curriculum connections - Fairbanks North Star Borough School District

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Supporting Alaska State Standards
Volume 7: March 2015
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Photo (above): Jeff King Iditarod start 2014 Moon Journals
Moon journals are a fun and effective way to extend content writing in many grade levels. Among other uses, they pertain directly to fourth grade science curriculum and all primary grades for observation-­‐based writing. One plan for a moon journal from NASA is located h ere: http://www.nsta.org/publications/press/extras/files/nexttime/MoonJournal.pdf There are various resources on Destiny to extend and support night sky investigation or moon journals. Below are a few examples to create a useful text set, and they are all available in Destiny. Don’t forget to check out StarWalk Media for more resources (http://logintoread.com/starwalkkids-­‐
books/products/1-­‐books/10114-­‐earth-­‐s-­‐moon-­‐a-­‐shipmate-­‐s-­‐guide-­‐to-­‐our-­‐
solar-­‐system.html) -­‐-­‐ ask your librarian to help with logging in – there are loads of solar system books! Non-­‐fiction (K-­‐8): • Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by B. Floca (K-­‐3)
• Earth: The Blue Planet by D. Allyn (K-­‐3)
• The Moon by R. Winrich (1-­‐3)
• Night Wonders by J. Peddicord (3-­‐6)
• Do Stars Have Points? by M. Berger (3-­‐6)
• Earth and the Moon by R. Miller (5-­‐8)
• The Night Sky Book: An Everyday Guide to Every
Night b y J. Jobb (5-­‐8)
Miss the Astronaut? Information about the former astronaut, Dr. Leroy Chiao, and other educational NASA resources are located on the NASA website: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foredu
cators/ Fiction (K-­‐3): • The Nightgown of the Sullen M oon b y N. Willard
• Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon by D. Cazet
• The Dancing Tiger by M . Doyle
• The Magical Moonballs by L. Seeley
• Blue Moon Soup Spoon by M. Otey
• Kitten’s First Full M oon by K. Henkes
• The Outer Space Joke Book by S. Connolly
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A Communi K-12 from Library Media Services
The Teacher Tip
Give Students Opportunities to Reimagine Their Writing One of the many on-­‐going projects here at Library Media Services is an Alaska Resources LibGuide. Feel free to bookmark or even link to the guide! Our purpose in creating this guide is to give the researcher a single site to check for information resources about Alaska. The Home page of this guide has links to Destiny, UAF Festival of Native Arts, SLED, and much more. Check back often as we’ll be updating the page as we locate new Alaska resources. In addition, the guide includes a page of resources to support Elizabeth Peratrovich Day. In particular, please keep an eye out for a page in the guide supporting Traditional Chiefs’ Day – coming soon. Professional Development
February 18, 2015 Adapted from The English Teacher’s Companion by Jim Burke. UAF Classes (registration through ESS): When we are working on introductions, for example, tell students that their drafts will b e due on a certain date. When they come to class that day with their work, ask them to draft two additional leads for the same paper, choosing two different strategies from a list of possible ways to begin their essays. Introduction to Thinking Maps (K: 12): 3/26 – 5/7/15 Facilitator: Nicole Krenzke – 1 credit This course will introduce Thinking Maps as a visual tool that can be used in all content areas. Participants will learn about the eight maps, the research behind the creation of the maps, thinking processes associated with each map, and application in various content areas. Give the students minimal time (10-­‐
15 minutes) to create a sense of urgency but also to bypass the brain’s initial resistance and to force them to just get it done. More often than not, it’s the third introduction-­‐the one the students wrote in class, under pressure-­‐that emerges as the favorite. Why? Because students have begun to write their way into their topics and are thus gaining a foothold on both what they want to say and how they want to say it. Try it sometime. Reminder! Please take the districtwide survey on professional
learning needs. Your input will help guide the district's three year PD plan. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LFBNYFS Alaska Native Studies Conference (1 UAF Credit): 3/7-8/15 This year’s theme is Troth Yeddha’ Roots: Connecting the Place with the People. Registration and event information is located through the Alaska Native Studies Council here: http://alaskanativestudies.org/ Sharing Nature and History at Creamer's Field (1 or 2 UAF Credit(s)): 4/25/14 /15 Learn to share nature with summer visitors on the trails and in
the nature/visitor cernter. Contact: 459-7301 or mark.ross@alaska.gov
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Burke, Jim. 2012, The English Teacher’s Companion, Fourth Edition: A Completely New Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession. The Heinemann Teacher Tip app is a free download. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District – Curriculum Department
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