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Curriculum, Instruction , and Assessment
Through collaboration , enhanced quality instruction
will improve student achievement.
March 2013 VOL. 2 ISSUE 6
Fewer, Clearer, Higher Common Core State Standards
Implications for Students Receiving Special Education Services
“Educators must be committed to taking responsibility for the achievement of every student in their
school. They must support a culture of high expectations for all and work collaboratively
with colleagues to strengthen their instructional practices. It is only with this commitment that all our
students will be able to meet the challenges that face them, so that our country can compete
successfully, prosper, and be secure in the global community of the 21st Century.”
http://www.leadered.com/pdf/Special%20Ed%20&%20CCSS%20white%20paper.pdf
Click here to access this parent resource from the Florida Department of Education.
Inside This Edition
Assessment Calendars pp. 2-3
netTrekker p. 4
ESE Endorsement Financial Assistance p. 4
Women’s History Month p. 5
Physical Education p. 5
Math Concept Byte pp. 6 - 7
MTSS p. 8
ESOL Corner p. 9
Science pp. 10 - 11
Media Services p. 12
Shine p. 13
Text Complexity pp. 14 - 15
Learning Communities p. 16
PD Offerings pp. 17 - 19
GED p. 20
Action Research—p. 21
Curriculum, Instruction , and Assessment
"Through collaboration, enhanced quality instruction
will improve student achievement."

Schedule of Assessments Starting in April
Assessment Begin Date End Date Purpose Grade/Semester Subject
FCAT SSS Retake
Exam Math
FCAT 2.0 Retake
Exam Reading
4/8/2013 4/12/2013 Summative Grades 11, 12-
Adult
4/8/2013 4/12/2013 Summative Grades 11, 12-
Adult
ACT 4/13/2013 Acceleration High School
grades 11 & 12
Math (SSS)
Reading (NGSSS)
College Readiness
Test
FCAT TESTING * 4/15/2013 4/26/2013 Summative See FCAT Daily Schedule in
Training Materials
VPK Assessment 4/15/2013 5/17/2013 Progress
Monitoring
VPK, Pre-K Pre-K
US History EOC 4/22/2013 4/26/2013 Summative High School US History
Biology EOC 4/29/2013 5/3/2013 Summative Middle & High
School
Civics EOC Field
Test
4/29/2013 5/31/2013 Summative Selected Middle
Schools
Biology 1
Civics
Schedule of Assessments Starting in June
Assessment Begin Date End Date Purpose Grade/Semester Subject
PERT
TBD by
school
TBD by
school
Acceleration Grade 11, Multiple
HS locations
College Readiness
Test
SAT 6/1/2013 Acceleration High School
Grades 11 & 12
College Readiness
Test
ACT 6/8/2013 Acceleration High School
Grades 11 & 12
College Readiness
Test
Stanford 10
(SAT-10)
7/22/2013 7/26/2013 Summative Camp S'MORES Reading
Comprehension
STATE End-of
Course US History,
Algebra 1, Geometry,
Biology - Retakes
8/5/2013 8/9/2013 Summative Middle & High
School
US History,
Algebra 1,
Geometry,
Biology 1
For quick access to help on testing days, call 429-HELP.
Your call will be quickly directed to administrative assistance
or technical assistance based on your need.

