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Star Reporter

Star Reporter. Melissa King, Colette Kruc, & Diane Elkerton Anwatin Middle School April 10, 2008. Minnesota Zoo. Agenda. Define Star Reporter Discuss the pros Connections to the mainstream Discuss benefits for students Discuss benefits for staff. Disclaimer.

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Star Reporter

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  1. Star Reporter Melissa King, Colette Kruc, & Diane Elkerton Anwatin Middle School April 10, 2008

  2. Minnesota Zoo

  3. Agenda • Define Star Reporter • Discuss the pros • Connections to the mainstream • Discuss benefits for students • Discuss benefits for staff

  4. Disclaimer • The information we are providing is based on: • Our program • Our school expectations (IB, NUA, PDP’s, standards…) • Melissa and Colette • Summer curriculum money (and lots of it)

  5. The Star Reporter • The Star Reporter is a framework to implement a rigorous curriculum at the students’ individual levels. • It addresses and teaches the essence of the standards. • It provides students with world knowledge and literacy based activities. • It is a cumulative assessment is seen in the creation of a monthly newspaper that shows the students’ work. • It provides teachers with accountability to the students, parents, and district.

  6. What we see as Pros! • Promotes us to teach!!! • Accountability for teachers • Automatic communication and socialization skills with same age peers • Teaching based on standards • Provides an engaging focus experiential learning

  7. More pros! • Easy connections to IEPs • Parents can be ensured that their child is engaged based on the monthly newspaper • Creates connections to the mainstream expectations • Adaptable to students at ALL levels • Fosters creativity with both students and staff

  8. Connections to the mainstream • IB • PDPs • NUA/Thinking Maps • Social • Mainstream • History Day • Science Fair • Portfolio • And other school related activities

  9. How the students benefit • World knowledge • Community outings • Literacy based activities • A rigorous curriculum • Choices and voting • Connecting text to • Text • Life • Self

  10. How the staff benefit • A k-12 curriculum • Room for creativity • Credibility • Easy to embed • Math • Science • Social studies • Communication/Assistive Technology • Social Emotional Learning • as well as their IEP goals and objectives

  11. Questions? • Feel free to contact us to visit our classrooms melissa.king@mpls.k12.mn.us colette.kruc@mpls.k12.mn.us diane.elkerton@mpls.k12.mn.us

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