Resources/Links
Links
Clever ~ Western Placer's main hub for students to access sites they'll be using for learning this year. Login using your Google email and password.
i-Ready ~ A computer-based math and reading resource used school-wide. I-Ready pinpoints student needs down to the sub-skill level, and ongoing progress monitoring shows whether students are on track to achieve end-of-year targets. Students have a weekly goal of approximately 90 minutes or 2-3 passed lessons. Students can login through Clever.
Pearson Realize Math ~ Math curriculum used daily in class. Here you will find the student textbook and workbook as well as tools and resources to supplement the learning your child is doing in class. Students can access this site through Clever.
ReadWorks ~ Online library of nonfiction and literary articles. We'll be using the site to build content knowledge, reading comprehension, and vocabulary.
Typing Web ~ Program that teaches and improves typing skills and prepares students for the future through comprehensive curriculum and typing games.
JupiterEd ~ Online gradebook. Your student's login will be in his/her planner, and parents will be sent a link to create their own login and password.
Tween Tribune ~ Kid-appropriate news site with current event articles.
Computer Coding ~ Code.org is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science. Their vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or algebra. The students LOVE this program!
Parent Resources
Growth Mindset Videos
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Grit ~ Talks at Google (long version)
Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset
Ms. Mandel's Recommended Books
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay ~ This parenting book shows you how to raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Learn how to parent effectively while teaching your children responsibility and growing their character. Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles. Indexed for easy reference.
Mindset by Carol Dweck ~ After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset—those who believe that abilities are fixed—are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset—those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment.
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth ~ In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.”
How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims ~ In How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims draws on research, on conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers, and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean to highlight the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Lythcott-Haims offers practical alternative strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success.