Office of Curriculum, NCLB and Technology

Activities for the Beginning of School

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:24 EDT

This is a useful website for activities, classroom management, ice breakers learning style inventories to use for the first days of school.
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/classmanagement/firstday.html

NJASK Grades 3-8 Samples, Manuals

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:32 EDT

For sample NJASK 3 and 4 tests go to http://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/es/njask/ and click on the various samples and manuals.  Also included are student sample answers. 
For the 5-8 Writing Samples (2009) see: http://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/ms/5-8/.  And for the powerpoint noting the changes to NJASK6-8 writing click here.
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Advanced ILA Summer Assignments

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00 EDT

Your advanced ILA Summer Reading Assignments and Activities are below.  Your books are in the Middle School Office to borrow. 

Mrs. Donovan's 6th Grade Assignment (for incoming 6th graders in 2009-2010)

Mrs. Harris's 7th Grade Assignment (for incoming 7th graders in 2009-2010)

Mrs. McDermott's 8th Grade Assignment (for incoming 8th graders in 2009-2010)

21st Century Learning

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00 EDT

For a quick overview of 21st Century Learning Skills see Jackie Gerstein's overview.  Also, review her page on Trends for 21st K-12 Education.  Dr. Scott McLeod (widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading academic experts on K-12 school technology leadership issues) has created a very interesting video on 21st Century Education entitled "Shift (Continued...)

Mathematics Curriculum is online!

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00 EDT

The Northfield Community School K-8 2008 Mathematics Curriculum is now entirely online!  Please click the second link to the right.