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Hot off the Press

'Hot off the Press' provides educators with the most recently released resources.

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“Hot Off the Press - AER - Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting

October 24, 2010
- 2010 Assessment for Learning Video Series: Learning Goals and Success Criteria and Self-Assessment are now available for viewing. Viewing Guides for Questioning, Feedback, and Self-Assessment have also been posted.
October 21, 2010
- Reporting Student Learning, Guidelines for Effective Teacher-Parent-Student Communication.
October 19, 2010

Report Card Q and A, Frequently Asked Questions
September 29, 2010
- Board Stories - New stories and video from Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Clarington CDSB.
September 13, 2010
- Assessment for Learning Video Series: Questioning - 6 video segments now available for viewing
September 13, 2010
- Board Stories - What are schools and boards doing to implement Assessment for Learning and as Learning?

Watch For:

Fall 2010 - Begin implementation

“Hot Off the Press - Differentiated Instruction”

• July 2010 - Grades 7 and 8 Differentiated Instruction (DI) Project Site Products

The resource material includes lesson plans, instructional activities, samples of DI Structures, assessment strategies and student work from the DI project sites in Ontario.

• June 2010 - Secondary Differentiated Instruction (DI) Project Site Products

The resource material includes lesson plans, instructional activities, samples of DI Structures, assessment strategies and student work from the DI project sites in Ontario.. Many of the secondary products are linked to the classroom examples on the 2010 Secondary Differentiated Instruction DVD.

• May 2010 - 2008 DI Package Enhancement Facilitator's Guides 8.5 x 11 format

• May 2010 - New Differentiated Instruction Teaching/Learning Examples (Spring 2010)

• May 2010 - DI Facilitator Guide & Secondary DVD 2010

• May 2010 - New resources available for 2010 Educator’s Package

“Hot Off the Press - ELL”

October 29, 2009 – A new Look!

“Hot Off the Press - Literacy”

November 16, 2010
- Registrations for November/December 2010 regional sessions for Adolescent Literacy Leaders and Coaches are nearing completion. Confirmations with details about the sessions will be forwarded to board team contacts.
  For details, see the memo at http://cal2.edu.gov.on.ca/november10.html
  
  Watch for the posting of information about future professional learning sessions for adolescent literacy coaches as well as the materials and resources from the regional sessions!
July 20, 2010
- BOYS' VOICES - Get the Net strategy recommendation from Me Read? And How!
  A video that shows how grade 7 and 8 boys respond with enthusiasm to various technologies. The teacher uses technology to engage students in reading, writing, and oral communication in a collaborative learning environment.
June 15,2010
- Now posted -- Supports for Boys’ Literacy CD ROM! This resource gathers a range of literacy supports, including those specifically for boys, from a range of sources, voices, and perspectives. Each link supports, reinforces, complements, or enriches the others.

“Hot Off the Press - Math

January 7, 2011

Get ready for EQAO 2010-11 Mathematics Assessment.
Available now: An Adobe Presenter overview of the format, process and preparation for this year's assessment.

December 22, 2010
- Leadership Series in K-12 Mathematics System Planning
  K-12 mathematics instructional leaders and administrators are invited to participate in a three-session professional learning series focussing on resources to support system leaders in developing their five Leadership Core Capacities as they connect to mathematics within the School Effectiveness Framework as well as other supports developed through the MathGAINS initiative. Click here for registration forms. Deadline for registration is January 25, 2011.

December 1, 2010
- For French Immersion teachers: The Mathematical Processes posters in French. Download and print these for your classrooms.