All students will have complete access to the following educational platforms in my classroom:

Raz-Plus

Because it is delivered over the Internet, Reading A-Z is a constantly changing program. Each month, Reading A-Z adds new books, lesson plans, and other resources, thus continually expanding its wealth of materials.The website has more than 2,500 downloadable books (including English, Spanish, and French versions) and thousands of teaching and learning materials.

Raz-PlusBecause it is delivered over the Internet, Reading A-Z is a constantly changing program. Each month, Reading A-Z adds new books, lesson plans, and other resources, thus continually expanding its wealth of materials.The website has more than 2,500 downloadable books (including English, Spanish, and French versions) and thousands of teaching and learning materials.

IXL

IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner.  IXL gives you unlimited access to math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish skills. It includes dynamic and interactive questions that adjust to your child’s level as well as powerful tools that promote learning, including IXL’s Real-Time Diagnostic, Recommendations, and Analytics.

IXLIXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner.  IXL gives you unlimited access to math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish skills. It includes dynamic and interactive questions that adjust to your child’s level as well as powerful tools that promote learning, including IXL’s Real-Time Diagnostic, Recommendations, and Analytics.

Starfall

On the Starfall website and in Starfall classrooms, children have fun while learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment, and play. We teach through positive reinforcement to ensure children become confident, intrinsically motivated, and successful at reading.

StarfallOn the Starfall website and in Starfall classrooms, children have fun while learning in an environment of collaboration, wonderment, and play. We teach through positive reinforcement to ensure children become confident, intrinsically motivated, and successful at reading.

https://wow.boomlearning.com/

A game based learning tool used for all subjects. Boom cards have the look and feel of a game while each child is learning a specific skill. They come to life on iPhone and iPad. Students can enjoy the same self-grading, gamified experience of their classroom while on the road or at home.

Boom CardsA game based learning tool used for all subjects. Boom cards have the look and feel of a game while each child is learning a specific skill. They come to life on iPhone and iPad. Students can enjoy the same self-grading, gamified experience of their classroom while on the road or at home.

https://www.brainpop.com

Nurture each child’s passion, curiosity, optimism, and educational success.

Education.comNurture each child’s passion, curiosity, optimism, and educational success.

https://www.khanacademy.org

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computing, history and more. We focus on skill mastery to help learners establish strong foundations, so there’s no limit to what they can learn next!

Khan AcademyKhan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computing, history and more. We focus on skill mastery to help learners establish strong foundations, so there’s no limit to what they can learn next!

Google Classroom

Classroom is a new tool in Google Apps for Education that helps teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and easily communicate with their classes. Classroom helps students organize their work in Google Drive, complete and turn it in, and communicate directly with their teachers and peers. Announcements and information regarding assignments and learning materials will be posted here.

Google ClassroomClassroom is a new tool in Google Apps for Education that helps teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and easily communicate with their classes. Classroom helps students organize their work in Google Drive, complete and turn it in, and communicate directly with their teachers and peers. Announcements and information regarding assignments and learning materials will be posted here.

  • Although I have been in teacher education for 20 years, and I have met many exceptional educators, Greg Bertsch has always stood out to me as one of the absolute best. I have often said to him, “I wish you could be my daughter’s teacher.” The beauty of Kindness Ripples is that now Greg can be that truly wonderful, knowledgeable, compassionate teacher you want for your child. I wasn’t surprised when I heard that Greg named his organization Kindness Ripples, because he has consistently lived his life and taught all of his lessons with that premise in mind. Greg Bertsch teaches in a way that illustrates how he wants to make a difference in this world, and he shows his students how to be empathetic and engaged in their approaches to academics, and to the globe. With an advanced degree in literacy, Greg is able to support students in ways that foster their on-going independence in reading and writing, in ways that infuse the entire curriculum. If you want a transformative, creative, socially-just teacher for your child, you will love Greg Bertsch.

    Dr. Christine Woodcock,
    Author of Uniting the Science of Reading and Balanced Literacy with Social Justice

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