Heritage Day May 16th!!
Curriculum Night Slides
The Night Before 2nd Grade -Read by Miss. Faichney
As a school our teachers have been provided the opportunity to participate in a series of Professional Development that guides writing instruction to build our student's skills as writers. We are participating in training that will then assist us to support student’s writing skill development. Through a partnership with Providence College, we are participating in a research study that provides this training and the resources needed. As shared in the "News from Memorial" newsletter that was shared on 9/13/24, Below is Mr. Kelley’s information:
One of our school improvement goals for this year is to implement explicit instructional and support practices to help students improve their writing skills. To assist with this initiative, we have partnered with Providence College for the next two years. Providence College will provide professional development in collaboration with our literacy specialists to support our instructional approach. In the first year, the focus will be on grades 3-5, and next year, the focus will shift to grades K-2.
We have a research study as part of our partnership that focuses on developing students' writing skills using the self-regulated skill development (SRSD) method. This instructional framework has been in use for over thirty years and many schools are now adopting it as their primary approach to teaching writing. Throughout the school year, teachers will collect writing samples from students, who will also be asked to participate in surveys in the fall and spring. The information gathered will help us understand students' attitudes towards writing. In addition to writing samples and surveys, some classes will participate in classroom video observations, and we will also collect and securely store students' demographic information. The goal is to examine the impact of these practices on the development of students' writing skills.
Student names will not be collected, and instead, each student will be assigned a unique number. Student information will be solely used for the research study and not shared elsewhere. However, you have the option to exclude your student's data from the study if you wish. If you want to opt out, please fill out the form linked here. The data collected is crucial for the improvement of writing practices and the enhancement of our students' writing skills.
If you have any further questions about the collection of student data, please reach out directly to Mr. Chris Terzigni (Assistant Principal) at cterzigni@medwayschools.org, who is responsible for managing the student data for this project. For additional information, please see the attached flyer below.