Storing the TI-84 graphing calculators with the batteries installed for prolonged periods of time will cause corrosion and damage to the battery contacts? Yes, it is true!!!  Ask Mr. Bernal, who has attempted to repair many of the calculators because of this.  The solution: remove the batteries from the TI-84s when not in use for extended periods of time (like over the summer months). 

The SAT is Tuesday,  April 25th for All Juniors. In preparation for the SAT, check your classroom set of TI-84s for any issues. Do you need batteries? Contact me.  Any other issues? Contact me. The sets of calculators in the plastic containers will be collected April 21st by the building calculator czars. Please have them ready to go!

The email with the cycle 3 benchmark information was sent on March 22nd. The window for the administration ends on April 6. Please do not wait until the last few days to administer the benchmark as the marking period ends on April 6th. As a reminder, the cycle 3 benchmark counts as 75% of the final exam grade. Hold the grade until June when you will manually add the 25% from the cycle 4 benchmark to enter into the gradebook. DO NOT ENTER THE CYCLE 3 GRADE AS A Q3 GRADE!  This grade should be entered only once for the final exam grade & not count twice.

Your accounts are being upgraded as your account information has been shared with Arete Labs. Justin Bevilacqua will be meeting with Ms. Antoine, Mr. Zimmerman, and Ms. Vodrazka to help get the math comptetition started. Once all the moving parts are in place you will be given the competition structure and the green light to begin.

The 2023 ECST Math Department competition will be called 

Math Marvels Showdown 

NJCU can help general ed teachers easily add Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TOSD) certification or Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDTC) certification! 

General education teachers with CEAS or Standard certificates may add Teacher of Students with Disabilities certification by requesting the Certificate of Eligibility (CE) for TOSD and enrolling in NJCU’s TOSD eligibility program. The CE for TOSD enables candidates to teach special education while completing requirements for certification. 

Brief description of the TOSD and LDTC Certificate program:   The TOSD eligibility program consists of only 7 online, asynchronous courses. It can be completed in one summer but would be more typically completed within a year plus summers. Courses for the TOSD can be applied toward a master’s degree in special education. 

For more information, contact Ms. Landis or Dr. Jeter (pjeter@essextech.org )

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Press Windows + Shift + S to copy a screenshot of a specific area. When you press these keys at the same time you will see your screen go dark and your mouse pointer will turn into a cross.

In order to take a screenshot with this method, use your mouse to click and drag a box around the portion of the screen that you want to capture. Once you have the image that you want inside the box, release the mouse button to save the image to your clipboard. Then use Ctrl + V to paste into destination location.