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Irrelevant Drivel Newsletter!

November 2014

Quarterly Newsletter

October updates!

The goal of Teacher Direct is


to provide away to share new
instructional resources
created by VDOE staff as well
as make teachers aware of
professional development and
grant opportunities, and other
information of special interest
to teachers and their students.

Sign up for emails now! (click


Teacher Direct link above)

Have you taken any great weather-related


pictures? Post them on ID!
The LCPS Math Office hopes that you all
have had a successful first quarter
of the 2014-15 school year!

Secondary Math resources


in VISION!
Have you joined our Secondary Math
course in VISION yet?
Access many resources including
classroom routines, websites, VDOE
resources, etc. The site is a work in
progress and new resources will continue
to be added throughout the year.

Your SALT or Chair will be sharing important


information from our SALT/Chair meetings
throughout the year.

Search: MATH-Secondary Resources


Enrollment Key: MATH

LCPS Curriculum Guides are available in CMS (within our county webpage). Click the title button above to
access the guides or from the LCPS website click the Staff tab then the link for Curriculum Resources on
the left. Login with the same username and password as when youre updating your webpage.
This year, Curriculum Guides (Math 6, Acc 6/7, Math 7, Math 8, Alg I, Geo, Alg II, and Alg II/Trig) include:

Scope and Sequence

Overview

Unit Summaries

VDOE Curriculum Framework


NCSM Great Tasks SOL Alignment

WIDA/ELL Model Performance Indicators

Many items link within the pdf (e.g., each SOL links to the appropriate Curriculum Framework page)
and other items link to outside resources such as webpages. We recommend that you save the pdf to your
own documents. When using Adobe pdf Reader, you can use the combination of the keys ALT and the
Back button to return to the previous page.

Hour of Code 2014 - Let's Reach 100 million Students!


Computer science is foundational for all students today. Last December,
15 million students tried computer science in one week, thanks to educators like you!
Since then, over 40 million students have tried the Hour of Code.
Please help this grassroots, teacher-driven campaign reach 100 million students by the end
of the year. Sign up to participate, recruit a fellow teacher, or get your whole school to join
the fun in Hour of Code 2014 during December 8-14, Computer Science Education Week!

Computer Adaptive Testing--Math 6 this Spring!


Please read the Superintendents Memos listed below
for additional information regarding the
implementation of Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)
for the Grade 6 Mathematics SOL test.
MEMO 255-14
Computer Adaptive Testing Resources
MEMO 284-14
Additional Computer Adaptive Testing Resources
The following resources have been posted online for the
Grade 6 Mathematics CAT on the computer adaptive test
web page:
Videos providing additional information about CAT
Revised Grade 6 Mathematics Testing Blueprint
Frequently asked questions about CAT
CAT Training Test

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