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Light the Way to Student Success at Beacon Learning Center

Explore quality curriculum resources and innovative professional development opportunities funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant. Elevate student achievement by integrating reading into the curriculum, with unit plans such as Geo Jammin By DeSign. Engage students in interactive web lessons like Moo-vin and Coins for Candy to enhance literacy skills alongside math and science content. Benefit from face-to-face workshops, online courses, and community support for standards-based planning and technology integration. Join Beacon Learning Center to access free resources and elevate your teaching practice.

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Light the Way to Student Success at Beacon Learning Center

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  1. Light the Way to Student Achievement Presenters: Lisa Gibson Sharla Shults www.BeaconLearningCenter.com Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program

  2. Where does your light shine?

  3. Are you a reading teacher? Do you teach students… • At the elementary level? • At the secondary level? • Math? • Science? • Social Studies?

  4. How much money do you have to buy quality curriculum resources?

  5. Where can you go to find quality resources that are free for educators? Beacon Learning Center

  6. Why are these resources free? 2000-2005 Technology Innovation Challenge Grant U.S. Department of Education 2002 Teach In Florida Grant FL DOE 1998-99 Goals 2000 1997-2000 Technology Literacy Challenge Fund

  7. What kind of resources are available through Beacon Learning Center?

  8. Quality Curriculum Resources for Student & Teacher Use Innovative Professional Development to Encourage Change Beacon Learning Center’s Goal: Improve Student Achievement

  9. Models for Integrating Reading into the Curriculum www.BeaconLearningCenter.com Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program

  10. Light the Way to Reading Achievement

  11. Unit Plan: Geo Jammin By DeSignUsing a well-balanced literacy program integrated with content learning in math and social studies.

  12. The Hokey Geo-key • Put your left foot out • Pull your right foot in • Put your left foot out • Right foot in again • Don’t change your size or shape as you • SLIDE yourself around • That’s what SLIDES all about.

  13. Day 1, Lesson 3, Moo-vinPractice reading with math content

  14. Student Web Lessons:Interact with Text • Ask Hannah (Math) • How Can We Move Our Principal? (Science) • Coins for Candy (Math)

  15. Student Web Lessons • Allow students to • Activate prior knowledge • Practice content area vocabulary • Use higher-order thinking skills • Interact with text • Engage in the story line

  16. Using Student Web Lessons • At School • Whole class instruction • Think-Pair-Share • Partner Read • Anticipation Guide • Individual instruction with an aide • At Home • Remediation • Sick students

  17. Additional Resources Just Read Now!

  18. Professional Development in Reading

  19. Professional Development in Reading • Face-to-face Workshop • Differentiated Reading Instruction for Content Areas Online Reading Strategies Series Pre-Reading Strategies During-Reading Strategies Post-Reading Strategies

  20. Beacon’s Resources Quality Curriculum Resources Innovative Professional Development

  21. Light the Way to Student Achievement Quality Curriculum Resources

  22. Beacon’s Outreach Curriculum Development • 2300 Lesson Plans • 45 Unit Plans • 160 Student Web Lessons • Professional Development • 5000 Teachers Served • 60 Districts Represented

  23. Unit Plans • Align to Sunshine State Standards • Provide a curriculum map • Typically, 1– 4 weeks of instruction • Include diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments • Include handouts and background information

  24. Unit Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Web Lesson Assoc. File Additional Resources

  25. Lesson Plans • Standards-based activities for 1-2 days instruction • Stand alone activity • Part of a Unit Plan • Formative assessments with scoring tools • Teacher-created and validated by experts to assure quality and consistency

  26. Lesson PlanComponents • Standards • Description • Duration • Materials • Preparation • Procedures • Assessments • Other • Extensions • Associated File(s) • Weblinks

  27. Student Web Lessons • Support Sunshine State Standards and FCAT • Provide instant feedback • Target appropriate readability level

  28. Light the Way to … Innovative Professional Development

  29. Professional Development Opportunities • Beacon Online Courses • New sections begin September 22nd! • Face-to-face Workshops • Schedule one in your district soon!

  30. Beacon Online Courses Offer • Content based on state protocols and national standards • Interactive learning and support • Flexible time schedule • Experienced online facilitators • Collegial discussion groups • Inservice credit

  31. Technology Integration Series • Planning for Technology Integration • Enhancing the Classroom with Technology • Using My Computer Productively

  32. Standards-Based Planning Series • Standards-Based Lesson Planning • Standards-Based Lesson Planning: Publishing Process

  33. Instructional Strategies Series • Implementing Reading and Writing Strategies • Reflective Processes: Getting Students to Think!

  34. Face-to-Face Workshops • Standards-based Lesson Planning (ALERT) • Integrating Technology into the Classroom

  35. Searching for Resources

  36. Search Teacher Resources

  37. Investigate Professional Development

  38. Additional Resource • Just Science Now!

  39. Do you need a Beacon Account?

  40. Light the Way to Student Achievement • Visit the Beacon Website • Request a Beacon Account • Use the Resources • Participate in Professional Development • Host a Beacon Workshop

  41. Individual URLs from the Presentation • Geo Jammin by DeSign • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3004 • Day 1, Lesson 3, Moo-vin • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=2790 • Ask Hannah • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3407 • How Can We Move Our Principal • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3155 • Coins for Candy • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/search/details.asp?item=3163 • Just Read Now! • http://www.JustReadNow.com

  42. Individual URLs from the Presentation • Science and Reading: Shared Goals • http://www.justreadnow.com/content/science/goals.htm • Beacon Online Courses • http://courses.beaconlearningcenter.com/ • Beacon Learning Center • http://www.BeaconLearningCenter.com • Beacon Professional Development Home Page • http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/dev/ • Just Science Now! • http://www.justsciencenow.com

  43. Light the Way to Student Achievement www.BeaconLearningCenter.com Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program

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