End of Year Assessments At a Glance
Assessment Begin Date End Date Purpose Grade/Semester Subject
PERT
TBD by
school
TBD by
school
Acceleration Grade 11, Multiple
HS locations
College Readiness
Test
Algebra 1 Readiness TBD by TBD by Diagnostic Grade 7 Algebra Readiness
Diagnostic Test school school
VPK Assessment 4/15/2013 5/17/2013 Progress VPK, Pre-K Pre-K
Monitoring
STATE TEST: 4/22/2013 4/26/2013 Summative High School US History
US History EOC
STATE TEST: 4/29/2013 5/3/2013 Summative High School Biology 1
Biology EOC
Civics EOC
4/29/2013 5/31/2013 Summative Selected Middle Civics
Field Test
Schools
AICE Exams 5/1/2013 6/11/2013 Acceleration 9th-12th AICE EXAMS
varied subjects
SAT 5/4/2013 Acceleration High School
Grades 11 & 12
College Readiness
Test
STATE TEST: 5/6/2013 5/15/2013 Summative High School ALGEBRA 1
Algebra 1 EOC
AP 5/6/2013 5/17/2013 Acceleration High School AP Exams
varied subjects
AIMSweb 5/6/2013 5/17/2013 Screener Gr 6 -12 Inten. Reading 1
and 2, Inten. Math
easyCBM Reading 5/6/2013 5/24/2013 Screener K-5 Reading Reading
(All students)
easyCBM Math 5/6/2013 5/24/2013 Screener K-2 Math
Math
(All students)
IB 5/8/2013 5/21/2013 Acceleration 9th-12th IB EXAMS,
varied subjects
Senior Semester/ 5/13/2013 5/22/2013 Summative 2nd Semester - All Subjects
Final Exams
Seniors
K-2: Journeys 5/13/2013 5/31/2013 Summative K - 2 Reading
Benchmark
Assessment 5
Go Math Customized 5/13/2013 5/31/2013 Summative K - 2 Math
Benchmark 5
STATE TEST: 5/16/2013 5/24/2013 Summative Middle & High GEOMETRY
Geometry EOC
School
STATE TEST: EOC
Make-Up Testing
5/28/2013 5/31/2013 Summative Middle & High
School
US History,
Biology, Algebra1,
Geometry
Semester/Final 5/28/2013 6/6/2013 Summative 2nd Semester (MS All Subjects
Exams
& HS)
SLC Final Exam 5/28/2013 6/6/2013 Summative Grade 7 Civics
For quick access to help on testing days, call 429-HELP.
Your call will be quickly directed to administrative assistance
or technical assistance based on your need.

NETTREKKER
NetTrekker search empowers K-12 educators to
create engaging, differentiated learning experiences,
while motivating students to learn independently.
With more than 330,000 standardsaligned
digital resources across all grades and
subjects, netTrekker search provides many
opportunities to help your students prepare for
regular end-of-unit tests.
Here are a few examples:
Did you know
netTrekker search
can be used for more than
just a safe student search
tool?
Find Resources Aligned to State or Common Core State Standards
Find Resources by Keyword or Topic
Refine Your Search to Find Exactly What Each Student Needs
Save and Organize Practice Resources for Individuals or Groups of Students
Find Test-taking Tips and Strategies
Everyone can access netTrekker.
Go to http://slcsbweb1.stlucie.k12.fl.us/signon/index.php
Users will log in using their network credentials.
Exceptional Student Education (ESE)
Endorsement Tuition Support Program
This program provides financial assistance to Florida’s ESE teachers
who are teaching students identified as having autism spectrum
disorders (ASD), severe/profound disabilities, OR who are
prekindergarten children with disabilities.
The application can be found online at
http://www.florida-ese.org/asdendorsement/.
Please contact Melanie Morales at (305) 348-2390
or Melanie.Morales@fiu.edu.
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to receive a medical
degree in the United States. Women doctors are permitted to legally
practice medicine for the first time.

Every March, classrooms and communities
observe Women's History Month,
which highlights women who have
shaped our world. HISTORY Classroom
and History.com feature video clips and
other resources for Women's History
Month activities. Visit us online at http://
www.history.com/topics/womens-history
-month to view these resources.
Mothers of Invention explores the role
of female innovators in American
society. Despite many barriers, including
unequal access to the education system
and the patent process, women designed
and helped produce a wide range of items,
from refrigerated rail-cars to cosmetics to
rocket devices.
You will also find valuable background information
and video clips at the BIO Women's
History site, located online at http://
www.biography.com/womens-history/
index.jsp.
View a timeline of women's history.
Parent Engagement in Schools
Research shows that meaningful parent engagement is closely linked to better student behavior, higher academic
achievement, and enhanced social skills. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed resources
for school communities to promote parent engagement in school health. The CDC Strategy Guide, Fact
Sheets, and Staff Development Program are available at http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/adolescenthealth/
Integrate Literacy
Into Physical Education
For ideas in lesson design,
try this site:
http://www.pecentral.org
Click Lessons
Click Integrated
Explore grade bands and content
National Organization for
Physical Education
and Health
www.aahperd.org
Jeanette Rankin becomes the first woman to serve in
the U.S. Congress, when most states don’t grant women
the right to vote.

