February 22, 2019 RCSD Leadership Blog

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Report Card Information
Reminder that report card prep is Monday, February 25th during PLC time.  Grades are due in PowerSchool by 11:59PM PST on March 6th and report cards go home on March 8th.  We will be sending out more information regarding grades next week.
Based on limited call volume and support requests, we will no longer be offering weekend support the weekend prior.
Students celebrating their published writing pieces at Kaseberg elementary.
Digital Literacy Tips
Formative Assessment Tools Matrix
Google Slides Ideas- Comic Book, Fictional Social Media, Stop Motion, Choose Your Own Adventure
Valentine's Day HyperDoc- We know this is too late for this year, but here is a Valentine Hyperdoc
Six Uses for Google Classroom Ask a Question- Alice Keeler
Learning about wind resistance at Fiddyment Farm.
The Annual Multicultural Education Conference, March 30th
The 25th anniversary of the Annual Multicultural Education Conference takes place at Sac State and will celebrate the past, present, and future of the multicultural education movement. Dr. Christine Sleeter, Dr. Antonia Darder, and Dr. Carla García-Fernández will provide the keynote presentation.  Below is the link with more information about the conference and registration.
Students excited for their own copy of a Fish is Fish book at Sargeant
PD Opportunities
Essential Comprehension Strategies from PARC- February 26, 2019
The fourth of the 5-part series on Balanced Literacy is coming up on February 26th.  Join PARC for an evening with Lori Oczkus as she delivers a fast-paced and energizing presentation on the Essential Comprehension Strategies.
Lori is a literacy coach/demonstration teacher, presenter, and has trained teachers nationwide! She is the author of several books including Reciprocal Teaching At Work, and Literacy Survival Tips.  See the flyer below for more information.
Lori Oczkus Flyer

Area 3 Writing Project Super Saturday, February 23
There are three different writing sessions offered.  Cost is only $15.  Please click the link below for more information.
Area 3 Super Saturday, February 23rd
Learning about heat at Stoneridge

Interesting Articles We Read
The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know- New York Times Their short answer was that if you want to be an empowered citizen in our democracy — able to not only navigate society and its institutions but also to improve and shape them, and not just be shaped by them — you need to know how the code of the U.S. Constitution works. And if you want to be an empowered and adaptive worker or artist or writer or scientist or teacher — and be able to shape the world around you, and not just be shaped by it — you need to know how computers work and how to shape them.
10 Powerful Community Building Ideas- Edutopia


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