Math
in
the
Movies
Here's
a
link
to
a
list
of
short
clips
from
movies
or
tv
shows
that
involve
math.
http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies
This
is
a
collection
of
movie
clips
in
which
mathematics
appear.
There
are
a
wide
range
of
movies
highlighted
so
parents
and
teachers
need
to
take
a
look
to
determine
which
would
be
appropriate
for
the
age
of
student
being
considered.
To
see
the
movies
larger,
watch
the
quicktime
ipod
version,
which
are
files
with
.m4v
extension.
Doing
What
Works
Doing
What
Works
(DWW)
is
an
exciting
new
website
dedicated
to
helping
educators
identify
and
make
use
of
effective
research-based
teaching
practices.
The
Newest
DWW
topic
features
the
National
Mathematics
Advisory
Panel
recommendations
for
preparing
students
for
success
in
Algebra.
Other
topics
include:
Encouraging
Girls
in
Math
and
Science;
the
Psychology
of
Learning:
How
to
Organize
our
Teaching;
Early
Childhood
Education;
Preschool
Language
and
Literacy;
and
English
Language
Learners:
Literacy
in
English
K-5.
More
topics
are
being
developed
The
website
--
http://dww.ed.gov --
builds
a
bridge
from
research
to
action,
to
help
educators
implement
research-based
practices
more
efffectively.
Once
on
the
DWW
site:
1.
Choose
and
click
on
one
of
DWW's
'Priority
Areas'
on
the
left
side
of
the
page.
2.
Choose
and
click
on
one
of
the
Topic(s)
found
below
the
'Priority
Area.'
3.
Next,
choose
from
one
of
the
following:
Essential
Concepts;
Recommended
Practices
(3);
Planning
Templates.
4.
Recommended
Practices
are
presented
in
three
ways:
LEARN
what
works;
SEE
how
it
works;
DO
what
works.
The
DDW
site
is
led
by
the
Office
of
Planning,
Evaluation
and
Policy
Development
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education.
It
relies
primarily
on
the
Institute
of
Education
Sciences
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education
to
evaluate
and
recommend
practices
that
are
supported
by
rigorous
research.
The,
Doing
What
Works
provides
examples
of
possible
ways
educators
might
apply
those
research
findings,
but
these
are
not
necessarily
the
only
ways
to
carry
out
these
teaching
practices.
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Useful Links
Some lesson plan ideas:
No Child Left Behind
A Toolkit for Teachers
This informative publication gives a complete description of the NCLB Act of 2001. You can read the publication online at:
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools
/initiative/index.html
It will help you to more fully understand the requirements of NCLB including issues around funding, AYP and the meaning of "highly qualified."
School District Employees are Disaster Service Workers. Message from Communications.
Did you know that as a school district employee you may be called upon to work during times of disaster? All public employees are disaster service workers during a disaster, state of emergency, state of war emergency or local emergency. They may be instructed by their employer to carry out disaster-related activities within the course and scope of their employment.
The California Emergency Services Act provides a definition of disaster activities resulting from a "State of war emergency," a "State of emergency," and/or a "Local emergency." The disaster service is designed primarily to aid in disaster events. It does not include the day-to-day emergency response activities typically associated with, for example, law enforcement, fire services or emergency medical services.
Reserved Books List
2/19/06 Here's the Final List (until someone adds something else.)
Grade Levels For Class Sets
*Reserved for 6th Grade:
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Where the Red Fern Grows
- A Wrinkle in Time
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Other Stories
- The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen
- The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
- Ella Enchanted
- The Giver -- 6th grade GATE only
*Reserved for 7th grade:
- Hamlet
- Macbeth
- Romeo and Juliet
- The Outsiders
- The Giver -- 7th grade regular ed
- Flowers for Algernon -- 7th grade GATE only
- A Samurai's Tale
- Nothing but the Truth
- So Far From the Bamboo Grove
- Define Normal
- The Ghost of the Tikaido Inn -- and other books in the series
*Reserved for 8th grade:
- Son of the Mob
- The Chocolate War
- California Blue
- House of the Scorpion
- Flowers for Algernon -- 8th grade regular ed
- Glory Field
You can always do a book which is on a lower grade level. For example, if you teach 7th grade and you want to teach Ella Enchanted, just ask the class if anyone studied it in 6th grade. If no one did, then go for it. The problem arises when kids have already studied a novel with the teacher. We don't want them doing the same novel two years in a row.
DO NOT teach any of the books on the grade levels older than your students.
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