MATH CONCEPT BYTE
Common Core Spotlight
Click on the picture
to see MP.6 in action!
Connecting Math to Literacy Common Core
Within mathematics, it is important that we provide students an opportunity
to talk about math. It should be a gradual transformation of communication.
Elements of gradual transformation include:
A shift from teacher as sole questioner to both children and teacher as
questioners.
Children increasingly explaining and articulating their math ideas.
A shift from teacher as the source of all math ideas to children’s ideas also influencing the
direction of lessons.
Children increasingly taking responsibility for learning and for the evaluation of themselves
and others. This should promote student to student discourse and connect to
Math Practice #3.
MACC.K12.MP.6- Attend to Precision.
Mathematically proficient students try to communicate precisely to others. They try to use clear
definitions in discussion with others and in their own reasoning. They state the meaning of the
symbols they choose, including using the equal sign consistently and appropriately. They are
careful about specifying units of measure, and labeling axes to clarify the correspondence with
quantities in a problem. They calculate accurately and efficiently, express numerical answers
with a degree of precision appropriate for the problem context. In the elementary grades, students
give carefully formulated explanations to each other. By the time they reach high school
they have learned to examine claims and make explicit use of definitions.
To support our students in this practice, we can ask our students:
What mathematical language…, definitions…, and properties can you use to explain?
What symbols or mathematical notations are important in this problem?
Math Routine Spotlight
Wrap Up
The purpose of the Wrap Up is to help students evaluate and own their learning.
Students should understand how the lesson and activities relate to the learning goal.
What elements from the SLC Framework do you think align with this component of the
SLC Math Routine?
DQ1 with elements 1, 2 and 3 should be used within the Wrap Up of the routine.
The first “Rosie the Riveter” poster was developed by J. Howard
Miller, an employee of Westinghouse Corporation, and was titled
“We Can Do It!” This promoted women in the workforce.

MATH CONCEPT BYTE - CONTINUED
FCAT 2.0/EOC News
With the last few weeks gearing up for supporting our students
with taking the FCAT 2.0 or Algebra I/Geometry EOC, have you
supported your students with using the reference sheets? Check
out the following reference sheets.
Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7
Grade 8
Algebra I/Geometry EOC
PARCC News
PARCC released the newest information the first week of March
about the amount of time for each of the sessions for both Math
and ELA. Check it out here.
Grade Performance Based End of Year (EOY)
Level
(PBA)
3 2 Sessions: 50 mins 2 Sessions: 55 mins
4-5 2 Sessions: 50 mins 2 Sessions: 55 mins
6-8 2 Sessions: 50 mins 2 Sessions: 55 mins
Algebra I/
Geometry
2 Sessions: 50 mins 2 Sessions: 65 mins
Algebra II 2 Sessions: 65 mins 2 Sessions: 55 mins
Math Technology
Spotlight
Fast Fact: Did you know that
there are a variety of resources to
integrate science and the arts into
math?
The Futures Channel
Thirteen.org
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable argument and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Contact Liz Pruitt
for information!
Curriculum, Instruction , and Assessment
"Through collaboration, enhanced quality instruction
will improve student achievement."
St. Lucie County

