USD 417 Teacher and Student Resources and Materials
2016-17
Grades K-5 Resources and Assessments
English Language Arts (ELA)
“Journeys Common Core 2013” The online resources are in Think Central: (http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com) See grade level Pacing Guides. Online webinars available for PD. Webinar Password: 2016HMHBTS. Two benchmark assessments given and results collected – Benchmark 3 in December and Benchmark 5 in April/May.
Math
Eureka Math (www.greatminds.org ) Print materials for each student and packets of materials for teachers. See grade level Pacing Guides. Online Suite subscription for new teachers and principal plus other key teachers that includes PD videos. Staff share online logins. Parent Tip sheets available for each student for each classroom. Homework Helpers – one set per teacher; copy as needed.
Science
Year one of transition to new Next Generation Science Standards. Focus for 2016-17 is “Science & Engineering Practices” and “Crosscutting Practices.” SAC members will share resources with peers. Use FOSS for grades K-4, three kits per grade level (www.fossweb.com) Each grade level’s kits are listed at www.usd417.net . 5th grade see below.
Social Studies
Follow the theme for your grade level, link to themes on www.usd417.net, Grades K-4 new HMH Social Studies 2012 hard back resources. Grade 5 Pearson “Building My Country.” Books are resources – pacing guides do not have to reflect finishing the entire book. Each K-4 grade level has a document that shows alignment to Journeys lessons. KS Studies Weekly magazine at Grade 4.
Handwriting
“Handwriting Without Tears” (www.hwtears.com). Remember that 5th and 6th graders must use cursive handwriting the entire year.
Guidance/Social
Use Olweus lessons during Class Meetings. During this school year we will be examining Connect with Kids videos and Career Cruising to see how all three of these programs align with the Social, Emotional, and Character Development (SECD) Standards.
Grades 6-12 Resources and Assessments
ELA
“HMH Collections” (my.hrw.com). One set of end-of-course benchmark (local) assessments collected each year. Reteaching and then modifying grades on benchmark assessments is encouraged to help students learn, however the set of results that is submitted will be unmodified.
Math
6–8: “Connected Math Project (CMP) 3”
9-12: “HMH AGA” (my.hrw.com) Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2
“Statistics Through Applications” (online support)
“Precalculus with Limits” (online support) Used for both Precalculus and for Trig
PE-Health
Curriculum on our website for PE plus Project Teen for human sexuality
Other resources:
PE: KFIT project for assessing students
6-8: “Teen Health” modules and “Choices” magazine subscription
9th Grade: “Glencoe Health” and “Choices” magazine subscription
Science
2016-17 is year one of transition to new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Follow SAC Implementation Plan. Pearson “Interactive Science” Modules for grades 5-8. Online support at www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. Modules:
5th: Water & Atmosphere, Space & Astronomy, Earth Structure
6th: Diversity of Life, Cells & Heredity, Ecology & Environment, only Chap. 1 & 2
7th: Ecology & Environment finish, Forces & Energy, Sound & Light
8th: Introduction to Chemistry, Earth Science Unit (from hardback Physical Sci. text)
High School: Locally-created units
Social Studies
Link to themes on www.usd417.net
6th: Ancient & Medieval Civilizations, “World History Early Ages” (Pearson) 2012
7th: World Geography and KS History, “My World Geography” (Pearson) 2011 and “Kansas Journey” (Gibbs-Smith). Kansas State Historical Society’s website: “Read Kansas” materials.
8th: United States 1800-1900, “America History of Our Nation Beginnings through 1877” (Pearson) 2011
High School:
“World Geography Building a Global Perspective” (Pearson)
“World History The Modern Era” (Pearson)
“United States History Modern America” (Pearson)
“Magruder’s American Government” (Pearson)
“Economics” (Pearson)
online support – www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
Vocal and Band
Curriculum on our website
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
See Pathways for “Business Entrepreneurship & Management,” “Business Finance,” “Agriculture Science,” “Power, Structural, & Technical Systems,” and “Family and Consumer Sciences.”
New Computer Applications/Keyboarding curriculum will be completed for grades 6-8 by May 2017.
Guidance/Social
During this school year we will be examining Connect with Kids videos and Career Cruising to see how these programs align with the Social, Emotional, and Character Development (SECD) Standards.