The following Mathematics Sequences have been drafted assist schools who offer accelerated math courses in grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. We hope they are helpful to your planning. This is a pilot project, so if you do use these sequences, please send feedback and recommendations to Melissa Linton, mlinton@kpbsd.org.
Grade 4/5 compacting Priority and Mymath Pacing Guide
Gr7/8 Course 2 and Course 3 Priority and Holt McDougal Pacing Guide
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New Health Curriculum and Materials
HEALTH CURRICULUM WEBPAGE – CLICK HERE
The Great Body Shop program will be the core curriculum material used for Health Education in grades K-8. Over 40 teachers have been trained in the new materials this summer. Teachers who have not attended a summer training will receive an email in August to access the online materials. Student subscriptions will be pre-loaded via PowerSchool once student schedules are active. Teacher and student materials have should have been delivered to your schools.
High School Health Course can be taught using the Pearson Health or the Health Course in Canvas (a course developed by our KPBSD teachers in an electronic format)
Health Modules for grades 10, 11, 12 have been identified. Training for these modules will be offered on September 22. Ideally, each high school will send 1-2 teachers to this training. Lessons from The Fourth R Plus and Common Sense Media have been chosen as the core material.
Digital Citizenship Program – Common Sense Media replaces ISafe for grades K-12
Common Sense Media Resources – CLICK HERE
Good morning!
Below are links to the new K-8 Health Curriculum and the aligned Great Body Shop and Common Sense Media resources. High School Resources will be available in August.
If you have not already done so, there are training opportunities being offered on August 3 and 4 for The Great Body Shop (K-8) and High School Health. Please visit Generation Ready for a complete schedule of trainings.
See below to access a Demo version of The Great Body Shop Program:
Go to www.TheGreatBodyShop.net
– Click on the “Current Customer” tab at the top right corner.
Username: GBSvteacher
Password: 99669
To review the new health curriculum, please click the following links:
High School Health (Health Course and 10-12 Social/Emotional Modules)
Beginning fall 2015, we will discontinue the use of ISafe lessons and will replace CIPA required digital citizenship curriculum with material from Common Sense Media (CSM).
CSM offers a wide variety of resources beyond digital citizenship lesson, so please feel free to check out all they have to offer.
Visit www.commonsensemedia.org to learn more. Click here to help you get started!
KPBSD Grade Level Lesson Sequence, Memo and Forms
Kindergarten Fourth Grade Tenth Grade
First Grade Fifth Grade Eleventh Grade
Second Grade Sixth Grade Twelfth Grade
Third Grade Seventh/Eighth Grades
MEMO: 8th Grade Social Studies Resources
The current 8th grade American History text will be replaced in fall 2015. Middle School American History teachers should keep their current instructional resources until the new materials are received.
If you need support or have questions, please contact Melissa Linton, Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator at ext. 8861 or mlinton@kpbsd.org
Math Priority Standards and Assessment Committee Membership
Meeting Dates:
9/11/2014 – Develop pacing guides and align standards for Algebra 1 Course.
Members of this Committee work throughout the year on revising and updating assessments.
Grade 6 teachers will be revising the common chapter and semester assessments on February 26 at Tustumena Elementary School.
The next meeting will take place on April 9, 2015 at the Kenai Library Conference Room to discuss sequence and pacing for students who accelerate to Algebra 1 in 8th grade.
Below you will find Common Rubrics, Prompts, Directions and Resources for the 3rd Quarter Argument Opinion Common Writing Assessment.
Click below:
ARGUMENT OPINION RUBRICS, PROMPTS, DIRECTIONS AND RESOURCES
The ELA Committee encourages teachers to use the Rubric for instructional purposes as well as for this on-demand assessment. Teachers are also developing student friendly rubrics/checklists to assist in their instruction.
Rubrics may not match the pre-load assignments in PowerSchool. Only input scores for standards that are identified in the common rubric. This misalignment will be corrected in the 2015-2016 school year. Thank you ahead of time for your patience.
As teachers transition to the standards referenced rubrics from the Six Traits, the following resources from Education Northwest may be helpful:
Please send specific feedback to Melissa Linton at mlinton@kpbsd.org or ext. 8861
It has come to our attention that Electronic Student Editions of MyMath materials in Connected will soon expire.
ALL teachers who use these digital resources will need to extend the date of usage in the Student Editions, Manage Content Tab.
This PowerPoint (MyMath ConnectEd Redeption Code date renewal) will walk you through a very simple four step process to change the date so expiration will not occur.
Please share as needed and call/email Melissa Linton if you need assistance.
Thank you,
Melissa
x8861 mlinton@kpbsd.org
The following link is an excel at-a-glance matrix for teachers of grades 3-11. The excel sheet identifies each Assessment Title, AK Standards and number of items for each testlet that is currently available through the Kite System. The excel is also broken down by grade level for your convenience.
This excel will be updated periodically as assessments are added to the test bank.
At a Glance KITE Assessment Matrix and Grade Level Assessments Sheets
Please send feedback to Melissa Linton at mlinton@kpbsd.org or call ext. 8861
The Algebra 1 Semester 1 Common Assessment was created and reviewed by several members of the KPBSD Math Committee. Only Priority Standards are assessed and teacher may add additional items if they choose.
ALGEBRA 1 SEMESTER 1 ASSESSMENT
Please send feedback Melissa Linton – mlinton@kpbsd.org and she will bring all the feedback to the next Math meeting.
Assessments for geometry and Advanced Algebra will be posted when they are created and reviewed by the committee. If you would like to participate, please email Melissa.