Secondary schools are doing great
work with their MTSS structures!
Most schools are making excellent
progress with their Core PST meetings
and using the agenda template
to guide action planning. If your
school hasn't done so yet, please
send your completed Q2 agenda template
and completed SAPSI to Amy
Slacum.
AIMSweb Update: We have gone
through two benchmarking periods with
AIMSweb now, and everyone seems to
have mastered that piece. By now, intervention
teachers should have completed
survey level assessments (SLAs) on all
identified students, and determined the
measure and level on which progress monitoring
will occur. It is very important to
create and stick to a progress monitoring
schedule so we will have enough data
points to review. If your school still needs
assistance with AIMSweb, please contact
Amy Slacum.
Secondary Celebrations:
Port St. Lucie High School has implemented
a monthly MTSS newsletter in which
they share valuable data and information
with all teachers and staff. Fort Pierce Central
is learning to master the art of individual
PST meetings. Fort Pierce Westwood is doing
a wonderful job implementing the early
intervention flowchart and behavior interventions.
Southport Middle School has restructured
all of their research classes. Using
multiple data sources, they have regrouped
all of their kids to receive supplemental instruction
in their area of need (reading, math,
behavior or enrichment). Keep up the great
work, everyone!
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune is most famous as
the founder of Bethune-Cookman College in
Daytona Beach. However, she is a significant
figure in the early Civil Rights movement
as an advocate for the rights of women
and African-Americans. Mrs. Bethune founded
the National Council of Negro Women in
1935 and was an informal advisor on African-American
issues to President Franklin
D. Roosevelt. Due to her advocacy, in 1938
Bethune was appointed to the position of
Director of the Division of Negro Affairs,
and as such, became the first African-
American female to head a federal agency.
She was a member of
the delegation from
the National Association
for the Advancement
of Colored
People (NAACP) at
the founding of the
United Nations in
1945 where it drafted
the Universal
Declaration of Human
Rights.
By 1966, many women activists are frustrated with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission’s lack of aggressive enforcement. This leads Betty
Goldstein Friedan and Rev. Pauli Murray to the form the National Organization
for Women (NOW) as a leading organization to bring women into full
participation in the mainstream of American society.

ESOL C
ESOL CORNER
Parent Outreach
Before and After School Language
programs are open giving ELL parents
and students the opportunity to
learn English. The labs are available
at the following locations:
Mariposa Elementary
Tuesday &Thursday
5:00-7:00pm
St. Lucie Elementary
Tuesday &Thursday
3:30-6:00 pm
ELL Update
2,754 ELL Students attend St. Lucie
Public Schools (151 potential ELL
students in VPK ).
The next Parent Leadership Council
meeting for ESOL will be held on
Tuesday, April 2 at 6:00 pm
at Bayshore Elementary.
We will be discussing additional
resources for ELL students.
ESOL Acronyms
LEP Limited English Proficient
LES Limited English Speaking
NES Non English Speaker
English Language Learners (ELLs)
Taking the FCAT: Frequently Asked
Questions and Answers
Are accommodations during testing permitted
for LF students, who by definition have
been excited from the ESOL program?
No, LF students have been exited
from the ESOL program because
they were determined to be proficient
in English. As such, they
are not eligible to receive accommodations
during testing.
The only ELLs who can receive
accommodations are those who are
actively enrolled in an ESOL program at
the time of testing (LY students).
Is eligibility to receive accommodations for
ELLs tied to the number of years the ELL
has been in an ESOL program or the student’s
language classification?
No. Any student who is actively enrolled in an
ESOL program is eligible to receive accommodations
during testing. This would be any LY student.
What are the testing accommodations that your
ELL students will be receiving?
State allowable accommodations are flexible setting,
flexible scheduling, additional time and assistance
in heritage language. A word-to word
bilingual dictionary must be made available to all
ELL students.
Tips & Tools
Support for teachers and parents can be
accessed on the Title III tab on SHARE.
CONTACTS
Student Student ESOL Compliance: ESOL Compliance:
Academic Academic Elementary and High Schools and
Support Support K-8 Schools Alt. Ed. Centers
Michelle Barreto Clarissa Duskin Sheri Reichard Cielo Zapata

