12th grade ELA

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Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS) is a database housed at the Utah State Board of Education containing Utah teacher credential information Canvas is a LMS, Learning Management System, (i.e. a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of online learning). Canvas was selected as the LMS for Canyons District because of its ability to increase collaboration among students, teachers, and parents, along with its extensive use in Utah institutes of higher learning Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is an organization advancing social and emotional learning through research, evidence-based practice, and educational policy. CASEL has outlined five core competencies for social and emotional learning: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) is a brief standardized measurement procedure designed to ascertain a student’s overall academic performance in a basic subject area: e.g. reading, spelling, or writing. CBMs were designed to help teachers monitor academic growth over time, so that instruction could be modified and learning rates accelerated Common Formative Assessments (CFAs) are assessments typically created collaboratively by a team of teachers responsible for the same grade level or course, in order to improve instruction with a specific group of students. Common formative assessments are frequently administered throughout the year to identify • Individual students who need additional time and support for learning • The teaching strategies most effective in helping students acquire the intended knowledge and skills • Program concerns – areas in which students generally are having difficulty achieving the intended standard, and • Improvement goals for individual teachers and the team *Dufour (2004). Learning by Doing, p. 214. CSDDocs is the Canyons School Districts’ portal to access Google’s G Suite for Education productivity tools for collaboration. Teachers and district employees access CSDDocs by going to http://csddocs.or Canyons Teacher Effectiveness Support System (CTESS) is Canyons School District’s teacher evaluation system that includes documentation of student growth, evidence of instructional quality, and response to stakeholder input (complies with Senate Bill 64) Canyons Teacher Support Academy (CTSA) is for First Year and New To Canyons Teachers. Includes four sessions to assist teachers in being successful with the CTESS process Dual Language Immersion (DLI) is designed to build academic fluency in both English and a second language. Utah’s DLI program promotes a fifty-fifty model, in which students spend half of their school day in the target language and the other half-day in English. Canyons’ offers a DLI program in Kindergarten through 12th grade with the goal of bilingualism and biliteracy Clever is a Single Sign-On tool used to log into digital devices and programs

CACTUS

Canvas

CASEL

CBM

CFA

Clever

CSDDocs

CTESS

CTSA

DLI