Curriculum & Technology News

Don't miss out on the opportunity! Mark your calendar and join one of our 30-minute informational workshops via Zoom in January and get a start on your recertification.

Dates & time:

Jan 11th @ 7:15am

Jan 17th @ 7:15am

Jan 23rd @ 3:15pm

Jan 25th @ 3:15pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/5375053214

Meeting ID: 537 505 3214

Inquiry-based learning is an educational approach that involves students actively exploring and investigating topics, posing questions, and developing their understanding through hands-on experiences. Wonders Inquiry Space has pre-built inquiry projects that are aligned to units of instruction. If you have not tried them, check it out here!

We have received a number of tickets requesting a workaround to stream content from your computers to your projectors. Recent updates in the Apple OS as well as in the Chrome browser have made this a challenge, but there is a potential solution! Check out the videos below to see if they work for you! Happy streaming 🙂

To Stream Videos Using Chrome Browser

To Access the free streaming service, SWANK

Brush up on Google Classroom classic features and newly upgraded features by taking this self-paced Google Classroom course. You can use Classroom in your school to streamline assignments, boost collaboration, and foster communication. Classroom is available on the web or by mobile app. Check out the course here!

Infinite Campus New Look! Don’t wait until the current version disappears. Start getting acquainted with the new look now by toggling it on when it is convenient for you. In the Teaching Center of campus (default’s here) toggle on “Enable Classroom Navigation” in the upper right-hand corner. For more information on how to use the new platform, check it out here.

Check out Christina Tondevold’s podcast, Build Math Minds for elementary Math teachers! With over 160 podcasts, Tondevold is a twenty year elementary school math teacher who shares her knowledge in weekly 5-15 minutes math one shots. Checkout her recent Number Sense Kick Start 10-day series.

Get your mitts on a book. ☕️

Books are in season. Here is the finalized list of Meade’s 2023-24 Book study. You can participate for CECHs or for a credit. If you would like the credit, be sure to register in the google form, so you can be notified when the credit opens.

Looking for a way to progress monitor students or a place to house tried and true assessments? Check out Edulastic’s free formative assessments. Edulastic is a platform for personalized formative assessment for K-12 students, teachers and school districts. In its short time, thousands of educators have used Edulastic to get deeper insights into their students’ understanding. From the homepage, check out “Teachers” → all the options are awesome! To go deeper and use Edulastic for real time monitoring, create your free account!

Need more inspiration to keep students engaged? This 4 minute clip provides two strategies, student input, and teacher recommendations for successful use.

Looking forward to Health and Wellness Day and Instructional Strategies workshops? So are we! We are looking for presenters for January 15th and March 1st.

January 15th is our Health and Wellness day! A huge success last year, the Health and Wellness day is a day to focus on you, team building, and sustainable, healthy practices.

March 1st is our Just Right PD day. We recognize that one-size-fits-all does not really fit all. If you have, learned about new applications, streamlined a classroom process, experimented with discussion strategies, or maneuvered your way to effective use of AI, you could present that information to your peers! Anything goes here. If it was helpful to you, then it will likely help others. Additionally, teachers are sharing that they need help in the following areas:

• The Ins and outs of Google Forms
• Navigating the New Infinite Campus platform
• Using Google Classroom
• Building Literacy Centers
• Managing student behaviors

If you would like to present or lead a session or know someone who does for either day, please email Beth Johnson or Tina Brengle in the Curriculum Office.

• Beth Johnson, Director
• Email: meade.help@k12.sd.us
• Location: 1610 Fulton Street, Sturgis, SD, USA
• Phone: (605) 347-4454