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Writing to Learn - from Edutopia

Edutopia published a wonderful blog post: Low-Stakes Writing: Writing to Learn, Not Learning to Write This blog post gives practical ideas for incorporating writing across the day at any grade level and in any content area. The goal for writing is to get kids writing as much as possible - so much, that it is near impossible to keep up with them!  The more they write and publish to an authentic audience, the more authentic feedback they can receive. All of the ideas in the blog post align to and can be combined with our district's writing supplemental resource: The Common Core Writing Book (K-5) The Common Core Writing Book (6-8) If you do not have a copy of the book for your grade level, please contact the Teaching, Learning and Innovation Department to get a copy. Want to start implementing, but not sure where to start?  Check with your building's instructional coach!  Your instructional coach is there to assist you and provide support as you look to incoropor...

New Google Sites Updates

Google released the New Google Sites platform and with it an easier way to create Google Sites with your district Google account.  Google is continuing to take feedback and add new features previously found in the old sites platform. The latest update - now you can copy sections from one page to another.  You can also duplicate sections on the same page for easier editing. Check Steegle.com's page for a video on how to activate both of these features. If you are attending our Summer Tech Academy next week, there are two sessions on Tuesday and Friday dedicated to the new Google Sites platform.