Celebrate the Life and Impact of Dr.Martin Luther King with Discovery Education

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led and inspired millions in the fight for equal rights. Dr. King advocated peaceful methods of resistance to unfair laws, such as boycotting buses that forced African Americans to ride separately and leading a march to Washington, D.C., to call for jobs and freedom for all. Though King was assassinated, his message of freedom and equality lives on. Bring the life and work of Dr. King to your classroom with these resources from Discovery Education Streaming.

• History Kids: From Selma to Montgomery
  This new segment discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the timeline of the protests against voting discrimination in Selma.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Content Collection 
  Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 
  
  Learn how Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired change by advocating peaceful methods of resistance to protest unfair laws and civil injustices in this robust content collection. 
• Holiday Facts and Fun: Martin Luther King Day
  Grades K-2, 3-5
  
  This video highlights the career of America's foremost civil rights leader. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first experience with prejudice is discussed, as well as his ability to speak in front of others, and his unwavering belief in nonviolence as the best way to solve human problems.
• Martin's Big Words
  Grades K-2, 3-5
  
  The classic children's book by Doreen Rappaport comes to life in this video through stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart.

Spotlight on Strategies-
Instructional Idea: Poetry Slam 

Introduce the video PBS NewsHour: Students Remember King's "I Have a Dream" Speech and ask students to focus on descriptive language King used in his speech. 

Utilize the instructional idea SOS: Poetry Slam and pause every minute and ask students to write two or three key things they learned or key terms they heard during the video. Then, have students write a haiku using information and language from the speech. As students read their poems, play the video with the audio muted for visual support.

OTHER UPCOMING Featured Events via Discovery Education:

Inauguration Virtual Experience 
January 19th | 1:00 PM (ET) 

In preparation for the inauguration, help your students better understand the history and process behind a White House transition through this interactive experience. REGISTER TODAY!

Have questions, assistance or need more resources? Ask Mrs. Glass. 

Reference: All of the above information provided by Discovery Education.

Generation Texas College Go Get It Week!

Please share this presentation with your students daily! Haven't added your slide yet to represent your college/ university? Click HERE to add your slide today! Note: This will be shared throughout the week in the cafeteria with ALL students!

Voting Results at Greenspoint

Below you will find the student results of the presidential election today.

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We had over 600 students to vote today, as well as most of the staff! Please share these results with your students.

Would you like to see how your class voted?

Follow these steps to check out all the detailed results of today's election. This will include the following:
- Each classroom results
- A breakdown of how Aldine voted today
- A breakdown of how Texans voted today
- A breakdown of how all students in the US voted today
- A break down of both the electoral and popular votes!











How to check out these details:

Step 1: Go to https://vote.studiesweekly.com/vote/results
Step 2: Enter this code at the bottom of the screen: JVHWCTKTGPFQMPK (copy and paste)
Step 3: In the Classroom tab, enter your homeroom name.

Scroll around and discuss with your students about how their classroom results compare with the school, other classrooms, the district, the state and even all the students who voted today!

Have any additional questions? Need lesson ideas for next week's OFFICIAL Election? Feel free to ask Mrs. Glass or Mr. Laymond!

Every Kid Votes

THIS IS AN UPDATE to THIS POST.

Teachers, 

This is just a reminder to be sure to register your class for the Every Kids Vote Mock Election that will be taking place on 1 Nov 2016.  If you have not already done so, please take out the time now to ensure that your class is registered.  It is my understanding that the students will not need any code to vote, but the teacher must be registered and input how many students will be voting in their class.

We need all teachers to complete the following steps (by Monday at 8 am) so that every student can vote in this year's presidential election.

Step 1: Click HERE to register your class. 

Step 2: After you click on the link, fill out the form and click REGISTER TEACHER.

Step 3: Enter the # of students in your classroom. The site when they allow you to download the labels for your kids, however they won't need it. We just need you to let us know the # of students that will be voting.

Step 4: Let us know you have completed this process. Complete this form for the campus so we can document the number of students voting at Greenspoint!

