Professional Learning

Below you will find resources used in professional learning sessions from November 3rd, 2015, categorized according to the title of each session. You will also find a link library for NewsELA.com at the bottom of the page.

BOROUGH PLENARIES: ORT UPDATES

Raising the Standard for Students Taking the ORT in 2015-2016 SY

Cross-Comparison of the 2014 ORT & 2015 ORT
by Albert Haggerty

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MATH CONTENT AREA SESSION (EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

Exponential Functions PL
by Muriel Zwick & Todd Orelli

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LITERACY NOW IN THE CONTENT AREAS--FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS

High Emphasis Topics for 2015 TASC: Social Studies
by McGraw-Hill CTB

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LITERACY NOW IN THE CONTENT AREAS--FOR LITERACY LEVEL TEACHERS

PowerPoint Presentation
by Bridgette Bethea & Jordan Yarwood

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ONE CONVERSATION, MULTIPLE TEXTS

PowerPoint Presentation
by Jordan Yarwood

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POLYNOMIALS

Polynomials PL
by Muriel Zwick

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UNPACKING ORT WRITING

PowerPoint Presentation
by S. Rapatalo, T. Spence

Blueprint Facts Sheet- TASC Writing
by TASC

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PREPARING FOR THE TASC

HSE Level Vocabulary Lists by Content Area
by Maxine McCormick

Correlation of McGraw-Hill Education CC Achieve & CC Basics to TASC Blueprints
by Maxine McCormick
Question types that are highlighted on this document denote those that students are missing more frequently on the TASC.

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NEWSELA.COM - FREE WEBSITE FOR LEVELED, INFORMATIONAL TEXTS

Homepage
https://newsela.com/

Text Sets for Literature
https://newsela.com/text-sets/#/books

Text Sets for Social Studies
https://newsela.com/text-sets/#/social-studies

Spanish Text Sets
https://newsela.com/text-sets/#/spanish