Are you looking for ways to share what you learned at Cornerstone's Regional Meeting with your teachers and parents? Check out the "Connecting and Extending Students' Learning Goals Home <==> School" power point.

This power point provides hands-on activities connected to students' learning goals of reading comprehension strategies and the writing genre of poetry. Several useful teaching techniques are described such as the tic, tac, toe game, the zone of relevance and how to write a free-verse poem. Parents and teachers will find this one-hour workshop educational and fun!

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We want to hear from you, Cornerstone Schools!

Here's an opportunity to share the "small wonders" that occur every week in your school,….a newsletter column that spotlights those happenings, in a few sentences or photo, that you would like to share with others.

When you witness an "aha moment" in student learning, experience with a colleague a new literacy practice that proves successful with students, hear of parents furthering student learning in unique ways, or see your school working as a learning community in a focused way,...take a moment to share a highlight or two.

No, we're not looking for an essay or even an article; we'd just like a quick email paragraph sharing "the essence." We KNOW you are seeing good work happening all around you; it's time to share it!