How Is Science Instruction Affected by Common Core?
http://www.fldoe.org/newsletter/JustForParents/2012/JFP_November_Newsletter.pdf
Science instruction in Florida’s schools continues to be shaped by the Next Generation Sunshine
State Standards. Science courses now include a new component—science literacy instruction—
to help students read and write using the language of science. The standards that guide this instruction
are called the Common Core Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,
and Technical Subjects.
Like any subject, science has its own conventions. Students learn science primarily through a
process called scientific inquiry: asking questions, conducting investigations, collecting evidence
to answer questions, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
Scientific inquiry requires that students read, understand,
and learn from challenging scientific and technical
texts. Elaborate diagrams, data charts, and
graphs are often part of science-based texts. To truly
grasp scientific concepts, students must be familiar
with the language and principles in these texts and science
practices.
Here are some examples of skills children will be expected
to master in science class now that incorporate
the new literacy standards:
Identify the kinds of evidence used in science
Understand scientific words and phrases
Pay attention to precise details (a crucial aspect to
scientific investigation)
Evaluate intricate scientific arguments
Process complex information
Follow detailed descriptions of scientific events
and concepts
Invitation to STEM Educators and Administrators to Participate!
On April 26, 2013, the University of Central Florida's College of Engineering and Computer
Science (CECS), is planning to host the Eighth Annual Florida Engineering Education
Conference (FEEC) at the UCF's FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. There is a special emphasis
this year on Department of Defense (DoD) engineering education programs.
K12 STEM teachers, administrators,
practicing engineers and other (informal)
educators involved in and/or interested in
learning more about engineering
education from across Florida are
welcome to attend the conference.
Registration is open at http://partner.cecs.ucf.edu/FEE/Profile/login.asp
In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment
passes Congress but fails to be ratified
by the required number of states.

Florida Agriculture
Literacy Day
The tenth annual Florida Agriculture Literacy
Day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. invites
Florida agriculture industry volunteers
to read its newest storybook to elementary
school children that will celebrate 500 years
of Florida Agriculture History. Go to http://
flagintheclassroom.com/agliteracyday.html
ScienceMathMaster
ScienceMathMaster is professional development
for high school biology and geometry
teachers composed of face-to-face professional
development workshops and on-line
science and math resources for teachers, including
modules, videos, coursework examples,
demonstration ideas and curriculum
tools.
Saturday with a Scientist 3/9/2013: Selected
5 th graders from the Blue Zone enjoy solving
a Chemistry problem with a scientist from
VGTI at their facilities in Tradition.
Florida Agriculture in the
Classroom Workshops Are
Set for June 2013
Attention teachers and agriculture industry educators!
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom will
hold six regional one-day workshops around the
state in June. These workshops called "Get into
the Core with FAITC Workshops' will feature
FAITC curriculum, Keeping Florida Green, Gardening
for Grades and "Project Food, Land & People.
For $10, participants will receive curriculum,
gardening activities, lunch and meet contacts that
can help them with their school gardens. Teachers
who attend are eligible for eight professional
development points. Lessons are geared to kindergarten
through 12th grade. The date and locations
for South Florida Teachers are:
South Florida/Broward County: Thursday
6/13/13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fort Lauderdale UF/IFAS Research & Education
Center
To register, please Click Here!
Research Experience for Teacher
programs (RET)
Science teachers in grades k-12 interested in
summer professional development should consider
participating in an outstanding Research
Experience for Teacher programs (RET) run
through Florida State University.
The opportunity involves working at the National
High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL). The NHMFL is
home to the world’s most powerful magnet.
Teachers work alongside world renowned scientists
using state of the art technology and materials
and also learn new innovative teaching tactics
while learning Nature of Science through scientific
inquiry.
Housing, Travel ($600) and Stipends ($3,600) are
provided for programs participants.
Application and information:
National High Magnetic Field Lab
http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/ret/
Application process ends April 26, 2013
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become
the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. As an associate justice,
O’Connor becomes the crucial swing vote for many cases where the Court is split
along ideological lines.

Digital Resources
What if you and your students had access
to wide variety of digital resources
at your fingertips? Would it
make a huge difference in your planning
and student learning? Of course it
would! Did you know that St. Lucie
County offers many different digital
databases just for this purpose? All of
the links can be easily accessed on the
SLCSB website. Click on the “Parents
and Students” tab, scroll down to
“Learning Resources” and click on
“Elementary School,” “Middle
School,” or “High School.”
Your school’s Media Specialist will be
happy to give you with the username
and passwords if the database requires
that information!
Every school in St. Lucie County has a
Destiny homepage. Destiny in the online
card catalog database for all St. Lucie County
schools. To access Destiny, go to the
“Teachers and Staff” tab on the website, scroll
down to “Destiny – Library Resources,” and
click on your school to see the homepage.
The Media Specialist from each
school creates their own homepage tailored
to your school’s needs. This great reference
makes for quick and easy access to websites
and information!
Did you know you can borrow
books from any school library
in our district? Ask your Media
Specialist for more information.
Your Media Specialist
will be happy to request an
intraschool library loan for
you! Requested books can be
ponied to you within a few
days.
In 1986, Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American
woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show when "The
Oprah Winfrey Show" debuts.

