Ready, set, TIME OUT!
Johnson art teacher, Kristi Hancock, does an amazing job using the Time Out signal in her classes. Her students know that what Ms. Hancock is about to tell them is so …
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Setting up for Success with Guided Reading Binders
With the initial DRA testing behind us, teachers are evaluating their data and establishing their guided reading groups. A great tool to help teachers organize their guided reading instruction is a Guided …
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Primary Reading Success Plan
The Primary Reading Success Plan establishes criteria for promotion for Bryan ISD kindergarten, first grade and second grade students. All five criteria are reviewed to help determine promotion/retention/placement for students …
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Building Patient Problem Solvers
Ask any math or science teacher and they will tell you, “If my students would just stop and THINK it through, they would be better problem solvers!” Patient problem solvers …
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Feedback – A Powerful Influence
Imagine that one simple strategy could boost your student’s results by 28 percentile points. Would you use it? Of course you would! Research shows that giving feedback can have that …
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Homebound Services – Teachers Needed
The Special Education Department is seeking certified general or special education teachers to provide homebound services to eligible students with disabilities. The homebound services are documented in the student’s IEP …
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Making a #rocksolid choice!
Navarro special education teachers are implementing the new Resource room structure and choice boards. This teaching strategy gives students buy-in to their educational choices and keeps them engaged in the …
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Teacher Collaboratives
Teachers are invited to attend collaboratives for their content or specialized area (Special Ed, Advanced Academics, Bilingual, etc). During these meetings, teachers will gain a stronger understanding of the standards …
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Your attendance and participation in the Back-to-School district-wide professional development sessions were greatly appreciated. As we strive to continue providing quality learning experiences, your feedback is important to us. Please …
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Student Advocacy
Did you know… That you will start to see our students with special needs LEADING their own IEP meetings? Student led IEP meetings help to increase the student’s self advocacy …
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