PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS

MEET THE CHALLENGE

BEGINNING TEACHER ORIENTATION

First year LATERAL ENTRY teachers report

August 11, 2008

South Central HS

8:30 a.m.

Other first year teachers report

August 13, 2008

South Central HS

8:30 a.m.

ALL NEW EMPLOYEES FOR 2008-09

Report August 15, 2008

J. H. Rose HS

8:30 a.m.

Questions? Contact:

Sheridan Holstein

Phone: 321-3232 x252

sholstein@pitt.k12.nc.us

"What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honourable, than that of teaching?"

-Harriet Martineau, British writer

"Instruction begins when you, the teacher,

learn from the learner; put yourself in his place

so that you may understand...

what he learns and the way he understands it."

                                              -Soren Kierkegaard

www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/math

Scroll down to "Sample Test Items (Updated April 2008). The updated set includes most of the earlier sample questions and expands the number of questions in goals and grades where there had been fewer samples available.

• Curricular Resources in Math (K-12) Over two dozen math resource links, with descriptions, to aid in K-12 math for both teachers and students.
• The Math Forum Divides math topics by subject and topic.
• SCORE: Additional Mathematics Resources (K-12) Gives educators access to interactive lessons for students and lesson plans. Topics divided into six areas: Algebra, Calculators/Conveters, Dictionaries, Geometry, Software and Statistics.
• Online Dictionary Find word origins for special days and access a dictionary and thesaurus online.
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary What is the word of the day? Find out at this site, plus word games, and a word to the wise.
• Children's Literature Site This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
• Middle School Teachers A chatboard and lesson bank especially for middle school teachers.
• Teachers Helping Teachers A site written by teachers for teachers.
• Lesson Bank A site for teachers sharing lesson plans. Search for unique plans by grade/subject area and consider submitting one of your own.
• How to Help Students with Their Assignments Article by Harry and Rosemary Wong on helping students learn to plan so they can plan to learn.
• Talking With Educators Talk to other teachers in your field. Join live chats...check out the Events This Week calendar for a complete listing of dates and times.
• First Year Teacher Support LearnNC site for beginning teachers.
• Resources for Educational Excellence Website that makes teaching resources from federal government easy to locate.
• EOG Sample Items Use these retired prompts to help students prepare for EOGs.
• EOC Sample Items Use these retired prompts to help students prepare for EOCs.