SHINE
We are now approaching the 4th nine
weeks of the 2012-2013 school year.
Mentors of all 1st year teachers, please
submit your 3rd quarter logs to Trish
Cordeiro BEFORE Spring Break.
Shine administrators, please update your
mentor/mentee Excel sheets and email
to Trish Cordeiro with your changes.
There are several schools that are creating
a positive, nurturing environment for
our new teachers. One “shining” example
is Allapatah Flats. SHINE facilitators,
Linda Schmeer, Wendy Portillo and Mary
Ellen Barrett, hold bi-monthly meetings
for their new teachers that include a variety
of topics gleaned from a needs assessment
each member completes.
Through break-out sessions, guest
speakers, and workshops, the teachers
gain knowledge of school, district and
state initiatives, protocols and routines.
Each meeting concludes with a survival
strategy such as a small memento, snack
or encouraging word.
monthly NEST meetings. The focus for the
year has been on Marzano’s Art & Science
of Teaching and Quality Instruction. They
have spent some time participating in professional
development focused on school
based initiatives such as cooperative learning,
Thinking Maps and the use of technology
to enhance instruction. Each month
mentors and mentees at Palm Pointe take
time to celebrate and share successes. They
have participated in a variety of activities
designed to deepen knowledge and develop
a common understanding of the Quality Instruction
Framework. Some of the session
topics include: Understanding the Framework
and the Long Forms, DQ5 – Student
Engagement, breaking down individual elements
and gaining a better understanding
of monitoring, DQ2 – Interacting with New
Knowledge, Reciprocal Teaching, and Response
to Literature. This month mentors
and mentees at Palm Pointe will participate
in a protocol that each educator share
something implemented from their learning
throughout the year. Each mentor and
mentee will bring student work and other
artifacts to share while participating in the
structured protocol and celebrate their
successes.
Mr. Koch, MS technology teacher presenting
his breakout session on using
technology at APF.
Palm Pointe’s new teachers and mentors
have “sparkled” in their learning at their
Palm Pointe teachers shine.
In 1995, Lt. Col. Eileen Collins becomes the first
American woman to pilot a Space Shuttle.

Text Complexity: Standard 10 CCSS

Appendix B 2-3 Grade Band CCSS Stories Text Exemplar
Examples
of Qualitative
Elements
from
Text Complexity
Rubric
Why is Henry and
Mudge: The First
Book of their Adventures
a Complex
Text?
-Figurative Language
(imagery,
tone and mood)
-Purpose
-Organization

Would you like to work with colleagues
to deepen your knowledge
about the SLC Framework for Quality
Instruction? Would you like to work
with your team delving deeper into
analyzing grade level data to uncover
strategies that can increase student
achievement? Would you like to get
together with others to learn about
the common elements of your DPP?
If you answered yes to any of the
aforementioned questions, a Learning
Community is the structure for you!
A learning community is comprised of a
team who come together with a common
data driven focus on learning rather
than teaching. This team works collaboratively
to enhance student achievement
through the various strategies they discover
during the Learning Community
process.
If you are interested in starting a Learning
Community, please follow the directions
below to begin the process. For
additional support please contact your
school’s liaison. Happy Learning!
Cohort Facilitator: Didi Campbell, didi.campbell@stlucieschools.org
St. Lucie County Moodle Courses are accessed using district network credentials. First
time Moodle users will be required to check email to verify and authenticate their account.
#1 Go to http://moodle.stlucie.k12.fl.us
Click the Login link in the far right-hand
corner of the Moodle page, then you will
see this screen:
#2 Use District Network ID and
Password to Login.
#3 Locate Course Categories > Select
Professional Learning Community
#4 Enter course enrollment key:
"pd0522"

