September 6, 2016
 In This Edition:
- Content Standards and Benchmarks in Excel
- Edmodo - Statewide PLC
- Teaching Tips from 2016 PAWS Item Review
- AdvancED Continuous Improvement Conference
- WIDA Professional Development Opportunities
- World Languages Workshop with Bryce Hedstrom
- Needs Survey on Foreign Language Standards
- Field Trip Opportunity: Shakespeare's First Folio!
- 9/11 Memorial Museum - Live Interactive Webinar
Welcome to the Standards Team Updates for the 2016-17 school year. Please be on the lookout for periodic updates including resources, opportunities, PD, and news related to all nine content areas for all grade levels.
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Need to upload standards into your new LMS or gradebook?
The WDE Standards Team has created Excel spreadsheets with the standards and benchmarks for each content area. These documents can be found on the WDE Standards Page. The new science standards Excel spreadsheet will be posted upon adoption.
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 The committee of educators that reviewed items for the grade 3-8 PAWS made some general observations about vocabulary and concepts/standards that may require additional attention in the classroom. Thank you again to those teachers who participated in the PAWS workshop this summer!
Find the 2016 Teaching Tips PDF here
Previous Teaching Tips can also be found at the following links:
Find the 2015 Teaching Tips for Math & ELA Find the 2014 Teaching Tips for Mathematics
 September 26-27 at the Casper Parkway Plaza
This year's conference features two of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the nation: Willard Daggett and Kim Geddie.
The WDE Standards Team will be presenting sessions on the following:
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Are You Ready to Talk Math Standards? -- Laurie Hernandez and Jill Stringer
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Leveraging STEM to Strengthen Instruction Across Disciplines -- Jill Stringer, Laurie Hernandez, Barb Marquer, and Monica Mosier
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WY Arts Standards: Tools for Implementation and Integration -- Monica Mosier and Tara Pappas
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Connect with the Proposed 2016 Science Standards -- Laurie Hernandez and Barb Marquer
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Cultivating Content: Writing Within the Disciplines -- Monica Mosier
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WIDA Online Professional Learning Modules
Please visit the Online Professional Learning website to learn more.
Professional learning modules are free to WIDA Consortium members via your secure website login. To obtain a login, please contact Robin Holbrook.
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WIDA Wyoming Workshop: Interpreting ACCESS for ELLs Score Reports for Instruction
September 13th in Casper / September 15th in Rock Springs
Click here to learn more
Register here for Casper | Register here for Rock Springs
WIDA FORMATIVE LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT ACADEMY
September 27-29 in Albuquerque, NM
Find out more
WIDA 2016 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
October 12-15 in Philadelphia, PA
Click here for more information and to register.
 Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
Saturday, September 17th (8 am - 4 pm)
New Laramie High School - 1710 Boulder Drive
In this TPRS/CI (Comprehensible Input) Workshop, Bryce Hedstrom will explain, model, and allow participants to explore and develop skills to implement TPRS/CI strategies in your classroom.
PTSB credit available. FREE to LHS staff, $100 for all others
Find out more and register here.
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 The WDE is requesting feedback regarding educators' experience with the implementation of the 2013 Foreign Language Standards. Please complete this survey so we can better understand your needs, including professional development interests.
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 September 7-30 at the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne
The Wyoming State Museum is excited to exhibit an original 1623 First Folio from the Folger Shakespeare Library as part of First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare. This first-ever national tour of one of the world’s most influential books celebrates 400 years of Shakespeare and his legacy.
Consider bringing your students face to face with the book that gave us Shakespeare. We'll interact with its contents and help the text come to life. To schedule a visit, please contact Nathan Doerr, Curator of Education at the Wyoming State Museum via e-mail or at 307-777-7021.
There are also a variety of events happening in Cheyenne and Laramie to celebrate the exhibit as well as resources to use in your classroom even if you are unable to visit the exhibit in person. Please explore the site to learn more about these opportunities and resources.
15th Anniversary of 9/11
Live Broadcast Mon. 9/12 and Tues. 9/13 at 8 am and 11 am (MST)
This will be recorded and available online
As a part of our commitment to education, the 9/11 Memorial Museum invites teachers and students from across the country to participate in a live webinar to commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11. This FREE program, broadcast live from the 9/11 Memorial Museum, connects students and teachers from all 50 states with museum staff and guest speakers to learn about the attacks and the importance of commemoration.
Participants will be introduced to the Memorial & Museum, learn about 9/11, and hear from Ada Dolch, the former principal of Leadership and Public Service High School in lower Manhattan. Ada was responsible for safely evacuating her students on 9/11 at the same time her sister, Wendy Wakeford, was at work on the 105th floor of the North Tower. In 2005, Ada helped establish a school in Afghanistan in memory of her sister, who was killed. For more information about Ada’s story, click here. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers during the 40-minute webinar.
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