Social Studies Middle School Guide
Canyons School District
Instructional Supports Department supportive community can help children overcome these feelings and diminish the severity of the trauma response. TPACK )Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) is a theory that was developed to explain the set of knowledge that teachers need to teach their students a subject, teach effectively, and use technology. Utah Coalition of Educational Technology (UCET) is Utah’s ISTE affliate. UCET hosts a yearly technology conference and supports technology learning throughout the State of Utah Uniform Growth Goal (UGG) refers to the State of Utah’s standard for annual growth in early literacy skills that is uniform across the state for all students in grades 1-3. Unicheck functions as a check for potential plagiarism through Canvas (replaces Turnitin). Universal Screening is a procedure in which all students are evaluated for the purpose of identifying which students may need more intensive interventions. For example, reading is a critical and foundational academic skill, for which CSD screens in elementary school with Acadience Reading and in middle school with the RI The Utah Core Standards for teaching and learning, adopted by the Utah State Board of Education, are implemented by local school districts and charter schools with guidance and support from the Utah State Offce of Education Validity refers to the degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure World Class Instructional Design Assessment (WIDA) is a consortium of member states dedicated to the design and implementation of research-based language standards, assessments, and equitable educational opportunities for English language learners Writing, Inquiry, Speaking & Listening, Reading & Viewing (WISR) provide opportunities to ensure ALL students receive the necessary scaffolds and supports in order for them to access grade-level content through language and serve as an umbrella for how everything we do is connected.
TPACK
UCET
UGG
Unicheck
Universal Screening
Utah Core Standards
Validity
WIDA
WISR
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