News and information for staff members and the Madison community
Vol. III No. 2 - January 15, 2008
Madison — City of Four Lakes, Our History and Our
Home
Submitted by: Susan Hamblin, Instructional Resource Teacher, Social
Studies
The MMSD Social Studies content focus for Grade 3 is Madison and
Communities Around the World. While there is a wealth of material
written about Madison for adults, there is nothing available written for
third grade students. The Aristos grant provided funding for the creation
of a booklet on the history of Madison written for elementary students
called Madison — City of Four Lakes, Our History and
Our Home.
(Click here for the Table of
Contents ![[PDF File]](/img/pdf-sm.gif "[PDF File]")
)
A core of third grade teachers (Virginia Hanson, Cathryn Hatle, Kathy
Huncosky, Lara Nelson, Heidi Nielsen, Tammy Roper, Sandy Rueckert, Nancy
Tollefson, Elizabeth VanderWoude, and Holly Wollman, along with local
historian, Ann Waidelich and Beth Lemke from the State Historical Museum,
and Susan Hamblin, Social Studies Resource Teacher) worked over the summer
to meet the need. They examined what it takes to write a book, did the
research and then wrote, edited and identified primary documents to be
included in this age-appropriate book. All of this work is now in the
hands of a graphic artist, Cory Weidenfeller. Cory is bringing to life the
written word (click
here to see the first chapter! ) to spark the conversation about
Madison. It is so exciting to see an idea come to life.
To complement the booklet, the teachers designed a lesson plan to accompany each chapter along with background information, field trip suggestions, literature and primary sources to use in the classroom. The teachers guide will be accessible on the web providing for revisions, updates and additional information to be posted annually.
Foundation Grant supports Glendale's CSD Model based on
Collaboration, Shared Ownership and Coaching
Submitted by Maria Dyslin, Instructional Resource Teacher, Glendale ES
What do you get when you combine generous community members, a desire to improve education AND innovative thinking? The Glendale CSD Model based on Collaboration, Shared Ownership and Coaching.
In an effort to increase their effectiveness at addressing the district's framework of Relationships, Engagement and Learning, Glendale has launched a progressive model of service delivery where three full time teachers work in collaboration to meet all the needs of the learners on their rosters. Gone are the days of teachers working in isolation.
After a year under their belt, Glendale applied and received grant money to further define and implement collaboration at their school. The Foundation for Madison Public Schools granted Glendale $10,000 to support professional development for the CSC Model.
Grant money created the opportunity for a Summer Math Bash. Instructional teams came together for staff development on the district's new math block model in August to hit the ground running once school started.
Also, being supported through grant money is embedded coaching for teams. Literacy, math and ESL coaches work with teams in the classroom and during pull-out professional development sessions to implement new learning and best practice in instruction. How wonderful that our district is providing opportunity for innovation!
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