Excellence in Education: Parallel Teaching
It’s been great to see several English collab classes (Ms. Mitchell, Ms. Hutchins, Ms. Morgan-Thomas, Ms. Stacks, Dr. Stallings, Ms. Timms, Ms. Morales), make use of parallel teaching. In parallel teaching the teachers break the class into 2 or more groups. It can be used in many ways:
- Teach the same content in the same way.
- Teach the same content in a different way.
- Teach different content.
This strategy can also be used as part of stations as well. For example, using teach the same content in a different way, one teacher may teach students factoring polynomials by factoring out the greatest while the second teacher may teach factoring by using the calculator. Students can then change groups to be exposed to both methods.
Key reminders:
- Teachers should collaborate and know exactly what the students are expected to learn.
- Make use of flexible grouping and heterogeneously group students. In other words, don’t always send the same group of students with the same teacher.
- All students need to learn the same content.
Need to Knows
Homecoming is Oct. 1st and we would love for you to help chaperone the dance. We will have 2 shifts, the first is from 7:45-9:45 and the second is from 9:15-11:15. Please contact Ms. Meade.
As you all know, 9/26 is a school-based professional development day. This day will be dedicated to two choice sessions in the morning and PLC/Department time in the afternoon. Please click on the link below for the schedule, session choices, and sign up. You will need to sign up for your morning sessions by 9/21.
Friday Activity Calendar (Mentorship/Portfolio/Club Day) Club Day this week!
Portfolio Assistance If you have a student who needs assistance setting up his/her portfolio, click here
Technology / Website Permission Request Form http://go.shr.lc/1HovEA6 Please use this form to request use of a website that requires student log-in if the site is not already on the approved list.
Morning Announcement Stream: http://streaming.k12albemarle.org/ACPS/links.htm Please be sure to have announcements cued and ready to go at 8:55 every morning.
Announcement Request: http://tinyurl.com/requestannouncement
Calendar Items
A-B-A-B-A Week (this Friday was changed to an A-day several weeks ago to better balance the first term)
Homecoming is Oct. 1st and we would love for you to help chaperone the dance. We will have 2 shifts, the first is from 7:45-9:45 and the second is from 9:15-11:15. Please contact Ms. Meade.
Friday Activity Calendar (Mentorship/Portfolio/Club Day) Club Day this week!
September 21, 1st Period: Lockdown Drill
September 22: Senior Pictures, Faculty meetings
Birthdays
Sept. 20: Madeline Michel and Deleanna Eddy
Sept. 24: Janet Whitmore
Worth Your Time
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