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Edison Classroom Newsletter

November 2016

Math Instructional Focus:

Modeling

Close Reading at a Glance

by: M. DiPisa

Mr. Phams students participated in a

chalk talk to generate connections
between symbols and their novels
main character. This informal
assessment showed student
understanding of character
development over time.

Above: Ms. Delaneys student uses a

document camera to show his math work in
written form.
Below: Students in Ms. Delaneys 6th grade
SEI class, partake in a Gallery Walk to
provide their peers feedback on their
presentations.

This month I was able to see Ms. Delaneys

class in action. Student awareness of
standards and objectives helped create
purposeful lessons. I asked one particular
student about why he was highlighting
specific words within a word problem and
he answered, these are math language
words, and we need to understand them to
solve the problem.

Please share best practices

mheavey@bostonpublicschools.org

with

me!

Supporting our Students through

Google, Read & Write
At a recent Grade 8 meeting, several
teachers shared how they have
introduced Google Read&Write into
their classroom as an academic tool
for students in need
of additional

support in the areas of: reading

comprehension, note taking,
organization, and writing.
UDL Mindset in K2!
Each week Ms. Amendolas students
create a peak at the week newsletter
for their families by drawing and
writing what they learned.

Mr. Hanlons students read The

Treasure of Lemon Brown, this month
as part of their close reading practice
and work towards mastering text
observations and inferences. Before
students began reading, they were
asked to focus on one of the Edisons 5
Rs while completing work. This helped
students remain focused and on task.
Once students finished their reading
and discussion, they used google
classroom to record several of their
inferences around the storys characters
and theme.

Above: Mr. Hanlons student reads The

Treasure of Lemon Brown aloud,
pausing to check his understanding.
Below: Ms. Sawyers and Ms. Kellys class
celebrated their writing through a
publication party before break., it was a
hit!