading for speed or to pass a grade. It is horrible to put that amount of pressure on our young students...
    • Annaliese Fedorchak
       
      I strongly suggest reading this article. There are some profound insights and implications that can benefit our teaching strategies and student success rates.
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