K-5: Beyond YouTube: Sites that Can Help Your Elementary Student with SchoolPresenter: John Brakeman - Elementary Technology Teacher
Do you know the web sites that will reinforce what your child learns at school? Are there games that can help them master the most difficult concepts? How do you determine which websites are helpful and which are not? |
K-5: Common Core and Text ComplexityPresenters: Hannah Schneewind and Janine Goss - Elementary Teachers
Help support your child's high quality independent reading at home so they can read more complex texts in powerful ways. |
K-5: Help Your Child Develop 21st Century Habits of MindPresenters: Valerie Babich - Psychological Services Coordinator, Cristina Andreassi - School Psychologist
This presentation will help you support your elementary student to develop critical 21st century skills such as curiosity, persistence and adaptability. |
Preparing Your Preschooler for Kindergarten Presenter: Lynda Codeghini, Stepping Stones Preschool Director
What are the everyday strategies parents can employ to help their child get ready for Kindergarten? Our Preschool Director will discuss the preschool curriculum and how it is aligned with the Common Core for kindergarten. Learn how to use “intentional language” to support behavioral expectations for your child and facilitate success with daily routines. Learn how consistency and predictability prepare your child for greater independence and success as they enter elementary school. |
K-5: Responsive ClassroomPresenter: Megan Clarke - Assistant Principal, Long Lots Elementary School
Help your children to learn the social skills that will support their success in school. Learn the language of Responsive Classroom so that you can use the same terms at home. What happens at morning meeting? How do you foster positive peer relationships? How can you encourage your child to listen to the opinions of others? |
K-5: Science Inquiry at the Elementary SchoolsPresenters: John Bayers - Principal, Greens Farms School, Jen Hawkins and Phaedra Taft - Elementary Teachers
How can you make a walk at Compo Beach a science lesson with your child? Learn the strategies and language that teachers are using in school to support science inquiry at home. Ask the same questions, use the same language and spark the same interest in science for your child. |
K-5: Singapore Math at Hometers: Janna Bell - Principal, Coleytown Elementary School, Joanne Fasciolo - Math Support Teacher
Presenters will demonstrate the Singapore Math methodology and practices and give parents strategies to support students in the math work they do at home. Presen |
K-5: Supporting Writing at Home with the New Literacy CurriculumPresenters: Julie Droller - Principal, Saugatuck Elementary School, Beth Messler - Assistant Principal, Coleytown Elementary School, Kim Ambrosio - Math and Literacy Support
Hear the experts provide tips on how to support the Common Core Writing Standards? Get to know the four "anchors" of the Common Core writing standards and learn some simple things you can do at home to help your child build skills in all four areas. |
K-5: The Power of Reading Out Loud
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K-12: Whatever Happened to Blackboard?Presenter: Natalie Carrignan – Director of Technology
Do you know how to check your child’s grade? Can you access the new social studies curriculum for your child’s grade? Do you know how to change your contact information? Get answers to all of these questions and more in this review of the district’s new technology. |