Advanced Placement Summer Institute
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SAVE THE DATE
In person APSI is back in Olathe this summer, and we couldn’t be more excited to host you at Olathe North. Please note that our event has moved from its typical end of summer window to June 27th- June 30th. We still plan to partner with MNU to allow Olathe Staff the option of 2 credit hours through MNU or 30 Professional Development points. Building level sign-ups will be available in January, so keep an eye out for more information soon!
21st Century Academies
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21st Century Academy Resources
Academy Staff resources can be found on the 21st Century Academies Webpage and the 21st Century Academy Teacher Teams.
Counselors
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eAcademy Update
Click this link to read updates from eAcademy.
CTE
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CTE Information & Resources
Please refer to the CTE website and CTE Teacher Teams for information, resources, meeting dates, etc.
English Language Arts
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Podcast PD
Listen to a conversation with Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle led by Tom Newkirk.
Honors 9: Summer Assignment Check-in
Calling all Honors 9 teachers! We would like to do a check-in to see how the new assignment has been for you and your students. Please consider joining December 2nd at the IRC. We'd love to have at least one representative from each building attend. Click here to let us know you are interested.
Core Literature
Team, we are charting this course together. Thank you all for putting in the time to give feedback in the first steps. I am working to find a way to balance collective voice with the more efficient representative voice (through your DC and TL) as we move towards our goal of updating the lists. That group met November 16th. Feel free to ask your DC or TL (or Kim!) for an update. We are in this together, and for that, I am grateful.
Text Guidelines
Team, be sure that you read Everyone Reads from Dr. Triplett. There is a document for you to use as you choose supplemental texts. It will also be located on the ELA website. The directions for using Titlewave will also be there.
Instructional Technology
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Engage Your Students with Technology
Virtual Field Trips in Nearpod – One way to engage students is to bring what they are learning to life! You and your students can explore the world together through Virtual Field Trips with your district Nearpod account today! Nearpod offers over 350,000 virtual reality field trips for you and your students! Learn more about using Nearpod while teaching and learning on the Nearpod page of the Learning Services website.
Empower Every Student’s Voice with FlipGrid – With Flipgrid, you can encourage students to talk about what they are learning and even share with other classmates. Use FlipGrid as a tool for daily learning reflections, reading or book talks, project demonstration, fluency and phonics practice, video journals, project presentations, language learning, peer review, persuasive debates and more! All secondary teachers already have FlipGrid accounts, just sign in with your Microsoft username and password. Click here to view a getting started tutorial.
Engage Students in Reading at their Level with Newsela – Newsela is an online news-as-literacy platform that you and your students already have an account to – just sign in with ClassLink. Newsela offers high-interest articles about current events, legends, science, literature and more. Reading content is updated daily and is offered at customizable reading levels for students. All secondary teachers and students already have district Newsela accounts. Click here to learn more about getting started with Newsela today!
Library Media
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November Newsletter
OPS Future Ready LMS Smore newsletter.
Mathematics
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Upcoming Webinars
McGraw Hill is hosting a free webinar series, centering on statements of "Math is...". This will include presentations from experts in the field, including Annie Fetter on Math is Sense Making and John Sangiovanni on Math is Routines. These are free hour long events. For more information click HERE!
Science
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Star Gazing
Partial Lunar Eclipse - Nov. 19, In Olathe Penumbral Eclipse begins at 12:02 a.m., Maximum Eclipse at 3:03 a.m., and Penumbral Eclipse ends at 6:03 a.m.
KSDE STEM Newsletter
The KSDE Science newsletter for collaboration meetings, professional development opportunities, differentiation discussions, and more!
Social Studies
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OPS Social Studies T-Shirt / Smiley Face Mask Giveaway
We’re clearing out the closet! While supplies last, fill out this form to indicate you’d like one! First come, first served!
Posters
If you would like a Think Like a Historian or HGSS Standards poster for your classroom, please fill out this form.