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How
May I Help You?
Do
you have enough time? Do you need to develop
some new units or lessons to go along with the
Curriculum Map? A great way to find
time to develop units and lessons for the
Curriculum Map is to participate in the P.E.T.
(Planning for the Engagement of Technology)
Project. I can assist you in applying to
participate in the program. I'll also help
you with standards based lessons and units during
the PET Project. But here is the catch:
Spaces in the PET Project
are limited! So get a group together (3-4
people), and apply ASAP!
P.E.T.
Projects
(Planning
for the Engagement of Technology)
From
the Laptop of Kim Overstreet,
District Technology Resource Teacher
Don't know what the PET
Project is?
Here's a description from the website. http://itech.fcps.net/PET/default.htm
Do
you need extra planning time? Do you need to
know more about using technology in your
classroom? Do you need someone to show you how?
Do you feel like you’re being
"hounded" by an urgent need to join
the technology generation? If you answered
"yes" to any of the above, then the
PET Project is for you!
The
PET Project has been established to assist
classroom teachers in developing standards-based
instructional units that integrate technology.
Teachers in Fayette County Public Schools come
as a team to work with curriculum and technology
resource teachers to develop these units. These
same resource teachers will assist the teachers
with the implementation of the unit.
Data
from the last two years show the project to be
highly successful for schools that participated!
For example, we found that schools that show the
most improvement on CATS were more than twice as
likely to participate in PET last year. We will
continue to make a strong emphasis on literacy
during the project.
The
application for this year's PET Project is now
online http://teach.fcps.net/pet/application.htm.
The dates are
listed below.
September 2
& 4 Elementary
teams
September 10-11
Secondary
teams
September 30-October
1 Elementary
teams
The
deadline to apply is August
26
Applications
may be sent by courier or faxed and must
include principal's signature.
If you have
any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Kim
Overstreet
District
Technology Resource Teacher
Fayette
County Public Schools
email:
koverstr@fayette.k12.ky.us
http://teach.fcps.net/trt10
fax:
859.381.4763
“To teach
is to learn twice.”-- Joseph Joubert
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Did
You Know?
Did
you know that we have added more Technology
Resource Teachers to our department? Each of
us will serve fewer schools, so now your District
TRT will be able to come to your school more
often!
Web
Sites of the Week
JAN
BRETT'S DOLCH WORD LISTS
http://www.janbrett.com/games/
jan_brett_dolch_word_list_main.htm
(This is one link)
PRIMARY:
Beautifully illustrated lists of Dolch words.
These are the 220 most frequently used words in
the English language which must be learned as
"sight" words. Many of these words
cannot be sounded out.
75
IDEAS TO BUILD PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT
http://www.parent-institute.com/
educator/resources/75ideas/75-ideas.php
(This is one link)
TEACHERS
& STAFF: Great ideas (many of them even
simple) to build parent involvement and support
from the PARENT INSTITUTE.
VISUAL
THESAURUS
http://www.visualthesaurus.com
/online/index.html
(This
is one link)
GRADES
3 AND ABOVE: You will want to use a newer computer
with this site. It takes a few minutes to
load, but is well worth the wait. The online
version is free, but a little on the slow side.
A faster, desktop version can be purchased.
Wow! It is a great way for kids to learn
about a valuable tool like a thesaurus!
Click here to email Barbara Barr
My
Schedule
| Thursday,
Aug. 21 |
Harrison |
| Friday,
Aug. 22 |
Staff
Meeting |
| Monday,
Aug. 25 |
Lansdowne |
| Tuesday,
Aug. 26 |
Lansdowne |
| Wednesday,
Aug. 27 |
Arlington |
| Thurday,
Aug. 28 |
Arlington |
| Friday,
Aug. 29 |
Harrison |
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