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Resources for Benchmark Teachers
Resources for Benchmark Teachers
Benchmark Advance/Adelante Distance Learning Modules
Benchmark created new daily learning tasks for distance learning and provide a focus on reading, writing, phonics/word study and reflections. EL Support and ELPAC Support is also available. Please see the Getting Started documents for K-1 and Grades 2-6. Access the Daily Activities in English and Spanish via these links: Benchmark Universe Help Page or in this Google Drive folder
Benchmark Universe Distance Learning Tools
For teachers who would like to see the range of Benchmark Advance/Adelante digital resources available on Benchmark Universe to create their own lesson plans, please review the Benchmark Universe and Distance Learning document.
123 Andres Letter Song Videos added to Benchmark Adelante
Enjoy brand new letter song videos in Spanish created by Latin Grammy Award winner 123 Andres. Videos can be assigned to students for engaging learning at home. Log in to Benchmark Universe, then choose the 123 Andrés Songs and Videos icon.
Resources for TK
Please visit the TK Ready to Advance Distance Learning Google Drive HERE for resources that include a family-facing document in English and Spanish. The one-week plan will guide caregivers with curriculum-based digital activities they can do with their students. Teachers can send out the one-week document and then use it as a template to provide activity suggestions for the remaining weeks within a TK unit.
Join Our New Facebook Group to Learn and Share
Benchmark Advance/Adelante is a group specific to users, referencing distance learning resources and other helpful tools and events.
Click this link to join.
General Distance Learning Resources for Educators and Families
General Distance Learning Resources for Educators and Families
Trade Book Storytime with Wiley Blevins
For teachers seeking read aloud content or a parent searching for an engaging story time, our rich collection from the critically-acclaimed Reycraft Books will captivate students. Literacy expert Wiley Blevins takes children on a literary journey through animated read alouds featuring stories of underrepresented voices. Click here to watch the videos! Please visit ReycraftBooks.com to preview summaries and reviews of the books.
FREE eBook Libraries curated for families and caregivers.
FREE eBook Libraries curated for families and caregivers.
Benchmark Education is offering a free subscription until July 31 to English and Spanish eBook libraries with hundreds of captivating, content-rich titles and an At-Home Family Guide. For a free eBook library, please sign up here.
Benchmark Literacy Block Facebook Group hosts daily live stream lessons.
Benchmark Literacy Block Facebook Group hosts daily live stream lessons.
Lively, highly engaging lessons by Benchmark authors keep children feeling calm, connected, and supported during this period of distance learning. Each literacy block will feature read-alouds, word plays, writing, grammar, word study, and more. Lessons are united by theme but can also stand alone.
Interactive live streams begin every day at 10 AM PST for Grades K-2 and 11 AM PST for Grades 3-5. Each session will be recorded and posted to our new Distance Learning Facebook Group. Here’s the link to join.
StudySync
StudySync
StudySync Fall Training Schedule
Monthly Webinars
California Winter Webinar Series
Join the StudySync implementation team for our Winter Webinar Series covering topics such as online and hybrid learning strategies, library resources, EL support, and a special Valentine’s event. Details and registration information: CA Winter Webinar Series
New! Dr. Catlin Tucker’s Station Rotation Guide Flipbook
Read Dr. Catlin Tucker’s practical guidance for planning remote or in-person instruction with the station rotation model. Catlin addresses the unique challenges that the 2020-21 school year has presented in her message to teachers. View Catlin’s lesson design suggestions in the Station Rotation Guide flipbook here.
New! MS and HS SEL Mini Units
Step into the story with new literature-based social and emotional-themed mini units for middle and high school. To locate these new mini units, head to your Library → Units → and search “social emotional”. You can also search "mini unit" to preview additional 10-day units to teach!
Announcing StudySync’s 8th Annual Media Contest
Students can create their own Preview or StudySync TV video episodes, podcast, or poster to earn recognition through this year’s Media Contest! Read entry details here!
StudySync Teacher Badges
Monitor your progress and achievements with StudySync’s badge program! Learn more here.
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REMOTE LEARNING RESOURCES
Going Online for Back to School?
If you are starting off the year online or in a hybrid format, check out the following resources designed to
connect with students and their families:
Student Getting Started Guide – How to login and navigate a student account
Student videos:
Blog Posts
Don’t forget to check out the StudySync Blog each week for updated Remote Learning resources!
Alyssa Owens: Five Strategies for Parent & Guardian Outreach
Remote Learning Resources using StudySync
StudySync ELA and SyncBlasts Social Studies has been named a Cool Tool Winner and SyncBlast for Science was named a Cool Tool Finalist.
SyncBlasts Science is listed in Tech Edvocate’s STEM apps, Tools and Resources for Higher Order Thinking that We Love.
Catlin Tucker’s “The Balance” A Distance Learning Mini-Episode: Strategies for Building an online learning community to engage students
StudySync Resources
StudySync Resources
Model Zoom Conversations for Students
StudySync has released new Zoom-like StudySync® TV episodes. Just “hit play” and model online academic conversation for your students.
Boost Online Participation with Tips from Dr. Catlin Tucker
Dr. Catlin Tucker provides actionable tips for increasing student participation in synchronous online discussions with a new 3-part video series—Prepare. Facilitate. Wrap It Up.
Assessment Answer Keys
To view your assessment answer keys, select the Assess tab, choose the desired assessment, click on the Actions button, and select “View Answer Key” from the drop-down menu. For more detailed information about StudySync assessment, check out the Assessment Toolkit.
The Balance Podcast with Dr. Ivy Ewell-Eldridge on Leadership
A professor at UC Riverside's teacher preparation program and CA district administrator, Dr. Ewell-Eldridge talks with Dr. Catlin Tucker about tips for administrators leading their communities at this time.
Webinar Offerings
Register now! Don’t miss a great line-up of webinars between now and the end of the year:
Enhance Social Studies & Science with SyncBlasts
English Learner Resources in StudySync
Making the Most of StudySync and Google Integration
Diversity & Representation in the StudySync Library
How to Lead Blasts in a Hybrid or Remote Setting
SyncUp Newsletter
Don’t forget to read the latest November SyncUp newsletter and check out the Color Your Gradebook article which includes practical tips! Not a subscriber? Sign up here to have the newsletter delivered to your inbox.
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