Step 5: DONE!!!! You will receive a schedule of the times you should bring your class down to our school voting center on Tuesday, November 1st today VOTE!!!

Oh, and if you have voted yet, it's not too late to vote EARLY yourself!

Every Kid Votes!

Teachers,

I have sent the link to register yourself for Every Kids Vote.  After you registered yourself you should have been able to put in the number of student that you have in your class.  After that the computer should have generated the number of MEET REVERE! Passes for you class that are need.

Each of these MEET REVERE cards have a Registration code that you must assign to your student in order for them to be able to vote.

We will be voting on November 1, 2016.  A schedule will be made so that you know when to bring your students down to the voting booth.  Please make sure you and your class have access to the MEET REVERE passes.

Every home room teacher must register. 

V/r

Mr. Laymond

Every Kid Votes!

Teachers, 

Let's Vote!  

I have forwarded you the registration link so that you can allow your students to vote on November 1, 2016.  This is a Nation Wide event and we want our vote to be counted.  Please use the link provided that I have emailed to you to register yourself and your students for Every Kids Vote.  This is a great way to teach and model good citizenship.  

Your students will be coming through the polling both on November 1, 2016.  In order for them to vote you must register your class.  Just follow the directions when you register yourself.  Each student must have a polling code in order to vote.    

Mr. Laymond

Social Studies Corner

Teachers, 

It's a great time to teach Social Studies.  Don't forget that all lessons of Social Studies taught in the classroom should follow the Social Studies Strands:        

Government          Economics           History                 Social Studies Skills

Geography            Culture                 Citizenship           Science, Technology, and Society

Flocabulary

Don't forget to use this teaching tool to integrate technology into your classrooms.  The District is offering training through EPortal.  Flocabulary offers lesson and resources in all Content areas.  It also provides resources with:

-Review for lessons taught                    -Printables

-Readers Response                              -Lesson Plans

-Fill in the blanks                                   -Quizes

Sign up for the Flocabulary training.

Important Dates:

Sept 15 - Oct 15, 2016                          Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept 21, 2016                                        Helping Struggling Readers and Writers Training

Sept 28, 2016                                        Flocabulary 101  EPortal

Sept 30, 2016                                        American Indian Heritage Day 

Oct  7, 2016                                           District Staff Development

Oct 10, 2016                                          Columbus Day Holiday

Oct 15, 2016                                          Differentiated instruction for GT Students EPortal

Oct 19, 2016                                          Magic School Bus 2.0  EPortal

Oct 22, 2016                                          Aldine's TCCA Conference

Oct 25, 2016                                          Building Academic Vocabulary in S.S.  EPortal

Nov 1, 2016                                           Studies Weekly/Every Kid Votes 2016 

Nov 8, 2016                                           Election Day 

Nov 12, 2016                                         Title I Super Saturday EPortal

Dec 3, 2016                                           Bag Ladies Creativity in the Classroom GT

Teachers, 

Don't forget that all lessons of Social Studies taught in the classroom should follow the Social Studies Strands:        

Government          Economics           History                 Social Studies Skills

Geography            Culture                 Citizenship           Science, Technology, and Society

The District has shared possible Read Alouds that incorporate all of the strands listed that you can discuss with your students while Integrating Reading with Social Studies.

Moo Cows that Type

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbHoZUZf8RI

The Day the Crayons Quit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avv3p_f1CJ8

Where the Wild Things Are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT0n77loOCg

These Read Alouds will cover TEKS in Reading as well as Social Studies in relation to the Social Studies Strands.

Example:

2.7C, 4.9B  Meeting Basic Needs

1.8A/B/C     Good and Services

3.5B, 4.11B  Supply and Demand

1.6A/B , 3.4A  Physical Environments

2.7D  Characteristics of Communities 

Meets all of the Process Standards of Social Studies

Attachments area

Preview YouTube video Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type Read Aloud

Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type Read Aloud

Preview YouTube video The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (Animated Read-Aloud: Origami Version)

The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (Animated Read-Aloud: Origami Version)

Preview YouTube video 《野獸國》Where the Wild Things Are 1973

《野獸國》Where the Wild Things Are 1973