Instructional Minute

As the school year comes to an end, we wanted to take some time to review a number of the "best" topics that we have covered in these Instructional Minutes. A comprehensive list of this school year's Minutes can be found here on our district website!

Formative Assessments are instrumental in maximizing student achievement. Results are used to monitor student learning and adjust instruction. By consistently monitoring and checking up on students’ academic progress and using a formative assessment process, teachers can correct and minimize the obstacles in students’ paths. Formative assessments are any measures or indicators a teacher uses during a lesson to monitor what students know and do not know. They can be completed in a variety of ways but are often quick and ungraded. An exit ticket is just one example of an effective formative assessment. Formative assessments can be used by both teachers and students as a means to improve learning.

Learning is a process of continuously modifying knowledge and skills. Sometimes new inputs call for additions and extensions to existing knowledge structures; at other times they call for radical reconstruction. In all cases, feedback is essential to guide, test, challenge, or redirect the learner's thinking. (Sawyer, 2006) Formative Assessment is this feedback.

Sawyer, R.K. (2006). The Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences. Cambridge University Press.

Taken from the March 5th Instructional Minute.

Please take a moment to fill out our end of year survey on this school year's Instructional Minutes. We would greatly appreciate your feedback and response to our questions as we seek to plan out the 2024-2025 Instructional Minutes. Please note that this survey is anonymous.

Please see the flyer below about the summer professional development opportunity with Amplify CKLA & ELA. Principals will be communicating the expectations for attendance as part of the professional responsibilities. Additional hours will be paid for attendance and SCECHs available.

Below you can find the new, updated required instructional minutes by grade level and content area. Each grade level also includes a sample schedule.

The documents attached outline K-8 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

The document attached outlines 9-12 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

This on-demand professional learning resource provides micro-learning videos about every IXL feature and best practices for implementing IXL. Teachers must be signed into their IXL accounts to access these videos. https://www.ixl.com/resources/elearning-library

A resource to use as you see fit.