1. Long Branch Middle School's
Welcome to
Long Branch Middle School's
Back to School Night!
September 29, 2016

2. Curriculum ~ Fusion
Based on the Common Core Standards (CCS) – don’t just “cover”
Vehicle used to drive standards – Glencoe Literature textbook - short stories, poems, plays, biographies, autobiographies, myths, and informational text.
NEWS ELA – current event articles
Writing Assignments include: Response to Literature, narratives, argument essays, descriptive essay, college letter, and research paper.
Group Assignments: Acting, Debates, TV Commercials

3. Grading System Summative Assessment 70%
Purpose: to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional period ex. tests, writing pieces
Formative Assessment 30%
Purpose: to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback
Homework
Purpose: to practice the skill or strategy from the day’s lesson

4. The Difference Between Them…
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment

5. Independent Reading
15 minutes of uninterrupted, goal-focused reading each day during class.
Could be paperback or on the Chrome book.
5 minutes to react to the goal in their independent reading notebooks, which is checked every two weeks.
Small group instruction occurs during this time.
VIP

6. Teaching Methodology – model, practice with team, independent

7. The PARCC
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
Only one testing session this year
Questions based on the standards
Technology
Challenging
The PARCC is not the end all and be all of this class. My goal is have our students become capable readers, writers, and thinkers. If we are able to attain this goal, then we will be prepared for this assessment.

8. Extra Help Mornings: Every day from 7:35 am until HR begins
Lunch: Every day from 12:15 pm until
Period 7 begins
After School: Every day in between coaching seasons until work is complete.
Need a signed pass for any session

9. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT & AWESOME SCHOOL YEAR!
Graduate of Montclair State University: BA in English with a Concentration in Education
Graduate of Monmouth University: MS in Administration & Supervision
14th year at LBMS
8 as an ELA teacher and 6 as an ELA facilitator
Head Teacher – ELA, NJHS Steering Committee Member, Head Coach LBMS Wrestling, Assitant Coach LBMS Soccer & Baseball
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THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT & AWESOME SCHOOL YEAR!