1. WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE

2. Social Studies and Science Projects Increased research skills using books and internet Sites available through third grade home page Cooperative learning as well as independent assignments Writing skills and content reading comprehension improved Ongoing assessment for both group and individual work Library and Computer Lab facilitate curriculum agenda

3. Animations, photographs and illustrations Adjustable reading levels Narrated videos Used in classroom and at home Podcast enabled – MP3 format Lessons correlated to Berkeley Science Standards Science Power

4. Enhance classroom learning and special projects Focus to incorporate technology into curriculum Students build technology and keyboarding skills Use state-of-the-art hardware and software (Web 2.0 applications) Computer Lab with Mrs. Driscoll

5. Rubric Based Assessment Most projects are rubric – based Students earn points in each category Empowers students to take charge of their progress

6. Reading Instruction Shift from learning to read to reading to learn Exposure to a variety of genres Comprehension and analysis of text Responding to text, Literature Circles Self-selected reading

7. Independent Reading D.E.A.R. time and at-home reading Buccaneer Book list Long term and short term goals Student conferences with teacher Assessment of independent reading

8. Spelling Name a career where an employee is asked to list ten to fifteen words in a column without using spell check or any other resource Spelling is a tool used to communicate in writing.

9. Spelling Friday test - 100% correct 1. always 2. correctly 3. usually 4. transfer 5. writing

10. Writing sample, 2 wks later I allwayes spell my words correktly on my Friday test, but it ushualeydosenttransfir to my daily writeing

11. Spelling Not an isolated subject Students use tools & resources to spell words Transfer into daily writing Student accountability Dictation assessment

12. Language Arts- Writing

13. RUBRICSScore 1-5 *Rubrics cover 3-4 important strands of each trait. *Students score anonymous stories before being scored themselves.

14. Language Arts Grammar (varied lessons, games, practice) Wordly Wise – two week rotation At-home practice can be found online

15. Every Day Math Research-based curriculum How students learn Extensively researched and field tested Basic skills and conceptual thinking Add, subtract, multiply, fractions, decimals, etc. Evaluate/assess problems

16. You can expect to see… A hands-on, problem solving approach Students encouraged to solve problems in multiple ways to fill their arsenal of strategies Instruction that revisits concepts regularly

18. "Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" — Dr. SeussWords of Wisdom

19. Questions?