ELAT Newsletter-January 28, 2019

Amplify ELAT Newsletter-January 28, 2019

Below are some additional resources to use as you review your beginning of the year to middle of the year data and set goals for the end of the year.

Boost app icon

This App provides purposeful practice for early foundational skills. All students in K-1 and your 2nd grade students that still need more practice can be using this tool to help them with automaticity. Practicing skills in a fun, educational manner can help! Have teachers go to our NEW, updated Getting Started with Boost Video for instructions to start today! If your classroom doesn’t have an iOS device to use, please print out the parent letters and ask parents to provide practice time at home, in the car or while kids are standing in line at the grocery store!

Check out the skills your student could be working on when using Boost!

Boost app skills chart

If you missed it, the Pathways of Progress at Middle of Year Office Hours webinar can be found here and is posted on our website. The Monitoring Pathways of Progress Growth flowchart is a helpful resource as you review your Pathways of Progress data. Just a reminder, when discussing student growth and progress at MOY, access individual student progress monitoring information with Pathways of Progress turned on is an important part of the conversation. For more information on how to do that, check out mCLASS HELP - Pathways on PM Graphs.

Upcoming Events

Calendar

Office Hours on May 7th at 3:30 PM MST- Mark your calendars now! During this session, we will be talking about How to Use Pathways of Progress Growth Data at End of the Year. Specifically, we will be talking about the Summative Growth Report. If you have any questions you would like us to address on this topic, please email Karen Cushman at [email protected].

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2019-2020 Benchmark Windows

BOY - 1st 30/60 days of school
MOY - Either December 2nd - 20th OR January 6th - 24th
EOY - April 27th - May 15th

More information on how to set your 2019-2020 assessment windows with Amplify will be sent in the March newsletter.