Check out the amazing menu of out of district
professional development offerings on...
Begin by typing ‘Share’ into your computer’s web browser. (If you are accessing from outside of the
SLC network you will need to use the full web address www.share.stlucie.k12.fl.us. )
From the Share home screen select the “Out of District PD Offerings” tab from the center of the
screen .
Once you have selected this tab you will be able to view all of the wonderful out of district
professional development offerings as well as online degree programs from universities such as
the University of West Florida, IRSC, and the University of Phoenix.
For more information or assistance
please contact the office of
Curriculum Instruction & Assessment
or
ask your school’s
professional development liaison.
Curriculum, Instruction , and Assessment
"Through collaboration, enhanced quality instruction
will improve student achievement."
St. Lucie Public Schools

FUSE IT!
Integrated Curriculum for K-2
Learn to fuse curriculum resources while meeting CC standards to create
engaging STEM lessons in the classroom! Participants will leave with classroom
activities to implement immediately.
MATH
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
LITERACY
Register Now – limited seating!
2 Grade 4/11/13 4:30-6:30
SRN 05220228121226
1st Grade 4/18/13 4:30-6:30
SRN 05220301130848
Kindergarten 4/25/13 4:30-6:30
SRN 05220301130851
Contact: STEM@stlucieschools.org
"I'm a woman / Phenomenally / Phenomenal woman, / That's me."
Maya Angelou

Are you interested in learning about CCSS and
co-facilitating professional development in the district?
St. Lucie County will be offering an opportunity to become a facilitator for Common Core ELA, Math,
and Content Area Teachers. Facilitators will:
Dig deep into the structure and organization of the standards.
Understand the learning progressions of either ELA or Mathematics Standards.
Incorporate the Speaking and Listening Standards into classroom practices.
Explore the increased rigor, range, and relationships of the CCSS.
Examine resources to support the CCSS.
Examine the role of Formative Assessments and the increased demand of the PARCC
assessment.
Please apply if you are willing to:
Learn more about Common Core State Standards in May
o Will require you to be out of your classroom 1 or 2 days
Refresh by attending at most a 1 day Common Core Facilitator’s update prior to pre-school
(August)
o Will include a stipend for the day
Commit to co-facilitating Professional Development during August’s District Professional
Development Day (during pre-school week)
In order to apply, please fill out a survey according to your interest in the
following subject areas:
Subject Area
ELA
Math
Content Specific
(Science, Social Studies, CTE,
VPA, PE, Other)
Application Survey
http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/survey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=l2M157l
http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/survey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=92M1662
http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/survey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=92M2762
(Surveys allow us to gauge knowledge of Common Core Standards- experts not a requirement)
Please contact for additional information. Elizabeth
(Liz) Pruitt and Lauren Gieseler Division
of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
St. Lucie County Public Schools
Phone: 772-429-3611/ 772-429-7703
Email: Elizabeth.Pruitt@stlucieschools.org
Email: Lauren.Gergely@stlucieschools.org

Awareness of New
GED Test
Starting in 2014, there will be a new
GED test. The current version of the
GED test is expiring at the end of
2013 and scores will expire too. Students
who have taken a GED test
since 2002 must complete the test on
the current version or they will have
to start over on the new version of the
test being released on January 2,
2014.
The new GED assessment has been
developed to help adults better prepare
for the types of educational and
career opportunities available in the
present and future economy, and it
corresponds to the work that is being
done in the K-12 environment. It will
continue to provide adults the opportunity
to earn a high school credential,
but it goes further by measuring skills
that are essential for career and college
readiness. Four content areas, aligned to
the Common Core State Standards, will
be assessed – literacy (reading and writing),
mathematics, science, and social
studies. The new test will primarily be
delivered on computer, as the content
standards being measured require item
types which cannot be administered in
the traditional paper and pencil format.
For more information
about the
GED test or GED
testing centers
near you, please
go to http://
ged.fldoe.org
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Curriculum, Instruction , and Assessment
"Through collaboration, enhanced quality instruction
will improve student achievement."
St. Lucie Public Schools